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A healthy schedule of seven games kicks off with Everton making the early afternoon trip to Wolverhampton as the Dugout Discussion opens it’s doors for today’s somewhat shortened -we’ll have no evening kick-off for the next two Saturday’s- affairs.

Everton’s squad continues to walk the fine line of obscurity (check out their bench and play spot the player) with injury hitting their squad heavily as Seamus Coleman fails to pass muster and now joins the likes of Tim Cahill, Louis Saha and Mikel Arteta on the sidelines allowing young summer signing Magaye Gueye his first league start.

Mick McCarthy has acted as intimated in the week and made a couple of changes from the side which were romped up at St. James’ Park last week as Stephen Fletcher comes in for Adam Hammill while Adlene Guedioura makes his first start in six months after recovering from a broken leg to oust Nenad Milijas. Teams in full are…

Wolves: Hennessey; Foley, Berra, Stearman, Elokobi; Guedioura, Henry, O’Hara, Jarvis, Fletcher; Ebanks-Blake

Everton: Howard; Hibbert, Baines, Distin, Jagielka; Gueye, Heitinga, Osman, Neville, Bilyaletdinov; Beckford

We’ll then close out our action this Saturday with six fixtures at once as the three o’clock games roll-in after affairs at Molineux come to a close as Chelsea host Wigan and Manchester United host Fulham in particular with eyes firmly locked on the line-ups of the two top-table sides ahead of their Champions League second leg on Tuesday.

The Dugout Discussion will be with you through all of this until the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) bonus points come in, we update the latest Opta stats and Sir Paulos’ knees get all jerky later on today.

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  1. Azzy
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Chelsea team for Wigan: Cech, Ferreira, Ivanovic, Luiz, Cole, Ramires, Lampard, Mikel, Anelka, Drogba, Malouda.

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    1. PFOR
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      Drogba transfer looking good so far.

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      1. Suarezchomper
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        +1000 my rival did the opposite to me and got Torres...........he also captained him result!

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  2. kroky
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    any news on arsenal team?

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    1. Akers
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      Games tomorrow pal.

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      1. kroky
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        oh fu*k yeah. im not with things at all today 🙂

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    2. Azzy
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      they play tomorrow LOL

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  3. applebonkers
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    so the only safe chelsea defenders are now just cole and cech

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    1. Just_Ty
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      Might go VDS->Cech next week

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    2. HammerTime
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      and Luiz. He can't play in the champs league.

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      1. applebonkers
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        problem is chelsea could be out of that in 3 days

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  4. Just_Ty
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    VDS & Hernandez in my starting XI... why does this happen every week? :/

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    1. andy85wsm
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      It doesn't

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  5. Back on the horse
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    Lamps is gonna own that game.

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    1. 4vets
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      I'm hoping so.

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    2. Just_Ty
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      I certainly hope so despite having captained RVP - I'm the only one having Lamps in my mini-league

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    3. applebonkers
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      it's the better formation for lamps. the same one as end of last season.

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  6. cucumber
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    Most important thing is that frank is starting for me.
    *Cue 4 point captain fail...

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  7. dogtanion
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    I love Munster's attitude. If Arsenal had it, we'd probably have the league won by now.

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  8. Anorak
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Ba, Piquionne and Keane up top for Der Hammers. Obinna and Cole on the bench.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      They will be on - dinna fash ...

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    2. greghammer95
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      Piquionne. Oh dear.

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  9. Drip Doctor
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    Hernandez being benched is very annoying. Thought he would be certain to start with Rooney out. Just can't trust Fergie at the moment, avoiding Utd players for the upcoming fixtures.

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    1. cucumber
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      +1

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    2. Just_Ty
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      +1, brought Hernandez coz of Rooney out... one of my mates bought Berba...

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  10. Dave Bauer
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    Brilliant, I put Terry in because I wanted a dead cert starter.

