Dugout Discussion
25 February 2012 1534 comments
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We’ve got six Premier League games to enjoy today, starting with five 3pm games before Manchester City have the chance to extend their lead at the top of the league. The Dugout Discussion returns, and we’ve got all the team news for the games kicking-off shortly…

Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Cole, Ramires, Essien, Lampard, Sturridge, Drogba, Mata

Bolton: Bogdan, Steinsson, Wheater, Ream, Ricketts, Reo-Coker, Muamba, Sanli, Pratley, Miyaichi, Ngog.

Frank Lampard starts as captain today for Chelsea, and Ashley Cole returns at left-back. For the visitors, Tuncay Sanli and Ryo Miyaichi hold on to starting roles.

West Brom: Foster, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Andrews, Mulumbu, Morrison, Odemwingie, Fortune, Thomas.

Sunderland: Mignolet, Bardsley, Turner, O’Shea, Richardson, Larsson, Cattermole, Gardner, Colback, McClean, Sessegnon.

Roy Hodgson plays Peter Odemwingie on the flank as expected, and Martin O’Neil goes without Niklas Bendtner and Frazier Campbell.

Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Ryan Taylor, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Ba, Cisse.

Wolves: Hennessey, Zubar, Berra, Stearman, Ward, Foley, Henry, Edwards, O’Hara, Jarvis, Doyle.

Newcastle welcome back Ryan Taylor, Yohan Cabaye and Cheick Tiote to their starting line-up. Terry Connor rings in the changes for his first game in charge, with defence the area biggest hit.

QPR: Kenny, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Taiwo, Diakite, Mackie, Taarabt, Barton, Wright-Phillips, Zamora.

Fulham: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hughes, Hangeland, John Arne Riise, Ruiz, Murphy, Dembele, Dempsey, Pogrebnyak, Johnson.

Mark Hughes gives Samba Diakite his QPR debut, and Andy Johnson replaces Damian Duff fr Martin Jol’s Fulham.

Wigan: Al Habsi, Alcaraz, Caldwell, Figueroa, Boyce, McArthur, McCarthy, Gomez, Beausejour, Moses, Di Santo.

Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Collins, Cuellar, Warnock, Agbonlahor, Gardner, Keane, Bannan, Albrighton, Bent.

The home side are unchanged from the victory last time out, and Villa name Robbie Keane amongst their starters for the final time this season.

Join us in our Dugout Discussion chatroom as we follow the events as they unfold, which can be accessed right here.

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  1. Henry Hill
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Hughes refused to shake Jol's hand, horrible man and a shít manger

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Really?

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    2. isacki: full casual
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Arrogant loser pr*ck. Deserved to be sacked from City 100 times.

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

    Ben Arfa need to learn to pass the ball!

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  3. Schutang
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Ba likes syrup

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  4. Holy See
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    What a horriba day...

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      somebwhat baffling ...

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  5. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Kelly third sub...

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  6. isacki: full casual
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    This weeks CS: Chelsea, WBA home to Sunderland, Wigan, Villa, Fulham away.

    This week's worst defences: Sunderland (4 conceded) , Newcastle (2 conceded to Wolves at home).

    FFS

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    1. सनकी
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      can't say worst just yet 🙂

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  7. Mr.KK
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Well so much for the theory that Demba returns a good score every other week.

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    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      maybe next week

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      1. Mr.KK
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        He has returned two 2s in a row now though.

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        1. सनकी
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          then ditch him if you dont want him anymore.

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    2. MrJefferson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      hes getting one more chance with me, avoided him all season, now had him for 2 blanks

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  8. Arsenals Number 10
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    can someone plz tell the story with simpson will he get an og or an assist

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    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Just a og

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      1. Johnny Unitas
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Demi posted a video a while ago, looks like an assist, unconfirmed whether shot was on target or off target for the "own goal", if on-target, then it's not an own goal.

