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. Viper
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    There are three players that have scored 10+ goals from both Fks & penalties in the PL era.

    Can you name them?

    1. Goalosaurus
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Yaya?

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

        Nope

        1. Goalosaurus
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          The free kicks let him down, only 4 🙁

    2. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Rooney, Sigurdsson and Henry?

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

        1/3 there

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Baines

    4. Tazah
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ian Harte

      I cheated 🙂

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

        🙁

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

        Game ruined

        1. Tazah
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          people still guessing

      3. Rik Waller
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        You're that guy

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

        What's the point of cheating?

    5. mookie
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Yaya, Gerard and Rooney?

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

        0/3

        1. mookie
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          I can't believe Gerard didn't score ten of each.

    6. Bring the Cavalry
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Lampard, Rooney, Alexander

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

        0/3

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

      Rooney Baines and soneone I dont know

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

        0/3

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

      Gerrard?

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

        Nope

  2. jonny77
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    2FT:
    Pope, Foster
    Otamendi, Hegazi, Mee, Ogbonna, Hunemeier
    Salah, Sterling, Walcott, Lingard, King
    Aguero, Kane, Ayew

    Lingard > Deulofeu / Shaqiri (which one)
    Otamendi > VVD or save the FT

  3. Snoop
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Is aguro a must have? I was wanting to wait till easy fixtures.. I've got two ft so I could change him in for firmino and down grade otamendi to a 5mil..

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

      Firmino is a better bet from now on I think

    2. TOBY1
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Jesus back very soon. Given how much Kun has played and it’s champions league and a cup final I think he will probably get rested soon

  4. PvA
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    GW Rank check

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      2.2mill

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

      1,859

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

        Well done Bubz

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

        Naughton has been involved in your two big gameweeks. He's the key 😉

      3. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Congrats!

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

      its actually pointless with all the new teams with bench boost and triple captain used

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      418 k

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

      1.2m

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

        Same same

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

      1,3m

    7. drughi
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      4,383

      1. King Sheep
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        2,273 .............. dropped 400 places even with Salah & Bobby today ..... 104 with Alonso to play ...

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

      24802

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

        With Hazard left to play

  5. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Was Walcott a trap? Watched the highlights and he didn't seem to be involved in anything :/

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

      I sure hope not, I guess we’ll know in a few weeks...

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

      no, he played very well in setting up the attacks..... might not have made it in any highlights, but it will come

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Hope so. Was my ML differential.

    3. TOBY1
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      He played good

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

    When are you planning to use your second WC?

    1. Before next GW?
    2. For the blank GW?
    3. During last 5-6 GWs?

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

      The plan is 3

  7. Bring the Cavalry
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone getting rid of jones? Thinking of Jones > VVD, Man U just look terrible now.

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Offensively. Defense is still pretty good.

      1. Bring the Cavalry
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        True, no Utd defence will hurt also now I think about it.

        Cheers

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Nope. Just bad luck. Defence ok. Difficult to find better value for money than Jones. Bps magnet in low scoring cs games.

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

    So looking at Leicester’s remaining fixtures, Arsenal in a few weeks and Spurs on the last day, apart from that though they look pretty decent. Vardy as a 3rd striker looks very very tempting!
    Anyone else tempted?

    1. UpAndAway
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I’m leaning towards Mahrez.

    2. Ghost Ship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      That was my plan until aguero scores four. Now waiting a little.

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

    Which one will win?

    A: Alonso+21 pts
    B: Hazard (C)+Hegazi+Azpilicueta

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

      Will be thight

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

      A

    3. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      A prob

    4. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      B

    5. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      A of course

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

      A

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

      A

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

      A because of Alonsos brace and cleanie tomorrow 😀

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

      So really it’s docwe think Hazard will get double fogures, I hope so

  10. Feed tha Sheep
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Who are the Best two midfielders for total of 16.0?
    Also have Salah Sterling RLC (bench)

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Shaq + Eriksen?

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

      Walcott and shakiri?

    3. Infamy, Infamy
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Eriksen and Arnautovic

  11. @chapellefpl OR 577TH
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Wow Triggerlips on 90 with Alonso and Foster to go! Rank 55k and rising. He is on the up and I feel there is no stopping him this season.

    Back to his usual top1k finish by the looks of it.

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

      is that you triggerlips ?

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

      Who?

  12. Fantasyamateur
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Foster
    Hegazi - Jones - Mee
    Salah - Sterling - Lingard - Shaqiri
    Kane - Agüero - Firmino

    Bench: Elliot, Otamendi, Carroll, Ogbonna.

    2FT, 0.1M ITB.
    On 99 points this GW with Foster left to play. Placed within top 7k overall.

    Want to get in VVD for Otamendi, but that only leaves me 0.7M ITB to use on replacement for Lingard..

    Any suggestions on what to do here?

    1. Louis Cypher
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Go to Doucoure or deulofeau as WAT next 2 at home EVE WBA and play gw31 ?

  13. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Kin to firmino yes or no? Surely after ucl games

    1. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Kun

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

      Yes

    3. Louis Cypher
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Yes - next 3 out of 4 at home for Bobby
      Jesus neatly fit so pep will rotate
      Keep Kun until Jesus comes on for 30 mins then expect Kun to be rested thru March imo

  14. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    I've finished this GW with 91 points and that's without Kane 🙂
    My captain was Salah.
    I'm going to start saving up my free transfers, as GW31 comes closer.

