Dugout Discussion

Redmond starts but Valery missing for Southampton

Nathan Redmond (£5.4m) has been handed another start in the central attacking midfield role in which he thrived in Double Gameweek 34.

Having played as a makeshift centre-forward for long spells this season, the former Norwich man was paired with Josh Sims (£4.4m) last time out and got a brace.

Ralph Hasenhüttl has gone with the same system in attack, handing another start to striker Danny Ings (£5.4m) too.

However, there was disappointment for those Fantasy managers who had invested in Southampton defender Yan Valery (£4.1m) with this Double Gameweek in mind.

After coming off with cramp in Double Gameweek 34 and overcoming that this week, he ends up missing the game through illness.

Jannik Vestergaard (£4.6m) is also absent making for a back-three of Maya Yoshida (£4.1m), Jan Bednarek (£4.0m) and Jack Stephens (£4.2m).

In central midfield there are starts for budget midfielders Oriol Romeu (£4.2m) and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (£4.4m), who will be in a handful of Bench Boost squads.

Meanwhile, Newcastle’s relevance to the Fantasy Premier League scene continues to dwindle.

Salomón Rondón (£5.9m) remains the most popular Magpie in the game but his ownership has fallen again, now to just 6.5% overall.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Schar, Lascelles, Dummett; Manquillo, Ki, Hayden, Ritchie; Almiron, Perez; Rondon

Southampton XI: Gunn; Bednarek, Yoshida, Stephens; Ward-Prowse, Oriol Romeu, Højbjerg, Bertrand; Sims, Redmond; Ings.

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  1. as33
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 hours ago

    Best replacement for KDB?
    Mane TC next week?

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Bsilva looked really good today

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 hours ago

        I'll prob get salah for a hit and tc him

  2. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 hours ago

    Best option for pool attack this week?

    A) Llorente and Salah or Mane (TC) (free)
    B) Firmino and Mane (TC) (-4)

    Cheers.

    1. QuintonFortune25
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 hours ago

      B

  3. Lionel Ronaldo
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 hours ago

    Newcaste 2-0 Southampton.
    No Valery.

    I'm glad I'm an atheist. I am now more convinced than ever that there exists no fantasy god.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 hours ago

      They exist, they're just cruel

    2. PlayPercentage
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 hours ago

      Before they destroy us, the Fantasy Gods first drive us mad.

    3. MTPockets
        5 years, 6 hours ago

        Damn shame - what the world definitely needs is another invisible man in the sky

      • El Matador
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 hours ago

        They exist for me. 2 consecutive -12 hits rank gone from 124k to 70k.

    4. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 hours ago

      Redmond looking lively?

      1. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 hours ago

        Looking like Nuno in 1999

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 hours ago

        Assisted the Assist.

        1. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 hours ago

          🙁

    5. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 hours ago

      BB so far:
      Ryan 9, Wilson 2, Duffy 6, Valery 0
      17 points and 3 to go. Not too bad but if Trippier and Valery dont shoe up next game it gets worse...

      1. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 hours ago

        31 here, glad I took the risk on Deulofeu!

      2. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 hours ago

        That’s excellent

      3. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 hours ago

        I don't understand people screaming out their BB scores. Its irrelevant because u wouldn't have benched those players in a SGW.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 hours ago

          You think those on BB play Ryan over Foster?

          1. El Matador
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 6 hours ago

            Ryan is an exception.

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 6 hours ago

              Wouldn't have played Duffy.

          2. OldBenKenobi
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 hours ago

            I definitely played the players I would have benched. Otherwise you don’t realise the actually benefit the BB has/hasn’t brought you

            1. Rash
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 6 hours ago

              Its easy enough to work out..

        2. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 hours ago

          Umm yes I definetely would've

        3. Deeney-is-a-god
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 hours ago

          Got 20 points thus far and I purposly tried to sort out my team like I would any other GW cause I wanted to see the benefit of my BB...

        4. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 hours ago

          All my benchboost players will be on my bench again next week...

    6. QuintonFortune25
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 hours ago

      I know its early but what's your thoughts on Vardy and Brooks to Rashford and B.Silva?

      Thought B.Silva looked great today and reckon he's nailed for the rest of the season.

      1. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 hours ago

        I would hold Vardy for Arsenal

      2. The Senate
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 hours ago

        honestly I like it

        1. QuintonFortune25
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 hours ago

          Thanks

    7. Chazz69
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 hours ago

      Good evening all.
      Does anybody knows why Valery isn't in the Southampton squad ?

      1. Jay_
          5 years, 6 hours ago

          Illness

          1. Chazz69
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 6 hours ago

            Hay fever lol. Thanks for the update

      2. Jay_
          5 years, 6 hours ago

          JWP playing right back now. I'll be grateful for 1 point and no red.

          1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 6 hours ago

            Yeah, an early sub after 60 would probably be best.

            1. Jay_
                5 years, 6 hours ago

                Yep. Almiron scary.

