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The Dugout Discussion – West Brom vs Everton

West Bromwich Albion and Everton look to send off Gameweek 7 in style as they do battle at The Hawthorns this evening. Recent form would suggest that this match-up will be a tightly contested affair, considering that the two sides have conceded just one goal between them in the last trio of Gameweeks.

The Tony Pulis effect is in full motion for the Baggies, as evidenced by their four clean sheets in five league outings. However, the West Midlanders haven’t fared as well at the other end of the pitch, ranking second-bottom for goals scored (four). Only one side (Newcastle, with 19) has carded fewer shots on target than West Brom’s 20, which will be music to the ears of Fantasy managers holding Everton defenders.

Although the Toffees have earned just one victory in their previous four matches, Roberto Martinez’s men endured the toughest start of any league outfit. The Merseysiders have excelled outside of Goodison Park and – like West Brom – are yet to concede a single goal on their travels. That being said, the hosts will be optimistic of breaching Everton’s defence, given that the visitors have afforded their opponents 49 attempts (31 in the box ) in three road trips already.

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  1. President Giggs
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Wow, never thought I'd get 23 points from Dawson and Lukaku tonight

    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Sweeeet

  2. FISSH
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    come on Dawson get up front!

    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Dawsoooooon

  3. FISSH
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Corner. Dawson is on it!!

    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      come on baby

  4. ZTF
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    MYHILL GO YOU KN**

  5. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    At this stage of the season, is behind 50 poitns behind the leader of a mini league really the end of the world?

    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      have u had good weeks or bad weeks? if youve had bad, then plenty of time to make it up

      1. FPL Maldini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Bad weeks. Pretty much all weeks around 30 points apart from alst week which was 50.

    2. FISSH
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      not at all

    3. 32chickens
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      yes

      1. 32chickens
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        course not
        dust yourself down
        up and at em

    4. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Not at all. Easily picked off.

      I gave some guy at work a 150 point handicap earlier today lol

  6. Krul Runnings
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Wilson -> Lukaku Despite the next 3 fix.

    Could still score well on form, and after those 4 games fix are amazing

    1. FISSH
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      do so if you dare.

  7. Sjaugen
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Corner is Dawson goal

  8. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Shocking pass

  9. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    97k with 18 points added tonight...hopefully crack top 50k

  10. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    so then who's buying Lukaku?

    1. FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Depends, when is Everton's next hard fixture?

    2. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Just did Wilson ---> Lukaku as planned

      Shame everyone is going to get him now and push that ownership even higher 😕

    3. KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      you

    4. Numb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      A lot of Martial owners are kneejerkers by nature, so plenty of them I would say

    5. Krul Runnings
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      I really want too now!

      If he gets some points in the next 3 despite those tough games he will rise at least 0.4 going into GW11 surely?!

      Not sure if I should just wait until GW11 though

  11. The Enlightener
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Worst fast break decision of all time.....

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      4 on 1 and he passed it straight to the defender

      1. The Enlightener
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Beyond bad.

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

    Mahrez to Deuleufouhhdvsnoab?

  13. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    urghhhh Lukaku...

    I will not crumble and bring you back!!

  14. MadnessMahn
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Thinking about activating my WC before price rises tonight (Mata, who I don't have but want is going up).

    0 ITB.

    Butland - Gomes
    Kolarov - Darmian - Dawson - Francis - Morgan
    Sanchez - Mata - Payet - Mahrez - Westwood
    Aguero - Lukaku - Berahino

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Fair play on the Lukaku shout. I would never have got him on a WC before tonight.

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

      Looks nice, thought defence could be better.

      1. MadnessMahn
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Thoughts on who else? I had Darmian from the beginning which is why I'm inclined to hold. I also have Clyne and Cedric but I don't like their form or fixtures. The premium defenders have yet to prove themselves worth the $ (other than Man City defenders).

      2. MadnessMahn
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Maybe Jagielka or Stones instead of Darmian? But Everton fixtures are bad for a while longer.

