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. The HurriKane
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Yesterday was a crap day but today started very well.

    Salah scores and leaves with CS to bench, gets the 3 points. Then Everton scores and it´s Rooney and I have him. I dovn´t have any Pool or Everton defenders so awesome!!

  2. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Plenty of rose tinted opinions saying it was a dive by DCL.
    Just watch it again.

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

      blatant dive ... you should have gone to specsavers

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Dive for sure

    2. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Never a dive.

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

      He seemed to push himself off Lovren with one arm to get the contact and then launch himself forward in a swallow dive ?

    4. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He moved away from the ball into Lovren and threw himself on the floor.

      Doubt he'll be cited, but definite dive.

    5. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Blatant dive Lovren had inside positioning. DLC knew flopping was his only chance

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

    Danny Ings On

  4. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Ings on for Solanke.

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

      Jag for Rooney.

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

    Ings winner would be SCENES

  6. Monkey Hanger
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    BFS as attacking as ever.

  7. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Jags on Fat Sam clasping to that 1 point like grim death

  8. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Everton are sponsored by angry birds.. what’s going on with that club

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

      You gotta earn money eh? Especially if you in cash rich epl

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

    Full bus mode engaged.

  10. niko mate
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I feel good as a Salah captainer and Rooney owner!

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

      Congrats

      1. niko mate
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks.

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Salah owner, Niasse bencher. Meh.

    3. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      James Brown good?

    4. The HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I know that feeling bro, eheh!

  11. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    DCL Diving Cheating Loser.

    1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lol I like it

    2. Arctic monkeys
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Clear push

      1. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Never a pen.

        1. Limbo
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Pen.

        2. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Not a pen

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

      Definite pen

  12. HNI
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Today Manchester Derby is of utmost importance.
    A likely City win will surely make epl title a cakewalk for them all can concentrate on UCL. But a united win will bring back battle of manchester for epl again.
    Win other so called title challengers getting screwed over weekend this looks most imp match of epl season

  13. Chandler Bing
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Bobby! Do something

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

      Who is bobby? You mean brazilian miley cyrus?

  14. hannibalos
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Have Gomez. Feel robbed.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Scouse will always ro...never mind.

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

        *romance their beautiful past and mediocre present

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

      Same here mate
      At least we will get 6 points from him

      1. hannibalos
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        We were so close to much needed 12!

  15. GreenArrows
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Benched DCL....played RLC

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      OMG.

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Bought the new DLC.

      1. the snazzy viking
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        should've known those EA signs in the my team page meant something

  16. tm245
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Forgot about him.

  17. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Nobody has Rooney anyway...

    Or do they....

    ROOONNNEEEEYYYY!!

    1. niko mate
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I bought him especially for the berby.

  18. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Klopp deserves it for bringing salah off and benching coutinho .
    Never tinker with the best players

    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Well that's ok until half your squad is peed off because they never play.

      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Agree, though he didn't have to bench so many of the starting XI with West Brom coming to Anfield next.

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

    Coutinho FK dangerous position... Hmmm

  20. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Cout territory.

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

    Coutinho range

  22. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Cmon Lewin grab that winner my beautiful son...

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He's not your son.

  23. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Pity there isn't a 2 5 3 formation.
    Would have DLC coming in for Moreno Kiko and Mbemba.

  24. Patch
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Surely now this confirms the end of Niasse bandwagon.

    I had called the end of the wagon for Dann and Wilson a while ago too...

    Right who will be my next casual differential after long time Shaqiri and DCL holder...???

    1. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lanzini

    2. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lingard?

  25. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Forrest Gump would be quite at home on here today.

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

    He scores screamers doesn't he

  27. Podge
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Result is klopps fault for resting coutinho in a derby

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      It would have bee over by half of Mane had just passed Tina clear in Salah

      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Not the point

        1. Dr Van Nostrand
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Your point is asinine. Rotation is essential this time of year

      2. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        You really are a monkey on a type writer?

        1. Dr Van Nostrand
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Only on my best days

  28. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    moreno bak dec 16 or out for 6 weeks?

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

    If that was 5 yards closer Coutinho would have scored. Masterful from 25ish yards out.

    1. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      It wasn't and he didn't

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

    A DCL 3 match ban will be good.

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Except he was pushed

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

        Not too sure really. Even Dann had some contact on Niasse.

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      That and Rooney falling down a ravine...Niasse still ain't getting secured mins.

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

        Lol, Diouf is the best ever.

    3. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      so would be a ban for you