Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Saturday

An emphatic victory for Manchester City provides modest returns from their key Fantasy assets, sending us into the afternoon kick-offs scratching around for early points. With just four matches on the agenda, we have slim pickings available.

Bournemouth’s Josh King’s looks the most likely – he faces up to a Stoke City defence who boast just a single clean sheet from their last seven, having scored 12 goals in his previous 14 Gameweeks. Over 89,000 Fantasy Premier League managers have drafted in King ahead of this one, boosting his ownership to 891,000+ (19.8%).

Elsewhere, Hull City face relegated Sunderland at the KCOM Stadium with Eldin Jakupovic and Harry Maguire the major assets on show, while Burnley host West Brom at Turf Moor, with Tom Heaton’s 19.5% ownership surely expecting a clean sheet return.

Finally, Leicester City entertain Watford at the King Power Stadium, with Jamie Vardy seeking to maintain form that has brought him returns in eight of his last nine Gameweeks.

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

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

    Mousset misses another sitter...

  2. Heavy Data
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Is hazard to kdb for next week silly?

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

      Yes

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

        what about Sanchez to KDB?

    2. Heavy Data
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I could do alli to kdb

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

        That's my most likely move ... annoyed to be 100K short for Eriksen > KDB instead

        Can wait to see how Sanchez plays first but can't afford to do it if KDB goes up

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

    Did he?

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

      Indeedy

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      No, Doddy

  4. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ndidi over Albrighton?

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

      Ndidi Ndidi

  5. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ndidi on my bench.
    Nice.
    Could really use his points

  6. Lizard Lips
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I have Ndidid, anyone else?

    On my bench though 🙁 !

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Same.
      On the f'en bench

    2. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yep on bench can't wait for next season

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

    Goal - NDIDI
    Assist - NNONE

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

    Merson nearly made my heart stop when he said King own goal 😆

    1. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, I thought I'd broken him by nringing him in!

    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Same 😆

    3. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I think it did, that was 10mins ago pal

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

        Only just recovered now

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

      Merson nearly makes my heart stop every time I see the guy on the telly.

  9. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ndidi, don't push the red button!!!

    Whats the reference...?

  10. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    This is going to be a terrible ge for me everything is going to go wrong I know it

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

      That's the spirit

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

      Same.
      Currently on 5 points from 5.
      Ndidi on my bench.
      Going great.

  11. red devil 7
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ndidi > Ngolo

  12. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    did Ndidi? indeed he did

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

    Ndidi if you could Ndo that next week...would be swell.

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

      Undo?

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

        😀

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

      He'll Ndo all the good work next week with a red card.

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

        With how season is going, probable.

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

    Went for Albrighton over Ndidi on WC 😆

  15. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez bar

  16. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    A George(Friend) Ndid is a friend NDIDI

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

      Dreadful

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      laboured

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

      Pungent

    4. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I like it

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

      I personally liked it, doesn't say much good for me

  17. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Need 27 points to catch up on WC-less rival, and he has Ndidi...cba

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

    Go on the right in the Article Pic thinking "My bench will get a mega score this week and then next week when I actually play bench boost these players will go missing..."

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

    Come on Huth and Kingy

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

      Yep, I'm with you there

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

      Would love a Huth goal

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

    Ndidi and Cab on bench easily outscoring triple Spurs + Jesus.

  21. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Leicester now sitting in 9th shows you how terrible the bottom half of the Premier League really is

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

      LCFC champions next season?

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

        Nah, they'll eventually stumble.

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

      and La Liga is shit..Don't forget... 😉 😀

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

        Doesn't mean La Liga is suddenly great. It's sheet too.

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

          So essentially all the highest tiers of football are shit.

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

            Well said.

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

          La Liga has been great past 5 years tbh.. Forget about the bottom feeders. Same is happening here too.

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

            Yeah, but I don't buy the strength in depth of La Liga. Don't understand why people insist on that. The leagues are all about the top 4-5 teams.

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

              To be fair, people highly overrate the Prem teams too, especially middle/bottom table compared to the European teams in similar positions.

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I think the changeable form of the bottom half has meant they are close together. Isn't that the same most seasons though. Hull are not exactly an easy team to play against for any top team in the prem right now, for example.

    4. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

    5. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Why? Leicester, last season EPL Champions and this season Champions League 1/4 finalists ?

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

        He means that they was chatter of them being relegated a few months back and now all of a sudden they're 9th

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          But it was pretty well accepted that Leicester were in a falsely low position and not playing for the manager ? Having a Champions League 1/4 finalist climb the table is not really any indication as to how poor or strong the bottom half of the table is ?

          Having seen teams like Swansea, Palace and Boro etc take points in the last few games off teams in the top 6 suggests otherwise ?

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

    If Plymouth beat Grimsby this evening they win the league! What a huge moment that would be after the last 10 years. Wish I could be there! 🙁

    1. 32chickens
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      And my season long investment on Donny would go down...
      No i want Hartlepool to be shown the door

      1. 32chickens
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        But still can't stop ply

  23. Lovejoy
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Chances of Coutinho not playing? Kompany first bench 🙁

    1. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Why would you bench Kompany...

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

        That's your worse decision this year No? Sorry you don't deserve a couts no show 😉

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

      Will definitely get some game time, sorry

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

    Just got in, can someone tell me how city hit 5 and Jesus and Sane get one assist between them?!?!?!

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

      Different players scored and assisted.

    2. Smarty Pants
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Jesus is a forgiver.

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

      don't think Jesus even had a shot (I missed the first 20 mins)

      He's blown his chance for my TC next week

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

        He'll be sad to hear it

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

          doubt it 🙂 ... he gets all the love he needs from Pep

    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Sane sh*t, different day

    5. km79
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Cos sane is a greedy greedy man
      3 times he could have passed across to Jesus in the box
      3 times he shot straight at keeper from a tight angle

      1. FALCAO & MOU
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        This this this.

  25. Scratch
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ndidi 3rd sub 🙁

  26. andy85wsm
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Why hasn't Josh King scored yet?

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

      No Afobe.

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

      Mousset is a terrible strike partner.

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

      Saving for next half

  27. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Please can West brom and Hull keep their clean sheets.and if king or Daniels or Brunt want to score ,go ahead.

  28. Lav
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ndidi was going to be the man I brought in next week to enable getting Sanchez.

    With that price he will get more looks now 🙁

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

      So sad

    2. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I wouldn't worry too much, he's not going to suddenly have massive ownership

    3. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He's been my cheapo for weeks.
      He'll blank next week of course

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

    Norwegian fantasy GW7 deadline in 7 minutes. Remember to make changes!

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

      Did Mos to Siggy(C).Hope it works out...

  30. Parm
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Looks like the Adam Smith pick didn't work*.

    *pending 2nd half goal

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

      You got an assist at least 🙂