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The Dugout Discussion – Everton vs Manchester United

After Liverpool’s second-half collapse in a seven-goal thriller at the Vitality Stadium, we now make our way to Goodison Park as Everton entertain Manchester United in the 4pm kick-off.

With five goals in as many outings across all competitions, Zlatan Ibrahimovic carries the hopes of many Fantasy managers heading into this one.

Up against a defence with one clean sheet in nine, the Red Devils’ frontman was the second most captained player in Gameweek 14 with just over 13.1% of Fantasy Premier League managers handing him the armband.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Anthony Martial are rewarded with starts after both excelled in the midweek cup win against West Ham.

The Toffees recent downturn in form saw over 231,000 FPL managers part company with Romelu Lukaku last week alone – only Philippe Coutinho was subject to more transfers out ahead yesterday’s deadline.

Now down to 9.5 in price, the big Belgian has netted just once in the last five Gameweeks compared to six goals in his first seven appearances.

Nonetheless, with United managing just two shut-outs in the previous 10 league matches, Ronald Koeman’s side will be optimistic of getting back amongst the goals today.

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  1. lasmons
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Heaton - Robinson
    Lovren - Holebas - Alonso - Evans - Pieters
    Sanchez - Hazard - Firmino - Siggy - Allen
    Kun - Tekkers - Anichebe

    Lovren + Allen + Kun + Tekkers -> 4.0 + Can + Costa + Kane (-12)
    Crazyness?

    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

      1. super zlatan
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I mean yes it's craziness.

    2. bojack
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      -12 not for me. Wouldn't get Can either.

    3. Jamie_GAWA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Would do Allen and Aguero to Kane/Costa and someone for a -8

      1. lasmons
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I could do that for a -4

    4. MiseryLovesKompany
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I'd try and get Costa in for this gameweek, and Kane in for the one after, for as few hits as possible.

  2. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    What are the chances of Costa being out of the next game?

    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Slim

  3. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    That Zlatan goal will be one for the dubious goal committee

    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Why?

    2. boc610
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      how do you figure that? Hawkeye doesnt lie

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Technology can be wrong.

      1. boc610
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        wow thats pi ss weak if thats what you were aiming for

          1. boc610
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            your no father stack mate, il tell you that for free

            1. Optimus.
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              😀

          2. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            😆

  4. Black Panther
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Whoever awards assists on FPL really need to check the rules.

    If an opposing player touches the ball after the final pass before a goal is scored, significantly altering the intended destination of the ball, then no assist is awarded.

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Fpl can stick their flags and made up to suit assist rules where heung min son dont shine

    2. Black Panther
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Eriksen assist wrongly awarded, there's a long list of wrong decisions made with assists. Biggest problem with the game.

      1. JJO
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        You are right
        Every assist thats not clear..they made mistake

  5. Speédy
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    my 4 man defence is tailormade for 4 points combined

  6. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    This game is so much about luck..

    I mean, Aguero for instance. If Luiz had been sent off then his four game ban wouldn't have happened. Also, if Sanchez was correctly sent off against Bournemouth for that horrendous tackle instead of the ref bottling it and giving him just a yellow, then he wouldn't have got his second goal in that game or any of the points he got yesterday. Thats a huge swing.

    You can only plan so much, but the little quirks like this are why we love and hate the game so much in equal measure! And we get more of it at Christmas time 🙂

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      You make your luck

      1. the axolotl
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Nonsense. Luck is luck.

    2. boc610
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      what you've just described is a microcosm of all human affairs since the beginning of time

    3. bojack
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Did anyone think that was a foul by Luiz yesterday like? Felt Aguero was weak myself.

      1. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah when watching the game I thought red but watching the replay he was a bit weedy.

        But he could have gone and thats what I meant, if he had gone then the rest is different. But as Boc said above, you could say that about anything, I was just applying it in FF terms.

      2. Pasqualinho
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        It was a foul, but no more than a booking. Luiz knew what he was doing.

    4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Im flying this season and i still agree. Its mainly luck with a bit of keeping on top of it. Most of us are spoon fed what to do anyway

    5. Jamie_GAWA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I think that there is luck involved but over the season it evens out and it comes down to skill

      There is a reason why Villa Ronke finishes in the top 5k every year

      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        There is. He's incredibly patient and composed with his moves.

        1. Bouncebackability
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          That he is. But you can argue he is also the luckiest manager as well. I think there has to be a correlation there too.

    6. tm245
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I think the game does have a certain amount of luck involved in it, but what you described isn't luck IMO.

      1. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Fate then.

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

    Do we think Mkhityran is nailed on now?

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      He sure is

    2. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Nope

  8. TheBusDriver
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Those who sold/are selling Aguero for Ibra don't deserve to have him.

    1. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      found the guy who kept Zlatan since gw1

  9. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Just seen that Rojo challenge, how'd he get away with that?!?

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Shocking

      Ref should get banned for not sending him off

      1. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Must not have seen it. But the assistant should have.

        If both use the line they didn't it then Rojo should still get a three game ban? Then if he did see it then the ref should be demoted because he didn't do his job properly.

  10. Nabs Kebabs
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Ibra only in 4% of top 10k.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Top 10K avg went up 0.3 with goal/baps.

