Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Saturday

Saturday’s events continue with a quartet of three o’clock kick-offs, culminating in a crunchy tea-time clash at Stamford Bridge.

The battle to clamour free of relegation worries dominates the day, as Caridff seek out another three points to follow their unexpected St Mary’s triumph – a mid-table Stoke City are their opponents in South Wales. Elsewhere, compatriots Swansea make the trip to an out-of-sorts Newcastle in their bid to keep themselves free of the Premier League trapdoor. Paul Lambert will look to halt Aston Villa’s alarming slide down the table with their home tie with Southampton, while Crystal Palace will seek out a fifth straight win when they pay visit to Upton Park.

The day is rounded off by Chelsea’s bid to climb to the top of the table for 24-hours at least, as they look to hammer a nail in Sunderland’s coffin. Given the Black Cats’ show at the Etihad on Wednesday, however, we should expect the unexpected.

Look to our Twitter feed for all the news from the day’s team sheets, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom remains open for those looking to partake in some real-time banter.

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

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  1. Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Salah lol scout pick off.

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

      Salah's crap

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

        He's not...

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

        I think that you are mistaken, there. 🙂

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

          Yes!

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

          He's looked sloppy so far at Chelsea to me.

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  2. Bøwstring The Carp
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    10 years, 2 months ago

    Really hoping Silva is fit to play now 😕

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    1. Jafooli
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      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah same here...otherwise Puncheon 3pts 😕

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  3. Vasty Deep
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    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Giroud or Podolski?

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    1. Heydudes13
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Giroud!

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    2. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Giroud

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    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Podolski will be dropped.

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

          Really, he is where the goals are coming from at moment

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    4. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Shoulda kept Barkley and my four points...

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    5. Dr Dream
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      10 years, 2 months ago

      Did we get an update on Hazard?

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      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        They said they are taking it day by day, and they hope he can play on Tuesday, although he hasn't traind yet.

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      2. Mílanista
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        10 years, 2 months ago

        Doubtful for midweek

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        1. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          That'll hurt, they look a bit ordinary without him...Wprkmanlike I think would sum it up.

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          1. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Madrid are a bit the same at the moment without Turan, should still be a good game.

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

            For all the money spent no combination of their attacking players excluding Hazard makes for an impressive looking front 4.

            Hoping Athletico win.

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            1. Dr Dream
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 2 months ago

              Agreed, no consistency at all even when they show some form for a week or two.

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      3. Heydudes13
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        10 years, 2 months ago

        Unlikely to play according to Martin Tyler.

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    6. Dušan Citizen
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      10 years, 2 months ago

      Any news for Silva?

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    7. Adderz
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      C'mon Mannone, we want 10

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    8. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      What on earth was Mannone doing? 😯

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    9. Jafooli
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      10 years, 2 months ago

      Mannone broken

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

        Looks painful.

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

          Unbroken now.

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

        Mandown

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    10. Heydudes13
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      10 years, 2 months ago

      Does that count as a Mannone save?

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    11. SPorting
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      10 years, 2 months ago

      Man up Mannone!

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

        That is not a knob gag. 😉

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
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            😯

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            1. JK - Cønt ⭐
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
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              that has to hurt, doesn't it

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

        Good job mannone didn't land face first
        With a hooter like that they would need to dig him out

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        1. Jafooli
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          😆

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      • FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        He is fine, just acting

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        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 14 Years
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          🙄

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      • Chucky
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Wake up Chelsea 🙁

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      • Your Mum's Athletic
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Mannone on 5 points 🙂

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      • Jafooli
        • 12 Years
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        I'll be amazed if Catterhoof manages to last the final 20mins.

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

          Actually Brown and O'Shea are also red cards waiting to happen.

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

          Now - that would be a bet!!! 😉

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

        Gosh. I should have trusted my gut, and played Mannone. 🙂

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

          Can you trust a gut with that much wine in it? 😉

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          1. JK - Cønt ⭐
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            you can trust what's in it, it's what comes out of it you need to worry about

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

            Not normally, no!!! 😆

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        2. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          same, playing till the end now

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        3. jungle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          I nearly benched bought Cech in for a hit this morning because i didn't want to play Mannone!

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      • SUPERMAN
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        FFS Mata and Rooney both going up in price tonight.

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        1. Heydudes13
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          10 years, 2 months ago

          Can only afford a 5.6m defender now...

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          1. SUPERMAN
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            10 years, 2 months ago

            Feel like making the transfers now but managing to restrain myself

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      • FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Only if we had striker. The title would have been wrapped long time ago ;(((

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

          Lukaka?

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        2. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Same with Arsenal, and Liverpool with a world class midfielder, and City with another creative midfielder.

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        3. Lazarus
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          You have plenty, including one you spent £50m on and another who is probably on about 200k p/w.

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      • r0nh
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Hazard will play in the CL.

        Jose is just playing his usual mind games.

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      • Blue Lion
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        You know you want to do it! Just hit that freaking second goal Chelsea!!!

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      • Towsor44
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Torres on Etoo off

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      • Lazarus
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Etoo is almost as annoying as Daniel.

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      • Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Here comes Zorro 😕

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

          Thus spake Zarathusta!

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          1. Bøwstring The Carp
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Ah good aul Zietzsche 🙂 most influential thinker of all time imo

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            1. Bøwstring The Carp
              • 12 Years
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              Nietzsche** 😳

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              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
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                - the nutter.

                And I bloody hope that you are wrong!!! 😉

                Nasty piece of work, that man.

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      • Heydudes13
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        Boring half!

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      • Towsor44
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Sunderland winner anyone? Can see it coming.

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

          I am praying for it! 😀

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      • Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
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        Of all the good defensive picks Azpi must be the dullest. He's filling in at CB now when the team goes forward...rubbish.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          • 14 Years
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          I have consistently said this.

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          1. Dr Dream
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            I should have listened...I'd sooner have a worse pick and more excitement.

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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              • 14 Years
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              I wholeheartedly agree! 😀

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        2. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          He counterbalances my Kolarov and Baines 😀

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        3. Heydudes13
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Ivanovic the most exciting.

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          1. Mílanista
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            • 12 Years
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            No defender matches Kolarov on the excitement scale. Ivanovic is dull in comparison. For one thing you know he'll always start.

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

          Had him for weeks a while back as he was cheap. All the other chelsea defenders were eating the baps while he received none.

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

          but he's a good cheap way to get supposedly consistent clean sheets. point accepted that attacking returns are unlikely at best.

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

        its all set for torres to ruin Liverpool dreams........

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      • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        why is mannone still on 9 saves?

        that save from ba was 10

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

          They are a bit slow ...

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          1. Adderz
            • 13 Years
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            and now it's 11

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        2. Your Mum's Athletic
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          it's on 10 bemba...

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      • FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        What is Jose seeing in Willian?

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