Sunday Dugout Discussion - Gameweek 5 - Best FPL Tips, Advice, Team News, Picks, and Statistics from Fantasy Football Scout

FPL GW8 Scout Picks

Raya Martin

Ajer
Muharemovic
Konsa Ngoyo

Gibbs-White
Tavernier
Schade
Palmer

Calvert-Lewin
Haaland
João Pedro

Penders
Murillo
Thomas
Rudoni

GW8 Captain Poll

Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	A
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B
No Change	Kinsky	TOT	C, Vs
Up	Trafford	LEE	B
Down	Pickford	EVE	B
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	A

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 1:42am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Calafiori	ARS	B
No Change	Konsa Ngoyo	ARS	B
Up	Muharemovic	LEE	B
No Change	De Cuyper	BHA	A, OoP
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	A
Up	van Hecke	TOT	B, Vs
Up	António Silva	BOU	B, Vs
Down	Lewis Hall	NEW	B
Down	Gvardiol	MCI	B, Rest
No Change	Williams	NFO	C
No Change	Lacroix	CHE	C
No Change	Thomas	COV	B, Vs, £
No Change	Affengruber	FUL	B

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 1:57am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Palmer	CHE	B
No Change	Rogers	CHE	B
No Change	Gibbs-White	NFO	B
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	B, Vs
No Change	Groß	BHA	A
No Change	Mbeumo	MUN	B
Down	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	C
No Change	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	B
Up	Odegaard	ARS	C
No Change	Schade	BRE	A
Down	Barnes	NEW	B
Down	King	FUL	C
Up	Rudoni	COV	B, Vs, £
No Change	Le Fée	SUN	C

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 2:08am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Isak	LIV	A
Up	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	A
Up	Jackson	AVL	B
Down	Thiago	BRE	B, Sus
Up	Evanilson	BOU	A, Vs
No Change	Barry	EVE	B
Down	Gonzalo García	FUL	C

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 2:16am

Date	Player	Team	Price
22/10	Ampadu	LEE	5.3m
22/10	Maguire	MUN	4.7m
22/10	Mbeumo	MUN	7.9m
22/10	Palmer	CHE	9.8m
21/10	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	6.1m
21/10	Palacios	FUL	5.3m
20/10	Endo	LIV	4.8m
20/10	Gyökeres	ARS	7.0m
20/10	Hudson-Odoi	NFO	5.7m
20/10	Hughes	CRY	4.3m
20/10	Jacquet	LIV	5.1m
20/10	Muniz	FUL	5.3m
20/10	Nmecha	LEE	5.3m
20/10	Ruggeri	AVL	4.4m
19/10	Alcaraz	EVE	4.8m
19/10	De Cuyper	BHA	5.3m
19/10	Doku	MCI	7.5m
19/10	Grimes	COV	4.8m
19/10	Groß	BHA	6.2m
19/10	Onyeka	COV	4.8m
19/10	Rogers	CHE	8.0m
19/10	Stroud	HUL	4.9m
19/10	Welbeck	CHE	5.8m
19/10	Wieffer	BHA	4.8m
18/10	Braithwaite	MCI	3.9m
18/10	Gibbs-White	NFO	7.9m
18/10	J.Cuenca	FUL	4.4m
18/10	João Pedro	CHE	7.9m
18/10	Keane	EVE	4.7m
18/10	Nketiah	CRY	5.4m
18/10	Norton-Cuffy	HUL	3.9m
18/10	Samba	MCI	4.4m
18/10	Tavernier	BOU	6.2m
18/10	Virgil	LIV	6.4m
18/10	Wissa	NEW	6.1m
18/10	Wood	NFO	5.7m
18/10	Zubimendi	ARS	5.2m
17/10	Aina	NFO	4.3m
17/10	Bentancur	TOT	5.4m
17/10	Calafiori	ARS	6.0m
17/10	Cherki	MCI	8.0m
17/10	Diop	IPS	3.9m
17/10	Khusanov	MCI	5.3m
17/10	Manzambi	AVL	6.0m
17/10	Robinson	FUL	4.4m
17/10	Tel	TOT	5.6m
17/10	Touré	NEW	5.7m
16/10	Alysson	AVL	4.9m
16/10	B.Fernandes	MUN	11.8m
16/10	Damsgaard	BRE	5.3m
16/10	De Cuyper	BHA	5.2m
16/10	Delap	NFO	5.5m
16/10	Elanga	NEW	6.0m
16/10	Evanilson	BOU	6.1m
16/10	Frimpong	LIV	5.2m
16/10	Groß	BHA	6.1m
16/10	Haaland	MCI	15.7m
16/10	Jair Cunha	NFO	4.4m
16/10	John	NFO	4.4m
16/10	Kroupi.Jr	BOU	7.3m
16/10	Latibeaudiere	COV	3.9m
16/10	M.Sangaré	BRE	5.5m
16/10	Maddison	TOT	6.2m
16/10	Mbeumo	MUN	7.8m
16/10	Mosquera	ARS	5.2m
16/10	Núñez	IPS	4.8m
16/10	O.Richards	NFO	3.9m
16/10	Steur	NEW	4.8m
16/10	Szoboszlai	LIV	6.8m
16/10	Targett	HUL	3.9m
16/10	Tielemans	MUN	5.7m
16/10	Valdimarsson	BRE	4.4m
16/10	Wirtz	LIV	7.2m
16/10	Wissa	NEW	6.2m
15/10	Šeško	MUN	6.9m
15/10	Igor Jesus	NFO	5.7m
15/10	Tzolis	ARS	6.2m
14/10	Dasilva	BRE	4.8m
14/10	Mazraoui	MUN	4.3m
14/10	Muñoz	NFO	5.3m

