Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Southampton vs Burnley

Sunday’s events conclude at St Mary’s as Southampton play host to Sean Dyche’s Burnley.

The Saints will be seeking a fourth consecutive clean sheet in the Premier League, a seventh in a row in all competitions.

Visitors Burnley will need to improve their attacking threat in order to threaten that record. The Clarets have scored just five goals from their seven matches, creating three big chances – the fewest in the Premier Leauge.

The Saints attack has disappointed with just seven goals scored in their seven matches. However, the statistics show that they have the potential to improve on that record in this one: Claude Puel’s side have produced a shot on goal every 4.8 minutes at St Mary’s – only Liverpool have been more threatening in home matches this season.

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

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

    Come on Heaton, 2 more saves

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

    That save might mean bonus..

    1. JIM BOB
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Lol

      1. GHB
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I'm clutching at straws this week I really am

    2. MrMaverick
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      hope so

      1. GHB
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        He's on one now

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

          Tied with Vokes for the 1 bap

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

    Hi...holebas has taken me soaring up to 27pts with firmino to play.

    Any advice on what to do?

    Thinking Antonio to walcott

    Heaton pickford
    Mustafi williams holebas Evans amat
    Sanchez firmino Antonio snoddy capoue
    Kun Benteke deeney

    Happy to take a hit if needs be....comments appreciated...Cheers

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

      Ps...got 3.5itb...

    2. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      I'd say that's a good move, other than monitoring Benteke and Deeney over the next few weeks not much else to change there

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

        Cheers.....yup only brought in benteke for this week too....

        Like the look of Austin fixtures from gw11 onwards and he will likely replace deeney or benteke....

  4. fiveyears
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    That extra save point from Heaton has turned my awful, awful GW into the greatest week of all time.

    1. JIM BOB
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Dramatic much? 😉

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

        Turn your sarcasm detector on man 😉

  5. united07
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    How do you get over FPL disappointments? I was choosing between
    Austin (13)
    Deeney (2)
    Benteke (-1)

    and I brought in Benteke.

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Easy. You return to real life and get pissed.

      1. jayzico
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Touche Slouch

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

      Take it out on those closest to you

    3. Virgil Hilts
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Get a dog.

      Play tricks on it to make yourself feel smarter.

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

        lolol

      2. John t penguin
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Try it

  6. JIM BOB
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Best option for one of my draft leagues?

    A) Redmond and Slimani

    B) Arnautovic and Wilson

    1. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      B

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

    snod+antonio ->allen + 9.2 or under mid like alli or mane (double with firmino) (no hits) ????

  8. Captain Blanks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Shame Mcqueen is classified as MF

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

      He isnt

      1. Jasoooooooo
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        He is

  9. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Austin 3 baps surely?

    1. JIM BOB
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Yep

    2. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah

  10. Tommy J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    I had 2 ft's-took out Antonio and Rashford and brought in Walcott and Austin-pretty happy with that!

    1. JIM BOB
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Nice work

    2. fedolefan
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Wow, that really must feel great.

      1. Tommy J
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Definitely and I made the transfers pretty early in the international break, cheers.

  11. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Rashford > Austin
    Snoddy > Milner.
    2 FTs

    I can see Milner getting plenty more penalties the season:)

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      -4 btw

  12. mon
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    1 Sanchez - Sterling
    or
    2 KDB - Walcott

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

      2

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Sanchez and Walcott

  13. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Oh Heaton!

    1. GHB
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Machine!

  14. MrMaverick
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    HEATON!!!

  15. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Tom Heaton with a massive 4 point haul. Love him.

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

      isn't he on for 6?

  16. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    How to fit Arsenal/Spurs defender?

    A) Evans -> 3.9/4.0 def
    B) Snodgrass -> Allen

    1. Mateja
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      B

  17. bodgejob
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Wilson or Austin is a toughie

    One has pens, one doesn't play 90 mins, similar fixtures..

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

      Wilson much better next 5

    2. fedolefan
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Are you only talking about Austin? He has pens and he doesn't play 90 minutes? 😛

  18. thep025
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Any bonus possible for Heaton?

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

      1 maybe

    2. Pasqualinho
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Saves coming so thick and fast at the end there that I think he's been robbed of JWP's attempted lob just before Tadic's header - would have taken him to 12 and a nailed-on BP.

      1. MrMaverick
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        this.

  19. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    FPL is ruined as I knew it

    No longer going to go deep into it

    Will just play now and then and see how it goes. Thinking critically etc clearly doesn't work

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

      Why do you say that a few bad weeks shouldn't run your enjoyment

      1. PvA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I don't recall saying that

        I said 1 horror week was bad. But it's become a normal thing now.

