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Dugout Discussion February 23

Saturday Duguout Discussion

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Gameweek 27 gets off to a potentially inauspicious start as Fulham pay host to Stoke City at the Cottage. Having been robbed of Premier League action last Saturday, today’s opener isn’t perhaps our fixture of choice, with both sides struggling for form. The Potters turn up with just one win in their last seven, whilst Martin Jol’s side have scored in just one of their last four. We’re hoping for goals and entertainment; we fear a 0-0 battle of attrition.

Our Dugout Discussion Chatroom is now open to collect you real-time reactions to this game and Saturday’s other five fixtures.

The team news from the Cottage finds Martin Jol able to welcome back Sascha Riether after he missed the 0-0 draw against Norwich through illness. Giorgos Karagounis and Ashkan Dejagah also earn starts in midfield as Emmanuel Frimpong and Hugo Rodallega drop out, the latter earning a place on the bench. Visitors Stoke make two changes – both significant. As we expected, Marc Wilson, the much publicised 3.9 prospect, returns at left-back with Andy Wilkinson making way. Geoff Cameron is the other popular Fantasy pick to reappear: the American international is given a midfield berth on the right with Michael Kightly making way.

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

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  1. Demí
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    VILLA: Guzan, Lowton, Clark, Baker, Bennett, Westwood, Delph, Agbonlahor, Weimann, N'Zogbia, Bentek

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    1. .
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Shoulda captained Walcott. Terrible defense

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    2. Rossamous
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Ron Vlaar?

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  2. Demí
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    VILLA: Guzan, Lowton, Clark, Baker, Bennett, Westwood, Delph, Agbonlahor, Weimann, N'Zogbia, BentekE

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    1. COMH
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Benteke!

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    2. Smakies
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      yes bentekkers !
      at least 1 goal is enough !

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    3. @FuzzyWarbles
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      GUZAN pen save. why cant walters play for the Goonies

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    4. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks once again for all the line-ups! 🙂

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  3. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    I see Mark is finally on Power 5

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    1. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Good man.

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  4. Smakies
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    No Jevans
    No Guthrie
    Down to 9 🙁

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  5. rohan
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    C'mon Nani. A goal and an assist will do

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  6. SuperOsçarBaby
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    ARSENAL:

    Szczesny, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Monreal, Arteta, Diaby, Wilshere, Walcott, Giroud, Cazorla

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  7. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    No cueller or onouha....down to 9 now:(:(:(

    My 10 point lead on the monthly ML is slashed sigh.

    Sland and qpr bench?

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    1. El Zurdo
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Same with me... Shame about cuellar and onuoha

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  8. Gr3g
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Please dear Roonpig, curse RVP today so he gets one yellow and HT change for you. I know you want this as well!!! 🙂

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    1. Gr3g
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      With no goals or assist for him...

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  9. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Really got anally abused this week by fergie. No Rooney, No Evans AND i have Guthrie and Stam. Might Field 8 Players this week.

    Good GOD :(:(:(

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  10. Parm
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Team News:

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    Arsenal: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Monreal, Arteta, Diaby, Wilshere, Walcott, Giroud, Cazorla

    Subs: Mannone, Koscielny, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Gervinho, Podolski

    Villa: Guzan, Lowton, Clark, Baker, Bennett, Westwood, Delph, Agbonlahor, Weimann, N'Zogbia, Benteke

    Subs: Marshall, El Ahmadi, Holman, Sylla, Bowery, Dawkins, Lichaj.

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    Norwich: Bunn, R.Martin, Johnson, Bassong, Turner, Snodgrass, Howson, Holt (C), Hoolahan, Garrido, Becchio

    Subs: Camp, Whittaker, Pilkington, Fox, Kamara, E.Bennett, R.Bennett.

    Everton: Howard, Coleman, Baines, Jagielka, Distin, Naismith, Pienaar, Gibson, Osman, Fellaini, Jelavic

    Subs: Mucha, Heitinga, Oviedo, Mirallas, Hitzlsperger, Neville, Duffy.

