Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Wednesday

The extended Gameweek 34 continues with a big night that delivers three hugely anticipated matches.

There could barely be more Fantasy interest across the trio of encounters, with a scattering of key assets in action.

Firstly, Middlesbrough’s Alvaro Negredo, signed by 201,000 and backed by an improbable 155,000 (3.5%), will bid to improve on a dismal 2-point return from his first fixture when he faces Sunderland at the Riverside Stadium. A crunch encounter for both teams, there will also be keen interest in the Boro defence with Ben Gibson signed by 118,000+ ahead of Saturday’s deadline.

Crystal Palace’s Christian Benteke was undoubtedly the weekend’s star performer with a brace at Anfield to provide his 506,000+ ownership with a 12-point return. Backed by 96,000 (2.1%) with the armband, he will look to build on that return in tonight’s encounter with Spurs.

But the title-challenging visitors will boast their own cast of key figures, with Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen supported by an army of Fantasy owners. Kane is himself backed by 244,000 with the GW34 captaincy.

Finally, at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal will host Leicester City as they bid to revive their top four ambitions having navigated to the FA Cup Final at the weekend.

The big news from north London is that Alexis Sanchez may just be restored to the central striker role, with both Danny Welbeck and Olivier Giroud benched – Theo Walcott comes in and could also be a contender for that position if Wenger retains the 3-4-2-1 system.

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

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

    The real action starts tonight.. Beast Time 😎

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

    Be gentle with me Alexis.

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

      By gentle if you mean a Hattie then I am all for it.

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

    Goalfest in the Palace game and goalless in the Middlesborough game thankyou pls

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

      This

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

        And Sanchez to go nuts vs the snakes

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

          All of this! Kane(C) and Benteke can bot go mad alongside Alexis

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

      Zaha hatrick please

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

        Assisted by Tekkers

    3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      All of Bubz's players to get sent off please

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

        For excessively celebrating their hattricks

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          of own goals

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

            Damnit.

    4. Ziro
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      And all goals by my players none by others

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

      Ban.

  4. ralfb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Is begreif playing?

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

      Negredo i meant

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Isn't that what you feel for captaining Negredo?

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

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

          😉

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

    Alli, Sanchez, Kane & (N)egredo... Just please... Please!

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

      All of this ^^

    2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      * get sent off

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

      This

  6. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    FFS seems to be clairvoyant with their article header pics and I've been saying that Palace will smash Spurs...

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

      Why can't they have a picture of Negredo scoring?

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Does one even exist?

      2. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Couldn't dedicate the man hours needed to find one

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

        They can't ALTER the future.

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

    NEGREDOnkey

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

      Negredon't

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      NEGREDOnut

  8. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Need a Eriksen blank and m'kay.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'm down for that.

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      How about him outscoring everyone else?

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Does m'kay play for Hull?

  9. My Name Is Pepu
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Negredo hattrick please please please please!!!!!!

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nah I don't feel like it

      1. My Name Is Pepu
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Nor do I lol, but there's always hope 🙂

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Your good craic 🙂

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Have you been a good boy this year?

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

        Going by his name, not!

      2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        No he's been asking for Sanchez to be sent off on the last article .

        1. My Name Is Pepu
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          No, just a yellow is what I said. I wish to get him in for the doubles and I'll join you guys for the Sanchez hatty celebrations then 🙂

          1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Sorry TS has spoken it will be coal in your stocking tonight 😉

        2. My Name Is Pepu
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          We shall see

      3. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        tut tut tut... DENIED!

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

    BFS's just been told he's got the England job.....

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

    Barton is a douche but I believe his opinion that they have punished the man and not the crime. Loveable Merson cried his way to a three month spell of rehab help

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

      "Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose"..

    2. ignis88
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      betting on your own team to lose though?

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

    Zaha, do something son.

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

      Maker your mind up?

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

        Just wait for Bemba 🙂

  13. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Beast owners let's unite and transfer him some supernatural power

  14. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Barragan 0 points from 2 games.

    Excellent job mate thanks!!

    1. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      this. and I've Baines on the bench...

  15. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Big Sam with the AJ right hand

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

    The desperation here for a Negredo return is ridiculous. And I am one of the desperate ones!

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Like it! You're just as desperate but playing it cool. 😎

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

    5 players off in one game i am hoping for a goal fest

    Eirksen/Alli/Kane/Zaha/Benteke(c)

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

      Same players here. ATTACK ATTACK!!!

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Same here o/

  18. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hold, Gibson.

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

      😆

      Was just about to post exactly that 😀

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      😎

  19. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Atmosphere seems a bit flat at Riverside... Beast(c) fail 🙁

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

      Old grav back please Chucky.....

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        This

      2. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        lol.... let the games end...

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

    (M)essi with another brace 🙂

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

      Sick beardo 😀

    2. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I've always been a huge CR7 lover, but my opinion has changed since El Classico.

      Messi, best ever.

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

        Sick AZ 😀

  21. Guvnor
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hoping Sanchez gets marked out of this game by Huth 🙂

  22. Lawrø
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Aaaand I've remembered Middlesbrough are crap again...

    Sunderland all over them

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

      Incoming Gibson hatty

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        OMG. Unbelievable guff.

    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      3 corners already 😀

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

    There was so much lolling at De Roon starters on Saturday. Silence the h8rz De Roon!

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

      I would willingly give up a Gibson CS for a DeRoon goal 😉

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

      Could you tell Negredo to silence the h8rz please?

  24. Mattymo23
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gutted I benched Walcott

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

      Gutted he's starting, was my 36/37 secret weapon 🙁

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        He always comes good at the end of the season!

        1. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Also he loves scoring against spurs

  25. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Great fun to see Pogba, that I took a hit to get in, be out.

    Did it so I could bench Wally this sgw and now he starts...

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

    The C team on SSN 😀

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      😆

      Scraping the barrell with that lot.

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

    All those Negredo gravs jinxed him

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Who?

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

        You obviously 😉

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

        Nice to see you back again 🙂

        Rainer and Chucky will be next 😉

  28. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    if messi were in FPL what would he be worth? 33 liga goals with 4 games and 20 minutes less.

    1. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      15m

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Has to be 15m, I reckon

      1. Az
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Jinx 😀

    3. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Captain choice EVERY week

    4. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He's never done it against Stoke so 7m

    5. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      6.5M

  29. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    if messi were in FPL what would he be worth? 33 liga goals with 4 games and 20 minutes to go.

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

      Got subbed off.

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Sorry my last estimate was ridiculously off.

      9.0M

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

    Pogba out. Team Cruel going to be hacked off with that.

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

      Had to TC someone this GW and I couldn't buy Benteke so no regrets.