[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
13 September 2014 2041 comments
Mark Mark
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And weโ€™re back. Premier League action resumes with, potentially, the biggest of bangs โ€“ a lip-smacking contest between Arsenal and Man City at the Emirates.

On paper, itโ€™s a fascinating contest with both sides looking to kickstart their campaigns. Manuel Pellegriniโ€™s outfit roll up to North London, smarting from a shock 1-0 setback to Stoke in their own backyard. Arsenalโ€™s start has been equally unconvincing โ€“ Arsene Wengerโ€™s charges dropped points at Everton and Leicester and are often found wanting against fellow title contenders: theyโ€™ve a point to prove today.

Fantasy managers have plenty to consider, not least the impact of Danny Welbeck: the ยฃ16 million capture from Manchester United has attracted over 200,000 new owners this week ahead of his debut.

The early kick-off is followed by no less than six three oโ€™clock encounters before we take the trip to Anfield as Liverpool host unbeaten Aston Villa.

As always, our Twitter feed will deliver all the lineups and key team news as the dayโ€™s events unfold.

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

  1. BayerNevaLusen
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    FLETCHER DROPPED! Took him out for a hit ๐Ÿ˜‰

  2. Messi & fabregas
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Starting XI vs Leicester City: Begovic; Bardsley, Shawcross (c), Wilson, Pieters; Whelan, Nzonzi; Moses, Bojan, Walters; Crouch

    1. Jimbo123
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Argh not Arny.,!!

    2. Owd Big 'Ed
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Interesting, no Diouf.

    3. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Wilson ๐Ÿ™‚

    4. Brutus619
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      YES BOJAN. PLEASE SCORE MATE.

      1. Lucy.
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Mate ๐Ÿ˜†

        1. Brutus619
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          I stuck with him with no highs and all lows (i.e. his price drops). This guy owes me a brace!

  3. Team News
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa

    1. Sunny ๐Ÿ˜Ž
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      This one's for real

      1. Buck The Trent
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Costa

  4. Jimbo123
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Debuchy is bloody average

    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      No shit, Sherlock ๐Ÿ˜‰

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Typical Arsenal signing, sadly.

  5. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Silva is amazing.

    1. Jimbo123
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      No shit, Sherlock!

      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Touché!

        1. Jimbo123
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Costa starts! ๐Ÿ˜€

    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      we know

  7. Yome
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    @chelseafc: Team to play Swansea: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa. #CFC

    1. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      i thought william for schurrle?

      i hope you are right

  8. Team News
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Fabianski, Rangel, Amat, Williams, Taylor, Shelvey, Ki, Dyer, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Gomis

    1. Pedram
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Naylor check

  9. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    No Falcao today

    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      No Mata ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        wat

    2. Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      No kidding, ManU plays tomorrow.

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        ARGHHHH! The oldest trick in the book!

        1. Billy Gilmore
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          :mrgreen:

      2. Jax
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        wow you're quick

    3. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      I won't lie, my heart skipped a beat ๐Ÿ˜†

      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        ๐Ÿ˜€

    4. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      what about tomorrow?

      ๐Ÿ˜‰

  10. Messi & fabregas
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Heaton; Trippier, Shackell (c), Duff, Mee; Arfield, Jones, Marney, Boyd; Ings, Jutkiewicz

    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Jutkiewicz ๐Ÿ˜Ž

  11. JK - Cønt โญ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    can you imagine if Burnely had Upson and Duff at CB

    Duff Mee Upson

    1. ๐Ÿ˜†

    2. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      ๐Ÿ˜†

  12. Team News
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Howard, Coleman, Baines, Stones, Jagielka, Barry, McCarthy, McGeady, Mirallas, Naismith, Lukaku

    1. Woy
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Neighhhhhsmith

    2. JK - Cønt โญ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Naismith ๐Ÿ˜€

    3. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      distin past it

  13. SW6
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Schurrle starts! Operation Ginkaroo is go ๐Ÿ˜Ž

  14. Team News
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Hamer, De Laet, Morgan ©, Moore, Konchesky, Mahrez, Hammond, King, Schlupp, Ulloa, Nugen

    1. JK - Cønt โญ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Hamer ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Took him our for McCarthy. Injury surely?

    2. BayerNevaLusen
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      4.0 keeper!

  15. Woy
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    I wonder out of the arsenal XI if you stopped the game now they would be happy with just finishing and going home.

    I think maybe 5 of them actually show a hunger to win

  16. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Bojan starting. No CS for Stoke ๐Ÿ™

    1. Sunny ๐Ÿ˜Ž
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      CS for Leicester City?

  17. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    CHADLI ๐Ÿ˜Ž

    1. tm245
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Nice punt. Hope it comes good.

  18. palace ash
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Palace:
    Speroni

    Mariappa
    Dann
    Delaney
    Ward

    ZAHA
    Puncheon
    Jedinak
    McArthur

    Gayle
    Campbell

    1. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Zaha brace on the cards, I can feel it ๐Ÿ˜‰ … ok, hope it.

      1. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Zaha is utter crap, couldn't even make the Cardiff team..

        1. Jax
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          where did they finish then? ๐Ÿ˜‰

        2. palace ash
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          You'll be eating those words come 5 o'clock!

  19. Team News
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Lloris, Dier, Kaboul, Chiriches, Rose; Dembele, Capoue; Lamela, Eriksen, Chadli; Adebayor

    1. Sunny ๐Ÿ˜Ž
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Lamelalalalalala ๐Ÿ˜€

    2. Footylicious
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      played rambo on hunch and dropped dier....regretting it but have a few more minutes

    3. BayerNevaLusen
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Eriksen! Last chance ๐Ÿ˜‰

  20. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    #THFC team: Lloris, Dier, Kaboul, Chiriches, Rose; Dembele, Capoue; Lamela, Eriksen, Chadli; Adebayor #COYS

    1. JK - Cønt โญ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Verty ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        injured

      2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        this

        ๐Ÿ˜ฏ ๐Ÿ˜ฏ ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Where the hell is Vert??

  21. cheeky_ash
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Ozil has been decidily average to say the least! Wiltshire....also not great

    Santi on soon then

    1. Sebbo29
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      G-E-T H-I-M OUT NOW !!!

    2. Woy
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      RAMSEY ASSITS, WILSHERE GOAL WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  22. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Kelly dropped... Time for WC!

    1. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Thats very, very annoying

      1. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        I have PvA coming in if he doesn't get game time. Hopefully an assist or something

  23. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Will Dzeko come on?

    1. tm245
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      I have Marney as first sub. Not sure which one I want to happen...

  24. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    No Alrighton ๐Ÿ™

    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      or Albrighton*

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      ๐Ÿ™

      I have him coming on for Jovetic ๐Ÿ™

  25. The Light Knight
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Bon-y voyage Wilf

  26. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Lol Oezil

  27. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Érik Lamela

  28. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    6/6 starters ๐Ÿ˜Ž

  29. d1sable
    • Has Moderation Rights
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Baffles me as to how Ozil still starts. Cazorla ftw!

  30. Lucy.
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Wilshere ๐Ÿ˜ฎ