Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Man City vs West Ham

After a stilted stalemate at the Hawthorns, it’s fair to say that we’re looking forward to some fireworks from the tea-time kick-off.

Manchester City host West Ham United at the Etihad as they bid to keep pace with Manchester United and Chelsea and make it three wins from three.

Pep Guardiola makes two changes, introducing Gael Clichy at left-back for Aleks Kolarov and handing a start to Nolito at the expense of Jesus Navas.

The Hammers are again without Dimitri Payet, with his absence surely set to lead to another mass exodus in FPL terms.

Slaven Bilic has changed shape in a bid to repeat last season’s victory in Manchester, recalling Angelo Ogbonna to a three-man rearguard.

Former Manchester United starlet, Ashley Fletcher, makes his first Premier League start up front in a 3-5-2 setup. Sam Bryam drops to the bench, whilst Håvard Nordtveit misses out through injury. Manuel Lanzini is fit enough for the bench.

All eyes will be Sergio Aguero – he heads into this encounter backed with the captaincy by 32% of FPL managers, just 1% less than Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who stalled with a two-point return at Hull on Saturday.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Demel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    How about this for a wc?

    Foster - Jak
    Baines - Valencia - Shaw - Evans - Amat
    Hazard - Sanchez - Sterling - Lallana - Capoue
    Costa - Lukaku - Benteke

    1. Big Sum
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Put ibra in and it's a very good team

    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Why no Ibra?

      1. Demel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Tough fixtures. I struggle to get the midfielders and a decent couple of strikers by keeping him.

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Convict Lamela might also be banned.....

      1. Demel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        It's Lallana and not Lamela.

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          😛 still ban him....

    4. Kroosin'
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      United play City, Leicester, Chelsea and Liverpool in their next 6. Doubling up on their defense is bold.

      1. Demel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        I see a lot of low scoring games. Mourinho trade mark.

  2. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    A WC team without that filthy criminal Aguero looks glorious.

    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Aguero to gray frees up funds

  3. Ashwatts93
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Heaton Valdes

    Azpi Shaw stones mccauley walker

    Hazard Lamela Ozil tadic Maloney

    Aguero Negredo Grey

    Had Planned to transfer walker/stones to williams after international break with my 1 FT. anyone going Aguero to Lukaku if he's banned?

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

      Hundreds of thousands of people

  4. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Considering I have Lukaku and Ibrahimovic. Who would you replace Aguero with if he gets banned?

    Kane looks mediocre but those fixtures 😮

    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I don't have Ibra so I would get Ibra.

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Kane

    3. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Giroud

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

      Giroud/costa

      Costa loves to play against swansea.

    5. Alexis Nonsense
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Vardy?

    6. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Costa

    7. Norman Conquest
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      dembele is coming back kane will be good again

  5. Venom Snake
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    2 FTs

    How do I turn Mahrez in to Sanchez?

    Foster - Jaku
    Shaw - Stones - Souare - Friend - Amat
    Hazard - Mahrez - Lamela - Redmond - Capoue
    Kun - Ibra - Gray

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

      Kun might be the answer.

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

      I'd worry more about your 3 players headed to the slammer.

    3. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Stones to 4m, Lamela to 6.5?

  6. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    RM front 3 Costa Kaku Ibra 😎

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      That'll be mine if I do Aguero -> Lukaku

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah can squeeze in Sanchez and Sterling as well.Already have Haz 😀

  7. Sánchez
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Ok. Just saw a better clip on YouTube. That's a ban surely

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

    Can you tell if a ML rival has WC active?

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

      Only if team value and itb changes

  9. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Important,

    if you're thinking of WCing, you should first consider Liverpools fixtures from GW6.

    United aside, they are 10 plumb fixtures in a row. Have a look.

