Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Saturday

After a goalless draw at Anfield, there are five 3pm kick-offs to keep us ticking over.

Spurs, Man City and Chelsea all boast very favourable fixtures that could prove significant in the Gameweek 8 standings.

A visit from Bournemouth persuaded over 525,000 to acquire Harry Kane last week.

For the first time this season, the Tottenham frontman is the most captained player (31.4%) for the Gameweek after scoring twice in all but one of his last four league outings.

Yet to net at Wembley in the league, Kane has bagged three goals in his last two home meetings with the Cherries.

At the other side of the pitch, though, there’s bad news for Ben Davies owners – the top-scoring defender in FPL misses out today due to illness.

Pep Guardiola’s side boast a number of big-hitting options for the visit of Stoke.

Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane all start, while Sergio Aguero is deemed fit enough to warm the bench, with his manager perhaps having one eye on the midweek Champions League clash against Napoli.

Meanwhile, Eden Hazard makes his way to Crystal Palace on the back of a brace for Belgium over the recent internationals.

With the fixtures falling in his favour, Hazard has the chance to play his way into our plans for the foreseeable future.

Elsewhere, Burnley and West Ham go head-to-head at Turf Moor as the hosts look to continue their fine home record. One goal against in three at home has seen Stephen Ward claim over 232,000 new owners ahead of this one.

Swansea and Huddersfield go head-to-head in the final 3pm fixture.

As this is the first of four plum matches in six (HUD LEI BRI BOU), we’re looking for signs of value from the Welsh outfit, with the two-goal Tammy Abraham on our radars up front.

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  1. LeicesterA
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    65 after baps, 2 Newcastle defenders to go.

    Kane captain fail but very happy anyway.

    1. Mr Arsenal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      What a brag

      1. LeicesterA
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Definitely! After a rocky start, things are slowly getting better.

    2. Sgt. Schultz
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      insane

    3. The Hobbit
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers mate, I’m on 65 too and have 4 players left. πŸ™‚ extremely happy with my WC. πŸ™‚

      1. LeicesterA
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Good job! City captain?

  2. Pratik
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Glad I didn't wildcard, but now my team looks like a proper mess πŸ™‚

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

    Just Silva and Sterling for me. Dreadful week.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Silva and Eriksen here, but fortunately have Niasse to come

  4. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Need kola and lacazette to do something special.

    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Kola πŸ˜€

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      with Sanchez out Kola should thrive

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

    Kane is frustrating to own, why don't people lash him like they do to lukaku when he blanks

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      The bias here for him is unreal

      1. Pooodle
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        This. The number of times people say he’s essential and will definitely win the golden boot is insane.

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          There's a guy in my Community Watch team that's sitting in the top 2k and has not owned Kane and Salah from GW1 this season. No one is essential. He captained Jesus this week too.

          1. Pooodle
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            Completely agree that no one is essential - this year more than most with some many good options and injuries all over the place too.

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

      People don't lash at Kane? Are you serious?!?

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

        Were you here during gameweek 1 to gameweek 3??

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

          kaku gets more stick for way less offenses compared to harry

          1. Pooodle
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            This. Apparently scoring in 6 out of 8 games is somehow worse than scoring in 3 out of 8.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      They do.

    4. Pooodle
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Unbelievable that people cling onto him and can’t even consider that he’s not the best pick in the game.

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

      Because he's really good? No striker is going to score every week ffs.

      1. Pooodle
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        No but for 12.8m you want more than 3 gameweeks with goals out of 8!

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

          you guys are deluded. Ok ditch Kane see where that gets you when he scores like 4 or five goals in one game

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            Lukaku did that too last season. Aguero is capable in this City team too.

            1. Pooodle
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              This. So is Jesus. And Morata could do as well.

              How can it be deluded to say that 3 sets of returns in 8 gameweeks for 12.8m isn’t good enough?!

  6. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    I think we can all confirm, Spurs don't do Wembley. But to say Kane doesn't deserve his price tag, he does. I'd pay £13m just for his away form.

  7. Pratik
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Can someone summarize the non knee-jerky view of the City-Stoke match? Do consider Aguero on the bench, who might start next time round.

    1. GAMBIT
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Waiting for CL games to decide my next move... Could be Kane/Kaku > Kun

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

    6 player to go.

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

    I want Sterling in my team, City look unstoppable. I have Jesus, but I want one mid(Sterling) and maybe even two mids. Whom to get rid off - Eriksen or Salah? or keep as it is? I think City mids will oyscore everyone else

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

      got rid of salad for raheem and am not regretting it

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      looks like the wasteful salah to go

  10. F4L
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    ODOIIIIIIIIIIIII

  11. FPL Touches
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Matt Ritchie you best not play you lil bish

    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Tom 1st bench?

      1. FPL Touches
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        basically yeah

  12. ooooo
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    How many points is everyone on? 26 here with Jones autosub, Richarlison Elliot and Vardy left

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      29 + 4 to go.

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

      32, Carroll autosub, Gross and Vardy.

