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Dugout Discussion December 20

Still no Barkley or Konsa for Villa as Allardyce era gets underway at West Brom

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Sam Allardyce takes charge of West Bromwich Albion for the first time this evening.

The Baggies take on Aston Villa in the last of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday, with kick-off in the Black Country at 19:15 GMT.

The former Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers and England head coach has succeeded Slaven Bilic in the hot seat the Hawthorns, with the Croat losing his job following Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at the Etihad.

The impressive showing against Manchester City and limited time with his new charges has persuaded Allardyce to name an unchanged side from Gameweek 13.

As for the visitors, Dean Smith welcomes back two players from suspension today – and both return straight to the starting XI.

Douglas Luiz (£5.0m) and Matty Cash (£5.0m) are newly available after one-match bans and replace Marvelous Nakamba (£4.3m) and Ahmed Elmohamady (£4.3m) in central midfield and at right-back respectively.

There is still no Ross Barkley (£5.9m) for the Villans, as the loanee nears a return from a hamstring injury.

The ill Ezri Konsa (£4.8m) also isn’t part of the 18-man matchday squad.

FPL’s most popular goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez (£4.9m), starts between the posts and will be hoping to continue his fine form on the road.

The Villa custodian has registered clean sheets in four of his side’s five away fixtures this season, averaging 6.6 points per match on his travels.

Jack Grealish (£7.8m) is the most-owned player on show: he sits in 43.2% of Fantasy squads at present, with only Son Heung-min (£9.7m) proving to be a more in-demand purchase among midfielders.

Not one of Albion’s players is owned by more than 2% of FPL managers.

West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone, Furlong, Ajayi, O’Shea, Gibbs, Phillips, Sawyers, Livermore, Gallagher, Diangana, Grant.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Hause, Mings, Targett, Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Traore, Grealish, El Ghazi, Watkins.

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  1. KDB United
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Big thank you to whoever it was on here who told me not to sell Grealish! You’re a legend 🙂 power mid for the win

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  2. FPL FAN
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Johnstone anyone? Still regretting transferring him in GW11 for Martinez. That single move cost me 16 pts already

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  3. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    78 with a Charlie Taylor hattrick for Burnley incoming to get me to the tonne

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  4. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    On 54 with James, Taylor & Coufal left to play.

    Dallas second on the bench if James doesn’t feature tomorrow, absolutely gutted about captaining Kane over Bruno or Salah (own both) in hindsight it was a good idea, so depressing considering everyone else in my league captained one of the two.

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    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah don’t worry about it, he was a good option, just didn’t turn out.
      Leeds terrible defending didn’t help and that Salah haul just came out of nowhere really.
      Be thankful you have both so happy days 🙂

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    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Kane wasn’t a bad decision, just bad luck and not your week. Next week it could reverse and go your way

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    3. Mr. Chimes
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Head up mate! Nobody knows what’s going to happen, you still have hope for returns tomorrow

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    4. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks for the replies guys, yeah hindsight is a wonderful thing. It was the right decision to swap the armband, what’s more annoying is the fact that I’m getting beaten by players who haven’t changed their team in weeks.. maybe over thinking isn’t always the best idea!

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    5. Bobby
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      If it helps I did the same with kane and took a hit to take salah out for a week punt after benching rumours! Head in hands, onto next week

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  5. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Are people just sat on live fpl refreshing every minute, I cant load that for like 3 hours now. Christ some people need to get a life

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    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Working fine for me...

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    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You just have to refresh a few times and it works. Its almost never truly down.

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    3. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You have been trying to load it for 3 hours, needy...

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      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        😉 just kidding

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    4. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      working now but couldnt get on since man u game started, it loaded the site slightly, but not the rank page.

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  6. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Worth getting Zouma in for a hit?

    No Chelsea defence otherwise

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    1. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      not for a hit

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  7. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Put Coufal ahead of Justin on my bench. My James replacement

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    1. Mweene
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch. I have the same 3 but luckily put Justin ahead of Coufal on the bench.