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  11. Sim Simma
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    SAF doesn't trust Berba Hernandez is surely being rested to rekindle his Rooney partnership vs chelsea and newcastle net weekend

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  12. Bosko
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    Anybody seen Sunderland line up?

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    1. DGno9
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      Sunderland:Mignolet, Onuoha, Bardsley,Turner,Mensah, Cattermole (C), Richardson,Malbranque, Elmohamady, Gyan, Welbeck...
      source:total fpl...

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      1. Bosko
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        Thanks

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  13. Sess!
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    Hernandez Fail. Just couldn't see fergie starting with Berba by himself. Shows how much I know. Just got to hope he pops up with one off the bench.

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  14. Gargamel
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    At last SAF sees the light! Hernandez - HAHA!

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  15. Back on the horse
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Idiot, Beckford. what's his problem?

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  16. @ImpressiveTackl
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    Would anybody mind if I brutally killed all of the people in the Fusion pro-glide challenge advert?

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    1. Dan - We want our Trophy ba…
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      LOL, No.

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    2. Shipstontrev
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      In the words of Mrs Doyle, GO ON GO ON GO ON

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      1. Sim Simma
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        Here comes a cuppa

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        1. Shipstontrev
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          😉

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    3. applebonkers
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      i've never understood the noise the guy makes as he enters the changing room

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    4. Back on the horse
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      nah, go on. There isn't enough brutal killing these days

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  17. Dan - We want our Trophy ba…
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    2 match ban for Beckford. Think of the kids!

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  18. Nailer
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    I'd give anything for one of Drogba/Torres to get sent of for this game. Nice three game ban.

    Would absolutely love to have a nailed on Chelsea striker for the next couple of weeks. Preferably Drogs!

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    1. cucumber
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      Torres ain't the type of player who's gonna get sent off anyway. Dunno about Drogba..

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
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        Should have been sent off for diving the other night.

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  19. 5678
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Sunderland: Mignolet, Onuoha, Bardsley, Turner, Mensah, Cattermole (C), Richardson, Malbranque, Elmohamady, Gyan, Welbeck.

      Subs: Gordon, Zenden, Muntari, Sessegnon, Henderson, Colback, Ferdinand.

      West Brom: Carson, Reid, Olsson, Shorey, Meite, Scharner, Brunt (C), Mulumbu, Thomas, Odemwingie, Cox.

      Subs: Myhill, Cech, Morrison, Vela, Fortune, Tamas, Jara.

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      1. jimnastics
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        14 years, 11 months ago

        Come on Welbeck my son...

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      2. Bosko
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        Thanks, was sweating over Gyan but hopefully he can do the business. Ghanaian weather if ever I saw some.

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    • cucumber
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      come on fulham! Berbatov will probably get a hattrick now and two of my rivals have him. Chicorito will probably come on for 10 minutes for me.

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    • Locarno
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      Baines off to preserve CS please, then O'Hara is free to score a hat-trick.

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    • Viper
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      Oh sh*t, my rival brought Lamps in and captained him, I won't have him until next week.. nervous!

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      1. Gargamel
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        • 16 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Same here. I'm not even looking forward to these games, all I want is Chelsea to stay quiet.

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        1. Shipstontrev
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          +1

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    • applebonkers
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      come on late everton penalty

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    • john29
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      I begininging to think Ancelotti is cluless!! Lampard ramires cole and ivanovich should have been rested! Torres should have started as it is the perfect game for him to score his first goal and go into the united match full of confidence!

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      1. FranktheTank - Success is P…
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        Nicknamed Carletto, Ancelotti played as a midfielder and had a successful career with Roma – captaining the team – with whom he won one Scudetto and 4 Coppa Italia and was part of the legendary late 80's Milan team, with whom he won two Scudetti and two European Cups in a five-year period. He was capped 26 times and scored one goal for the Italian national team and appeared at the 1986 and 1990 World Cups.

