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Dugout Discussion – Tuesday

Another midweek Gameweek is upon us and with it surely another bout of heavy rotation.

Benches at the ready, we start with three Tuesday night fixtures with Chelsea the headline act.

Antonio Conte’s side travel to Huddersfield Town, with the Italian having already prepared us for the absence of striker Alvaro Morata. Fatigue and a back problem keeps the Spanish striker sidelined with his red flag sparking a fire sale – over 663,000 managers have shed the striker ahead of tonight’s deadline.

That leaves Eden Hazard as the key attacking asset on show at the John Smith’s stadium, with the Belgian seemingly thrust into a central attacking role by Conte tonight. Hazard has already produced big scores on the road and will be fancied for further returns against a Terriers defence that has creaked of late.

Meanwhile, those holding Blues defender will hope for a reversal of fortunes following just a single clean sheet from the last four Gameweeks. Andreas Christensen makes his seventh successive start in Chelsea’s back three tonight.

Defence will also be the focus at Turf Moor, where Burnley host Stoke City. Ben Mee and Matt Lowton again miss out for Sean Dyche’s side, though left-back Stephen Ward takes his 25.5% ownership into the clash with the Potters.

Finally, at Selhurst Park, we’d expect defences to play second fiddle in the meeting of Crystal Palace and Watford. Both field attacking line-ups, with Richarlison starting for the visitors despite the pre-match talk of a rest for the Brazilian. Ruben Loftus-Cheek – a fifth midfielder in 440,000+ squads, could yet become a key figure and a hero in tonight’s clash.

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

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  1. adidasOriginals
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Who is the best sub 6.5 forward to replace Wilson?

    A - Calvert-Lewin
    B - Diouf
    C - Gray
    D - Austin
    E - Mounie
    I'm thinking A or C

    thanks

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Can't possibly be Gray. Barely getting a start

      1. adidasOriginals
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        due a run though?

        1. Respect My Authoritah
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          No, not really

  2. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    My son Pope 4 saves

    1. trinzoo
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      really ? keep it going !

      1. rivercityransom
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        5

      2. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Here, have another

        1. trinzoo
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          😀

  3. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Absolutely no football in the stoke Burnley game

  4. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    How is Shaqiri doing?

  5. rivercityransom
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    fifth save for pope

  6. Essrick
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Please score Stoke

  7. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Huddersfield and Stoke please score

    1. LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      +1
      -1

    2. Patch
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It's inevitable Shaqiri is scheming a genius goal in the making

      RCL needs to get in the zone!

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Whole Stoke team must own Pope

  9. Fuchs Mane Kante
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Clear OG sodomites.

    Anyone got Willybum.

    1. George James
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I have him.

      1. Fuchs Mane Kante
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Jam Sane.

  10. Jar Jar Winks
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    as a ward owner hope burnley concede now

  11. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    hope burnley concede 👿

    1. justlikehoney
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Choupo is coming off the bench to get the winner, don't worry.

  12. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Jones a good option for tomorrow?

  13. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Go Pope inho

  14. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    burnleys defence is now completely different to last season if u look at it
    heaton - pope
    lowton - bardsley
    mee- long
    keane - tarkowski
    ward - taylor

    still so solid
    but will it hold ?

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Dyche effect

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Chesterfield legend

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      hard fixtures coming up. If they're not careful, they'll suddenly become the whipping boys

      1. ZimZalabim
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        very possible specially if the injuries continue

    3. My Name Is Prince
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Get in Pope save points!!

  15. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Half their defence is now injured and they have a nasty run of fixtures on the horizon. Must be time to move on from burnley defenders.

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Good time to get Pope 😉

  16. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Cleansheet for Burnley and Chelsea and both Pope and Alonso will likely be getting double digit hauls 🙂

  17. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    My cup opponent has Salah captain.
    Yikes.

    I've captained Hazard.

    1. Oven Glover
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Trouble

  18. My Name Is Prince
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Maybe Ward injury is a blessing in disguise... Burnley's next 4 home games:

    Spurs - Liverpool - United - City

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yep I'm selling Tarks as soon as I can - massive fixture turn

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Looking to bank 0.3m profit and move on

    3. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Well, no it's not. Those fixtures were there regardless

      1. My Name Is Prince
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Many wouldn't have thought about getting rid if there was no injury...

  19. FPL Blues
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard essential, they said! Sell RDB, they said! What have I done?!

    1. Essrick
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      45 minutes to go yet

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Copied everyone else?

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

      RDB?

      1. Oven Glover
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Reuben De Bruyne

    4. Captain Haddock
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Ruben boftus dheek?

      1. Captain Haddock
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Doftus Bheel

        1. Captain Haddock
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Bheek

    5. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      RDB? You mean RLC?

    6. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Ruben De Bruyne?

      1. FPL Blues
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Rufus De Bruyne

    7. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Who said ?

    8. Krionos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Love these posts when 45 min of a GW has been played...

    9. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      you've done what they said, apparently baaaaaaaaaa

  20. Yozzer
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Never wanted a team to score as much as stoke

    1. Rash
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      This!! Ward & mee owner here

    2. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yep! Ward owner and ML rival has Pope 🙁

    3. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Me too

      Two first team in ML have Long coming in for Mee, the basterds

  21. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    No Ben Mee again hurts the soul. I love you Ben.

  22. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Choupo to get the winner 😆

  23. KJT123
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Another assist needed from Alonso to get into positive numbers

  24. GreenArrows
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    POPE on 5 saves....one more please!

  25. Pep says
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    What exactly happened to Ward?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Knock on the knee

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Knee injury.

    3. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers lads

  26. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Beginning to think Hazard is a troll. Sorry but that's the way I see it. Should be getting double digits every wk at that price.

    1. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      You must be trolling

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      really? Double digits every week would command a price of 17mil+

    3. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Season's keeper, will give you 200 pts a season. Not enough? Just C him always at home...

    4. Magic Bean
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      He's always been a troll. Biggest in the game

    5. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      You want Messi or Ronaldo?

  27. JM11
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    How bad was the Ward injury?

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Knocked Mees apparently

    2. Kloppen Schloppen
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      +1

  28. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Stephen Ward... wtf

  29. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    on an unrelated note I got one of them snes mini thingies.........its like im 11 again 😀 😀
    I can wholeheartedly recommend them for the gentleman of a certain age 😉

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      a gameboy ?

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Nintendo switch?

    2. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I'll be getting the NES one

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        zelda (link to the past is amazing)

        plus they even have CRT mode so you can have the old lines

        comfy

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      SNES and Mega Drive are timeless really i reckon they will be still playing those games in a 1000 years.

      Emulators and roms ftw 😉 i have every game every on those old consoles.

    4. Rock n Grohl
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Brilliant wee gem of a device. Hakchi 2 for 100 games expansion. Thank me later.

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Eurovision?

    2. The Wanton Trader
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Love it..
      Brings back memories of foam parties in a local nightclub...
      Happy Days...!!

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        TUUUNE!