Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Liverpool vs Everton

Gameweek 30 begins in a cauldron of a Merseyside derby.

Anfield provides the venue as Liverpool host Everton, providing Fantasy managers with an opening fixture of huge significance.

Romelu Lukaku heads into this contest as the top owned asset in Fantasy Premier League, as part of 47.2% of squads. The Belgian has nine goals in his last six and has scored in each of his last four – irresistible form that will surely stretch a Liverpool defence that has rarely looked assured this season.

But Jurgen Klopp’s charges have their own key Fantasy assets on show.

The Premier League’s top scorers with 61, they were boosted by the recent transfer traffic ahead of Gameweek 28, with the Reds attacking trio of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho still established as hugely popular figures.

Owned by 17.7% of FPL managers, Coutinho has proved a bitter disappointment of late, with just a single goal from his last 11 Premier League outings. Meanwhile, Firmino has rewarded his 9.9% ownership with just one goal in six. That leaves Mane carrying the major expectations as Liverpool’s top scoring FPL asset – he has produced three goals in his last five Gameweeks and is backed by 23.6% ahead of today’s clash.

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

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  1. Lovejoy
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mane/Sane -> Alli/Sanchez (-4) no brainer right?

    Will wait for them to play just in case of injuries.

    Also Llorente -> Gabbi?

    1. Lovejoy
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Would leave me with a front 7 of
      Sanchez Alli Eriksen Siggy
      Lukaku Gabby Vardy

      1. niloh1
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        yeah i would

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      No Chelsea ?

  2. Smoky Johnson
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I need to get Mané out (-4) to enable Sanchez + Ibra in.

    Who to get in?
    A) Mané > Coutinho
    B) Mané > Firmino
    C) Mané > Pedro (only Alonso)
    D) Mané > Alli (have Eriksen, Bavies)

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      D) IMO. Because Pedro may be rested midweek IMO for Willian.

    2. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      a

    3. Yome
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Mikhy

      1. Smoky Johnson
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Not getting Ibra + Mikhy

        1. Yome
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Why not? DGW incoming

  3. Jay_
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Think I'm gonna bench Lukaku midweek.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        See how Utd do today. They do not have a great record at home this season against teams outside the Bottom 6.Only picked up 15 pts from a possible 30 pts at home against teams outside the Bottom 6. So WBA today and Everton midweek could be tough.

        1. Jay_
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks for that. Didn't know. Got double defence today and midweek. Uh-oh

        2. Spike ⚽️
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Someone did this gw and got laughed at

          1. Jay_
              7 years, 1 month ago

              He's laughing now 🙂

          2. Pep bites Kun
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Good move I think - had the C on him today 🙁 He got very little service ...

        3. Manani
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Mane (C) started so well.....

          1. janowsc
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            At least he didn't blank. Owners got that spurs brace, let us coutinho owners get some.

        4. Z
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Zaha & Ibra for Mane & Llorente
          Or
          Mkhi & Ibra for Mane and Lukaku

        5. F4L
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Don't own any Chelsea attackers or Leicester players. This could be interesting

          1. HuttonDressedasLahm
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Stoke arent that bad, and Palace have tightened up

        6. janowsc
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Is Bavies starting in midfield today?

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            LWB/LM

            1. janowsc
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Cheers

        7. Atimis
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I'm strongly considering Mane Llorente to Coutinho Ibra for next week if Mane is out

          1. Atimis
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Sounds good ?

            1. Smoky Johnson
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Yes. Sounds good.

              1. Atimis
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 1 month ago

                Thanks 😉

        8. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I thought I had Vardy as my captain. Only just realised it was on Lukaku all this time. Check my post history been posting Vardy party etc.

          Livid.

          Been under a lot stress lately. But still no excuse to get confused by two blue shirts.

          1. Smoky Johnson
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Fred. Nobody to blame but yourself. Need to laser focus from now on.

            1. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Yeah I know.

              My fault. Must concentrate.

              1. ScotDougie
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 1 month ago

                Unlucky mate

          2. Ógie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Ouch

        9. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          The biggest April fools joke has to be Lukaku (C) bandwagon. Lol.

          1. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Nah its got to be me. See directly above.

          2. Spike ⚽️
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            How many did?

          3. Arteta
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Janssen starting gotta be up there too.

            1. Arteta
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Poch and his jokes.

        10. Lav
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          No Walker is annoying, hope Spurs are punished for it.

          Up to Andy Robertson for me now.

          1. Atimis
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Same here ! Hull CS and I can be happy again 😉

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

            McAuley fisrt sub. Hopefully Walker won't come on and McAuley at corners ..

          3. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Are you for real " hope Spurs will be punished for it".
            FPL is a virtual game btw.

