Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Monday

The final match of an explosive Gameweek 8 takes place at the Hawthorns this evening. West Brom are looking for their third win in four as Man United roll up to the Midlands, with Alan Irvine’s side having beaten Spurs and Burnley before narrowly tasting defeat at Anfield last time around.

Youngster Saido Berahino carries the main threat for the Baggies, having scored five of their eight league goals this season. In midfield, the likes of Graham Dorrans and Chris Brunt will be looking to stake a claim as viable budget options ahead of a run which pits the hosts against Palace, Leicester and Newcastle in the next three.

Andre Wisdom owners will be glad to hear the right-back returns to the XI this evening – unavailable to face parent club Liverpool last time around, he replaces Cristian Zamboa. Elsewhere at the back, though, Ben Foster misses out with a calf complaint.

Louis van Gaal’s side are searching for their first away win of the season this evening. United may have triumphed in each of their last three at Old Trafford but on the road, it’s been a different matter altogether – draws against Sunderland and Burnley preceded a 5-3 hammering at Leicester.

Now up to 42% ownership in the Fantasy Premier League game, Angel Di Maria carries the hopes of many after serving up a goal and assist in three of the last four. Robin van Persie retains his place but Radamel Falcao drops to the bench for the visitors as Adnan Januzaj comes in, whilst Juan Mata continues in “the hole” due to the absence of suspended skipper Wayne Rooney.

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

    Why is Myhill playing? What happened to their first keeper? Is he likely to play in anymore games?

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

      I really want to know this as well!

    2. dr. Phil
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Foster picked up a calf injury. No other info at this time.

  2. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    BBC

    Another change for Manchester United - this time Ashley Young coming on for a hobbling Angel Di Maria.

  3. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Let this be a lesson, stop f**king with the formations.

  4. DRY PEANUT
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Luke Shaw looking every bit a £30m LB

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

      Ryan Bertrand is making £30m look very good business

    2. McEwan
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Andrew Robertson for about 1 tenth of that. Crazy

  5. DIegoCosta19
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    80 all out, any good? currently 10k

    1. DIegoCosta19
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      will i rise?

      1. BabyB
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        No

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

      Youll fall

  6. Timtastic03
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Fellaini just 1pt behind AdM on BPS

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yesss

      1. Timtastic03
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Probably knock a couple off Fellaini after those challenges

  7. Djerbil
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Not worried about an ADM injury with the legend that is Boyd as 1st sub

  8. Jay_
      9 years, 8 months ago

      122 all out 🙂

      1. Kagawa-san-mia
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        nice job

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

        woo!

      3. Djerbil
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        well done

      4. Fisher
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        same 😀

      5. Bellerinmondo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I'm 114, what's your GW rank?

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

          295

      6. Brutus619
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        105 here! High century 5!

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

          yay! and I still end up regretting putting Boyd 2nd sub and Duff 1st - stupid game ha

          1. Brutus619
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Hehe Boyd is the one taking me past 100 after the game updates!

      7. Fray Bentos
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        snap!

      8. Jay_
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Cheers lads, gw was 1064 on 108 overnight , Boyd autosub AdM to be added

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

            I was GW 1003 but only got ADM and 1 from the bench

        • Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          132 if wisdom gets 5pts

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

            nice one!

      9. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        It's nice that if you bought Costa at the start, you don't lose out with a 0.1 drop this week.

        I think my bench is strong enough, so I might just keep him until clearer news is available.

      10. Fisher
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Hope adm is out, easy swap to hazard

      11. Captain Shirokov
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Great result so far, in FPL and real life.

        😀

      12. Kagawa-san-mia
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        well ashley young is on, no way back into the game now..

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

          This ^^

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

        Come on Falc***, do something useful.

      14. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Regardless of Costa

        Berahino in this week for Costa or Naismith

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

        Score check:

        68 all out. 🙁

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

          45 😆

          1. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            😀

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

          87 all out

        3. Captain Shirokov
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          106

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

          104

        5. BabyB
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          71

          1. Think Tank
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            94 - Cork and Wisdom trolling in the bench.

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

            86.

        6. Hamstergod
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          90 if ADM has no bps

        7. Evs
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          666 😎

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

          SOme nice scores, well done everyone 😀

        9. begbie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          120!