    3. Bucky Barnes
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Darmian has some tough fixtures

  15. Jonjo Shall_We? (Flowers - …
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    41 goals this weekend
    1 for my 15 players
    That too Dawson
    That to wasted on bench

    1. Jonjo Shall_We? (Flowers - …
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      And out of the 35 odd only 3 assists for the entire team

    2. Tabasco
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      I don't understand the last two sentences

      1. Jøssy ⭐
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Translating from gibberish, I think he's saying...

        That goal was attributed to Dawson
        That goal remained on my bench

  16. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Op, op, op, op, op my WC time.

    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      op? what does that mean?

      1. FPL Maldini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Overpowered?

      2. Konig Luther
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        looks like gangnam style

      3. Bucky Barnes
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Oh poo?

  17. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Pretty much every striker apart from Kun Wilson and Gomis performed this week then

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      The physios performed on them

  18. Jazz!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Now I have no idea whether to play Myhill (cpl) or Butland (avl).

  19. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    best option: thnx

    1. ft wilson > ighalo
    2 -4 wilson > vardy (need funds, would drop haz>kdb or payet> ayew/barkley/tadic)

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      2 with haz to kdb

  20. JAC THE CAT
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Player above me in ML captained Lukaku 🙁

    1. Cov
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      He must be horrible in this game, so no worries 🙂

    2. JedJez
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Wow

  21. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    53(-4)

    Meh, that'll do.

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      54(-4) 😀

    2. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      34 (-4)

      ..... 😕

    3. Gazpilicueta
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      meh? thats almost double my points

  22. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    The problem with Lukaku, I think he has the Silva effect in the sense that if you are going to buy him, you need to always have him in your team because you actually don't know when he will knock 2 in.

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      His all round game wasnt even that great. He just came alive in the box when it mattered. Chester ffs

    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      exactly

      He had 5 blanks before tonight

  23. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    I was the only one here did Wilson --> Lukaku even before the game

    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      oh you must be amazing.

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Most of chose Pelle, Sakho....

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Do you get his points now lol

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        *I

    3. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Early knee-jerker

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        He had 4 blanks in a row before this game, hardly knee jerk

    4. Bucky Barnes
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      You called it

    5. BlzE_94
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      He's going to troll you, i'm sure it won't be long till you get rid off him.

  24. Numb
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    How did Berhino look? Better fixtures than Vardy.

    1. chinmusic
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      I've no idea why anyone would want to sign a West Brom forward

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Fair point

    2. Sergeant Garcia
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Besides the goal, not very lively.

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers. Just checking.

  25. Xenq
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Myhill's not very good, is he?

  26. Trading Bear
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    £5 >>> £45,655

    One very, very, very happy punter tonight. Someone on a different forum needed Everton to win tonight and both teams to score to finish his 7-match accumulator.

    What a bet.

    1. Cov
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah I saw the proof on twitter 🙂

    2. ralfb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Congrats, well done.

      1. Trading Bear
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        unfortunately not mine I'd like to add. Wouldn't be on here if it was!

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Bookies usually give you a nice bonus boost as well on a winning acca like that.

    4. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Wow

  27. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    1 offside and 1 handball by Lukaku smell of the Benteke bandwagon already

  28. ralfb
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Is evans injured or ok?

    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Damaged pride 😕 should be okay I reckon for next week

      1. ralfb
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Ta. Just got him last week for gomez. Wouldnt want to replace him immediatey

    2. BlzE_94
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      he's fine and will keep a cs next week

  29. Jay_
      8 years, 7 months ago

      -12 hit

      Barkely(2) Silva(0) Benteke(0) Gomis(1) >

      Payet(8) Hazard(5)Berahino(7) Martial(c)10

      15 point gain, happy days

      1. An Púca
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        fair play

    • Mr Sarcastic
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Gomez dropping tonight, right?

      1. BlzE_94
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Nope, he won't even drop this week. He's doing the Ruddy

      2. IL LUCE
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Looks like it. Who do we replace him with? I'm stuck between Evans and Moreno..

      3. A Defender's Nightmare
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Yes. Sell IMO.

      4. Mr Sarcastic
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        thanks guys, I'm going for Dawson

        1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          They've just conceded 3 with Olsson and McAuley out. You sure you want a WBA defender?!

          1. Mr Sarcastic
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            No 🙂