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    QPR: Cesar, Bosingwa, Samba, Hill, Traore, Townsend, Granero, Mbia, Mackie, Taarabt, Zamora

    Subs: Green, Park, SWP, Onouha, Jenas, Remy, Hoilett

    United: De Gea, Rafael, Evra, Ferdinand, Giggs, Hernandez, Vidic, Carrick, Nani, Young, Van Persie

    Subs: Evans, Valencia, Anderson, Rooney, Lindergaard, Welbeck, Cleverley

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    Reading: Federici; Kelly, Harte, Mariappa, Morrison; Karacan, Leigertwood, Akpan, Kebe, McAnuff; Pogrebnyak

    Subs: Taylor, Shorey, Pearce; McCleary, Robson-Kanu, Hunt, Le Fondre

    Wigan: Al Habsi, Kone, McCarthy, Caldwell (c), Di Santo, Maloney, McArthur, Boyce, Beausejour, Figueroa, Scharner.

    Subs: Robles, Stam, Alcaraz, Espinoza, Gomez, McManaman, Henriquez

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    West Brom: Foster; Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell; Morrison, Yacob, Mulumbu, Brunt; Lukaku, Long.

    Subs: Myhill (gk), Jones, Odemwingie, Tamas, Rosenberg, Fortune, Dorrans

    Sunderland: Mignolet, Gardner, Colback, O'Shea (c), Bramble, N'Diaye, Larsson, Johnson, Sessegnon, Graham, Fletcher.

    Subs: Bardsley, Kilgallon, Vaughan, Mangane, McClean, Cuellar, Westwood.

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks.

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    2. Bad Pen
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers Parm.

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    3. The Light Knight
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers
      3-1
      1-1
      0-2
      2-2
      3-2

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    4. Mavric Marco
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Yes Parm

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    5. Fancy Feet
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers bro

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    6. blue cheese
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Ta 🙂

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    7. Parm
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      No Pearce or Guthrie, McDermott can lick my ring.

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    8. tm245
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Excellent work. Thanks.

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    9. rohan
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Awesome 😀

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  11. Trigg ⭐️
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    That's 5 Reading players now that I have brought in that have been dropped within a couple of weeks 👿

    What did I do to Brian McD?!

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    1. AAAAA
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      +3.8

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    2. Gr3g
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe a case of what you refused to do....

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  12. Kanus hat trick
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Pod on bench

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  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Got 6 players this gw

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      You serious??!

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  14. Gaz Downright
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Walters is becoming easy to ignore.

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    1. CE
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      No, he demands to be laughed at!

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  15. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    If this isn't troll Demi, i'm missing Rooney, Evans, Cuellar and Pearce. Down to 8 🙁

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Rooney should get you a point at least. Terrible luck!

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  16. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Is Guthrie on the bench?

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    1. Kanus hat trick
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      no

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    2. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      No... gutted!

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  17. Water_Pink
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    stoke are usless!!!

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  18. FMCrazy
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    NO GIROUD. GO WALCOTT (C)

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    1. ★FC Borecelona★
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Giroud is starting

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    2. Pat Mustard
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      No.

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

      🙄

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    4. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      G starts

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  19. Sarnab
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Where is Pearce ?? not starting ? 🙁

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    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I know , bench 🙁

      that's a problem not needed

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  20. mucka
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    So much for rotating Ferdinand and Vidic. FU fergie!

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  21. @FuzzyWarbles
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    i cant top my line toward toward the bottom of page 9 today. i tap out.

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    1. Gaz Downright
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      oh dear...

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  22. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Holy shit. Took a hit and still have only 8 playing 🙂

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    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Crikey Guthrie not playing either, make that 7 lol

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  23. Gaz Downright
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    😆 another direct red for Stoke missed

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  24. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    No JEvans
    No Pearce
    No Guthrie

    cut me to 8 this GW :O

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  25. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Not happy. No Pearce, no Evans and a very unlikely Bertrand.

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  26. SuperOsçarBaby
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Arghhh no Anderson!!
    $hit

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    1. Le Kerfuffle
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      seriously?

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  27. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    my defense this week

    Davies - Cuellar - G.J - Evans - Pearce

    feck it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      :O

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    2. Mull
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      😆

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

      😆

      Tough luck

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    4. Bad Pen
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Ouch.

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  28. MJ6987
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    I tried to warn people about Evans as a rotation risk, what more can I do? You need playing subs with a player like that.

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    1. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Think people are starting to realise what Granville meant now about it not being a "real" DGW!

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  29. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    3 Game ban for Huth....

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  30. Waterwheel Inc.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    No Wilkinson (fair enough, that was inevitable). No Evans. No Podolski. Starting 8 players . . . Just need Mata rested now to finish off my week.

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    1. @FuzzyWarbles
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      podolski will come on and has a great chance to score, fingers crossed.

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