Saturday Duguout Discussion

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.

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⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
11 years, 3 months ago
That dgw really screwed alot of people over
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1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
  11 years, 3 months ago
  we knew the screwing was coming tho...... and we havent even begun gw29 😯
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It’s A Joke
11 years, 3 months ago
Looks like my -8 hit to get in Rooney, Zab and Fellaini (did it early, I know, I know) hasn't been as bad as some people's (i.e. JEvans, Pearce etc). I'll be overjoyed in Rooney gets something.

I have Bertrand on my bench and Sagna is injured. Likelihood of Bert playing? Probably 1%...
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1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Every player has a 50% chance to play in any given game regardless of form or opposition when Rafa is the manager 😀
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  1. It’s A Joke
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Ha ha ha! Yeah, so true. Good old Rafa may help me out then.
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Pepin - RIP Absinthe
11 years, 3 months ago
Of all the people I was worried, never thought Pearce wouldn't start. Odd. Down to 9 men.
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1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
  11 years, 3 months ago
  same about pearce, thought he was absolutely nailed on
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2. Kno
  11 years, 3 months ago
  +1 pretty annoying. Down to 10 myself.
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  1. JELLYFISH
    11 years, 3 months ago
    +1
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3. Demí
  11 years, 3 months ago
  ....Depending on whether Demel starts and whether Pearce comes off the bench.
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  1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Ok Demi
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    1. Demí
      11 years, 3 months ago
      lol
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YingYang
11 years, 3 months ago
No pearce or evans so thats me down to 9, I just want this gw over
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Sunny 😎
11 years, 3 months ago
Will have 11 playing if Sissoko and Dawson play tomorrow! 🙂
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1. @FuzzyWarbles
  11 years, 3 months ago
  might have a bad case of luck if you expect Dawson to play on Sunday 😉
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isacki: full casual
11 years, 3 months ago
*rages about having 9 players this week*

*reads FFS and feels I got off a bit lightly*
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1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
  11 years, 3 months ago
  one of my friends has 5 playing and c,vc still on pool players
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2. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I'm down to 9 too brother 🙂
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  1. isacki: full casual
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Desperation five!
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Make United Great Again
11 years, 3 months ago
Glad I brought in Monreal over Evans this week *wipes sweat*
He'll repay me with attacking returns now 😀
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The King
11 years, 3 months ago
Federici, Mariappa, Turner, Fellaini, Walcott (C), Giroud and RvP CHECK! All they have to do is get me some good points now 🙂
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1. Sarnab
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Nice lucky u
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  1. The King
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Thanks
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AGUEROOOOO!!!!!
11 years, 3 months ago
with all these players missing evans, pearce a rvp fail would be very nice, come on QPR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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1. It’s A Joke
  11 years, 3 months ago
  X 1 billion
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Le Kerfuffle
11 years, 3 months ago
Danny Graham.

You owe me for all those 2 pters you gave me at the start of the season. A brace today would be nice thanks.
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1. The Finnisher
  11 years, 3 months ago
  😯
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2. AGUEROOOOO!!!!!
  11 years, 3 months ago
  subbed off before 60 0 goals
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The Finnisher
11 years, 3 months ago
How many don't have 11 players AND took a hit?
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1. Wild Rover
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I took two but still have Shaw
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2. Kostja
  11 years, 3 months ago
  hard to tell yet, with many games not today
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  1. The Finnisher
    11 years, 3 months ago
    True, I just meant those that have players out today.
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3. rohan
  11 years, 3 months ago
  o/
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  1. rohan
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Although I could argue that Marv might come on for a cameo
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4. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  In summary, U am fecked
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5. Acquafresca
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Podolski + Demel. Took a hit.
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6. It’s A Joke
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Possibly me now if Bertrand and Rooney don't get game time. Sagna's injury shunted me in the FF rectum.
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7. The Light Knight
  11 years, 3 months ago
  No hits and 12 players..oh wait that wasn't what you asked 😉
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8. Smakies
  11 years, 3 months ago
  me 🙁 guthrie amd jevans
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9. Konig Luther
  11 years, 3 months ago
  10 players... all will play.. only did a hit fellaini out > bale in
  don't understand why everyone did many hits.
  last week i made 87pts with 7 players without dgwers
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10. Lateriser 12
  11 years, 3 months ago
  -8 😯
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11. Samwise the Brave
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Me -8 with 10, stupid evans but still I had strudige,michu,davies,shaw,demel,hughes
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12. Epic Fail
  11 years, 3 months ago
  0/
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El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
11 years, 3 months ago
McDermott and Fergie must of had a w@nkfest prior to the game safe in the knowledge they were pissing me off. No other explanation 🙂
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1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Must. Resist. Visualizing.
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  1. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Lol
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  2. Paz12
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Too late... :O
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SuperOsçarBaby
11 years, 3 months ago
bego another 2 saves please..
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Nopli
11 years, 3 months ago
All 11 playing 🙂
Hoooohaaaaaa
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1966 was a great year for E…
11 years, 3 months ago
Hernandez wincast 15/8 on Paddy - I'll 'ave a bang on that.
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1. Demí
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Nice odds. Got RVP to score 2 or more @ 11/4
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  1. 1966 was a great year for E…
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Nice, although I'm kind of hoping that doesn't happen...
    
