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Dugout Discussion – Burnley vs Newcastle

The Gameweek finale falls on Turf Moor, for a Monday night encounter under the lights between Burnley and Newcastle United.

Fantasy interest is limited, in the main, to the defensive players on show. That’s a good thing scanning the statistics building up to this match.

Sean Dyche’s Clarets have scored the fewest home league goals this season, with just two efforts. But his defence have been typically miserly: only Liverpool and Manchester United have allowed fewer goals than the two conceded by Burnley.

Meanwhile, Newcastle arrive boasting just three away goals, only Everton and Crystal Palace have scored fewer.

Their goalkeeper, Rob Elliot, is the most owned player on show this evening. Now part of 26.4% of squads, the Magpies custodian trails only David De Gea (39.2%) in that respect. However, some 62% of Elliot’s 1.4 million owners keep him on the bench for Gameweek 10.

Stephen Ward has become the go-to option in the Burnley defence. The left-back is now owned by 14.7% of managers having already produced a goal and two assists this season, alongside three clean sheets.

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

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

      Bemba is always right

    2. fedolefan
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Did you do it though?

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

    Want an FPL discussion? Join in! 🙂

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi8h2v6rOPk

  2. rjcv177
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    With this GW out of the way, is this good enough to SAVE FT?

    Fab/Elliot
    Kola, Davies, Lascelles
    Haz, Sterling, Ritchie, CMouting
    Kane(C), Kun, Vardy

    Mee and Carroll as insurance for injuries or rotation.

    Thkx in advance

    1. I Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah looks good enough to me.

      1. rjcv177
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        thkx, GW12 comes mini WC on -8 i guess 😉

    2. Mind över Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Save

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

      I might think about moving Kola on even with his good week.

      1. rjcv177
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        thkx, but this GW there is no stand out option for long term 🙁

  3. I Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Play Naughton (BHA) or Mee (sou)?

    1. Mind över Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      N

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

      Naughton

    3. rjcv177
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      naughton

    4. ENZO SZN™
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Mee

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

    This season is a squad game as the big hitters are unaffordable.

  5. FPLHaggis
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Delighted to escape this gw with 47 points from 9 players 🙂

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

      lol

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

    Thoughts on this if Kane is fit...

    Eriksen and Morata to Alli and Kane-4?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Good god no

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Ali?! Why!?

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

      Yes, go for it, assuming the Eriksen to Alli one is for funds, otherwise not worth a hit as they're on par with each other

  7. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Best move here? 1FT, 1m in the bank:

    Fabianski
    Jones, Luiz, Duffy, Otta
    Silva, Richarlison, Salah
    Aguero, Kane, Vardy

    Elliott; Carroll, RLC, Ward

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

      SalaD

      1. Mind över Mata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        ??

    2. rjcv177
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Play carroll, bench Jones.
      If u want 2 gamble go Morata for Kun or Kane!

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

    Thank you Pope, ward and Burnley. Turned my carcrash of a gw into a minor prang at 50 all-out.

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

    what's the average this week?

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

      108

    2. I Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      45 according FFFix.

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

      47.2/46.2 (10k/overall)

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

        Pre-autosubs

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

          The average went up 7 today?

  10. Onana Whatsmyname
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Atsu a nice lively player but not looking like a threat.

    One more week and then drop him out?

    1. I Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Can't ask for much more from a 5.0 but yeah I'd be looking to move on after the Bournemouth fixture.

      1. Onana Whatsmyname
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Gross a better option me thinks - it’s an issue having 3 big strikers

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

      Drop him. I did ages ago on advice from my Geordie mates. Much more value in Groß or Richarlison.

      1. Onana Whatsmyname
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers - will do. He just passes backwards too much and Joselu is pants so minimal assist potential

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

          Runs around a lot. looks good but according to my mates delivers nothing. I think they told me he only scored twice in the Championship last season.

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

      Great player to watch, but RLC, Gross and Richarlison look like money better spent

  11. faux_C
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Is Surman worth the extra 0.1 over RLC or Carroll or Stephens?

