Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Southampton vs Liverpool

Following Newcastle’s win over Man United, Sunday’s third and final fixture sees us take a trip to St Mary’s Stadium as Southampton and Liverpool square up at 4.30pm.

After Sergio Aguero’s four-goal demolition of Leicester and Harry Kane’s solitary strike against Arsenal, all eyes now turn to Mohamed Salah.

Up against a defence with a single clean sheet in their last 13 home fixtures, the Egyptian is the number one captain for Gameweek 27 with 22.1% armband backing.

The top scoring player in Fantasy Premier League (FPL), Salah’s relentless consistency has delivered returns in 15 of his previous 17 league outings.

He’s also served up 11 sets of double-figure hauls, including a 16-point tally against Mauricio Pellegrino’s men back in Gameweek 12.

His team-mate Roberto Firmino could emerge as a differential captaincy candidate – just 3.3% of managers have backed the Brazilian, who has supplied 10+ points in three of his last five away starts.

Meanwhile, James Ward-Prowse has another chance to stake a claim as a budget midfield buy.

Up against a defence with three clean sheets on their travels, the Saints’ playmaker has three goals and two assists in the previous four rounds of fixtures.

Interest is clearly on the rise – at a price of 5.1, he was acquired by 78,000+ FPL managers ahead of yesterday morning’s deadline.

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  1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Need a goal and cs from Alonso tomorrow. Is it possible?
    Thanks.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Yes.

    2. Magic Bean
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Of course

    3. Frank Koscielny
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Will he even start?

  2. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Mane or VVD for the Liverpool triple up for GW31?

    Was set on Mane but he's been useless this season

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Vvd

    2. ooooo
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      VVD

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

      Vvd

  3. ooooo
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Jones to VVD? Got DDG so getting rid of double

  4. Viper
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Can't do Otamendi - > VvD as I have Robertson. I'll have to come up with my own plan now. How bad 😆

  5. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Can everyone please be quiet about Virgil. Need him as a differential for more than just this week.

    Thanks in advance.

    1. A Betting Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Reckon he'll still be under the radar.

      I was dreading a goal from him in this game as I've had him highlighted to bring in for ages.

      WHU, WAT, NEW 3 of the next 4 - time to pounce!

      1. A Betting Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Just realised, that wasn't keeping quiet...

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

      That's optimistic, won't go unnoticed amongst active teams.

  6. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Shame Salah didn't score a brace at least... Mane is awful, a man down for Liverpool lately.

  7. sweglet
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    aguero lingard and otamendi for firmino son and davies? (-4)

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Lol

  8. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Score check.. 78 with Hazard and Alonso to go.

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Ban please.

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        45 here

    2. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Booo!

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Fellow Kane capper 🙁

      2. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Woohoo!

        1. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Btw Mark, you are a fpl legend. Thanks for your contribution to this site. 🙂

    3. Viper
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      71 with Alonso to go (No Aguero)

    4. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      As an Aguero(C) that's a terrible score

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Assumption.

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Even with Niasse + Salah + Aguero you still couldn't make at least 90 points ... that's not a score to brag about. Check Bubz score

          1. Puzzle
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Well. He had all those, so a good score. He didn't brag either.

          2. ZeBestee
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            You think that's a brag?

      2. A Betting Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Can't help but feel this myself. 79 post bonus with just Alonso to go. Just 24 points from my men who's name isn't Sergio or Mo.

    5. maff
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      99 + hazard

    6. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      90 after baps, same two to play

    7. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      64 with Alonso and Hazard to go.

    8. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      67 with Alonso left.... Bloody San(c)hez over Aguero(C)

    9. Midlands Saint73
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      70 with Azpi to go, hoping he doesn't play and ill take Ogbonna 6 off the bench.

    10. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Is that all?

