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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.

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  1. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Last year i did a -20 in DGW37 and i got 168 overall (188-20)....

    This year my -16 backfired. Would have been 5 points better off if I had done nothing at all 🙁

    Lowton (0) ---> Cedric (11)
    Willian (3) ---> Arnie (8)
    Tarkowski (-1) ---> Yedlin (2)
    Son (7) ---> Eriksen (5)
    Barnes (1) ---> Jayew (4)
    Alonso(15) ---> Davies (6)

    25 ---> 20 (36-16)

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

      Alonso - ouch! I got rid a few weeks ago after holding for so long, been a real troll this season!

      1. SuperMane Returns
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Yeh, I had Alonso for so long through his long attacking return drought and also held through his ban, I thought he might miss one of GW37 and i needed his money to fund some of the other moves. Oh well, he definitely trolled me.

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

    Chasing a 19 point gap and need a differential captain choice. Which move chaps?

    (A) Jesus > Auba (c)
    (B) Vardy > Firmino (c)
    (C) Vardy > Giroud (c)

    1. Hits against the machine
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      A more points regardless

    2. Scotty B
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      B

    3. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      In the same boat, but I will C Salah as rival will C Kane. Who is your rival will C likely?

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

        Salah 100%. I took him out for Eriksen for GW37 and can’t bring him back without a hit so praying Salah’s dip continues!

  3. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Hi, which one is better?
    A. Auba, Bavies, Hennessey
    B. Auba, PVA, Karius
    Ta

    1. barton fc
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      A

    2. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      A

  4. barton fc
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Zaha captain anyone?

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

      Depends on your ML / rank. Nice differential if chasing, safer options if looking to hold a lead

  5. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Sadio Mane- GET HIM IN TRUST ME!

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Why?

  6. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    "David De Gea will be rested, so it gives a chance for Sergio Romero to play."

    🙁

    1. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Jose playing DDG TC on his FPL 😉

  7. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    If no Salah is Kane the safe captain option or go with another Liverpool?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Firmino if you have him, otherwise Kane

      1. Scotty B
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        How about oooh Mane Mane dadadadada

  8. enrico.palazzo
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Does team value change throughout the week as player prices go up / down or only when players make a transfer?

    I’m stalking someone’s team to monitor when they make their transfer and gauge their likely transfers

    Thanks

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      change throughout the week

  9. bigbudgie
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Who gets more points (both with Sterling)
    A) Salah Mahrez
    B) Pogba Sane

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      A

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      A

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

      definitely A, pogba looked so poor last night, mourinho basically told us he would rotate heavily next game. also sane if starts is great but he is a risk.

      both salah and mahrez are going to play

  10. borat
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Regardless of price out of these 3 which forward should I get
    a) Auba
    B) firminho
    C) giroud

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

      B

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

        I already have salah though. No Arsenal players in my team

        1. GOTHAM City F.C.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          well Giroud stopped playing for Arsenal. :p

  11. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Laca over auba, since he was rested vs Leicester

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

      I d say so

  12. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Are we sure Jesus will start on Sunday?

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

      Nope but can't see why not ?

      1. Scotty B
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Nothing game. Give that young striker a chance

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

          I m keeping

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

    Reluctantly selling pogba to
    A Arnie
    B mane

    Thanks 🙂

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      B

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

      oooh tricky. arnie looked great last night but mane is a great differential. probably arnie. and don’t be reluctant, he was awful this gw and probably won’t play the next

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

        Haha thanks had such great hopes for him though ...hope arrested development season 5 won't be such a disappointment 😉

  14. TheBear
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    19 points ahead and guy behind me has Salah which worries me as i don't!

    Would need to take a -8 probably to fit him in so considering - Sterling / Eriksen / Vardy > Salah / Zaha / Firmino.

    Sound good or not worth it?

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      I would only take 8 point hit if i am blocking the other guy with more than one player. Are you?

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

      Massive gigantic mistake imo !!

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      How is team looking? Those moves arent worth it

      1. TheBear
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Team isn't that great:

        DDG Fabianski
        Naughton Morgan Davies Laporte Mariappa
        Sterling Eriksen Lingard Arnie Gross
        Kane Vardy Ayew

        I'm worried that probably 4 of them may not start

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

          Team is more than fine imo. Getting rid or Eriksen and sterling is madness. Vardy away to spurs might even score.

  15. Me Spurs
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Ddg pog to Adrian mane-4 solid moves??

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

      Who s your reserve keeper ?

    2. Me Spurs
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Fab, need to downgrade ddg to ship pog

  16. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Repost:

    23 points behind 10k,how this gamble looks to get there if possible?

