Dugout Discussion
27 December 2018 4485 comments
Skonto Rigga Skonto Rigga
Share:

The final match of Gameweek 19 takes place this evening as Southampton take on injury-hit West Ham United. Kick-off at St. Mary’s Stadium is at 19:45 GMT.

Already without the services of Marko Arnautovic (£6.9m), the visitors are also missing Javier Hernandez (£6.4m) through injury – so Lucas Perez (£6.2m) makes only his second league start of the season for the Hammers.

Manuel Pellegrini has made five changes in all to his West Ham starting XI, with Michail Antonio (£6.8m) shifted to right-back in place of the absent Pablo Zabaleta (£4.3m), and Grady Diangana (£4.5m) getting a recall on the wing.

Felipe Anderson (£7.3m) and Robert Snodgrass (£5.4m) retain their places.

Pellegrini has only been able to name six substitutes tonight, including youngsters Xande Silva and Conor Coventry (both £4.5m).

Lukasz Fabianski (£4.7m) is  the most-owned FPL player on show this evening.

The Saints are not quite so injury-ravaged and Ralph Hasenhuttl has made only one alteration to his side from the team that beat Huddersfield Town in Gameweek 18: the suspended Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£4.4m) being replaced by Mario Lemina (£4.8m).

Danny Ings (£5.6m) has been transferred in by more FPL managers than any other budget asset in each of the last two Gameweeks: just over 350,000 Fantasy bosses have brought the Southampton striker in during this time.

By contrast, Felipe Anderson was the fourth-most-sold Fantasy player of Gameweek 19: over 165,000 managers shipped out the Brazilian midfielder, despite him recording an attacking return in five of his last eight starts.

Southampton XI (3-4-3): McCarthy; Bednarek, Vestergaard, Yoshida; Valery, Lemina, Romeu, Targett; Armstrong, Ings, Redmond.

West Ham United XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Antonio, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Rice, Obiang; Snodgrass, Diangana, Anderson; Perez.

Become a Member and access our data

Memberships for the 2018/19 campaign are now available for the price of just £15.

Join now to get the following:

  • Plot your transfer strategies using the fully interactive Season Ticker.
  • Get projections for every Premier League player provided by the Rate My Team statistical model.
  • Use Rate My Team throughout the season to guide your selections and transfers.
  • Get access to over 130+ exclusive members articles over the season.
  • Analyse our OPTA-powered statistic tables specifically tailored for Fantasy Football Managers.
  • Use our exclusive tool to build custom stats tables from over 100 OPTA player and team stats.
  • View heatmaps and expected goals data for every player.
  • Use our powerful comparison tool to analyse players head-to-head.

CLICK HERE TO BECOME A FANTASY FOOTBALL SCOUT MEMBER

  1. Sponge-worthy
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone with a 100 points here?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      If I had captained Salah instead of Kane - Captain Hindsight

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Captain Hindsight ... great chip idea for next season.

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      They'll be posting now in a few minutes no doubt.

    3. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ragabolly 117

    4. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Numb posts on here sometimes. His team below:

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/38825/event/19

    5. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nope. Fell short with a bad captaincy choice. Finished in 93 which I’m obviously very happy with.

    6. Thick Of It
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Six short.

    7. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      If I had pick the right captain and played AWB I would have but I didn’t, still very good Gameweek.

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

      94... if Salah was C 100 😀

    9. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      close. 96 post baps. Huge green arrow, best gameweek of the season for me. Dont own Hazard or Salah.

    10. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fell just short. 93 points.
      If only I choose a better captain than Kane

    11. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      93 and forgot to do Laporte to Digne pre deadline =[

  2. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Best Chicharito replacement for next few weeks? I have Jiménez. Budget max 6.4M. Cheers folks!

    1. AuFeld
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mitro!

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Short of budget mate

        1. AuFeld
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Stop being cheap.

          Probably Ings.

    2. Thick Of It
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Deeney or Rondon if looking for differential picks.

  3. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Top 10k: 73.7
    Overall: 60.2

    After autosubs, VCs, BAPs everything.

    https://www.livefpl.net/autosubs

    1. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Very high numbers

      Wonder what the record high gw average is?

