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Dugout Discussion – Saturday

Coming down off the “excitement” of a double Gameweek, the latest programme of fixtures get off to a rather inauspicious start. The batch of four afternoon kick-offs appear very light on Fantasy interest.

Nonetheless, many will doubtless be monitoring Bournemouth’s visit to the Stadium of Light, with Josh King the undoubted star asset on show. With three goals in his last four Gameweeks and with 11 in his last 13 starts overall, the 6.1 midfielder will be heavily backed for another return against Sunderland. King was brought in by more than 100,000 FPL managers ahead of today’s encounter.

Similary, Southampton’s performance against Hull City will also be of keen interest, with Fantasy managers preparing Saints investment ahead of their double Gameweek 36. Striker Manolo Gabbiadini topped our captain poll and has been acquired by 160,000+ FPL managers heading into today’s transfer deadline.

Elsewhere, Stoke City take on West Ham at the bet365.com, while West Brom host Leicester City, with little on show to pique the interest from a Fantasy perspective.

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

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  1. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    -2 points isn't enough punishment for missing a penalty, the Goalkeeper gets 5 for saving one

    1. JÆKS ⭐
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Agree with this. Now we're at it, think 3 points for an assist from a defender isn't enough either!

      1. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Should be 3 for mids and strikers and 4 for defenders. Keepers should also get more points for saves and a cs

  2. JÆKS ⭐
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    This must be one of the most hectic 5 minutes in fpl for me

    A ML rival had Pickford in goal and sold King. I have King.

    Another ML rival had Jaku in goal. I have Yoshida and sold Jaku.

  3. Sarnab
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Gabbiadini seems a very bad pick.. What are you guys doing with him?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Out on WC. Not worth a spot with the other options.

      1. Sarnab
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Yeah GW 36 WCers should not take him in their team.

        Kane Costa Jesus is the front 3

    2. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Can see WC36 players not getting him and then he suddenly explodes.

    3. Mooster©️
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      How was he playing?

      1. Sarnab
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Not good

    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      So fickle the FPL crowd. He looked like the best value forward in the last game. Now against a solid Hull defence he's not worth a dime. Not saying the result doesn't give me doubts, but he's not suddenly "a very bad pick".

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        he'll be a good pick next week with the team set up to provide him through jwp set pieces

  4. BlueIncognito
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    41 from 4 and it feels great. Now for the rest of my team to blank.

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Class what players?

      1. BlueIncognito
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Stephens, King (C), Vardy, and Defoe (unfortunately)

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Yikes, I'm on -2 with my captain played

  5. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Yoshida King Gabbi so far come on Tekkers!!!

  6. gorilla
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    how bad is afobes injury?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Hammy. Could be season over.

  7. Fowler23
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Is Fuchs to a Chelsea defender worth a hit for,the DGWs ?

  8. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Could do with Heaton entering a worm hole and popping up in China thus missing the game....hey, people captained Gabbi, it could hapen.

  9. Sarnab
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Double Soton Defense. Yoshida/Stephens doing the job for me.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Yes, it didn't pass me by, tons of Yoshi and other Saints defe around on early WCs.

      But both, well that was risk worth taking.

      Kind of wish I played Gibson V Citeh...or would that be pushing it.

    2. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Same. Gutted Tadic the useless dog **** missed the pen but still happy with 14 points from the two Saints.

  10. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    captained King, Jaku on the bench. I don't know how i should be feel

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Captain got 11. Its a good week.

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Take captain success and move on 😮

    3. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      You should feel totally ashamed of yourself wishing for a player to get injured.

  11. aguerodontblankonme
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Benched king to play tadic.. have yoshida also.
    Rival played king and has Jaku on the bench, who is coming in for grant. So how many points this one goal and missed pen cost me :)))))?

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      you benched the most on form oop midfielder vs the worst team in the league.
      that goal and pen save isn't what cost you

      1. aguerodontblankonme
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Was good until 88mins.. and I knew it was a risk, but also wanted to play the differential and really there were no other options to bench. but yeah, was my own decision after all and it went really bad.

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    don't do double southampton defence they said

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Yoshi & Stephens is all I want from them 🙂

  13. justmatt
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Just seen Jaku and his 14 points sat on my bench, normally I'd be gutted but on I'm the way home from St. Andrews, massive win for the Blues, we might just survive!

