Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Saturday

A busy Saturday afternoon of Premier League action delivers six kick-offs at three o’clock before we head over to Villa Park for this evening’s encounter, with Chelsea seeking to extend their lead at the top of the table.

Bottom placed Fulham will be hoping for a vital three points to drag them out of the relegation mire when Newcastle pay visit, while fellow strugglers Cardiff face a testing trip to Goodison Park, with the Toffees looking to push on into the top six.

Up in the North East, two of the Premier League’s meanest defences – Sunderland and Crystal Palace – square up at the Stadium of Light, while Pepe Mel looks to ease the pressure on his tenure in the Midlands by claiming the points from West Brom’s trip to the Liberty Stadium to face Swansea. Norwich are another side scrapping to keep themselves out of the bottom three; they face a daunting test today at St Mary’s, while West Ham will look to cement their mid-table status by claiming the points at the Britannia against Mark Hughes’ Stoke.

As always, you can look to our Twitter feed for news of today’s teamsheets, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open and will accompany you through today’s matches right through until the whistle at this evening’s Villa Park fixture.

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  1. dribbler
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    phew

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  2. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Ohh, so close to a brilliant goal...

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  3. FACUPARSE
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Soooo close Benteke

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  4. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Benteke looks lively

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    1. Root
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 15 days ago

      YC

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  5. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Great way for O'Driscoll to bow out !

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    1. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 15 days ago

      Legend

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      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 15 days ago

        Yeah, an Im not Irish ,, Father was though.

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  6. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Willian RED!

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  7. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    0-0 is on!!!

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  8. SW6
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Red Card Willian

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  9. Root
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Willian red card

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  10. Pinky and Brain
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    RED.

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  11. Ron_Swanson
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Hazard limping...

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  12. Blue Lion
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Action time Hazard!!

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  13. Pinoche
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Fck off Chris

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  14. GunsnRoses
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Willian off.
    CS gone ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????/

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  15. FACUPARSE
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Willian Red 😆

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  16. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    😕

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  17. Jimbo123
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Get up Delph

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  18. Sad Ken
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Any of you guys into boxing? Predictions on the Froch v Groves fight??

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    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 15 days ago

      Groves this time

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    2. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 15 days ago

      Did you see the first fight? Groves all the way.

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      1. Sad Ken
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 15 days ago

        Yeah, same. Although after seeing how Groves is conducting himself this time around, I'm kinda hoping for a Froch win.

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    3. Canelo
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 15 days ago

      Yeah, went to the first fight in Manc. Groves should have won.

      With a London crowd behind Groves, I think he wins.

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    4. theloveburglar
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 15 days ago

      froch wont under estimate groves again like last time...

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    5. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 15 days ago

      Froch taking this one a bit more seriously.
      Froch in the fifth

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      1. Sad Ken
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 15 days ago

        Hope so!

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        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 15 days ago

          He's not filming Stepping Out this time either....

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      2. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 15 days ago

        Looking forward to this one. Could go either way.

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    6. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 15 days ago

      I really didn't see Groves standing a chance in the first fight so i don't know how much his performance was down to him being surprisingly good, or Froch being complacent. He did impress me though.

      I actually fancy him to win this. Froch has lost a lot of my respect with his lack of media skills around the two fights but he's still a class boxer.

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  19. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    wooooow what a soft second yellow 😆

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    1. SW6
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 15 days ago

      Hardly, stopped a promising attack

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    2. Baby Face Nelson
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 15 days ago

      'professional foul'.. deserved the yellow

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  20. dribbler
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    correct decision

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  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    hazard injured they saying

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  22. rdpx
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    He'll bring on Schurlle shortly surely?

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    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 15 days ago

      already on

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  23. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Lol at mourinho for not taking him off 🙂

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  24. emperikal
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Should have left Oscar on instead Jose!

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  25. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    No one owns Willian.

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  26. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Ridiculous

    It's Villa who should be down to ten

    Joke match

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  27. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Oh my days.

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  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    lol borinho tried to be clever

    was going to take willian off then changed it to Oscar last seconds

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  29. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Karma for Mourinho waving an imaginary red when Ramires was fouled 😉

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    1. Jimbo123
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 15 days ago

      He had a point though...

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 15 days ago

      😆

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  30. Rossamous
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 15 days ago

    Hmmm....now, shall I still sell Schurrle?

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