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Dugout Discussion – Southampton vs Arsenal

Gameweek 36 finally comes to an end this evening as Southampton entertain Arsenal at St Mary’s.

Alexis Sanchez will again be the focus of most managers’ attentions. Sitting in over 27% of FPL squads, the Chilean was the most captained player (11.2%) in the round of fixtures but a blank at home to Man United in his first match of Double Gameweek 36 means he has now netted just once in seven league appearances.

Meanwhile, his team-mate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain looks to add to a pair of assists in the 2-0 weekend win over Jose Mourinho’s side. The Gunners’ wing-back has been drafted in by over 15,000 FPL managers this week for a Double Gameweek 37 against Stoke and Sunderland.

For the Saints, Manolo Gabbiadini was the fourth most transferred in player ahead of last week’s deadline, with over 108,000 taking the plunge.

Yet a blank against Liverpool took his run to one assist in five, as Claude Puel’s defence racked up the points at Anfield instead thanks to a fourth clean sheet in seven.

Thanks to his spot-kick stop away to Liverpool, the Saints’ Fraser Forster leads the way among the Double Gameweek contingent on 16 points ahead of tonight’s 7.45pm encounter.

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  1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Thank you Boufal, keep it going

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

    Don't even care anymore if it's Gabbi who scores, just someone from Saints!

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

    Boufal is a horrendously bad player

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

      Good news for nervous cech captainers

  4. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Cech 15 pointer what a legend

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

      same again next week please

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

    Arsenal going to make a third sub in stoppage time to slow things down?

  6. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    gabriel safe 🙂

    1. The Rock
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Great. 2 points from Holgate 🙂

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

    Honestly one of the worst cameos I have ever seen. Crowd in danger

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

    Never doubted Alexis personally 😎

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

      Then you cray

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

    Come on alexis. Please

  10. Kun Tozser
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Best defender for the double up to 5m?

  11. KLOPPTOMANIA
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gabriel 11 pointer, top man

  12. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I know what Gabriel owners are going through watching the touchline 😆

    Seasons back when I had Drogba (c) who didn't start and Lampard (vc) who scored 4 goals..Drogba was coming on in the last 10 but an injury in another position meant he didnt 😀

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

      Think I remember that, must have been 2009/10? Back when the two were always cap and vice

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

        It was surely that far back 🙂 #neverforget

    2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      One mans struggle against bench w*nkery. Tl;dr Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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

        😛

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          😉

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      That's some jam. Must have felt amazing!

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

        Our 1st child was conceived that night

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I thought your first child was conceived after your wife walked in on you watching the scoutcast ? 😉

  13. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Might get this Holding fellow

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

      How didn't he do tonight?

  14. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    anyone w/o any Arsenal assets? 🙁

    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      *tumbleweed*

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        *sigh

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

    Gabriel rested for 37!

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

      And during 37...and 38...

  16. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    YOSHIDAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    first time ever i get in a decent autosub this season.

    Till now it was 9 points from autosubs.

    😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

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

      Damn you i thought he scored

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

    Any chance of Cech getting in the BAPS?

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

    Gabriel!!!!!! No show!!!!

    1. Just For Kicks
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Can rest now, Alonso autosub.

  19. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What is a CS bps worth to a defender and what is the rule and how many bps for the winning goal (will Sanchez get winning goal because he is the one who broke the deadlock or will giroud get it as he was the last to score?)?

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

      Operative goal counts, which was Sanchez's if score stays

  20. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Jammy autosubs for Gabriel owners ...

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

      Yep. Annoying.

    2. KLOPPTOMANIA
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yes please. But I would call them 'finishers' like Eddie Jones. Essential part of the squad

  21. Contegious
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Is Gibbs worth bringing in for the remainder of the season?

  22. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Oooh, would you do Gabbi + Alli > Giroud + Sané for -4? Have the exact money.

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

      No.

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

        Giroud won't start

    2. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      U crazy? No guarantees Giroud will start

    3. Ibracadabra
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      No, unless Welbeck is injured. Giroud has scored from the bench before, Welbeck provides more movement.

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Giroud always does well at the end of the season

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

        No Villa this time sadly.

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

        big risk in my opinion, but outsized risk can be rewarded... would much prefer Llorente, Jesus, even Defoe.

  23. nkhoughton
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Thank Fook I get Stephens points off the bench

  24. Shaikh91
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What's the baps??

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

      What's goal?

  25. Ninja Škrtel
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    get in holgate!!!! 2 points!!!!

  26. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Game over! C'mon we don't want Bellerin to score CS!

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

    Gabriel > Holding worth a shout or too risky?

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

    Just benchwanked and it felt good...

    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      *hits Parm with a tea towel*

  29. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    would you rather

    gabbiadini scores and ruins arsenal's cleanie of he blanks and you keep the cleanie

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

      I have him and am happy for him and Saints to blank.