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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. AllanM
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Great to see Robertson start today but looking at that team there's no chance Liverpool will keep a clean sheet.

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

      Gomez deserves a chance in the centre. Defense is still in an absolute jocker.

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

    Come on ref

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

    Blow the RLC already!

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

    Yoshi BOOM 🙂 🙂 🙂

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

    Where is all this time coming from?!

  6. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Lemina has been superb. We should look at signing him in January

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

      Lol

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

    Yeesssssssss, CS POINTS! 😀

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

    REF BLOW THE WHISTLE

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

    BREAKING: Crystal Palace have sacked Roy Hodgson after a poor run of result leaves them rooted to the bottom of the league

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Good decision

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

    YEEEEEEEEESSSSS COME ON CEDRIC

  11. Sánchez
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Main rival started daniels benched Cedric. Lovely stuff.

    In fairness, I'd have done the same but this is why I'm not even attempting rotation anymore. Straight big hitting defence in a 433 for me

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Doing the same when I WC

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

      What 4 are you thinking?

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

    Yes Yoshiiiiii

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

    Dickhead of a ref 6 minutes

  14. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    YESSS GET IN YOSHI

  15. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Should have played Forster instead of Elliot then. Just the double Saints defence for me today instead of the triple.

  16. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Team value lads?

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

      101.6

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Poor

  17. GreenArrows
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Yes YOSHIII 8 pointer!

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

    That was nail-biting - not.

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

    Cedric !!

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

      Thanks Cedric.

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

    GET IN YOSHIDA. 😀

  21. Fantasy Gold
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Aguero(c) next week

  22. Top 210 Club
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Poor start to the day, disappointing cs for sou 🙁

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

      haha

  23. SilkySkills
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Who gets 1 bap?

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

      Hoedt

  24. Darth_Krid
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    A nice farewell gift from Bertie!

  25. Niemi
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Can't seem to do anything right this year. Did Bertrand>Davies and kept Dann and Gabbiadini because I didn't want to take a hit. Also benched Forster for Elliot.

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

      bad luck

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

    ml leader is 47 pts ahead and has double sot def.

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

    1 down 10 to go, 6 pts in the bag. Nice start!

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

    Cedric 🙂

  29. Kammy
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Benteke has had service in this Palace team. He just cant hit a barn door.

  30. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Boooo you SOT def owners.