[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
31 March 2012 1900 comments
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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. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    14 years, 7 months ago

    everytime ive owned verm he gets a yellow, christ

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    1. Lrf
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Think he might get a red thoday.

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      1. Lrf
        14 years, 7 months ago

        *today

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  2. Nopli
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Cmon Chelsea!

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  3. NED KELLY
    14 years, 7 months ago

    City have through the league away

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    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      14 years, 7 months ago

      No they can't stand the reality that will happen

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  4. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 7 months ago

    2 big hitting defenders playing today. A combined total of 1 pt.

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 7 months ago

      0 points *

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  5. Podge
    14 years, 7 months ago

    DIAKIETE

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  6. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Vermaelen having an absolute shocker

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  7. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 7 months ago

    damn you Verm

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  8. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Ramsey is getting right up my nose.

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  9. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Just thought i'd add that Granville benched Sess over Yakubu 😆

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Yakubu didnt play yet

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    2. Locarno
      14 years, 7 months ago

      As anyone with half a brain would have done.

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    3. Mighty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 7 months ago

      I took him out for a hit!!

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    4. little_wizard123
      14 years, 7 months ago

      He may do to Utd what he did to them at Old Trafford, I'd probably have chosen him over Sess tbh. City still dominant at home (until now).

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  10. Le Gooner
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Vermaelen's having a shocker

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  11. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 7 months ago

    QPR 2-1 Gunners. Diakite, Mackie Assist. Verm Merked.

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  12. Hate that rotation
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Verm 0 points. F*ckin ell

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  13. QPR Lad 92
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Diakite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

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    1. QPR Lad 92
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Bloody amazing finish

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  14. BOOM XHAKALACA
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Kinda embarrassing when your bottom 5 team is doing better than your first team 🙂

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    1. Podge
      14 years, 7 months ago

      a lot better 🙁 30 v 8

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    2. HappyAnkit
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Bottom 5 Team? 😕

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  15. udit
    14 years, 7 months ago

    I wonder what saf would be thinking right now?

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    1. gledy
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Planning his June holidays?

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    2. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Whether to open the second bottle of red wine?

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      1. udit
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Champagne surely

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  16. little_wizard123
    14 years, 7 months ago

    QPR scored. Jeez.

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  17. Sheep Flavour
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Goal QPR

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  18. HuttonDressedasLahm
    14 years, 7 months ago

    QPR player lottery continues...
    Diakite, Cisse, Taiwo.

    Goals or red cards. you just never know!

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    1. Spoiler
      14 years, 7 months ago

      haha +1

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    2. gledy
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Taiwo will score the third for qpr today! 😉

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  19. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Need both Swans and purs to score tomorrow. Siggy and bale will do ta.

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    1. Simon March
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 7 months ago

      +1. Nervous know about having benched Mata for Sigurdsson...

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      1. Simon March
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 7 months ago

        *nervous now (oh dear)

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  20. HappyAnkit
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Yes!!!!
    Sagna Gets 1 points only. 😛

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    1. HappyAnkit
      14 years, 7 months ago

      *Point*

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  21. Mr Smith
    14 years, 7 months ago

    I did not envisage 1 pt from Komps and Verm combined!

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  22. kaz 96
    14 years, 7 months ago

    vermo living on the edge

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  23. COMH
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Vermaelen slipped. He is having a total nightmare!

    I said Diakite would get sent off today.

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  24. Epic Fail
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Balotelli trying to fight with Lolarov?

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  25. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 7 months ago

    wow, sounds like the pressure is getting to City. Chocking much.

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  26. mouldy_uk
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Cahill on for just 1 (assuming he doesn't score/assist)?

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    1. little_wizard123
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Aye.

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  27. Says
    14 years, 7 months ago

    LOL at kos trying to tackle the ball in.

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  28. oomzee
    14 years, 7 months ago

    balotelli fighting with kolorov over a freekick...

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  29. little_wizard123
    14 years, 7 months ago

    I thought Villa would be fine a few weeks back as teams below us were awful. This is incredibly worrying.

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  30. COMH
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Balotelli you muppet. Looking to go fighting with Kolarov. Send the tw@t back where he came from.

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    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Not sure Inter really want him back, to be fair, after the whole AC shirt thing.

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      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 7 months ago

        We'll have him 🙂

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