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Dugout Discussion – Thursday

The curtain comes down on the second of four quick-fire festive Gameweeks this evening as Crystal Palace welcome Arsenal to Selhurst Park.

Up against the only side yet to keep a clean sheet in front of their own fans, the Gunners’ Alexandre Lacazette is the tenth top captain pick for Gameweek 20, handed the armband by 2.1% of Fantasy Premier League managers.

Having found the net in each of the last two, Mesut Ozil is the visitors’ form player, though Alexis Sanchez was back on the scoresheet against Liverpool last time out.

Both are owned by just 2% and could prove big differentials this evening.

Tonight’s teamsheet brings good news for the 11% still holding Sead Kolasinac, as he returns to the starting XI for the first time in four Gameweeks as the visitors revert to a wing-back set-up

The hosts, meanwhile, welcome back Christian Benteke from suspension. He bagged a goal and assist in his previous league appearance away to Swansea to hint at a return to form, though it’s Wilfried Zaha who has been the Eagles’ most impressive attacker of late.

Stationed up top in a front two, he has scored or assisted in five of his six home matches since returning from injury.

That output has been key to a run that’s seen Palace score two goals in each of the last six at Selhurst Park and could prove pivotal against an Arsenal rearguard with just two clean sheets in six on the road.

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  1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Xhaka or Wilshere?

    Do you think that Wilshere will be a valuable asset after Ramsey's return? He does not wear #10 for nothing..

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Worst question ever

      1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Well im thinking of getting rid of Choupo, and Xhaka seems as a better option than Mooy. Im asking Arsenal fans about Wilshere, will he be getting some minutes after Ramsey's return?

      2. Legomané
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        😆

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      lol

    3. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Arsenal stopped buying quality players and the quality players they had, left. Hence the number 10 jersey became available and Wilshere tampered with everyone's alarm clocks the morning of the allocation of jersey numbers.

      1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah I know, but is there any of you guys that still think Jack can still make something with his career?

        1. Hect.OR 98th
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          No

  2. Lawrø
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    MUSTAGFFFFIIIIIIIIII

      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Nice one.

        1. Lawrø
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Cheers! 😆

  3. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Held onto Mustafi through his injury, yessssss!!!!!!!

    1. skriniar
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      cgt

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

    Well that would have been about five gameweeks ago.

    Also Speroni is rubbish

  5. Black Panther
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Mustafi off the bench for Christensen 🙂 I need 11 points from him to score 100!

    1. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Lovely...but why on earth do you have Mustafi on the bench???

      1. Black Panther
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        My 3 starting defenders were Christensen, Jones, Otamendi. I thought they had a better chance of clean sheet. He's currently on my bench for West Brom too. Might start him instead of DCL or Gross though.

  6. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    My boy with an incredible assist.

    FPL point machine.

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      churns out 3.8 points per game

    2. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      😆 you been waiting this long for Laca points

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Ban served?

      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        What ban?

  7. Paulie Walnuts
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Think the staff could be worth a look.again

  8. Kanga roo
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    DDG
    Maguire, Ogb, Alonso, Kenny (Hune)
    Salah, Haz, Silva (Rlc, Tcar)
    Morata, DOC, Kane

    Not really sure what to do here. Thinking Maguire out for somebody and then haz to spurs mid for the dgw. Worth holding silva for one more week with possible sterling rotation? Cheers

  9. Legomané
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Had Smalling > Mustafi (-4) move set before the deadline .... but choked like a pathetic wuss...

    1. glufs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Why would you do that move?

      1. Legomané
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Smalling Injured innit...Mustafi is an option I strongly considered before his injury.

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      You made the right decision

      1. Legomané
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Ok...your probably wrong this week though 🙂

        1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          That's not how it works. After the fact doesn't prove anything.

  10. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Big congrats to Mustafi owners for having fires elsewhere in your team meaning you had to hold onto him for another week

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      jammy truths:)

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

      Nooooooooooooooooooo RLC CS point gone.

