Dugout Discussion
17 September 2016 2940 comments
Mark Mark
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The midweek European ties split the weekend programme and ensure that we’re restricted to just a quartet of three o’clock kick-offs.

However, there are plenty of headline Fantasy acts on show.

Not least at the Etihad, where Pep Guardiola’s hugely impressive Manchester City side look to maintain their 100% record against AFC Bournemouth.

The last two encounters between these two teams have ended 9-1 in City’s favour and, off the back of a win at Old Trafford and the midweek thrashing of Borussia Mönchengladbach, we have to imagine that Pep’s men will be confident.

Arsenal’s midweek experience was very different; they were fortunate to escape from their trip to Paris St Germain without defeat. They arrive at the KCOM Stadium to take on Hull City, aware that Mike Phelan’s men kept Manchester United at bay until the death in their last home encounter.

Elsewhere, champions Leicester City host Burnley at the King Power, with Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy seeking to maintain the form shown in their Champions League tie against Club Brugge.

Finally, West Brom host a West Ham side still licking their wounds from a 4-2 reverse at the hands of Watford last time out.

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

  1. Ziro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Kane(c) to be differential?

    1. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      If Iheanacho blanks and Kane gets a brace or better I may cry 🙂

      1. Ziro
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        i will be on seventh heaven!!

    2. Jay_
        9 years, 6 months ago

        It is a differential, wether it's a red or green bringer, we will see, good luck 🙂

        1. Ziro
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Good luck Jay

      • Konig Luther
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        hope so

      • Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Looks like a bad differential right now. When is Dembelé back?

    3. Jay_
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Own Antonio but have a sneaky suspicion it will be Lanzinis day.

        1. Energetics
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Antonio playing Rb?

          1. Jay_
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Doesn't look like it but I wouldn't be surprised.

          2. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            I hope it's West Brom's day.

          3. andy85wsm
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Is Lanzini playing RB?

            1. Jay_
                9 years, 6 months ago

                😀

              • Ziro
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                +1

                😆

          4. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Player you are most afraid of in the 3 pm kick offs?

            Sterling

            1. Sánchez
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Stones cameo

              1. Les Bleus
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                😀

              2. Ziro
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                this.!

              3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                1 point for a defender is good for me based on this season so far

                1. Ziro
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  😆 too true

            2. Greenbackbøøg…
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Sanchez

            3. PvA
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Stones 1 point

            4. Grand Thibauto
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Nacho

            5. devils advocate
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Antonio if playing at RB.

            6. DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Sanchez

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

              Sanchez, nacho, KBD

          5. Energetics
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Twice Antonio played poorly at Rb, twice he was moved forward and he scored both times.

            West Ham sign a Rb, chairman says Antonio will play Rw. Next game he does indeed start Rw, scores twice!

            So why oh why is Antonio Rb today?!?!?

            1. Sánchez
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Bilic fpl rival has him captain

            2. Lucky Number Ones
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Chill out. He might be RW, depends on Nordtveits position (he can play DM,CB and RB...)

            3. Yankee Toffee
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              he's not

              1. Yankee Toffee
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Adrian
                Nordtveit Collins Ogbonna Masuaku
                Noble Kouyate
                Antonio Lanzini Payet
                Zaza

                1. Energetics
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  Ok thanks! Team was shown on my all with nordviedt in the middle and Antonio Rb!

            4. devils advocate
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              He's not.

              But if he was you could only assume it's because Bilic hates you.

            5. Energetics
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              So nordviets Rb?

          6. PvA
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            As CM Punk says:

            Luck is for losers everyone

            1. Grand Thibauto
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              He clearly didn't play FPL

            2. GENERATION X
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              must of had a lot of luck in his first octogon fight

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

            Adama Diomande do your thing

          8. Kaneyonero
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Hands up Sanchez cappers \o/

            1. Turbo Timo
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Hattie incoming I hope

          9. tm245
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            These manager pics have been fantastic so far this season. Is the Google Drive folder called "dramatically constipated" that they are pulled from?

              1. Ziro
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

                +millions

                1. Grand Thibauto
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  I died

            1. PvA
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              DJ Drama - Antonio ft. Jeezy, Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan

          10. Fowler23
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            If Iheancho continue to do well, I expect Ageuro to get the odd rest esp,for their easier games.