    1. Onana Whatsmyname
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Nope

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

      Only worth it if he's a regular starter

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

        He's played 90 every week except GW4

  12. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    thanks for nothin ritchie

    man my team is proper turd

  13. dimitros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Get Doucoure or Gross in place of Brady?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Gross for me

    2. Onana Whatsmyname
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Gross a good shout

    3. rjcv177
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Easy Gross

    4. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Gross is far superior to doucoure

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

      Would save FT

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

      Wait for fitness news on Kola and Kane.

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

    Defence wins Mini Leagues 😉

  15. Rik Waller
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Those last few minutes and Mee's rise in BAPs, is my favourite moment of Fpl this season so far.

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

      Fully agree, had Mee since GW1 and every week felt increasingly jealous of Ward owners (poorer cousin)

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

      Joselu taking a kick to the knackers was mine!

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

    Is Andy streaming tonight?

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

      Typically yes.

    2. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Does the Pope shit in the woods?

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

        Is that Wood got injured?

  17. skeyrd
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    the jammy weeks sometimes feel the best....aguero c with firmino vc...jones first off the bench. id be pissed if i were my ml rival :p

    1. rjcv177
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      next time u curse at him remember this GW 😉

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

        exactly 🙂 next week the fpl gods might have other plans, so fickle

    2. Jay_
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Nice

    3. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Pick one to bench please ?

      A Otamendi (ARS)
      B Naughton (BHA)
      C Richarlison (eve)

      1. Jay_
          6 years, 7 months ago

          B

        • ENZO SZN™
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Naughton

      2. Weasel51
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        53 (-4)

        Red or Green arrow?

        1. Jigger & Pony
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Green

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

          Depends on rank but generally a 49 pointer this GW is a small green arrow

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

          Depends on your rank...

        4. Jay_
            6 years, 7 months ago

            Green

          • Weasel51
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            Cheers people. Around 150k mark before today's games

        5. Feed tha Sheep
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Which is best way to get Kane in (if fit) have two fts?
          A. Lukaku out
          B. Morata out
          C. Kolasinac & Vardy > 4.4 & Kane

          1. Robben Mee Blind
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            B

            1. Jay_
                6 years, 7 months ago

                C

          2. Tinmen
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            Folks, any Everton fans around? What is up with Siggy not starting ?

            I’m actually considering him as a replacement for Mikitaryan

            1. Feed tha Sheep
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              Why would you consider Siggy when they are awful and he isn’t starting?

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

                It’s all about timing this game and I feel now could be Siggys time

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

                  If Unsworth is still managing them I'm not touching him but if they get a manager that will buila team around him he will get you lots of points.

                  1. Monkey Hanger
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 7 months ago

                    Not even if he signs as player manager?

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

              Toffee here. Avoid for now. At some point a new manager will come in, make Siggy the no.10 with Rooney as an impact sub somewhere up top, and he'll be a steal. Currently, he is a useless fantasy asset.

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

            Does Wardinho get a bp?

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

            Best 4.5m defender to get in? I already have Kola, Mee, Jones, Daniels

            1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              Dunk

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

              Duffy or Dunk

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

              Moreno/Gomez for home games

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

              Cheers guys

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

            Start one
            A) Elliott
            B) Fabianski

            Bench one
            1) Abraham
            2) Duffy
            3) Ward

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

              Elliot, Ward

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

                Cheers pal

          6. FPL Maldini
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            Anyone taking a hit for the Bong?

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

            Suggestions here guys? 1ft 1.3itb

            Elliot
            Jones Luiz Davies
            Richarlison Hazard Sterling Pedro
            Kane Jesus Abraham

            Pope Ward Martina Stephens

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

            It is optimistic to be expecting to be able to roll my FT when I own Kane, Kola, Sterling and Aguero?

            Doubts over all four of them for game time next week due to either injury or midweek minutes.

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

              Check scout tweets.

          9. Duffy Dunk
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            Typical of this GW, I had to have the lowest scoring defender from Burnley.

            1. Distinctly Average
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              Don't moan, at least you didn't have just Newcastle defence 🙂

              1. Distinctly Average
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 7 months ago

                (Ward owner)

            2. Norman Conquest
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              i had the highest (on my bench) just enjoy the points