Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

After Gylfi Sigurdsson earned Swansea a share of the spoils at Old Trafford, we turn our attentions to a couple of mid-afternoon encounters that both get underway at 2.05pm.

Three of the top five captain picks for Gameweek 35 are set to feature in Everton’s home encounter with Chelsea.

Up against a defence without a clean sheet in 11 Gameweeks, Romelu Lukaku is looking to score for the ninth successive league match at Goodison Park.

The Belgian was handed the armband by 432,000+ FPL managers on the back of 11 goals in the previous six in front of his own supporters.

Diego Costa carries the captaincy hopes of more than 401,000 after serving up a season-high 16 points at home to Southampton on Tuesday, while a run of three double-figure hauls in six have persuaded 232,000+ to opt for his Chelsea team-mate Eden Hazard.

Meanwhile, Sergio Aguero is the number one armband choice among FPL managers this week for Manchester City’s trip to struggling Middlesbrough.

Backed by over 488,000 FPL managers, the Argentine has netted in five of his last six league outings, with the only blanking arriving against Man United on Thursday night when he fired nine attempts on goal without success.

Intriguingly, Gabriel Jesus starts alongside his fellow South American for the first time this season after returning from injury with an appearance off the bench in Thursday’s Manchester derby.

With home clashes against Palace, Leicester and West Brom before a final day visit to Watford, Jesus could now play his way into our wildcard plans if he can plunder the points against Steve Agnew’s strugglers.

Both Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling are among the subs for City, with the German’s run of 12 successive league outings coming to an end at the Riverside.

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

    Costa assist?

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

    Hazard assist added 😎

    1. Moose™
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hows your team perform jaf? Mine really bad. Sighh

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

        V. bad.....v.v bad 😛

    2. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Emails FPL to get it removed

      Never an assist

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

    Cesc, Ake ON
    Pedro, Lulz OFF

  4. Syd.
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gary "d1ckhead" Neville in his squeaky biased voice

    "When you look at that United game if they had won they would have been ahead of City"

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

      Yeah so?
      He's right. He's always right.

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

    Clichy outscoring Kompany 😎

  6. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard assist given. Never in doubt.

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

      But will it be removed later on?

  7. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Jags 1 pointer not looking pretty 🙁

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

    Spurs loss today would change a lot now

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

    Need a Sane brace asap.....

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

      This

  10. :
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Luiz seems to have a problem with his knob. He keeps on tugging it.

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

    Grab another now Boro

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

    Better front three:
    a) Costa Kane Gabbi
    b) Costa Kun Gabbi (have Alli)

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

    33 points so far having wild carded, dire.

  14. Liastro ⭐️
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Has Jesus looked a threat?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      YES 😀

  15. chaboi1998
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I only went and put negredo and chambers on my bench. How was I to foresee this happening? This season...

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

    People doubting the Hazard assist 😆 it was a SOT

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

    42 points on my bench

    Cahill Jakupovic Barnes Robertson

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

      Ouch

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

        Pencil me in for rough with the smooth Jonty

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

    Own Alonso.

    No Costa (YC), Hazard (Assist - YC) or Lukaku.

    Going surprisingly well.

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

    assist added ya non owners...

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

      😆

      What happened to MotD challenge?

  20. columbo
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sorry guys, need to vent.

    - Took Negredo and Siggy out for Arnie and Gabbiadini (C).
    - Benched Cahill and Maguire, both clean sheets and Cahill has scored. Cahill would have come on for Valencia who only came on because of an injury... and lost his clean sheet to my transfer out Siggie.
    - Yoshida assist denied in last minute by Tadic miss.
    - Lost Pickfords points to ML favourite King, Boruc on my bench.

    Where do I go from here?! Just unbelievable 🙁

    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yikes
      This might be one of the few worse than mine

  21. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Borolona. What the F is going on?

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

    Spurs are gonna wilt under the pressure, aren't they. Sigh.

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      unlikely

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

    Wow, Boro going for hit. De Roon shot saved by Willy.

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    OMG jesus

    1. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

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

    Could do with another Jags corner goal with Alonso on my bench!

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

    Finally getting some luck re dodgy assists

    Not watching. Any chance it will be removed?

    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A joke if it does

  27. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Literally the worst gameweek in history. Christ.

    How has Jesus looked? Wildcard active

  28. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus goal

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

    1) Cahill or Alonso?

    2) Is Gabriel nailed for DGW? I don't wanna spend extra 1 million for Monreal

  30. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus (Aguero)