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The Dugout Discussion – Saturday

The first of five days of Gameweek 34 action gets underway at 3pm, offering up a quartet of fixtures to keep us entertained.

Middlesbrough are the only Double Gameweek team on duty this Saturday as Steve Agnew takes his troops to Bournemouth.

Alvaro Negredo and Ben Gibson were the most popular picks for clashes with the Cherries and Sunderland, transferred in by 193,000 and 112,000 FPL managers respectively.

Up against a defence that’s conceded two or more goals in seven of their last eight at the Vitality, the Spaniard earned second place in our Gameweek 34 Captain Poll, with over 20% backing.

Elsewhere, Romelu Lukaku will be hoping his record against West Ham can remedy a run of one goal in his previous seven road trips – the most owned player in FPL has found the net in each of his last nine head-to-heads with the Hammers.

Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson attempts to halt a run of five straight blanks as Stoke roll up to the Liberty. The Icelandic international earned more transfers out (88,000+) than any midfielder ahead of this afternoon’s deadline.

Hull take on Watford at the KCOM in the other Saturday fixture.

The Tigers have won seven and drawn one of eight matches in all competitions since Marco Silva took charge, suggesting they could deliver some differential options today. With goals in each of his last two appearances, Harry Maguire – boasting a 0.5% ownership – looks the man most likely as the battle to beat the drop intensifies.

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3,453 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Sims
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    "But lukaku always scores against West Ham"

    Stupid logics come back to bite stupid people

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

      Says a stupid person 😳

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

      already calling it 30 minutes into the game? ok then

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

      they've only played 30mins lol

    4. RÏɠBY
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Calm down

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

      Brain. Dead.

    6. b✪mber
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Lukaku scores after the 70th minute. (non owner)

    7. Mark-O
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Lukaku tends to score in the second half

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

      30 mins gone..what the ???

    9. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Stop posting on here Sims. You're annoying.

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

      He is the kind to score & get an assist within the last three mins of the game, though

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

      holy s*** shut up

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

      90 minutes long time to go

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

      Fishing

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

    Regreto (c) 🙁

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

      This

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

      This. Especially when I got rid of Llorente for him.

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

        SAME ARRRGH

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

    Bought Guzan, feel like a plonker.

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

    Can we start this DGW again?

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

      Preferably where I put the armband on Kane where it's nice and 'safe'.

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

      Same result.
      Sh*te x 2 still = sh*te

      simple math

  5. Jigger & Pony
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Come on de Roon

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

      Nope. Benched him for Siggy

  6. Zikry
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    De Roon injured. Fabio in

  7. Bullet Eder
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    De Roon coming off injured after challenge from Josh King. Worst half imaginable for Boro and half the FPL players on this site.

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

      LOL my FPL rival has De Roon + Barragan

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

      Did folk actually fall for that Boro thing?

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

    Livescore showed 3 SOT from Mid.. Any hope for Negredo?

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

    Jammy Chambers goal anyone?

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

      Probably an own goal, yeah.

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

      Jammy Clayton goal anyone?

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

    Someone hacked my team and did Lukaku->Ibra->Negredo(c) for -8. Any chance Mark can help me out?

  11. Sess!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Its like none of you have actually watched Boro this season.

    1. tm245
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Post of the day, and I own two.

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

        😆

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

      Essentially.

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

      Lol

    4. b✪mber
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      hheheheeheheh

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

    Why did I bench Baines? WH are pathetic.

  13. Syd.
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    There isn't much intelligence on this site at times

  14. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    You have got to be kidding me De Roon. F**k this DGW

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

      Aren't u in the top 1k.

      Ungrateful

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

        Lol

  15. Sims
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Hehehe De goooone

  16. Mark-O
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    De Roon down

    Boro losing lots of things just in the firstborn half

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

    de Roon LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

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

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  18. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Well at least a DeRoon 1pter is locked in for my rival

  19. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    We got Boro players for the sunderland game anyway, nothing to worry about

  20. Sweetboi
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    This game couldn't have gone any worse for Boro atm.

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

    Fabio on after the 30 minute mark?

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

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

        Cheers.

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

    Worst DGW ever ;(

  23. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    De roon going off for fabio

  24. Sess!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    AOA spunked again this season. What useless chip.

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

      9nly for those that use it wrong

      Came in very handy for me. Hardly a useless chip

    2. Oven Glover
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Glad I had it this week

  25. Zikry
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    False alarm. De Roon is back on

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

      Who did Fabio come on for? Or are Boro back up to 11 men now?

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

        de roon just now.

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

    No CS for Fabio - NO!

  27. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Boro going down now officially...

    1. laGan1n1
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      xD

  28. Mark-O
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Using two subs in the first sub isn't very good for them tbh

    1. Mark-O
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      First half*

  29. @persecuted_by_mods
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I've got Negredo (C)

      Good chance of points vs Sunderland. Anything vs Bournemouth was always seen as a bonus right? If he blanks it's not the end of the world guys

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

        Exactly

        I think it's mainly lukaku Jane captained trying to make themselves feel better

    • Zikry
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      The way things are going maybe Negredo can get a bonus point from his clearances off Bournemouth's set pieces