Dugout Discussion

Saturday Dugout Discussion

We’ve only about two hours of Premier League football today, but with 14 teams in action it may well prove eventful. The Dugout Discussion opens it’s doors as team news from today’s seven games roll in…

Aston Villa XI: Given, Lichaj, Collins, Baker, Warnock, Gardner, Herd, Agbonlahor, Ireland, Bannan, Weimann.

Chelsea XI: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Mikel, Lampard, Sturridge, Mata, Kalou, Torres.

Alex McCleish makes a total of six changes from last weeks defeat at Arsenal, and Gary Cahill drops to the bench for Chelsea.

Everton XI: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Heitinga, Baines, Osman, Gibson, Fellaini, Pienaar, Cahill, Jelavic.

West Brom XI: Foster, Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Brunt, Andrews, Scharner, Tchoyi, Long, Odemwingie.

Tony Hibbert and Phil Jagielka come in for Everton, replacing Phil Neville and Johnny Heitinga.

Fulham XI: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hangeland, Hughes, John Arne Riise, Murphy, Dembele, Ruiz, Dempsey, Duff, Pogrebnyak

Norwich XI: Ruddy, Ward, Whitbread, Ryan Bennett, Martin, Naughton, Fox, Surman, Howson, Hoolahan, Morison.

Danny Murphy and Bryan Ruiz return to the starting line-up for Martin Jol’s Fulham, whilst Norwich look set to play five at the back.

Man City XI: Hart, Richards, Toure, Kompany, Kolarov, Milner, De Jong, Toure Yaya, Silva, Balotelli, Dzeko.

Sunderland XI: Mignolet, Bardsley, Turner, Kilgallon, Colback, Larsson, Gardner, Cattermole, McClean, Sessegnon, Bendtner.

Vincent Kompany is back for Roberto Mancini’s side, and Matt Kilgallon and Jack Colback come in for the Black Cats.

QPR XI: Kenny, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Taiwo, Barton, Diakite, Derry, Taarabt, Mackie, Zamora.

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Song, Arteta, Ramsey, Walcott, Rosicky, van Persie.

Laurent Koscielny is fit for the Gooners, and Aaron Ramsey replaces Gervinho. The hosts are without the suspended Djibril Cisse, and in comes Joey Barton.

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

Stoke XI: Begovic, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson, Pennant, Whitehead, Whelan, Etherington, Crouch, Walters.

Victor Moses is passed fit and starts for the home side, and Jermain Pennant in for Cameron Jerome is the only change for Stoke.

Wolves XI: Hennessey, Stearman, Johnson, Bassong, Ward, Kightly, Davis, Edwards, Jarvis, Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher.

Bolton XI: Bogdan, Ricketts, Ream, Wheater, Alonso, Miyaichi, Mark Davies, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Klasnic, Ngog.

Slyvain Ebanks-Blake is prefered to Kevin Doyle for Wolves and Ivan Klasnic starts up front alongside David Ngog for the visitors.

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  1. moment
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    • 12 Years
    12 years, 26 days ago

    Taaraabt, Moses, Torres. My GW1 team would have done well today.

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    1. Captain Shirokov
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      12 years, 26 days ago

      +1

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    2. Yes Don
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 26 days ago

      Should've stuck with em. That'll teach you to chase points!

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    3. Pigvig
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      12 years, 26 days ago

      Lol. Not sure whether I had Torres but the other 2 were in there

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    4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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      12 years, 26 days ago

      i bet there will be a zombie team with a good score this week

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  2. lord_lucan
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    disgraceful performance from Arsenal that

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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      12 years, 26 days ago

      great win for qpr

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      1. lord_lucan
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        12 years, 26 days ago

        True can't fault the way QPR played, Im just a disappointed gooner!

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    2. moment
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      12 years, 26 days ago

      Obv no RVP or Walcott BAPS coming I guess...

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  3. Samwise the Brave
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    • 13 Years
    12 years, 26 days ago

    is the city game over?

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    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 26 days ago

      30 secs to go.

