Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

After United and Everton got Sunday’s events underway earlier, we now have three more matches to focus on before another international break is thrust upon us. First up, the league’s last two unbeaten teams go head-to-head at the Bridge, as Chelsea take on Arsenal in one of a couple of 2.05pm kick-offs.

All eyes will be on Cesc Fabregas as he plays host to his former club but from a Fantasy perspective, we’ll be looking for Diego Costa to continue a record that has seen him score in every home appearance so far. Danny Welbeck will also be on many a radar as the Gunners prepare for an outstanding run of fixtures from Gameweek 8 onwards.

Elsewhere, Mauricio Pochettino faces a tough task to derail the Southampton bandwagon as his former club roll up to the Lane. Spurs have failed to score in each of their last two home matches and face the top-flight’s meanest backline – the likes of Ryan Bertrand, Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pelle all carry strong form into this one and have the upcoming fixtures to flourish further.

Later in the day, The Hammers welcome QPR to Upton Park in the final match of the Gameweek. Big Sam’s side have impressed in the final third in recent weeks, with Stewart Downing’s new central role and Diafra Sakho’s clinical finishing making them the standout options for the hosts right now.

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  1. rickardinho
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Predicted average for top 100-200k?

    I'm at 47 with Costa/fab bps left and downing still playing... Can I expect to stay at 135k? Got 21 yesterday.

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      think so

    2. Kerz
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Global average will be about 45 imo.

  2. Twelve years a slave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Looking through the top 1000 league nearly everyone has same front 8 With welbeck/pelle being the only difference

    1. copps
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      that 1 point advantage for pelle owners

    2. Twelve years a slave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      So many on 56/57 points it ridiculous, cant help think that the new price rise system is herding the teams into being identical

      1. Lucy.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I have to agree with you there. It's just too easy to get the form players in.

      2. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        YAAAAAAAWN

      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling ADM Cesc Sigs Boyd
      Costa Aguero Pelle/Welbz

      ... I'm guessing?

  3. davies
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Costa out of the BAPS.

    3: Hazard
    2: Ivanovic
    1: Fabregas

    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Damn

    2. rickardinho
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I have Fab and although I lose 2 on Costa I think that benefits me more actually... Is that right?

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Azpi got the 1 bonus, none for Fabregas.

  4. Heels_Over_Head
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Fantrax 20-team draft league has a few openings if anyone interested. Draft starts at 6pm UK time.

    1. borginho00742
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      How much is entry?

      1. Heels_Over_Head
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        its free, email me at tjse7@hotmail.com

    2. rickardinho
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Is the draft order set already?

      1. Heels_Over_Head
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        it keeps changing

        i e-mailed you about this

        1. rickardinho
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Ah hadn't seen. Thanks mate

  5. Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hazard three boners. 😎

    No Costa bps. 😎

    Aguero captain 1 - 0 Costa captain. 😎

    1. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Just. 😉

      1. Heydudes13
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        AGUERO CAPTAIN TILL I DIE.

        1. Lucy.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          COSTA CAPTAIN UNTIL HE SNAPS THAT HAMSTRING.

          1. Heydudes13
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            SAME GOES WITH AGUERO.

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      😎

  6. copps
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    damn costa 0 baps

    hazard 3
    ivan 2
    fab 1

    1. Geordienufc1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Doesn't Azpilicueta get the 1?

      1. copps
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        oh he does actually. even worse..

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Azpil 1, not Cesc

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        This

    3. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Crap. Wanted Cesc or Costa baps. Argh.

  7. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Probably a bit too early but worth a go.

    Forster
    Ivanovic Shawcross Clyne
    Tadic Siggy Sterling Fabregas
    Costa Ulloa Aguero

    McCarthy, Hutton, Moore, Boyd.

    2FT. .8 ITB.

    Want to ditch Shawcross, not feeling Tadic and want ADM.

