Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Wednesday

After the first four fixtures of Gameweek 31 treated us to just seven goals last night, hopes are a little higher for the remaining six matches.

Many Fantasy managers will be keeping a keen eye on the Emirates as Alexis Sanchez looks to punish West Ham once again.

The Chilean is the third most-captained player this time around, having served up 23 points against the Hammers back in Gameweek 14.

Dele Alli – the most popular midfielder in FPL – and Spurs team-mate Christian Eriksen also have the opportunity to deliver a big profit as they travel to a Swansea City outfit that boasts the worst home defensive record in the top-flight.

Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough are also in action this evening, affording us an early scouting opportunity as both gear up for a double Gameweek 34.

Christian Benteke and Wilfried Zaha roll up to St Mary’s looking to build on their goal and assist apiece away to Chelsea, with Sam Allardyce’s men seeking a fifth straight victory.

‘Boro face a tough task away to Hull, though. The Tigers are a tough nut to crack at home under Marco Silva, with six wins and a draw in seven in front of their own supporters across all competitions. Notably, the Teessiders appear to have opted for a front two for tonight’s clash.

Chelsea and Man City square up at the Bridge in one of two 8pm encounters.

Diego Costa is the second most-captained player for the Gameweek – over 10% are backing the Spain international despite a run of two goals in seven. Meanwhile, for the visitors, Sergio Aguero has persuaded 8% to take an armband punt on the back of three strikes in four.

Liverpool seek to gain revenge on their 4-3 capitulation at the Vitality Stadium earlier in the season as Bournemouth make their way to Anfield. With Sadio Mane sidelined, Philippe Coutinho – the top transfer target for Gameweek 31 – and Roberto Firmino carry the main threat to a defence that’s been breached 31 times already on their travels.

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

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

    Is anyone else also thinking.....

    Chips, please save my season

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

      For me, it's more like "chips, please get me in the top 10k" 😉

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

      Rubbish tv series, film looks even worse

      1. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        LOL!

  2. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Dont miss Aguero hattrick next week,you have been warned.

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

      People said the same about Sanchez for tonight

      1. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        He owes me a lot this season,soon will explode.

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

      He's yet to get his seasonally 5 goal haul

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Oh my I hope so. But rival will captain him anyway.

      2. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        4 is ok 😉

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

    A: Vardy + Williams -> Aguero + Valencia

    B: Vardy + Williams -> Ibra + Valencia

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

      A

  4. Heavy Data
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Rage transferred Lukaku, Sanchez and Siggy to Aguero, Hazard and Walcott. May live to regret that.

    1. FCRS1991
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldn't rely on Wally to produce a big haul but I am frustrated with Sanchez too...will hold on one more week

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

    Who should lose their place for alli?

    King Coutiniho Siggy Alexis Firmino

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Siggy

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

      Siggy

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

      Sig or Bob.

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

      Firmino or Siggy.

  6. Coffee
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    RMT?

    First draft of possible WC this week

    Pope / Valdes
    Bailly, Davies, Holgate, Chambers, Ake
    Eriksen, Alli, Sanchez, Zaha, King
    Aguero, Lukaku, Origi

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Ake and chambers? Are they playing?

    2. FCRS1991
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Week defence imo

      1. FCRS1991
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        *weak

  7. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Why are people selling Vardy?

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

      Might be rotated ahead of CL

    2. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      shhh!! let 'em.

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Oh I will 😀

  8. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    TM around? Any early update on the possible LMS safety score?

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

    Any news why Ben Davies sub off early?

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

      Spurs needed a goal.

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

      Tactical, wanted an extra attacker.

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

      Tactical, chasing the game, he lasted around 75mins

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

      Tactical

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

      Cheers all

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

    How does Sanchez & Barnes to Zaha & Ibra look for a hit?

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Hmm. Not yet for me.

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

    What kind of score is decent? 58 (-4) here. Not a brag as its average in mini league.

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      52+BAPS! Not sure either! Average ish

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

        Looking at my mini league its decent. Had a mare with sanchez cap and king on bench. Late spurs and origi saved me

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

      Very good that. 45-50 seems average after the late Spurs goals

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

      73(-4) here.

  12. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Spurs boys have saved my GW at the death! How's everyone got on?

