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Dugout Discussion January 21

Watford v Norwich team news: Dennis and King start, Foster misses out

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Double Gameweek 23 gets underway this evening as Watford play host to Norwich City at Vicarage Road.

Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT.

Claudio Ranieri makes four changes from last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Newcastle United, with Daniel Bachmann, Kiko Femenia, Christian Kabasele and Tom Cleverley replacing Ben Foster and Craig Cathcart, both of whom miss out due to illness, plus Jeremy Ngakia and Juraj Kucka.

That means the Hornets’ attacking trio remains the same, with Joao Pedro joining Emmanuel Dennis and Josh King in a 4-3-3 formation.

Imran Louza, Adam Masina and William Troost-Ekong remain at the Africa Cup of Nations. 

Meanwhile, Dean Smith makes just one change, with Angus Gunn coming in for Tim Krul, who misses out as expected with a shoulder injury.

Further forward, budget forward Adam Idah continues alongside Teemu Pukki in attack, with Josh Sargent and Milot Rashica flanking them.

Notably, the Canaries’ have scored the fewest (three) and conceded the most (25) away goals in the Premier League this season.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 23 LINE-UPS

Watford XI: Bachmann, Femenia, Kabasele, Samir, Kamara, Kayembe, Sissoko, Cleverley, Pedro, Dennis, King

Subs: Elliot, Ngakia, Sema, Fletcher, Tufan, Hernandez, Sierralta, Kucka, Morris

Norwich City XI: Gunn, Aarons, Hanley, Gibson, Williams, Sorensen, Lees-Melou, Sargent, Rashica, Idah, Pukki

Subs: McGovern, Byram, Dowell, Placheta, Kabak, Tzolis, McLean, Giannoulis, Rowe

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  1. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Would love cancelo or Laporte to be benched tomorrow so that I can have my Williams 7 pointer off the bench!

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    1. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Williams is such a troll for me!

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  2. Duke Silver ā˜‘
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Watford fans deserve a refund for that showing.

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    1. SouthCoastSaint
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Horrendous luck.

      How on earth they’ve lost that 3-0 I’ll never know.

      Hit the bar, goal disallowed (rightly), could have chosen to abandon the game

      Norwich weren’t in that even at 1-0 up!

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      1. Ron_Swanson
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Watford were appalling

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      2. Return of the FF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        They'd have been laughed out of the league and professional game if they'd chosen to abandon the game. I mean come on.

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      3. McGurn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        I trust this is a joke!

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        1. SouthCoastSaint
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          They were only 1-0 down. Norwich had 3 attacks? A flukey but brilliant scorpion (bad defending yes) an own goal and the lights went and slowed the game down … Id say that’s pretty bad luck even though they were dire

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  3. Athletico Underachieving
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    0 from 2. Love a Friday night game!

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    1. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      0 from 3 after the hit.

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      1. Athletico Underachieving
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Ouch. Well surely it can only get better from here

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  4. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Funniest fpl moment of the season by a mile

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    1. King Carlos
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Possibly ever?

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    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah even as an owner this is top notch

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    3. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      It’s up there

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    4. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Which particular moment? Just the whole red card thing? Lol

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      1. tbos83
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        I was thinking red card, but the lights, the general awfulness of Watford, just everything was *chef's kiss*

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        1. King Carlos
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Lol

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    5. tajulariff
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I was once TC Benteke in DGW. -3 points from him

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    6. McGurn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah crazy stuff but those saying the most incredible ever forget that this type of thing happens every season

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  5. King Carlos
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Just came back from work. How did Dennis...

    Oh.

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  6. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Is there a vaccination for DGW fever?

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    1. King Carlos
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      More booze

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    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Deletion

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      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yawn yawn yawn.

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        1. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          U okay bro? U seem to personally go out of your way to attack him on every post I see.

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          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            Yep fine thanks but this attention seeking nonsense needs to stop.

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            1. Zimo
              • 5 Years
              2 years, 2 months ago

              No need to be rude though. It isn't really hurting anyone.

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              1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
                • 7 Years
                2 years, 2 months ago

                Exactly, I make a running gag based on the best comedy of all time and get violated for it

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    3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Leave the experiments to the rats.

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    4. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, all you need to do is stay offline and do listen to all the noise.

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      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        *dont

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  7. Yes Ndidi
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Bachmann in goal. Dennis (C), yet still a green arrow.

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

    Having Dennis on -1 gains me .21 points you have to laugh sometimes šŸ™‚

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    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Haha

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    2. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Well played.