    1. Parm
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Shawcross & Tadic to Di María & Dummett?

    2. Punty
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Wait 3 gameweeks for ADM, then trade Fabregas -> ADM, this week if you don't want Tadic you could go Henderson

  8. Kerrazy
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    The question is, Kun or Baines ?

    1. copps
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      i have the same choice but am going baines

    2. Ser Football 42
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Aguero

    3. The Iron Tulip
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Kun.

    4. NapalmDeath (Northern Chaos…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Both 😀

    5. VougieDipond
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I set my team up for baines. i would need to ruin it to get Aguero. Sticking with my original plan

    6. darko
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Kun every time.

  9. Kerz
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Noooo I needed those baps.

  10. Declan
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    3 Points (35 BPS): Hazard
    2 Points (30 BPS): Ivanovic
    1 Point (28 BPS): Azpilicueta

    on totalfpl

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Wounded

    2. NapalmDeath (Northern Chaos…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Wonderful 😀

    3. rickardinho
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      For feck sake!!!

      How can neither fab nor Costa get them?! BS

      1. darko
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I know, rubbish system. That algorithm churns out some weird results!

  11. The Iron Tulip
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Repost to get more opinions:

    2FT, what do people think to -

    Fabs and Ulloa > Chadli and Falcao

    1. Kerrazy
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      just why would you take Fab out ?

      1. The Iron Tulip
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Playing too deep for me plus I think the latter would out score the former.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Full team needed for better advice.
      Not mainstream transfers so could easily backfire.

      1. The Iron Tulip
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Krul (Hammer)

        Moore PVA Naylor (Chambers, Hutton)

        Fabs Sterling Siggy ADM (Boyd)

        Kun Ulloa Costa

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Ramires should be back for the next game, keep Fabregas.

  12. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Chambers & Wc.
    for those on WC, is chambers a definite no, or will he not play just next gamje and come back as starter for gw 9?

    thinking AW can go w monreal/gibbs as of gw 9 also, no?

    1. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Monreal as a RB? Not gonna happen is it?

    2. Twelve years a slave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      If you on a wildcard you must get him, you only play three defenders, whats the big deal?

      1. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        agreed. jus thinking if aw might go ballistic on chambo for his excessive yc and bench hik also gw9. who knows. but if hes a starter as of gw 9, obvious ill bring him in.

  13. st4rt__
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Again, topped my work mates mini-league with 60+ pts this week, been top since the start and have a lovely gap, very pleasing. Buzzing that the captaincy of Siggy payed off. I'd like your opinions on my team for GW8 and what you think I should do, bare in mind I've used my FT on Welbz already, more than willing to -4/-8 it if benefits the team in the long run -

    £1.2m ITB.

    Begovic
    Azpil - Clyne - Taylor
    Downing/Siggy - Cesc - ADM - Sterling
    Costa (c) - Pelle - Welbz

    Bench - McCarthy - Downing/Siggy - Pieters - PvA

  14. Van Dal
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    No bomus for costa

    1. Solenya
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      No bonus either 🙂

  15. Ruudy Van
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Who would you sell to get ADM in?

    Sterling Hazard Fab ? Or do I just go without ADM..?

    1. Xhaka Kahn't
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Sell Haz out of those 3

    2. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      One Chelsea.

    3. The Chosen One...
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Fab

  16. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Wher u find baps b4 actually added?

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Click on the individual scores on fpl page, then click on detailed stats. Players with the highest BPS score.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      The fantasy football site.

    3. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Check the BPS score in the detailed stats.

    4. copps
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      when you're on your teams points score page, at the bottom they list all the results. under the bps column on the site. if yopu click a match then "detailed scores" it will be there. the highest 3 scores under bps column get bonus in that order.

  17. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Jesus, ADM is looking good.

    Anyone think it's worth doing Fab to ADM, despite MU's upcoming fixtures?

    1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      yes

    2. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I'd hold.

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      No.

    4. darko
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Not for Fab.

  18. Kerrazy
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    surely Hazard owners will keep ? tempted to downgrade him to get Aguero.

    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Hazard to Fabregas still tempting me.

      Hazard played out of his skin today though.

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I don't have any plans to get rid.

    3. The Chosen One...
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      yep, Haz was like this last season. Started slowly then went on a run. Expecting similiar

    4. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I'm keeping.