    Depending on Sturridge and Mane, doubling or even tripling up may be viable

    Swansea
    Manu
    WBA
    Palace
    Watford
    Southampton
    Sunderland
    Bournemouth
    West Ham
    Boro

    1. Cecil The Lion
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Plumper

    2. Mr. Blonde
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Tasty

    3. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Most attacking team in the league with many home fixtures too 😀

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

      Thanks

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

      WC GW7

    6. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Oops, I forgot hull too

  10. RoysCallerAnne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    BPs added.
    Evans owners high five.

    1. Cecil The Lion
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      o/

    2. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      o/

    3. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      o/

    4. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Pulis double defence locked in for next 4 GWs

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

        double def w foster and evans or evans and mcauley

    5. Clump
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Benched 🙂

  11. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    BAPS OUT

  12. Cecil The Lion
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Jon Fashanu would be proud of that

  13. somebody
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Aguero already 5000 transferred out, there can't be any price rise with that

    1. Jonny Sutt
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      So he is definitely banned?

      1. somebody
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        don't know about that but people already reacted

  14. Jay Jay Okocha
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    What's this about Lamela?

    1. KOLASINA(C)
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Slapped Lovren but I can see that only The Sun is actually reporting this.

  15. Jonny Sutt
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    If people are interested in another Albion defender, you could do a lot worse than Galloway. As long as they don't sign another left back he will defo be first choice and he was an attacking threat throughout the game. In fact he had the only Albion attempt on goal.

    1. Cecil The Lion
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Brunt coming back soon.

      1. Jonny Sutt
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        If he starts a left winger ahead of Galloway the fans will go mad! I don't think he'd dare! It would be between McClean and Brunt to play on the left wing! Pulis likes to play 90% of albions attacks down the wings but no one can cross!

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      McAuley 1st choice then Evans for me.

  16. Laalman
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    So regarding wildcard...

    You do all the transfers you want to make and possilbly catch some price rises and take -24 for example, then before the deadline you just activate WC?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      You can but dont forget to activate on the Saturday.

    2. eish
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Noo!. . .made the mistake myself last season

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

      yes

    4. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

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

        Thanks everybody!

    5. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Dont do this. If you forget to activate last minute, you'll be kicking yourself. Just activate now.

    6. I Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      If you do that your rivals will know you wildcarded though.

  17. Acquafresca
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Double WBA made me proud.

    I love you, Tony Pulis.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Very nice! Will have to get one in on WC, always good to have one.

  18. kinghenry14
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    sorry if this was answered before but when do we know whether kun gets suspended or not?

  19. Farcelona
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    A or B?

    A - Lamela and Baines
    B - Barkley and Holgate/4.5

    1. Alexis Nonsense
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      B

  20. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    How many WCs activated since the elbow?

  21. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Would you keep Lamela and Redmond when wildcarding?

    1. Acquafresca
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Yes for now.

    2. Jay Jay Okocha
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Absolutely

    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      No

    4. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Not Lamela, as he could be retrospectively banned for three games for his hand in the face/eye gouging vs. Liverpool.

  22. eish
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    @how long would aguero get banned?

    1. Cecil The Lion
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      At least 6 judging by Dembele

    2. Eden Azzzar
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Who is how long?

    3. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      3 is the usual violent conduct charge ban I think, but it's sometimes longer.

  23. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Ibra - Vardy (back on pens) - Defoe

    Any good?

    1. Big Sum
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Yeap, looks good

    2. Farcelona
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Vardy might be sharing penalties with Mahrez.

    3. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Not tempted by Lukaku?

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

    Schmeichel/Heaton
    Friend/Souare/Shaw/Evans/Kaboul
    Snodgrass/Firmino/Ozil/Capoue/Tadic
    Aguero/Gray/Ibrahimovic

    I need WC do i? And i need to bring Hazard in somehow.

  25. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Spurs linked with Isco

    1. Cecil The Lion
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      They need a CM not another AM

    2. Eden Azzzar
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Good to see every other club than Chelsea still signing players. * makes banner with conte out*

  26. Mr. Blonde
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Just watching MOTD now. Hazard an absolute steal at that price he's going to be the top scoring player imo

  27. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    The longer Kun is out the better. One of him, Ibra, Alexis or Haz being out make the game a lot easier!

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I am thinking the opposite.

      The more options, the harder = more challenging

  28. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Evans off the bench for Friend

    Capoue off the bench for Mahrez 😎

    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      huh?

  29. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Any predictions over transfers that would be worth considering fpl wise?