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Dugout Discussion – Sunday

After Man City got the better of Arsenal at the Etihad, we’re treated to a pair of 4.30pm encounters as the curtain comes down on Gameweek 11.

Chelsea’s clash with Man United at Stamford Bridge sees two of the top seven Fantasy Premier League captains go head-to-head.

Romelu Lukaku and Alvaro Morata have been handed the armband by 17.9% and 2.8% respectively, though both have struggled for form and failed to score in three of their last four league appearances.

After bagging a first double-digit haul of the season last week, Eden Hazard could emerge as a differential – he looks likely to be handed a central role due to the return of N’Golo Kante.

Lukaku was the most sold player ahead of Gameweek 11, having failed to score in his last six in all competitions.

Yet with back-to-back home matches against Newcastle and Brighton preceding a trip to Watford, interest will surely pick up again over the break.

Everton and Watford collide at Goodison in the other fixture.

While the Toffees’ shambolic start to the season has ensured that most of us steer clear, the Hornets’ Richarlison goes into this one heavily backed.

Over 16% of FPL managers have acquired the young Brazilian, who has served up three goals, two assists and 36 of his 51 FPL points away from home.

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  1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    If Christensen becomes Chelseas Jones, will that make Azpilicueta as redundant as Valencia?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yes IMO.

      Pope - Elliot
      Jones - Christensen - Vertonghen - Duffy - Naughton

      Great GK rotation
      3 of the best defences in the PL (Utd, Che, Tot)
      Great DF rotation (Bha / Swa)

      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        It looks like Azpi will be getting serious assists for Morata though. Already Five (?) !

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          £1.2m saving worth it IMO.

          1. Moosie the Staggie
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            If he was nailed maybe.
            He's not atm though

    2. Moosie the Staggie
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Not as long as he's assisting and hoovering up the baps.
      No chance Chris becomes as nailed as Jones though imho

      My worry with him is if Conte gets the bullet then a new manager goes to a back 4

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

      No way. Dave is so consistent, has fantastic baseline bonus, plays everything & everywhere. He amazingly also has this almost telepathic understanding with Morata & can actually put in good crosses.

      Valencia is not as good as Azpilicueta. (Although I am a biased Chelsea fan.)

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

      Azpi has a telepathic connection with Morata and will therefore get a lot of assists + baps. Valencia barely goes out of his own half and couldn't cross a ball to save his life.

  2. Tatty Bojangles
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Did Sane get through the match uninjured? Noticed he only played 86 mins

    1. Jayv807
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yep he’s fine

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yes, due a rest soon, hopefully sits for international break

  3. RESULT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    On WC do you get price increase added to team value?

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Of course

  4. Foozeball
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    bottomed

    Can Kane be trusted with the armband anymore? Maybe just for away games? He's repeatedly burned us at home against "weaker" sides :/

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      No, you should drop him and never C for sure

    2. Jayv807
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      He got hurt in the first half, clearly wasn’t the same even though he played through it.

    3. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I'm trusting him away to arsenal.

  5. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Is
    Jesus, Choupo-Moting, Bertrand, Davies -> Lukaku, Salah, Mee, Dunk

    worth -8? I feel like it is.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Not for me. Probably look at getting rid of Bertrand only from those.

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Do you have to do all 4 to afford it?

    3. Moosie the Staggie
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Might not insta pay off but should be worth it long term.

  6. Ed
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Front three of Kane - Morata - Kun.

    Barring injuries, good idea to stick with and resist Lukaku?

  7. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Ben Mee welcome to my team..... Cedric you had to go and you was dropping tonight. Still 1ft itb

  8. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Alonso + rooney to bailly and morata for -4 yes or no? Already have jones..

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

      Yes

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

      I think DDG is a better option than Baily. You could get a cheaper defender, yet still have double-United defence.

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        I have two 4.0 keeper
        Can't buy morata instead of rooney without ditching alosno and gaining some money

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

    Palace looking much tighter defensively. Good run of fixtures. Anyone considering a Palace defender?

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

      God no

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

      Pepperoni could be an option.

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

      I don't know why but I own Dann and he's 3rd on my bench. Given I don't own Kane, I needed him to put in a shift today. Since I don't expect any points from him, I consider his work today to be worth of a 15 pointer. 😛

    4. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      So many other great options don't do it.
      Burnley 4.5, Brighton 4.5, Jones, Christensen?/Azpi, Daniels, Fuchs even is better than a CRY def...

  10. InvertedWinger
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy owners - Stick or Twist?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I am sticking.

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Sticking for now, more pressing matters

    3. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Stick as I have issues with Bavies and no Richarlison

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

        Richarlison?

    4. InvertedWinger
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers
      I'm actually considering Rashford..

    5. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Stick

      Great record vs bigger teams, will be up for City, who wont defend deep

      Im keeping Vardy and benching Stones next GW

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

        Good to hear

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

      Sticking for the same reasons as above 🙂

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

      Stick, he's bound to produce a hattie at some point...maybe against Citeh again...

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

    Stay with Jesus?

    1. chilli con kone
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      No. Do yourself a favour and get Morata

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

        Got him

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Getting rid for Kaku

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

      I'm not here to give religious advice.