      (Yes I should get out more)

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No clue how I've hit 72 with no Salah/Hazard/Pogba/Digne. Got away with it a bit there!

  4. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Lossl
    VVD Digne Doherty
    Salah Son Martial FAnderson Sane
    Kane Rashford

    Ryan Kamara Bennett Balbuena

    I will start Balbuena if he is fit for Doherty.. Otherwise Save FT??

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Might habe to sell martial. Wait for pressers

  5. joakimosterberg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I think I need Hazard, don't I?

    Fabianski (Hamer)
    Digne - Doherty - Robertson (Wan-Bis - Bennett)
    Fanderson - Sterling - Son - Richa (Brooks)
    Kane - Auba - Jimenez

    A) Hold
    B) Sterling -> Hazard
    C) Brooks/Auba -> Hazard/Ings -4
    D) (maverickish) Sterling/Brooks/Auba -> Hazard/Pogba/Vardy

    Thanks.

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

  6. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Is Wilson ever going to score again or is that him done for the season?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wilson is still a good option. Watford at home looks a very good foxture. Vs spurs I wouldn’t hope much expectation.

    2. joakimosterberg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I would be surprised if he didn't start scoring somewhat soon again but those fixtures... Staying away.

    3. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Never scores after Christmas

      Bit like Kane’s August thing but worse!

  7. balint84
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Was Snodgrass useless?

    Snod+Fraser to Anderson+Camarasa (-4) worth it?

    1. Carlton_Goal
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not useless. Had some very good corners. One of his quieter days but Southampton defended well. Would expect some attacking returns against Burnley next

    2. Thick Of It
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Only if Camarasa is bench fodder.

  8. HanS14
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Who to captain this weekend?
    A. Salah (ars)
    B. Sterling (sou)
    C.hazard (palace)
    D. Son (wolves)
    E. f.anderson (bur)
    F. Rashford (bou)

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      E

  9. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Which combo is better?

    A) Jiménez-Son-KDB-Robertson

    Or

    B) Kane-Richarlison-Fanderson-Bednarek

  10. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    5 braces this week. How many did you have in your XI?

    Digne, Pog and Haz for me.

    1. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      fanta and sonny

    2. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Dinge. Pog. Anderson.

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Digne and Haz.

    4. Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Pog, Haz, Fanta

    5. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Haz fanny Digne and salads next best thing

  11. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bench points score check

    Digne - 17
    Pereyra - 9
    Awb - 8
    Hart - 0

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      RIP

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        It hurts but it happens when you have strong team

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Great attitude! My mate also had Anderson & Pereyra benched.

    2. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Auto BB.

    3. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wow feel your pain
      At least you have the right players in your squad

    4. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Jesus christ

    5. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      So lucky not playing Hart

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Would have been icing of the cake

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          as you say you no doubt had equally good starters. it will even out long term

    6. Sponge-worthy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Oh that stings.

    7. Carlton_Goal
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I thought I had it rough having Anderson on the bench

    1. Oh Maddison
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      haha congrats!

  12. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Who for gw20 captain?

    a) Kane
    b) Haz
    c) Auba
    d) Martial
    e) Rash
    f) Anderson

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

  13. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    123 point wildcard team from a 1k OR player - amazing
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/463167/event/19

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fair play, he picked well

      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Kane was a poor pick

  14. Pieterke30
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Which one?

    A. Richarlison

    B. Sigurdsson

    C. Pereyra

    D. Deulofeu

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C

    2. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

      1. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Why better than B? Because he doesnt miss pens? 🙂

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yep and he had his rest part GW so nailed for next GW

          1. Chucky
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Last*

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Probably A but rather have son or Pogba

    4. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

  15. JS27
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Is there anywhere I'm able to find player points broken down by gameweek? In the members area there is only total season points available.

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      On the main FPL site. Click on the players info and it's there week by week.

