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Dugout Discussion – West Ham vs Liverpool

Liverpool’s top four ambitions come under scrutiny in Sunday’s next encounter, as Jurgen Klopp’s charges make their way to the London Stadium to face a buoyant West Ham United.

Boosted by last Friday’s 1-0 victory over London rivals Spurs, Slaven Bilic’s side will provide a stern test of Liverpool’s credentials; the Hammers have kept three successive clean sheets heading into this match.

The Reds will surely look to Philippe Coutinho for inspiration.

The Brazilian is comfortably the top owned asset on show in this afternoon kick-off, with the midfielder still part of 18.8% of squads.

He has suffered from significant recent sales, however: more than 221,000 managers have moved Coutinho out of their squads over the previous two Gameweeks. A modest 14-point return over his last four Gameweeks, featuring just a single goal, proved damaging.

Coutinho’s profit from this match is likely to have the main impact on our Gameweeks, then, with only minor interest elsewhere.

Roberto Firmino – part of 10.5% of squads – misses out, while Daniel Sturridge earns a rare start, his first since Gameweek 20.

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

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  1. HazardAGuess
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    West Ham in meltdown. Someone's pulled the fire alarm.

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Get Sturridge off FFS

  3. Ziro
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    There has got to be a Coutinho triple capper somewhere.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      Luckily chips dont get auto-activated for dead teams 😳

  4. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    WhoScored.com‏Verified account @WhoScored 1m1 minute ago
    Torino 0-5 Napoli FT: Joe Hart conceded 5 of the 6 shots that were on target https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1115485/Live/Italy-Serie-A-2016-2017-Torino-Napoli … #TorinoNapoli

    Joe Hart doing a Bravo. 😆

    1. Dreams
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      Wonder who will buy him next season.

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      😆

  5. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Sold Coutinho for a hit on friday. Too much emphasis on double gameweek players.

    1. Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      RIP you

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        Not really. Don't play fantasy for OR. Have already won my money mini league. Don't care about overall ranking.

  6. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    A couple more shots of target and Coutinho will be falling down the baps order

  7. Dreams
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Sold Coutinho for Ramsey. Maverick move backfired big time.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      Oh Lord.

      1. Dreams
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        It's okay. I'm happy Liverpool are winning. Hope they do against Boro also.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      There's maverick and there's...

      1. Dreams
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        Stupidity. I know.

    3. Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      Ramsey could still brace midweek, don't loose hope

      1. Dreams
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        Hope so.

  8. AA33
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Ditched Coutinho on WC 🙁

    Guess I am not the only one here.

  9. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Westham you prideless

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Sturridge giving West Ham fans a souvenir, nice touch.

  11. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Sunday may be Hebknut's lucky day. Triple Spurs and captain coming up.

  12. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    had cout as a punt for watford...............1pt


    grrrr

  13. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    If Liverpool get a Pen, Coutinho to take right? 😛

  14. Ziro
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    West Ham deserve to be in the league less than Hull.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      Agree. Their players' attitude sucks. People like Kouyate, Ayew, Lanzini etc - don't show enough fight for the whole season IMO.

      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        Agree, rare flashes of desire but mostly just a bunch of overhyped sods.

        Good enough for their knacker fans though.

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 8 hours ago

          Stoke and Palace are the same IMO. Shaqiri, Arnie, Townsend, Zaha. Lots of players who believe they are great and should play for Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea etc, but really are not that good.

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      I'd personally miss the 6 points a season were they to be relegated.

    3. tm245
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      They are so joyless, perfect fit for that mausoleum.

  15. MikeDuff
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Any chance of another 4-0? 30 points to catch with Sanchez Kane x2 Eriksen x2 v Jesus Pedro Sane the main battle

  16. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Will Walker play his last game for Spurs on Thursday?

    1. Ziro
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      Not for my team at least. 😉

      1. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        I think he won't be involved in the last match at Hull (#statement).

  17. Weasel51
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Any saints fans tell me how likely Gabbi is to play next game?

  18. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Hammers have been dire. Pool haven't looked like they're even playing 50% of what they're capable of but really could be 8/9-0 up.

  19. EWH2020
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Arsenal's most realistic hope of getting top 4 is for City to lose away at watford. Arsenal need to get their GD up. Hopefully this will mean Sanchez plays through the pain against Sunderland

    1. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      Arsenal just need to win the last 2 matches and pray someone does them a favour.

    2. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      city are 3 points and 5 goals ahead...
      so their best hope is pools dropping points vs boro..

  20. Reed_Rothchild
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Have one free transfer next week I will use for Hazard to Countinho and will captain Coutinho.

  21. EDEN THE MAN
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Gabbiadini+Sane to Sturridge+T.Caroll? (-4)

    Will have a front 7 of

    Sanchez,Hazard,Coutinho,King
    Kane,Jesus,Sturridge

    for gw38

  22. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Well upset with Sturr and coutinho I wanted them to be under the radar for my transfers next week. Looks like my rival will do the same moves.

    Thinking

    Sane Costa Out
    Coutinho Sturr in for free
    I have the correct money for both transfer then possibly a minus 4 do Monreal to John Terry

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

      Sturridge will still be now

  23. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Sturridge off

    Fail

  24. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 hours ago

    Are you serious???! Ville Ronka, god amongst FPL men, captained Coutinho over Sanchez....

    http://www.goo.gl/p6Yc8T

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      No he didn't

    2. MTPockets
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        Don't think he did.

      • Sims
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        Troll

      • Pompel
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        no kidding 😮 ?

      • barracuda
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        He captained Lukaku 😀

      • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        Of course he didn't

      • vectorman
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        He might not make the top 10k for the first time ever?. Well maybe

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      Lucas coming on, not over yet.

      Sturridge OFF

    4. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 hours ago

      How is this looking for GW38?

      Caballero
      Alonso, Ake
      Sanchez, Hazard, Alli, Sane, King
      Kane, Jesus, Llorente

      1. Reed_Rothchild
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        Has for Cout

        1. KUNingas
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 hours ago

          Could do that

      2. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        Ake won't play - I don't think so.

        1. KUNingas
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 hours ago

          I think he could play

    5. Ben the Mee
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        Today we have a little lesson of quality over quantity. But tbf, Pool have hardly been quality the last few gameweeks.

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

          It'll be the same again next year.

        2. Niemi
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 8 hours ago

          Nah, I could see the case for going without Coutinho even without the DGW.

          1. Gudjohnsen
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 8 hours ago

            I agree with NIEMI, hindsight is alway easy but I had kept faith with Coutinho for 4 points in two gameweeks and decided to go with a double gameweel player. I also though West Ham would be diffiuclt ala Spurs game 9 days ago.

      • Cak Juris
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        Gabbiandini to who?
        A. Origi
        B. Lllorente
        C. Vokes
        D. Austin

        1. Dreams
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 8 hours ago

          C

        2. Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 hours ago

          Tough, Definitely not C or D imo... Don't really like any of those options, but B if forced

      • EDEN THE MAN
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        Do we reckon Haz will play the last game of the season?

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

          You just said you're transferring him out. Why not just wait and see what happens Monday night. You're not gonna be priced outta Haz to Cout

        2. Stinglikeabee
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 hours ago

          Unlikely. I'm getting rid as I don't need to hassle. Coutinho or Sanchez coming in

        3. Laurel and Vardy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 hours ago

          Probably won't start so just do the knee-jerk move Haz->Cout 🙂

          1. Stinglikeabee
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 8 hours ago

            Ha ha

      • Stinglikeabee
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 hours ago

        I want Coutinho back.