            1. SAY SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              I don't. Nacho is good, but Serg is Serg.

            2. Les Bleus
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              No chance IMO

            3. Swan - Villa Proud
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              No chance. Nacho will play cup games and CL dead rubbers

          11. ralfb
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            is stones rested for cl? or just not good enough?

            1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Both

            2. Fowler23
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Pep confirms rested. Played all games incl internationals

            3. Worzel Gummidge
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Pep confirmed he was rested.

            4. bowsy51
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              How's this for a Wildcard team?

              Mandanda - Jaku
              Williams - Lovren - Holebas - Pieters - Amat
              Sanchez - Mane - Firmino - Antonio - 4.5
              Aguero - Lukaku - Deeney

              0 ITB

              1. Hykkerten
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Drop lovren. Might be benched when Klavan is back.

              2. Smurf
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Dump Loveren

            5. Samirich
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Hoping for a Kane blank and Ibrahimovic hatty tomorrow

            6. Swan - Villa Proud
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Time for a pre game snack. Break out the Na(C)ho's 🙂

              1. PvA
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                I'm eating Stones here

              2. Revival
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Try some veggie Snodgrass

                1. Swan - Villa Proud
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  +1

              3. Yankee Toffee
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Try these Antonions...

            7. SirStevieG
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              If one more person says Antonio is playing RB I will punch something.

              1. Sánchez
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Antonio is playing right back

                1. SirStevieG
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  rude

              2. TheBusDriver
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                What did you punch?

                1. SirStevieG
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  A picture of Alexis Sanchez.

              3. Worzel Gummidge
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  Antonio is playing right back

                  1. SirStevieG
                    • 13 Years
                    9 years, 6 months ago

                    not nice!

                • devils advocate
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  Is Antonio playing RB?

                  FFS since when?!

              4. Fowler23
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Is Wilshere captain ?

                1. Fowler23
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  Of Bournemouth I mean. Leading the team out

              5. Yankee Toffee
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Wow, everyone chill out....

                Adrian
                Nordtveit Collins Ogbonna Masuaku
                Noble Kouyate
                Antonio Lanzini Payet
                Zaza

              6. Runaway
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Awful GW alert. My strongest and maybe only CS candidate (Stones) is subbed! I want City to concede more than everything atm!

              7. devils advocate
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                If Walcott scored a goal every time he got a new tattoo he'd win the golden boot every season.

                1. Sánchez
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  He's on 80 grand a tattoo

                  1. devils advocate
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 6 months ago

                    Lol.

              8. Fitzy.
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                SirStevieG

                just now

                "Antonio is playing RB"

              9. PvA
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                John Stones has made 1 tackle in 4 games for Man City??? Woah

                1. andy85wsm
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  How many have the other defenders made out of interest?

                  1. PvA
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 6 months ago

                    FFS says Stones made 3 and Otamendi made 10

                    I got that stat from Telegraph just now

                  2. PvA
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 6 months ago

                    Whoops never mind looking at the wrong thing

                    Stones - 1 tackle
                    Otamendi - 4 tackles

                2. devils advocate
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  Is that a real stat?

                  If so that's disgusting.

                  I think he's the most overrated defender in Europe and I think you just confirmed it.

                  1. PvA
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 6 months ago

                    Got it from Guardian

                    1. devils advocate
                      • 11 Years
                      9 years, 6 months ago

                      No wonder he got dropped.

                      That's quite incredible. A CB for a top 4 side getting 1 tackle in 4 matches.

                      You'd think it would be harder not to get tackles.

                      Maybe he is a genius?

              10. bojack
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                I think I need every single game today to finish 0-0 to avoid a red arrow.

              11. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                So - is he RW or RB? Anyone watching?

                1. TheBusDriver
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  I am. RW. Confirmed.

                  1. devils advocate
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 6 months ago

                    Any chance he gets moved to RB?

                    🙂

              12. World XI
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Here we go guys!

              13. TheBusDriver
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Anbtonio playing RW

              14. Arteta
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Gooooooo captain Sanchez!

              15. A Moon Shaped Pool
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                There goes Sanchez playing as CF. Sanchez blanks. Antonio playing as RB. Antonio blanks.

                1. TheBusDriver
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  Antonio playing as RW

              16. PvA
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Nice little team huddle from Bournemouth

              17. PvA
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                De Bruyne almost scored straight away looool

              18. ★Kuntheman★
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Nearly KDB goal in 9 seconds