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Dugout Discussion – Southampton vs West Brom

The day’s events close at St Mary’s as Southampton host West Bromwich Albion in what, on a paper, looks to be a low impact clash for Fantasy managers.

It’s fair to say that most will be looking for clean sheets, with defenders very much the top owned assets on show.

Ahmed Hegazi is still part of 24.3 of squads despite losing almost 200,000 owners since Gameweek 5.

He is part of a West Brom backline that have kept just a single clean sheet in their last six Gameweeks. Meanwhile, Ben Foster returns from his knee injury to replace Boaz Myhill in goal – he’s still part of 14.0% of squads.

For Southampton, Ryan Bertrand remains their most popular option, owned by 10.4% of managers, with fellow full-back Cedric close behind on 9.0%.

The Saints have gone three matches without a shut-out and confidence in their defence has waned as a result, even with favourable fixtures remaining.

Instead, we may well be looking to Manolo Gabbiadini for points once more. The Italian struck a brace in the 2-2 draw with Newcastle in Gameweek 8 to revive his confidence. He has gained 50,000 new owners ahead of tonight’s encounter.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Pirlø's Pen
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    After one of the worst GW's i've ever had and many red arrows in a row, i'm at a loss.

    What advice? Thinking of Jesus, Mkhi -> Coutinho, Kun.

    1FT, 2.0 ITB.

    Gomes
    Walker Davies Ward
    Mkhi Sterling Richarilson C-Moting
    Kane Jesus Vardy

    Elliot Maguire Hunemeir Carroll

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

      Get rid of Mkhi for Coutinho, but wait on league cup to see if Aguero or Jesus starts

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

        Couts isnt even going to feature tomorrow, so

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

          Forgot about that. Wait on news on him too then

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Jesus and sterling will probably score big next gw and even it out.

      I'd be looking to shift mhki.

  2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    GW rank last night: 515k
    GW rank tonight 2.8 million 🙁

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      *squints*

      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Gross 6 pointer last night 🙂

    2. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      4,074,488

      Could be worse

      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Ouch sorry pal

        1. Les Bleus
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Kane to save my GW 🙂

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

      3.9m here 😀

      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Next week is our week! 🙂

  3. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Is there any point in having a "nailed" normal player over a city attacking player?

    1. Eton Rifles
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      mental to own Jesus over Aguero

      that's my two penneth

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        But what about say eriksen over sane/sterling? Or kane over aguero?

        1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Eriksen is quality so probably yeah

        2. Eton Rifles
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Aguero + Sterling won't be going anywhere unless injured. Neither will Eriksen.

          😉

    2. George James
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yes. you will have hair

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Lol. Too late for that. 🙁

    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      4 of the 5 top scoring mids play for City so i think this answers your question

    4. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Obviously yes, depending on who the nailed normal player is.

      1. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        And who the City player is too, I guess.

      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        But as syd points out, they are outscoring in fewer minutes.

        Do we just have to accept blanks like this week and look at the bigger picture?

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          But can City keep scoring 5 goals a game?

          The logical answer would be no

          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Logically, yes, I agree.

            When do you think that will be??

        2. sully29
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          They are outscoring in fewer minutes so far. It's highly unlikely that will be the case come the end of the season, fantastic though City are. It's also worth remembering that Pep has actually been relatively reserved in terms of rotation up to now. As the season progresses, tiredness takes hold and fixtures pile up then he's bound to look to his bench more regularly. Can you imagine the mayhem he's likely to cause around the Christmas schedule?

  4. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Wild card defense woes:
    Assuming Jones out for a while, Chelsea leaking, and rotation threatening Bavies, it's really hard to nail down a decent defense. Looks like Otamendi has to get back in , after selling yesterday. Other than that, can't see any stand-out defender picks. Think I'll just keep Bavies until actually benched. Or maybe Trippier the safer choice now? Thinking it would be wise to have 5 playing defenders at this point, given rotation for the big teams. So should then end up with something like this:

    Otamendi - Bavies/Trippier - Mee - Dunk - Lascelles.

