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Dugout Discussion August 11

Dugout Discussion – Arsenal vs Leicester

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The 2017/18 season gets underway this evening as Arsenal entertain Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium.

With last season’s top scoring Fantasy Premier League (FPL) player Alexis Sanchez stuck on the sidelines through injury, the stage is set for new arrival Alexandre Lacazette to make an immediate impact.

Boasting an FPL ownership of 17%, he’s is the most popular Arsenal player after netting 28 times in Ligue 1 for Lyon last season.

Encouragingly for the hosts, Lacazette scored six goals in his last four opening day appearances in the French top division.

Fellow new arrival Sead Kolasinac also makes his Premier League bow tonight – he’s owned by 12% on the back of Sunday’s Community Shield strike against Chelsea.

With clashes against Man United, Chelsea and Liverpool also to follow in the first six Gameweeks, Leicester’s key assets have been mainly overlooked.

Only 4% have taken a punt on Jamie Vardy, who averaged a healthy seven points per appearance under Craig Shakespeare in the latter stages of 2016/17.

The Foxes also face promoted pair Brighton and Huddersfield over that period, though, affording us a chance to scout Vardy and new strike partner Kelechi Iheanacho as potential differentials up top.

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

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  1. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Love the new jersey numbers, looks so clean

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  2. Sim Simma
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    • 13 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    ElNeny wasted a Kola foray forward

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  3. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Lol @ iwobi

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  4. Partick Bateman
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Question about preliminary squads reported on ESPN. Are they solid?

    Noticed Phillips not in WBA squad and also replaced by Danilo in Spot The Differential.

    Cheers. And good luck for the season.

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  5. SilkySkills
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Can see Vardy getting a goal here

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  6. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    how can you view rival teams?

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    1. Jay_
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Apps working for me

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        1. Klopp's Kids
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          cheers

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    2. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Important information: you can see rivals team in the official FPL app.

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    3. FlockofSeagulls
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Lacazette, Lukaku, Kane, Aguero, Jesus. When was the last time a league had so many real golden boot prospects all battling it out in one league? The golden boot race could be just as exciting as the title race this season, and I'm sure I'm missing some candidates.

      Defoe? Rooney?? 😆

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      1. Manani
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        it has only been 10mins

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    4. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Can't see rivals' teams?

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      1. Sleep Talk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        You can in the app

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        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Will have to get it, the official one yeah?

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          1. Sleep Talk
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            Yep

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    5. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      What a night

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      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        I think we owe you some apologies...

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        1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Laca has only scored one that might be his only one of the season

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          1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            True, but want to cover my bases early just in case he whips out the bookmarks

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    6. PvA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Nice to see VR has JRod too

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      1. SamH123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        what is his new id?

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    7. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Holding only of the three centre backs thats actually a centre back, and one of the wing backs a winger.

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    8. Daniel Levy- Not the Chairm…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Head-to-head league, one space left, 20 people max 1280971-830550

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    9. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Kind of weird that you can see your rivals teams if you have their ID, but can't in the tables

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    10. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Harry Maguire!

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      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Your dark alley date?

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      2. Bellerinmondo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Great option when fixtures are better

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    11. Costa in Wengerland
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      The Last Day League 31272-7826 (H2H)
      Please join

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      1. Messiah Hazard
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Getting invalid code error

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    12. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Triple captain goal at 2' 😎

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/3857365/event/1

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      1. Sánchez
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Waste still

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      2. ★Kuntheman★
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        On your illegal B team

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        1. POGBA CALLED
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          why are people like this?

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      3. Jeremy Corbyn
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        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        How about the rest of your team?

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      4. FlockofSeagulls
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Jokes on him because all his defenders have only scored 1pt. What an idiot!

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      5. fastgun2111
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Iheanacho not even playing

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      6. 32chickens
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Nice
        Check this first night team out...

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    13. FlockofSeagulls
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I just told my missus that I was going to pick Lacazette.

      She punched me in the nuts and told me to make her a cup of tea.

      I'm not even mad. I deserved it.

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      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Random Comment.

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        1. FlockofSeagulls
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Random nut punch too.

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          1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            I like you. Hope you'll stick around 🙂

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            1. FlockofSeagulls
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 9 months ago

              I will be sticking around until me and the fam have to fly south for the winter.

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    14. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Is the draft game still updating?

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    15. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Random Name getting Arsenal's goal then

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    16. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      KOLA is a Hero

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      1. VS10_
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        +20BPS for that

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    17. StalkingDwarf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Bellerin is getting forward quite a bit.

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    18. RubberDucky
        6 years, 9 months ago

        I wonder how many people still got caught out by the Friday fixture.

        About 60% will of spat their dummies out now and leave them as dead teams I bet.

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        1. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Totally. Already seeing it on Twitter

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      • AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        When can we see other teams?

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        1. Deano
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          TM and the other Mods will push for posters to link their teams.

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          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            Are you still going?

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            1. Deano
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 9 months ago

              Just begun mate.

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      • Deano
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Seriously, when will they be able to do absolute gender checks on female track athletes?

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        1. FlockofSeagulls
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          President Trumps been doing it for years, but not sure all the participants were athletes.

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          1. Deano
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            That 800m semi was nauseous!

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            1. Deano
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 9 months ago

              The second place getter makes Semanya look like a Victoria Secret model!

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      • Bellerinmondo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Mahre got Kolad

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      • Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        The Emirates is loud 😯

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        1. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Tis the season

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      • Mika-eel
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        How I've missed that hollow feeling when your clean sheet is gone.

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      • Sánchez
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Got too maverick last minute changed armband from Lacazette to Alonso. Still, decent start

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      • Guy Demel
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Iheanacho and Vardy against this defence could have some fun second half.

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