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. Mark-O
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Can Puel stop taking Gabbi off the pitch again? Maddening

    1. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      I'm guessing he hadn't done anything tho

      1. Planet Jo
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        He did. He took him off the pitch.

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

    Yoshi time

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

    Liverpool don't deserve a UCL spot

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

    Come on Yoshi

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

    Mini league rival had forster in goal

  6. Mark-O
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Come on Stephens

  7. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Yoshida will score here

  8. mad_beer ✅
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Gabby CS locked in

    1. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      :')

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

        At least he's doubled his score from last week.

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

    I can see a Redmond late winner here

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

      *Stephens

    2. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      YES PLEASE!!

  10. Knowledgeable meerkat
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Yoshida loves a header from set pieces

  11. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Really shouldn't have listened to the opinions here to play Siggy instead of Yoshida..

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

      Who saved the team?

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        I think I can guess

    2. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Blame others for decisions that don't work out, claim credit yourself for ones that do. Poor effort...

  12. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    A Long haul (pun intended) now would come timely ahead of the DGW...

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

    No way Liverpool win this game. They look dreadful

  14. Cheltnamshire LaLaLa
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    First peno milner has missed since 09 FFS

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

      hes garbage

    2. Disco Pat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      First penalty save by Forster out of 9 he's faced

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

    Yoshi connected with it

  16. Alnair
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Forster you tool

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

    JWP

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

    Le Tissier.

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

      Sorry I thought we were just shouting out random Saints.

  19. Ziro
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal: Cech, Holding, Koscielny, Monreal, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Xhaka, Ramsey, Gibbs, Özil, Sánchez, Welbeck,
    Subs: Bellerín (24), de Abreu (5), Giroud (12), Iwobi (17), Ospina (13), Coquelin (34), Walcott (14)

    Manchester United: de Gea, Tuanzebe, Jones, Smalling, Darmian, Herrera, Carrick, Mkhitaryan, Mata, Martial, Rooney,
    Subs: Blind (17), Rashford (19), Lingard (14), Pogba (6), McTominay (39), Bailly (3), Romero (20)

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

      Gabriel on the bench!

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

      Thanks Ziro, least I got benching Bailly right. (for now)

    3. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Jones and Smalling both back. Interesting.

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

      3 at the back then..

  20. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    NO GABRIEL OH FFS

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      What the hell

    2. Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Obvious

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

    Milner doing what half of FFS would like to do to Tadic

  22. HazardAGuess
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    No Gabriel.

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

    Man Utd starting line-up: David de Gea, Axel Tuanzebe, Matteo Darmian, Michael Carrick, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Ander Herrera, Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata, Anthony Martial.
    Substitutes: Daley Blind, Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford, Scott McTominay, Eric Bailly, Sergio Romero

    Arsenal starting line-up: Petr Cech, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs, Nacho Monreal, Laurent Koscielny, Rob Holding, Granit Xhaka, Aaron Ramsey, Danny Welbeck, Mesut Özil, Alexis Sánchez.
    Substitutes: Héctor Bellerín, Alex Iwobi, Theo Walcott, Gabriel, Olivier Giroud, David Ospina, Francis Coquelin

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

      No Gabriel. Welbeck up front. Holding bandwagon?

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      OMG, no Gabriel!!!

  24. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Soton on the beach they said.

  25. El-Kloppico
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    So Milner told Forster where he gonna hit the penalty before taking it!!
    Bloke!

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

    No Gabriel.

  27. rivercityransom
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    monreal at cb, holding over gabriel

  28. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    30 pts on the bench as it stands

    1. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Wow, who is on your bench?

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Pickford Huth Albrighton Stephens

    2. La Galatica
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Wtf.... Man. Yes who is on the bench.

    3. La Galatica
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      i feel your pain

  29. M.A.G
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Benching Stephens for Maguire was a bad call , wasn't it ? 😆

    1. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Not over yet

  30. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    sh*te 🙁