Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Bournemouth vs Arsenal

The first of two Sunday fixtures gets underway at 1.30pm as Bournemouth welcome Arsenal to the Vitality Stadium.

Both sides have failed to pick up a clean sheet over the previous four Gameweeks, with the Cherries ranked bottom for both big chances conceded (12) and goals against (10).

That could be good news for the Gunners’ Alexandre Lacazette, who has failed to score in each of his last seven league outings.

Despite that recent drought, the Frenchman is the top captaincy pick for this match among Fantasy Premier League managers and ninth overall, claiming 2.2% of armbands.

However, there’s no spot in the squad for Alexis Sanchez as speculation over his future gathers pace in the January transfer window.

Elsewhere for the Gunners, Aaron Ramsey returns to the bench after recovering from a hamstring problem – he averaged 5.4 points per match (ppm) prior to injury.

Arsenal recent lack of resilience also looks promising for Eddie Howe’s side.

The Cherries were ranked first for shots inside the box (50) over the previous four, with Callum Wilson in fine form – only Harry Kane managed more shots on target (10 to seven).

And Jordon Ibe also boasts some eye-catching underlying stats – he ranked second for both shots (17) and key passes (13) over Gameweek 19-22.

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  1. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Hold Cherries

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      😮

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        how did you know

  2. Viper
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Hope I don't get absolutely stung by playing Mee over Otamendi. 6 points absolute max is all you're allowed Nicolas 😆

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Never leave Wenger, please 😆

  4. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    How long is Defoe out for? And Josh King?
    Wilson can be a real enabler for DCL swap.

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

    10k avg: 1.1, Overall: 1.8

  6. Rik Waller
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Berahino turns up in his matchday tracksuit waiting for the bus to Manchester. Game is tomorrow. Hahaha

    https://twitter.com/FromTStands/status/952525753668853761

    1. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      What 😀

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      'He hasn't turned up in 2 years.'

    3. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Needs to get off the Mandy

    4. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      What language is this?

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

    Any fellow Wilson owner and sad Arsenal fan?
    Give me a hug

    1. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Just the former; celebratory high five?

      1. Deus
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Ok
        Thanks

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Ibessential

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

    60 with Otamendi Salah Sterling Lingard to go

    Hoping for some returns to improve my 100k OR but guess everyone has these players so roll on to next GW

    1. Judders
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      If Lingard does well you'll rise.

  10. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Benteke (C) next week confirmed

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Your nose just grew longer

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        He plays arsenal next week and is due

    2. Fresh_From_Desh
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      You're wooden balls ain't big enough

  11. FISSH
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Ibe... How did ffs call that one out!

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Underlying stats don't lie!

  12. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    iceland beat indonesia 4-1 away ............ and nobody cares

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Wow
      Indonesia have a team

    2. Gruu
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Wkwkwkwk land

  13. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Walcott offside......in other news water is wet

    1. Mr. Funny Name
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Water is not wet, wish I had the link to that video

  14. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    How does Kevin Fiend spot a handball on his blindside without being able to physically see it, yet not give one 10 yards in front of him unobstructed.

  15. My Name Is Prince
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    I hate FPL!!!!

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Mustafi owner?

      Priced at same level as Jones and Stones...absolute joke of a team...

      1. My Name Is Prince
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        nope

      2. My Name Is Prince
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Morata holder, who has gotten me 0 points whereas my ML rival has Wilson today, had Rooney captain when he missed the pen but then went on to get a huge score anyway, and so on and so on... I feel very tired... Every GW I feel positive that now I'm going to cut his lead, and he gets amazing points... I was top of my ML during November by 100pts, now I'm trailing by 100pts... I'm just very tired...

  16. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Walcott with his hair and beard looks like a homosexual. Nothing wrong with that, just an observation.

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      He is making himself.presentable for the group hug with Xhaka

    2. Rik Waller
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks for that observation

    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Unnecessary

    4. My Name Is Prince
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      You mean he looks like your stereotype of a homosexual?

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

      Would you be ok if your son or daughter informed you they were batting for the other team...nowt wrong with that I presume?

      1. pablo discobar
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Got to accept who they are I guess and respect it.. Better that than being an Arsenal fan!

    6. Mr. Funny Name
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      What does a homosexual look like?

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        the opposite of pablo id guess

      2. Patch
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Depends as there is usually a manly and less manly role type...

      3. Rash
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Walcott apparently..

  17. Rash
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Just realised laca going to get a full game for once.

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      They haven't got anyone else, that's why.

  18. XABI 15
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    got azpi already. Pick one

    1.Vertonghen to Alonso
    2. vertonghen to otamendi
    3. mee to alonso
    4. mee to otamendi

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      1

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Azpil to Alonso

      1. XABI 15
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        i want to keep azpi, hes ticking over the points very nicely

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Feast or famine with 2 Chelsea defenders - ballsy

          1. HashAttack
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            rarely a famine ... have had two Chelsea defenders for the last 6 weeks

            1. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              Yip, mainly feast recently 🙂

    3. Podge
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      3

  19. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    ARSENE WENGER WE WANT YOU TO STAY

  20. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Laca playing CDM

  21. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    RP

    Which is best?

    a) Morata DCL Fabianski to Kun Quaner Elliott -4
    b) Morata RLC Fabianski to Firmino Lingard Elliott -4
    c) Morata RLC to Vardy Lingard

    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      C

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      B as long as your other keeper is nailed

      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

  22. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Goddamit... left the game at 1-0.... 20 mins later it's 2-1. was monitoring Mustafi. Worst punt ever. Wanted to get Stones for Lowe this week but he might be sacrificial lamb

  23. RohanVaswani
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    is Tosun worth getting in on my wc? How did he fare in his first game??

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Stop spamming please.

      1. GreenArrows
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Or be useful and answer him?

        I didn’t see the game

    2. Podge
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Dont

  24. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    A) alli + austin > wilson, mahrez
    B) alli, son, Austin > ibe, lingard, aguero (-4)

  25. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    "Asked about the switch, Klopp said: "With goalkeepers you have to do it like this. Usually I could say it's a decision for today but if Loris now is able to perform, he will stay in the goal.""

  26. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Average went down 2 times. When Wilson scored and when he got the assist for the second. 😀

    1. Rik Waller
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      How did it go down after the assist?

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Probably -1 for 2 goals conceded by Arsenal defenders.

  27. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Would a triple Liverpool attack (Sal, Fir, Ox) be a good investment (2Ft) for their next 2 games - swa, hud?

    Already own Salah.

    Alt would be Gross/Stoke mid/Mid under 6m.

    Thoughts?

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Not Ox

    2. Podge
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Nope

    3. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Firms yes

  28. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    73 with 5 to play

    Any good? 🙂

    1. GreenArrows
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Smashing it

    2. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      No.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Way below the average mate. Definite red arrow.

    4. Mr. Funny Name
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Poor

    5. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Need a Salah blank though

  29. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Have Wilson, Kane, Arnie, Alonso and Hegazi points but somehow managed to captain Hazard 🙁

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Surely still on about 80pts?

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Why do people do this to themselves 🙁

    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Ouch

  30. WVA
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Damn I'm getting Bellerin next gw

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      ...why?

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Been plan all along