Dugout Discussion

Saturday Dugout Discussion

Having suffered a weekend break for FA Cup distractions, the Premier League makes a return with no less than eight encounters on today’s agenda. Proceedings start early at Loftus Road, where Harry Redknapp’s side will look to build on the unlikely three points gained at Stamford Bridge as they tackle another daunting derby with Tottenham paying visit. That’s followed by seven three o’clock kick-offs, with Chelsea’s trip to Stoke perhaps the headline act.

Those who have invested heavily in double Gameweek assets will be hoping that Rafa Benitez’s side can muster goals against the stoic Stoke defence. With the big-guns to follow in Sunday’s programme, the Britannia clash, along with Everton’s home meeting with Swansea, look to be our best source of points from the day’s offerings.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now accepting visitors, providing a real-time sounding board throughout the course of today’s matches.

The team news from the QPR camp shows starts for Shaun Wright-Phillips and Ji-sung Park, with Junior Hoilett and Esteban Granero making way. As for Spurs, they bring Gareth Bale back into their starting lineup, with Gylfi Siggurdsson dropping out. Michael Dawson partners Jan Vertonghen in central defence, with Kyle Naughton recalled at left-back.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    walters on the up or down in the stock check?

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    1. Viper
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      2 headed goals & on penalties.

      Bargain

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    2. Mílanista
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      That penalty is still going up

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      1. Locarno
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        🙂

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      2. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        😆

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      3. blue cheese
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        😀

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      4. JK - Cønt ⭐
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        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Might knock Chris Waddle's down

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  2. ItsAKrulGame
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    58 with mata(C), ba, luiz, lambert, punch, walcott and persie to go... 🙂

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  3. fdotman
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    48 with Clyne, Sagna, Mata(c), Ba, Walcott, RVP, Lambert to play (and potentially 3*2+3+1 baps)

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  4. Viper
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    This week so far i'm guessing its a case of those that captained Mata & those that didn't..

    True?

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    1. .
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Nah

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      pretty much

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    3. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      So far. Luiz has some catching up to do.

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    4. Mull
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      True. But I'm still doing sh*t with him as captain.

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    5. Ravanelli
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I got away with it, Lambert captain, got Mata and 4 clean sheets!

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  5. Iloveeggontoast
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    God damn Why did I try to be diffferent from everyone else in my league and captain Ba instead of Mata, I never learn to just keep it simple with captain choice.

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  6. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    wow Bury held MK Dons at home 😯

    Wish that MK Dons guy would come on now. I'd WUM the crap out of him

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  7. Live4pool
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    baps for the qpr - spurs game? haven't been on all day

    cheers

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    1. crystalpalaceRus
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      nelsen 3 is what i remember

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    2. get_in
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      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Bale 1 possibly

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    3. blue cheese
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Nelsen 3, Ade 2 and forget the other

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    4. Art Vandelay
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I was at the game and I reckon it will be Nelsen.

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  8. Nopli
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    How Many BAPS For my wonder-kid Fletcher?? 🙂

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    1. Cyril Figgis
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Fletcher is on my bench >.

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  9. Baby Face Nelson
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    two cleanies on the bench 🙁

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    1. making up the numbers
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      same here,
      i really feel your pain

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  10. Nice to Michu
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Lots of Chelsea talk obviously, but hats off to Reading, epic comeback.

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  11. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    LOLOLOL @ Begovic's team hahaha I guess he aint gonna be picking his friends in his FPL team again

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    1. .
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ben Foster you mean?

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  12. Wolverine
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    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I don't know wether to be happy or not over lampard capt!

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  13. Balotellitubbies
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Baines will probably get 3 Baps with that ceanie 😀 He's back!

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  14. elkunaguero
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    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    57 with Walcott and Davies on the bench... ggrrr... never bench Michu, they say... my lowest scoring player today

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    1. Mull
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Do you want everyone to wipe your arse for you as well. Be accountable for your own decision.

