Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Man United vs West Brom

Following on from Newcastle’s win over Arsenal at St James’ Park, we turn to Sunday’s second, and final, fixture as Manchester United entertain West Bromwich Albion at 4pm.

After Harry Kane failed to produce the goods in the first of his two matches, all eyes turn to his Double Gameweek 34 rival Romelu Lukaku, who has been handed the armband by 16.6% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers.

With three goals and two assists in the last five Gameweeks, 45 of the top 100 captained the Red Devils’ frontman, with only seven opting for Alexis Sanchez.

Yet with back-to-back double-figure hauls in each of the last two, the Chilean (4% ownership) has the potential to prove a devastating differential candidate for clashes against the Baggies and Bournemouth.

Elsewhere for the hosts, Paul Pogba and Chris Smalling join Lukaku in the top five for transfers in ahead of Gameweek 34.

Over 234,000 acquired the Frenchman after his two-goal derby haul at the Etihad, while Smalling’s run of ten starts – and two goals in that period – earned him more new owners (175,000+) than any defender for Gameweek 34.

Both start in the XI, with Victor Lindelof selected alongside Smalling at centre-half.

However, Jesse Lingard’s owners are left relying on minutes off the bench as he’s named among the subs – over 98,000 snapped up the United winger ahead of Saturday’s deadline.

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  1. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Would be on 67 points with my normal team. FH team 29.

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Hard luck mate

  2. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    52 points so far this GW with 14 to play doesn't feel so bad now.

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

      52 with 13 to go here...happy enough with that

  3. Wizard of Ozil
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    There should have been10 mins of stoppage time as West Brom were time wasting all game. What a crap way to decide the Title. Complete Anti climax...

    1. Fantastisk
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Salt detected.

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Yes.

      90 minutes was never going to be enough time for a top 2 side to beat such a resolute opponent.

      Referees eh.

    3. JohnnyMagrinho
        5 years, 11 months ago

        What the actual duck are you on about.

      • Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Their own fault for being 1 nil down to the league's crappest team.

    4. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Henry scathing about Pogba

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

      This game week been a disaster so far

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

      I would laugh but I'm a Chelsea fan.

    7. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Thiery gone a bit heavy with that dye on his beard, hasn't he?

    8. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      28 from 15. 😆

      1. MTPockets
          5 years, 11 months ago

          ditto

        • diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          32 from 16 (assuming (c) counts double). Still 16 to go though

        • The Tinkerman
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Wow, ouch.

      2. Football Heaven
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Best return is 6pts from Robertson. I guess I can look forward to midweek games

      3. el polako
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        My brother triple C'd Kaku, he is flat track bully they've said...

        1. Je suis le chat
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          So did Triggerlips.

        2. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Better with Everton. Just goes to show how boring Mourinho is.

      4. seanie3
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        My FH in 35 not looking so great now, a couple of weeks ago it was going to have 3 city and 3 Liverpool attackers, but now city have won the league it is going to be hard to pick which attacking players will start... Liverpool likely to rest their main attackers.. bloody utd, cant even beat wba at home!

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Yep same dilemma

        2. lugs
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          City will play their best team to put on a show imo

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Hopefully

          2. 32chickens
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Yes
            I would not pick any Swansea players

          3. AThousandSuns
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Same as well. Pep will want to go BIG against swansea.

      5. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        to think of how hard it took me to decide between lukaku and kane only to discover I would have been bitterly disappointed either way

        1. seanie3
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          spare a thought for those like me who got in both thinking they would tear it up!!! Kane still has Brighton away and lukaku Bou away but who knows,.. one thing is for sure son is going from my team now lamela and moura threaten his mins and if mahrez does nothing this Thursday night he goes also

      6. Al
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        That's it, i'm switching to a new sport. Suggestions?

        1. mr messi
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Tennis

        2. joeydelucchi
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          me too....been watching the basketball playoffs for the first time in my life....do you think they have fantasy bball game? 🙂

      7. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        The losers are those who WC'ed in GW32 or GW33. FFS

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Who are the winners?

          1. Sailboats
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Gw 36 wildcarders

            1. diesel001
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              This.

          2. Fantastisk
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            WEST BROMWICH ALBION

          3. JohnnyMagrinho
              5 years, 11 months ago

              The players who haven't touched their teams since like GW2.

          4. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Have you seen the FH teams? I think not

          5. Collie01
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Yep. WC32 seemed perfect on paper but it's been a fail.

            Only thing is that a lot of managers in the same boat.

          6. tisza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            makes no sense - people still got 12/13/14 players to go.
            I've had a poor first part to DGW but can still break 100pts in the end. Well set-up for GW36/37 and could carry FTs into GW38.
            Rotation still a factor for GW 36/37/38.

          7. Andy'81
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            It's all relative I guess, having a WC in hand is no guarantee of points, by the looks of it nigh on no team will have anything to play for come DGW 37 so who knows what'll happen there.

        2. Viper
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          At this stage I'd prefer Kane (c) than Lukaku. We've got through West Brom at home so it's advantage Kane imo

          1. Gudjohnsen
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Yeah, I agree.

        3. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Anyone have the % of players in the Top 10k that wasted their FH this GW?

          1. badgerboy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            4.3%

        4. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          I think i'll use my TC on Salah

        5. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Well, that was ... interesting 🙂

        6. JohnnyMagrinho
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Been such a bad week that only Vardy and Mili have scored more points than either my captain (Kane) or vice captain (Lukaku) this week.

            Fantastic.

          • Bubz
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Looking forward to Joe Hart getting me some points tomorrow. Week of the SGWers

            1. Bunk Moreland
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              Gl Bubz. Ben Fosters 9 pointer was a pleasant surprise for my bb, should have known he would outscore Sanchez (C), Lukaku and Pogba.

          • Red Dagger ✪
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            City win the Prem at Old Trafford after all!!!!!

          • AThousandSuns
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            There is no need to worry if you're playing your free hit team. City will want to go big on swansea. I am 100% sure

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

            After seeing Southampton vs Chelsea and Palace vs Brighton I thought we where going to see loads of games being goal-fests this week.

          • Viper
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Has anyone mentioned that we're only half way through the gwk?

          • yer old da
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Lukaku, Sánchez and Pogba to get a rest midweek now before the semi? Would be beautiful 🙂

          • Pasqualinho
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            DGWs don’t get going until the second round of matches. Everybody knows that.

          • SouthCoastSaint
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            A lot of life left in the DGW. People annoyed but nobody surely has made much ground in mini leagues etc this week unless you kept the faith with zaha, milo, Firmino or bought long?

            Shout out to the guy in my league who’s chasing and triple captained Wood!

          • the snazzy viking
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            may even get a red arrow in this DGW...

            1. MTPockets
                5 years, 11 months ago

                definitely maybe

            2. Piggs Boson
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              Exciting way to win the title.

              Should be a heavy night for City fans, ready for work in the morning.

              1. goriuanx
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 11 months ago

                🙂

            3. goriuanx
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              Man City are deserved champions. Some beautiful football.

              1. tisza
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 11 months ago

                yep - style and positive approach. Go out to win every game.