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Dugout Discussion – Arsenal vs Manchester City

Gameweek 28 finally comes to its conclusion as Arsenal and Manchester City square up at the Emirates Stadium this evening.

After claiming the Carabao Cup with a 3-0 win over their hosts on Sunday, the visitors could have a significant say on the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) standings with another victory tonight.

City boast two of the top six captains for Gameweek 28, with Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne backed by 458,000+ and 159,000+ respectively.

Yet both have toiled on their travels of late.

Although Aguero has struck eight times in his previous four league outings, you have to go back to Gameweek 17 – at Swansea – for his last goal on the road. De Bruyne, meanwhile, has just one assist in his previous four away appearances.

Elsewhere for Pep Guardiola’s side, Raheem Sterling misses out with a muscle problem.

The most sold player (268,000) for Gameweek 28, he also leads the way for transfers out ahead of Saturday’s deadline – with City entertaining Chelsea this weekend, a further 81,000 owners have parted company.

We’ll be looking to the Gunners, meanwhile, for signs of form ahead of a very kind upcoming run-in that could prove conducive to Fantasy investment.

After tonight, Arsene Wenger’s side travel to Brighton and host Watford before a Gameweek 31 blank precedes home encounters with Stoke and Southampton.

Priced at 6.9, Aaron Ramsey looks one to keep an eye on, with the Welshman’s average of 5.8 points per match ranked fifth among FPL midfielders.

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  1. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Well done Cech

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

    BIG save, Petr!

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      from?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Kun.

  3. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Another Kun big miss! Bad night for Kun owners

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

      Got an assist

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Expect more than an assist for my 12mil striker when you have 2 clear chances and your team score 3

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

      Not a big miss that

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        But it will be though

    3. MTPockets
        6 years, 2 months ago

        righto 🙂

      • Gaffers
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Points away to Arsenal...terrible night

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

      Good save by the old boy

    5. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Arsenal have more attempts at goal and the same on target as City but yet find themselves 3 goals down ... Robbed

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Or poor defence?

      2. The Nuttman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        😆

    6. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Kun shooting at goal makes my butt cheeks hurt

    7. Weasel51
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Once I get rid of Otamendinill NEVER own a city defender again

      1. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Who is Otamendinill?

        1. Weasel51
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Haha *Otamendi I'll

    8. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Kun fail... Toure on

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Aye! Needed a goal to win my head to head! Useless

    9. WVA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Damn damn damn it Aguero

    10. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Kun 5 points locked.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Needed 9 to win my head to head :s

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Ederson pen save + CS lost mine

          1. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Ouch

      2. Yozzer
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Fail really. I'm happy as a non owner with that

    11. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Yaya Toure on. He's still around

    12. WVA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Can't believe he didnt score tonight ffsssss

    13. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      City fans think they're at the darts.

    14. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      So damn glad Kun got nothing more.

    15. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      What are sterling owners doing?

      No guarantee he starts at weekend. Absolutely no need for pep to rush him back.

      Think I'm doing sterling to Eriksen for 2 weeks before gw31 and subsequent wildcard.

      Only lose 0.2 and cancels our a rivals differential

      Fab Elliot
      Alonso vvd Dawson chilwell ogbonna
      Salah sterling son shaq rlc
      Kane firm ayew

      Thanks

      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Selling for someone who plays in GW31, Shaq or Theo.

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

        Still deciding myself. Transfers precious at this stage

      3. George James
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Eriksen or Arnie for me I think. See what Pep says in presser tomorrow

      4. Yome
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Sterling to Siggy

        1. Flynny
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Don't fancy bringing in an Everton player given their away form.

          I have cash spare to do sterling to eriksen this week.

          And rlc to Walcott next week...

    16. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Big Yaya on!

    17. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Aguero owners crying like he blanked

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        This is like a blank against that defence

      2. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        14pts for me tonight from Kun & Shaq, more than happy with that.

      3. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        As a Kane owner, no difference btw

    18. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Pep freezing Yaya out

    19. GE
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      B. Silva -> Shaqiri a good move or transfer or Sterling now?

    20. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      So Jesus waits Easter to get back

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Doesn't cut it. Sorry champ

    21. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Aguero to Kane probably worked out for the masses

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

        thats what I did, althought my Ota > VVD move not so great this week.

    22. FPL Xylophone
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Hey guys! Has anyone played Ultimate Fantasy Premier League a couple of seasons ago? It had a membership (I think 5 pounds) but it had so many more interesting options. You could pick 25 players, then play 11 have 7 on the bench and 7 inactive. Then during the gw you could replace players from match day 1 that didn't perform well with players from the bench that were playing match day 2. Same with the captain. It had other different stuff too with the transfers etc. I think it was much more fun and interesting than for example the fpl draft game which is quite boring i must say and less competitive and less global. I really think that bringing back ufpl will be amazing. Or if normal fpl can get some of the elements of ufpl to make it more interesting and strategic. Especially now that the conversation opened on how to make fpl less boring and more interesting i suggest bring Ultimate Fantasy Premier League back!

      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Too much like hard work.

      2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        my eyes.....

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Never read a book before 😀 ?

      3. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Replacing players = flaw in game.

      4. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        agree, as long as there isnt a fee lol

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

        Yer
        Replace it with that draft game

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

        Liked the idea of taking a load of point hits before the end of a month and then going all out for the monthly prize the following month. Wildrover actually managed to do it too!!

      7. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        yep, it was epic

    23. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Otamendi doing his best to get back in the baps with all these interceptions and clearances

    24. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Another day, another FPL disappointment. Aguero 5 points, Sterling no show (which gives me a single point off the bench)...

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

      Wowsers KanExit 2.0 really paid off with the recent AgueRoversal too

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

      City playing false nine?

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

      This game....of course I had dropped Ederson for Fabianski this week, and I own Auba. Haha, just not my year!!!

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Did Ederson to Lloris for a hit.. feels so bad atm

    28. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Jeeesssusss is back

    29. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      KDB 90' - machine!

    30. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Can't believe how much Ederson --> Lloris backfired.. someone tell me it was the right decision.. (obviously not in hindsight, but predeadline)

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

        Better than my ederson to fab went at least.....

      2. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        it was the right decision

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

        Totally reasonable decision

      4. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks guys. A little bandage on the wound. That CS + penalty save + max bps is really a bummer!

      5. Ghost Gooner
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Ederson got lucky with the pen save. It was the right call as City weren't keeping cleanies

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Appreciate

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

        I’m sorry but to change a playing GK for a hit was not sensible. Just to break even you would need a CS and not very likely Lloris would get more than 6 pts. So even with Ederson blank (2 pts) you gain nothing

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

        What you failed to mention in this post is the fact that you did it for a hit..that would be a bad decision regardless