Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 1 – Saturday

With the purr from the Gylfi Sigurdsson bandwagon in our ears, Fantasy managers will now be looking to a batch of three o’clock kick-offs for similar targets. A quintet of afternoon matches await, before Arsenal host Crystal Palace at the Emirates this evening.

Interest in the top bracket looks somewhat limited, although the likes of Stoke and QPR have become unlikely sources of budget and mid-price assets, with the performances of Bojan, Jordan Mutch and Charlie Austin of particular interest. All start this afternoon and, interestingly, Austin is partnered by Loic Remy in the QPR attack, while Thomas Ince appears to be up front for visitors Hull.

Elsewhere, Romelu Lukaku is handed a starting berth at Leicester by Roberto Martinez, despite fitness concerns. Kevin Mirallas is kept on the Everton bench with budget buy Steven Naismith earning a start. Meanwhile, down at the Boleyn Ground, Spurs start with both Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela as expected – although the likes of Eric Dier, Danny Rose and Aaron Lennon are all on the team sheet with Ben Davies, Lewis Holtby and Roberto Soldado amongst the subs.

You can look to out Twitter feed for all the lineup from today’s matches.

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

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  1. Honeybadger
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    SANCHEZ dribbles, dribbles, then he dribbles again, some more, dribbles and dribbles and yeah... He just dribbles....

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

      one more dribble

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

      Could do with a bib.

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    3. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      They should start giving baps out for that.

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    4. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Difficult when Messi isn't there to pass to.

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      1. Honeybadger
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        It's hard when there are actually good defence you have to dribble past..

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    5. Podge
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Dribbles are nice

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  2. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Kelly yellow

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  3. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Chambers/Ramsey/Arteta might get 1 BAP

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  4. ADucksBehind
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    These Sigurdsson injury rumours are just people trying to stop his transfers in ?

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

      He did go down late on, but he got back up again. Not heard anything else

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      1. ADucksBehind
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah, I saw that bit. Been rumours floating around

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  5. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Shit free kick sanchez

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  6. Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    3 points!

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  7. Nabs Kebabs
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Sanchez has disappointed me so far.

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    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      He's not a million miles from being really dangerous though

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    2. Not Irish
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Does not fit Arsenal's style of play at all. Was taylor made for us. 🙁

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    3. RÏɠBY
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      at least ozil waited until have way through the season to turn crap

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      1. RÏɠBY
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        *half way

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  8. XhakaCan
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal will nick this

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  9. Gorgles
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Lol Sanchez sucks

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  10. Venom Snake
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    "Not the delivery of a 35 million pound man"

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    1. Honeybadger
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Jokes aside, he is a great player, I just think it will take some time to settle...

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      1. zotter
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        This.

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  11. Kirkibost
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Looking for a 0-0 at NEW and a huge game from Hendo to get my FPL off the floor.

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  12. Owd Big 'Ed
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Do we know if Sigurdsson is going to rise tonight?

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    1. Kudo Warrior
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      He will.

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      1. Owd Big 'Ed
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        So worth making the transfer now so I catch the rise, right?

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        1. Kudo Warrior
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Up to you.
          Wait till tonight to see if he is not injured. Some rumours going round. Probs BS but still..

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    2. Wej
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Keep an eye on TotalFPL price changes... if he gets over 100% he'll rise tonight

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      1. Wej
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        He's on 24% at the moment but I'd guess there will be more after the Arsenal game

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        1. Wej
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          *20.4%

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

      Probably not.

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    4. XhakaCan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      He's at 20.4% at the moment

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  13. Podge
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Good God Alexis that was awful

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      And again

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  14. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Speedos Sanchez is now in the premiership every week. No one needs to see that.

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  15. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    C'mon Rambo

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      THIS!

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  16. Nabs Kebabs
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    that final ball...

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  17. Rats Ass
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Lip reading after that Sánchez free kick it seems that 'you twat' is the same in Spanish as English.

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  18. Venom Snake
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Wow Kelly down already

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  19. I.A.P
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    10.5 for sanchez........ lol

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  20. Licky
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Why does Sanchez slow down the play so much? Stop stopping, run at people, instead of your bloody stepovers!

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    1. Not Irish
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Not laughing here. He's cocking up any chance of Ramsey playing well.

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      1. Licky
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        You wouldn't mind it, but link up play in and around the box against a deep back four isn't working for him, really cocking it all up.

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  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Might have to bring in kelly

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

      Is he first choice when Marriapa is fully fit?

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Who knows? We don't even know who will pick the team

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

        Yes seeing as he started this half fit

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        1. Billy Gilmore
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          He's not half fit. He played the entire preseason

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      I'm surprised more didn't start with him...

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    3. Galfadez
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Naughton to Kelly in 5 minutes I think

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  22. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    I'm not into this 'so-and-so is shite' (when they're obviously not), but Sanchez's delivery has been really poor.

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      You are just in denial about it

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      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        I should change my username. Every time I post something, I get the same response!

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    2. RÏɠBY
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      i'm hoping he's just over excited.. cazorla has been poor too

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  23. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Ramsey has been invisible

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

      😛

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    2. Sif
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Was leading from the front in the first half, is much deeper now.

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  24. zotter
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    What this Gw has re confirmed is the absolute strength of the EPL

    In other leagues you see the yawn fest of barca. Real. Psg. Bayern. Juve. Just galloping along

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    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      A fantasy league in Spain would be god awful dry

      Messi. Ronaldo. And either Suarez neymar or benzema up front

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    2. Owd Big 'Ed
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Best league in the world isn't it?

      Oh. No. You're talking shit.

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    3. pieeyes
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah the 3 way title race in La Liga was a 'yawn' what a yawn watching the worlds best players LOL

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  25. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    I'm sure lucky guy has Chester and Vlaar. It's such a lottery between the lower price defenders.

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    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Yep

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  26. Venom Snake
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Wenger is freaking out

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  27. The Machine
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    sanchez getting bps points for these dreadful crosses 🙁

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      No he's not. They have to be successful

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    2. Not Irish
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Lame. Not as ridiculous as Rio getting a BAP though.

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  28. Wouter
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Surely a big Premier League side will try to snatch up Memphis Depay. He has scored a goal every 40 minutes since the World Cup.

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  29. Kew Pee Arr
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal have no chance winning the title playing like this.

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    1. UnderstandablyDistraught
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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    2. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Don't tell an arsenal fan this they'll go mad at you.

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  30. SG8
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Cazorla is SHOCKING

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