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Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 38

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers have one last chance for mini-league glory as the 2017/18 season comes to its conclusion this Sunday afternoon.

Mohamed Salah and Harry Kane, the top two players in our Captain Poll for Gameweek 38 and rivals for the Golden Boot, both start.

Three goals ahead of the Spurs striker, Salah seeks a tenth double-figure home haul as Liverpool welcome Brighton to Anfield.

Sadio Mane is passed fit to start for the Merseysiders, while Roberto Firmino and Dominic Solanke are also in the XI against a Seagulls’ side that they have already beaten 5-1 earlier in the season.

Meanwhile, Kane collides with a Leicester defence that he’s scored five goals against in their previous two league meetings. However, owners of Dele Alli, Son Heung-min and Ben Davies are left disappointed as all three are named on the bench at Wembley.

Elsewhere, Jose Mourinho is true to his word and makes numerous changes to the Man United teamsheet.

The likes of David De Gea and Chris Smalling are – as their manager suggested – both rested, though there’s no Anthony Martial in the squad to face Watford at Old Trafford, as the Frenchman misses out through injury.

In the blue half of Manchester, Gabriel Jesus is the man to miss out up front, with Leroy Sane, Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva all starting against a Southampton side with two clean sheets in 17 home matches. Ederson and Kyle Walker are named among the subs, while David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi miss out altogether at St Mary’s.

Arsene Wenger rolls out the big-hitters for his final match in charge of Arsenal, with Alexandre Lacazette flanked by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan for the trip to Huddersfield.

Eden Hazard and Olivier Giroud are named on the Chelsea teamsheet at Newcastle but there’s no place for Marcos Alonso, who drops to the bench. Eight goals in nine against the Magpies makes Giroud a potentially big differential today.

The most transferred in player for Gameweek 38, Wilfried Zaha is again named up front by Roy Hodgson for Crystal Palace’s clash with West Brom. The Ivory Coast international has delivered 14 points in each of his last two at Selhurst Park.

Finally, Marko Arnautovic is another out-of-position starter who could have a big impact in the final standings.

The Austrian has ten goals and six assists since being moved up front in Gameweek 16 and could prove the difference as David Moyes looks to get one over former club Everton at the London Stadium.

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  1. Rik Waller
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Watford keeper made no saves?

    Another enthralling dispaly by United?

    1. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Spoilt by the fergie era

  2. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Salah and Arnie to be classified as strikers next season?

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Salah nop. Arnie there is a chance.

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Salah shouldn’t. Arnie will be

      1. Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Why shouldnt he be classified as a fwd?

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Salah no, Arnie yes.

      1. Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        And WHM will buy a striker and Arnie will never play as a striker anymore. Classic.

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          This

    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      They probably should be.

      1. Arctic monkeys
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Someone hate Salah 😛

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          😀

    5. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I think so yes

    6. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Arnie probs Salah not.

    7. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      If Salah is still in the PL...

  3. stat
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Why is Robertson the player of the week over PvA?
      PvA has 56 BPS while Robertson has 55.

      Outrage!

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Racism

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

        Minutes played.

      3. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Email FPL. This needs to be addressed.

      4. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        WHAT?
        There's a player of the week?

        1. Spike ⚽️
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Well done GNU. Your bench has done you proud

          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            😉 Cheers.
            It was bedlam with all the rumours before deadline so I cancelled plans to get Arnie or Zaha and go for squad option.
            Think it probably paid off as it meant I kept Mahrez on bench.

            1. Gnu
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 10 months ago

              Think I've done enough to keep you at bay. 🙂

              1. Spike ⚽️
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 10 months ago

                You did mate. I took a 12pt hit in the end

                1. Gnu
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 10 months ago

                  So I see and all good transfers as well, possibly not Adrian one though.
                  Musn't grumble, strange old season/

      5. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Price

    • Bucket_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Ederson got yellow carded despite not even playing? Incredible

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah.

        1. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          so does this mean autosubs for him are cancelled or?

          1. Pariße
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Will still get subbed out, not for my rival though, his other gk didn't play either 🙂

          2. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Someone needs to hulk and sticky the explanation to this to spare us all a whole evening of questions!

            1. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 10 months ago

              That won't stop the questions.

