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Dugout Discussion October 6

FPL managers expect win and clean sheet for Man United against Newcastle

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Paul Pogba (£8.1m) will be the Fantasy Premier League focus of Saturday’s late kick-off, amid rumours over manager Jose Mourinho’s future.

The Manchester United midfielder is the most popular player in the fixture as Newcastle United visit Old Trafford. He is currently in 14.7% of squads.

He recently overtook Romelu Lukaku (£11.0m) whose ownership suffered from the switch to Harry Kane (£12.5m) for Gameweek 8, who blanked in a 1-0 win over Cardiff.

Meanwhile, there will be interest in the Man United defence with Newcastle’s recent struggles in front of goal.

David De Gea (£5.9m) remains the most fashionable Red Devil defensive asset, in 19.8% of squads, but Luke Shaw (£5.1m) may prove the more effective.

He has 10.5% backing from the Fantasy community and looks like he could also pull in some attacking returns.

Newcastle are still a club for the Fantasy hipsters, with no player boasting more than Joselu‘s (£5.0m) 4.8%. However, the striker has not started the match with Ayoze Pérez (£6.1m) and Yoshinori Muto (£5.7m) preferred up front.

MANCHESTER UNITED XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Shaw, Smalling, Bailly, Young; Matic, McTominay; Martial, Pogba, Rashford; Lukaku

NEWCASTLE UNITED XI (4-4-2): Dubravka; Manquillo, Fernandez, Lascelles, Yedlin; Kenedy, Diamé, Shelvey, Ritchie; Pérez, Muto.

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  1. MidasBoys XI
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Just watching the latest breakfast club. Hilarious and Karma for Jonty lol.
    First time not being a dullard and bang! Captain Kane blanks and picks up a yellow card to boot. I bet jonty is hiding behind his sofa come the Chelsea game

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    1. J T
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      First time not being a dullard? He captained this most captained player this week...

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      1. MidasBoys XI
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        It’s what he says in his breakfast club. You need to watch it lol. He more or less talked himself out of captaining Hazard. Still I binned Wilson and brought in Arnautovic ☹️

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  2. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    The conventional wisdom of don't sell a goalkeeper for a hit is bollocks. Should have done it with De Gea ages ago

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Conventional wisdom of starting with a 4.5m is the real answer 😉

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

        Thats what I've always done

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    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      0 pts from your GK is shocking

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    3. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      if you're instantly using that money to upgrade someone else, it's basically a -2 per player - no big deal

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    4. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Amen.

      Eyeing up Patricio myself if I don't bring in Doherty instead next GW.

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      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        2 weeks too late 🙂

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

          Nonsense.

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        2. Tomlette Greggs
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Indeed. But he's taking attacking positions regularly, Wolves' defence looks alright, and he seems underpriced. Still value, imo.

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          1. Tomlette Greggs
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            (was talking about Doherty)

            Patricio will keep racking the saves, imo.

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    5. polis
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Fret not. Will get save points.

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  3. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Current team:

    De Gea
    Walker Robbo WanB Alonso
    Hazard Richa Mane Fraser
    Zaha Aguero

    Subs: Hamer, Tomkins, Hughes, Kamara

    Plan is

    GW8: Save
    GW9: De Gea Mane Zaha to Dubravka Salah Arnie (-4)
    GW10: Fraser to Maddison and Walker to TAA (-4)
    GW11: Tomkins to Duffy

    I shouldnt use WC for it and just go with the plan, right?

    Another question... do you think TAA is a good idea to double with Robbo for Pool nice fixtures? If you have another idea, Im listening

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    1. polis
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Loads will change before GWs 9, 10 and 11.

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      1. HD7
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        This is why its called provisional plan 🙂 Hope no injuries happen and I proceed

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  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    DDG save point

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  5. Tomlette Greggs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    2 FT, and in no real rush to make transfers early, but going into the next GW, how do these moves sound:

    Kane, Fraser, Lindelof
    to
    Salah, Doherty, Jimenez?
    (-4)

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  6. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Watching six nations in a bar.
    Christ, what a turn around

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  7. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Should be 3

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    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Should have been a penno

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  8. Bolivian Seaman
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Lukaku got the ball and did really well, he had 3 people on him. He then passed it to Rashford how had 2 man on him even though the play was switched from one side of the pitch to another.
    This is mourinho's fault. The attack has to do so much work and have no support. An attacking manager has to come in next

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  9. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    David De Gea must spend a fortune on the fax machines he goes home and smashes up every weekend...

