Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Tuesday

Gameweek 31 is upon us and underway courtesy of a quartet of Tuesday night matches under lights.

In Fantasy terms, the focus will be on Old Trafford where Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to the equation and Manchester United’s starting line-up against Everton.

Having once been owned by over 2.4 million FPL managers, he’s now part of just over half that number and, intriguingly, goes head-to-head with the new top owned asset in Everton’s Romelu Lukaku tonight.

The Toffees frontman will be under renewed pressure to deliver following his tepid display in Saturday’s Merseyside derby. With Ibrahimovic now returned ahead of United’s two double Gameweeks, Lukaku needs to show willing and perhaps produce points to stave off increasing sales.

Elsewhere, Leicester City’s renaissance receives its latest test with basement dwellers Sunderland at the King Power Stadium. The Foxes have won four successive Premier Leauge matches and, while Jermain Defoe is fit to start for the visitors, Jamie Vardy and company will be backed for another win and further returns.

Meanwhile, Burnley host Stoke City at Turf Moor with Tom Heaton the key asset on show, while West Brom make the trip to Vicarage Road with Gareth McAuley the big draw – he boasts six goals from corner kicks, with the Hornets conceding ten from set-plays, only Bournemouth have conceded more.

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, 2 months ago

    Okay, you call Mark and I'll call Mark, and whichever one comes over and does the best Tony Pulis impression is the real Mark.

  2. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Good luck everyone, hope you all get 100pts plus....

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

      Good luck Jafooli same to you 🙂

    2. A.T
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Aw shucks thanks Jaf

    3. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      You too! 🙂

    4. Individual
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Jafooli you always give yourself 100 points

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

      Good luck to you

    6. mad_beer ✅
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I don't trust anyone being nice on here. 😛

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        That's a shame. 😛 😉

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

    Come on Brunt my son, prove those naughty scout pickers wrong.

  4. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    C'mon Vardy!!

  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Burnley. Must. Concede.

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

      Guaranteed now.

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

        Heatons 3 BAPs.

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

    Vardy captain come on!

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

    Bottomed on old thread. Score check?

    -4 from 0

  8. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    O'Shea's father died so he's gone back to Ireland. What a shame..

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

      🙁

    2. Jay_
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Sad news

      • Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        RIP Jim

      • marquinhos
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        oh no 🙁

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      So all my main rivals sold Lukaku for Vardy and captained him. I can see that ending in tears with a Defoe Double and a Lukaku Hat trick

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Not that I own any of the two 🙂 and United will struggle without Valencia

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I think maybe that your visionary powers will fail you.

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Get back to me in 90 min

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Just getting back to you as requested by yourself regarding your stunning predictive powers Nostradamus. You couldn't have been more wrong.

            1. Hibbo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Hahahaha

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

              😆

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

      Own Vardy but captained Sanch..Who is with me?

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

        c'est moi

      2. The Wizard of Ozil
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Me.

      3. Kloppen Schloppen
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        C'mon you little Chilean firecracker!!!

      4. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Here here.

      5. Boomerang V
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I changed from Vardy to Sanchez in the last minute after hearing scout cast. I was talked into doing it. I hope they were right.

    5. Jay_
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Come on Stoke and Watford!

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

          Half right.

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

            second time's the charm

        2. Pierce34
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          You mean come on Burnley and West Brom?

      • Legomane
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Valencia autosub role call :

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

          Pieters (bur)

        2. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Gibson

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

          de Roon

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

          Evans (wat), another boring 0-0 and 9 pointer pls.

        5. Speédy
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          maguire

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

          Ben Gibson (I think that's his name)

        7. Boomerang V
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Stephens

        8. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Mawson the Beast

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

          And mikhi for me yoshida siggy

        10. Jay_
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Yoshida

          • Les Bleus
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Nyom

          • George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Alonso.

          • Lav
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            King

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

            Baines (mun)

            Also got T. Carroll coming in for Barnes. Hopefully no more surprises as i have Mane sat in 3rd place on the bench.

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

            King

          • marquinhos
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Holebas

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

            Yoshida

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

            Holgate

          • Rainer
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            King or Barnes.