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

      You'll be back round the vicious circle soon

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

      Adios

    4. MrMaverick
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      disagree, it does

    5. Shifty
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      you can't control what goes on on the pitch mate.

    6. Flycroft
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      describe your critical thinking that has gone wrong

    7. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      You've said you were quitting previously. Difficult to believe a word that you say.

    8. John t penguin
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Think you need to have mixture of both
      Plenty of times I have missed obvious players or got in wrong players just by not doing simple analysis

    9. fedolefan
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      This is how FPL has always been. Plenty of choices to tempt you and make rash/bad decision. Last season was the real disaster. 6-7 permanent fixtures and you just tweak the weakness in your squad as per the fixtures. This year the temptation is to juggle the big hitters depending on fixtures and that's the real challenge.

    10. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Don't worry about rank too much early in the year. Three good weeks in march/april can have you knocking onnthe door of top 10k from nowhere. There will be weeks where the opposite of GW8 happens & you end up getting 15 points from nowhere etc. all part of the game!!

  20. Lecky Legs FC
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    44 with Bailly & Mane to play I'm beating last GW's record this week which is crazy considering Aguero & Son blanked.

  21. MartialMatas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    0 ITB 2FT

    Heaton Pickford
    Valencia Coleman Lovren Holebas Amat
    Sanchez Sterling Firmino Antonio Fletcher
    Aguero Lukaku Deeney

    Pretty sure I want to get rid on Antonio but not sure what moves to make
    I'm thinking of Coleman/Valencia and Antonio to Pieters and Walcott
    Any suggestions?

  22. Bolivian Seaman
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Who got man of the match?

  23. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Tob alderweireld spotted playing call of duty with the spurs lads apparently... Wonder doesnthat mean he'll only miss a week or two?!

    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah cause when he is injured he isn't allowed to mix with his teammates

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Lack of a leg brace mch more encouraging

  24. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    People constantly say that winning goal bonus will be added after the match but Redmond and Austin have not moved ?

    1. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      even if it did it's only 3 bps so it won't make a difference. austin 3 redmond 2 vokes 1

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Agreed I was just wondering if they were added in game rather than post match ? .

        1. Bolivian Seaman
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          I actually think it's in game. the dispossessions used to move bps after, not winning goal

    1. PvA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Lukaku scored vs City

    2. John t penguin
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      You press your own button

  25. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    If Ibra blanks again tomorrow, who will be selling him? For his money I don't think I can justify keeping him in my team without regular, decent returns. Opinions?

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

      Pretty much last chance saloon for me, strikers valued far lower are scoring goals.

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Ditto. I am struggling to make changes in other areas of my team and the £4-5m would help a lot.

  26. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Some great captain options next week!

    Would happily captain any of my front 7!

    1. Jar Jar Winks
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      list them

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Sanchez (MID), Walcott (MID), arnautovic (hul), mane (WBA)

        Aguero (SOU), Lukaku (bur), deeney (swa)

  27. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Keep Redmond or sell?

    1. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      I have him, sell. Depends who you want, I'm getting rid for someone good like Alli or Firmino. I wouldnt swap for say snodgrass

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I have 0.4 ITB, which means the only obvious moves could be Snodgrass or Allen.

        1. fedolefan
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Not advisable to get a cheap player for another cheap player. I've already made that mistake, am regretting it and it rarely works out. Save and upgrade to a big hitter.

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            What about selling Capoue for Allen then?

    2. ANON.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Bad next 2 fixtures but depends what your plans are

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I have 0.4 ITB, which means the only obvious moves could be Snodgrass or Allen.

  28. fiveyears
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    In a post-clean sheet world, Tom Heston is our only hope.

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

      Well auto-correct ruined that joke...

      1. John t penguin
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Honestly no it didn't

      2. Bill Haverchuck
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I still chuckled

    2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      What about Charlton Heston?

      1. John t penguin
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Charlton Heston blumenthal

  29. ANON.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Stuck on what to do next. Would like to replace Snodgrass with Arnie but don't want to drop Ibra before Burnley (probably captain) and Swansea in GW10 + 11. Not bothered about Allen at all

    Heaton, Pickford
    Valencia, Williams, Holebas, Evans, Amat
    Mane, Sterling, Walcott, Snodgrass, Capoue
    Aguero, Ibra, Lukaku

    1. ANON.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      2 frees and 0 in the bank by the way