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. Sánchez
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Raheem hatty incoming

  2. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Sterling CF

  3. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Sterling might keep the pressure off a quick Sanchez rise

  4. blue book
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Oi, City players, stop passing to Sterling!

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Why is 10.5m KDB playing right back lol

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

    Sterling certainly gets into the box a lot

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    I want aguero to punish the ibra cappers so bad 👿

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Captain the home one, simples

    2. Sp0rting
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      You need to get out more

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      😆

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      What did they do wrong?

  8. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Alli > Sterling FT

  9. HamLFC10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Ahh looks like my last minute switch from Sterling to Barkley has worked wonderfully. Great.

    1. devils advocate
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      In fairness that was a silly transfer so suck it up. 😉

  10. Telpuialion
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Eriksen to Sterling is on the cards then. How likely is Sterling to start week-in week-out? Especially with Sane coming in?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Unless your name is Pep, I don't think anyone can answer that.

    2. devils advocate
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Well Sane will eventually have to play somewhere, so the most likely to miss out will be one of Sterling or Nolito.

      Which one is anyone's guess, but I see all 3 being rotated according to form, fitness and fixtures.

      1. Mark-O
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Can Sane play on both flanks?

  11. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Love the 4-1-4-1 formation. So much flexibility.

  12. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Musuaku YC

  13. Gazpilicueta
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Just realised WH have Antonio AND Valencia....coincidence?!?!

    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      And both combined probably won't outscore the one that matters 😉

    2. Crouching Tiger
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      The next best thing West Ham could do when ManU wouldn't sell.

    3. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Haha. There was a funny picture that involved them standing together and the shirts reading Antonio Valencia beside the real Antiono Valencia or something along those lines.

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

        I guess you had to be there

  14. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Phil Jones assistant ref in this game?

  15. Worzel Gummidge
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Mane/Firmino or Sterling if you have Aguero and no Pool. I think Mane is still the better pick. One to monitor

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

        Bad timing to ask this question!

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

          You know what this place is like for knee jerking. You'll see a load of RMWCTs with Sterling in them now

          1. Worzel Gummidge
              7 years, 10 months ago

              Fair point. It is him or Mane for me. Maybe Fernadinho? 🙂

      2. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        De Bryune doesn't seem so appealing anymore.

        1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          You've got a point. Under Pellegrini he was a key player in a free-flowing attack who was central to anything that happened. Under Pep, so far, he's been a floating playmaker, with the spotlight mostly on Sterling.

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

        Sterling added to the list of midfielders I want but cant fit in, alongside Mane, Sanchez and Ozil

      4. Krul Runnings
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Come on Kun.

        I have faith.

      5. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Aguero being used as a decoy lol

      6. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        faaahak nolita assist...

        need him to get 8 points or less to win my monthly ML 🙁

        off to a bad start

      7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Come on city earn some more corners so west ham can give away penalties for holding in the box 👿

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          😛

      8. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        What happened to Daniel on here?

        1. Worzel Gummidge
            7 years, 10 months ago

            Marked moved house and to FPL. All too much for him.

          • Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            He reached puberty

        2. UnitednationsXI
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          link to the sterling goal?

          1. Worzel Gummidge
              7 years, 10 months ago

              Nolito.

            • tm245
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              The rest of the team carved them up and he converted well from 10 yards or so.

          2. Arceus
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            Kun out Ibra in! ...wait

          3. Styles_X
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            West ham without Payet is pretty dire stuff.

          4. Gazpilicueta
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            Nolito the new Djeko?

          5. denial
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            Manchester derby is going to be good fun

          6. Les Bleus
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            2-0 with no Kun involvement

          7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            Fernandinho bandwagon

          8. @ocprodigy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            Poor defending