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  10. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    There has been rumours linking Andreas Granqvist to United!

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    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Isn't he like 42yo?

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      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        He's only 33! 😀

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    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Those rumours have come from Granqvist

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      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Imagine if it happened! United might even get clean sheets!

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  11. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    DDG awesome reflex save.

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  12. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    McTominey should be on loan to Sunderland

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  13. XabiAlonso
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Wildcard tinkering how does this look
    Pat
    Robbo Mendy alonso trippier
    Salah hazard richarlison
    Aguero arnie Wilson

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    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      4.0 Bennet hojberg obiang subs

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  14. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    19 from 6. 20 on the bench. Fml.

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  15. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    I told ya all to have Newcastle cover for easy fixture this week

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  16. Brutal.Deluxe
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Doherty delivers again. Bargain.

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  17. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Looks like Jose's old chums are personally delivering him the sack these days. A loss to Ranieri in his last game at Chelsea, now maybe a loss to Benitez gets him the sack at United.

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  18. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Just a couple of things I would like to say, not necessarily related:

    Zidane is too smart to go to United

    Chilwell will not match Pereira because despite his chances created, they're of poorer quality and Pereira gets further up the pitch (Pereira is, however, less nailed, especially when Gray returns).

    Kane will get a hattrick next week (non-owner)

    Doherty will surely stop returning now... (owner)

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    1. Farke in hell
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Did you watch Spurs, Wolves and Leicester matches simultaneously?

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      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Just Leicester. The other two are gut feelings.

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  19. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Kenedy 5th mid? Fixtures are awesome

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    1. polis
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      People said this when he had Cardiff. Watch the highlights.

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  20. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    i played free hit to get manU defenders & triple spurs. Never ever in my life imagined cardiff (with 10 men) will play so good. never ever i expected newcastle to be so attacking. newcastle looked like they would play for a 0-0 draw lik they did against palace. the worst gw of my 9 year fpl career.

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    1. RÏɠBY
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      there's going to be alot of roughs and not too many smoothes this GW
      not to mention a lot of players falling out of the top 10K

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  21. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Manu making Newcastle world beater

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  22. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    If you ask me young and Shaw are both useless.. can't defend and runs are all over. Shaw has been a lot luckier to get those assists especially thanks to the corner duty..

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  23. Planet Head
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    You know United are in trouble when their most backed outfield player in FPL has under 15% ownership.

    Can't remember any other year that ManU v Newcastle was a dead fantasy rubber

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  24. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Best 3 from gw9 onwards,

    A. Salah KDB Jiménez
    B. Sterling Mane Arnie

    Cheers lads

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  25. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    patience has been key to good to start to this FPL season, not knee-jerking in players after 1 performance and sticking by the players who I entrusted at the start of the season and those I have brought in since

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    1. All de Gea no iDier
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      But where's the fun in that?

      (Is Kante still essential?)

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    2. Swanremainsthesame
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Me too, tho' I have been bringing in 2 a week since.

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  26. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Seriously looking like Hazard (c) next week. This is the worst side in the league right now.

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    1. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      If Jose's still miraculously in charge, I might join you on that.

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      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I transferred OUT Lukaku against NEW. Completely unthinkable in other seasons but they're really just that bad.

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        1. applebonkers
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          streaky player and including europe he'd gone 5 without a goal. made a lot of sense

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    2. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Nah Mou will be gone and theyll start trying again

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  27. RÏɠBY
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    i hope maureen doesn't get fired
    i'm enjoying this implosion 😉 😆

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    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Maureen 1-1-8

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  28. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    I think this is it for Mou.
    I notice no VNL though

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  29. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    MAUREEN! WE WANT YOU TO STAY!

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  30. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    in my 9 years in fpl, (5 times finising in top 50k, never finishing outside top 200k), today is the worst gameweek in my fpl career! unbelievable. it looked such a great decision to play free hit

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    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Sorry bud but free hit is best for blank weeks only anything else is just like

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      1. XabiAlonso
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Luck

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    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 8 months ago

        There's a lot of good and bad luck involved. Much more than most will admit.

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      • Swanremainsthesame
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Yoh!
        Shame they didn't let you TC Kane as well

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