Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Saturday

The first of five days of Gameweek 34 action gets underway at 3pm, offering up a quartet of fixtures to keep us entertained.

Middlesbrough are the only Double Gameweek team on duty this Saturday as Steve Agnew takes his troops to Bournemouth.

Alvaro Negredo and Ben Gibson were the most popular picks for clashes with the Cherries and Sunderland, transferred in by 193,000 and 112,000 FPL managers respectively.

Up against a defence that’s conceded two or more goals in seven of their last eight at the Vitality, the Spaniard earned second place in our Gameweek 34 Captain Poll, with over 20% backing.

Elsewhere, Romelu Lukaku will be hoping his record against West Ham can remedy a run of one goal in his previous seven road trips – the most owned player in FPL has found the net in each of his last nine head-to-heads with the Hammers.

Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson attempts to halt a run of five straight blanks as Stoke roll up to the Liberty. The Icelandic international earned more transfers out (88,000+) than any midfielder ahead of this afternoon’s deadline.

Hull take on Watford at the KCOM in the other Saturday fixture.

The Tigers have won seven and drawn one of eight matches in all competitions since Marco Silva took charge, suggesting they could deliver some differential options today. With goals in each of his last two appearances, Harry Maguire – boasting a 0.5% ownership – looks the man most likely as the battle to beat the drop intensifies.

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  1. KJT123
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    hi

  2. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Negredooooooooooo

  3. FPL Puppy
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    DGW is upon us!

  4. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago


    You can be my hero 'Gredo

    You can be 'The Beast' from Spain

    I will stand by you for this week

    You can make my Saturday

    You can make my Wednesday

    You can be my hero

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      \o/

  5. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    King, Jaku, Mawson 😐

    Stupor Saturday.. Looking forward to the cup semi more

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      King Jaku Mawson.....where's he from Timbuktu?

  6. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    -12 with Lukaku only today. Red arrow even if he scores 5 goals?

  7. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sent myself here 😎

    Good luck all, enjoy your points...

  8. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Lets go Negredo!!

    1. vectorman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Bet you didn't think you'd ever write that. 😀

  9. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Lads, roughly who wins this week?

    A) My team: (8 points ahead in ML)

    DDG

    Valencia Gibson Robertson

    Sanchez Alli King Zaha(vc)

    Kane Lukaku Negredo(c)

    Sub: Pickford Siggy Baines Fernandez

    B) ML rival team: (Benchboost played)

    DDG Boruc

    McAuley Baines Azpi Clyne Daniels

    Coutinho Alli Hazard DeRoon King

    Rashford(c) Benteke(vc) Lukaku

  10. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Townsend (c) unite...?

    1. Oven Glover
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Tumbleweed

  11. Kuqi Monster
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Really need Rashford to fail

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A SGW vs City, owners are hardly expecting a haul?

    2. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      And Negredo

  12. Pirlø's Pen
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Please blank Lukaku, please

  13. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I benched de Roon, nervy next 90 minutes... Time to get into position..

    https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/2f/a4/09/2fa40922aef9fdd1460edcdf4af92735.gif

    1. KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      🙂

    2. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Me too - with 2.3% ownership, hope he doesn't hurt us too much...

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      😆

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Viva Alvaroooooooooooooooooooooo

  15. Viprin
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Siggy to punish sellers

    1. d3bug
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      and benchers

  16. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Negredooooo

  17. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Who to win ? Watford or hull?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      0-0

  18. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Negredo(c) punish the non owners...

  19. KingNidge
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Any Negredo captainers with even a shred of confidence in him?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not a single bit, Nidgey!

      1. KingNidge
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        At least you're honest mate

    2. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nah, but makes the game more fun. 😀

      1. KingNidge
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        🙂

    3. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hello Nigel.

      1. KingNidge
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Afternoon Hibbo

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Middlesbrough are quite a good side.

          The need to remember that goals need to be scored.

          1. KingNidge
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            1 nil down lol

            1. Hibbo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Na another I'm taking the piss lol

    4. Ravager
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nope. Hope and Pray

      1. KingNidge
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        That's it

    5. Skid Vicious
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not a bit as I watch the torment unfold..
      Oh the joys of no ibra's in a shoddy dgw.

      Activating wildcard

  20. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    20 pt hit and BB in play.... wish me luck :-S

    1. BobBradleysOpportunity
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      is your bench
      negredo, negredoC, negredo and negredo?

  21. Guvnor
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    All those cheaper Boro defenders I was scared to get are now playing 🙁

    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Come on Friend!

  22. ChrisHXS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I have a stupid question.

    I am looking to WC this week. If I do it now can I chop and change my team all week and if so if someone rises by 0.2 will I get the 0.1 profit? Also this works if I'm about to lose value in a player?

    If so is it even worth doing this?

  23. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    KINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

  24. mattk lfc
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gibson transfer paying off already

  25. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    LONG. LIVE. THE. KING!

  26. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    King

  27. Hobolicious
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Had to be King to ruin the GW already...

  28. Guvnor
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Lmao. RIP Gibson CS

  29. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    That was quick

  30. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    lol@ gibson cappers

    1. The Rock
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      This was never going to be the game where they keep a clean sheet anyway.