Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Swansea City vs Liverpool

Gameweek 24 concludes at the Liberty Stadium as Swansea City entertain Liverpool at 8pm.

The visitors boast two of the top five captains in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) for this round of fixtures, with both Mohamed Salah (13.8%) and Roberto Firmino (3.6%) in exceptional form ahead of their trip to south Wales.

Captained by 19 of the top 100 managers heading into Gameweek 24, Salah has returned double-digits on 10 occasions, with a goal or assist in 13 of his last 14 league appearances.

Firmino, meanwhile, has delivered 46 points across his last five starts, which includes two goals in a 5-0 win over the Swans in Gameweek 20.

The Reds’ rampant form had a marked impact on the FPL market ahead of Saturday’s deadline – in terms of transfers in, both Firmino (275,000) and Salah (233,000), along with team-mate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (111,000), were among the 10 most popular trades.

The latter retains his place on Jurgen Klopp’s teamsheet in light of his goal and assist in last Sunday’s win over Man City.

Still only costing 5.7, Oxlade-Chamberlain’s claim as a budget midfield pick is enhanced by a schedule that pits the Merseysiders against Huddersfield, Southampton, West Ham and Newcastle in the subsequent five Gameweeks.

At the other end of the pitch, we’ll get the chance to monitor Virgil van Dijk’s impact on the Reds’ rearguard – the January signing has recovered from a hamstring complaint and starts under Klopp for the first time in a league match.

For the hosts, Jordan Ayew has another opportunity to impress as a budget striker option.

Costing 5.1, he was the fourth most transferred in (154,000+) player for Gameweek 24 – the Ghana international has netted in three of the last five and was also on the scoresheet in last week’s FA Cup replay win over Wolves.

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

    No Aguero no worries.

    I got a terrible score this gw and thought for sure I'd be doomed. I only dropped 8k places which is nothing imo.

    Feeling optimistic. 🙂

    1. Pegboy
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I had Kun and I went from 147,222 > 146,845

      I hate my defence!!!

  2. Z3US
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Quick question -

    Who is the best 4.6-4.7m striker (purely as 3rd place on bench style enabler)...

    A) Quaner
    B) Niasse
    C) McBurnie

    Thanks!

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe B cos Everton have good fixtures. I have A & C, but none of them will get much game time and their teams aren't scoring many goals so it probably doesn't matter which you pick.

  3. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Peoples thoughts on going early and getting Mkhi in for next game week? Genius or daft?

    1. Maarrrr17
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Inspired.

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        I could potentially do Arnie/Lingard > Shaq/Mkhi instead of my original plan of Lingard/Son > Shaq/Mahrez (both free). Not sure I fancy getting anymore GW28 blankers in, though.

        1. ShaunGoater123
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          good point, i hadn't thought of this!

    2. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Wait to see how he adapts.

  4. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Better option?

    A) Ayew & VVD

    B) Wilson & 5m defender

    Will be a rotation for 11th spot in the team.

    1. Pegboy
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      B, just

    2. Sune
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      A

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

    Any advice here? 2ft 0itb

    DDG

    Azpi Alonso Masuaku

    Salah Sterling Arnie Son Lingard

    Kane Firmino

    Elliot DCL Mee Long

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

      DCL > Ayew,Diouf...

    2. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Wait and see if Arny injury news is true

  6. jose1
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    So if Chelsea go through they will have a DGW?

  7. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Anything worth an ft or just save

    Pickford / Foster

    Ota / Jones / Alonso / Mee / Kiko

    Salah / Kdb / Sterling / Lingard / Millijovic

    Kane / Firmino / Wilson

    Maybe tempted at lingard to Shaq

  8. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks for nothing Liverpool. I deserved the big red arrow for believing in you.