FPL GW8 Chip Poll

Bench or start Gross and De Cuyper?

[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion

Sunday Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 5

23 September 2012 2352 comments

Akers

A huge day of Premier League action sees eight sides do battle, with the ‘Super Sunday’ billing fully justified. The Dugout Discussion opens in time for the first of two televised games – the small matter of Liverpool versus Manchester United.

Despite a lot of the pre-game media attention understandably focusing on events off the field, three points for either side here will be massive. Here’s how the sides line-up…

Liverpool XI: Reina, Kelly, Skrtel, Agger, Johnson, Gerrard, Allen, Shelvey, Borini, Suarez, Sterling.

Man United XI: Lindegaard, Da Silva, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Carrick, Giggs, Valencia, Kagawa, Nani, van Persie.

Straight after the game at Anfield, we head over to the Etihad Stadium to see the other Manchester club host Arsenal.

In and amongst those two fixtures, Newcastle United welcome the visit of Norwich City, and Queens Park Rangers take the small journey to their city rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

You can follow all the action from all today’s games in our Dugout Discussion chatroom, which can be accessed right here.

2,352 Comments Login to Post a Comment

Home Run Baker

14 years, 1 month ago
Watch Tevez transfers out now
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. Shaps
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Has to be done right?
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
  1. Home Run Baker
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Yep - Berb in
    Open Controls
    Permalink
    1. Corrigan
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      i'm with you. I actually wanted to do it anyway.
      
      1 point cameo captaincies are the problem. It can't be a knee jerk when we know what Mankini is like.
      
      Yaya or nobody from City.
      Open Controls
      Permalink
2. Mílanista
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  What if he comes off the bench and scores?
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
  1. Home Run Baker
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Still time to go. The rotation writing is on the wall.
    Open Controls
    Permalink
    1. Timmy Cahill Rules
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      if you have a strong enough bench he stays
      
      like me
      Open Controls
      Permalink
      1. Home Run Baker
        
        14 years, 1 month ago
        Problem is he'll play but not 90. Bet he gets 20 mins today.
        Open Controls
        Permalink
      2. Corrigan
        
        14 years, 1 month ago
        that's irrelevant when he comes off the bench.
        