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        1. Arsenals Number 10
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          cheers

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  9. fatherted
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Am I the only Richards owner glad he hasn't started(and hoping he doesn't come on)..Kelly 1st sub

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    1. The Wizard of Ozil
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      kelly 1st sub myself, Richards came on in the 89th min last gameweek tho so it will be a long 90mins :/

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    2. Sess!
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      I would have been had I not stupidly swapped kelly and caulker around this morning. Well pissed off. I'm not gonna log on any more in the mornings, just gonna sort my team night before and be done!

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  10. Green Arrow
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    schwarzer, kelly, mcauley on the bench...n mignolet,simpson,mclean n sess playing...talk about a bad gw 🙁

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  11. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Papiss Cisse, D.Cisse, or PavPog?

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    1. Jukesy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Just keep Ba

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      1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Gah! Gonna try to keep the faith

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  12. In Like Flynn.
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    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Right I really am off to the pub this time. Cheers chaps.

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  13. Mull
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2012/02/24/men-in-black-gameweek-twenty-six/comment-page-2/#comment-2766217
    This is why we have articles on Al-Habsi. Well done scouts.

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    1. isacki: full casual
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      +1 - credit to foresight.

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    2. halnone
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      +1

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    3. No Luck
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      They do cast their net wide though 😉

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    4. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      it's illegal to praise the scouts, it works on a strictly criticise or ignore policy.
      basically the scouts are david luiz

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  14. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Wigan cs! Aston Villa's attack is very disjointed!

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  15. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Richards on bench.... But I do have Kompany and Silva sooo 🙂

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  16. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    8 points from 4 :D. Though hopefully I get the Simpson assist.

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  17. MrJefferson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    i'm not going to panic with Richards, he doesn't play today so surely he plays next week, right?

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    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I can't be arsed with being in doubt before every game for rst of season. Have 2ft's so he's gone tonight for lescott

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  18. Abominable Snowy84
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    f uck mark hughes! remember when he made a massive deal when wenger didnt shake his hand

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    1. isacki: full casual
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Hypocrite, loser and an ambitious one at that.

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  19. Caine & Co.
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone considering Odemwingie or are fixtures too bad? At the end of last season he wiped his ass with fixtures.

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  20. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Praying Richards comes on; -1 from O'Shea otherwise...

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    1. HappyAnkit
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      No.........

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  21. 88mph
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Mancini is a FF c*nt.

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  22. Egg noodle
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    PAPISS CISSE YOU DID IT!!!! YAHOO

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  23. FORCA INTER
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    mata assist
    cahill CS

    that's about all for now

    CMON Aguero

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  24. Gaz Downright
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    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    ENR, put the AVB mask back on ms whatsherface if u please

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Chelsea won, AVB has been released 😉

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS THE ABOMINATION IS OVER

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      2. Call Me Old Fashioned
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        wasnt he enjoying he new found cups 😀

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      3. udit
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        At least something good has come out of this pathetic week.

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  25. Hotrod
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    I hope Wovles get relegated now

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  26. No Luck
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Continuing the trend of playing the wrong keeper, I have Mignolet in goals with Al Habsi sitting pretty on the bench. I really hope Richards doesn't come on for a cameo.

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I got BAE coming on if Richards does not play. Either way it could be 1pt.

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  27. shiffo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Have to ship out Richards, is Lescott at risk of rotation with Kolo Toure? Why isn't Toure on the team sheet, injured or something?

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    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      People seem to think lescott is a rotation risk but for me he's virtually as nailed on as kompany. Manchini seems to only like rotating the full backs. Richards > Lescott for me tonight to beat price rise. That's be another 6 points I've missed out on if city keep a CS. Which I'd just made the trade yesterday as had a spare transfer.

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  28. Hate that rotation
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Another Villa game rooted last on MOTD.

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  29. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    one of these days taraabt is going to explode. he'll then deplode the week after but that one week, it'll be huge

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    1. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      From the Robert Huth School of FPL Management.

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  30. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    As a non Ba owner Delighted

    As a Sturridge owner Fecked off

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    1. Egg noodle
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      😆

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    2. Abominable Snowy84
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      i own both

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