Dugout Discussion
7 May 2017 1382 comments
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Both Southampton and Arsenal play the first match of their Double Gameweek 36 today, with the former’s trip to Liverpool kick starting the proceedings at 1.30pm.

With six goals and an assist in eight appearances across all competitions since arriving in January, Manolo Gabbiadini boasts the Saints’ main threat in the final third.

Drafted in by more than 108,00 FPL managers for his side’s pair of fixtures, the Italian is also their most captained asset, with over 45,000 handing him the armband on the back of 4.7 points per appearance.

Defensive duo Jack Stephens and Maya Yoshida were also subject to significant wildcard investment but the 67,000+ who transferred in Nathan Redmond are ruing their decision as he drops to the bench.

For the Reds, Philippe Coutinho recovers from the dead leg that forced him off against Watford on Monday to be named in Jurgen Klopp’s first XI.

Having scored in four of five appearances prior to limping off early at Vicarage Road, the Brazilian is the most captained player for today’s early kick-off – over 75,000 have handed him the armband.

Roberto Firmino seeks a sixth double-figure home haul against a defence with two away clean sheets – at Sunderland and West Brom – in their last nine road trips.

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  1. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Come on Villa!

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Brighton 1-0

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Damn it. Brighton scored and Villa down to 10 men. Bruce such a tool.

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      One of my fave posters rooting for my team. I'll never wash my screen again...

  2. Brap.
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Gabbi gets 59 minutes and dropped next game

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Yes indeed. After his hat-trick.

  3. Live Lad
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    YNWA

  4. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    3-0 Forrest

    1. Tommyg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Get in!!

  5. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Forrest!!!

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      are inhabited by trees

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      or even Forest

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Gump

  6. Lovren an elevator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Who are we all predicting will go up from the play-offs?
    I'm gonna say Fulham!

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Agree. Sheff Weds will push them in the final though.

      1. Lovren an elevator
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Any good potential fantasy players from each of those teams?

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      yessssssssssssssssssssssss

  7. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Gabbiadini

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Hattrick?

  8. Gervinho's forehead
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    COMBINED UNITED & ARSENAL XI

    Ibra
    Sanchez Özil Mkhitaryan
    Pogba Carrick
    Rojo Bailly Koscielny Valencia
    DDG

    Would you change anyone from that team?

    1. Oi! Shadders!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      I wouldn't have Ibra in goal.

    2. Sims
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      since we are including injured players then

      Cazorla over carrick
      Monreal over Rojo

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Stick Cazorla at no.10

    3. Numb
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Herrera in for Carrick

      Rojo is rubbish at LB

    4. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      3-4-2-1

      DDG
      Bailly Kosc Rojo
      Valencia Pogba Herrera Monreal
      Mkhi Mata
      Sanchez

    5. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Monreal over rojo

    6. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Santi in for Carrick

    7. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Tbh I'd probably have Herrera over Carrick.

      Ozil is difficult, because on his game he's incredible, mildly off it and he's invisible. Cazorla or Mata as CAM for me.

      Monreal over Rojo at LB.

    8. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Big Dave
      Valencia - Bailly - Rojo - Monreal
      Herrera - Carrick - Pogba
      Mkhi - Alexis - Mata

    9. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Except sanchez probably these players cannot get into the chelsea team

      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Irrelevant and wrong statement.

        DDG over Courtois every day of the week.

        1. money face bandwagon
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Tts what u think maybe

        2. Gervinho's forehead
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          DDG > Courtois
          Valencia > moses
          Potentially Pogba also

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Ibra v Costa is tight too

    10. Gervinho's forehead
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      On that note, what are your predictions for the game?! Can't wait

    11. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      This is tough! At first glance I thought you had it all wrong, but I'm struggling to decide. For sure I would change Rojo to Monreal. But really there are only a few certain choices: De Gea, Koscielny, Pogba, Ibra (if including injured players). The rest is pretty open. Without injured players, I would want to see(4-3-3):

      Sanchez Rashford Mikhitarian
      Pogba Oezil
      Xhaka (Carrick)
      Monreal Bailly Koscielny Valencia
      DDG

      1. Gervinho's forehead
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Looks decent although i'd almost certainly have carrick over xhaka

  9. Pirlø's Pen
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Danny Guthrie lol

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      ?