  19. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I just can't believe how impressed I am with Downing.

  20. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Well less people have Fab than Costa, so his +1 baps is positive for Fab owners.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Neither get bonus.

      1. Pedram
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        oops my mistake

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Don't think Cesc got the point either, it went to Azpi

  21. Azathoth
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    If someone knows pls enlighten me . Chambers got his 5th yellow and has 1 match ban . If later in the game he was red-carded (red card not 2nd yellow) , what would be his punishment?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Depends what the red was for.

      1. Alan The Llama
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        This. It'd either be a 2 match ban or 4 match ban.

    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I think it's a 3 match ben for the red, and the yellow is discounted.

      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        So he's still on 4 yellows, and will get a 1 match ban for the next one.

    3. Billy Ketsu
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Boiled in oil and three games out.

  22. Parm
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    How was Tadic today lads?

    Got him in last week, obviously keeping for the Sunderland game but did he look threatening at all?

    1. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      We didn't look great. Mané was the one with the golden chance.

      1. Parm
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Better next time out then.

    2. Solenya
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Not great I suppose Parm.
      Have had him from gw1,patience running thin now.
      Might get Chadli in for him soon.

  23. weeurquahrt
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    agureo cap over costa = justified

  24. Lucy.
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Right so I WC'd two weeks ago and planned to do Pelle -> Welbeck over the international break. Is that worth doing or should I hang fire for Pelle vs SUN?

    1. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      ure the southampton fan. u should tell us...:)
      both have excellent fixtures.

      1. Lucy.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Well we were below par today so I can't work out if it's a good choice or just a knee-jerk...

      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Not sure why you'd sell Pelle, especially as a Saints fan.

      1. Lucy.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        No Arsenal cover is making me nervy.

    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Great fixtures 8-12.

      You surely keep Pellè for these.

    3. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Welbeck home to Hull - gotta be

    4. RabMac
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Asking myself the exact same question. Going to analyse player stats later tonight after everything updates.

      Currently torn between having and uber strike force of Wellbeck | Aguero | Costa or uber defence of Ivanovic | Baines | Koscielny.If I go for uber defence I will keep Pelle and Ulloa. Edging towards uber attack though as I really want an Arsenal attacker for following weeks.

    5. John Nerdelbaum
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Can you bring an Arsenal mid in instead?

  25. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    on WC. best Duo? thnx

    1.Catermole +Aspi
    2.Downing + Kaboul (or exact 5.0 or under Def -Pva,etc)

    rest of Def +mid:
    clyne - chambers - taylor - wisdom - y
    adm - sterling - sigur - chadli - x
    itb 0

  26. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Which transfer would you make with 0.8m in the bank and this back 5?

    Terry, Clyne, Chambers, Wisdom, Hutton

    A) Terry -> Baines (would have to start Wisdom or Hutton this week)
    B) Chambers -> Bertrand/Gibbs
    C) Hutton/Wisdom -> Wilson

    1. Venom Snake
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Just save it

    2. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      why wilson over wisdom? ure high on the stk potentail CS?
      how about kaboul instead of Wilson?

  27. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Do you think 68 will keep me between 100k - 200k OR this GW

    1. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      You'll get a green arrow with that, easily. Think you're fishing for compliments a bit 😛

  28. Venom Snake
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Best pick out of Mangala, Azpi, Jagielka? Obviously looking for highest chance of CS over the next few. Fixtures favor everton but don't know about them defensively.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      The mangler

    2. copps
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      if you're spending that much id rather go for a attacking defender

  29. BlueIncognito
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Best defender to bring in for 4.7?

  30. Frank Black
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Terry to Baines? Terry didn't even get one BPS and Baines has very good fixtures.

    1. Kerrazy
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      yes.

    2. darko
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      And Everton cannot keep clean sheets. I know he has his attacking qualities, but our def is a mess at the moment.

      1. Frank Black
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Today he got a penalty and an assist...and that was the first penalty he missed after ten that he scored...

        1. darko
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Oh yeah I know, but that wont happen every game. It's a lot of money to take out of the rest of the squad, when we don't look like keeping clean sheets