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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. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    As I mentioned above I am chasing 140 points but think I might be in with at least a sniff. I have just transferred Kane in. Are there any obvious moves to make ahead of next week? I would quite like a Man United defender but don't want to break up the power 3.

    My team is:

    Foster

    Alonso Coleman Walker

    Barkley Siggy Mane King

    Kane Lukaku Costa

    Jaku, Snoddie, Stones, Friend

    1. Oven Glover
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Sanchez is missing

    2. JogaSemmedo
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Kane is good for next week. Power three looks great I want to get Walker too!

      I will be chasing a similar deficit after tomorrow I think. Good to see you are still optimistic too. Any views on what I can do with this side below?

      Also are you looking for differentials from the leader you are chasing? Feel like I've hurt my chances doing so but now will focus on key players and look to nail captaincy and for fringe differentials.

      Valdes Jaku

      Brunt Baines Coleman Alonso Amat

      Antonio Siggy Coutinho Mane De Roon

      Aguero Llorente Lukaku

      £3.8m itb

  2. YoungPretender
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero & Brunt > Kane & Walker (-4)?

    1. YoungPretender
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Or just Aguero > Kane for free?

      1. Kavorka
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Same problem here.
        Maybe I will keep Brunt for another week

  3. EDEN THE MAN
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Who has the most ITB at the moment. I've got 8.1m.

    1. justmatt
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      7m here

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      7.7itb Fraser > Sanchez

    3. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      19.5

      But then I'm in the middle of some experimentation...

    4. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      9.8

    5. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      10.something ITB

  4. Red Card Rockets
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Have some people found a way to cheat the game? When I look at the Dream Team from today and then look at that person's team last week it is completely different, but it doesn't seem he used a wildcard and he played Bench Boost this week. What am I missing?

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      how many transfers did he make?

    2. YoungPretender
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He made 12 transfers (-44)

      1. YoungPretender
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Sorry, 14 transfers.

    3. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He took a 52 point hit

    4. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      he made 14 transfers

    5. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      People do loads of transfers to try and constuct highest score of the GW. Not bothered about anything else.

      1. Red Card Rockets
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        If he was playing me this week in HtoH league, he'd have beat me, lol

  5. Red Card Rockets
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Sorry - not DT, the highest overall scorer I meant

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I guessed that's what you meant. How many transfers?

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

    1FT.
    a) Rondon > Kane
    b) a plus Mane > Sanchez
    c) a plus McAuley > Walker

    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A is the best FT I've ever seen.

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

      Give it a day.

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      C

    4. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A all the way.

  7. VFORVANDETA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Need help here.Have 1ft 4.8itb.

    A.My current team or
    B.Wc

    A. Heaton Grant
    Alonso McAuley Coleman Yoshida Baines*
    Mane Siggy Chadli T.Caroll Firmino*
    Lukaku Kun Llorente*

    B. Grant Jaku
    Alonso Walker Coleman Pieters Mawson
    Sanchez Mane Alli Siggy King
    Kane Lukaku Crouch

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

    When will Kane rise again? Ideally I will wait until after he plays tomorrow before bringing him in.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Surely you have to do that anyway

      You see how firmino early buyers were punished

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Or about to be anyway

  9. Red Card Rockets
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    oh, hehe, I didn't even imagine that

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

    Into the top 10k for what I think is the first time ever in my three years playing 😎

    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Good for you.

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      You must have had walters as captain a few times in that case!

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

        Oi, Jon walters is a national hero

  11. PÍE
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    OR Pts
    1 - 1807
    10 - 1737
    50 - 1710
    100 - 1694
    500 - 1665
    1000 - 1650
    5000 - 1609
    10000 - 1589
    50000 - 1535
    100000 - 1507

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      13 points off the top 10k. Hopefully can finish inside that mark

    2. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      1557

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

      100 points off top 100k, there's a decent goal

    4. HNI
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      800 as I deleted team after it :p

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

        wtf I've never seen that before

        1. HNI
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          I can still do transfers just no stress of top 1k ambitions..wanted to get close to winning/top 100 but wasnt possible as was around 400k in half season

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

            Can you resurrect the account for next season or will all of your history be lost?

    5. vectorman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers for that pie, so from 146,917 not recalculated yet and 1,490 pts is top 10K possible I wonder?. So pee'd off last season when I dropped out of it on the last day of the season.. Ahhhhhhhhh

    6. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      So basically not get lukaku for his four goal haul has cost me a place in the top 5k

    7. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      It is a lot closer then I would of imagined.

      It just shows how playing a steady eddie one transfer per week is the easiest way to play fpl.
      safety first.

      It is no fun though!

      1. vectorman
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I agree, played it like that last two seasons before this one and yes got good ranks but thought lets change tactics. Done 43 transfers this season lol and it's been helluva fun, poorer rank but fun. 😀

      2. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        This was my approach since GW17, rose from 154K to 17K. Only took two hits in that time.

        Last two GWs (including this current one) have take 4 hits and fallen a little back to 25K, although in reality probably a lot more when auto subs kick in and depending on Liverpool game.

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

      Two more points gained on the top 100,000 this week.

