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Dugout Discussion – Saturday

With two evening games to come, the afternoon’s proceedings are limited to just a quartet of matches.

From a Fantasy perspective, potential returns will be expected from Burnley’s clash with Leicester City along with Brighton’s visit to rivals Crystal Palace.

The Turf Moor clash finds two Double Gameweek teams collide, splitting the allegiance of Fantasy managers.

Burnley’s defence has just one clean sheet from 11 matches, with their last shut-out at home arriving back in Gameweek 18. Nevertheless, their defence has attracted sizeable investment ahead of today’s deadline with over 266,000 swooping for a member of today’s back five, with budget pick Kevin Long the most popular, having claimed 72,000+ new owners.

For the Foxes, the key assets are more obvious with Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy boasting a combined ownership of over 2.4 million.

The latter heads into today’s game as the second most signed player of Gameweek 34, recruiting 246,000+ managers following a run of three goals in successive matches and seven in nine Gameweeks. Vardy is also backed by 225,000+ (4.0%) with the captaincy.

Points from the Selhurst Park encounter appears less likely, though both Palace and Brighton fought out a goalless draw in the reverse fixture and that’s a result which would certainly pacify recent investors in the Seagulls’ defence. Some 34,000 managers signed one of Brighton’s back five for Gameweek 34.

Glenn Murray and Pascal Gross also remain well backed for Gameweek 34, despite a run of three successive blanks for the pair. That attacking duo are the most signed Brighton players heading into today’s deadline, claiming a combined 78,000 new investors.

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

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

    Glad vdH isn’t playing for this CS wipe

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

    Forget to bb f my lyf

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

      You had all week to do it.

  3. 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Mike Dean says he was "too close" to see the Alonso challenge...
    Ban?

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

      Ban incoming

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

      Getting banned so.

    3. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Hope so

    4. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Reading between the lines what Mike Dean said was " I am spineless".

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Nacho on for Okazaki

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

      Ok he will score and wipe my Burnley cleanie.

    2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Why doesn't Puel understand that Nacho is a not a number 10. Get in Diabate son

  5. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Milivojevic and Long on bench, BB active 🙂

  6. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Lowton subbed for Bardsley 64th, Pope 3 more saves, 2 Vahrez goals after 64th


    Lets goooo

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      just the first one

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

      *65

    3. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Good plan. Won't happen sadly.

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

    Sleepover a second half and wake up for Mo's hatty

  8. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    I can't get my Burnley defender right. I initially kept Mee under GW32 WC, then opted for Lowton over Long for a hit this GW !

  9. Steve Stiffler
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    cmon big half leicster and brighton

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

    Only way I want to lose Lowton CS is through a Mahrez goal or brace. No other will be acceptable.

    That or Lowton CS and subbed off before Mahrez goals.

    OR Lowton cs Mahrez blank, but Mahrez masterclass next game

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      or just a Lowton CS and Mahrez blank

  11. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy score 5 yah fud...

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Wow, someone other than Jafooli upvoted you 😯

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

        This concerns me. Somone other than Jafooli likes him. Must be sims

  12. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Deeney is a terrible footballer

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

    Time to go to Long beach

  14. Steven575
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Free hit chip question:
    Does your original team return the players with the TV they had at the start of the gw or the TV before the chip was activated? Half the big hitters are going up in value tonight.

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

      TV will be as if you hadn't played the chip

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      You get them back at the current value

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

      Current team value.

      1. Steven575
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks so there's no advantage waiting for price rises then? It won't give any extra buying power?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          You're welcome 🙄

          1. Steven575
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            New poster, I didn't realise I had to click my own to reply to the thread

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

          You could get the odd 0.1 to use with FH. Pretend you press free hit just before the deadline.

          1. Steven575
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Ok that's useful to know, by the same logic there'll probably be a few people upset they didn't ship price fallers too

    4. Sam (Team Sam)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I'm not sure the other replies fully got your question. I only do because I'm wondering the same thing!

      You mean, if you bought Smalling for 5.4 (currently he's 5.5) and he rises tonight to 5.6, will you be able to sell him for 5.5?

      I'm hoping the answer is yes, so I'm holding fire until tomorrow. Thankfully none of the players I'm thinking of buying are rising tonight, so there's no harm in waiting.

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

        5.5

        1. Steven575
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Cheers guys that's what I meant. I'll hold onto my rising players til tomorrow. It's also worth holding on before buying Sterling who might drop tonight offering a cheaper buy tomorrow.

  15. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Bench boost is so overrated !

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

      Obviously...

      The chip stands for "play your four worst players this week"

      1. Mighty
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Or use it strategically and get four good players onto your bench?

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Thisss

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

      Not if you don’t actually set your team up with dross on your bench

    4. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      9 points so far, i'm still hopeful of reaching my 25 point target.

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

      9 points so far (Ryan Lowton Long) with Salah to play so by a waste for me so far

  16. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Maguire getting closer to a booking.

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

    What is the top 10k average at the moment?

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      11

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

      12 before hits from 5.7 (out of 12) played.

    3. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Was 9.8 after hits from 5.5 players starting (excluding caps) at HT

    4. GreenArrows
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks all

  18. FPL Notebook (John)
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    That Naughton own goal feels like punishment for being prepared for GW37... 🙁

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

      I have him but FHit him out of my team

  19. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    hodor Watford

    1. Steve Stiffler
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      anyone look like scoring, have BTTS

      1. the snazzy viking
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        not watching the game but for as much as I've heard of it seems like a borefest destined to be a 0-0

  20. @fpl_phenom
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    My rival TC Lukaku so I now want my captain (Lukaku) to do nowt 🙁

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

      If you still have your TC then let him score as many as possible and then use your TC on Kane in GW37 and hope that your rival doesn't have him

      1. @fpl_phenom
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Mines gone on Kane at Xmas

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

          Then you want a flop

  21. Gonna mesut up
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Does Alonso receive retroactive minus points if banned? Assume not but curious

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      What negative points do you get if banned?!!

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

      Only if before the baps have been added

      1. Gonna mesut up
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        thanks, makes sense

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

    AAyew trying to get sent off again

  23. KAPO KANE
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    As if Brighton have scored 2 and Groß hasn't done anything. Unbelievable

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

      He's not Messi

      1. KAPO KANE
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        I know. But usually if Brighton score he's involved somehow.

  24. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Is a speculative ball in to the box with nobody there to meet it considered a chance created?

    1. @fpl_phenom
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      If a tree falls in the woods and there’s no one there to hear it....

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

        So...yes?

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

    Anyone else in tears like me, what a rubbish start...

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Did Zaha and Mili > willian and lingard (-4)

      Chin up pal can’t be as bad as my start

      1. KAPO KANE
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Ouch. Sorry mate

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

        Ah man hope it gets better!

        New Grob to get involved.

        Shame about all my CS going..Burnley due to give up a goal soon

  26. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    If I make changes to my team now, activate my FH and lock my team, will I still be able to make unlimited transfers for free until deadline?

    Thanks.

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

      yes

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

    Made a joke bench of Azpi Christensen and Willian.

    Looks actually right now

  28. Marv25
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Long first on bench! No bb. Not good

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

      Same here

  29. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Gudmund close

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Good player

  30. lugs
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    oh ffs Richarlison coming on for Kiko 58 mins 🙁

    1. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Tough break.