Dugout Discussion

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. Viper
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Such a shame there's no one else in Gabbiadini's price range

    1. Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Llorente

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

        This

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

        Good call. Hard to lose a dgwk player though

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

          For me it would require taking a hit so it really isn't very sensible, but I'd be lying if I said I hadn't considered Llorente heavily. Sunderland is a must win game, they can't defend and Llorente + Siggy are Swansea's only hope.

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

      Yeah are we just stuck now?

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

        As above, Llorente it seems is the next best bet

    3. AF90
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Really want to keep Lukaku over him but just haven't got a way of doing it!

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

        Step 1: Don't make the move.
        Step 2: There is no step 2, you're done.

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

      Yeah he really is a hit to get out. Either upgrade or dump him down to Anichebe, no in between.

    5. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Go for Ayew. 5m. I have.

    6. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'm going to switch him to Jesus for a hit

  2. ralfb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Why is holgate so popular without having dgw?

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

      Cheap

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

        Solid fixture

    2. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Costs nothing, plays watford

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Banker of CS 🙂

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

      Nailed

    5. Darklord_bg
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Cheap and good fixture. It's a good B&B option

      1. Point-one short
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Cheap and nailed. Good B&B option.

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

    Ox injury serious? Bellerin nailed?

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

      Bellerin... really?

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

        RWB, loves a DGW.

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

    Anyone gonna take a gamble on Gibbs?

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

      Maybe from Gabriel to gibbs what can go wrong

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

        Mine woukd be British to Gibbs lol

  5. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mustafi nailed on now fit?

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

      Defo

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

    71pts. Crap week

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

      Same

  7. AF90
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Playing bench boost so Heaton, Grant & Lukaku -> Cech, Caballero & Jesus -8?

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

      Yes IMO

  8. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Who to replace Gabriel with? 0.0ITB but got 2 FT

    Team is
    Pickford willy
    Vert holgate stephens bailly Gabriel
    Albrighton Sanchez hazard eriksen king
    Costa Kane gabbi

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

      Gabbi to anichabe
      Gabriel to whoever you want

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

      Yosh or huth

  9. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gibbs or Holding?

  10. Legomane
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Kosc Erik/Alli > Holding KDB (-4) ?

  11. Zebras
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    The standout (fantasy) Man of the Match today has got to be Gabriel.

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

      Yep good job Gabriel and good bye

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

    Only 96 with Cech losing his BAP 🙁

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

      only...

    2. Sp0rting
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Time to delete your FPL account

    3. Viper
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Unlucky.

      Always next season

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

      Terrible

    5. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      You Might just end it all and jump

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

      id have the same but had kos and not monreal as thought monreal wasn't nailed so they said 🙁

  13. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gabi has to go, yes?

    Gabi/Alli > Anichebe/KDB (-4)?

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

      Yes

    2. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Alli could outscore KDB and Anichebe will get you 4 points...

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

    Monreal or Mustafi?

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

      Nacho

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

      Monreal

  15. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Lol @ Gabbi owners

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

      Nice!

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

      😆

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

      Lol @ me indeed. Keeping him.

    4. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Got Kane and Lukaku's score combined 😉

    5. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed. -Owner

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

      Yup, only 97pts 🙁 Gabbi's due a haul now 🙂

  16. Sp0rting
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Zaha and Gibson to Fab and Gibbs?

    For a -8, of course

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

      Pretty close but probably yes, far more upside with the latter. No idea on Gibbs nailed-ness of Fab's mins though

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

    Pieters and Zaha to Sanchez (C ) & Koscielney (-4) was so close to being a perfect move 🙁

  18. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I'm in favour of giving Terry's PL medal to Gabriel.

  19. ptr88
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What do you think is best för DGW37:

    A) Monreal & Kos
    B) Alonso & Azpi

    I now have Monreal & Alonso but want to double up one of Arsenal or Chelsea def.

    1. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'd keep what you have.

      1. ptr88
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yes I wrote a little bit confusing..I will keep what I have but want to transfer out Huth to Azpi/Kos.

  20. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    kos gonna have to go cant risk him again in a dgw

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

    In his 6 last starts, Gibbs got 5 cs 😎

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

      Nice

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

    #JeSuisCechBap,cheatingtwats

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

      #JeSuisIThoughtMarkGotCechGetHisBAPBack

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

        Ha, see next page....great minds...

  23. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Think I'm going to take a -12 hit this week.
    Gibson,Gabriel,Alli,Gabbiadini > Kompany,Gibbs,KDB,Anichibe.

    I have a 14 point lead in my main ML over second place.
    He has his WC to play but no BB.

    I have my BB so need to maximise my bench.
    Take the hit to get this team
    DDG,Foster
    Alonso,Yoshida,Gibbs,Kompany,Bailly
    Sanchez,Hazard,KDB,Tadic,T.Carroll
    Kane,Jesus,Anichibe

    1. FPL Footy Show Pod
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Like it - Tadic I'm not sold on

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I don't either but I'm stuck with him this week unless I take more hits. Tadic > Fabregas for -16

  24. rocky7st
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Is Sane + Gibbs or 6.7 mid + Kompany better?

  25. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    73pts with no Sanchez. Fairly satisfied but an Alexis blank would have been a huge huge green.

  26. Essrick
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gabriel and Hazard > Alonso & Fabregas for -4?

  27. FPL Footy Show Pod
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Love to Holding

    Alli & Love to Eriksen & Stephens

    Gabbi & Love to Anichebe & Vert

    Already own Holgate - on a BB and 50 off the pace in ML with top 2 having no chips left

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

    Cech or Caballero?

    Gibbs or Holding?

    Which combo? 🙂

  29. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    gibbs or holding

    the new gabriel dilemma

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

    A) Lowton to Gibbs/Holding -4 (if A then which one of the two)
    B) Cahill to Monreal -4
    C) Stick
    Thanks in advance