  10. money face bandwagon
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Goat

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Cow

    2. Gervinho's forehead
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Sheep

    3. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      giroud

      1. ChelseaGuy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Lol

  11. AA33
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Jonty must be jumping with joy now!

      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Having a cup of tea and a digestive more his style

        1. AA33
            8 years, 10 months ago

            😀

        2. ChelseaGuy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Why?

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Brighton champion elect?

            1. ChelseaGuy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 10 months ago

              Yea..got it

          2. AA33
              8 years, 10 months ago

              He's a Brighton fan.

              1. ChelseaGuy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 10 months ago

                Ooh! 😀

        3. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Ouch Clyne

        4. Clump
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Dirty Bertie 🙁

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Come on lads. More info than this. What are yous going on about?

            1. Bazzalona
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 10 months ago

              Its like Cluedo. Guesswork reading some of these posts

            2. Clump
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 10 months ago

              Bertrand foul on Clyne.
              My apologies Epic 😉

              1. Epic Fail
                • 15 Years
                8 years, 10 months ago

                Cheers 😀

        5. TheTinman
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Soton 1-0 win. Gabbiadini goal.

        6. Waynoo
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          not the greatest gw

        7. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          I get the feeling that noting much is going to happen in this game 0-0 written all over it

          1. Olee
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Then i would be super happy! Crossing my fingers you are correct!

          2. fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Yeah, this is shaping up to be a proper crap game.

        8. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          It'll be the weekend of CBs scoring

          1. Differentiator
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Yoshida x3

            1. Sim Simma
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 10 months ago

              Yoshida 2, Stephens 1 more like

        9. Ravager
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Games been pretty meh this week.

          1. Holmes
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Week of 2nd halfs... 😳

        10. Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Gabbiadini playing RB

        11. Smoky Johnson
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Wonder how many girls play FPL and what rank the best female player is

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Sexist.

            1. Smoky Johnson
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 10 months ago

              Whats wrong with you? Freak.

          2. Holmes
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Want to marry them? 😛

          3. Sims
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            BAN

          4. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            There are no females on the internet.

            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 10 months ago

              No wifi in the kitchen?

            2. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 10 months ago

              There are on mine 😉

          5. Forza Papac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            My mum entered a team into her works cash ML. Essentially it's my B team.

          6. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            I think Ruth has a high rank, doesn't she?

            1. fedolefan
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 10 months ago

              Mrs. Ruth (Chappelle) has high standards. She doesn't seem too disappointed with her season and so we can assume top 100.

        12. nkhoughton
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          A fitting Swan song to the championship at least

        13. TheTinman
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Refs robbed Rafa of the title

        14. F4L
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          This is harsh on Blackburn...

          1. Sims
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            why

            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 10 months ago

              going down on goal difference innit

              1. Differentiator
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 10 months ago

                Seems fair

                1. F4L
                  • 11 Years
                  8 years, 10 months ago

                  unlucky then

        15. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          6 minutes extra time...

          1. Ronny Hotdog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Lord.

            1. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 10 months ago

              Phew

        16. Bruno Bruno!!
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Just need 1 liverpool goal

        17. FPL Footy Show Pod
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Transfers in this week anyone? Ready for this BB!

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Haven't made any yet.

        18. Sweetboi
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Villa scoreee

        19. Pirlø's Pen
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Do we reckon KDB will be cheaper next season? If he's around 9.5 he'll be gold, hit the bar so many times this season.

        20. Forza Papac
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          OMG VILLA

        21. 824545201
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          lol @ Brighton