    Any suggestions to who might be missing here?

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

      Southampton

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Too late to hop on that train, green patch coming to and end

    2. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      daniels

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Could be good, but solely relies on attacking threat. Don't expect many clean sheets, even with upcoming fixtures after Chelsea(a)

    3. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I'd avoid the Spurs FB rotation merry go round. Ward over Mee

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Could do if the extra 0.1 doesn't hold me back. But Mee figuring high on Doosra's dangerouos defenders table, though. Think he's due attacking returns soon.

  5. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    GW Rank 2,092,677

    Better than what I expected

    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Snap

    2. Pirlø's Pen
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I have that same GW rank...think it may be an error.

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        I had 30 points

    3. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      i was going to say "i'm on 2 092 677, suck on that", when i realised we're level 😳

    4. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      looks like all the cool kids scored 30

    5. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      585k, seems good around these parts.

    6. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      379k somehow. Thank you otamendi.

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Has gw and overall rank been updated?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      GW but not overall

  7. Lecky Legs FC
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    17 pts with Salah and Kane left to play worst GW I’ve ever had since I’ve started playing FPL gonna tink around with my WC to make myself feel better hahaha

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

      Tink around with your WC in your own time 😉

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Ahaha cheers Claudio Ranieri 😉

    2. Beatle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I'm on 11 with Kane, Salah & Davies. Worst ever 🙁

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Ah man Im definitely wildcarding this GW wounded me.

  8. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Top score of 61 in LMS.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Lowest score is -8

      1. A Team Of James McCleans
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Ouch

      2. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Lol

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

        that's gotta hurt

        1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Those transfers are all so sideways too

        2. Optimus.
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          -24 hit nice

        3. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Does gwr now take hits into account? I wouldn't have thought 16 would be that low

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 6 months ago

              Ta

      4. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Link pls

        1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Nvm

      5. XabiAlonso
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Wouldve done well last week

      6. n-doggg
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Lol

  9. Frank Koscielny
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Bottomed
    Forster / Elliot
    Azpi / Jones / Davies / Suttner / 3.9
    Salah / Sterling / Ritchie / Tadic / Caroll
    Kane / Lukaku / Calvert-Lewin

    2FT and 1.7 itb

    Jones, Tadic and Lukaku out for Otamendi/Stones, Richarlison and Aguero for a hit?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yes!

    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Sounds good to me.

  10. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Mkhi >
    A Salah
    B Sane
    C Richarlison

    I already have Sterling, Aguero and Coutinho

    1. MTPockets
        6 years, 6 months ago

        A

      • XabiAlonso
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Salah

      • KingOllie
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        C

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

      Jesus and Sterling owners, are you selling them or keeping because it's someone else's turn to miss out next?

      1. william prunier
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Keeping, Jones takes priority

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

          Jones might. Could he back in a week? Long term not confirmed or is it?

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

          Who are you getting for Jones?

      2. MTPockets
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Just Jesus & he's going if he plays midweek.

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

          Keeping although I need to get Salah somehow. What I have done with one of my free transfers is bring in Duffy for my bench as none of my bench got mintues so if either City dont feature Duffy will at least bring me some points. But yea still got to figure out how to get some Liverpool

        • Klopptomist Scott Jelly
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Keep sterling. Probably keep Jesus unless he plays 90 in midweek

        • Karan14
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Keeping Sterling I think. Jesus could go for Aguero but everything depends on midweek minutes for City.

        • Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Selling Jesus for Aguero if Jesus plays in the league cup

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

            He's surely playing in that as he didn't today.

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

        Who to ditch Silva or sterling. Will be bringing in aguero.

        1. MTPockets
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Sterling it seems

          • ViperStripes
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Silva

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

              Silva looks steady but is not explosive at all. Is dullard the way to go? 😉

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

          Gw score of 400k.

          5-3-2 still working

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

          If Jones is out, Smalling looks a good transfer in I suppose.