        After spells as manager of Reggiana, Parma and Juventus, Carlo Ancelotti was appointed Milan manager in 2001. He won the Scudetto in 2004, the Champions League in 2003 and 2007 and the Coppa Italia in 2003. They were also Serie A and Champions League runner-ups in 2005. He is one of six men to have won the European Cup as player and manager. In May 2009 he was appointed Chelsea manager and in his first season led them to a historic Premier League and FA Cup Double. He became only the second non-British manager to win the double, the other being Arsène Wenger.

        ANCELOTTI.......CLUELESS

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        1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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          thou who hast once a clue may one day lose said clue

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    • Anorak
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      Cech, Ferreira, Iavanovic, Luiz, Cole; Mikel, ramires, Lampard; Malouda, Drogba, Anelka.
      Subs: turnbull, Alex, Essien, Benayoun, Zhirkov, Torres, Kalou

      Al Habsi; Alcaraz, GCaldwell, Boyce, Figueroa; Diame, Watson; McCarthy, Cleverly, N'Zogbia; Rodallega.
      Subs; Pollitt, Gohouri, Stam, Moses, Gomez, Di Santo, Sammon

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      1. AP
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        C'mon TC.

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    • Anorak
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      Blackburn: Robinson, Salgado, Samba, Nelsen, Olsson, Jermaine Jones, Phil Jones, Pedersen, Dunn, Hoilett, Santa Cruz

      Subs: Bunn, Emerton, Rochina, Mwaruwari, Roberts, Hanley, Diouf

      Birmingham: Foster, Carr, Johnson, Parnaby, Ridgewell, Larsson, Gardner, Ferguson, Bowyer, Jerome, Phillips

      Subs: Doyle, Murphy, Derbyshire, Fahey, Hleb, Mutch, Davies

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    • cucumber
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      Blackburn vs Birmingham

      Blackburn: Robinson, Salgado, Samba, Nelsen, Olsson, Jermaine Jones, Phil Jones, Pedersen, Dunn, Hoilett, Santa Cruz

      Subs: Bunn, Emerton, Rochina, Mwaruwari, Roberts, Hanley, Diouf

      Birmingham: Foster, Carr, Johnson, Parnaby, Ridgewell, Larsson, Gardner, Ferguson, Bowyer, Jerome, Phillips

      Subs: Doyle, Murphy, Derbyshire, Fahey, Hleb, Mutch, Davies

      Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)

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      1. Bob.
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        14 years, 11 months ago

        No Zigic at all? Was hoping he might be fit for the dgw! Argh!

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      2. Smarty Pants
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        Zigic not even on the bench

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        1. Shipstontrev
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          Even with the dgw, I was happy to get Zigic out of my team.

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    • Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
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      Oh my! How does osman not win a corner there! He should have just sat down in the middle of the pitch in protest

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    • Anorak
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      Man Utd: Kuszczak, O'Shea, Smalling, Vidic, Evra, Gibson, Scholes, Anderson, Valencia, Berbatov, Nani

      Subs: Van der Sar, Brown, Owen, Park, Hernandez, Carrick, Fabio Da Silva

      Fulham: Schwarzer, Baird, Hughes, Hangeland, Salcido, Kakuta, Murphy, Etuhu, Dempsey, Dembele, Zamora

      Subs: Stockdale, Kelly, Sidwell, Gera, Gudjohnsen, Greening, Halliche

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    • Anorak
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      Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Alonso, Lee, Muamba, Petrov, Elmander, Kevin Davies, Sturridge

      Subs: Bogdan, Robinson, Taylor, Klasnic, Moreno, Blake, Cohen

      West Ham: Green, Tomkins, da Costa, Upson, Bridge, Noble, Parker, Hitzlsperger, Piquionne, Keane, Ba

      Subs: Boffin, Gabbidon, Cole, Spector, O'Neil, Obinna, Jacobsen

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