    9. PÍE
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Gap between 2nd and 3rd: 45 pts
      The same as the gap between 1000th and 5907th...

  12. Sif
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Not having my best season but really pleased to be well into the top 100k for the first time after flirting with the 1m mark a few times.
    🙂
    All about your own goals/aims, top 10k here I come!

  13. HNI
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    What happend to Llorente? Fractured skull or broken leg?

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

      FPL site says dead leg.

      1. Z
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        RIP Llorente's leg

      2. KingOfLuck
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        What is the estimated time out for a dead leg then? Ok for next game in 7 days?

        Or put in another way, should I re-plan for LLorente, if I was planing on keeping him for atleast the coming 3 GWs?

        1. HNI
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Leg replacement takes 3 yrs at best

        2. HNI
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          In other words keep as dead leg is ok in over a day

          1. KingOfLuck
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Thanks for the reply! So somewhere between 1 day and 3 years? 😉

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

      And add Baines to my pain. What happened to him? and Firminio probably not starting tomorrow only Mane (c) left. 29 - 8 right now . Aaaaarrrggghhh

  14. Pique boo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Who to get rid out of Sterling and Sane and who to get out of Alli Eriksen

    1. HNI
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Like eriksen as he is classy siggy..sterling needs to go

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

    Repost
    Which duo is best?
    A. Lloris + Valencia
    B. De Gea + Walker

    1. Z
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Jakupovic, Valencia and Walker?

    2. HNI
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Similar..go for whichever is cheaper..would avaoid Manutd cover till they knocked off by chelsea first

    3. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      50/50

      Whichever is cheapest - IMO

  16. Z
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    A. Mané & Campbell
    B. Firmino/Coutinho & Llorente

    to Sanchez & Kane

  17. InSaneMan-e
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    When are people planning on getting Sanchez?
    Can't afford both Kane and Sanchez in a -4; for me Kane is probably a higher priority (for Kun). In agreement? Sanchez perhaps after City at home (although I fear he could go crazy vs wba)

    1. HNI
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Arent arsenal in crises? This time they dont even liok like getting in top 4!

      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Out of Europe. Out of title race
        It's usually this time of the season when they go on a run

        1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          haha yeah, when the pressure is off

          1. HNI
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Yeah and Manutd has played much better than them this season still worse off :/

            1. InSaneMan-e
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Utd have to go to Arsenal City and Spurs
              Don't think Utd will get top 4

  18. Big_Bear
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    6.9 ITB 1FT

    Llorente, Chadli & Baines for Kane, Alli & B.Davies (-8) Thoughts?

    Foster Heaton
    Baines Coleman Lovren Brunt Holebas
    Chadli Mane Courtinho Saggy King
    Lukaku Deeney Llorente

  19. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Josh King Punters reunite. Feels nice after all those gws of phillips misery

    It was a no brainer decision as he had 5 goals in last 6 and was facing WHU SWA sot in next 3.

    1. Sims
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Only got him because pulis said Philips was put. Lucky me

      1. HNI
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Same

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Was lovely

  20. Sims
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    20 points away from top 5k and 60 away from top 1k

    What's the realistic goal here?

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      1k

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      aim for 5k first then see what happens

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

      IK and 60 behind is tough because there are not too many duffers in the top 10K. As my wife says, you can't eat a whole elephant at once so chip away at the 60 points each week and you never know. Good luck!

  21. GXNG
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Does my team need wildcard surgery or will a few hits over the coming weeks be enough:
    Heaton, Boruc
    Alonso, Friend, Naughton, Robertson, Nyom
    Barkley, Coutinho, Sanchez, Phillips, Carroll
    Carroll, Aguero, Lukaku

    1. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      6 players need moving on -IMO (4 in Def)

      Time to WC ....

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Not worth using a WC to sort a defence when you've got 3 possibly 4 starters IMO. AOA's an option if you do get stuck.

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      It doesn't look to bad, do this and you should be fine.

      Kun and Phillips to Kane and Siggy for a hit this GW
      then Carroll to Gabridini in GW30

  22. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    My defense is in tatters.
    Pva Baines Brunt Daniels Nyom.
    Shocking.

  23. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    What is best move to make this gameweek?

    A) Baines to walker -4, no Sanchez and Alli
    B) Coutinho to Alli -4, no sanchez and walker
    C) Coutinho and Costa to Sanchez and Gabbiadini -8, no walker and alli
    D) Baines to Valencia -4, no walker, alli or Sanchez
    E) Do nothing

    1. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      F Baines to Davies...

  24. :
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Coleman first sub, Siggy second, King third.

    How I love a good spot of benchwankery!! 😀

  25. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Looking ahead to next week, WBA look spent to me. Considering the following:

    McAuley and Coutinho (I have Mane)
    to
    Walker and Sanchez (-4)

    Have exact money for this.

    1. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      yup

  26. Lizard Lips
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    After Stanislas I couldn't go King as felt Howe was too unpredictable. Pleased with that decision, what a klutz I am.

  27. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Long live the KING!

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      The King is dead leg to me.

  28. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone fancy Mahrez/Vardy for the next few?

  29. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Take LLorente or Carroll out for Kane?