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Dugout Discussion – Watford vs West Ham

Sunday’s solitary fixture gets underway at 4pm as Watford welcome West Ham United to Vicarage Road.

The Hornets’ Richarlison is still searching for his first home goal since signing in the summer, with all four of his strikes arriving on the road.

Nonetheless, the young Brazilian – who is the most popular Fantasy Premier League asset from today’s encounter, with 18% ownership – has still supplied points against both Liverpool and Arsenal in front of his own fans.

Those holding Richarlison will be keeping a keen eye on his performance today – after next week’s trip to Newcastle has passed, Watford are braced for a run of three testing fixtures (MUN TOT bur).

West Ham roll up on the back of the worst defensive record in the opening 11 Gameweeks, having conceded 23 times.

They’ll be desperate for shoots of improvement under David Moyes, though they need to make do without injured top scorer Chicharito. The new Hammers boss hands Andy Carroll a first start since Gameweek 7 in light of his fellow forward’s absence.

It’s a sign of the visitors’ malaise that the Mexican is their only outfield player with more than 2% ownership in FPL.

And with clashes against Man City, Chelsea and Arsenal just around the corner in Gameweek 17-19, that lack of interest is unlikely to change anytime soon.

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

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  1. Delph & Safety
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    So what are we doing about the third striker problem?

    Still 3 premiums?

    Or look at the likes of Niasse, Murray, Wilson?

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

      No I officially sounded the Klaxon to move to just two up front

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Niasse for now, probably getting Firmino in few weeks time

    3. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I'm still on 3 premiums and will stay that way unless Hazard forces me to get him.

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        He has

    4. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      With Abraham going down at the weekend with the back spasm I might just rid myself of the whole problem and bring in Quaner and move back to a 4-4-2.

  2. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    DDG 
    Jones, Daniels, Mee
    Salah, Sterling, Silva, Richarlison
    Kane, Morata, Vardy

    (Elliot, RLC, Hegazi, Mariappa)

    1 FT, 0.3 ITB:

    A) Sterling -> Pogba
    B) RLC & Vardy -> Pogba and Niasse (-4) (switch to 3-5-2)

    Cheers..

    1. Alexis Nonsense
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      B looks like a good long term investment

  3. Alexis Nonsense
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Elliott/Foster

    Fernandez - Jones - Ward - Gomez (Mbemba)

    Silva - Salah - Sané (4.5 + 4.5)

    Morata - Kane - Jesus

    1m ITB

    What to fix here? (looking at taking a -4 hit to sort out)

    Gomez out is obvious

  4. Lecky Legs FC
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Been waiting to say this since KO I love benched Mariappa points 🙂

  5. Bleach †
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Ugh... I knew I should've captained Mariappa instead of Kane..

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

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

    Richarlison is fantastic, but his allergy to BAPS is slightly frustrating 🙁

    1. johnnys balloons
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      So yet again Richarlison dont get bps for scoring goal but someone with too many pointless sideways passes get reward. I remember when Elliot

      1. johnnys balloons
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        *get one bps point without having any saves... FOR WHAT?? Sideway passing ability or maybe some goal treating shoot

  7. Sánchez
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Why are we praying for Richarlison bap?

    He lost about 15 bps points after the game last time. He's likely nowhere near the baps in real terms

  8. My Name Is Pepu
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    16 points between Kiko and Richarlison, perfect.

  9. R.C
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    95 points from 10 players with Jones 0

    😀

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Well done

    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      😯

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Team link?

  10. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    A) Aguero & Ritchie > Niasse & Salah +£4m
    B) Aguero, Ritchie & Kane > Jesus, Salah & Morata +£0.7m
    C) Aguero, Ritchie & Sterling > Niasse, Salah & Sanchez

    I own Hazard.

    All picks very welcomed!

  11. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Damn
    It seems everyone here own richarlison

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Only the ones with Watford assets are here at the moment that is why you think everyone owns him 😉

    2. Magic Andrés
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Cause everyone should

    3. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Yes, afraid so. The Richarlabandwagon set off many weeks ago!

    4. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      my rival never will ... he loves Luton

  12. Gaz_b
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    73 with Dunk to play, and captained Kane, switched from Salah last minute, could have been a glorious week.

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

    Kiko fail. Injured and down to 1 bap 🙁

  14. StoichkovFPL
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    great GW and now Mariappa off the bench for Kun 🙂

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Mine was Rojo I love Marriapa 🙂

  15. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    The Zaha, C-M, Gross and Richarlison square is doing my nut in.