    Unless Walcott wants to do the same.
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Gaz Downright
11 years, 3 months ago
no hits and 11 players as long as Mata and Bale plays

while some where busy blabbering ceaselessly about captain choices, some of us made sure we had 11

#gloatbazooka
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CABAYE4
11 years, 3 months ago
To the people whinging about players not playing (not Evans owners),

How much difference is Pearce or Guthrie or the like not playing gonna make to your GW? Your missing out on maybe 2 points. Not a lot compared to all those points that extra Liverpool player got you last week...
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1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Totally agree. That's why I'm not that bothered to be honest.
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2. It’s A Joke
  11 years, 3 months ago
  They're playing Wigan. It could easily be 6 points for Pearce and 3 for Guthrie.
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  1. CABAYE4
    11 years, 3 months ago
    That Wigan side that have scored in 18/26 games.
    
    Those that they haven't scored in are CHE, mun, sun, liv, MCI,new, ARS, MUN. Not exactly the same as playing Reading with their 3 CS's all season...
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3. isacki: full casual
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Tbh, I specifically picked Pearce in the wc because he had a decent fixture home to Wigan.
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4. Optimus.
  11 years, 3 months ago
  i have guthrie and demel and was only expecting 3 points between them
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  1. CABAYE4
    11 years, 3 months ago
    I've got Shaw and Demel in my 11, both unlikely to play.
    
    I would have been very happy with 4 points from the 2 of them, was expecting 1 each if they start.
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5. El Asesino Pacheco
  11 years, 3 months ago
  This
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OPTA FPL
11 years, 3 months ago
I really hate Mc Dermott
Guthrie, then Shorey, now Pearce, all Reading players I got this year were fecked by him
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1. AGUEROOOOO!!!!!
  11 years, 3 months ago
  your fault dont buy reading players, thats what you get when you buy cheap ass squad players
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2. The Light Knight
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Yeah cos buying dirt cheap players is always foolproof....
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  1. Well you know, Triffic
    11 years, 3 months ago
    It usually is.....if they are nailed on.
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3. Sarnab
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Very unlucky
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boc610
11 years, 3 months ago
'Tis a fine barn, but sure it is no DGW'
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SuperOsçarBaby
11 years, 3 months ago
anyone has becchio?
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1. Derailed Bandwagon
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Me
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Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
11 years, 3 months ago
No Pearce, no Onuoha, no defence for me.
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1. OPTA FPL
  11 years, 3 months ago
  same here
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JELLYFISH
11 years, 3 months ago
Anybody able to confirm whether De Gea is playing? Bought him in for Bego this week so assuming/hoping he is....
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1. Kno
  11 years, 3 months ago
  he is.
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  1. JELLYFISH
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Thanks
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Flying Assassins
11 years, 3 months ago
Only got 3 players playing today... Come on Fed, RVP & Afro. Do me proud!
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Noisy Neighbour
11 years, 3 months ago
Anyone else have Evans starting with Turner on the bench? I just know Norwich will now keep a clean sheet against Everton, but that Evans will come on for a 1-pointer in the 85th minute.
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Gr3g
11 years, 3 months ago
Feckin Wenger... Benched Podolski again!
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1. Gr3g
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I hope you loose this game!
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2. Crouch Potato!
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Annoying, should come on though, don't be surprised to get something.
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Acquafresca
11 years, 3 months ago
Arsenal fans, why does Wegner hate Podolski 🙁

This is the perfect game for him!
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1. @FuzzyWarbles
  11 years, 3 months ago
  perfect game for him....to come on at 60 minutes after AV park the bus and get tired legs. trust me on this aqua, id rather have pod than a load of starting forwards. He will definitely come on today.
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MJ6987
11 years, 3 months ago
Why don't the BBC website just post the full teams with subs as soon as they get them instead of posting selective "snippets" of breaking team news? Does me head in
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1. isacki: full casual
  11 years, 3 months ago
  24 hour channels would never work with that kind of attitude 🙂
  
  You gotta get mileage out of waffle.
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  1. MJ6987
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Yeah true, its just annoying! Surely with their resources and contacts they should be able to get the teams quicker than a kid with Twitter on FFS!
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2. Gnubuntu
  11 years, 3 months ago
  They are terrible nowadays. Lag lag lag. Updates 10min after a goal scored. I just visit this site to get quick updates.
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heeljames
11 years, 3 months ago
Tell you what, if Dzeko starts he could get a cricket score next week against Villa. They are notoriously bad at set pieces/any kind of defending with the ball in the air and he is, well a champion at heading the ball.
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El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
11 years, 3 months ago
Doubled on Reading Defence. Fielding 7. Must have Cleanie. Must have Cleanie. Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.Must have Cleanie.
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1. SuperOsçarBaby
  11 years, 3 months ago
  kone will score the earliest goal in epl history...
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  1. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
    11 years, 3 months ago
    I will slap you so you become square if that happends 😉
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    1. SuperOsçarBaby
      11 years, 3 months ago
      haha
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Wings of Steel
11 years, 3 months ago
BAPs for fulham stoke?
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1. SW6
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Berba 3, Reither 2 Riise 1 would be my guess from watching it
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2. 1966 was a great year for E…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Just from watching, I think Berba's had 1 shot on and one shot off, plus the goal, so he should be on for the 3. Schwarzer might get 1 or 2.
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