                1. EMBOLOFAN
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 6 hours ago

                  dont get me started

          2. Jay_
              5 years, 6 hours ago

              Ky post

            • OldBenKenobi
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 hours ago

              Only just realised that JWP got a YC and playing RB?
              If you didn’t laugh at this sort of thing you would cry.

              1. Jay_
                  5 years, 6 hours ago

                  And Valery missing out forced it too

                  1. OldBenKenobi
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 6 hours ago

                    Of course

              2. KLOPPTOMANIA
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 6 hours ago

                Omg missed deadline and have Duffy cap, again... BB team with Schlupp still in team...

                1. Rash
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 6 hours ago

                  Better cappo score than most

              3. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 6 hours ago

                Remember when Redmond was the next Henry

                1. Pukki Party
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 6 hours ago

                  Same haircut

              4. Jay_
                  5 years, 6 hours ago

                  Lemina G

                • Jay_
                    5 years, 6 hours ago

                    Armstrong A

                  • how now brown cow
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 6 hours ago

                    Anyone own Lemina or Armstrong?

                    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 6 hours ago

                      Who?

                    2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 6 hours ago

                      When you aren’t immediately sure of which side they play for...

                      1. Amey
                        • 5 Years
                        5 years, 6 hours ago

                        Lemina is a brilliant player mate.
                        I think he played CL final for Juventus too.

                    3. Forza Papac
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 8 Years
                      5 years, 6 hours ago

                      0.3% of fantasy managers do.

                  • YEAH PITCH!
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 6 hours ago

                    Redmond the assist to the assist.

                  • OldBenKenobi
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 6 hours ago

                    Can’t remember the last time I was optimistic about or enjoyed a DGW?

                    Personally I think the game has changed with squad depth and rotation (bigger teams mostly)

                    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 6 hours ago

                      I think I enjoyed the game more the les I played it. When I got bored of it, I just stopped, forgot about it and started the next season again with some random Norwich striker.

                      1. OldBenKenobi
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 6 hours ago

                        🙂

                  • Jay_
                      5 years, 6 hours ago

                      Romeu yc. Almiron injured

                    • aborg
                      • 6 Years
                      5 years, 6 hours ago

                      Lol and Lemina goes and scores out of all the players we have chosen !
                      Assist from Armstrong. Who really has these players ? 😉

                      1. circusmonkey
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 13 Years
                        5 years, 6 hours ago

                        Armstrong looked a good player from the little I saw of him.

                    • Mysterion
                      • 6 Years
                      5 years, 6 hours ago

                      Uncle Fester booked

                      1. Jay_
                          5 years, 6 hours ago

                          Injured Mr Bean

                          1. Mysterion
                            • 6 Years
                            5 years, 6 hours ago

                            😀

                      2. Wild Rover
                        • 13 Years
                        5 years, 6 hours ago

                        Almiron is such a lightweight

                      3. Longlatini
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 6 hours ago

                        Almiron hamstrung

                      4. TAT
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 6 hours ago

                        Be lucky to reach the average with my BB team…

                        1. TorresMagic™
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • Has Moderation Rights
                          • 14 Years
                          5 years, 6 hours ago

                          Sold your Brighton defence?

                          1. TAT
                            • 6 Years
                            5 years, 6 hours ago

                            Duffy. For a hit.

                      5. rupopo
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 9 Years
                        5 years, 6 hours ago

                        Anyone else go Lacazette (c)? Got 3 Arsenal and they seem to be my differential. As a Spurs supporter, don't mind if they lose! Then again, I have no pool..

                        1. circusmonkey
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 13 Years
                          5 years, 6 hours ago

                          My rival has Laca Cap. Initially wasn't worried, won't gloat before he hauls. Gained 30 points on the day on him.

                          1. rupopo
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 9 Years
                            5 years, 6 hours ago

                            Maybe I'm your rival? and we're both using pseudonyms 🙂

                            1. circusmonkey
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 13 Years
                              5 years, 6 hours ago

                              Yeah but you'd know because my team is called circusmonkeys.

                      6. EMBOLOFAN
                        • 5 Years
                        5 years, 6 hours ago

                        has almiron definitely been subbed? if so it's safe for me to watch

                      7. Boomerang V
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 6 hours ago

                        JWP is useless 🙁

                      8. Not again Shirley
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 6 hours ago

                        Just can’t pick a decent keeper this season. Brought in Ryan quite a few weeks back and he literally did nothing then finally beach him for Dubravka he gets some saves, CS and bonus. Probably would have played him his week but didn’t want double Brighton as played Duffy.

                        Only upside is bet on Southampton to score!

                        1. Marvin Moon
                          • 7 Years
                          5 years, 6 hours ago

                          I don't think I've ever picked a good keeper.

                      9. SkeletONv01
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 6 hours ago

                        Lemina get IN!

                      10. fr3d
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 6 hours ago

                        Looked like Yoshida slightly touched that, no?

                      11. Jay_
                          5 years, 6 hours ago

                          Yoshida close, would have been Redmond A

                          1. Hazz
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 6 Years
                            5 years, 6 hours ago

                            Oh come on, please...