[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
5 October 2014 3761 comments
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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. Wouter
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    https://vine.co/v/OKhYV3Hurdq

    "F**k off you f**kin p****y"

  2. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Feck off Mane. Let Tadic take it.

  3. DrHoo
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    I know this sounds cheeky coming from a Hazard owner, but they should really give him the assist points too 😉

    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Dier came on after 32 minutes....... can he get a clean sheet if they play until 92 minutes?

    1. Barnabus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      no

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

      Nope.

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

      No

    4. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      FPL always stop at 90 mins I think.

    5. Wouter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      What about first half extra time?

      1. Barnabus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        doesn't count, its the 90 minutes of regulation time.

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

          Ok, thanks. Don't have him but good to know.

      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      ta 😀

  4. galway77
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone Fab out Di maria in.... gud or bad

    1. Barnabus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      I'm thinking about it

    2. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Looks good currently.

  5. amol
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Good? Different fpl so have to have 4 defenders
    Fabianski
    Naylor Mangala Fonte Clyne
    Siggy Hazard ADM Sterling
    Aguero Costa

  6. rohan
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Get another one Eden

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

    chadli got to be the most improved player from last season

    1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Eh maybe...then again he didn't play much last season... Maybe he's always been like this

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      I agree it seemed like he played way deeper last season also though. Really impressed by him.

  8. Lingardium Leviosa.
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    8 of Soton's 11 goals this season has come in the second half... enter Pelle

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

      Thanks for comforting stat! 😀

  9. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Just found something a little more conclusive surrounding this Arsenal flare fiasco.

    http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2014/10/5/6910235/arsenal-fans-flares-inside-stamford-bridge-chelsea-epl-photo

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

      Morons

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Probably bought spares from the Gala fans. 😀

  10. Hibbo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Best 5.0m or less defender?

    1. Arvin-ation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      No one ATM. Probably Wilson

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

        Can't wait to ditch Wilson. He and Stoke are massive trolls

        1. Arvin-ation
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          😀

          For who though? No one really appeals to me

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

          agreed. steer clear of Stoke

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

        have you seen Stoke's upcoming fixtures?

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

      Lescott maybe.

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

      I'd look at Vlaar, Hutton or one of the WHU defenders

    4. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Lescott at 4.9? Great goalthreat and looks ok defencively, next game not so funny though

    5. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Alderweireld

      1. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Shout! Why did he not play gw5?

        1. Prime
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          Had a slight hamstring strain

        2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          Slight knock. Hammy I believe.

    6. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      I'd probably go Dawson over Lescott.

      Cheers for the responses. Might go super cheap instead and get Agüero in.

    7. Son is Rising
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Schlupp if he can nail down a spot

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

    Atleast Adebayor is looking interested today. I thought he was awful last week.

    1. Barnabus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      1 in 4 games he's up for it, not enough.

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

        What would suck is if he doesn't even score in the game that he's up for

  12. RSe
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    How to fit `Baines in to this team?? Got 2 FT.

    Bego McCarthy

    Moreno-Clyne-NTaylor-Moore-PVA

    Sterling-Fab-ADM-Siggy

    Kun-Costa-Welbeck

    Fab & Moreno > Chadli & Baines?

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

    Come on Pelle, save me

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

      *tadic
      assisted by pelle

  14. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    West Ham defence on the watch list today.

    Allardyce is getting annoyed with the lack of cleanies, which makes for great news in the FPL world.

    Bring back the boring old bus Sam!

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

      Would love a 0-0

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

        will be a draw.

  15. Van Dal
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Should have captained my highest scoring player! 🙁

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

      haha, indeed. My Aguero captaincy lost its sheen when Di Maria got his haul

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

      Have Di Maria but captained Ulloa 🙁

  16. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Spurs are looking good again

    1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      you are a gimp though

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

    What to do with Chambers? Sit him on the bench for another week? Annoying!

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

      get rid. awful tackler

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

        Does it matter with Arsenal's fixtures?

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

      Is he is suspended after today's yellow?

      If so I would just bench for a week.

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

        5 yellows so yes

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

        Yes that was his 5th.

    3. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Hold

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

    28 points for me this week.

    WC here I come.

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

      Looks like a decent team. Who would you bring in?

    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      On it - great move

  19. Chambo
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    I don't get it how goalkeepers allways fell for it when penalty taker gives them 'the eyes'.
    Goalkeepers should know better. Well I guess the taker could do double fake and put the ball where they are looking. meh...

  20. Demí
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    green onouha caulker rio traore sandro henry hoillet fer krancjar austin

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

      applebonkers? 😀

  21. AlCapwnUK
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Reckon Walker will get back in this side?

  22. Persistent wonderer
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    hi all, whats a good site to compare my team to those in my mini-league? using totesfpl atm but not so keen on the layout

  23. Demí
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Adrian, Jenkinson, Tomkins, Reid, Cresswell, Song (c), Amalfitano, Downing, Zarate, Sakho, Valencia

    1. Arvin-ation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Zarate!!!

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

        You not got Sakho?

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

      No Nolan

      Great news for all us Downing owners!!

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Wish I stuck with my Valencia punt...

    4. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Sak ho ho ho

  24. Sarnab
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Ben Dinnery ‏@BenDinnery 14s15 seconds ago
    LvG reveals Luke Shaw has a "dead knee" - He could have made it worse, so that is why he stepped out #MUFC

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

      Hope it is a fake international injury

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

        i reckon this might have something to do with it. Reckon he'll be back, doesn't stop united being suspect at the back though

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

      Dead knee? That's a new one

    3. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Luke Shaw - so much potential - but so so fragile

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

    6-1 Pats!! Yeeeeha!

  26. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Sakho Cmon Boy - save me

  27. SouthCoastSaint
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Had a bad feeling about this game today...

    Tottenham showing up for once

    Will take a point! COYR!

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

      COYR!

  28. Lingardium Leviosa.
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    that moment when u have a good team on paper but u dont score as well as u should have

  29. galway77
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Im still gutted by that Baines miss peno.... alot of points lost

    1. 50shades of o'shea
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      I cried

    2. Sacked in the Morning
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      I still haven't pulled my shirt down from over my face. Seem to have missed a fair amount of the games.