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. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard looks hungry. Gonna have to seriously consider bringing him in

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

      Not so much hungry as that he despises Spurs.

  2. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Alonso isn't getting sent off is he?

    1. Goal Digger2016
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Chelsea have already put the appeal in to the fa should take a week to sort out 😉

    2. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn't look like if

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

    Toby -1 😛

  4. Mark-O
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Zouma's reaction is so hilarious

    1. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      It was all our faces at that moment.

      1. Mark-O
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        That was exaggerating

    2. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      This

  5. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Uh oh forgot about Chelsea fans; next few days aint gonna be pretty

  6. Dreams
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Lol@ Lukaku cappers.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not me - but I captained Negredo 🙁

    2. Diva
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks for that helpful contribution.

    3. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      This. Terrible away record

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Scoring 8 goals in away games is terrible, umm...

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

          Away form I should say

    4. Lets Talk About 19 Baby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Lol @ Lukaku cappers.
      We will all be waiting gleefully for your pain.

    5. Diva
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      How is your captain doing?

    6. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      No worse than Negredo so far.

    7. dark91
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Someone in my league TC him for a nice 6 points return

  7. Lets Talk About 19 Baby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    For God sake, spurs bottle job. Chelski winning the double for sure,
    Its all lined up in the stars. Everything this season has gone their way.

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

      They lost 2 from 4 in PL so it's not quite done yet.

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

    Costa denies Alonso.

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

    Scored a goal just like Matics last week.

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

      Fifa or PES?

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

        Dream league soccer.

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

        Subbuteo

    2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      fantasy football ?

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

      Home or away?

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

    Even Costa thinks he could score today LOL

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

    Costa lost his touch

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      China calling

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

    Costa sucks!

  13. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Alonso saving it for mid week.

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

    Ouch. Friend, de Roon and Lukaku today 🙁

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

      Could be worse, seen someone TC Ramirez for a juicy -6

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

        Haha. My rival has King, Daniels, Jakupovic and Sigurdsson, that's what makes it bad.

  15. money face bandwagon
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    it will still take a real choke for spurs to finish below arsenal

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

      14 points ahead with 6 games to go. No team could ever blow a lead as big as that

  16. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Luiz motm nice

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

    Why so many Liverpool fans at Wembley today?

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

      Supporting Spurs.

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

      We bought the tickets last year thinking this year was our year

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

        😀

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

        There's always next year

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

          Or year after....

        2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I think I have heard this before 😉

      3. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        😆

  18. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    bad day with jakupovic and lukaku 🙁 bottomed

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

      Not that bad. Lukaku, Friend and de Roon here :p

  19. weaver93
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Had TC on Matic..

    but my VC is Negredo.. lol.

  20. UnitedFan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs fans beating the traffic

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    All home games at Wembley next season

    Spurs relegation confirmed

  22. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    If you don't have Hazard for these fixtures you must be insane:

    MID
    wba + WAT
    SUN

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

      This. He will get a haul vs Soton as well.

    2. HD7
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, the question however is if they have the title by 37 wouldnt there be a rotation risk? 🙂

  23. HD7
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Guys,

    If Chelsea get the title around the last 2-3 matches, do you think the valuable players - Hazard Alonso etc will get rotated?
    Somebody seen Conte in Italy with Juve and his practice there?

    1. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      It's unlikely the will. Hazard will should play though. Last 2 games are at the bridge. He's their best player, he'll play

      1. HD7
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Hope so 🙂

      2. HD7
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        or as the Joker says: "Its all ... part of the plan" 😀

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Odd rotations, not much...

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

    Spurs got a decent record at Wembley?

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Avoid them next season

  25. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Embarrassing number of fans leaving early

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

      Game is over

      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Still embarrassing. Will never understand why people do it.

    2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'm not sure I would hang around. There could be trouble after the game .

      1. Pep says
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Agree with this. There'll be Chelsea fans lining up to abuse them

  26. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs should concentrate on clinging onto 2nd spot in the league.

  27. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs really do hit playing at Wembley

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

    Long way back to Tottenham tbh

  29. Magic Bean
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs are gonna want to batter Palace now

  30. UnitedFan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Anybody thinking Spurs defence won't be as tight for FPL due to Wembley? Genuine question

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

      next season

    2. Magic Bean
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yes they won't be as tight, simple