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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. Oven Glover
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard’s away day blues continues

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

      Massive C diff next week.

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

    there is some kane hate on here today

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Deservingly

      1. 2hotty
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        yes its pissed me right off deffo thought that was a banker today

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

      Well deserved

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

    Are we all getting and captaining kun next week?

    Would be a hit but potentially well worth it....

    1. Magic Bean
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      See what happens in the champions league

  4. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    35 post bps
    With VVD Elliot Laca to go!!

    Below average?

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

      Should be above average.

    2. Naboo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      47 w/ Forster & Cedric to play

  5. BROOKLYN GOONER
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Strong defense fails--Davies out sick.
    Strong defense succeeds--Jones 6-pointer comes in. 🙂

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

      *7

  6. Fanta sea
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    What??? Hazard only got 2 points even though the he got 5 points in 4 games prior to the Palace game???

    I'm shocked!

    1. BROOKLYN GOONER
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Was a little bit worried that he would smack Woy's boys around, but is looking like it's the wildcarders who are feeling the pain.

  7. Ode
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    39 pre-bps with Kola, Cedric, Elliot & Vardy to go, should be over average right?

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

      Bloody hope so!

    2. Magic Bean
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

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

    Maybe it's time to change FPL "non casual thinking" and take hits when it comes to Man City players?

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

      Taken 4 hits this season and I'm doing great! Still have WC too

  9. BRKFCTrueRover
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Oh well should have captained jesus or sterling over kane but what can ya do

  10. Crouching Tiger
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Kane to Aguero? Got Jesus already.

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

      nope

      1. Crouching Tiger
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Have you seen Spurs fixtures?

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

          aye, will watch both teams closely in midweek. If Davies Dembele and Wanyama are back, i'll be keeping Kane

  11. jbenny1107
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Lukaku to Aguero or Mkhi to Sane? Already have Silva and Sterling.

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

    Kola-Kola.

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

    Didnt see the game, how did Coutinho look today?

    1. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      He looked like our only decent player. Will miss him when he goes in Jan.

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

        cheers. I expect him to stay the season though 🙂

        1. Red Dagger ✪
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Lets hope.

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

      only he and salah out of both teams actually did anything of interest today.

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

      Best Pool player. Everything went through him. Klopp was an idiot to sub him.

  14. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    WC team. How is that look?

    Fabianski, Elliot
    Kola, Jones, Ward, Dunk, Mbemba
    Eriksen, Silva, Zaha, Richarlison, Carroll
    Aguero, Jesus, Morata

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

      knee jerky

      1. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I know. Really mad!

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

      You're confident Kun and Jesus will start together?

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

      Why Jesus?

      1. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I like his 60 mins performing when he score one or two

  15. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Kane’s next 3 fixtures don’t look good

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      He'll score in every one of them

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

        that's the spirit

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

        He'll be scoring without the arm bad for my team though.

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

    OK Kola, Sanchez ain't going to be on the pitch, take control of that left flank, own it like you know you can and keep a clean sheet for me.

    My GW is in your hands (feet, head, whatever) 😆

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

      This!

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

      This

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

    People who are transferring Kane out, What is the thinking behind it?

    1. jbenny1107
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Knee-jerk reaction. He's a season keeper.

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

        Thats what i think too

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

      Wembley games coming up, also tough away games

    3. Fanta sea
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      They expect a goal every game even though that would produce something close to 38 goals a season even though 31 is the highest number of goals that a player as scored in an entire premier league season.

    4. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I'm considering it if Kun and Morata are fit. Next away easy fixture is in 7 gameweeks time, Kun and Morata probably better than Kane and Vardy, Kane won't outscore all premium strikers by 10 goals

    5. HNI
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Kane easy games are at Wembley. All away games where Spurs play with freedom and much better are against top top sides

    6. BROOKLYN GOONER
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      He is too expensive, unless you captain him. The only reason _not_ shift him is the Palace fixture. Stll have Eriksen, so might captain him that week, if I somehow decide that Arsenal will keep it tight versus City.

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

    WIth bavies, Kane, sterling and silva, is alli to KDB a bad idea. 3 City mids, WIth Aguero back. Hoping sane will be dropped

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      fine idea but wait

  19. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    ANd I was happy to be able, to put smn ahead of carollT on the bench finally 🙁

  20. Egyptian Giza
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Lesson learnt: take hits like the sean penn in rainman

    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      He wasn't even in Rain Man.

      So no hits?

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

      You mean Dustin Hoffman?

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

      Amazing

  21. john25
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Hey guys, so far anyone who might double rise in value this week except Jesus?

    Cheers

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

      Sterling maybe

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

      The thing is with Aguero back even Jesus may not

  22. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Every season i've took hits, and played aggressively, and it's worked out every time, this season i thought i'd play it safe, all gone to crap.
    Never again, hits galore from now on.

    1. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Same here exactly.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        It's just no fun this game unless you have.......well....fun with it lol.

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

      Opposite for me lol

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Doubt it.

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

      Complete opposite for me

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

        actually never mind I was taking -12s and -16s last season

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

    Not going to make any transfers unless I get some injuries

    Fabianski (6) / Elliot (sou)
    Kola (wat) Davies (0) Maguire (WBA) Ward (2) / Wimmer (0)
    Salah (3) D.Silva (7) Ritchie (sou) / RLC (0 Chalobah* (0)
    Kane (4) Jesus (13) Lacazette (wat)

    Current score post BPS: 35(-4)

    Wondering how everyone is getting into the 40's and 50's this week..

    It's either a Jones CS, a jammy 7 points from Carroll off the bench for Davies, the Eriksen goal, Sterling's haul or differential captainers that are making them do well

    1. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Your tears are amazing

    2. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Man city attack. Managed 62 so far despite kane
      (C) and double burnley def and luiz because of jesus sterling silva erik.

  24. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Quick shoutout to my defence:

    Mee Davies Azpi

  25. beetlejuice
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    How many times Mkhi and Lukaku price will fall down this week you think?

    Mkhi : 2
    Kaku : 1

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

      Mkhi : 1
      Lukaku : 0

  26. whatsgoingon
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Forster Elliot
    mee Bertrand Otamendi Suttner Lowe
    Ritchie Alli salah Carroll Fraser
    Chica lukaku kane

    2FT

    My team is poor this week
    Which two moves are the best to be made? Thanks

  27. HNI
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    WHy is Hazard price rising with just 7pts in 3 matches? DId he assist/goal since he came back?

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

      Fixtures. No Morata.

  28. 2hotty
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    think im deffo gettin shut of lukaku hes just annoys me so much

    1. JÆKS ⭐
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Huddersfield next

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

    Zaha. Hmmmm get in my team son i think

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      🙂 doule top of the page for the man

    2. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Don't.

    3. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yup. Looked brilliant today.

    4. Crystal Ball
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Looked very good but let's see where Ruben fits in next week

  30. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    7aha the no7 for under 7.0 we deserve?!

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

      timing :D. I think so, fixtures are so tasty as well