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Dugout Discussion – Crystal Palace vs Southampton

After Bournemouth edged past Brighton at the Vitality last night, Gameweek 5 continues with seven Saturday fixtures to entertain us.

To get us underway, Crystal Palace take on Southampton at 12.30pm in Roy Hodgson’s first match at the helm.

With no goals and no clean sheets in their four fixtures under Frank de Boer, the only way is up for the Eagles.

And with clashes against both Manchester clubs and Chelsea in the subsequent three Gameweeks, they desperately need a result.

Encouragingly for Palace, Southampton conceded more headed attempts than any other side in the opening four Gameweeks.

This could potentially be the perfect time for Christian Benteke to break his scoring duck for the season – indeed, over 46,000 FPL managers have captained the Belgian, who netted twice against the Saints in the corresponding match last term.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek owners can breathe a sigh of relief as the on-loan midfielder recovers from injury to be handed a first start since Gameweek 2.

After failing to score in three of their first four matches under Mauricio Pellegrino, our faith in the visitors is starting to wane.

Manolo Gabbiadini owners will now surely be looking for an exit route as he drops to the bench ahead of next week’s clash with Man United, with Shane Long handed a first start of the season.

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  1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Ok, who sold Cedric???

    Hahahaha

  2. FPL Puppy
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    5 mins added time. HODOR

  3. KOLASINA(C)
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    HOOOOLD

  4. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Southampton lucky to get a cs after a few hairy moments

    Take it 'n go Soton defender owners!

  5. FPL Puppy
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    WTF, 5 mins??

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      17 Palace YCs

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

    Cedric miss

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

    IF IF IF Saints plays 3 at the back, Cedric is a serious option come GW8!

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

      Why isn't he a serious option if they play 2 at the back?

  8. KOLASINA(C)
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    FIVE MINUTES, ARE YOU MAD REF

  9. WesMantooth
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Tadic chances of Getting assist for Soton goal???

    1. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Mmm not really

      Just doing what he usually does

  10. FPL Puppy
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Gabbi on
    Long off

  11. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Where the F did 5 come from?

    1. KOLASINA(C)
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Ref is Soton def non-owner

      1. Guy Demel
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        #JohnMossSoldCedric

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

      5-6 subs is 3 minutes anyway

  12. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    5 mins?! Ref's rival has triple Soton defence confirmed.

  13. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Let's be honest, Gab owners can't feel hard done by when they knew all along there were going to be possible rotation issues

    1. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Even considering him from the start was absolute madness

  14. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    As someone said earlier, this Southampton back unit of Forster, Hoedt, VVD, Romeu, Lemina is just designed to be impenetrable. Throw in Cedric & Bertrand plus their good fixtures & double SOU doesn't look too bad

    1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

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

      They won't play Palace every week

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

        >Forster
        >imprenetable

        Choose one.

    3. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Unless you double Saints is Yoshi Stephens

    4. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Cedric only one worth considering tbh

  15. HD7
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Who else has 6 Spurs and United players?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      4 including Pogba

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

      o/

    3. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      5

    4. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      5

  16. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Good CS from Cedric before he becomes Kolasinac 😀

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

      magic

  17. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Bertand you better fecking hold. You owe me

  18. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Redmond joins his mate Tadic, Carroll and Walnut on my "never own again" list.

    1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      This but who are we taking our Redmond for?

  19. Blue&White85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    This I should torture. Blow the whistle! Cedric & Yoshida owner!

    1. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      *is

  20. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Where is Sims now that Aguero and Jesus both are starting?

    😆

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

    Not sure why Saints kept VVD. Should have cashed in IMO. Yoshida, Hoedt with protection from Lemina and Romeu will guarantee the clean sheets. Should have spent the money on better attacking players.

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

      He'll go in January

  22. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    4 mins - HOLD GODDAMMIT!

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Chill - Palace wouldn't score if they kept playing all week

  23. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Stephens should start not game maybe?? I benched this wk but may swap for Daniels. He looked lively last night tbf

  24. ronty
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Yoshida.. ye will be missed

    Hello Kola

  25. Sukeerth
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Is it only me who believes Joel Ward is a very awful player - I do not think he deserves to play Premier League or maybe not even good enough to play Championship.
    Definitely one of the reasons for Palace's awful start.

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

      Ward is not a RB IMO. CB or CM (defensive).

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Very awful player?

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

        His passing isn't accurate, crossing into the stands, defensive positioning questionable too. Every attack down the right is being wasted thanks to him.

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

    Gabbi 1 pointer for the faithful 😆

  27. R.C
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Looks like I should've captained Salah, Liverpool gonna rip Burnley apart with that front line

    1. KOLASINA(C)
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Not sure but hopefully you're right

  28. FPL Puppy
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    3 mins left. C'mon, HODOR

  29. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    3 mins - HOLD!!!

  30. FISSH
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    No way Palace are scoring lads dw. I sold Soton def

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

      Thanks for your sacrifice