[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
20 March 2016 2699 comments
James Barnes James Barnes
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We’re treated to two final showdowns before the curtains are drawn on Gameweek 31. The Manchester clubs clash at the Etihad as the battle for the Champions League places intensifies, while title-chasing Tottenham Hotspur are visited by a Bournemouth side that’s recorded three successive wins.

Both City and United have flattered to deceive from an attacking perspective across their last four matches: United netted five goals and accrued the joint-fourth-fewest attempts (40), while the Sky Blues placed in the bottom seven for shot-conversion rate (8.3%). At the other end of the pitch, City allowed the fewest shots inside the box (11) of any side but still retrieved the ball from the net on as many occasions (five) as United.

Spurs tallied 16 more attempts (88) and 10 more shots on target (36) than any team across their previous quartet of league encounters, yet they suffered from a 6.8% shot-conversion rate. In contrast, Bournemouth produced some clinical finishing over their last four and subsequently placed joint-third for shot-conversion (16.7%). The Cherries have also shown improved defensive form with just three goals conceded in their last five road trips. However, Tottenham can perhaps take comfort from the fact that only Norwich City have conceded more big chances away from home than Eddie Howe’s side.

  1. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Don't make me sell you Sergio!!

  2. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Alli off Pau Gasol on

      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      😀 I think Gasol would be more effective

  3. walkman666
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Alli off.

  4. Boydinho
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    haha just realised i drunk-transfered Alli out for Payet yesterday for next GW

    1. Jay_
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I sold Kane for Martial last night

        1. Boydinho
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          bold move

    2. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Come on Alli

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Alli Subbed

    4. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Time for prays

    5. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Will Rashford be dropped once Rooney is fit?

      1. Messiah Hazard
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Most likely

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yes

      3. Worzel Gummidge
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Probably. Maybe Lingard..

        • The Orienteer - find me in …
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Yes.

          1. Lateriser 12
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Shame really. Love the martial rashford partnership.

        • Ayew Serious
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Shouldn't be but yes

        • FPL Daniel
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I want to know that too. Also when is Wooney back?

      4. TheTinman
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Bonuses in spurs game? Update

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Kane 3
          Walker 2
          Eriksen 1

      5. cyclopropane
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        74pts before Kane and Toby bonuses (which won't help). Average?

        1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          What Toby bonuses?

        2. Jay_
            10 years, 1 month ago

            56 overall
            76 top 1k

          • Worzel Gummidge
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Below average I would say.

            • Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              top 10k average is 74....overall average is 51

            • Diva
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              74 in top 10k

            • ARKANOIIDE
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Toby is on for baps?

          • Ayew Serious
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Aguero isn't a good pick is he

            1. Jazz!
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              No

          • Jazz!
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Darmian off injured for Fosu-Mensah

            1. Acquafresca
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Cramp

          • Lateriser 12
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Cmon United! Hold! Cmon!

          • JayBomb
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Come on Bournemouth score a bloody goal.

          • Acquafresca
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Darmian wasting time.

          • Stats Don\'t Lie
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            how is smalling still on the pitch?

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              only one yellow

              1. Stats Don\'t Lie
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                shouldve been off. poor refereeing

            2. Fred54
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Apparently the ref did not give him a second yellow card and so he remained.

            3. Annie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              because the ref bottled it

          • It’s gonna Ben Mee
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Is it a two or three team title race?

          • eazy
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            From 2k to 35k because of Siggy (C) even though I'm currently on 71 points?! Is this even possible 🙁

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              no

              1. Ayew Serious
                • 10 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                I love you

                1. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 16 Years
                  10 years, 1 month ago

                  Thank you?

                  1. Ayew Serious
                    • 10 Years
                    10 years, 1 month ago

                    Are you asking me to approve of your thanks?

              2. eazy
                • 10 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Thanks! Had not realoaded my team since last time of using. Still going down to 3.5k. Not too bad but gutted still 🙁

            2. Ayew Serious
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              No, you're wrong

            3. Diva
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Yes, it's tight at the top.

              1. Fred54
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                FWIW, when the scored updated last night, I scored one less point than a rival and my GW rank was 400K places lower. So yeah, its tighter than erm [censored].

            4. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              That's not true. I'm falling from 8k to 17k and I've barely got 50p.

          • Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Darmian + Rojo CS LOCKED

            Dead teams rejoice

          • Del Monte
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Courtois away at Villa or Butland at home to Swansea?

            1. Jazz!
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Has to be Courtois.

            2. Bubz
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              The one playing Villa

            3. Acquafresca
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Butland. Swansea look toothless.

              1. funnyoldgame
                • 16 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                compared to Villa?

            4. Worzel Gummidge
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Is this a joke? Play Court.

            5. Cocky Spaniel Alves
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              88 all out if it stays like this.

              Come on Kun...

              1. Worzel Gummidge
                  10 years, 1 month ago

                  Dont worry. You can't always get a decent score. Better luck next GW.

              2. FPL Daniel
                • 16 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                DDG, Smalling and Rashford 3 Utd??

              3. cyclopropane
                • 10 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Have a bad feeling I'm about to discover that 77pts that would have previously seen me a nice green arrow will be a moderate drop. The not perks of actually getting to a decent rank (64k)

              4. Fowler23
                • 10 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Who will dare to go with Aguero or Flukaku for the DGW? Otherwise it's not possible to keep Kane

                1. Fowler23
                  • 10 Years
                  10 years, 1 month ago

                  Without

                2. ralfb
                  • 11 Years
                  10 years, 1 month ago

                  So far ihave no plans at all to get lukaku

                3. Will's Faceless
                  • 11 Years
                  10 years, 1 month ago

                  I'm looking at Sturridge for aguero. If he survives whatever England inflict on him obviously.

              5. Bouncebackability
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Pep taking over a Europa side.

                1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  10 years, 1 month ago

                  Only through the C1C too

              6. Annie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                So Aguero the only player to blank, how times change

              7. Royal5
                • 14 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                City is a disease atm

                1. Royal5
                  • 14 Years
                  10 years, 1 month ago

                  I need to get rid of Silva

              8. Acquafresca
                • 14 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Rashford hammy.

                Down to 10

              9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                • 15 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Rashford injured

              10. Team Cruel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Rashford hammy gone

                1. Royal5
                  • 14 Years
                  10 years, 1 month ago

                  It's back