          1. ViperStripes
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Burnley have good fixtures

          2. the axolotl
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            yeah from an initial look, there's not a lot that really screams out at me. right now, assuming jones is dead, i'm looking at smalling or just saving dough and going for mee. might at a push splash out on otamendi

          3. Syd.
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Without Jones & Bailey United will concede goals on a regular basis. Smalling and Lindelof are a liability

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

              Without Jones and Bailey, Kane has to be the C

        4. Bruno Bruno!!
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          OR updated up from 283k to 158k since start of GW 🙂

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Well done 🙂

        5. tambourineman
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          OR updated

          1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Only dropped 200k yessss

        6. Moin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Is there an article on what is XG Achievers? what does Over and Under mean?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Joselu shows underachiever.

            1. Moin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 6 months ago

              couldn't find his name on the list.

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

          Inside 300K 🙂

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

            Welcome

          2. Bruno Bruno!!
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Nice one, TM 🙂

          3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            *claps* 😀

          4. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            just a matter of time ...

          5. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Same. 4th green arrow week in a row, and still 4 players left this GW.

        8. halnone
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          up to 36k 🙂

          1. The Mandalorian
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            glad to see my advice is paying off

        9. Nascimento
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          A lot of Man Utd fans calling for Mourinho to be sacked. Would shake things up a bit.

          1. FPL_Hazards
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            What? As if

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

              Redcafe.net

              1. Athletic Nasherbo
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 6 months ago

                Absolute nonsense

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

                  Agreed - there was a lot of discontent after the Liverpool game though and it's only got worse now. They were far more vocal in there calls for him to be sacked last season tbf

          2. Syd.
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            What isn't helping him is the scintillating performances being put in by City. They are making United look no better than a Top 6 side

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

            Most of them are little kids

          4. the axolotl
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            shows how out of touch some people are. there's literally zero chance of that. united fans need to shut up and realise they're basically the most boring team in the league, and just accept they'll come 2nd or 3rd in the league

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

              Rightly too IMO. Huge amounts may have been spent under Mourinho but they were under Moyes and LVG too - at least Mourinho's made a little progress to show for it.

            2. Brosstan
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 6 months ago

              Thats literally why they are complaining. Most United supporters want United to be entertaining. We havent been since SAF left and it feels shitty. I find myself caring less about United and more about FPL, the team just isnt exciting in any way. Id rather have entertaining top 4 battles than mindnumbingly boring title challenges tbf.

              1. the axolotl
                • 12 Years
                6 years, 6 months ago

                yeah fair enough, i was a bit harsh. if i was a utd fan, i'd want nice football too. especially with city being so pleasing on the eye right now

          5. sully29
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Only the really, really, really stupid ones.

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

            Seriously?

        10. FPL_Hazards
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Mourinho is a tool. Jones owners must be fuming he played. I'm not fussed as dont have him, took him out last week for Otamendi 🙂

          1. Freshy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            I think Jones has been hurt all year
            This was going to happen sooner or later

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

          Haven’t moved up or down today at all. But only three tomorrow, all in one game and not strong players. Not ideal

          1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Which 3?

            Got Kane, Erik, Salah and Davies to play

            2 pt Carroll autosub

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

          70k

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

          From 56k to 55k, red arrows when tomorrow and autosubs happen

        14. KLOPPTOMANIA
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Easy question - WC yay or nay?

          Elliott
          Ward Jones Maguire
          Salah Silva Ritchie Sterling
          Kane Vardy Jesus
          (Foster Carroll Suttner hunemeier)

          1. william prunier
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Yay

        15. KingOllie
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          59k

        16. MTPockets
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Inside 3m. Yay

            1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 6 months ago

              Savage

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

                Did you do an Aguerooooooooooo earlier?

                1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 6 months ago

                  Obviously

          • Speédy
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            747 k to 465k with 43 points.

            1. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 6 months ago

              wow, nice one boss

            2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 6 months ago

              402k to 508k with 26(-4) here!

          • Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            GREEN ARROW oh how I've missed you

          • Eton Rifles
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            down to 19k

            🙁

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

              #subtle brag

            2. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 6 months ago

              Take it and run