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    3. McGurn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Ha love that

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  9. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Go on dyche, get the game called off. Gunn and Williams on the bench

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  10. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    I guess at least he didn’t blank, technically…

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  11. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Surely the time has come for FPL Anonymous and some sort of 10 step plan to quit and stay off it

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    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Jebus saves

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  12. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    You just know with so many VCs on Dennis, KDB is going to get benched.

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  13. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Dennis actually got sent off? lol, I'm done with this f—ing game.

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    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Well done, you’re taking that first step to recovery

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    2. King Carlos
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Naah, enjoy it. Embrace it. This shiat here is funny!

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  14. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Have Watford actually used up all the managers now?

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Big Sam?

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  15. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Owning King (c), and doing Antonio -> Joao Pedro without a hit feels like a win. This game.

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  16. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Foster owners rejoicing

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    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Unfortunately zero chance Bachmann keeps his place for the BUR game šŸ™

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      1. Critical Observer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        They might not have a say in that if Foster doesn't recover.

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      2. Return of the FF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Why? He didn't do anything wrong?

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    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I wouldn’t yet, can see Watford losing 3-0 a second time. Burnley due a performance and win too. Glad I didn’t have him as he would have tempted me to play him over De Gea

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  17. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Lucky the constant postponements had already zapped the joy out of the game.

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    1. Duderino
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      This

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  18. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Already feel nauseous at the thought of all the Sargent puns i'm going to read from tabloids and football twitter accounts.

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  19. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    You actually can’t make this stuff up… feel for the Dennis captainers

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  20. Tambling5
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Ha! One of the 0.1% who picked Sargent! Can't remember if captained him....oh no just woken up. Picked Dennis as Captain in real life, and only good thing is Foster not selected to play

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  21. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Worst dgw captain of all time.

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    1. One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Am I right in remembering Mane went off injured with one point in a DGW? Suppose at least that was +ve 1

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      1. Return of the FF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Wasn't that the infamous Salah vs Mane triple captain week, when they were considered equal players

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        1. shirtless
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          That was around about this time two years ago. Vs West Ham I think? Salah scored 48 to Mane's 3!

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          1. Return of the FF
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            Fond memories, I tripled Salah. One of the few happy TC memories. I swear I usually put it on Kane, a player I don't often own, and he limps off with another ankle niggle in the first game

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    2. Bennerman
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      What was the horrendous Duffy one a few years back? I did that one.

      Didn't do this one but only by hair's breadth.

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

      Nowhere near the Kane(TC) from some years back. Still wake up in cold sweats over that farce.

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    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      So far it's not as bad as the Mane vs. Salah TC a few seasons back in GW24 of 19/20. Mane got 1 point but Salah got 16 so it was pretty deadly. If King only gets 4 points it's won't be too bad in relative terms.

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    5. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Duffy glad to hand that one over

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  22. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Bachmann > Foster....FFS
    Dennis (c) - FFS

    That is all

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    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Ouch

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  23. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    No words to describe ... just none šŸ˜Ž

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  24. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Everyone loving another DGW! You’ve got to laugh. what a shocker for people that captained Dennis, suspended for 2nd game too. Lucky I went for Jota!

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  25. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    I think it's time to take a break from FPL until next deadline, see ya in two weeks time!

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  26. Critical Observer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Bowen (C) for GW24 locked in and key to the lock disposed of.

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  27. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Dennis oweners - are we literally just laughing together in the mud here

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    1. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Absolutely. It's peak fpl.

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    2. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      100%. I think we can laugh as we know there are lots of us out there.

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    3. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I'm laughing at my -2 from Dennis(c) & Foster on a BB. If Foster doesn't return for second fixture it will be -2 from 6 Watford!

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    4. Yes Ndidi
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      What else can you do? It looked right on paper against teams in the drop zone, even if it did look like the spark had gone after the AFCON saga.

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    5. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      A few glasses of wine helping. The tragedy will dawn on me tomorrow but tonight I choose to dance!

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  28. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Sargent has heavy Napoleon Dynamite energy

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    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Usaaa usaaa usaaa

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  29. bottler9
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Captained Dennis and got in Foster for a -4 šŸ™‚

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    1. Devos
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Ditto!

      Un
      be
      lie
      va
      ble

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  30. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Salah isn't going to drop again is he?

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    1. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Nah that’s it now

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    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      It's odd, I put this on FFS a few hours ago:

      Salah -177%
      ESR -163%
      Moura -126%
      Mount -112%

      KDB +186%
      Dennis +120%
      King +119%
      Coutinho +113%
      TAA +105%

      Now Salah is only on -66%, ESR -59%, Moura -52%, Mount -101%

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