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  4. Captain Shirokov
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    Moses first sub 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁

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  5. Nopli
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    CHELSEA !!!!!! BLUE IS DA COLOR! 4th spot very much possible

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  6. Diego Morethan
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    4 Chelsea goals and nothing for Lampard. Dangit.

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  7. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    • 12 Years
    12 years, 26 days ago

    Moses scores at home 😯

    Torres for DGW anyone 😆 ❓

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  8. Podge
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    Main team 11
    Bottom 5 team 38
    Hmmmmmmmmmm

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    1. Hate that rotation
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 26 days ago

      Same with me. We were joking about this happening too. 3 goals in my bottom 5 league team!

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    2. 4vets
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      12 years, 26 days ago

      Main 24
      Bottom 5 47!!

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  9. Nomar
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    • 14 Years
    12 years, 26 days ago

    QPR 2-1 Arsenal.

    And that, folks, is the reason why they play the games!

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    1. Pigvig
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 26 days ago

      Probably still going down though.

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    2. Nomar
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 26 days ago

      Probably, but at least we've given ourselves a bit of hope and some confidence.

      That goal should do wonders for Taarabt too.

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  10. Nopli
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    GET IN TORRES FOR DGW36

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  11. The Finnisher
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    Arsenal suck, FPL sucks...

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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      12 years, 26 days ago

      it does , yet i find myself on ere every sat 😉

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  12. Viper
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    Another shocker..

    Arsenal losing doesn't help 🙁

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  13. Hazard267
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    ggg

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  14. unoaime
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 26 days ago

    Rival has Dempsey captain and Moses.

    Well, ****.

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      12 years, 26 days ago

      So does my team below....and Walcott

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      1. unoaime
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 26 days ago

        Aw crap. He has Pienaar aswell.

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  15. HuttonDressedasLahm
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    My "sons team" that was 92nd in the GW last week is currently on 38, despite the trio of Hart, Cahill and vermaelen getting 1 point between them!

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  16. Elniñorules
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    • 12 Years
    12 years, 26 days ago

    Torres is Back!

    RVP > Torres knee-jerk!

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      12 years, 26 days ago

      Not likely just yet

      Just realised the guy in 3rd has 21 this week with Rooney as c, he may take a bit out of me this week.

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    2. kaz 96
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      12 years, 26 days ago

      go on, do it

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  17. moment
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    3-3 finished at the Etihad...

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  18. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    good good, liverpool's home record of wins stays intact

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  19. FORCA INTER
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    thank you moses

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  20. samcro
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 26 days ago

    Baines > Verm

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  21. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 26 days ago

    Wow I am gonna bet against Wolves till the end of the season

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  22. bmb100
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 26 days ago

    Cant believe my rival holding Sturridge would pay off...

    Annoyed I bottled Dempsey. RVP no longer essential??

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  23. kaz 96
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 26 days ago

    some guy who picked a team in first week and disappeared will defo be the top scorer of this gameweek

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  24. Nopli
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    RVP to TORRES YES YES

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    1. Beamer
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 26 days ago

      crach head!

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  25. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    Haha this game will be the death of me! 😆

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    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 26 days ago

      or those tits

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  26. halnone
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    Balotelli captain.
    I feel like a genius.

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    1. Smarty Pants
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      12 years, 26 days ago

      I like your defense

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  27. Sun Jihai
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    Very nearly considered getting Torres in for this GW 🙁

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    1. Beamer
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 26 days ago

      i considered ivanovich lol

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    2. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 26 days ago

      Me too. And if I had I'd have captained him. Just thought with the CL that Bobby M would start Drogs. Goddam it.

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  28. Dartsfan501
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    Baines In yay or nay

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  29. Djerbil
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    Good God I captained Dempsey..

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
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      12 years, 26 days ago

      So glad I held out all week on that one.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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        • 12 Years
        12 years, 26 days ago

        took it off him yesterday

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  30. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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    12 years, 26 days ago

    Plz walcott bps possible?

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