  9. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    1FT, 2.3 ITB:

    Karius, Foster

    Yoshida, Kenny, Ogbonna, Dunk, Simpson

    Salah, Sterling, Arnautovic, Lingard, Carroll

    Kane, Lacazette, Vardy

  10. Zizou
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    adrian pope
    dunk kenny masuaku alonso jones
    lingard son salah sterling rlc
    dcl kane firmino

    2ft 2.2m ITB

    any thoughts, thinking son > mahrez and dcl > niasse
    then that would leave me enough to do rlc > 7m week after

    any thoughts

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

      Just do the Son move

  11. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Green arrows in every league except Swansea, strange 😉

  12. Rover
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    If this Arnie news is true, then which of the following sounds like the best move:

    A) Arnie + Son > Hazard + Fraser (-4)
    B) Arnie > Mkhi
    C) Arnie + Firmino > Hazard + Wilson

    Rest of my attack is: Salah Mahrez Pogba (Son Arnie Firmino) Aguero Quaner

  13. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Is Son and Arnie -> Mahrez and Shaqiri (-4) a good move with blanks coming up? Only problem is thah I would have RLC in my team..
    Maybe another combo?

    1. Odikostar
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Exciting combo, but I havn't lokoed too much on the blanks yet

    2. Gentle_Turks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Don´t sell Arnie imo.

  14. Bruin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Does anybody have a quick guide to the upcoming blanks? I read one last week but can’t find it anywhere, thanks

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Twitter Ben Crellin

      1. Bruin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks for replying but not on twitter

      2. Bruin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Got it thanks, just what I was looking for

      1. Bruin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks all

  15. The Left Duke #3
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Well I only lasted 1 week in the top 10K, turfed out after a mediocre 47 pts and a drop from 7.5k to 11k OR.

    Need your help with my 2 FT (0.6m ITB) to get back in to this prestigious club.

    Hennessy Speroni
    Alonso Otamendi Mee Gomez Kenny
    Sterling Salah Son Arnie Lingard
    Kane Firmino Depoitre

    Any thoughts are greatly appreciated?

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

      Not having Jones hurt you this week.

      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Yes pal, I've been meaning to get a MU DF for ages but other issues just kept arising. I think I'll go without this week and hope Kane scores but need to get him in the week after

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

        Not having Jones has hurt me all season. And DDG.

        Wait and see what happens with Arnie. Could look to downgrade hard and do Firmino>Kun?

        1. The Left Duke #3
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Interesting. Just read about his potential injury so a wait and see. Could also do Son & Arnie to Mahrez & Willian. Will reassess after the weekend I think. Too many games being played between now and next GW

          1. Pegboy
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Nice double move. Kun probably not worth it, as you've got a good captaincy option with Salah.

    2. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      top 10k means a Utd defender/keeper is a must.
      Jones/DDG ownership is so high there that nearly all teams have one of them.
      I'd look at your keepers also. Palace don't look a decent prospect for CSs with their fixtures.
      You are basically template so it's got to be the 3rd/4th defender or keeper where you've got to find a few points.

      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Ya it's been a killer. Need to bring one in for Hudd at home in 2 GWs time.

  16. jamie1972
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Sanchez coming spell the end fr Lingard in his advance role?

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

      Not necessarily.

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

      ----------Lukaku---------
      Martial --Lingard - Sanchez
      --------Pogba---????---

      Would be my guess. Just a guess. Who knows with Jose, prob put him left back

      1. Pegboy
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        I don't watch Man U closely, but I thought Pogba had been pretty useless in the double-pivot?

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

    did anyone without aguero actually get a green arrow in the top 10k?

    1. FPL Hitman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I did. 62 points and up 1k to 2.7k

  18. ivanthemerciless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Tried to log into Sky game Friday night but couldn't, had to verify account by scanning and sending photo ID, they only verified it this morning and as a result dropped from 4k to 15k, has anyone else had this issue?

    1. Sims
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      dont play sky but plenty mentioned this. one of the posters, optimus, i think was in the top 100 and couldn't change the captaincy to aguero as planned

    2. Chazz69
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I had that issue, and actually they ruled to no reopen my account with NO valid reason !!! Baffled here !