    Lingard + Jesus + Hazard > Martial + Salah(C) + Rashford (-8)

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

      nope, too many hits. can you get salah in one?

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

        ft not hit

        1. FFSbet.com
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Yes,Hazard > Salah

    2. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      pretty risky, but what the heck, time to go all in!

      1. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah thats my gut feeling,think if i dont do it will end up with Dummett and Cedric in my first 11...dont think Lingard,Arnie,Jesus etc will all play.

  17. barton fc
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    alonso and gross to zaha and milner/VVD -4
    good move?

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

      Anything but 🙂

  18. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    3 consecutive 90mins for Sane, time to get some rest? Bernardo starts again? #Hope

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      rest for what ?

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Other players to play

    2. Norman Conquest
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      yup i think sane and jesus will both be benched this gw i own both urgghhh

  19. Jarnathan
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Clyne is going to play isn't he. Klopp is preparing him for Champions league

  20. barton fc
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    A) alonso and gross to zaha and millner/VVD -4
    B) gross and son to zaha and arnie -4
    C) jesus to firms
    D) morgan to trent

  21. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    A. DDG >> Romero (-4)
    B. play Ryan

    choose..

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

      I m going ryan

  22. Yankee Toffee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    After 7 seasons playing FPL, I think I'm gonna throw in the towel. Too many other things going on out there and didn't enjoy this season all that much. Thanks to everyone and best of luck. May your arrows always be green...

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

      You ll change your mind 🙂

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Goodbye until the next season?

    3. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      I'll play the WC then i'd like to be done. Cheers

  23. My Name Is Pepu
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Whom would you give the armband out of this front 7?

    Auba, Jesus, Giroud, Son, Alli, Sterling, Arnautovic

    Currently on Jesus because of his away form, but the triple captain failure has kind of got me pondering over this.

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

      I d actually go Arnie . If I didn't have Salah like yourself I'd even take a punt on son ... well maybe 🙂

    2. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Auba or Sterling

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

      sterling could be a shout, arnie the Uber differential

  24. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    1FT, 0.1 itb, any recommendations?

    Hennessey(WAT)
    Monreal (hud), Vert (LEI), Lowton (BOU),
    Sterling(sou), Salah(BHA), Sane(sou), Arnie(EVE), Lingard(WAT)
    Jesus(sou), Kane(LEI)

    DDG| Barnes(BOU), Smalling(WAT), Mariappa (mun)

  25. zon
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    What a finale for the season in my ML: we're top of our league on exact same points with my rival going into the final GW. My team is:

    DDG
    Alonso Smalling Otamendi Lowton
    Sterling Alli Son Willian
    Jesus Vardy

    He doesn't have Salah. What do you think? Basically my options are:

    A) Ota + Son -> TAA + Salah (-4), Salah(c)
    B) Willian -> Arnie, Sterling(c)

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

      Willian to Zaha

    2. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      you've DDG and Smalling to sort out

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

        So does he. You reckon they won't play?

        1. GOTHAM City F.C.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Mourinho said they wont. So this gets a bit tricky if your rival goes for fixing defense instead of getting Salah.

          1. Mini Mane Mo
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Mou only said DDG won’t play. He didn’t mention Smalling

          2. zon
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Ok, cheers. Got to look into that.

          3. J T
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Stop spreading FUD. He didn’t mention Smalling at all.

            1. J T
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              And most have a playing second keeper left from the dgw, so no issues.

  26. aleksios
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Good morning all.Chasing 7 pts.He ll prob get Salah and TC him.So best move here? And best captain?
    1ft 0.8itb.

    -DDG
    -Smalling-Alonso-Lowton
    -Son-Alli-Sane-Sterl-Fernandinho
    -Kane-Vardy.
    ---Ryan---Barnes---Klavan---Morgan.

    a) Vardy+Morgan to Firm+TAA for a hit.
    b) Vardy+Son to Firm+Zaha for a hit.
    c) Just Vardy to Firm.

    Thanks all guys.

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

      Just Morgan to TAA. Wouldn't move Vardy TBH.

  27. Mesh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    A. Son & Vardy to Zaha/Arnie & Auba (keep willian)
    B. Willian & Vardy to Sane & Firmino (have sterling)

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

      B by far

  28. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    I'm expecting CRY vs WBA to be a 0-0.
    Is Zaha really needed?

    1. Mini Mane Mo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Get PVA then

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Obviously not if it’s 0-0

  29. Kuqi Monster
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    What is the current 50k OR score?

    1. J T
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Not sure but I know 2250 will get you too 8.8k 😀

  30. FPL_Hazards
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Page 2 🙁

    51st OR

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Amazing rank

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Any thoughts on the below?

    2. J T
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Better luck next year.