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Dugout Discussion – Burnley vs Newcastle

The Gameweek finale falls on Turf Moor, for a Monday night encounter under the lights between Burnley and Newcastle United.

Fantasy interest is limited, in the main, to the defensive players on show. That’s a good thing scanning the statistics building up to this match.

Sean Dyche’s Clarets have scored the fewest home league goals this season, with just two efforts. But his defence have been typically miserly: only Liverpool and Manchester United have allowed fewer goals than the two conceded by Burnley.

Meanwhile, Newcastle arrive boasting just three away goals, only Everton and Crystal Palace have scored fewer.

Their goalkeeper, Rob Elliot, is the most owned player on show this evening. Now part of 26.4% of squads, the Magpies custodian trails only David De Gea (39.2%) in that respect. However, some 62% of Elliot’s 1.4 million owners keep him on the bench for Gameweek 10.

Stephen Ward has become the go-to option in the Burnley defence. The left-back is now owned by 14.7% of managers having already produced a goal and two assists this season, alongside three clean sheets.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    GW rank 500k much better than expected 😀

  2. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Bench one :

    A) Otamendi (ARS)
    B) Luiz (Man utd)
    C) T. Carroll (BHA)
    D) Jones (CHE)
    E) Ward (SOU)

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      C

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Tough. Got pretty much the same players. Jones plays away btw, so maybe him :/

      1. andymck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Surely Man Utd are more likely to park the bus away from home though.

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          They park it everywhere, but yeah could be a low scoring game.

    3. beefo
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      C in my mind.

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Sooo close to 600 🙁 60 point per week average is toughhh!

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      same here only 26 points off 600

    2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I'm like a week behind haha 🙂

      1. beefo
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        ^^ This.

  4. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    If Kane fit would you change any of a front 3 of

    Kane Lukaku Vardy

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      No. No one jumping out to replace those

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Why would you consider changing Kane if fit?

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Yes worded question badly sorry. Meant if Kane fit would you change either Vardy or Lukaku.

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Vardy against Stoke is even captain material, surely keep. Lukaku has not scored in his last 5 inc, but think I would keep if I had him.

          1. dunas_dog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Thanks guess just thinking do I need Aguero over Lukaku or Firmino over Vardy but agree that 3 good to play so no changes

    3. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Depends on the rest of the team but probably no.

  5. Lee8686
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Horrible fixtures this week

    Obviously hold out to see if Kane is fit as he would be the obvious to get back in.

    But can anyone see anything worth doing here??

    Fabianski
    Otamendi, Jones, Lascelles
    Salah, sterling, Richarlison, Chuopo
    Vardy, Lacazette, Jesus

    Elliot, Otamendi, Mee,

    1. Lee8686
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Sorry...other sub is Surman

      1FT and 3.4m ITB

    2. Lee8686
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Post fail!! Kola on bench not Otamendi

  6. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone else thinking about a Pope, Mee, Ward treble up?

    1. Lee8686
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I only have Mee and I'm thinking of benching him this week

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Not at all.

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Could be gold for the next two but then it starts getting patchy for Burnley.

    4. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      No way, only defence I'd double up on is United's

    5. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      No, much rather have another team to rotate with.

  7. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Kane permacaptain for every easy fixture could be a shrewd move from gw13 onwards, allows you to keep Kun for his points as you won't have the 'will he or won't he' issue with your captain.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      GW14-17 he's perma-captain. Prefer Lukaku in GW12 & 13.

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        WBA ain't exactly solid atm and Kane got a hat trick vs WBA last season

    2. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      12m ish for a Kun that you can't captain surely isn't great value though, especially with the odd benching.

      1. Joggers Nipple
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        indeed, way too much cash for a player who isnt guaranteed mins

      2. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Depends on how much he's scoring, if you have a Kane you can just captain every gw + Kun and City are still scoring plenty then you can afford to accomodate him. If he and City slow down or United speed up to the extent that Kaku is matching him then Kun wouldn't be worth accommodating

      3. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        If he scores 15 one game and zero the next he is.

    3. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      One bad fixture for Spurs during that run all the way up until gw25

    4. Pranav Santhosh
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Kane going to be my captain pretty much from gw13-24

  8. fplking14
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Planning to play my WC soon should I put a liverpool or man city midfielder in my team?

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Liverpool mid for this gw looks good on paper

    2. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Both?

      1. fplking14
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        planning to put azpi in my team if I don't then I will have the funds to put both

    3. Lee8686
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      For the money sane is an easy choice at the moment

      Consider sterling, Silva and Salah also

  9. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    OR updated up from 183k to 129k

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Massive jump here Anish, 165 k to 81 k!

  10. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Testing gravatar

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Still doesnt work help any1? I can see it.on my profile

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        It works, try F5.

      2. Point-one short
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Can see it.

      3. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        That looks like a lovely Scandinavian dish...

  11. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    @TM, LMS safety score?

