Dugout Discussion
8 April 2017 1643 comments
Mark Mark
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Saturday’s action continues with a batch of five afternoon kick-offs with the main focus on events at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City host Hull City, with all eyes on the performance and output of Sergio Aguero.

More than 550,000 or 12.5% have trusted the Argentine with the Gameweek captaincy having seen him provide four goals in his previous five outings. Aguero will be expected to produce, even without the service of Kevin De Bruyne in midfield – the Belgian is rested to the bench by Pep Guardiola.

Elsewhere, the Liverpool teamsheet at Stoke City sends shockwaves, with both Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino named among the substitutes. The former – owned by 919,132 (20.6%) – has just recovered from a bout of illness, while Firmino – part of 539,647 (12.1%) of squads – is apparently fatigued and therefore preserved.

At the London Stadium, Andy Carroll is only considered for a bench role against Swansea City having recently suffered further problems with his groin. Fernando Llorente returns from his own injury concerns but only makes the bench for the visitors.

Middlesbrough’s Alvaro Negredo is another striker benched today – he’s dropped by manager Steve Agnew who opts to retain Rudy Gestede with Cristhian Stuani also getting the nod.

Finally, there’s no return for Southampton’s Manolo Gabbiadini at The Hawthorns, while West Brom relegate Chris Brunt to the bench as Matt Phillips earns a recall.

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

  1. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    McAwful subbed off

  2. Whazza
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Milner with a rocket but unlucky

  3. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Absolute joke if the Aguero "goal" stands, it's an own goal

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Oh dear

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      On target?

    3. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Lol

    4. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Lol.

    5. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Shh just let it happen

    6. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Let them have it. Anything to stop the whining:-)

    7. Amsterhammer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Yeah having seen it, that's a few too many deflections between the strike and the ball crossing the line.

    8. borat
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      the shot was on target. so its a goal

    9. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      If it's going wide after the first deflection I can't really complain... that's the main question for me

    10. Grounderz
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Damn, your readership just gone down after this post.

    11. vectorman
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      No wonder Mark and the rest of the guys rarely ever turn up on here while these matches are on...

    12. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      It will be changed to an OG after the game hopefully.

  4. FALCAO & MOU
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Guardiola raging, he wants more.

  5. borat
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    want more of sterling assist and kun goal. or even vice versa

  6. Sess!
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Long 40 mins now as an aguero non captainer

    1. Diva
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      At least you have him.

      1. the snazzy viking
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        I don't even have him

      2. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        I didn't even vc hIm

  7. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    McAuley with a 1 pointer. Fuchs better not turn up tomorrow...

  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Who's putting the missing persons poster together for Bemba?

  9. Hobolicious
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Lanzini... What is that?!?!?! Yellow card for diving...

    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Lanzini booked?

      1. Hobolicious
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Yes.

  10. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Starting McAuley over Bertrand was such a bad call 🙁

  11. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Siggy looking lively?

    1. Hobolicious
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Not really.

  12. Viprin
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Has Carroll come on yet?

    1. Hobolicious
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      No, but Llorente has.

  13. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Just keep a clean sheet Middlesborough it's all I ask

    1. Pinky and Brain
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      they won't

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Don't jinx it ffs 😉 Looks like Gibson 9 pointer inc 😀

    3. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      this

    4. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      I hope they can somehow score! Don't know what I was thinking playing Pickford ahead of Heaton.

  14. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Coutinho denied by Grant

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Good shot
      good save

  15. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Bit full up from all the bites 😆 well done Aguero cappers

  16. Oven Glover
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Get KDB on for Yaya

  17. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Liverpool heating up.

    Coutinho & Firmino SOTs

  18. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Grant fantastic save

  19. Jay_
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Firm and Cout both been close. Pool looking likely

      1. Alan_T
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Why wouldn't you watch West ham?

        1. ★Kuntheman★
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Aside from the obvious

          1. Alan_T
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            He's a west ham fan

        2. Jay_
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Have BT sport on. Gave season ticket to a friend to take his kid today. Kids birthday.

            1. tokara
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              u are a good man! bless u

      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        If someone shoots on target and it hits 8 players before going in. Is it a goal? Serious question.

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          A) Only if none of the deflections take it off target
          B) Only if the penultimate deflection doesn't take it off target

          I think B

      3. MTPockets
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Not sure if mentioned, but Negredo on.

        • Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Cout assist, Lovren header hits bar

        • OldSchool
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Lovren crossbar

        • Son of Rambo
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Lovren bar. Would've been Cout assist

        • La Roja
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          lolren off the bar

        • Rainer
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Lovren BAR - would have been Cout assist 🙁

        • Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Have A. Carroll playing and JWP 1st sub.

          JWP has a chance at bonus, so maybe 4 points total + any attacking returns.
          Would you rather have Carroll come on if you were me, or keep JWP's points?

        • Jay_
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Negredo on

          • Rainer
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Origi needs to get off

            1. tokara
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              no plsss

          • Jereme Halliday
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            RC?