[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
16 May 2015 1404 comments
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Although our gaze is naturally drawn towards the double Gameweek teams, there’s still plenty of Fantasy intrigue amongst the remaining head-to-heads. The first match-up of the weekend sees Southampton play host to Villa, with the Saints looking for a first win in five, while the Villains’ will be hoping to seal their survival with a third straight victory.

Having lost four road matches in the last six Gameweeks, Southampton will be relishing their return to St Mary’s. In spite of their recent troubles on their travels, Ronald Koeman’s side have remained steadfast in front of their own fans and have racked up three clean sheets in the last four home outings. Further up the field, Graziano Pelle netted three goals across Southampton’s previous two at St Mary’s ties and will be determined to further atone for a 14-match barren spell in mid-season.

Despite tallying the bulk of their recent points at home, Tim Sherwood’s Villa outfit have proved that they’re a capable of testing opponents on the road, pushing Manchester City all the way at the Etihad and recording a 1-0 win over Spurs at White Hart Lane. Christian Benteke (10 goals in nine) remains the West Midlanders’ principal threat, while Tom Cleverley (three goals in three consecutive starts) has enjoyed the freedom to roam under Sherwood’s stewardship.

With the FA Cup final in mind, the visitors will surely be going all out for a win today. If Villa can seal their survival, Sherwood will then be afforded the option of rotating his main men for next week’s home encounter against Burnley.

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  1. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Is Benteke a better pick than Ulloa / Vardy for the last GW?

    1. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      If Villa are safe I'd safe no (Benteke owner)

      1. Nickofoz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        say* lol

    2. The Raging Bull
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      yes

    3. Santi sensei
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I'll have both i think . Kane -> Vardy/Ulloa on cards for me

  2. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Here come the lineups

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

      mo. it's not 2 yet.

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

    are people gonna aguero (c) or do a punt on last day?

    1. Your Mum's Athletic
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Hazard

    2. Santi sensei
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Alexis Sanchez

    3. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Ivan

  4. Punty
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Everyone ssssh lineups coming

  5. The Raging Bull
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Just realised Grealish is quite annoying

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      He's Irish this week not English

    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      He sounds like one of the nasty kids in Harry Potter 😉

  6. Moss
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Can't understand why so many people have been taking out Mane recently. He's been Soton's most attacking player and almost playing as a second striker at times.

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Hindsight

    2. Punty
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      The main problem has been that he has been Southamptons most attacking player

    3. AleksanderVN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      ssssshh, line ups

    4. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Was poor for weeks. Wasn't even a starter.

    5. The Raging Bull
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      i suspect due to recent DGW's

    6. Worzel Gummidge
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe because in the last 15 games he has had 3 good scores? Maybe because there are better options? Maybe they couldn't foresee a lucky hatty due to a terrible Villa show up?

      You are right. I have no idea either....

      Just take your lucky points and don't try and justify why most people don't have him 🙂

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        +42

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

        This. And I'm well aware of Mané's talent. It just doesn't usually translate into FPL.

    7. Sol Campbell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      3 goals and 1 assist in 16 games, yeah I can't understand why either!

  7. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    No goals in second half of early game yet. So boring

  8. @ocprodigy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    No line ups from me today, out and about. Apologies.

  9. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    #SAFC: Pantilimon, Jones, van Aanholt, O'Shea (c), Coates, Bridcutt, Cattermole, Larsson, Wickham, Graham, Defoe. #SUNLEI

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Panti PVA checked

    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Check and check

    3. Wouter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Come on Defoe.

      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        This !

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          What they said.

    4. Santi sensei
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Bridcutt Noo , CS in danger

    5. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      No Gomez

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        No sh*t

    6. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Check, check, check.

    7. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      PvA check

      Larsson check

    8. Rabbinton
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Come on Graham!

  10. Tangerine Army XI
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Confirmed #BFC starting XI: Heaton; Trippier; Shackell (c), Duff, Mee; Boyd, Arfield, Jones, Taylor; Barnes; Ings. #ClaretsLIVE

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Tripper sweeper? 😆

  11. Billy Ketsu
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    N'Zogbia was playing. Who knew?

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

      who?

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Missed that. Thanks

      😆

    2. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I mean, come on, Hutton is having a howler.

  12. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    #SAFC: Pantilimon, Jones, van Aanholt, O'Shea (c), Coates, Bridcutt, Cattermole, Larsson, Wickham, Graham, Defoe. #SUNLEI

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      no Vergini

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

        no surprise really.

  13. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Hull team: Harper, Chester, Meyler, Huddlestone, Brady, McShane, Jelavic, Dawson, Elmohamady, N'Doye, Quinn

  14. Tangerine Army XI
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    #THFC team: Lloris (c), Dier, Fazio, Vertonghen, Rose; Bentaleb, Mason; Chadli, Eriksen, Lamela; Kane #COYS

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Hurry Kane

      1. Delhidynamo
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Curry Kane

  15. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    #NUFC at @QPRFC: Krul, Janmaat, Coloccini (c), Dummett, Gutierrez, Colback, R.Taylor, Sissoko, Cabella, Perez, Rivière.

    1. L P
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Ryan Taylor, over the wall

  16. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Confirmed #BFC starting XI: Heaton; Trippier; Shackell (c), Duff, Mee; Boyd, Arfield, Jones, Taylor; Barnes; Ings. #ClaretsLIVE

  17. Tangerine Army XI
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Everton XI to face West Ham: Howard, Coleman, Jagielka, Stones, Galloway, Lennon, Barry, McCarthy, Osman, Barkley, Lukaku. #WHUvEFC

  18. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Everton XI to face West Ham: Howard, Coleman, Jagielka, Stones, Galloway, Lennon, Barry, McCarthy, Osman, Barkley, Lukaku. #WHUvEFC

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      good to see George Galloway got himself a job quickly

  19. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    City: Schmeichel, Wasilewski, Huth, Morgan, Albrighton, Cambiasso, Mahrez, King, Schlupp, Ulloa, Vardy. #SunLei

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I think I was wrong playing Morgan over Schlupp.

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      3-5-2

      Let's go Ulloa

  20. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    #SAFC subs: Fletcher, Johnson, Reveillere, Giaccherini, Vergini, Buckley, Mannone.

  21. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Too many cooks.

  22. Punty
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Schlupp, PvA and Panti.. hope Southampton used up todays goal-quota

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      1-1, PVA and Schlupp own goals.

      1. Punty
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        🙁

      2. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        -42

  23. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    So that's two changes for #SAFC - O'Shea and Bridcutt replace the injured Brown and Gomez. Giaccherini returns on the bench #SUNLEI

  24. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    @HullCity: Subs: McGregor, Rosenior, Bruce, Hernández, Sagbo, Aluko, Robertson #TOTHUL

  25. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    No Gomez.

    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      How is this news?

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

        yeah mate.

    2. Perthite
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Was announced a day ago. Out for last 2 rounds.

  26. @ocprodigy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    No Baines?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Out for the season.

    2. Kno
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      out for the season

  27. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    59: Brilliant ball in from @Prowsey16, but @AlderweireldTob can't quite turn it home with his head. #saintsfc [5-1]

  28. Heydudes13
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Wtf as if I missed the deadline...