    1. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      At minimum we've got to equal either of Forest's or Blackburn's results right? Forest at home are very decent and Blackburn are fighting - really hope Harry get can us wound up for the final week. Give him £15m, build a squad for next season and go from there.

      1. justmatt
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        We are 2 points clear of them both so they both have to win and us lose for us to go down. Feeling a lot more confident now compared to this morning.

        1. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 15 days ago

          If we drew our goal difference would take us down too. I can't do another final day Bolton shindig...

        2. Ronny Hotdog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 15 days ago

          Gonna be a nervous final day for sure. Think the odds are with us.

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        I think it's between Forest and Blackburn now, Dr K.

        Can't see Blackburn going to Brentford and picking up 3 points. Forest are decent at home, I think it'll be the Chicken farmers going down.

    2. Ronny Hotdog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      KRO!

  14. Totally !rre!evant
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Bottomed Repost

    Do price changes take place at 2am?

    1. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Roughly.

  15. KUNingas
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Lukaku -> Jesus on WC?

  16. PlayPercentage
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Bought Caballero and benched Jaku.
    Jaku now heading for a once-in-a-lifetime score.

  17. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    ML rival captained Redmond.

    How odd.

  18. GE
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Siggy or Tadic -> Sane? (no WC left)

    1. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Siggy

    2. Fowler23
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Siggy

  19. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Need a Benteke hatty now to make me feel better!

  20. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Alonso, Siggy, Lukaku & Alli to Hazard, Aguero, Monreal & Tom Carroll good moves or nah?

    Jaku
    Yoshida Vertonghen Valencia
    Sanchez Sane king
    Benteke Kane

    Is the rest of my team

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Only 2 of them are upgrades and the other 2 are downgrades in my opinion. I wouldn't be keen

  21. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    14 from 3. Need a PVA cleanie now for today to have been a not so bad day.

  22. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    King & Yosh baps?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      just king

      yoshi almost had an assist at the end but tadic fluffed it

    2. Lav
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      King on 3 currently
      Yoshi 0

    3. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      That tadic pen miss cost me likely 5 yoshi points (assist and 2 BPS). 🙁

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        My ML leader has Japu coming off the bench - and I have Yoshi. I don't want to think how much that cost me.

      2. GE
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        That pen miss costed me probably 15 points (Tadic goal and 3 BPS would gave me 11 points instead of 1 point and Yoshida's loss of 5 points)

        + Jaku on the Bench!

  23. Espen8
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    If i click the bench boost button, can i cancel it?

    1. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Yes

  24. Can’t beat em so&hell…
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    redmond + jesus or sane + gab?

  25. Lav
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Just checked in on the scores since I am not home

    Always can count on the King to deliever 🙂

    Currently on 15 from 3 pre bps. Henn only person left for today.

    1. Kloppen Schloppen
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      +1

  26. Pique boo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    That awkward moment when I put Smith in my squad but never confirmed it.... 8 points on my bench 🙁

  27. thomashl
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Those of you who saw Saints play:

    How was Gabbi? Obviously not great being subbed at the 59th (!), but appreciate it if you fill me in. Is he another Negredo?

    1. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Bad but Saints were generally poor, especially Redmond.

      1. thomashl
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Cheers. I'll keep for the next GW, but considering upgrading him to Jesus and downgrading Afobe to Anichebe

  28. Pep says
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Not sure if anyone saw it but I set up a team this week with only sgw players to see how I fare over the next few weeks compared to everyone who's WC'd in the dgw players. TC'd King this week. Daniels and Maguire in defence. Solid 48pts so far. Tekkers and Hennessy up next.. Stay tuned

  29. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    26 from 2. Any good?

    1. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Average it say 😉

    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      I'd be ashamed to broadcast it mate.

    3. Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      It's ok, 38 from 3 here 😉

    4. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      not as good as my ML leader - 36 from 2

    5. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Considering you played your captain it's OK 😀

  30. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Chances of Heaton keeping a CS and saving a penalty to make up for the benched Jaku?

    1. GE
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      In the same boat! And I have Tadic and Yoshida! Need a Benteke-haul, Towsend-show and a pen save from Heaton to make up 😉