          • Pierce34
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Yoshida

          • Ben the Mee
              7 years, 2 months ago

              de Roon (hul)

              1. Individual
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                The legend Erik Pieters

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

              Baines

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

              Yoshida

            • Sandy Ravage
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Nyom

            • timmmuh
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Baines

            • fedolefan
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Defoe

            • A.T
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Benched him 😎

            • tutankamun
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Amat

            • Crouching Tiger
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              King

            • Buck The Trent
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Yosh

            • Kloppen Schloppen
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Yoshida

            • SAY SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Andre Ayew

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

              Alonso. Lukaku second sub so a bit of couch hiding to be done

            • Al Bundy
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Siggy

            • Botman and Robben
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Davies

          • Fred54
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Long way to go.

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

              😀

          • Gazj11
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Anybody else captained Zlatan?
            Chasing in my ML so had to do something different. Nobody else in my ML has him!

            1. Les Bleus
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Good shout.

            2. Sim Simma
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Good luck

            3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              o/

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

              United are due to beat someone heavily at home, hoping its tonight!

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

            Incredibly scared non-Vardy owner... 🙁

            1. Sim Simma
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              I'm not, Defoe and Lukaku will outscore him today

          • Boomerang V
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Changet armband from Vardy to Sanchez in the last minute.

            Lets see what happens. Good luck everyone!

            1. ItOnlyTook9Years
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Same

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

              Ditto - good luck!

          • Yank Revolution
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Cmon Sunderland, you were Dr. Herriot's team!! Show some steel!!

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

            Own Vardy and captained Sanchez. Main ML rival captained Vardy so not sure I want more than 1 Vardy goal!

            1. Dr Dream
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Errr no. You want a 0 pointer.

          • Rainer
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            OMG Valencia

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

              goal already??

          • mad_beer ✅
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            I hav 0 points so far. My team is cack.

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

              Long way to go

            2. Sim Simma
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Null points

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

              You're still ahead of all those people that took hits.

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

              Me too

          • ItOnlyTook9Years
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Players today count?

            1. mad_beer ✅
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Only to 5.

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

              Lukaku + Bruntinho

              1. ItOnlyTook9Years
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Same plus Vardy

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

              2 plus an autosub

            4. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              11 x 8. Plus potentially 24 subs.

              1. ItOnlyTook9Years
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                😀

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

              Lukaku, Foster and Vardy

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

              4 - Vardy; kaku; schmeichel; and brunt

            7. Al Bundy
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Super Tom Heaton, Bruntinho, Lukaku

          • diesel001
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            1-1 - that beautiful score when you have no FPL interest in a PL match. Hoping for a few of those today!

          • Fred54
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Anyone kind of hoping Valencia comes off the bench for Everton and scores am own goal just for the confusion alone?

            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Only if it's an Ibra assist.

          • JJeyy
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            score check?

            -6 overall from 2

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

              1 from 1

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

              0 from 0

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

              Minus something.

            4. Pierce34
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              2 from 2

          • Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Okay seen enough of Lei vs Sun 😳

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

              Looks like it'll be a rout 😎

          • Rainer
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Don't get why the deadline was at 6.45pm if all the games don't start till 8.

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

              They started at 7.45

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

                Too easy 🙂

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

              Ha.

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

              3 kicked off at 7:45

            4. Smurf
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              7.45

            5. Jafooli
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              😛

          • Individual
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Gna be back to 0 of Valencia comes on and nothings happened lol

            1. Individual
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Oops, Kaku i meant!

          • Legomane
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            (me) Heaton : Alonso Davies Pieters(auto) : San(C)hez Alli Sigurdsson : Lukaku Origi
            (him) Jakupovic : Baines Bailly Fuchs : (C)outinho Hazard Lingard : Costa Gray

            Been neck-in-neck the last few weeks…after his WC last week, it looks like this could be one of those weeks to change it up a little…9 differentials.. only Vardy and Eriksen shared.

          • CloudSky
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Pickford masterclass to shut out Leicester. Heard it here first.

          • Dr Dream
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Mmmm....Sanchez on 40% (c) and Vardy 18% (c)...Big game then this Lei game. I didn't realise Vardy was so highly owned.