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The Dugout Discussion – Tuesday

Gameweek 34 continues apace with Hull City playing host to Liverpool in a 7.45pm kick off. The Tigers look to build momentum after a 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace marked their first win in seven matches. Meanwhile, the Reds arrive at the KC Stadium off the back of a 0-0 stalemate against West Bromwich Albion, searching for only their second win in five outings.

Hull boss Steve Bruce will hope for a repeat performance of the Eagles clash, in which they fashioned the second-most shots on target (seven) of any side so far this Gameweek. Senegalese frontman Dame N’Doye remains the Tigers’ principal goal threat after netting twice at Selhurst Park, while Robbie Brady – who engineered the second most chances (five) among all midfielders on the weekend – keeps his place on the left as Steve Bruce names an unchanged XI.

Raheem Sterling’s abundance of owners will want more from the Jamaican-born wide man after he failed to register a single shot at The Hawthorns. Philippe Coutinho, on the other hand, mustered nine efforts on goal against the Baggies but has now failed to find the net in his previous six league starts. With two assists and four goals in seven appearances, Jordan Henderson is the form man for the Merseysiders and his prospects will be boosted by the absence of Steven Gerrard this evening. The Reds skipper drops out in the visitors’ only change as Brendan Rodgers hands Mario Balotelli another start up front.

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  1. Demí
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ibe off for Markovic/Lallana soon surely

    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      yeah hope so

    2. Sif
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Balo > Lambert?

      1. TOKAMAK
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        This, or one of aforementioned mids for balo

  2. SneakyPete
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Quick change of shirt for N'Doye who had come out for the second half wearing Hernandez's number 9 shirt.

    😀

  3. SneakyPete
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I'm watching Liverpool now to level my karmic balance.

    1. SneakyPete
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Was watching barca before

  4. Jax
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    lallana needs to be on.

  5. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Spare a thought for us Sterling (c) 🙁

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Already starting to think about Hazard v Leicester tomorrow

    2. TOKAMAK
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      i'm with you, brother

  6. Richd
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    My sky sports 4 is golf ??

    Is it not on ?

    1. Mull
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sorry to have misled you. It's not on any English channel.

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

      Not on UK TV.

    3. BabyB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not on uk tv

  7. The Enlightener
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Aluko. I am your father.

  8. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    "does a postman celebrate when he delivers the mail?"
    no Mario, but they normally at least reach walking pace occasionally...

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Such passion.

    2. mojoindojo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      the postman also delivers mail more than twice an year

    3. inter the wild
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Why does US Postal Service deliver the mail, but Royal Mail deliver the post?

      1. ellelelle
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        mind = blown

      2. RubeRx
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        genius

  9. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    N'Doye injured 🙁

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      N'Doye was not

    2. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      N'Doye is ok! U strong man!

  10. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Just logged back on, 1-0 Hull, say what??

  11. RubeRx
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ouch

  12. Declan
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    N'Doye Ko'd

    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      nah

    2. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      N'Doye got up
      N'Doye went to the market
      N'Doye bought some things
      N"Doye got my shoes professionally cleaned
      N'Doye came back ready after going for this walk
      N'Doye ran and ran and ran
      N'Doye went in front of the net
      N'Doye receive the ball
      N'Doye scored

  13. Wings of Steel
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I'd take 11 points from skrtel for the dgw

    1. COW
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      +1

    2. ellelelle
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      co-signed.

  14. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Mignolet's a savage.

  15. Jax
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    get in swindon

    1. Wolverine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Why? What's happening there?

      1. Jax
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        1-1

  16. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    The worst thing we could now is bring on Lallana

    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      he'd prob score

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        he probably wouldn't

        1. Jax
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          whatever.

    2. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not impressing up there ?

    3. SneakyPete
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Could be worse mate

  17. RubeRx
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone notice that Elmo has periods .... before and after his jersey's name?

    1. Wolverine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Periods....wrong forum bro

      1. RubeRx
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        never seen that b4

    2. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Pretty sure I saw a tampon fall out of his shorts too.

      1. RubeRx
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        🙂 some ppl on these board could use one

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Bloody hell.

  18. Every Dog Has Its Day
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Aluko 5* Skills

  19. Would an idiot do that?
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Moyes on sky sports 5 #MakeSomeMoyes

    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      yawn.

      1. Would an idiot do that?
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ernesto Valverde fan I see

  20. PnutButterWolf
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Can't believe I burned 12 points for this

    1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

  21. Pablitto
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Only what I hope now is that Fabs gonna score a hatty tomorrow

  22. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hull 4 points clear of Sunderpants if stays like this

    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      sunderland game in hand...oh wait it's away to arsenal.

  23. Sif
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Please save us Captain Hindsight!

  24. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Good riddance, Wigan.

    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      this.

    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      + lots

  25. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Rodgers is SO brutally overrated..Liverpool have a good and energetic match vs Newcastle, and then tinkers too much after that. Balotelli and Gerrard have no place on the pitch.

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      But Lovren, Skrtel, Johnson do?

      1. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Skrtel surely?

        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Only in a back 3. He is a huge liability

      2. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        We're running out of names

      3. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Varying levels, but don't label all the guys as unable 🙂 Skrtel has been fine mostly, and I believe Lovren's last performance was pretty good?

        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Against a WBA team who didn't attack 😉

          1. Somalion
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Still 😉 There are a few that can turn out okay, I have no doubt. It is just the buying policy and wage structure that is killing them, spending lots of money on obscure(ish) players and refusing to pay most players over 100k a week. Won't get the team changing players in like that, unless they're from smaller teams (Tekkers, for example)

    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      He got fired from Reading

      1. Mull
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Scousers have always had a problem with Reading, that's why he was hired.

    3. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think he's very highly rated by anyone

      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        He was last season.

        1. Leaf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          He had it pretty easy last year , United didn't show up , Mourinho in first season , Arsenal ravaged by injury

          Plus the obv Suarez , no Europe and out of both domestic cups early

  26. COW
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hull looking really well drilled on the defending side of things.

  27. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Henderson playing much deeper this half

    1. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Won't change where he takes his penalty from 😎

      Assuming Balo doesn't stick his fat head in the way....

  28. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    honestly..thanks so much Liverpool..thanks to this loss United only need 5 points to clinch top 4.

    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      game not over obviously, but not looking great

    2. King Kohli
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      3 at best since Liverpool are not going to beat Chelsea.

      May not even need that if Pool fail to win all their remaining games! 😀

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        yeah but for mathematical purposes I'm considering worst case scenarios 😛

  29. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I think and believe that Skrtel will score a goal!! Comeeeee ooooonnn Martiiiiiin!!!

    1. SneakyPete
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Na Mate, Only way liverpool gonna score is pen

    2. ellelelle
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      no.. that would only add insult to injury.

      henderson penalty so the badasses with hull players don't completely run away with it this week.

  30. Jax
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    2-0 rotherham. see ya wigan and millwall.

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yay