  16. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Ironic post match game music regarding Richarlison's BPS....
    'I Just Cant Get Enough'

  17. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Do we think Richarlson will get a bonus point??

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

      of course not ... at least two of his shots just missed

      1. johnnys balloons
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Wait, so he is punished for trying to score, for being dangerous but missing goal and other is rewarded for having too many non treating passes ?

    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Nah

  18. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    82 all out.

    Finally a WC that pays off.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      82 on WC here too. Nicely done 🙂

    2. CABAYE4
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Same here with 85 for me.

      Tinged with some regrets after not getting Wilson or Hazard and captaining Kane. Case of what might have been!

      Still should be happy with the return.

  19. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    I'm slowly ridding my team of players from "garbage" teams. Teams that are so disgustingly awful that they can lose 4-0 to anyone at any time. Teams who should be ashamed of themselves.

    Huddersfield
    Swansea
    Newcastle
    Southampton
    West Ham

    And possibly a few others.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah my VvD and Zanka subs in were a tremendous help this GW...

      1. Monkey Hanger
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Zanka in for a zero pter for me too. Can't ever seem to be able to get rid of him. Worth a hit, you think?

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Nah, he's bench fodder.

    2. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Elliot is the only player I'd consider from all those teams, only coz of his price.

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

      Wouldn't put Newcastle in with that dross, they had Lascelles and Merino, two key defensive assets, out vs United and have generally been solid while being on the wrong end of 1-0s more often that not, which is just unlucky

  20. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Average only up 1pt. Shows how much of a differential Richarlison is even with 18% ownership.

    1. Bleach †
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      What's the average this week anyway?

  21. OLLY G
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    (A) Hazard and 4.7m defender (l already have Pope and Mee)

    (B) Pogba and Azpilicueta?

    Thanks.

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

      Prob A with Moreno

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

      B I suppose

  22. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Need Gomes to steal a bap here. very close

    1. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Apparently he wont, right?

      Quite happy with Gomes 7 + Richa 8

      Pity Richa never gets bonus

    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Deserves more than one tbh

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

      He deserves one, I'll happily share my Kiko bap with him.

    4. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      he's not the Pope

  23. AFC49
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Kolasinac coming in for Jones, and Mariappa for Aguero. Will take that!

  24. KLOPPTOMANIA
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    How annoying, through the week had the armband on Richarlison, Salah, Morata and Sane, finally resting on Kane 🙁

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Have some Porter

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

        Thanks kind fellow

    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      If you’ve got all of them you probably had a decent week, stop moaning

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

        Go easy, half decent but no more - surely a change from look at me I got 95 pts

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

    Stones and Jones cost me 8 pts at least.
    Hope my secret weapon Diouf could make it up tomorrow.

  26. WE GO FOR IT
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    80 points + Duffy to go.
    Moreno and Surman with 12 points on the bench.
    WC successful!

  27. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    all you guys with high scores spare a minute for me with 41 points 🙁

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Even my Aunt's dead team beat you:
      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/4444092/event/12

      1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I can beat that as long as Gross and Duffy bag some points tomorrow 😀

      2. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Misread that as "my dead Aunt's team"

  28. arndff_
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    With 10-men squad, finished the GW with 69(-4)pts.

  29. Patch
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Genuine Question:

    All my mids will have played. Currently just have Grob left tomorrow.

    Unfortunately Jones didn't play so who do I get auto sub points for:

    1st Sub: Shaqiri
    2nd Seb: Ward

    Only Jones didn't play...

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

      +Shaqiri yet to play...but I imagine Grob will not be benched!

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Ward.

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

        Thanks so much, that will be 74 so far with Grob to score a Quaddie (is that what we call 4 Goals)?

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

      Need 3 defenders.

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

        This is where it gets complicated...I don't know what that means.

        I had Jones, Moreno and Daniels, with the bench being Huneim and Ward...

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

          Ward has to come in then.

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

            Brill thanks

    4. Beatle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Depends if 3 defenders played or not

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

        Ah OK well Jones was active as one of the three on the field, alongside Moreno and Daniels...so I should get Ward points...

  30. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    richarlison is usually the king of losing bps post match so not looking good for baps

    no dispossesions tonight though, but a few shots off

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I'll take 8 gladly