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Dugout Discussion – Sunderland vs Manchester United

The first of two Sunday fixtures gets underway at 1.30pm this afternoon as Sunderland welcome Manchester United to the Stadium of Light.

The most popular captaincy choice for Gameweek 32, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been handed the armband by 15.7% of Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of a visit to the basement-dwellers.

Encouragingly for his owners, the veteran delivered his highest haul of the season against the Black Cats, with a goal and two assists helping him to 15 points back in Gameweek 18.

With eight fixtures remaining in the final six Gameweeks, including a double Gameweek 34, the likes of Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan can play their way into our plans for the run-in today.

Those holding the hosts’ Jermain Defoe will be buoyed by the absence of David de Gea, who misses out for the first time this term with “a little problem, according to his manager.

Meanwhile, Antonio Valencia’s 17% owners are left frustrated yet again, as the Ecuadorian is omitted from the squad for the second match in succession.

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

    IBRA HURT?

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

    Ibra dead

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

    Surprised there's no rest Ibra now comments lol.. He may well do

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

    Zlatan knew what he was doing there.

  5. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Moyes halftime teamtalk worked a trick then

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

      They'll all be getting a slap later on

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

    Ibra is pretty tough, he's soldiering on.

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

      "6 foot 5 and hard as fck, he gets the Reds excited..."

    2. HazardAGuess
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Pickford way worse off.

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

    That sounded terrible

  8. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Bye bye sunderland

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Is that you Moyes? 😛

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

      Sunderland's relegation and Newcastle's promotion to be confirmed on the same day?

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

    Who scores more?

    A) Eriksen, Zaha, PVA (-8)
    B) Tadic, Negredo, Walker

    A is 352 - B is 343.

    1. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A.

    2. itwaswritten
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I don't know I'm not psychic.

    3. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      You got in Negredo for the DGW right? Keep him.

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

        Yes but I don't want him anymore. He got dropped and pretty sure Boro are going down

  10. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Its gonna be 40 minutes of Ibra lazing about while United pass around the back, probably not worth watching

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

      Hopefully

    2. PvA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      This lol. People seem to think Ibra will get a massive haul just because Utd are against 10 men 😆 . More of a chance they pass around the back

  11. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ibra needs to chill. Almost took out 2 of my players

  12. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Where will Pickford move to next year?

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

      championship?

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

      Liverpool maybe

      1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Mignolet 2.0

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

      Or Everton

    4. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      City

    5. Ben the Mee
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Liverpool

    6. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Sunderland fans should be putting their energy into booing the boss rather than Herrera

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Have they not started walking out yet. They like a good walk out up there sometimes.

      2. the snazzy viking
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        no more mr nice guy

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

        One of their forums had a 60 page thread on booing Moyes earlier today.

    7. K-win
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      What happened to Valencia?

      1. Ben the Mee
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Won 3-1 to Granada

      2. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Shaw an option??

        1. sully29
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Not with Mou smack talking him all the time.

        2. The Big Fella
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Wondering this myself but Valencia was doing and he is being rotated so no reason Shaw won't be either.....

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

        Pogba is shocking

      4. The Wizard of Ozil
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Do we know when Arsenal DGW is likely to be?

        1. the snazzy viking
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          It will be confirmed in the next week, but it's likely going to be 36.

          1. the snazzy viking
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            The Southampton vs Arsenal match of course.

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

          GW35 or GW36....be nice if Premierleague announced it tomorrow

        3. The Wizard of Ozil
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Sweet. Just want to get things straight in my head now!

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

        Did Mourinho say anything about Valencia?

        1. the snazzy viking
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Apparently he had fatigue

      6. itwaswritten
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Kinda hope Ibra scores a hat-trick.

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Ibrah more likely to be subbed with Europe coming.

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

        I managed to get 48 points this week with only 7 starters, and no Alli or Son. Disaster averted.

      8. The Head-Ake
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        GW33 : Costa to Kane this week and King for Pedro (-4)
        GW34 : Lukaku to Ibra

        Good plan?

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

          Hard to drop King at the moment for me

          1. The Head-Ake
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            King in for Pedro out

      9. martyhan
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thoughts on this wc team

        Valdes jaku
        Davies holgate Bailly yoshia Stephens
        Hazard Alli Sanchez zaha de roon
        Kane ibra aguero

        0 itb.

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

          extremely front heavy, defence looks weak as a result

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

          Not sure as I did on my WC about two Saints looking at their fixtures. And I was saying earlier we have one 4.3 DGW forward and look what you do with the midfield if you put him in.. Quite tasty 😉

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

            Sorry two Saints backs I mean..

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

        Sunderland corner goal would be nice

      11. HD7
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        First the Walker rotation, then Valencia... I really need an Anichebe goal

        1. Lets Talk About 19 Baby
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Walker & Valencia again bleeding annoying

      12. TheSaint
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Hi
        is Puncheon still on set pieces for Palace?

      13. Brap.
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Wish refs would crack down on kicking the ball away. Basically every time there's a free kick now in the Prem it's done. Obviously managers are telling them to do it cause sometimes a completely unrelated player sprints in just to kick it away

      14. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Would be nice to see Vardy given a rest today, he's earned it

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

          May well do I think

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

          With you on this

        3. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Don't

      15. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Really need a Rashford one point cameo.

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

          Why do you own Rash?

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

            Someone in my ML has him captain (!), Alli vice

            So I'm with Cilly

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

        Januzaj spotted.

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

          Baseball cap...terrible idea 🙂

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

        What a ball Fellaini