    3. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      😆

    4. Fpldonny
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Looool

    5. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      😛

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

    Speroni 3 saves

    1. Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      4 and counting

  12. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Speroni = Buffon

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Buffon = Speroni*

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      *Buffoon

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

    Speroni 4 saves

  14. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Save point 😎

  15. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Mustafi triple captain booom

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Cool

  16. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Would that have been a Speroni assist had it gone in?

  17. GreenArrows
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Exact money to make the following moves over next two GWs. Gives me 4 players with DGW

    GW 21 DCL + Elliot > Quaner + Adrian
    GW 22 Richarlison > Arnie

    Worth it?

    -----------------------------------------------------

    Pope
    Otamendi Jones Kenny Duffy
    Richarlison Salah Hazard (C) Sterling
    Morata DCL

    Elliot RLC Ogbonna* Kane*

    0.1itb 2FT

  18. Andy1
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Was debating an arsenal defender in my wildcard - was going to be either Monreal or Musfafi

    Are either of these worth it over Jones?

  19. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    That was some pass from Sanchez.

  20. zon
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Have carried Kane all season. Got rid for Kun GW19. Had Sterling when he was 8.1. Had to get rid for Salah. Well, planning ahead:

    Gomes Elliot
    Haz Salah Rich Shaqiri RLC
    Kun Morata DCL

    2.1 itb, 2 ft's

    A) Shaqiri -> Arnie (no subs this GW)
    B) Shaqiri -> Lingard (cover for this GW, -4 next GW)?

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      B

  21. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    With Christensen back in training should we hold? 😉 Guess Conte could play him against Stoke and rest him for Gunners if not back in shape? Not like he will have to do much against Stoke anyway

    1. hannesdela
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Here's hoping he'll play. Desperately need him to because I only have Mustafi and Francis as fit defenders as Ogbonna doesn't have a game and Ward has his injury.

  22. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Speroni on for 2baps, blow the whistle ref...

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

    Man City vs tired Palace.

    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Sane hatty incoming

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Hard to score a hatty sitting on the bench but hope it works out for you. You never know, if Silva misses again then maybe Pep will use Sane?

        1. skeyrd
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Sane will most likely start next game. Usually when he is benched, he plays the next

    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Can't make my mind up between this and Chelsea vs defenceless Stoke...

  24. Del FPL-iero
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    0.3 in the bank, 1 free transfer:
    Pope/Elliot
    Jones/Alonso/Otamendi/Gomez/Mee
    Pogba/Sterling/Richarlison/Coutinho/Loftus-Cheek
    Kane/Morata/Calvert-Lewin

    Do you have any suggestions?

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Save

      1. Del FPL-iero
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Thank you.

  25. tm245
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Laca silky

    1. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      majestic

    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Will he ever play 90 mins?

  26. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Nice to see an open game involving one of the bottom clubs.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      But enough about Arsenal....

      1. Futile Tinkering
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Lol

  27. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Was going to wildcard to this team but I did it with regular transfers in just a few gw's. What do you think of it, can I finally start getting some big points?

    Foster, Speroni
    Hegazi, Jones, Christensen, Naughton, Mbemba
    Hazard, Salah, David Silva, Pogba, Choupo or Mooy or Xhaka
    Lukaku, Morata, Quaner

    1. Andy1
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Double west brom?
      I'd go xhaka
      Silva seems to be out short term
      Swap mbemba for someone who is nailed to start

  28. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else ditching Hazard for a Spurs midfielder in the DGW?

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I am for Eriksen - allows me to do a cheeky upgrade from one of my 4.5 defenders to Stones the next GW

      1. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        I'm doing it so I can finally ditch Niasse

    2. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah likely

    3. Mr Flibble
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely. He'd have gone this week if he wasn't up against Stoke

  29. skeyrd
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    do we think Coutinho will be rested at home versus Leicester or away at Burnley (game before Man City match)? Figure he will be on the bench for only one of those. I'm leaning towards away at Burnley since it is the game closest to Man City game.

    1. Lets jump straight into it.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Cant help thinking that he's off -
      they need the money to pay for VVD

      1. skeyrd
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        sending away start at Anfield then before the year is over? Or am I being wishful as an owner ...

  30. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Real odds on a Xhaka red card?