Dugout Discussion
10 December 2017 1757 comments
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After a 1-1 stalemate at St Mary’s, we now move to Anfield as Liverpool and Everton square up in the first Merseyside derby of the season.

The big news is that Jurgen Klopp has named both Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino on the hosts’ bench for the 2.15pm encounter.

The Reds’ Brazilians were among the top four players for transfers in last week, with 293,000+ and 220,000+ new owners respectively.

Mohamed Salah owners can breathe a sigh of relief, though, as he’s named on the teamsheet up front along with Dominic Solanke and Sadio Mane.

Second only to Harry Kane for the Gameweek 16 captaincy, the Egyptian has been handed the armband by 15.8% of Fantasy Premier League managers on the back of three sets of double-digit hauls in his last five league outings.

Mane, meanwhile, has two sets of 10+ hauls in his last three league starts and netted twice at home to Spartak Moscow in midweek.

For Everton, the form of budget frontman Dominic Calvert-Lewin has caught the eye of late. He was the sixth most transferred in (157,000+) player for Gameweek 16 after bagging a goal and assist against Huddersfield last time out.

The youngster retains his start, though Sam Allardyce also names Oumar Niasse on the Toffees’ teamsheet for the first time since Gameweek 12.

Gylfi Sigurdsson is another to monitor ahead of back-to-back encounters with Newcastle and Swansea – the Toffees’ playmaker has served up attacking returns in each of the previous four league fixtures.

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  1. arndff_
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Did DSilva > Coutinho and think I'm going ot regret. 🙂

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      If you haven't yet already

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Salah scored a brace from the bench.. why can't Coutinho

    3. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling > Couts here...Ward(8) 1st sub...Couts guaranteed a 1pointer...

      1. arndff_
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        That sounds bad... But I can understand you, trust me.

    4. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      My Sane ➡ Cou move could spectacularly backfire too..

      1. arndff_
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I succeed in saving 0.1M... Could get DSilva back soon.

  2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I assume that Klopp will rest Salah and Mane in midweek ??

    1. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Why do you assume that?

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Only you know what you assume.

      1. Sims
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Lol

  3. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    naughton to :

    1 - Jones
    2 - Christensen

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      If jones finishes today's game uninjured then him , that is a big if though

  4. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Mane slips when through on goal

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      snowmane

    2. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Match to be abandoned?

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

    Mane dive

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

    Salah assist denied

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Waxy wagon close

  8. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    How many minutes did Austin play tonight? Unlikely he will play midweek?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      85 or something

    2. DR0GBA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      yeah unlikely IMO

  9. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Niasse will score a counter attack goal for sure

  10. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    How long until the pitch appears white? Always like that

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Racist

      1. Sims
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        😆

  11. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Seriously did Ramsey pick up an injury?? Did he not have a shot on goal afterwards?

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Ramsay looked fooked

    2. jam
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Limping apparently, had a hamstring problem.
      First Sakho, now Rambo 🙁

    3. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yes and yes

  12. Donhush
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Robertson nailed now that Moreno is injured?

    1. Licky
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Moreno will be back soon and will retain his spot I would think.

  13. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Robertson impressive

  14. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hello Robertson!

  15. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kenny is a very solid defender... Impressed

    1. Licky
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      £55m to Man City in the summer?

  16. konrad.sygula95
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Best replacement for Daniels ?
    For the price up to 5.0m

    1. konrad.sygula95
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Already have Naughton/Christensen/Gomez/Simpson

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Femenia if not injured for weeks

  17. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    ddg (elliot)
    simpson christensen francis kola (lowton)
    rlc hazard mahrez richarl (salah)
    niasse kane (murray)

    salah will be rested next GW, so what to do?

    a) play 442, replace francis
    (will get gomez or jones/smalling/lindelof or tarkowski)
    b) play 433, replace francis & murray with a hit , bench rlc
    (in defence same as a), forward firmino/rooney/rashford/dcl/austin)
    c) play 343, replace rlc & murray with a hit, bench francis
    (sterling & dcl/under 5.3 forward)

    in defence ()
    in midfield (sterling)
    in attack (

  18. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Bring out the yellow balls

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      what happened to the blue ones

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Clash with Everton kit, can’t be used due to sponsorship 😉

  19. dark91
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    This definitely doesn't look like a 0-0 game

  20. Boss Hogg
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Loved the interview on BT with Giroud and Austin. Austin's like a scruffy cockney version of Giroud. Low rent twin brother.

  21. Frank Koscielny
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Everton holding on for dear life

  22. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Someone on Sam's earpiece asking him to calm down.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      😀

  23. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Why are pool fans booing rooney? national legend for them

    1. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Why on earth wouldn't they?

    2. RED PILL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I thought the fans are shouting HOOF, just lumping the ball up the pitch. Big Sam great tactics that get him job after job.

  24. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kenny playing out from the back in a Big Sam team. Looking to be dropped!

  25. Licky
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Not quite as fluid as with Firmino up top.

  26. Scout Pics
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Niasse just toying with the Liverpool defenders.

  27. Goonermeister
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Nailedness over next few games?

    A) Christensen
    B) Mariappa
    C) Femenia

  28. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Did
    Sane ➡ Ramsey
    Mustafi ➡ Alonso

    Can't be that one was s**T and the other f**kd.

  29. Giles G
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Should non Salah captainers still want him to score?

    1. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Not at all

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No. Blank is ideal

    3. some witty pun
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      was wondering the same too

    4. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Depends on their rank. High EO at the top end.

  30. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Liverpool high octane ptesssing game takes a lot out of the players - I understand why Klopp has to rotate his team with the busy schedule ...