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The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

Sunday focuses on the ambitions of the Merseyside pair, as Everton look to close in on fourth place with a win over Arsenal at Goodison, while Liverpool seek to extend their run of victories to nine by clawing back top spot with the points at West Ham.

Arsenal take on the Toffees having won just once in five matches, while Roberto Martinez’s outfit have five straight wins, putting them just four points behind the Gunners with a game in hand. Sunday’s clash is perfectly poised, then, with Fantasy managers looking to a host of Everton options ahead of their double Gameweek to come.

Later today, Luis Suarez will face up to a West Ham defence with the majority backing the Uruguayan with the armband. His potential haul looks pivotal to our Gameweek fortunes again, with the likes of Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard providing an able supporting cast at the Boleyn Ground.

Our Twitter feed will bring you all the news from today’s teamsheets, while the Dugout Discussion chatroom is open to accompany you right through to the final whistle in East London.

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

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  1. BellsOfFreedom
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Now I'm glad I did Rooney > Lukaku instead of Dzeko 🙂

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  2. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I still think Arsenal will win the league.

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I think you might need a drink

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        hic you buying hic 😛

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        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          😀

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    2. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      You're on fir this week, puncheon and Mata nice

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      1. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Fire*

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      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        😎

        And a bit of Yaya, Lukaku Azpil & Ward.

        A stormer from Sturridge will round things of nicely.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          +42!!! 😎

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

    What on earth is Arteta doing? Just a passenger

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    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Agreed.

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      He is injured. Won't come out for second half.

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  4. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    if only he did this when we all had him (c) against Cardiff

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  5. Judas
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I'm 60 points behind my rival and this week her forgot lukaku had a DGW and did Lukaku to JRod muahahahajahah!

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  6. The B
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Damn Lukaku calm down 😯

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  7. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Lukaku looks hungry today

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    1. lifes a pitch
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      someone's had a word....looks like a new player!

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    2. The B
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Hungry for chicken?

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  8. Yome
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Everton will be 4th after the double gameweek!

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  9. RoysCallerAnne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Lukaku. Nailed on, scoring, assisting, 2 nice fixtures.

    DGW captain. No brainer.

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Lukaku and nice fixtures = no captain

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        18 points last Dgw, similar fixtures

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        1. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          True, but I have bad memories of having him captain for home games against Fulham and Cardiff. I just don't trust him with the armband.

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          1. Towsor44
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            +1, I wouldn't trust him with the armband either. Which is a shame

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    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Steady on. Have you forgotten?

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    3. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      + Everton i great form

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    4. A.
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Agueroooooo?

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Will have Aguero too, but. C Lukaku

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    5. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      +1

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    6. Yome
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Aguero

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    7. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      "assisting"

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

      That has failed twice for me this season already. Definition of insanity...

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    9. lifes a pitch
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      this also describes Yaya, Silva, Nasri, even Puncheon....also there's return of Aguero to consider

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    10. MarkyMarkovic
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I'm tempted for Baines

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  10. Bod
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Arsenal better score, I don't think I can deal with 3 clean sheets on my bench

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  11. FACUPARSE
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Another accident for Arsenal...

    They had better come back

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    1. Yome
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I was looking for you lol

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

        cool story bro

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        1. Yome
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Cheers 5THARSE!

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    2. lifes a pitch
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      doesn't look likely

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

      Not the way they playing - but game of two halves , hope ?

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  12. 1966 was a great year for E…
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    That is a stunning save.

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  13. thunder_mike
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Sturridge to Naismith for the DGW?
    Already have Lukaku.

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    1. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      No way

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      1. thunder_mike
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Would be for the DGW only, planning on Rooney afterwards (injury depending)

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  14. mucka
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Has this happened to anyone else?
    When I had Lukaku and no Coleman, Coleman scored every week.
    Now I have Coleman and no Lukaku and Lukakus doing all the scoring.

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      My points-dodging with Eriksen has been amazing.

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      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Same. And Dzeko.

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    2. tm245
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Was thinking about this the other day with Lallana. Would be awesome if FPL gave you season totals for each player you owned and played, not just what they did overall.

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    3. Crouch Potato!
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      So the answer to your problem is? 😉

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      1. mucka
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Well I'll have both next week. 4 points each coming up.

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    4. Plagued by indecision
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I was going to post something to this effect. I have not chosen the wrong players this season, just owned them all at the wrong times.

      Lukaku and Eriksen have been the most frustrating.

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  15. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Barkley, get amongst the points! Arsenal are ripe for the taking!!

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  16. r0nh
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I'm so glad I have no Arsenal players in my FPL team

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    1. The B
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Same here. But arent you an Arsenal fan?

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      1. r0nh
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I am.

        Does that mean I should put shite players in my FPL team?

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      2. Yome
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        He is!

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  17. Towsor44
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Flamini 2 game ban

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  18. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Flamini 2 game ban\\unlucky

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  19. Scratch
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Had Lukaku captained all week but chickened out on friday evening to Suarez, Lukaku (v). Ah well

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  20. The B
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    LOL Flamini

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  21. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Remember the start of the season when everyone had Ramsey, Giroud and an Arsenal defender? Seems like a long time ago now

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  22. Essan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    What's the betting Lukaku trolls us with a blank in the SUN game next week?

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      quite likely

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  23. It’s A Joke
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Who would have thought the 2 teams to miss out on the Top 4 would have been Arsenal and United (in all likeliness), and to both Liverpool and Everton too.

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    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Arsenal's final few fixtures are very much in their favour, should still get 4th.

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    2. Declan
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Arsenal will finish 4th.

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    3. Scratch
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Arsenal will still get 4th, their fixtures are piss from here on out.

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    4. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Bit early, no ?

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  24. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Boruc
    Baines* Ward* Azpi
    Yaya* Ki* Hazard Eriksen
    Suarez Lukaku* Sturridge
    Adrian Mutch John Chester

    1FT & £2.2ITB

    Option A
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    Sturridge + John >> Dzeko + Zabaleta for -4

    Boruc
    Baines* Ward* Zabaleta* Azpi
    Yaya* Hazard Eriksen
    Suarez Lukaku* Dzeko*
    Adrian Ki Mutch Chester

    Option B
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    Sturridge + Ki >> Dzeko + Mirallas for -4

    Boruc
    Baines* Ward* Azpi
    Yaya* Hazard Eriksen Mirallas*
    Suarez Lukaku* Dzeko*
    Adrian Mutch John Chester

    Please suggest..

    Thanks!

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  25. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    You'd think that ground would be rocking. Very poor/subdued atmosphere, considering....

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  26. Evs
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Nothing flukey about that goal.

    I'm Lukakakaaaa we trust 😉

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    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Captain for the double?

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      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Aguero (if fit)

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  27. JT's Dog
      10 years, 2 months ago

      So far Martinez has handed sourpuss a lesson in tactical management
      Even nicer it is with loan players

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    • Den
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Is it me or when something goes wrong ( goal conceded, misplaced pass etc) does everyone on the arsenal bench (aside from arsene ) look like someone's dropped one but no one wants to take ownership of it !

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    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      LOL
      just came in to see Lukaku's goal . juhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu 🙂

      Lukaku(C) 😎

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      1. Towsor44
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        And an assist 🙂

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    • copps
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Everton have become so much more dangerous from different areas on the pitch. It used to be almost purely through the left with Baines and Pienaar. Now it looks like they can score from anywhere. Well done from Martinez.

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