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Dugout Discussion – Spurs vs Chelsea

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After Aaron Mooy fired Huddersfield to victory over Newcastle, we make our way to Wembley as Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea go head-to-head in Sunday’s final fixture.

A victory for Spurs today would set a new club record of 15 successive home league wins, yet their record in competitive matches at Wembley – two wins, one draw and seven losses – is anything but convincing.

Subject to over 164,000 transfers out last week, Harry Kane has now gone 11 Premier League matches in August without finding the net.

Yet Kane was still the second most captained player for Gameweek 2, handed the armband by 526,000+ FPL managers as he looks to recover from last Sunday’s blank at Newcastle.

Both Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli plundered the points at St James’ Park to put Kane in the shade.

They also combined for both goals in the corresponding fixture last season, with Eriksen supplying assists for Alli’s pair of strikes in a 2-0 home win over the champions.

For Chelsea, Alvaro Morata is handed his first start after emerging from the bench to bag a goal and assist in last week’s shock home loss to Burnley.

But there’s no Eden Hazard as he fails to recover from an ankle injury in time for the Wembley encounter.

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Kane to Jesus is one I am considering

    Even a wc very tempted

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    1. laplana
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Im doing it ON wc

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    2. willl
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I'm thinking of getting him in, surely you can't drop for those fixtures?

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  2. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Own Kane, Ramsey, Willian...

    How none of those three managed to score I have no idea. Two hit the post and Ramsey had approximately 500 chances to score.

    🙁

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    1. Ryan Naysmith
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      That Ramsay had so many chances

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  3. tsm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    realistically Kane owners will keep him for Burnley but will prob not captain him

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        6 years, 10 months ago

        He will drop, maybe even by .2, welcome to the new fpl world

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      • Stokelona
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        I think I will captain him, chase my losses

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      • kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Keeping and captain in I'd say

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    2. Rawslang
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I have taken a 4 point hit this week by doing 2 transfers. If I now decide to play my wildcard, will that eliminate the 4 point hit? Thank you

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      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Yes

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      2. thepeen555
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Yep

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      3. SuperMario
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        yes

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      4. GAMBIT
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Yes

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      5. BobbyV
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Yep

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      6. FlockofSeagulls
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        How'd your team go from having just the 2 issues to now needing a wc? 😆

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        1. Rawslang
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Good question! I acted last night to catch the Pogba rise, letting Zaha go. It's that frustrating time now where it feels like all the 50/50 options I had preseason have gone the wrong way!! I had a 74 point week last week but looking at 30 this week with KDB to play!!!

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

      One more week for Kane. If he bottles it I may have to wildcard in International Break 🙁

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    4. Eton Rifles
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      lol @ Kane owners

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      1. Ryan Naysmith
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Lol we'll still beat you this year

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    5. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Kane loves August

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    6. Football Heaven
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      There's something about Chelsea that I just hate

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      1. The Enlightener
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Spurs fan? 😆

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        1. Football Heaven
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          No

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    7. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      At least Alonso is on -60%. Won't rise this week

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      1. Slartibartfast
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Could easily

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        1. BananaNose Maldonado
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Would probably require hits, as most people don't have a 7.0m defender slot sitting around.

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    8. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Yeaaaaaah

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    9. Why Always Me
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Kane brace vs Burnley no doubt so no point removing at this stage

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

      Love you, Marcos!

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    11. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Kane 0 - August 12

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    12. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Champiooooonssssss

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    13. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Another 1 point for Harry who showed a good form.

      Hold ?

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      1. onionbarje
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Sell so he goes down in price .2, and then i get him for a discount when he starts scoring in September..... But seriously keep him, he'll score soon

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      2. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Ship

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    14. Waxys
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      All the casuals looking to transfer out Kane after August while I'm looking to bring him in for the hat tricks 🙂

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      1. The Royal Robin
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah got that a few pages ago.

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      2. Goat
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Ok

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      3. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        You just transferred in Tripper and he got injured?

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    15. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Kun will save us.

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    16. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Alonso 3 cards away from a suspension

      Avoid

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      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Kane too

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      2. Guy Demel
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        So is Kane

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    17. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      On wildcard. Surely Kane is worth having right? Matter of time when he gets back to back hauls.

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    18. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Looks like Kane and the other Spurs players might struggle to settle in to Wembley - at 12.5M I don't know how much longer I'm willing to give him.

      May be an option to switch him out and reassess at a later date. The pairing of Jesus and Eriksen is more appealing to me when compared with KDB and Kane.

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    19. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Ake, KDB > Alonso, Silva?

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      1. andymck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Surely wait until Kdb has played first.

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    20. Football Heaven
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Contes treatment of Costa is disgraceful, everyone going on about how they'll struggle. They're missing a bit part player and they have bags of defensive players. First half they spent half the game on the floor

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    21. Big Test Icles
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Alonso

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    22. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      60 all out

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      1. The Royal Robin
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Ban.

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        1. Jairzinho
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Captained Kane, benched Foster for Elliot though.

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      2. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        I think I have only 40% of that total!

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    23. The Royal Robin
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Headache central.

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    24. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Stats don't lie. Kane doesn't score in August. Period.

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      1. BrockLanders
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        This

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      2. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Amazing half of players willfully ignored this

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      3. Ibracadabra
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        2 posts in 2 games, plays Burnley next week in August - will score. Burnley shipped 3 at Chelsea against 9/10 men.

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        1. Dr Van Nostrand
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          They shipped 2 but doesn't matter how plum the fixture is Kane always blows it August

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    25. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Are we overlooking Alonso at our peril?

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      1. BrockLanders
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Yes

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      2. Ibracadabra
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        There was a nice hot topic or discussion about how at 7M he is way better value spent than Willian at 7M pre season and I agree, don't own either as wasn't sure that a Hazard-less and Costa-less CHE would score well the first few weeks but he looks good again this year. The issue is 0 clean sheets and he won't score a direct free kick each match so he should be a 5-7 goalscorer again this year but will they keep the clean sheets?

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        1. Harper (No more Penandes)
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Maybe not, but he is even more far forward than he was last season, something which I didn't even think was possible for an FPL defender. He's practically a striker, no joke.

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    26. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Score check: 33 post baps. Danilo left..

      *kills self*

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    27. Up the tics
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Kolasinac, PVA out
      Alonso, 5.0 in

      for -4? righttt?

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      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Not convinced

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    28. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Yep. Ditching Kane plan.Squad would be much balance without him(could have Alonso).

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      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Each to their own 🙂

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        1. JustPark
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          It's affirmative then.

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      2. Frozen flying mammoth
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Yea I'm feeling the same but don't want to take a hit, especially given Kane's fixture next week. May give him one more week...

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        1. JustPark
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Was planning to have him for Burnley but I'll think I pass now. Eriksen is enough.

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