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

            link your team

            1. begbie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              Why would I lie, though? Like, seriously.

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

          117

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

            nice epic beg

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

          98 when Boyd comes off my bench.

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

          85 all out.

        13. Kip
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          85

        14. BigManBakar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          103

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

          62

        16. Brutus619
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          105

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

          90

        18. _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          89 with Welbz capt and no Aguero, quite happy.

        19. Fisher
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          122

        20. Egg noodle
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          118 for a change!

        21. Back on the horse
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          108 and counting 🙂

        22. Bellerinmondo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          114:)

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

            smiley fail

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

              Some huge scores here 🙂 I'd 87 and not 86. Every point helps 😆

      16. Tony Warner Fan Club
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Wisdom not minding having a shot at goal against Man Utd when they're 2-1 up? If he wasn't in my squad (on the bench this week) I'd call him crazy but as he is... you have a go, like that every game son!!

      17. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Berahino scored the winner in a 2-1 win at OT last year

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

          yep! i just wrote that before. Berahininho doing it same way! last yr he also socred the 2nd goal to win it!

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

        Wisdom. I must confess im quite happy w/ having kept Wisdom, against all odds ofpossbly being benched. Congrats to all who kept faith and got rewarded w/ an asist ! played him this gw as well!

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

          oh btw, gamboa saays hi.

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

          Apart from GW12 and 13 his fixtures aren't bad either.

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

        The fact I'm happy that ADM 'only' got an assist probably means I should bring him in.

        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          yeah. shows you're scared of what he can do

          but never (c) ADM when he's not playing on Sunday

        2. Tony Warner Fan Club
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I've got him in my squad and I'm happy he only got an assist as well. He's the necessary evil.

        3. Robe Wan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I think his scores are on the wane

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

            I'll still wait until the fixtures ease up, but I'll be nervous.

            1. Nomar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              Same here.

        4. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I might sell him for Chadders...

          Made a tidy profit on him and United will be shut out by Chelsea I reckon.

          I'll get him again GW13ish

        5. Seb Wassell
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Would quite like that injury to keep him out a few weeks. Makes it very interesting if him and Costa are out!

        6. A.T
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Same

      20. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        This is trash.

        1. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          RVP on pens though, right?

      21. Kip
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        so ADM out to enable Kun could be the template move this week

      22. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Ashley will win a pen, don't worry lads

      23. Djerbil
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Wisdom could steal 3 BAPS

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

          not even close

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

          He's on zero

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

            lol its 2am here , I mistook the Sessengon points

      24. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        10 point mistake switching captaincy to ADM. Oh well. 74 all out, unless ADM picks up a bap.

        1. Tony Warner Fan Club
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I doubt it, he's on a low carb diet so will likely have a pita or something.

        2. MJ6987
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Switched from who?

        3. Timtastic03
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Fellaini seems to be dropping BPS faster than he's picking them up. AdM should get a bap without more goals

      25. DIegoCosta19
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        is 78 all out, (had 63 before this game) a rise - currently 10k

        1. DIegoCosta19
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          *?

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

            Hard to know - a lot of Captaincy to VC switches for Costa to happen

      26. UnderstandablyDistraught
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        1pt for Falcao should bugger some bench pts. Well done LVG, well done!!!

      27. The Ginga Ninja
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        So I'm ranked 30k and I scored 9/10 points today with Wisdom and Di Maria
        Any chance of top 25k by tonight?

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

          I'm at 31k and gargatron says I'm 17 points behind 10k... so you'll probably make it to about 18k-ish i'd guess

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

        Sitting on 83 points at 31k, with 2 points to be added from Siggy off the bench... How far will Wisdom, Berahino, and ADM cause me to fall tonight?

        1. BigManBakar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Woah good score mate! Haven't heard from you in quite a while...

      29. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Who here posted yesterday that he has all his hopes on Falcao(C), and it would prove if he is great or stupid?

        This was a tad unlucky to be honest.

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

        hey guys what is the role of the vice captain? i have aguero as vice captain but my captain costa didn't play this week...

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

          He's your new captain? This can't be a serious question?