  15. Torres76
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone going forward without Kun?

    So tempted by replacing Ayew to give me

    Kun, Firmino and Kane

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

      Yes

  16. Baked baines
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    So GW 31 is gonna have 3, maybe 4 fixtures on.
    So Free hit chip will come in to contention. But if you have 8/9 players playing isn't really worth using??

  17. mookie
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    How many Watford, Liverpool, Stoke and Everton players do you have now?

    6 here

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

      5

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

      4

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      1

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

      3

    5. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Why is this relevant?

      1. mookie
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        These teams won't blank in GW 31.

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Aha Ty

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

      4

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

      4 and I have 2 FT, maybe Shaqiri to replace Lingard next.

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

      3 but the best 3. Salah, Firminho and Shaqiri

  18. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    See Aguero is both sold and bought heavily for different reasons now.

    Buy/keep Kun or not?

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

      Casuals buying, shrewd managers selling after reaping all the rewards

      1. Torres76
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Kun is the form league player along with Salah and KDB. Dangerous to avoid him...

      2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        This.

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

      I'm selling for firmino, have KDB and sterling

      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Like that move.

    3. Waterwheel Inc.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Have him, KDB, and Sterling, so likely waiting for the price rise then dropping.

    4. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      So I’m Financial markets there’s usually a pattern... smart money carefully buys, price doesn’t move, news comes out and massive move up at which point retail guys (“dumb” money) buy and which is where smart money is selling out and moving on.

      That is what you are seeing. City have had lots of games. City still have lots of games. Pep has said as much, the club have said Jesus should be ready before the next GW by which time Kun will have played another two games without a break. It will be Pep Roulette again and he is too expensive to have as rotation risk.

      Personally I would bring in Firminho or Vardy who seems to be doing much better than I thought he would after the Mahrez debacle. Obviously Kane back but I assume you have him.

      1. Lazaretti
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        I would still wait news from Jesus. Before last GW I think Pep said Jesus sidelined 4-6 weeks. Now he said 2 weeks but who knows if he is ready for Arsenal game. Until Jesus is fit Aguero is main and only striker in the best and mst goals scoring team in the PL.

    5. TOBY1
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Think I might sell but tempted to wait until after arsenal and maybe try Aubameyang

  19. puhd
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Only 4

  20. Foozeball
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Planning to do Stones + Alonso + Lingard -> Toby + VVD + KDB (-4)
    Should I wait until after CL games? The price drops/rises will prevent me from upgrading Shaq or Quaner later on

    1. Louis Cypher
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Wait as CL and FA cup In between next GW
      Shaq plays gw31 so keep

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

        Not worrying about GW31 at all because I still have my FH chip for it

        1. Louis Cypher
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Nice

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

    GW rank went from 65k to 14k with Salah, Firm, Jones and Wilson. Didn’t expect much movement as thought they’d be fairly template bar Wilson.

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

      Salah captain? Passed people who had already played their captains.

  22. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    9.3 midfielder who isn't Sterling or Walcott?

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

      eriksen have nice fixtures, siggy for a punt

    2. Torres76
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Mahrez

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

      Eriksen 9.2

    4. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Eriksen

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

      Vardy

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

        Sorry I meant Mahrez

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

    How to get in Kane?
    A) Lapado + Hazard + Alonso ---> Kane + Mili + Bauer (-8)
    B) Aguero + Hazard ---> Kane + Eriksen (-4)
    C) Aguero + Jones ---> Kane + Bauer (-4)

  24. EWH2020
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Otamendi to
    A) VVD
    B) Robertson

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

      A

  25. Tazah
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    movei recommendations please

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

      What sort of films do you like?

      1. Tazah
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        ones with twists

    2. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      shawshank redemption

  26. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone taking a punt on Arnie?

    1. runny
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      tempted, he played well yesterday, their fixture list is rough tho...

  27. DJ1000
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Non Aguero owner and on 83 points with Alonso to come. Massive relief. The comeback

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      LOL we must have the same teams.

  28. Jimjam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Pope, Elliot
    Alonso, Otamendi, Jones, Mustafi, Ogbonna
    Salah, Sterling, Son, Walcott, Carroll
    Kane, Firmino, Wilson

    2FT, 0.1 in bank

    Have exact funds for this -8, but is it too kneejerky?

    Otamendi -> Davies
    Mustafi -> Fernandez
    Son -> De Bruyne
    Kane -> Aguero

    1. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Yes it is. Spurs fixtures turn so keep Kane atleast. Son might be dropped and Davies is under rotation risk

    2. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Way too knee jerk in my humble opinion. Managed to get both Aguero hat tricks as captain over last few weeks but not likely he is going to do that again in a hurry. Hence I am looking at -4 from Aguero to Kane as has better fixtures had less chance of rotation

  29. Regin
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    does anyone have that excel sheet with the possible bw/dgw on gw 31, 34, 35, etc..

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

    So who has the really lumpy scores this week? I’m on 105 with Hazard to go, a record for me in a single Gameweek. Even without Kun, big big scoring weeks all round