  19. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    1FT, 2.3 ITB

    Karius, Foster

    Yoshida, Kenny, Ogbonna, Dunk, Simpson

    Salah, Sterling, Arnautovic, Lingard, Carroll

    Kane, Lacazette, Vardy

    1. Pegboy
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Laca > Kun?

      Though yours is the only defence I've seen worse than mine.

  20. arkom
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    What would be the best option?

    A) Milivojevic - Firmino
    B) Sane - Wilson
    C) De Bruyne - Ayew (need to downgrade e.g. Lingard)

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

      A may be

  21. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Rumours going round that Arnie has a hamstrung injury that can put him out for weeks :/

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Oh you all know

  22. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    "Confident or not confident, I don't know. You never know how close you are. This is the kind of thing - he is one of the possible movements, but we have other things in mind as well. We have plenty of opportunities and the final decision is not made. At the moment we are not close to any deal, Aubameyang or anybody else."

    GET. IT. DONE.

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      at least he didn't use his stock answer.
      "..we will know in 48hours"

    2. gunner 2727
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      You never know how close you are but we are not close. Genius

  23. smix
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Play Adrian or Pickford next GW ?

    1. FPL Hitman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Adrian. Leicester should score imo

  24. Gazzpfc
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    What you think?

    Adrian (Pope)
    Ota Alonso Jones (Ogbonna Mee)
    Salah Sterling Son Arnie Lingard
    Kane Firmino (Niasse)

    Willian - Lingard -4?

    Future ins

    Aguerro
    Mahrez
    Sanchez

    Future Outs

    Son
    Lingard
    Otamendi

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I think you wait, Arnie rumoured out for 3 weeks.

  25. VHS LaCazette Tape
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    If you guys had to pick 5 players, no matter positions, that you think is "must have" players that will bring in most points for the next 2-3 GWs. Who´d you choose?

    1. FPL Hitman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Aguero, KDB, Sterling, Hazard & Salah imo

    2. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Aguero, KDB, Sterling, Otamendi, Hazard

    3. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      It will depend on the League cup semis, just wait.

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

      Aguero Salah Hazard Mahrez Alonso

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

      Aguero, Steling Alonso salah and Jones/ Ota

      Problem is most of them could blank in GW28

      1. VHS LaCazette Tape
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Well, I'm all for postponing my problems 🙂 As long as their value keep rising..

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

    An annoying 0.1 away from my ideal move of
    Son to Mahrez

    Adrain
    Alonso Jones Christensen Kenny
    Salah son lingard sterling
    Kane aguero
    Woodman Gomez ibe quarner 0.5 itb 1ft

    Looking for any creative ideas??! Lingard to Stoke mid this, Son to Mahrez next?
    Could be a save? Thanks for any thoughts

  27. trinzoo
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Kane > Kun for next 3 ?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      This will be a popular move for sure.

    2. Chazz69
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Mental thought !

  28. dicky2014
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    The Arnie news might mean Alli gets another gameweek in my team 🙁

  29. PocketZola
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    No template as the template?

    ddg to schemical saves 0.9

    alonso - keep
    christensen to maguire
    ota - keep
    duffy to jones
    (holgate)

    salah - keep
    sterling- keep
    arnie -
    lingard -
    son -

    kane - keep or kun
    dcl- vardy or ayew
    quaner keep

    christ, ling, son, dcl seem to be my issue. Do i take hits or wc?

  30. BobBradleysOpportunity
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    own lanzini and arnaoutovic.....currently recalculating my OR after taking 8 points from my score

    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Lots will be taking hits this GW. dont fret too much.

    2. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      About 5.9k - I did it for you... 😉

      1. BobBradleysOpportunity
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        cheers, i did it too, very good maths!

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t you have a free transfer or a bench ?

      1. BobBradleysOpportunity
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        whats a bench?