Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Spurs vs West Brom

We return from an FA Cup hiatus with an opening fixture that could easily make or break Gameweek 21 for many Fantasy managers.

An in-form Spurs, off the back of five straight victories, will host an equally buoyant West Brom with a cast of major assets on show.

Dele Alli is unquestionably the headline act.

Subject to more than 560,000 transfers in ahead of today’s deadline, there is huge expectation on his shoulders as he bids to maintain form that has seen him fire seven goals in his last four Gameweeks.

Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane look capable of overshadowing even Alli from their supporting roles.

But Kane has been a source of major frustration of late, blanking in his last three White Hart Lane encounters, including plum fixtures with both Burnley and Hull City.

In contrast, Eriksen has been a consistent force by his previous standards. Five double-figure returns from his last eight Gameweeks suggests that he will again be major figure in today’s Baggies clash.

West Brom have their own major Fantasy asset.

Matt Phillips has emerged as a key value target for our five-man midfields, notching seven assists and four goals in his last ten outings; he has been subject to more than 450,000 transfers in since Gameweek 19.

It remains to be seen if he can continue such form against a Spurs backline that has shipped just five goals in 10 home matches.

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

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  1. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Kane!

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      (C) 😎

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Filthy bar steward. Top post as well.

    3. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      *Pick up a knock in warm ups

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Come on Kane...drop really deep and support Alli and Eriksen's unstoppable point scoring streak!

  2. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I was going to captain Eriksen

    Went with Sanchez

  3. ILOVEBAPS
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Cmon Eriksen!!!

  4. Numb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Guess the time of Alli's FIRST goal

    1. Eden Azzzar
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      7 mins after Erksen bags his hattie

      1. Kroosin'
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        😀

    2. Kroosin'
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Ten minutes after Eriksen hattrick.

      1. Eden Azzzar
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Wow

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      GW27.

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        🙁

  5. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Bloomin heck, 5 minutes to go and the game still hasn't updated!

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Has for me

    2. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      You're probably refreshing the updating page...

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        He's not that stupid!

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          ...

        2. Clump
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          I am 🙂

          1. Numb
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            😉

        3. Lawrø
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          *tumbleweed*

        4. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          I am 🙁

          D'oh!

          1. Numb
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            We've all done it

      2. Clump
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        ^ I was doing this 🙁
        #numpty

    3. GreatCarragherReef
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      updated 40 mins ago for me

    4. Clump
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I had to shut it down, reload and re log in. Fine now.

    5. Kroosin'
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Stop refreshing the update page.

    6. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Close the page down and open a new page

  6. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    My teams looking a bit ropey this week. Seem to have lost my way a bit with the fixtures.

    Fingers crossed.

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Couple of minus 4s can sort most problems

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I don't think too many people are happy with their team this week

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        For the first time this season I'm looking at my brother's team and not feeling confident.

        Costa didn't help. No Chelsea attacker now or Spurs defender.

        Costa > Giroud instead of Clyne > Rose has killed it.

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Just don't fire the wildcard cannon too early.

      Take a hit per week for 2-3 weeks, check the season ticker, get back on track.

  7. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    A) Ake to VvD
    or
    B) Holgate to Baines?

    Ta 🙂

    1. Venom Snake
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      B unless you need that Chelsea spot, or Holgate is your fifth fodder. Your 'Amat' if you will.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Holgate is fifth def

    2. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      B. I'm looking to do the same move myself.

    3. tm245
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Ake to Baines, keep the cash and count the points with those fixtures for Everton.

      1. Venom Snake
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        This

      2. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Soton fixtures are great too. Possibly better

    4. Clump
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Check out Bertrand points per match if you like saints defence.
      Quite surprising compared to vvd.
      He's missed quite a bit of the season so is off radar.

    5. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers all

  8. tm245
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Do you own Eriksen, Alli, neither, or both?

    Alli here

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Eriksen.

    2. Kroosin'
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Eriksen

    3. Venom Snake
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Lionel Eriksen

    4. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Both

    5. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Both

    6. Eden Azzzar
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Dat boy Eric

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

      Erik

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

      Alliiii

    9. tm245
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Thought it would be a bit more evenly split.

    10. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Both...and Rose

  9. GreatCarragherReef
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Alli to score, spurs to win 2-0 14/1
    You are welcome

    1. Venom Snake
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Pretty crap odds

      1. GreatCarragherReef
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Don't think so at all

        1. Venom Snake
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Choosing 1 out of 20 players to score as well as picking the correct score.

  10. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Alli & Rose let's go!!

    1. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      This!

  11. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Andy has Pickford in goal. Least coolest thing in the world. Getting very old now.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      How old is he?

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Innit.

  12. Jay_
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Brunt and Phillips benched for me. Only Alli from Spurs with Foster in goal. Strange feeling.

    • TokyoRisingSun
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Have a feeling Spurs double, possibly even triple up is the way to go after the City match. Rose/Walker, Eriksen, Alli. Fixtures are too good to ignore

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yep. I'll feel happier when I've bulked up on those again.

      2. twoplustwo
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah I think with that run until the end of the season they can challenge for the title

      3. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I'm already there...feels good.

        Might feel less good by 14:30 though...

      4. Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, I'm getting Erik, Alli and Rose. Possibly Walker instead of a mid too.

    • Licious Lizard
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      What does it mean that Nyom isn't in the squad?

      1. Eden Azzzar
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        He's at home

    • Arteta
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Come on Kane, Alli and Phillips!

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Christ I have 4 players in this game

      1. Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Nice grav.

      2. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Me too, pity one of them is a WBA def 😀

      3. Ravager
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Same. Foster-Walker-Erik-Phillps

      4. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Same here.

        Rose, Alli, Eriksen, Phillips

    • tm245
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Just realized all three of my forwards play tomorrow.

    • Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Come on Alli and Rose!

      Really need Kane to be quiet as I chose Kun as Costa's replacement and the rest of my ML chose Kane :-/

    • Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Same... Eriksen, Alli, Brunt and Phillips with a chance of McAuley off the bench!

      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Well I was due a reply fail 🙄

    • Venom Snake
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Is it possible for Eriksen to score a brace plus assist and have Foster make 15 saves?

      1. XabiAlonso
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Il take that

      2. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah.

      3. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Lottery odds, but possible yes

    • rdamjan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Kane soooo close

    • Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Kane just wasted a Rose assist

      1. si
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        You clearly don't play football.

        1. Danstoke82
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Sorry what?!

          1. si
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            He did well to read the cross and get a touch on it at that pace in a packed area, let alone almost redirect it towards the far corner. Top, top player

            1. Danstoke82
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              As a striker he needed the instinct to get the right touch though especially considering how close he was.

              Still don't get how that means I clearly don't play footy though. Far from it.

      2. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        This sentence breaks my heart

        1. Danstoke82
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          The Rose part definitely.

          The Kane part not so much

    • Venom Snake
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Lucky Kane is crap or else it was early devastation for me

      1. si
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        😉

    • Boydinho
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Foster and Phillips cmon!

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Kane rakcing up the shot off targets

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Rose the creator of all

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Kane over the bar = bad for BAPS

    • Ryan Naysmith
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Rose is one of the best defenders you can have. Crossing more than alonso.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Injury prone historically though

      2. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Sadly, don't think it'll take long to acquire those 2 YC

        Just clobbered Dawson

    • Kryten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs starting strong

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Kane is getting chances today... Or at least 2 in the first 7 mins... Could be a bad day for non-owners 🙁