    3. Tim Canterbury
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      52

    4. Not My Real Name
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      70 with 3 to go

      1. LeicesterA
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Nailed it.

    5. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      About 40 post BPS, with 4 to go

    6. Dr. DOOM
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      44 with 4 left

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

      52 post baps, 3 to go

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

      55, Richarlison left. Kane (C) so I am happy but same time hating myself. Keep giving him the arm bad home...

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

      30 , with Elliot/Kola/Richar/Vardy/Laca(c) and possibly Mbemba to come off the bench for Davis still to play

    10. La Galatica
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      44pts 4 players left plus a -8 surprisingly 258k to 128k now

    11. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      56, 3 to play.

      And I own Davies, captained Kane and sold Erik for Hazard

  13. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Valencia and Tarroll the only ones with returns. Only Forster and Hegazi left. Massive fail.

    1. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Points? I've got 13 from 5 here!

      Best scorer is Ayew with 5 on the bench.

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

        32 from 9

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Still have Morata?

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

        Yup. He's dead to me if he isn't involved midweek.

  14. Pooodle
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    First lesson of the week. Do not buy into the hype on here that Kane is completely essential and no other player can keep up with him.

    He’s a great pick and will do well over the season but at the minute his home stats are not lying - he’s a different animal at home than away. Only one big chance again. He can’t be trusted to be captained at home until Spurs in general turn it around.

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      been saying that all year. Good pick, but not value for money

      1. Ravager
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        And lord knows it's a lot of money to spend on someone who's blanking every time he plays at 'home'

      2. Pooodle
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I brought him in last week on wildcard just because of Aguero’s injury. The points were nice last week but blanks at home to Burnley, Swansea and Bournemouth is just not ok for that money.

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      If he blanks in a plum home fixture one more time, I'm selling him. Not even worth close to 12.5

  15. Yellin' in my Ear
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    TC on for 2 BAPs, please don't play tomorrow Mbemba...

  16. Tim Canterbury
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    52 with Richarlison Cedric & Elliot to go. Could really have done with something from Kane

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

    Top 10k - 38
    Overall Average - 32.1

    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Average played?

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

        8ish.

        https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com

    2. FPL Touches
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Not including baps right?

    3. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      That includes bonus? Only 33 with bonus so far. Have Jones and 4 more to play.

  18. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Arsenal starting line-up: Petr Cech, Héctor Bellerín, Sead Kolasinac, Nacho Monreal, Per Mertesacker, Laurent Koscielny, Mohamed El Neny, Granit Xhaka, Alexandre Lacazette, Alex Iwobi, Danny Welbeck.
    Substitutes: Rob Holding, Theo Walcott, Mesut Özil, Olivier Giroud, David Ospina, Jack Wilshere, Francis Coquelin

    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Kola 😎

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        No greedynonpassing Sanchez even better for him πŸ™‚

        1. VFORVANDETA
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah.He will do better without greedynonpassing Sanchez πŸ˜€

  19. ooooo
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea and Man City clean sheet loss hurt and then Azpi own goal hurt even more

  20. Jekori
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    PL always entertaining. Just came back fifteen minutes ago, to see ManC lead against stoke 6-2. When I logged in at FPL the biggest shock was Palace winning from Chelsea tho. Anyone watched that game instead? I'd like to know how Zaha (6.7) played. Looking for a Ramsey replacement . Are palace not an awful team anymore with him or did they get lucky? Also, how did Speroni do? Have him as my 2nd goalie, hopefully he can keep playing when hennessy is back.

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

    Richarlison goal would be delightful

  22. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Watford starting line-up: Heurelho Gomes, Kiko Femenía, José Holebas, Christian Kabasele, Adrian Mariappa, Miguel Britos, Roberto Pereyra, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Andre Gray, Tom Cleverley, Richarlison.
    Substitutes: André Carrillo, Ben Watson, Etienne Capoue, Troy Deeney, Orestis Karnezis, Daryl Janmaat, Molla Wagué

  23. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    yes. com'on Fulham

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      πŸ˜€ πŸ˜€ πŸ˜€

  24. ceerus
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling bench when aguero back?

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

    How are my 48 points holding up?

  26. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Joined the groupthink and captained Kane. Big mistake.

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Story of the season for almost everyone..

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      πŸ™

    3. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      You should have captained Sterling

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

        I had Sterling as vice dammit

  27. My Name Is Pepu
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Can't believe I sold KDB, hard to take this.

  28. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Carroll second on my bench, Davies and RLC doing their job

  29. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    I think Sterling could be classed as a differential today given his ownership. What a lovely haul before he gets 100k-150k new followers.

    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I sold Silva to get him mainly to afford Morata to Jesus. Turned out to be a lucky enabler

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Congrats, that paid dividends!

  30. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Seeing my 8pt hit (Lukaku/Mkhi/Ritchie > Jesus/Silva/Sterling) come up trumps feels great. Seeing my vc sitting on Sterling as backup to Kane and his Wembley yips, less so.