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

      61 with a minus 4 to get vardy in for lukaku.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Good stuff mate! Hope that switch doesn't come back to bite you in the next 2 though 🙂

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

      Same. Alli(c) saved me right at the end.
      61 all out

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Nice 🙂

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

          Cheers! 🙂

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

      60 + baps (ca 10)

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Good effort mate 😀

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

      62 plus baps. Captained sanchez

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

    What's the story with sterling. Lost his place or what?

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

      he might be a good shout for weekend

    2. FCRS1991
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Sane seems to have solidified a place, might be better option

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

    65(-4) delighted with that, was looking at something in the 30s til the late OrigiAlliEriksen show...
    San(c)hez fail.
    Llorente > Origi (-4) worked out well.

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

      Beat me by 4 .Good contest

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

    Decided I love marmite. Especially on buttery crumpets 🙂

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

    Brunt -> Chambers or Yoshida to fund Vardy -> Kun?

    Will WC ahead of Ars/Sou game which is why I want to maybe gamble on Chambers, presser will obviously help but early thoughts?

    1. Moosie the Staggie
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I have been looking at him 2, always seems to be injured though. Might just get Gibson, at least stays fit and has a bit of attacking threat.

    2. Moosie the Staggie
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Personally keeping Vardy and hiding behind the sofa for the City match

  17. matiakez
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    How did sanchez actually play? Just one of those things him missing out or did he look like his heads elsewhere?

    1. Heavy Data
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Last two games he has been gash

      1. Pasqualinho
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I thought he played well tonight - although was a little too much out wide. Welbeck/Bellerin missed a couple of sitters he laid on and Atkinson wasn't about to give him any of quite a few possible dead-ball attempts at goal. I wouldn't throw him on the scrap-heap just yet.

  18. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    73 points 🙂

    Sadly got this score at the expense of Liverpool (King scoring)

  19. L9
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    was coutinho early sub bcs of injury?

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

      No but its becoming annoying. Klopp protecting him more than anything, especially with Mane now gone he is our key to top 4.

  20. chaboi1998
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    What's the chance of sane being rested at the weekend?

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Extremely low

  21. Jay_
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yoshida, Redmond , Townsend 3 baps each

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Lovely from Redmond!

      2. Jay_
          7 years, 2 months ago

          0 for JWP

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

        Bottomed 🙁

        Take out Sigurdsson (max 9.4m), Lanzini (max 8.3m) or Carroll (max 8.2m), or just save the FT?

        I have Sánchez, Alli, Zlatan and Lukaku that will be played.

        In defence I have Valencia, Alonso and Brunt (as well as Yoshida if needed).

        Thoughts?

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

          Lanzini to Coutinho before price rise

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

        King to:
        A). Sane
        B). Alli
        Own Eriksen, no City

        1. Make United Great Again
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          B

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

          B

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

        How was Siggy tonight? 3x blanks now...time to sell for Sané(-4)?

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

          I'd give him one last chance vs West Ham who have lost 5 in a row and have a poor record at home this season.

      6. FPL Maldini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I really want to live a little and do Lukaku to Kun but then realised every single other rivalin my ML owns Lukaku.

        I feel trapped to keep him 🙁

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

          I have both 🙂

      7. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Tadic,Vardy or Lukaku > Hazard,6.7m?

        1. FCRS1991
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Tadic imo, very inconsistent

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

        Brunt, Siggy, Costa, Lanzini, Alonso.. How is it I have so many players I want yo lose when I'm on a hot run? 🙂

        1. Make United Great Again
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          I've been taking hits for a while clearing the deadwood. Feels good.

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

          I'm the same. Wish I'd a wildcard.

      9. FCRS1991
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        2nd GW in a row picking the wrong captain, after Sanchez tonight.

        Any recommendations?

        Heaton Grant
        Alonso Valencia BDavies McAuley Amat
        Sanchez Coutinho Siggy King Son
        Aguero Kaku Crouch

        Thanks!

      10. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        These last minutes at Liberty.

      11. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Anyone dumping Sanchez?

        1. Disco Pat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Considering it...for hazard against Bournemouth as arsenal play palace away next who just conceded 3 tonight! Big Sam to close the shop down the week and go for clean sheet.