      Amateur

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Why bitter mate? Its a game after all 😉

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Whoosh

    11. A.J.
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      68 Hazard (c) left

    12. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      81 all out

    13. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      65 post bonus with Alonso (pleased after 23 yesterday)

    14. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      97 (-4) with Alonso to come

    15. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      65...101 after Hazard(C)

    16. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      88 Alonso to go

  9. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    So will probably end up rising tonight but red arrow overall

    4 reds in a row can't catch a break lately. Anyone else on such bad run??

    1. Magic Bean
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      No, you are the only one

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Need Hazard to have a very positive FPL game tomorrow.

    3. Alex_thekid
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Same here 4 reds in a row from 49k to 150k (K)ane last 2 weeks hasn't helped lol

  10. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    VVD with intercepts, clearances .. more BAPS incoming

  11. nobwak
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Is there way to easily find out what I paid for a player? So I can work out if I'm effected by a price drop or not...

    1. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Transfer page data/list view has purchase and selling price.

      1. nobwak
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks Mark. How'd you do this week?

    2. Viper
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Go to transfer page and click on list view instead of team view

    3. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Transfer -> List View

    4. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      fantasy football fix tells you

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Big win 🙂

  13. JJO
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Salah to lose 2nd bap?

    1. Viper
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I'd guess so

    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Bloody hope not

    3. F4L
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      HOW?

    4. JJO
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Dont know if they counted that big chance created for Lallana

    5. Prøfeßör …
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      No chance.

  14. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    107 with Alonso to go.

    0 point Daniels first sub.

    1. Nascimento
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Probably finish up witha decent score once Alonso's played. Can see him getting a clean sheet.

  15. tm245
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    My City and Liverpool triple ups have been amazing. Shame I can't have any more from those two teams.

  16. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    97 allout. Long time since I had a good gw

  17. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Rough week and my bad season continues.

    - Owned Aguero ( considered captain )
    - Owned Salah ( Considere captain )
    - Owned Alexis ( Captained LOL )
    - Owned Kane ( considere captain )
    - Benched fekkings Ogbonna. 54 all out and loosing to much ground in my MLS.

    People who cant play this game gets a hundred points, that is really harsh

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      hows that harsh? You just made the wrong decisions

      1. lordkippe
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        True that.

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Feel for u man. But Sanchez was always a poor pick

      1. lordkippe
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        I agree

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      chin up, always next week 🙂

    4. Magic Bean
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      It's one week. Captain people in form and you will rise again

    5. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Captaining aguero at home against Leicester are players that don't know how to play this game? Not sure I agree... Salah captainer..

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Maybe they are casuals with some other fluke decisions i suppose

      2. lordkippe
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        just some frustration

    6. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      So salty 😆

    7. Niemi
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Alexis captain was a really bad choice IMO.

      1. lordkippe
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        I totally agree with you. Just had that feeling

  18. F4L
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Mane to Mahrez looking likely.

  19. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    the case for Kane captain this week looks a bit lame now, with hindsight 🙂

  20. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Think vvd might edge Salh to 2 bps

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      not likely

    2. Midlands Saint73
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Hope so Bobby (C)

  21. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Surely Mo can’t lose 6 points on the baps to drop to 1?

  22. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Firmino salah (c) kun 59
    Rest of the team 21

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Playing you the world's tiniest violin right now

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Humble brag with maths.

      Ugh.

      😉

  23. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Bernardo Silva -> Mahking?

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    VVD just lost 2 BPS 🙂

  25. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Finally a VVD clean sheet!

  26. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    RobboCop 😎

  27. davies
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Ogbonna >

    Robertson or Simpson

  28. Eddie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    I just got 45 points from that match. Thank you Pool.

  29. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    A van Dijk clean sheet which drops Southampton into the relegation zone. I love life.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      You surely don't want your feeder club relegated?

    2. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Such greed. Robbing Southampton of their talent then mocking them when they are down! Should be giving them extra $$s!

    3. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      What have you got against Southampton? You've ripped the heart out from their team

    4. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Nasty post there, you lot are practically Southampton.

    5. Midlands Saint73
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Jog on

  30. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Good result for Livingston