Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Wednesday

After Eden Hazard failed to deliver in Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Huddersfield, eight of the top ten captains in Fantasy Premier League are set to feature over this evening’s seven matches.

All eyes are on Harry Kane as Spurs welcome Brighton to Wembley Stadium – after a weekend home brace against Stoke, he’s the top armband pick for Gameweek 17, with 25.2% of managers handing him the captaincy – his biggest majority of the season so far.

Mohamed Salah is second only to Kane, with 17.8% backing after serving up seven sets of double-digits. Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino are also back on the Liverpool team-sheet, though, after featuring as subs against Everton.

The latter was second only to Kane for transfers in ahead of Tuesday’s deadline – over 197,000 acquired Firmino in the rush to replaced the stricken Alvaro Morata.

Romelu Lukaku, Sergio Aguero and Alexis Sanchez will be hoping that history repeats itself this evening.

Lukaku is toiling for form right now, with a single goal in nine Gameweeks, but scored four at home to tonight’s visitors Bournemouth while at Everton last season.

Aguero, meanwhile, netted twice in Man City’s win at Swansea in 2016/17 – he returns to Pep Guardiola’s XI as Gabriel Jesus takes up bench-warming duties.

Sanchez heads to West Ham, where he ran riot on his way to three goals and an assist in the previous campaign.

Elsewhere, Charlie Austin and Dominic Calvert-Lewin were both subject to significant transfers in ahead of Gameweek 17, with 156,00+ and 172,000+ new owners respectively.

Both have the fixtures to strengthen their claims as budget third strikers.

Austin – with four goals in three starts – hosts a Leicester defence with one away shutout to their name.

Ranked top for points per million, Calvert-Lewin has a goal and three assists in the last four Gameweeks and visits a Newcastle defence that’s conceded an average of three goals per game over their previous five league fixtures.

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

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

    Sold Silva for Coutinho last week. So annoyed with myself! First big error of the season!

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

    This has been a nightmare. Why oh why did I sell Silva for Richarlison.

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

      to become one of the flock

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

    **** it, Southampton are getting relegated. So useless.

    1. shearer9
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Dunno why you got rid of Puel. Surely you'd take 8th and a cup final now?

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

    Firmino doing Firmino things.

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

      Showing his dazzling teeth ?

  5. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Failmino

  6. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    This season is a joke. Cant wait for some random dead team to finish 1st OR.

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

    David Silva is a beautiful man

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

    Fuchs assist

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

      Fuchs and Chilwell both playing ?

      1. Top 210 Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Yes

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

    The amount of points I’ve lost doing Silva > Sterling three weeks ago is insane...

  10. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    kDB

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

    What has happened to Rooney? Are Utd going to buy him back for 10 times the price now?

    1. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      a straight swap of Lukaku back to Everton for Rooney

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

      0 x 10 =

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

        Haha didn't realise it was free!

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

    Kane where you at boyo

  13. Taking the Mkhitaryan
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    De bruyne

  14. Sarnab
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    KDB goal

  15. Prison Mike
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Elliot definitely back in that Newcastle team

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yep

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

    2-0 City 🙁

  17. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    VARDY has hurt me

  18. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    KDB goal

  19. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    God. Where is Vardy!

  20. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Who won the FK

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

      Raheem

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling

  21. rivercityransom
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    kdb goal sterling assist

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Perfect for me!

  22. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    KDDBBBBBB

  23. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    assist for kdb goal?

  24. Patch
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Hopefully it means Aguero gets subbed early

  25. rnrd
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Who assisted rooney?

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

      Lennon

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

      Lennon

  26. Runaway
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Silva is the biggest troll of the season so for!

  27. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling assist

  28. Yellin' in my Ear
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    My H2H opponent sold okazaki this week...

  29. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    STERLING ASSY

  30. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    That Rooney goal broke me even for the week.
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