  12. Point-one short
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Overall ranks updated.

  13. Alan The Llama
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    In 5 weeks gone from over 2.5m to under 200k.

    That'll do, pig.

    1. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      ...fair play

  14. Duffy Dunk
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Even if they seem to be so close, I don't think Lukaku and Daniels will fall, ever.

    1. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Daniels always showing double red arrows on fplstats but now up to -97ish. Pfft.

  15. Joggers Nipple
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    So so bored of this team, mid 40's scored for weeks, 1.3m OR

    Any inspring ideas (no WC)?

    Elliot/ Woodman
    Cedric Wimmer Gomez Fernadez Ward
    Eriksen D Silva Sterling Loftus Carroll
    Morata Lacazette Lukaku

    1 ft 2.5 itb to turn my punt (urgh) of Lacazette back to Kane.
    Any other ideas? Happy to take a hit. Need Jones some how ( lacca to Kane leaves 0.2)

    Any ideas welcome

    1. AttackAttackAttack
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      One word....kane

  16. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Last Man Standing GW10 🏆

    Safety score = 34
    Top score = 93
    LMS average = 47.35

    2625 : 199 eliminated
    2426 through to GW11
    Minimum 7% or at least 170 out next GW.
    Congrats to all the survivors 🙂

    1. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Shocking GW .... but still survived LMS 🙂

    2. Reeker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Still alive babaaay.

    3. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks TM. Did you scrape through?

      1. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        TM 40 (-8) 🙁

    4. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I'm out, fun while it lasted TM 🙂

    5. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Phew~ Barely made it.

    6. Too Mane Men
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I made 35 this week...

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVAp4JA2-ok

    7. Deus
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      34 here

  17. Fanta sea
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Sweet... broke into top mil. I know it's poor but it's the little things i guess.

  18. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    44k OR, well in

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Good work

  19. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    How would you get Kane into this team? I have 1 ft and 1.9 ITB. Dont mind taking a hit.

    Elliot (Krul)
    Jones Gomez Naughton Cameron (TAA)
    Eriksen Salah Sterling (RLC Caroll)
    Aguero Jesus Morata

    Listed a few options:

    A) Jesus + TAA --> Kane + fodder
    B) Jesus + Eriksen --> Kane + Alli
    C) Jesus + Eriksen --> Kane + Sane (+0.7)
    D) Jesus + Sterling --> Kane + Pedro
    E) Jesus + Sterling --> Kane + gross/richarlison/shaq (would give me.serious cash to upg TAA + GK)
    F) Aguero to Kane
    G) Other combo

    Would really appteciate your thoughts (sorry for long post)

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Just made a gravatar.. why doesnt it display :/?

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Justt needed to update

    2. AttackAttackAttack
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      C

  20. Jollyswagman
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    63k-55k, extremely annoyed over Sanchez not getting any assists from all those chances created. Considering going from 4-4-2 to 4-5-1 with Kane being the lone striker. Rather have a 8.3 player rotated instead of Aguero. Midfield would be: Sané - Hazard - Sanchez - Fernandinho/Gross - Silva, thoughts?

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Stop complaining.. and.ignore Aguero at.your own peril as they say

    2. AttackAttackAttack
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      4-5-1 is a good shout because Jesus and aguero are too expensive for bench warming, morata off the boil, laca pants etc. But dont think hazard and Sanchez are up to speed yet plus some decent budget midfield options (richalison, haha, Ramsey, chipo, rlc etc) so maybe 4-4-2 a safer bet for now?

  21. MartialMatas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Into the top 6k. Going well for now

    1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Christ... I wish I was in a 6 figure rank...

      1. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        2 dire GW's resulting in a 2k drop .....
        FPL at times >>>> Marmite !

    2. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Well done

  22. jia you
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Many of us have benching headaches this gameweek but mine is pretty horrendous for the first time this season!
    I need to bench 3 of the following please guys?
    A. Alonso (MUN)
    B. Bellerin (city)
    C. Daniels (new)
    D. Jones (che)
    E. Ward (sou)
    F. Carroll (BHA)
    G. Gross (swa)

    1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      A B F

    2. Jollyswagman
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Bellerin - Ward - Carrol?

    3. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      B E F

    4. jia you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks guys, agree on TC & Bellerin, but the last one is so close!

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Currently on B D F. Benching Jones prob not the best idea though?

    5. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      b
      c and close between e and f

      United won´t try to score so Alonso CS is nailed
      Jones decent chance when Mou parks the bus
      Swansea are pants in defense

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks mate, struggling with this one big time. Playing Daniels atm as many have suggested but it's tough!
        CHE v MUN could so obviously be 0-0 so hard to bench Jones and impossible to bench Alonso with his attacking threat in addition to likely cs.

        1. bench boost for every gamew…
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Newcastle wil score so you depend on attacking return for Daniels and with Newcastle beeing so stubborn at home i wouldn´t bet on that.