  11. Jamie_GAWA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    That goal from Ibra is the type of goal you concede in the last minute of a game of FIFA..

  12. FootballManiac
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Is Alli or eriksen a better option and why?

    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Eriksen.

      Set pieces.

      1. FootballManiac
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        But Alli more goal threat?

    2. dhamphiir
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Eriksen has set pieces

      1. FootballManiac
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        But Alli plays in hole and takes more shots?

    3. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Eriksen all day long, really starting to shine - set pieces and will excel with Kane back in the team.

      1. FootballManiac
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Same can be said abt Alli though except set pieces.

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Congrats! Very rare to get 100 on single GW

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        97

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          I'd say you're great craic at parties, 🙂

          1. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            FPL parties. Now there's an idea. 😎

            1. RoysCallerAnne
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Please don't invite Daniel
              Actually do

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Century in a single game week congrats

    3. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Well done

    4. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Wow
      Without sanchez great

    5. tm245
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Massive non-Sanchez score.

  13. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Firmino + PVA -> Sanchez + Ake -8

    Madness? I mean whats 8 points in 20+ gameweeks?

    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Would keep firmino at least one more week

      1. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Sanchez .3 more by then. Bobby possible drop. Will i be able to afford it by then anymore?

        1. super zlatan
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Anyone else you can ship instead?

          1. sminkypinky
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Theo. Then it's a -12 😆

  14. the axolotl
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    If gueye wasn't so unflustered by that challenge rojo would be off. Blatant red anyway but shows why players feign injury sometimes.

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      its a huge problem, refs just take the easy option when the players dont force them to act

  15. davies
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Arnie > Lallana?

  16. tm245
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez and Kane camouflaging a pretty unimpressive performance from the rest of my team.

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Same here (except no Kane). Sanchez 46 points. Rest of team 17 points.

      1. tm245
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        (K)and Sanchez here got me 52. Rest of the squad 22 so far.

        Funny how a captaincy haul can mask so much underperformance elsewhere.

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Still, great GW

  17. liiusions
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    -12 purely to get Alonso in seems crazy yet worth it

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Crazy

      Why a -12

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Why is it taking so many transfers for such a cheap player?

      1. liiusions
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Already used my FT and the other 2 transfers are downgrading Capoue+Foster

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Lol and just after you taking a -8 last week how many hits next week?

  18. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Costa and kane play for better teams. Id rather have them 2 than him. At least he lessens the template a bit

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Reply fail to nabs

    2. Nabs Kebabs
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Not really much in it tbh...Costa 4 YC is a concern and also I am happy to have United *cover.* Not for the sake of having cover like a lot of people do but because he is captain option from a different team..I would pretty much always captain Haz over Costa who only has 2 double figure hauls this season. So yeah happy to have Ibra and Kane myself..

  19. TheBusDriver
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Allen -> Can for free? Have Mane too.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      As long as you do it last week.

    2. ANON.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      As 4th mid? Would wait for mane news probably

      1. TheBusDriver
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        5th

        1. KneejerkJoe
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Then yes

  20. ANON.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    What to do if mane is injured? If he's not think I'll save. 1ft, 0.7 in the bank

    Heaton, Pickford
    VVD, Williams, Holebas, Evans, Amat
    Hazard, Mane, Firmino, Walcott, Fletcher
    Ibra, Kane, Austin

    A. Mane to Siggy
    B. Mane + Walcott to Sanchez + Can/Snoddy/6m -4
    C. Mane + Williams to Siggy + Alonso -4

  21. Joggers Nipple
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Replay of Zlatan goal, if the EVE defender had not stopped running back could have cleared easy!

    1. Champione
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      but what if it bounced 5 meters back from the bar and he had run too far? 😉

  22. Mane
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    When does Mane leave for the cup?

    1. dhamphiir
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      gameweek 21

  23. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    So Ibra has 4 goals in 5 and has these fixtures from gw16-25

    cpl wba SUN MID whu LIV sto HUL lei WAT

    Take away liverpool game and those fixtures looks great

    Kane Costa Ibra is the ultimate dream frontline right ?

    1. ANON.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Austin is good value and great fixtures so would have him in there. Midfield would be too weak I think

  24. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Any other non Sanchez owners had higher than 74? Got so lucky this week

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      101 above
      but well done, great score!

    2. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      93.

  25. Speédy
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    kos+zieler+giroud to ibra+ake+grant???? for -8
    i knw kos should be kept for next game and ibra should be brought in then,but have 0.0 itb,have to do it tonite,yay or nay???

  26. Carlton P
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Repost
    Foster l Pickford
    Chambers l holebas l Cedric l Amat l Evans
    Sanchez l firmino l hazard l siggy l wally
    Costa l Kane l dio
    Gw16 Thinking wally >can/fer
    Holebas > alonso
    Gw18 Cedric > monreal
    Any thoughts please chaps

    1. Speédy
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      why not anichebe for dio

  27. tsubasa10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    2 more goals ibra, come on!

  28. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    If I bought Aguero at 13.0m and he's now 13.0m how much will I get when I seek him? 13.1m?

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      *sell

    2. dhamphiir
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      13

    3. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      17.5m

  29. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Who makes way for Cedric, Clyne or Koscielny?

    Thanks.