Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – West Ham vs Man United

Double Gameweek 37 comes to a close at the London Stadium this evening, as West Ham entertain Manchester United at 7.45pm.

The visitors boast three of the top ten players for transfers in ahead of last Friday’s Fantasy Premier League (FPL) deadline.

Paul Pogba (147,000) was second only to Raheem Sterling in midfield, Chris Smalling (133,000) was the most bought defender, while over 68,000 turned to Marcus Rashford up front due to Romelu Lukaku’s ankle injury.

Unfortunately for Rashford’s owners, he drops to the bench as Jose Mourinho makes eight changes as a result of Friday’s 1-0 loss at Brighton. Pogba and Smalling, along with David De Gea, are the only players to retain their starts.

Drafted in by 15,000+, the fit-again Alexis Sanchez is back on the teamsheet tonight. Similar to Pogba, he had two double-figure hauls in his four appearances prior to Gameweek 37.

This evening’s line-up suggests that Sanchez could be handed a role up front, with Antonio Valencia and Luke Shaw operating as wing-backs.

Meanwhile, De Gea – owned by over 45% – is the Red Devils’ most captained player, with over 61,000 handing him the armband.

For the Hammers, Marko Arnautovic (58,000+) was the main draw ahead of their two matches.

While the Austrian chipped in with an assist in the 2-0 win at Leicester, he was somewhat overshadowed by midfield differentials Joao Mario and Mark Noble. Both grabbed a goal apiece to tally 11 and 10 points respectively so far.

Paul Is certain he won't make the same mistakes next season. Follow them on Twitter

2,807 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Where dahoud at
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    So going into the final gw, im 5 points ahead in my mini league, wat would you do with this team or would you leave it,

    Ddg
    Smalling, naughton, trippier
    De bruyne, lingard, sterling, erikson
    Kane, jesus, j.ayew

    Bennch, Mäenpää, francis, cork, wimmer

    1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      be tempted to bring in salah for kdb if affordable

      1. Where dahoud at
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Mmmm thats not a bad shout

      2. Where dahoud at
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Im tempted with auba aswell but is it worth a -4

  2. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Mkhi, auba and laca triple up worth it?

    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Arsenal suck away from home.

      1. Silecro
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        it is the last chance to suck in front of Wengy, so they probably wont

  3. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    I really, really hate Mahrez.

    1. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Same. Kept him for so long and scored when I finally removed him. Same with Alonso, though I removed Alonso before GW35

  4. Toplad
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Which midfielder for Salah in GW 38:

    A) Son
    B) Pogba

    Thanks !

    1. BEARDLESS GUY
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Pogba.

    2. Voodoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      B

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      The dud.

      1. Toplad
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Pogba....see ya

        Thanks!

  5. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Selling Alonso and Mahrez for a hit last week went well.

    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Wow, good work! Who did you bring in for that to pay off?!

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Ouch mate

    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Thisss

  6. Fantasy Gold
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Mourinho is going to drive Martial out of the club.

    Whoever gets him will be very lucky.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Judging by Mourinho's record with KDB, Lukaku and Salah it is Martial who is the lucky one.....

    2. Real Sociabledad
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      He plays like he has a bad attitude. Can make things happen but all too often shoots wildly and looks to the heavens. Thinks he is better than he is. (Man Utd fan)

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Mourinho is completely the wrong manager for him.

        Under a positive manager, he will flourish.

  7. Dosh
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Luckily I forgot to hit the TC chip button last week 😀

    Who to put it on now? Kane or Salah?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Zaha

      1. Dosh
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Used the FT for Hazard to Salah. So it would have to be Ramsey --> Zaha(TC) for a hit.

    2. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      so fortuitous! got to be salah right?

    3. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso 🙂

    4. Nerdlinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Same. Friday deadline caught me out. I even avoided bringing in sterling and Jesus!

      I'm tempted with Auba TC

      1. Dosh
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        I'd be tempted too if I had him

      2. Dosh
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        But would need 2 hits to get him in for Jesus

  8. Voodoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Who is most likely to be dropped for the last match:

    A) Son (%?)
    B) Alonso (%?)
    C) Sterling (%?)

