Dugout Discussion

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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  1. FPL Puppy
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Wow, they are down to 10 men now...

    Cue 6-0

  2. Oven Glover
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Reid dead (again)

  3. Sif
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    lol @ Boro! 😀

  4. tm245
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone get him in?

  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    People benched Alonso to play a Boro defender LOL

  6. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    😳

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

    Who on scoutcast recommended Gaston?

  8. MTPockets
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Oh dear

    • Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I bet this place is rocking with FFS favourites like Siggy, King and Llorente already in the points!?

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

        Not when some sub par players have two games

      2. Reggie Nainggolan
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I got siggy n king too late n got Llorente as he got injured and blanked. Sold him this gw for negredo and he's back in the scoring

    • SirStevieG
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Well there goes Negrado's chances of scoring.

    • Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Can't wait to see the red arrow then...

    • Ben the Mee
        7 years, 1 month ago

        2 Red & white teams getting relegated this season. Would be funny if Stoke were bad enough to join them.

        1. dark91
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Or Arsenal

      • SAY SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Solid 20 mins. It's Boro lads, what were you expecting?

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

        Come on King, go nuts

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

          This

      • 1314
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        benched King at last, sigh..

      • JJO
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Ofcourse this is gonna happen when i pay 5mil for defender from idiotc team

      • Ravager
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Welll...least I own King? Loool

      • dark91
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Fer injured and subbed off (in case anyone owns him)

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

        Well I was right to choose the Boro game to watch, unfortunately, my stream went offline after 10 minutes in the game though 🙁

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        King hatty coming!

      • Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Every fixture is a red for a team like Boro. So glad I avoided all of their players.

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

          Happy with Bernardo here... Will hopefully outscore all of them 😳

      • b✪mber
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        That Valdes injury might be a blessing in disguise. (sold for Cech)

      • Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Going well for boro

      • Pep says
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Why are people annoyed at Boro conceding? They were never gonna shut Bournemouth out. They play Sunderland at home, that's where they should be getting the clean sheet. Relax

      • Sims
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Benched benteke for Brunt but forgot to play 4 at the back

        WHAT HAVE I DONE????

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

          Wait no its 4 at the back. Phewwwwww

        2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Silly sausage

      • Reggie Nainggolan
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Llorente to negredo hadn't worked as it stands

      • FPL Puppy
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Someone here posted that their rival brought in Ramirez and asked if he should be worried.

        Well.... 😎

        1. Pep says
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          That was me... Lol!!!

          1. FPL Puppy
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            😀

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

        Huddersfield 1 - Fulham 2 in the championship match

        1. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          COYW!

      • Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        100,000 have already transferred Negredo out!

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

        Oh damn!!! Negredo (c) fail... least there's another game to save our blushes.