Dugout Discussion
22 October 2016 1406 comments
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Following on from Bournemouth’s goalless draw with Spurs, there are six 3pm kick-offs to keep our Saturday afternoons ticking over.

Top two in this week’s Captain Poll, Alexis Sanchez and Theo Walcott are both named in the Arsenal starting line-up as the Gunners look for a seventh straight Premier League victory.

Clean sheet returns also look likely for Arsene Wenger’s side, who have kept out their opponents in five of the last six in all competitons.

Having netted four times in his last three away appearances, Romelu Lukaku gets his chance to go up against Burnley’s backline at Turf Moor.

Sean Dyche’s side may be porous on the road, yet have shipped just three goals in five in front of their own supports.

The Joe Allen bandwagon has the chance to build momentum. The Welshman starts away to Hull today on the back of four goals in the last three and has some very obliging matches to follow.

Leicester will be hoping to bring their Champions League form to the table as Palace rock up to the King Power.

Islam Slimani and Riyad Mahrez combined for the Foxes midweek winner and square up to a defence without a clean sheet to their name. Jamie Vardy drops to the bench, though, as Claudio Ranieri rotates his options due to the busy schedule.

We’ll be looking for further signs of improvement at Swansea in their first home match under Bob Bradley.

The Welsh side put two past Arsenal this time last week and Gylfi Sigurdsson – with two goals and an assist in five now – is back on our radars after notching at the Emirates.

West Ham grabbed a much-needed win at Palace last week, teeing them up nicely as struggling Sunderland pay visit.

Dimitri Payet grabbed a top five spot in the Captain Poll on the back of a goal and four assists in five starts since returning from injury.

Michail Antonio was subject to more transfers out than any midfielder ahead of today’s plum home encounter and former owners will be hoping they won’t be ruing that decision come 4.45pm.

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  1. Richd
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I can smell something brewing!!

    1. some witty pun
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      not your points

  2. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Sanchez ffs

  3. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Oh my f**k. My main rival wildcarded and brought in Shaqiri!! WTF!

  4. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Godsake Sanchez

  5. Declan
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Perez on

  6. some witty pun
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Lucas? Literally who?

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Got two assist in CL during the week.

  7. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Any sign of life from Bony?

  8. Fowler23
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Sanchez fail

  9. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Valdes determined to stop any Sanchez captaincy points it would seem

  10. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    CS point banked

  11. Licious Lizard
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Is it a good thing for Sanchez to have Perez on?

  12. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    3 weeks in a row Sanchez captained now and 1 assist to show from it.
    Useless

    1. Richd
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Well at least you avoided Kun last week then!!

  13. Brap.
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Valdez now playing like a Harlem Globetrotter, laughing and giving the "uh uh, no goals for you today" gestures

  14. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I feel like Walcotts place is volatile. Wont start if he doesnt score

    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      If he doesn't score we won't want him anyway.

  15. Golden Venture
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    sanchez why

  16. El-Kloppico
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Cech on 3BPS.. Yay!

  17. Nicks93
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Liverpool to save my GW

  18. Lyonnais
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Mandanda not even with a single save? What a poor pick 🙁

    1. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Why him when you could have Heaton and Robinson?

      1. Lyonnais
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I only could afford a keeper up to 4.4 on my wildcard. Pickford is my other one.

  19. Rafa is a Geordie
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    How's arnautovic looked?

    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Decent! Him, Allen and Shaquiri hooking up well. They don't bother passing to Bony, waste of time.

      1. Rafa is a Geordie
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers. Potential Antonio replacement

    2. Mata-Is-The-Juan
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Bony has fluffed his lines so many times tbh -- He's like a black hole where Stoke attacking MIDs moves go to die.

  20. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Glad I played my 'All out defense ' chip this week.

  21. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    This is the worst

  22. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    can we delete this gw?

    1. DantheManinaPan
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Ten times better than the last two

      1. Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        This

  23. some witty pun
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    time to check my team. maybe i left my armband on Aguero by mistake?

  24. Nicks93
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Im sorry I doubted you Kun

  25. Grand Thibauto
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Only points are the CS. And heaton had to miss out today

  26. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Need a Lovren CS and a Firmino hat trick.

    Judging by Valdes's Zeus like performance it's looking unlikely in getting anything from Alexis

  27. Kane Train
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    wanted to do capoue > bolasie but someone convinced me not to. I WILL FIND YOU !

    1. Licious Lizard
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah because that guy is responsible for your team 😉

  28. Mull
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Grant has had to make no saves all game. I can't wait for the 90th minute goal to ruin it...

  29. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Boro using a 9-0-1 formation!

  30. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Scary average for overall.

    23.4 from 5 players, and only 1/3rd or captains played.

    1. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Only 5 players