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  8. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    65 pts from power 4 mid.

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  9. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How to drop 400k in one easy step; own three spurs players.

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  10. Paulie Walnuts
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Best defender for 4.6?

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    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Coufal, Dallas, Taylor

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  11. The Sociologist
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Lol okay Grealish stays.

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    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      hahaha

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  12. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Unfortunate GW14 transfer Justin to James hasn't worked out.

    Thoughts on these early transfer suggestions:
    James and Watkins to Robbo and Davis

    WC16
    2FT 0.7itb
    Martinez
    Chilwell Cancelo James*
    Salah KDB Bruno Grealish*
    DCL Bamford Watkins*
    (Peacock Taylor Bissouma Ayling)

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  13. DROP IT LIKE IT'S HART
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Best defender 4.2 or under? There seems to be a shortage of starters in that price bracket this season surprisingly.

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    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      None. Maybe Kilman if back in starting 11.

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    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      there isn't one

      you need to go up to 4.4 to get one (Alioski)

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    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Possibly Mitchell after that drubbing

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    4. JelliedSpark968
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Think Lewis still gets a game at 4.3, otherwise no-one

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  14. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Mendy+Lamptey to McCarthy+Dallas is good move?
    I have Chilwell and doubling CHE defense is thing of the past, right? Also McCarthy and Dallas have great fixtures in next few weeks including DGW.

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  15. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ings ruined my week but thankfully Grealish made it a bit better

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  16. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    The power 5 midfield gets me 67 pts. Finally being rewarded

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    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      This, took a -12 two weeks ago to get it but already gone from 1.5m to 600k!!!!

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    2. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      This

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  17. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Power 5 midfield owners with Bruno or Salah captain getting huge rank boosts this gw.

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    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yeyyyyyyy

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  18. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Wow exact cash for DCL and Lamptey to Bamford and Chilwell!?

    Martinez Johnstone
    Lamptey* KWP Coufal Taylor Lewis
    Salah KDB Bruno Son Grealish
    DCL* Wilson Brewster

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    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      For free?

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      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Would be a -4 if I do it this week, can wait till next GW if no price changes!?

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  19. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    100 points and Chilwell to go, what a week for me 😀

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    1. Silecro
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Congratulations man! Same here, 100 and Taylor to go 😀

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    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Well played

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    3. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks lads.

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  20. Dont give a fuchs
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    87 all out. If james play it will add to that score. Only 10 players this GW

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  21. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    That grealish haul didn't hurt as much as I thought

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  22. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    If you do 0ft gw 17,
    free hit in gw18,
    do you then have 2ft for gw19...?

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    1. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Free hit reset transfers so no

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    2. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      1 ft

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    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      no

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    4. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      no

      transfer doesn't carry under FH or WC

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  23. Tosa86
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy is fit?
    Grealish, vardy for salah bamford (-4)

    Rest is son Bruno soucek kane and dcl

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  24. Pedersen
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    First decent gw all season. 81p with 2 Chelsea def to go...

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  25. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Martinez and Grealish owner, juuuhuuuu, thank you lads

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  26. Marcin the Pole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    46 with Coufal and Chilwell to play. No Salah and Kane (C) cost me badly. Horror show.

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  27. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    With this weeks fixtures in mind any of these worth losing:

    1. Salah
    2. KDB
    3. Son
    4. No

    Thanks

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    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah take them all out for a hit

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    2. Goonsquad245
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      If KDB starts midweek he’s on the block for me.

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  28. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Are the Man Utd bonus points final or is Bruno still waiting on winning goal bps?

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    1. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Final.

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  29. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Wilson's fixtures are about to turn really ugly, who should I switch to?

    Ideally want to cash out and go for someone cheaper.

    Considering Adams as he has a double. Or Antonio? Will he be fit this week?

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    1. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Antonio sounds good he prob be fit for next

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  30. Khalico
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    McCarthy or Meslier, to get in my team?
    Both have double gameweek but who should I go for?

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