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The Dugout Discussion – Saturday

A disrupted Gameweek 28 fixture list delivers just three matches for Saturday afternoon.

Much of our focus will be on the events at Goodison Park, with this week’s leader of the Captain Poll Romelu Lukaku in action against his former side West Bromwich Albion.

The Everton striker is the second most bought player this week, attracting over 363,000 new owners, having returned in each of his last four home outings. The Belgian will be seeking his 19th goal of the season which would represent his biggest ever Premier League season haul; it’s worth noting, however, that the Toffees have failed to score in their last three home encounters against the Baggies.

Swansea City’s Fernando Llorente was the major transfer bandwagon heading into Gameweeks 28 on the back of his brace in the 3-2 win over Burnley. His 375,000 new owners will be hoping he and Gylfi Sigurdsson can produce once again when the Swans travel to Hull City – the Icelander has produced returns in seven of his last eight Gameweeks.

Bournemouth will be looking to put an end to their run of eight matches without a win when they entertain West Ham United on the south coast.

Josh King, who has scored five goals in his last six appearances, could be the key man for the Cherries once again. Meanwhile, the Hammers will look to Andy Carroll and Michail Antonio to inflict the damage. Back from a one-match suspension, the latter will be hoping to end a run of eight matches without a goal – his longest dry spell of the season.

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  1. joersherman
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone know more on Baines and Llorente injuries? People getting rid?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Baines fine for next GW

      1. joersherman
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers

  2. fish66
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    BBC reporting "Everton boss Ronald Koeman revealed Leighton Baines is fine and will be fit for next weekend after being replaced by Ramiro Funes Mori at half-time today. "

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      How odd. Was it tactical then?

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      then why did he come off?!?!? Arghhh

    3. Bill Haverchuck
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Could he not have played on then

  3. HVT
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Which is worse?
    A - FM not starting (-4)
    B - Moving (c) off Lukaku > Mane 13:55

    🙁

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        🙁

    2. KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You'll find out tomorrow

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yea, need something now-gutted I swayed, rolled the dice, I felt if he blanked and with such a small gw that Mane (c) could be a huge differential, now it's damage limitation really, could do with a big pool performance really.

        1. KingNidge
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          On Coutinho myself so hoping Pool turn up.. hope it pays off for us both.. have to roll the dice sometimes mate

          1. HVT
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Yea like to go away from the 'standard' every now and then, it could really have paid off!
            I've Cout too so hoping for some returns there, even a Mane goal/Cs/some bonus would do me.

    3. osceola31909
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A. Mane might still top Lukaku.

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Hopefully your right!

  4. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I went Antonio over King for the next 4 gws.Nice the first one.

    1. JogaSemmedo
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same here. Fingers crossed long game pays off 10 points behind atm.

    2. Conk
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      To be honest, while it feels miserable now, i do harbour hopes of Antonio reeling those 10 points in. He's got far superior fixtures

    3. McQueen
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I went Lanzini over King, Antonio, Barkley.

      Also got Ollson instead of Mawson. Ollson 0 points and got injured, Mawson 8 points. 😉 You can't win them all 🙂

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal on BT or BBC?

    1. Injury Prone o_O Gooner.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      BT2 bud

  6. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Where's best place to see all the bonus points ?

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fpl? (Scores section)

    2. Magic Bean
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      On the FPL app

    3. Rover
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Below your points section on the FPL website

    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      anewpla.net or fpldiscovery.wordpress.com

  7. Jereme Halliday
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Firmino hatty incoming surely...

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      hard if he doesnt play

    2. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      *Mane...

    3. Belsunz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      not even sure he'll start.

  8. Rover
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    T. Carroll > ?

    A) Sanchez
    B) Pedro
    C) Mkhitaryan
    D) Alli

    Jaku / Pickford
    Alonso / Walker / Coleman / Mawson / Friend
    Firmino / Antonio / Siggy / King
    Kane / Lukaku / Gabbiadini

    1. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Alli

      1. Rover
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks 🙂

  9. Injury Prone o_O Gooner.
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    bt2

  10. Pep says
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bit early but is Walker (or Llorente depending on news) my 1st priority?