        As he will no doubt do.
        Open Controls
        Permalink
Chris_White

14 years, 1 month ago
Tottenham Starting XI vs QPR: Friedel, Walker, Gallas, Vertonghen, Bale, Sandro, Dembele, Sigurdsson, Dempsey, Lennon, Defoe #THFC
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. Declan-
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Strong looking team
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
  1. The Finnisher
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Defence is rubbish.
    Open Controls
    Permalink
2. Freshy
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Dempsey and sig,,,,nice
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
  1. Stupendous
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    GREAT SO BALES AT LEFT BACK????????????/ WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    HE"S MY CPT!!!!
    Open Controls
    Permalink
    1. Home Run Baker
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      He's a good LB 😉
      Open Controls
      Permalink
FPL Daniel

14 years, 1 month ago
Nahhhh we all need red card and a penalty for a win. We r mighty mighty United. Yeah right. Disgrace. Let them be champions on the green field not on the green table. It is so obvious this time. Terrible referee support.
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. halnone
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  cheating B@stards
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
2. JT's Dog
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Snooker table?
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
3. King Eric, in America
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  You're the disgrace.
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
Pinoche

14 years, 1 month ago
No Vermaelen!!
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. SUPERMAN
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  He has a cold 🙁
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
2. blue cheese
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Virus.
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
The Finnisher

14 years, 1 month ago
Caulker in for Naughton and Vertonghen to left back would have been better. SURELY.
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. Kostja
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I dont think so, Bales best pos is LB. And Dempsey is more than able to fill in for him at LM
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
  1. The Finnisher
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Bale is not a defender. He is a left-winger..somewhere he hasn't actually played in over 8 months.
    Open Controls
    Permalink
    1. Kostja
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      Even Harry said that he is actually one of the best LBs in the world. And I agree. I think if he ever moves to a bigger club like Real, Barca or whatever he will be the LB
      Open Controls
      Permalink
      1. Kostja
        
        14 years, 1 month ago
        a very attacking one like Marcelo
        Open Controls
        Permalink
Mighty

14 years, 1 month ago
Wow, struggling to even field 11 for the past few weeks... Tevez, Harte, Dyer, Fabio, Tierney....
Open Controls
- Permalink
beric

14 years, 1 month ago
Whens the Newcastle game?
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. JT's Dog
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Started
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
  1. beric
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Do you have the line ups? i cant access other sites
    Open Controls
    Permalink
blue cheese

14 years, 1 month ago
THFC XI: Friedel, Dempsey, Vertonghen, Lennon, Bale, Gallas, Defoe, Dembele, Sigurdsson, Walker, Sandro.
Open Controls
- Permalink
Rafabio

14 years, 1 month ago
Good. Hope people still keep him at that price. No more please 🙂
Open Controls
- Permalink
Maximus Bonimus Pointimus

14 years, 1 month ago
Feck it, RVP booked
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  worse challenge than shelvey
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
  1. Kagawa Fried Chicken
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    JOKER
    Open Controls
    Permalink
Last Resort...

14 years, 1 month ago
As a neutral, the refing in this match has indeed been quite bad.
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. bdwhite91
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I'm delusional, so I guess not. Also, my neck has been snapped.
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
  1. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Should have been king eriks
    Open Controls
    Permalink
Mull

14 years, 1 month ago
City team please?
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Aguero & Dzeko start
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐

14 years, 1 month ago
Rvp will get a yellow
Open Controls
- Permalink
Piggs Boson

14 years, 1 month ago
Wtf? There wasn't much wrong with the RVP tackle...
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. dogtanion
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  apart from the fact he wasn't within a meter of the ball? you blind?
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
  1. Kagawa Fried Chicken
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    amazing how he can make contact with the ball when not within a metre. what a player.
    Open Controls
    Permalink
    1. Piggs Boson
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      😆
      Open Controls
      Permalink
2. Jimbo123
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  He jumped in, just like Jonjo. Hence the comparison
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
Diego Morethan

14 years, 1 month ago
I know football is partisan by nature and people call things according to their team but find it incredible that people question the loyalty of the ref or claim Ferguson owns refs.
Open Controls
- Permalink
Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…

14 years, 1 month ago
Bassong off turner on, this should be a hammering!
Open Controls
- Permalink
I taught Ashley Young how t…

14 years, 1 month ago
Never a red, what are liverpool complaining about. RVP's tackle was clean
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. Piggs Boson
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  +1. Pathetic.
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
Sess!