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    2. jamcd13
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ditto. At least I did the sensible choice of captaining Mata though 😀

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

    Another close H2H for me this week - level on points with these to play....where's your money at?

    Me: Mata, Ba & BPs for Mata & Azpil
    Him: Hazard(c), Rafael, & BPs for Nelson & Hazard(c)

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    1. DVassell
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      him by a mile

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  16. A2U
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Bale > Mata now would surely just be chasing points right?

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    1. More Cowbell
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      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, leave it.

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  17. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Good News: 57 with 6 potentially, though unlikely, to play. Mata (c)

    Bad News: No goals scored, having post-WC doubts about going 3-5-2 with the power 5. Shaw stretchered off, hope he's ok. No RVP.

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  18. AM
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Average score today?

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    1. Locarno
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      35

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    2. Absinthe Minded
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      39 from 7 mata C

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    3. Ostrich Baby
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      25-30

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  19. Fabio20
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    56 points, Mata (C), Luiz, Ba, Shaw, Clyne, RvP and Walcott left and both Reading and Chelsea win 😀

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  20. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    it feels very lonely as a ba (c)er 🙁

    now the nervous wait to see if he or torres gets the start mid week 😕

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    1. Pap Le Cissier
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Reckon he will. Dont own him but was subbed off

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    2. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Same here. Changed it from Mata last minute 🙁

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    3. AGUEROOOOO!!!!!
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      certain it will be torres ba for arsenal

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  21. Stats King-@football2space
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Hands up, how many played Nasty over Nelson & Davies ?

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    1. Pangaea
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Nasty over Clyne 🙁

      Hope Nasty doesn't play,. COME ON LESCOTT! (Please?)

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    2. Pap Le Cissier
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Cameron and Demel over Nelson for.me

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    3. Absinthe Minded
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      o/

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    4. Ostrich Baby
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      1 minute Stam over Nelsen, bah!

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  22. SPorting
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    my midfield: 3, 3, 3, 24.

    looks like my decision to play Pienaar over Walcott could come back to bite me.

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    1. Super John McGinn-
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      That 24 will soon be 30 also with SOU at home next 😀

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  23. crystalpalaceRus
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Foxes - have you overtaken us in the league? your GD is amazing

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    1. Locarno
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Great point for Ipswich today. Didn't see that coming.

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  24. Art Vandelay
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    54 points and not a single goal. 😆

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    1. Tangerine Army XI
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      62 with just 1 goal

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      1. Art Vandelay
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Total football 😀

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  25. sy
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Will fletchers 2 assists stand? Was reading bbc and they didn't mention him for Sunderland goals?

    PS Ba owners it's only half time don't panic 🙂

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    1. Tin of Directors
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      It's going to make great reading tonight.

      "Wish I'd captained Mata like I was going to.
      It's al your fault"

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    2. alsybach
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      he wii be on the bench v soton!!!!!!!

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  26. Twelve years a slave
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    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Even bench player Pog did good

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      yeah Pog looking like a decent bet for anyone thinking of 3-5-2

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  27. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Gary Lineker ‏@GaryLineker
    Jon Walters day goes from awful to appalling with 2nd OG. Now a pen to Chelsea, will he take it?

    LMAO

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    1. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      😀

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  28. Samwise the Brave
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    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Did flecther get 2 assists or is my fpl just glitched???????

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  29. PogChamp
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Adam Johnson. 1.7% and 84 points???

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  30. Scoredelario
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    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I am making a concerted effort not to be one of the gloating idiots I so despise.

    Cough

    73 with 6 dgw players, walcott and rvp to go

    Cough

    Oh damn I failed. Sorry!

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    1. Balotellitubbies
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Nice! Now you got to get rid of them for next dgw though

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      1. Scoredelario
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        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Happy to keep at least 4 of them (mata, punch, clyne and maybe luiz) but overall I agree with you

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    2. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Wow impressive.

      Also Fletcher good pick, 5.0% ownership, 102 points now.

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    3. Thick Of It
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Should help you get into the top 10k

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