  16. IRBOX ⚽
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Time for my first hit of the season I think:

    Laporte, Fraser > Digne, Felipe (-4)?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Looks good to me

    2. Ynwalfc
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Good moves I would

  17. borat
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Lms safety score looks like 57.

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hope so as I am on 58!

      1. Ragabolly
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yes it's 57!

        1. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Great- thanks! Anderson stays in my team for keeping me in the running !!

  18. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Great game of darts!!

    1. Bob.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fantastic game. And MVG vs Lewis still to go!

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Dobey has been impressive

  19. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    30k to 120k from GW 13 to GW 17 🙁
    Back to 38 k in 2 GWs 😀

  20. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    finally get over 100 points and now I 'have' to wildcard this week ... ffs, just can't catch a break this season

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Took you 19 weeks to get 100 points?

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        😀

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You don't have to change your whole team you know

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        don't want to waste it, think it might be time for Lukaku

    3. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      97 here shame about the Digne benching

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Benching Digne this week even without hindsight is ridiculous - most plum fixture going

        1. Pieterke30
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Wrong.

          Robertson and AWB got the CS. Everton didnt. You cant predict attacking points for a defender.

          Most who benched Digne chose to play Doherty, away at Fulham - isnt that a plum fixture??

          You are ridiculous.

          1. *Reformed-Character*
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Your rank is ridiculous

      2. SADIO SANÉ
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        ah that sucks, there were plenty of decent fixtures for defenders this week - I picked him ahead of Doherty and Luiz luckily

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          yeah went with Irish Alonso. Clearly a hanging offence to bench Digne say the Himdsight brigade

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            haha, yeah there was not much between those two

  21. Hulk Smash
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Is Son weirdly more nailed for the next 3 games than he has ever been because Poch has no reason to rest or rotate him before he leaves for international duty?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes IMO

    2. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t believe so. He might be rest this weekend

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Why would he rest him?

        1. Podge
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Cos he’s tired

          1. Hulk Smash
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            I wouldn't like to see what he can do when he's full of energy then!

            He was rested against Burnley and since then he has 4 goals and 2 assists in two games.

    3. Oh Maddison
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That's what I´m wondering aswell. Thinking of doing Sterling -> Son for 2 GW's and then Son -> Salah

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      The reason he is going to Asia late (after group games) is Spurs wanted him for the Man Utd game - so nailed for then but doesn't mean he can't be rested for Wolves/Cardiff (probably Cardiff IMO)

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Do you think it could be a condition of Spurs' agreement with the national team that they rest him for one of the games before United?

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Expecting 5-30 minute cameo from him...

    5. Niho992
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      without him Spurs attack looks so bad. I think he wont rest, maybe in FA cup vs Tranmere.

    6. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yea lets fatigue him so he will be completely knackered instead of just slightly knackered when he comes back from a tight cup schedule.

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He was rested two games ago... But it could be a condition of Spurs' agreement with the national team that they rest him for one of the games before United.

        1. Niho992
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          FA cup !!

  22. Puyol Pants Up
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    83 points and currently 1.6k!

    My best season so far 🙂

    1. *Reformed-Character*
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I’m predicted 502 overall rank! Small green arrrow thanks to Anderson! How many you get this week?

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Just seen 83! I got 82

  23. *Reformed-Character*
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Thank you Anderson, saved the week, small green arrow with 82 points.

    1. firstade
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Well done. Very small green here with 82pts as well. Phew.

  24. BigBillyBass
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Happy halfway point folks!

  25. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    the twitter guy(one who knows leicester line up).. will he give us starting 11 for next GW too or he stopped doing that ?

    1. Niho992
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      anyone pls ????

  26. Emery thing I do
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Tripper likely to start next game or injury doubt?

  27. Boo Ya Ka Sha
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How come Ryan is leaving before Son?

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs have an agreement with the international team

      1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers

  28. Teomi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Just took a-4...
    Will I regret?

    Laporte snody laca OUT

    IN shaw Pogba vardy

    1. AuFeld
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I have a -12 minimum per game week.

    2. *Reformed-Character*
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Good moves

      1. Teomi
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers mate