14 years, 1 month ago
Eurgh yellow. What's van persie doing tackling!
Open Controls
- Permalink
OPTA FPL

14 years, 1 month ago
Bale LB, Dempsey LW
Open Controls
- Permalink
⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐

14 years, 1 month ago
Could have been red for rvp
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. Billy Gilmore
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  *should
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
2. Shaps
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Mind. Blown.
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
3. Rafabio
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Yup
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
ManTree(v2!) or just JAY!

14 years, 1 month ago
@SpursOfficial: Our starting team vs QPR: Friedel, Walker, Gallas (C), Vertonghen, Bale, Sandro, Dembele, Sigurdsson, Dempsey, Lennon & Defoe #COYS
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. Evs
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Bale left back?
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
  1. beric
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Oh yes
    Open Controls
    Permalink
  2. The Finnisher
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Yes. FFS 🙁
    Open Controls
    Permalink
  3. Chris_White
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Yep
    Open Controls
    Permalink
  4. blue cheese
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Most certainly 😉
    Open Controls
    Permalink
  5. Granville
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Might be Sandro CB, Vertonghen LB
    Open Controls
    Permalink
2. Pinoche
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Bale at LB and you wanted to Captain him?!
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
  1. Evs
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    I did (c) him 🙁
    Open Controls
    Permalink
3. Kevin Twine
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Hello Bale at left back 🙂
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
4. Saint & Reevesy
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Just Textbook AVB
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
Royal5

14 years, 1 month ago
That yellow may hurt RVP's bonus chances as well..
Open Controls
- Permalink
emperikal

14 years, 1 month ago
Naughton - fail
Bale (C) - fail
Sticking with Tevez? - fail
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. Just Ruud
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Getting rid of Tevez will be super easy now, welcome home Fletcher!
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
  1. Qubit
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Not so sure ill be getting rid just yet.
    Open Controls
    Permalink
    1. Just Ruud
      
      14 years, 1 month ago
      im not waiting to wonder which of the 4 forwards Mancini will start with every weekend tbh, more nailed on starters.
      Open Controls
      Permalink
2. Lanley Staurel
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Calm down laddy. Match hasn't started yet so how can Bale(c) be a fail?
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
Tim Canterbury

14 years, 1 month ago
Not just a van persie yellow but lost bonus points probably. hard on captainers. 4 points lost probably
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. beric
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Rafael 3bps
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
Chris_White

14 years, 1 month ago
QPR team v Tottenham: Cesar, Hill, Park, Wright-Phillips, Granero, Onuoha, Nelsen, Bosingwa, Hoilett, Zamora, Faurlin. #thfc #qpr
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. Corrigan
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Thanks Chris. Let's see if Nelsen can prove to be a decent acquisition.
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…

14 years, 1 month ago
I have RVP not as captain.
Will RVP scoring lower my overall?
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. Le Bluff
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  stfu.
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
  1. The Finnisher
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    ?
    Open Controls
    Permalink
2. Call Me Old Fashioned
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  without doubt, same here.
  
  will plummet in rank tonight
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
3. stufail
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Depends where you are in the table.
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
4. Last Resort...
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I doubt it, he is probably a rare captain choice
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
  1. OPTA FPL
    
    14 years, 1 month ago
    most cap choic this week lad
    Open Controls
    Permalink
5. Declan-
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  No one knows
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Yes as he most captained
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
7. beric
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  No
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
halnone

14 years, 1 month ago
united are the biggest cheats in world football. it's a disgrace
Open Controls
- Permalink
1. blue cheese
  
  14 years, 1 month ago
  So true.
  Open Controls
  - Permalink
Messimerized- Join My FPL L…

14 years, 1 month ago
Welbeck on for Rafael.
Valencia at RB now
Open Controls
- Permalink
Kagawa Fried Chicken

14 years, 1 month ago
RVP scores, Rafael scores. Just waiting on captain Ben Arfa and Bale now. oh and super sub tevez
Open Controls
- Permalink
Mak_Gold

14 years, 1 month ago
Oh feck! Should've made Clyne first sub instead of Guthrie.
Open Controls
- Permalink