[sbu_large_image] Fixtures
10 September 2011 1012 comments
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Gameweek four kicks off with no fewer than six 3pm Premier League fixtures. The Dugout Discussion chatroom will be a hive of activity right up until the final whistle at the Reebok stadium this evening.

All the team news from the games starting on the hour is in, and here are the headlines…

The unprecedented levels of fantasy investment in Edin Dzeko meant nothing to Roberto Mancini, who starts Carlos Tevez ahead of the Bosnian after his International endeavours. He sits alongside Samir Nasri on the City bench, who is nursing a broken hand.

At Goodison, new signings Royston Drenthe and Denis Stracqualursi join Ross Barkley and captain Phil Neville on the bench for the home side, who have to utilise Tim Cahill as their lone striker. Darren Bent recovers from the injury that kept him out of England duty last week to start for the visitors.

The returning Craig Bellamy is on the pine for Liverpool’s trip to the Britannia Stadium, sharing company with the likes of Andy Carroll and the injury-free Glen Johnson. Stoke City hand their record-signing Peter Crouch a first start against his former club.

More new signings making their debuts today are Scott Parker and Emmanuel Adebayor for a Spurs side away at in-form Wolves. The home side are forced to bench Matt Jarvis due to slight ankle injury.

Andre Villas-Boas rings in the changes for Chelsea, with Raul Meireles, Juan Mata, Petr Cech and Daniel Sturridge all in the starting line-up. That sees the much-maligned Fernando Torres joins Florent Malouda on the subs bench. Their opponents Sunderland stick Nicklas Bendtner straight into the first eleven.

Looking to bounce back from the 8-2 nightmare at Old Trafford, Arsenal give debuts to Per Mertesacker and Mikel Arteta, with Clarindo Andre Santos, Yossi Benayoun and Park Chu-Young all waiting in the wings on the bench.

It’s a lot to digest, so come and join in with the Dugout Discussion.

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  1. joinho
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    assist?

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    1. User
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Nani.

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    2. jamsiep
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      nanny, the forgotten man of FPL.

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  2. bdwhite91
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Crap start. 39 with Rooney and Simpson to play. Silva(C) and Baines saved me

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  3. SupaTune
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    lol! Rooney with a clearance of the line. Rooney > Arsenal back line.

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  4. joinho
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I played my wild card pretty much just to get rooney in; glad i did now! 🙂

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    1. joinho
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Only wish i'd captained him

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  5. everyday, i'm shufflin…
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Rooney haunted me again.. 🙁

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I told with Rooney we shouldnt care his feature, he gets points even vs Barca, wth is Bolton. Fukc Arsenal cover with Van persi, Walcott, Arteta owner :))

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  6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I'm sure there are a lot of folks hoping they are never let near a Wildcard again. Lord knows i am one of them after ignoring silva and gambling on theo/rvp. But thank christ i kept rooney. And to a lesser extent baines!

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  7. Lrf
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Next week I will take 10 pounds to tell who I ama playing as Vice Captain. Prev weeks: Silva(9), Bent(12), Rooney(22) and this week.... Rooney 🙂 Captains got me: 2,1,2,2.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      You drunk?

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  8. joinho
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I can't wait for the manchester derby

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  9. @FuzzyWarbles
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    did an elephant just blow a load on nani's head?

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  10. KOKAK
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    its another fluctuating game again! Make your own decisions. FFS is yet to be realible, same goes to the players they promote?!

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