    Jaku Pickford
    Coleman Alonso McAuley Brunt Cedric
    Alli Mane Coutinho Siggy Carroll
    Kaku Llorente Kane

    1ft 3.4itb

    1. Rover
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'd say Walker in either case. You could always do Llorente > Gabbiadini the following week and play T. Carroll

  11. Sims
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Baines 🙄

    Brunt 🙄

    Llorente 🙄

    Still ended up with 46 (-4) from the other 3 so can't complain

  12. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts?

    Firmino + Llorente > Pedro + Kane (-4).

    1. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Looks good

  13. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Are Baines/Snod/Llorente owners selling, waiting or benching?

  14. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Baines Firmino Barnes -> Kane Tarrol Walker for a -8?

  15. Jay_
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Llorente dead leg, Clement says

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        then why didn't he stay on?!??! Puff

        1. Jay_
            7 years, 3 months ago

            I know man

          • Fpl Richie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            So he will be fit next week?

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Chances of recovery next week?

          1. Jay_
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Didn't say but if it's just a dead leg you'd have to say very high

        3. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          39 (-4) after baps.

          Losing Jaku and Robertson cs late on was gutting.

          1. Syd.
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            I had Jaku but Siggy getting that assist actually got me 1 more point

            1. DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Same for me

        4. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Good GW for most of FFS 🙂

          1. F4L
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            most......

          2. Syd.
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            19 🙁

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              😯

              1. Syd.
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Mane (C) needs to save me also some bench wankery

          3. GHB
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Never considered king so only moaning about Mori

          4. Magic Bean
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            No idea how I missed talk about King. This one hurts

          5. HVT
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Brunt
            FM
            Non Lukaku (c)
            🙁

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Have the 1st 2.

          6. Hakuho FPL
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            definitely

          7. McQueen
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            King owners mostly have a good gw, others not that much.

        5. EDEN THE MAN
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Is Kane going to play Millwall?

          1. F4L
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Millwall gonna play Kane more like

          2. Belsunz
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            yes

          3. HVT
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            When?

            1. Weilong7
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              game is on sunday, 12 March

        6. Syd.
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Bet you Rondon scores next week 🙂

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            He's due 😛

        7. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Anyone know the cut off date for 10 YCs???

          I had thought it was till the end of the season but I've seen may say after the 2nd weekend in April?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            2nd Sun in April

            1. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Thanking you!

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

          For the next weeks;

          a> Kane + Sanchez + A.Carroll
          b> Costa + Kane + Pedro

        9. KneejerkJoe
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Long term
          A) Mane+Cedric
          B) Coutinho+Bertrand

        10. Jazz!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Josh King. I'm in love.

          1. Syd.
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            You can be his Queen for the night 😉

        11. Jereme Halliday
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          i have King as my 3rd substitute will he come on for Eriksen, others on the bench are Alli and Kane

          1. Sims
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Lol have +1 u actually made me laugh

          2. Ha.
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Unlucky

          3. bitm2007
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Yes

          4. Rover
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Yes

          5. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            IF McAuley lets him!

          6. F4L
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            nah m8, unlucky ting

          7. MTPockets
              7 years, 3 months ago

              No, 2nd shot is alphabetical .

          8. joersherman
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Worth holding Markovic or using ITB to upgrade to Eriksen/Alli?

          9. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Got 40 but could have been so much better.
            Brunt didn't start.
            Baines off at half time.
            Llorente off on 44 minutes.
            Daniels brought down and King misses penalty for assist and goal.
            Still mane captain and Coutino to go.

          10. WE GO FOR IT
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Any site where I can check my leagues live(along with bonus)?

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Bonus isn't confirmed.

              1. WE GO FOR IT
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                tentative bonus

          11. bitm2007
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            I was planning King to Pedro for a hit next GW, who you still make the transfer ?

          12. F4L
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Llorentedog. To keep or to get on the Gabbi wagon?

          13. Differentiator
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Bournemouth 3 goals?!! You have to be Jking....