            2. Mysterion
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 10 months ago

              The ones who ask the questions are the ones who don't bother checking the hulks 😛

              1. Epic Fail
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 10 months ago

                Exactly this,

      2. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I’m still fuming

    • Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Many hard luck stories today but I need some love, the FPL gods were against me today. Going in to the GW I had a 21 point lead but after 9 months I am beaten by 1 point and miss out on the £1200 prize. Rival had Bertrand taken off CS points, fabis pen saved, Arnies non-assist, his KDB assists my Jesus but doesn't celebrate as hard, I get another 2 yc, just come back from a stag do and could not do my bench order. But I did take Vardy out. Oh well this will take a few hours to get over

      1. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        that brutal. unlucky

      2. MGD
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Sorry man :/

      3. AB 92
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Brutal. Bad luck.

      4. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Eff this season man. Wash the bitter taste down with a pint

      5. Regin
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        What is the entry fee for such a league where u can win 1200?

        1. Danno - Emre Canada
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Cheers guys means a lot haha. Can’t stomach a beer mind. £150 fee but monthly prizes as well for this particular ML

    • Flying Finns
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Bringing in Mahrez, Maguire and Morgan in GW31 WC, and then finally ditching Mahrez in 37 for Sterling will define my season.

      1. Arctic monkeys
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Will define your next season ?

    • Ziyech on the Bench
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Held on to Jesus...and turns out his goal made me beat my ML rival (3 points).

      Thank you everyone for your help throughout this year, it was a real pleasure coming on this website.

      1. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        You werent here much between matches being played, right? 😀

        1. Ziyech on the Bench
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          nope why?

    • JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Shrewsbury Town Wembley bound!

      Get in 🙂

      1. Clive The Ram
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Good news! Colin Bloomfield would be chuffed!

    • Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      So it looks like the guy sitting in 6th place has gone to No 1

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

        yep

        1. Spike ⚽️
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          How well have you done this season?

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        😮

        1. Spike ⚽️
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          93 pts scored

    • VDiesel26
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Aubameyang essential next season?

      Averaging 6.7 points / game (More than Kane) for an arsenal team in disarray (Rest / rotation of main players for EL etc)

      1. asquishypotato
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Price and fixtures dependent, nongoals against Spurs United and City.

      2. Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        First name in my team next season, especially with no CL football.

        Havent waited for GW37 to know that, fwiw.

    • asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Vexing things from today:
      Mahrez making a mug of us Gw 32 wildcarders by proceeding to score double figures in a row.
      Eriksen avoiding any action for a side that scored 5.
      Lovren being a goal scorer in a side where everyone bar Karius had more of a chance.

      Any other takers?

      1. Clive The Ram
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Nothing from an attacking perspective for the City starters away at Southampton?

    • Cahill
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Hey lads,

      Can someone please tell me how a head to head draft league is settled if there is a tie at the top??

      Points difference or head to head between first and second?? Can’t see it in the rules!?

      1. Pariße
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Whoever made less transfers.

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Total points it seems.

        1. Cahill
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Are you sure?? Is it in the rules anywhere?

          Can Mark answer??

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            I just looked at a league table with same points from last week. Total points sounds like a fair way.

            1. Cahill
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 10 months ago

              so confused! Can an admin shed any light on this?

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

        Fewest transfers?

    • nobwak
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      When do auto subs happen? It says it's updating the league table, but surely auto subs should be first?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Any minute now.

      2. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Some time in the next hour or two.

    • Perthite
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Highest points & best rank in 8 seasons. Strangely the score (in 2013/4 season) I beat by 2pts was my worst ever position.

      1. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Congrats!

      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Not that strange with Suarez. Wish I'd played FPL back then.

    • FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      My best transfer of the season turns out to be last GW

      Gross —> Lanzini

      Happy with that one, only positive this season

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

        Great stuff. I think I warned you about Lanzini's injury record. Glad you went with him

        1. FPL Maldini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah I just had perfectly 6.6m and just thought eff it. Il trust my gut more next season than mainly stats

    • RAMZES666
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Now that FPL is over, any World Cup fantasy sites to recommend? (other than the FIFA bracket challenge)

      1. Arctic monkeys
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Think I'll give the real life game a go

      2. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        The official Fifa McDonalds fantasy will be probably the best.

    • ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      GW bonus added.

    • Burd Turglars
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Scored a ton. Get in.

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Congrats

      2. Clive The Ram
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Wow.

        Robertson? Van Aanholt? Armuatovic? Zaha? Kane? Vardy? Salah?

        1. Burd Turglars
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Click the link mate. Had an awful start, and still a poor overall rank but salvaged some pride, and just managed to avoid my worst ever rank in 11 years (I think). Also clinched a couple of mini leagues. Very satisfying.

          1. asquishypotato
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Probably could have said instead of typing that out

    • Euro Raiders
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Ederson? Really unusual. Shows as -1 (booking) and the current team total reduced by 1. So if you don't have an auto sub you will lose a point even though he didn't play. I guess will sort out for those with an auto sub. Anyone seen this occur before?

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Not seen this and I think it's ridiculous but then I had Sane(C) when he got a YC after the final whistle so I suppose it has to count.

    • drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      How many points required for a top 10k ?

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        2300 and above i guess.

      2. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        2310 +-5.

        1. drughi
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          ok thanks, will end on 2312 points so would be nice to sneak a top 10k placement

          1. CloudSky
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Should be right around there. 2311 or 2312 will be the cut off for 10k by my calculations.

      3. Ten Season Wonder
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        my final score will be 2304

      4. VDiesel26
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        2306 Hopefully!

    • Lyonnais
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I'm so glad the season is over.

      btw. when does the world cup fantasy game start? 😉

      1. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        First week in June.

    • HD7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Mahrez Vardy to Zaha Auba for -4...
      and my other choice was... Salah Perez...
      Oh well just suma up this season 🙂

    • Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Bad season for me, but it happens that way sometimes.

      It’s all over now, so time to focus on the World Cup then come back strong for next season.

      1. Regin
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        OR?

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          501763 at the moment.

      2. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Take It easy bud. Been a shitstorm for me as well

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Aye, mate. Just a game after all, plenty more important things in life to worry about.

    • Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Will there be the same chips next year? All 3 chips have been disastrous for me. Jesus TC, gained nothing from free hit or BB. Don't mind if there is only WC next year.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Using FH chip on last day of the season worked well for me.

        TC was crap, but unless you used it on Salah in GW31 or, to a much lesser degree, Aubameyang in DGW36 it really didn’t benefit anyone.

        I used BB on DGW37 and that was an utter waste.

        The B.B. and TC are probably better off used in single GWs when you have form player(s) playing woefully out of form team(s).

    • Ten Season Wonder
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Anyone know what the cut off score is for top 10K please?

      1. willl
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        i got 2305 so probs 2306

      2. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        2310 +-5

      3. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        2244 + 68 roughly

        1. drughi
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          will end on 2312 pts so will be tight then

      4. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        More than 2300. Maybe around 2310.

      5. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        ~2310

        1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          That's meant to be a curvy line, as in "approximately".

      6. Ten Season Wonder
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        2304 i think i'm gonna end up on?

    • Holding Matip
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Only had to wait till the end of the season to clock a 100+ point gw

    • Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Anyone watch the MU game ? Just another 1-0 as to be expected ?
      Thought Mou would unleash the hounds with 2nd secured but appears he will remain in his defensive bubble whatever

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I'm glad I watched MUN the other night else I'd have probably kept Pogba. Never want to watch a Mourinho team play again.

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

          Brought in Mata for a diff , when Arnie or Zaha were the obvious, Lesson learnt , again

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

        yea it was crap

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

          cheers Norm

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Kane FPL points:

      14/15: 191
      15/16: 211
      16/17: 224
      17/18: 217

      Basically a guaranteed 200pts every season.

      1. willl
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        never heard of him

      2. asquishypotato
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Depends when you own and captain him.

        13 million for a guy who can’t score in August is a lot

      3. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        And yet he can ruin your season

    • Bring Back Scharner
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      A positive end to a poor FPL season for me. 10th FPL season and many of which I've spent lurking in this site, and everyone's help (mainly indirectly!) has been simply fantastic.

      Big hand to Mark and all the scouts for creating such a brilliant community, love the lot of you.

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

        Cheers

    • Norman Conquest
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      shocking last 2 gws why i had to tinker with my team just before deadline gutted i will be lucky to stay in top 100k after update