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Hmm yes I think you are right there mate, will bench Daniels and start Ward instead. Thanks!

  23. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Guys,

    Really need a hand... My team is absolutely atrocious this season but I have no idea why. From my perspective Brady is the only player stinking it up, and I can sell him this week. Other than that all the players look good to me, and I can't understand why I'm doing so bad?

    I usually do quite well... So it's a bit of a unique experience doing so terribly!

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/40663/event/10

    Any help is appreciated, 1.2m OR. Accounting on Chris...

    1. Jollyswagman
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Your team is unbalanced.

      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        In attack? I assume.. Who do most have for their front 3?

        1. Jollyswagman
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Yes sir. I would get rid of Lukaku and upgrade Brady/Richarlison to another premium midfielder.

          1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Lukaku will probably suffer next week but then has 3 games where he's likely to go Lukaku and get a few braces...

    2. GuyIncognito
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Seems like you've just whiffed a lot on your captaincies this year, and you've missed some key players, including: Eriksen, Sané, De Gea.

      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah agreed. I also spent ages doing the hokey cokey with jesus aguero morata when all those injuries and rotation struck...

        Captaincy is a pain. But I've typically gone for top of the poll that used to serve me well (bar this week).

        1. GuyIncognito
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          I honestly think Sané is a bit like the Mahrez situation 2 years ago when the people doing really well were the people who figured out that Mahrez was a great captaincy option early.

          Guy at the top of my league is ranked in the top 500 now, based largely in a steady stream of Sané captaincy points.

      2. AttackAttackAttack
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        This. You've got a good team and great transfer value. Downgrade Jesus and upgrade Brady. Then Cedric after that

    3. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Just looked at your team and you are right, nothing wrong there.

      Im similar, see above. Cerdic has bored me and will go soon. Stick with it, teams fine

    4. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, unlucky with captains I guess, although not sure I'd ever captain Richarlison...

      Jesus & Brady -> Abraham & Hazard if possible

    5. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      same boat

      seems like i have a good team on paper but doesn´t work out, for me maybe Brady and Mbemba is a weakness, other than that it seems good. Lukaku could be good but as we seen lately the way United plays he won´t get much points... They say fixtures gettingbetter well, Brighton is quite good defensively as is Newcastle. They won´t be rolled over like Swansea and West ham whos can´t defend. People wil soon realise this, but not til after they played them. To me those three next fixtures vs Chelsea, Brighton and Newcastle wil be very dry and dreary in terms of United attacking points. In other words, Lukaku down to someone (Firmino/vardy) and then get Brady to Sané/Sterling, perhaps?

  24. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    OR from 166k to 333k, I think I can live with that.

  25. Jigger & Pony
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    OR 103k. Slow progress...

    1. MartialMatas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      slow and steady

  26. Dohers
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Had a really solid gameweek but generally unhappy with how my team is shaping up. Thoughts? 1ft, 1.3itb. Planned to do Haz, Jesus > Eriksen, Kane (-4) (exact funds) but depends on Kane fitness and Hazard finally rewarded my faith, so seems harsh to get rid for a hit.

    Elliot
    Azpi Stones Wimmer Ward
    Salah Rich Hazard
    Vardy Jesus Aguero

    Pope | Moreno, Surman, RLC

    1. beefo
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I think you have to wait until (if/when) we learn more about Kane.

      I feel your pain re. Hazard. If he'd blanked again, I was going to cut my losses, but now I've been snookered again and want to keep him in.

      1. Dohers
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Other way to look at it is that now is the time to cash in on his return and get rid before he has to contend with Mourinho's bus but always hard to pull the trigger on a player who was my top scorer the previous week. In some ways a nice dilemma, others an agonising one.

        1. beefo
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Fair point. Though for me, I got Kane at 12.5, so I won't make any profit.

  27. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Feeling good as a Pope owner. Great value 🙂

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      He’s been fantastic since I owned him

  28. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Eri(k)sen?

    1. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Considering it myself if kane's out.

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      (K)oncerned without Kane...looked shaky offensively w out.

    3. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Played very deep in the last two games, wouldn't be comfortable captaining him

    4. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      absoultely not

      Wanyama anywhere near return so could be deplyed as CM, as he has been lately. i wouldn´t. More so IF Kane plays, his prospects better then i think.

  29. Foozeball
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Winston Reid, Jose Fonte, and James Collins might all be out injured for West Ham next weekend along with Zabaleta definitely being unavailable due to suspension. Liverpool captain? 🙂

    1. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      looks like my Laca to Firmino is presenting itself even more.. Coutinho plays to and it wil be ugly.

  30. Shearer & Sutton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Small green 353k to 337k. 🙂

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      A green is a green. Take it.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      A green in a GW like this is a good outcome!

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Any day with green is a GOOD day! Rejoice

    4. Norman Conquest
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      red arrows 6k to 8k