      Jk. Sell.

    4. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Not for me, I never understood how him rising from the dead would wash away our sins. Unless you believe in the Old Testament.

      Even then I don’t see humanity returning to pre lapsarain bliss on account of a middle eastern crucifixion.

      I’d sell Gabi

  12. chilli con kone
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Eliot / 4.0

    Alonso / Jones / Kiko / Naughton / 3.9

    Salah / Silva / Sterling / Carroll / RLC

    Morata / Kane / Firmino

    A. Firmino and Alonso > Lukaku and Daniels -4
    B. Firmino and Sterling > Lukaku and Richardson -4
    C. Save

    Worried of a Utd backlash in the next few strong fixtures.

  13. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Mee v Tarkowski

    Tarkowski had a CBI total of 13 compared with Mee's 10, yet Mee beat out Tarkowski to baps by 28 to 26.

    Were Mee's extra BPS due to exceeding 30 successful passes? Neither player had attacking returns or a yellow card.

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

      Yes

    2. chilli con kone
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Sounds like it

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Ok, cheers lads.

  14. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Hmmmm 41 all out after 5 greenies

    Painful but bearable

  15. Blanka
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Want Mane, not a fan of losing Eriksen, but I do gain Sane
    How's this...

    Tom Carrol > Mane

    Eriksen > Sane

    Firmino > Niasse / Calvert Lewin.

    Play 5 in midfield,

    Salah, Mane, Richarlison, Sterling, Salah.

    Kane, Morata.

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Interesting but could be painful if Lukakaaaaaa and Aguero start to rampage

      1. Blanka
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah! Just think United are garbage going forward and Lukaku plays hot and cold. Look Aguero but he's always sharing minutes.

  16. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Kun+Silva>Kane+Richarlison for free?
    Yay or Nay?

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

      Find another way.

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

        What about Morata+Silva>>Kane+Gross then?

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

      Nay...keep Kun

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

        And get Kane another way...

  17. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Didn't realise David Unsworth was that fat!

    1. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      This deserves a HT

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

    55 decent? 20 points on bench :-/

  19. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    A) Aguero+Ritchie+Bertrand -> Lukaku(C)+Zaha+Daniels -8p
    B) Ritchie+Bertrand -> Zaha+Daniels -4p. Salah/Aguero (C)

    Thoughts? Got big problems in my team:(

  20. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Do I wildcard?

    Current squad:
    Foster Elliott
    Jones Bavies Mee Otamendi Long
    Salah Eriksen Sterling Ritchie Carroll
    Joselu Aguero Kane

    Opinions appreciated!!

  21. Mooster©️
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    time to take Trippier out now?
    For Jones?

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

      Overdue.

    2. Moosie the Staggie
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      For sure.
      Can't believe he rose in price a couple of nights ago!

      1. Mooster©️
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        hello moosie. are we related?

  22. Regin
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    what happend to eriksen? is it time to get rid of him for perhaps mane? (i do own salah)

    1. Blanka
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Looking at this myself. Surely Mane will outscore Eriksen over the season as well.

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

      I would stick...Eriksen has been a season keeper for several years now. He's had some dry patches, but he always comes back to deliver.

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

      eriksen was good.

  23. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Last min cap switches not the one. Salah to Kane cos me 15pts. I would be on 72ts instead 57pts

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

      Same, and last minute benched Duffy for jones

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

      70 I think?

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

      It didn't cost you 15 points. My god, people on here seriously suck at maths.

    4. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Should have gone with the guts and captain Salah too.

      Didnt.

    5. Regin
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      u mean cost u 13 pts.

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

    Christensen nailed now???

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

      Nailed with a subscript "n".

    2. Moosie the Staggie
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      No

  25. Jon Bones Jones
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard or Eriksen to Salah? Keep Otamendi? If not for who? Thinking Verthongen

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

    Here's the team, another week with steady progress, but still a frustrating rank

    I'm going into the international break here with two free transfers, not going to make them now but it'd be good to have some ideas 🙂

    Fabianski / Elliot
    Kola Ward Duffy / Davies Maguire
    Salah D.Silva Ritchie RLC / Chalobah*
    Kane Jesus Morata

    2FT, 0 ITB

    Thinking about doing Davies and Ritchie ➡ Daniels and Richarlison, but I'll wait to do my transfers if I do that. Think I should do those transfers or something else? Cheers 🙂

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Monitor Christensen, Azpi. I would be thinking of Jesus unhappily in your position. Starting RLC also makes me sad.

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

        any changes you would make?

  27. @fpl_phenom
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Elliot
    Kola Jones Naughton Ward
    Salah(V)Sterling Richarlison
    Kane(C) Lukaku Jesus

    Fab Carroll RLC Hunemeier
    2FT’s £0.9M ITB

    Initial thoughts:

    Fabianski > DDG
    Kola > Daniels
    Jesus > Morata

    -4.

  28. Regin
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    which team is more interesting to watch? manU or huddersfield?

  29. Krafty Werks
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Exact money for this, do you think it's worth a -8? Thanks.

    Otamendi, Cedric, Hazard, Vardy > Jones, Daniels, Salah, Morata.

  30. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy + Jesus -> Kaku + Abraham closer to deadline?