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Wednesday Dugout Discussion

22 August 2012 2492 comments
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The first gameweek of the season concludes tonight at Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea look to take an early lead at the top of the Premier League with victory over Reading. Their commitments in next week’s Super Cup brought this fixture forward, and the Dugout Discussion opens in anticipation of delightful double-gameweek points.

The team news for tonight’s encounter is in, and the sides will line-up as follows…

Chelsea XI: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Cole, Lampard, Ramires, Mikel, Mata, Hazard, Torres.

Reading XI: Federici, Gunter, Pearce, Leigertwood, Harte, Karacan, McAnuff, Guthrie, Gorkss, Pogrebnyak, McCleary.

Both teams make two changes from their opening day line-ups. For the hosts, Ramires has recovered from the illness that kept him out at Wigan, with Ryan Bertrand making way, and Gary Cahill replaces the injured David Luiz. Reading replace Hal Robson-Kanu and Adam Le Fondre with Jem Karacan and Garath McCleary.

Enjoy the action as it happens in our Dugout Discussion chatroom, which can be accessed right here.

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  1. riot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Ivanovic godamnit...Cole, Hazard, Pog and Torres (c) isn't terrible though.

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  2. Henry Hill
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Cue all the dimwitted Chelski fans saying that since they scored a 4th the offside goal didn't matter!!! 🙄

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  3. SouthCoastSaint
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard or Cazorla for Mata

    big decision

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    1. KJ-
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Can't find another?

      Cazorla is going to be prolific this season. Seemed the only one on Arsenal who knew where the goal was.

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      1. TheresOnly1AW
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        Agreed. Cazorla will be great. If you do get Hazard, I'd get him after GW3.

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  4. MikeyMitz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Good hustle Ivanovic!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!

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  5. Boss Hogg
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Is Ramires to Kagawa worth a 4 point hit?

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    1. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Fecking right it is

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  6. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    What a horrible end. Hazard and Ivanovic killed me...

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  7. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard looking so much better than he did in pre-season. I may have to bring him in around GW4/5 now.

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  8. Arsene30
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    IVANAVOIC NO NO NO!

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    1. Liquid_Shano
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      I DESPISE Ivanovic

      someone remind him he is a defender

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  9. I taught Ashley Young how t…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Did say he was going to be a must-have. Everyone laughed at me and one guy even joked Nasri was a must have

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    1. Chazza
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Only 1 gameweek down, no-one's a must-have yet.

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    2. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Yes, absolutely *everyone* laughed. But you stayed strong.

      Hero.

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  10. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    hmmm.. so i start with a 60 odd point deficit against the leader.. (He's on 120+)

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  11. mgrea
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Super pissed. Going to watch TV.

    Bye.

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  12. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Arse why did i go with CAsley over Ivan and Mata over Hazard. Tempted to take an 8poitn hit to change

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    1. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Why? It's not going to continue.

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  13. The EJJ
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Mata instead of Hazard
    Cole instead of Ivanovic

    🙂

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  14. Smakies
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    WE PASSED FROM PAGE 26 TO PAGE 32 IN ABOUT 10mins!!!

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  15. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    BEST. GAMEWEEK. EVER.

    😀

    😀

    😀

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    1. waitinginthelonggrass
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Too bad you will finish about 1,974,999 in the world at the end of the season judging on your last few seasons.

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  16. tomc990
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    I wonder if this gw will be the gw with the most 100 point scorers ever? It must surely be a possibility?

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    1. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Only two teams played twice... you must be joking.

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      1. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        I think so. Double gameweek first gameweek. Easy to plan your side and miximize the opportunity to have atleast 5 players playing twice

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        1. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 6 months ago

          Erm ignore this!

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    2. Mr. Greedy
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      It is this season.

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    3. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      There was a week where the average was like 70 last yeaar

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    4. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      It's really not even close.

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    5. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      There was one week 2 season ago where loads of teams had a double, about 15 fixtures in the GW or something like that.

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  17. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Mata out, Hazard in. I don't care if they have a blank!

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  18. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    116 pre-bonus. Oh ma lordy loo.

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    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Well done mate I might have scrapped 100 myself

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    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Nice one, I'm somewhere in the 100s this week too.. Bloody site won't load so I can't see what I got lol

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    3. Chazza
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Well done, I'd suggest WCing and focus on GW2 fixtures to try and win the monthly prize.

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      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        lol

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    4. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      F off 😉

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    5. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Congrats trout!

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  19. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Why are people bringing Hazard in? He misses a game GW3

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    1. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Cos he'll rocket in price by then

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Really? :O

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    3. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Because he's a hero. Plus he's worth benching for one week.

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      1. Shipstontrev
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        this

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  20. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard's backheel FAIL made me transfer him out for Juan Mata...Somehow thought Mata's Spain B team FAIL was less damaging

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  21. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    So,....
    Petric or Torres to Graham??

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  22. Simon69
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    I just want to say a big thank you to whoever persuaded me to get Ivan in for Cashley. I love you

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  23. Trigg ⭐️
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    I feel really bad for the Mata owners (including myself).

    But it could have been worse, I could have put David Luiz in instead of Ivanovic!

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Or spent .5 more on Terry. 🙁

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    2. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Mata(C) Cech Torres. Anyone score less with their chelsea players. Holy f**k the fantasy is back with a bang

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  24. cdfcdevils
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    I have Mata, im hoping everyone drops of Mata and jumps to Hazard, will make even sweeter when Mata starts banging them in.

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  25. FPLCEO
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Ivan you legend.......I am not convinced about taking a hit for Torres......Fulham looked good and won't be easy for united and will take a few weeks for them to flourish in the attacking third.

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  26. Setting the Toney
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    So when your team is hanging on to a one goal lead at a corner and you are supposed to be your teams best arial defender you break up-field to get a goal for yourself? Team player that.

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    1. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Sounds bitter!

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      1. Setting the Toney
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        It is bitter

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  27. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    my rival!!! Dont look at his bench!

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/38769/event-history/1/

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  28. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Cole, Lampard, Federici and Ivanovich captained. Half chance of hitting a century this week.

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  29. QOTSA
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    58 pre-bonus. I may hit my target of 60, but it still doesn't feel amazing.

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  30. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    FPL sites seem to have shutdown...

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