            1. Lav
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Wait FPL is not life?

        11. Stats Don\'t Lie
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Gotta love this: bought coutinho in, gets 4pts in 3 games. Sell and he gets 13 straight away. And I kept mane, awesome...

        12. Sandy Ravage
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Hoping Mane isn't too badly injured, but if so, Mane > ?
          A - Eriksen (swa, WAT, BOU)
          B - Firmino (BOU, stk, wbm)
          C - Hazard / Pedro (MC, bou, mu)
          D - Sterling / Sane (che, HUL, sou)

          1. Toothless
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            No Coutinho?

            1. Sandy Ravage
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              got Coutinho (Alli Sanchez Siggy)

          2. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Already got Sanchez & Alli?

            Mikhi might be worth looking at with DGW coming.

            Eriksen or Sane from that list though

        13. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Watch Everton play like Barcelona in their next fixture

        14. SirStevieG
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Mane and Aguero > Sanchez and Ibra -4?

          1. jimmy.floyd
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Yep

        15. F4L
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Don't get carried away with Coutinho. One decent performance against a toddler doesn't make him essential again; still looking to shift him tbh

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Fully agree, if Mane wasn't out I'd still have shifted Coutinho.

            Alli & Sanchez far more important!

            1. F4L
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              definitely

          2. Numb
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Not before midweek though, surely.

            1. F4L
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              after the game I will fo sure

        16. Arteta
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Successfully benched Lukaku ... for Son 😡
          But I guess against tired Burnley legs anything is possible.

          1. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            I got called a tool for saying chances that Son would start is 0.
            Meh.

        17. CloudSky
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          So sad about Mane, hope its not a season ender. A joy to watch. At least makes me not choose who from Sigy and Cout would leave for Sanchez.

          1. HuttonDressedasLahm
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            No Mane or Lallana will mean they'll struggle for 4th imo

            1. CloudSky
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Agreed.

        18. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          How bad did Mane's injury look?

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Not pretty. Could be out for a while.

          2. Sz21
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            A spell on the sidelines for sure..

            Question is- how long?
            I would say minimum a few weeks.

        19. Sz21
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Sanchez in for Mane here with 0.2m to spare barring no big change in circumstances?

          Heaton.
          Alonso, Robertson, Walker.
          Mane**, Cout, Alli, Siggy.
          Lukaku, Llorente, Costa.

          Pickford, Brunt, Funes Mori**, Whelan.
          2.3m, 1ft.

        20. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Bad feeling of a Heaton 10 pointer today.

          1. Ha.
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Hope so

        21. Flynny
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Assume walker rested today and back starting midweek??

          Ta

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Yes, but could be then rested for the weekend too?

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

          Baggies 8/1 to beat UTD. Mmm

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Mmm don't chuck your money away and you can get 10/1 elsewhere.

          2. HuttonDressedasLahm
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Already bet on it
            22-1 for 0-1

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

              Had a treble

              West Brom west ham Chelsea 40/1 lol.

        23. Sims
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Not going valencia over Walker now also prevents me from doing Mane to Sanchez.

          Double Ouch

        24. Dreams
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Ronald Koeman was talking about how Everton were bad last year against Liverpool when they lost 4-0. #irony.

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

            Progress I guess.

            1. Dreams
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Brilliant one. How's nfpl team looking? Is the deadline over?

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

                2,5 hours until deadline. Team close to set.

                1. Dreams
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 1 month ago

                  I'm done with it. Hope the Lord doesn't troll me.

          2. F4L
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            they've improved then 😉

        25. We Will Klopp you
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Benched Lukaku 🙂

          1. Dreams
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            For whom?

            1. We Will Klopp you
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Olsson/Lanzini, would have benched one of them if I had played him

        26. F4L
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Perfect example of why one should wait doing transfers. Would've got Walker, then heard Rose was out for much longer, so got Davies. Now can afford Ibra midweek 🙂

          1. JÆKS ⭐
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            This 😀 I can do Mane to Sanchez for free now, will probably keep Aguero then and get Ibra later

        27. Son of Rambo
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Hope Vardy (c) pays off!

          1. F4L
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Christ I hope not

          2. HuttonDressedasLahm
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            I don't
            Cup rival has him too

          3. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Got him in for a hit so hoping for the best even though he's not actually my captain but was meant to be.

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

            His shots on target per game is pathetic. He still doing the business though

        28. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Current BAPS - very close:

          Coutinho (49)
          Lucas (30)
          Williams (27)
          Mané (26)
          Origi (26)
          Gueye (25)

        29. niloh1
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          a) sell mane & coutinho for sanchez & king (-4)
          b) sell mane & coutinho & defoe for sanchez, pedro, llorente/gabby (-8)
          c) sell mane & coutinho & defoe for sanchez, tadic, llorente (-8)

          1. JÆKS ⭐
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            What about keeping Coutinho?

            1. niloh1
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              sanchez is a priority