Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Monday

In a Gameweek blighted by numerous injuries, Fantasy managers will be looking for Southampton to come to the rescue at Villa Park this evening. Ronald Koeman’s side roll up to the midlands on the back of four straight clean sheets and with the hosts having scored just one goal in seven Gameweeks, another shut-out for the Saints could well be on the cards.

Nathaniel Clyne (22.4%) and Ryan Bertrand (32.5%) are amongst the four most popular defenders in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game right now but with the fixtures turning against Koeman’s outfit, many have a dilemma on their hands ahead of a run of matches against City, Arsenal and United.

Further up the field, Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pelle could also be on their last outing for many. The Serbian’s underlying stats continue to impress but, aside from his incredible 23-point haul at home to Sunderland in Gameweek 8, he’s struggled for any semblance of consistency and has blanked in seven of the first 11 rounds of fixtures.

Pelle’s drop in shooting accuracy has been a real concern to his owners. The Italian has failed to register a single attempt on target over his previous three appearances and has now netted in only one of his last five league outings. Another blank this evening may well be the final straw, though with Villa beset by backline injuries (Ron Vlaar, Philippe Senderos and Nathan Baker are all out), Pelle will be confident of grabbing the goals before the fixtures take a turn for the worse.

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  1. MJ6987
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Hutton went down in instalments

    1. MJ6987
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      As they say

  2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Being happy for 1 Cork point sums up the GW perfectly.

  3. Judas
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Surely Clyne will get afew Bonus afew it updates

    1. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      He'll probably sneak one.

  4. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Weekends like this make me want to quit FPL.

    1. Wag the Drog
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      buh bye now.

    2. MMN
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Trust me

  5. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Break can't be caught.

  6. Royal5
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Hutton 😆

  7. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Score check. Anyone worse than 34?

    1. rickardinho
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      31 over here... would have been 25 if not for Clyne

    2. BuK II
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      32 + Bertrand BAPs. Shocking GW. 1 Defender played and only got returns from Hazard and Bert :-/

    3. Suarezista
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      33 🙁

  8. In Like Flynn.
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Who'd have thought this game would be such a roller coaster of emotion, shattered dreams
    and celebrations?

  9. Pinky and Brain
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Scorecheck
    50

    1. MJ6987
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      48

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      49, hoping for a Clyne bap

      1. MJ6987
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        You got it

    3. rickardinho
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      31

      1. johnbarnes
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        rough

    4. Wag the Drog
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      48 w/ subs

    5. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      52 probably.

    6. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      46

    7. AlCapwnUK
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      51 with subs, pre baps.

      Happy, should see me stick my OR at 20kish

    8. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      41

    9. AH 🙂
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      51 🙂 hoping for clyne bap >3

    10. Parm
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      34 with Clyne bap(s?) to come.

    11. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      45 + Clyne, Tadic and Pellè baps lol

    12. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      40 if bonus stays the same.

    13. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      36

  10. Keno
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Will Betrand get any bps? He's currently on for 2 but don't think that is updated

    1. John t penguin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Had a few bad crosses and loose passes but then so did a lot of them, can't see Clark losing many

  11. Podge
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Well that couldnt have gone much worse. night.

    1. MMN
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      That moment when you're watching and you realise Berty assist Clyne goal actually happened. FML.

  12. John t penguin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    No way pelle will score against better defenders, doesn't boss players and seems in wrong position a lot for crosses

  13. Not Irish
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Bertrand more BPS over the season and this match confirms he's the better pick, especially when he doesn't have that useless git Mane in front of him.

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      neither are good picks after this week

      1. Not Irish
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Have both. Will hold one most likely.

  14. banskt
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Points dropped for the Saints. Costly.

  15. Raddy
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Villa much needed point there.

  16. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    People I've sold in the last week or two:

    Eriksen
    Clyne

    Enough said. F***

    1. Punty
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Why sell Clyne before the though run starts?

  17. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    57 if Bertrand gets two bonus

    Not bad considering 3 injuries

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Clyne 1 bap

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Get in!

      😆

      1. John t penguin
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Can't see Clark getting as many taken off as clyne

    2. John t penguin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      No

  19. Royal5
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    No doubt Clyne will get bonus. A defender scoring a goal will get baps, even if he got yellow.

  20. johnbarnes
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    49 post baps, boring.

    1. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Smashes me

      37(-4)

  21. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    So-you're-all-keeping-Clyne/Bertrand-now.

    Lolz.

    1. Bellerinmondo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      until sat morn!

  22. Total Foot 5
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Mane & tadic...how did they look, payed well?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Tadic ok, Mane dreadful

    2. Royal5
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Tadic involved a lot. Mane awful

    3. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Poor - saving themselves for Citeh

  23. Dr Dream
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Well that's a couple of hours of my life I'll never get back. What a crap game.

    1. The Gambler.
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Why do people persist in using this sentence? In what circumstance CAN you get time back?

  24. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Think Clyne will be unlucky not to get BPS....fingers crossed he gets 1 or 2

  25. Amateur Pundit Zan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    :toysoutthepram:

  26. S.Kuqi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Really important goal for me. My main rival has Hutton but no Clyne or Bertie 😀

    48 points should give me small green.

  27. MJ6987
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Clyne owners to get a goodbye price rise now as well 🙁

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yep. Good times. 🙂

  28. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Pelle really was woeful tonight.

    1. Old Man
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      He hardly got any ball - that was almost as worrying as what he did with it on those rare occasions. Never mind, he's gone already.

  29. Randy_Marsh
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Jesus I might get 40 points this week, good week?

    1. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I am also looking at a similar score. Might not remain in top 20K. Fallen from 8K to 19K in 2 Weeks 🙁

  30. Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Graziano Selle.

    1. Heydudes13
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Dusan Taditch.

      1. Ady87
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Nice

        1. Amateur Pundit Zan
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          😆

    2. Pinky and Brain
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Best bottom of page ever