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Dugout Discussion – Saturday

Coming down off the “excitement” of a double Gameweek, the latest programme of fixtures get off to a rather inauspicious start. The batch of four afternoon kick-offs appear very light on Fantasy interest.

Nonetheless, many will doubtless be monitoring Bournemouth’s visit to the Stadium of Light, with Josh King the undoubted star asset on show. With three goals in his last four Gameweeks and with 11 in his last 13 starts overall, the 6.1 midfielder will be heavily backed for another return against Sunderland. King was brought in by more than 100,000 FPL managers ahead of today’s encounter.

Similary, Southampton’s performance against Hull City will also be of keen interest, with Fantasy managers preparing Saints investment ahead of their double Gameweek 36. Striker Manolo Gabbiadini topped our captain poll and has been acquired by 160,000+ FPL managers heading into today’s transfer deadline.

Elsewhere, Stoke City take on West Ham at the bet365.com, while West Brom host Leicester City, with little on show to pique the interest from a Fantasy perspective.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. boc610
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Marco Gabbiado -one

  2. Olee
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    My friend has Jakupo and King(C)...kill me please.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Relax...

    2. Olee
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      And i have yoshida who would have gotten an assist if Tadic put it away !

    3. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I would try a get grip on reality tbh . It's points in a virtual game .

      1. Olee
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Haha, I didnt mean it litteraly....its just so insanly frustrating.

  3. 824545201
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Biggest ML rival played his wildcard, forgot to sell Grant and now has Jakupovic coming off the bench. He also had Capoue score him a goal a few GW's before when he played his AOA.

    How can some people get this lucky?

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      This game is about 70% luck anyway.

      1. FPL Maldini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        This

  4. Fillet-o-fish
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    how bad is Afobe's injury?
    really need to know!

    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Hammy. Could be season over.

    2. Pep says
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Why?

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Got him in as a one week punt.

        Watch Negredo outscore him with a measly 2 pointer tomorrow!

  5. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Jaku & King, 16 points in 50 odd seconds πŸ™‚

  6. TooDifficuIt
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    benched jaku :/

  7. AA33
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Benched Jakupovic for Pickford πŸ™

    1. TooDifficuIt
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      same

    2. AA33
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      For De Gea*

  8. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    No Yosh bap πŸ˜₯

    1. makaveli123
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Tadic....

    2. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Bap Yosh no

  9. EDEN THE MAN
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    King-11
    Yoshida-6
    Pickford-3

    Benteke and Zaha to go.
    Could be a great start to the week!

    1. Lav
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Got King and Yoshi too. Gabbi 1 pointer hurts. Pick on bench with Henn left for me today.

  10. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Phillips -> King in 28 has paid off well πŸ™‚

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      best buy of the season

  11. AA33
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Swansea will hate Tadic now πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜›

  12. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Screw you Tadic, you evil thief.....

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch
      You got him mate ?
      Ended with vardy at the end here πŸ™‚

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yosh & Gabbi πŸ˜€

  13. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Benteke

  14. Can’t beat em so&hell…
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    On WC...

    Jesus + Redmond or Gabi + Sane

    They'd have to play every week.

    1. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Gabi and Sane

  15. JJJ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Jaku, Stephens and King

    ml rival captained Gabi.

    not sucking is a great feeling

    1. Point-one short
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Great week for you so far πŸ™‚

  16. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    So going into today it was ver tight with my ML rival, I had Gabbi capt he had King, Bertrand, Jaku, Shawcross and Daniels haha I'm going to cry

  17. DaddyPig
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    So many players today clearly saving themselves for next weeks DGW.

  18. money face bandwagon
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Double soton cs πŸ˜€

    1. Les Bleus
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      It will probably be the last one until GW38

      1. money face bandwagon
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Doesnt matter as their 2 games extra is almost like an extra cs

        1. Les Bleus
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          True.

  19. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Who is still going for / keeping Gabbiadini?

    Clearly he's been given a rest, maybe a bit rash to get rid

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

      Manolololololol

      1. FPL Maldini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        You own him πŸ˜€

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

          Mark πŸ™

    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      o/

      when jwp plays he gets service

    3. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      He's out of my first draft

    4. Sarnab
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      What rest?
      He just came back from injury. Has to play atleast 75+ minutes

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

        Fickleness Puel

  20. Lav
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    15 from 3 pre bps. Henn left for me today.

    Hows it going for you?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      26 from 4

      1. Lav
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Jaku?

        1. Les Bleus
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          No. King, Southampton and Bournemouth defenders. Got Gabbi though (not captain thankfully)

          1. Lav
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Got Gabbi too, Kane(c)

    2. BALOOO
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      22 C from 1.

      1. Lav
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Good for you, King is the man

  21. makaveli123
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Me and my rival had 11 of the same players pre WC. Post WC: 13 out of 15. Pretty annoying!

  22. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Tadic screwed a lot of us over it seems

  23. Stupendous
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    16 from keeper and 2 saints defenders, with Tekkers to come now.

    I'll take this start!

    1. Point-one short
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      24 inc bps from Cedric, Yoshi, King, gabbi so far πŸ™‚

      1. Alnair
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        You mean from King, the rest ain't getting ish mate πŸ˜€

  24. Sergeant Garcia
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    90 mins hoping for a Stoke cs to see at full time that Pieters didn't play...
    Fml, Gibson to come on now.

  25. WE GO FOR IT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Cedric and Jakupovic on bench. Pickford and Holgate started. This is going to be a bad GW!

    1. Les Bleus
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      You benched a Southampton defender against HULL? That's on you mate πŸ™

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      why on earth bench cedric?

    3. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Cedric benched?

    4. Fowler23
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      How do bench a Defender playing hull vs a defender playing Chelsea ?

    5. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      When I changed Stephens to Cedric, Holgate got in the starting XI automatically! Time was over before I could change it back.

  26. Fowler23
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    No wildcard
    Keep Fuchs till end of the season or -4 for Chelsea player ?

  27. The Mandalorian
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    red arrow for those of us who put the armband on Gabbi

  28. Les Bleus
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Why didn't JWP play?

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I put him on the bench

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I presume just because the manager chose not to play him. He's not a 90 minute player. His biggest contribution is on set pieces. He's replaceable, and restable given they have 2 DGWs coming up. He's not nailed for them either

  29. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Gabbi got 4 games in two GWs coming up 😎

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

      So what

  30. bβœͺmber
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Fun fact: Jaku has 2 saved penalties this season - my captains took those spot kicks. πŸ˜€

    1. Kloppen Schloppen
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Wowwee armband on Tadic was a rare move

    2. AA33
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch! 😯