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Dugout Discussion – Swansea vs Newcastle

After Burnley’s Chris Wood condemned Crystal Palace to a fourth successive loss, we turn to the Liberty Stadium in Sunday’s second, and final, fixture at 4pm.

Having grabbed their first win of the season in the previous round of fixtures, Swansea now have the chance to play their way into our plans ahead of an outstanding upcoming home schedule.

From Gameweek 6 onwards, Paul Clement’s side entertain Watford, Huddersfield, Leicester, Brighton, Bournemouth and West Brom in their subsequent six matches at the Liberty.

With that in mind, Tammy Abraham- at just 5.5 – has the chance to emerge as a valid option for our three-man frontlines.

After opening his account for the season at Selhurst Park, the on-loan striker grabbed a goal and assist for England U21s over the recent international break. He’s partnered by Jordan Ayew, with Wilfried Bony on the hosts’ bench.

The Swans’ new arrival Renato Sanches is fast-tracked into the starting XI after joining on loan from Bayern Munich on transfer deadline day. Over 116,000 Fantasy Premier League managers acquired the Portuguese international ahead of Gameweek 4.

Similar to their hosts, Newcastle are also braced for a strong run of matches in front of their own fans – five of their next six home matches sees Stoke, Palace, Bournemouth, Watford and Leicester visit St James’ Park.

New boy Joselu leads the line again after scoring on his first start in the 3-0 win over West Ham last time around.

At 5.5, he could rival Abraham in the budget bracket up front, though Christian Atsu’s prospects in midfield are dealt a blow as he drops to the visitors’ bench.

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  1. dvdguy
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Flappyhandski

  2. TheBusDriver
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Has Sanches made any successful pass?

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Jheez, go for a walk mate. Or a bus ride.

      1. TheBusDriver
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        No.

  3. el polako
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    So Fabianski can pull off a great save....
    Shame that every time he playes for Poland he is bang average, letting in everything that bit more than a decent shot.
    Szczesny is soo much better.

    1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Poland has quite a few keepers to choose form dont they? I think they have at least 3 current or former premier league keepers. Shame they are just meh

  4. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    A miskick goal attempt that casually rolls to the goalkeeper - does that count as a save?

    1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      was it on target then yes

  5. R Whites
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    A - Richarlison / RLC
    B - Moting / Atsu

    On a wildcard.

    Foster - Elliot
    Alonso - Jones - Wimmer - Schindler - 4m
    Mhki - Eriksen - xxx - xxx - 4.5m
    Kane - Morata - Lukaku

  6. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    High foot red card

  7. Captain Roberto
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Well, that was a clear dive by the Newcastle player, Merino.
    He (should) get a yellow card after the match for that.

    1. Captain Roberto
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      hm... apparently only if there was a foul given.

      Odd decision not to book him in play really.

  8. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    What a save Elliot!

  9. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Mawson miss OMG

  10. Kane Train
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Stephens > Davies or Rangel > Davies & play 4-3-3 ??

    Foster
    Bailly - Stephens - Otamendi
    Alli - Mhki - Carroll - Mooy
    Firmino - Lukaku - Kane

    Bench: Elliot, Rangel, RLC, Mbemba

  11. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Sanches gets stripped of it everytime

  12. Speédy
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Mawson almost

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Mawson pulling a Scott Dann

    Nearly TC assist 🙁

  14. tibollom
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Not a bad GW, not great either.. 2FT, 0.4 ITB

    Foster Elliot
    Jones Bertrand Mee Huneimer Daniels
    Pogba Ritchie Mane Chalobah TC
    Kane Kaku Jesus

    a. Jones + Mane > Davies + Salah
    b. Mane + Chalobah > Eriksen + 4.8mid
    c. any other ideas?

    1. GS456
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah like a

  15. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    FFS Mawson how do you miss that

  16. thorvaldsson
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    You know what? I'm going to invest in a Swansea defender fixtures aren't too bad.

    1. Oven Glover
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      It's Hurrikane season

    2. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      thats what i did on wc, Naughton worth a go or Mawson. I got Naughton personally

      1. thorvaldsson
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Mawson without Sigurdsson is not worth 5m.The other 4.5m especially the fullbacks maybe worth it.

    3. TheBusDriver
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Newcastle have decent fixtures too and they're better defensively.

      1. J T
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        They're missing 3 defenders..

  17. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Why was Kompany benched yesterday ? Injury or Pep being Pep ? Just want to know if i should hold on to Danilo for a bit longer.

    1. Rash
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      He was injured and not in the squad

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      He wasn't benched, he's injured.

    3. Speédy
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Injured

    4. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Injured, I bet it's in the scout tweets.

    5. EL_FENOMENO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Oh okay, my bad. Anything serious ?

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Calf injury. 15th in 5 years someone said.

    6. Captain Roberto
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      he's completely unreliable.

      Pep needs to get rid of him and Ottemendi and buy a proper defender who can stay fit to play with Stones.

  18. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Tammy hurt in the pee pee

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

      Bony will be on before schlong

  19. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Tammy damaged his testicles

  20. pakornk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Can Carroll do anything decent except for spraying some good balls to the right?

    1. Ode
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      He's 4.5m, you should be happy he's not on the bench

  21. GS456
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    What are my fellow Willian owners doing?

    I'm looking at De gea > Fabianski
    Willian to Mkhi for a hit.

    1. GS456
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Would give me triple utd attack

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Tom Carroll. Nailed, attacking threat and on set pieces. Couldn't ask for more from a £4.5m FPL midfielder.

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        He has no attacking threat. 0 penalty box touches before today.

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Well if you are on all the corners and free kicks it's a bit tricky to get in the end if them in the box ... 4.5 chief, 4.5 ...

          1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            I do it on Fifa all the time, assist my own goals

    3. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Great question. Those moves look good actually. Do you have pogba already? I'd buy him over Mikhi right now.

      I am considering defence downgrade to get the extra 0.2m to do Willian -> Salah for a hit.... 1.9 ITB atm. Pogba would be nice but have 3 MUN already.

  22. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Tommy C has put in some great crosses. Just need someone clinical to get on the end of 'em!

    1. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Big fat Wilf? maybe in the second half

  23. boc610
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    R Sanches george weahs cousin?

  24. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    A player only gets a retro ban if the dives results in a peno or a red card for the 'fouler'

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Bit stupid isn't it

      1. Sims
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        not really

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Diving should be punished full stop, not only if your team gains something out of it.

          1. Still Unsure
              6 years, 8 months ago

              This.

            • Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Should be a retro yc in that case then, as that's what he would've got if thr ref saw it.

              1. Captain Roberto
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                yeah, I agree with this.
                The two game ban is meant to be a big statement punishment. But it doesn't fit in with the level of punishment in game. It makes even less sense if the Ref bottles the whole decision like in this Swansea Newcastle match.

    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I have Carroll as my 5th mid. He's been on my bench every week so far. Naugton 4.5 or Sanchez 5.0 Abraham 5.5 better option when I WC on 2nd int break? Is Naugton + one of the other 3 too much?

      Swansea has really good fixtures after GW7

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Looks like Tammy hurt his leg 😉

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

        3rd one?

    4. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      That was a handball ... surely

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        no, but unorthodox in the extreme!

    5. tm245
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Bit of a rugby maneuver there.

    6. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Just a goal from Thomas Carroll.That's all I want.
      Oh and one from Ritchie.

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

        And Flappyhandski

    7. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Who would be the Swans' penalty taker?

      1. Turbolag
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        I too am curious about this with Siggy and Llorente both gone.

      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Bony