    1. BEARDLESS GUY
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      None. All will play

    2. Real Sociabledad
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      A

  9. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Thought the game was bad but turns out it was nothing compared to the new reddit. Now that's utter shambles.

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      looks exactly the same as before to me.

  10. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    All out on 113 (-8) points

    1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      nice, stumbled short by 3 points 🙁

      1. OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Green arrow regardless 😉

  11. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    DGWs are surprising. Recent duds like Mahrez, Vardy, Son, Alonso and Danilo all return decent points.

  12. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    26 points behind my rival going into the final gw

    Doesn't have Salah or Kane for the final gw, shipped Salah out this week and wont get him as he wont ship out hazard. He has Arnie and zaha though and I mostly will get one of those 2

    Can Salah cap do the job?

    1. Voodoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

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

      Salah(c) is probably your best bet.

    3. Dosh
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Salah cap and bring in Zaha

  13. BEARDLESS GUY
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    113 points leading in my ML. Wana smash it higher. Who to captain? Salah, Kane, Jesus, sterling?

    1. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Mbemba

  14. Bagheri Arce
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Buy
    A) Zaha
    B) Arnie

    Keep
    1) Willian
    2) Pogba

    Cheers

  15. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    HAS ANYONE SEEN WHAT STUPID MO JUST SAID?

    https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/43880372

    1. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      DDG 🙁

    2. BEARDLESS GUY
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      For once I thought is was Mo salah

    3. F4L
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      feck, Pickford to the rescue!

    4. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      DDG rested.

    5. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      In a sense he is managing expectations. For Utd to get close to City they would have to win 7 more games than they have this season. Start by beating WBA, Newcastle, Brighton and Huddersfield who they lost to. But the other 3 games is not so easy.

    6. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Wtf

    7. Infamy, Infamy
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Now I know how to fund getting Salah in.

  16. liiusions
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie or Zaha for the final GW? Rival who is 25 behind has Arnie so may want to cover that, but Zaha will be lower owned and could get me into top 1k...

    1. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Arnie

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

      Arnie, if you're in that situation

      1. liiusions
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers both, leaning towards that. Cash MLs come first!

    3. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on what's more important to you really then, I'm only bothered about my ML so I'd get Arne if I were you, I'm even lowering myself to bring in Mili with my FT for GW 38 to see off a rival 40 points behind me. (Because you just never know right).

  17. F4L
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    worst season the history of the Premier League in terms of enjoyment and fun factor? Its been dreadful

    1. Waynoo
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      yep, not helped by Jose and Conte being negative managers

  18. willl
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    My bench got 42 of my 113 this week, yet cost 18.2m in total.

    BB was a success.

  19. Voodoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Can anyone see Alonso not playing last match?

  20. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Mourinho: DDG will be rested, gives chance for romero to play" ????????

  21. mgrea
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    1pt ahead in my ML. Squeaky bum time.

    He has Salah. I don't. Big decision to make whether or not to get him in for a -4!

    1. Dosh
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Get him surely

  22. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    WTF Mourinho

  23. Syd.
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    David de Gea will be rested, it gives a chance for Sergio Romero to play, I can make changes.

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

      absolute twit

  24. dbeck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    30 points clear but the rival has saved his free hit for the final week.

    Can I hold on with this?

    DDG
    Alonso vert Lowton
    Salah McArthur sterling Arnie lingard
    Kane jesus

    Ryan Cedric Barnes dunk

    Used my ft to bring back salah. Anything for a hit? 0.5itb Hate owning lingard

  25. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    MOurinho saying ddg will be rested! >:(
    Play Ryan, or get someone else in with the ft

  26. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Who's guaranteed more minutes in GW38 from the looks of it?

    A) Willian
    B) Pogba

    Cheers.

  27. F4L
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    What did Mourinho say again?

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

      pure foolishness

  28. Me Spurs
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Eriksen pogba to salah Ramsey -4 good move? Pogba 'master of the three yard pass' has to go

  29. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    so what the hell do we do with ddg now?

  30. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    So De Gea out will be my last move of the season. Basically sums up this season.