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Dugout Discussion – Bournemouth vs Spurs

After Arsenal returned to winning ways against Watford at the Emirates, Sunday’s action concludes as Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur go head-to head at the Vitality Stadium.

In light of a rare failure for Mohamed Salah at Old Trafford yesterday, all eyes turn to Harry Kane, the number one captain for Gameweek 30 in Fantasy Premier League.

Handed the armband by 27.3% of managers and captained by 62 of the top 100, he’s scored more goals (13) away from home than any player in the top-flight this term.

Furthermore, Kane hit a hat-trick in his only away encounter against the Cherries, back in 2015/16.

Elsewhere for the visitors, interest in Son Heung-min was on the rise after a 16-point haul against Huddersfield last week. Second only to Leroy Sane for transfers in (169,000+) for Gameweek 30, the South Korean starts again and will attempt to improve a run of just one away goal this season.

In defence, though, there’s bad news for Ben Davies’ 24% FPL owners – the Welshman is omitted from today’s squad due to “general fatigue”, ending a run of nine straight league starts. Over 663,000 acquired the left-back over the last four Gameweeks.

For Bournemouth, Josh King starts on the bench after missing most of training this week due to a neck problem.

With a home clash against West Brom as one of only four fixtures in Gameweek 31, interest in the Cherries is bound to escalate if they can deliver today.

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  1. Rash
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Think bringing in coleman for a hit would be worth the risk of a '-2' ?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      6 years, 1 month ago

      If Stoke score 2, it's -3

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      It's not a risk of a -2 for a defender. A couple of goals conceded and it's a -3 or more.

      Got to weigh up chances of attacking returns. Everton defending not great.

    3. TLF
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      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I did this week to spread hit over 2. Sold Mawson who got 5 so I'm 3 points down but Coleman should get at least 2 so it's a 1 point gamble on attacking returns or CS.

  2. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    LMS safety score currently 26.

  3. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    OR updated, up to 6k

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

      Well done 🙂 .

    2. Earn your Spurs
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      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Snap - nice to be back in top 6k 🙂

      Well done to you

  4. Jay_
      6 years, 1 month ago

      OR updated. Chunky red for me.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        I don't actually want to look haha 🙂

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

        I'm not looking till after the City game

        1. Jay_
            6 years, 1 month ago

            I wish I didn’t look tbh

      3. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Ragabolly, 1 off.

        1. Ragabolly
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Not bad

          1. TorresMagic™
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            • 14 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            😀

            1. Ragabolly
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Also I am 99.9999% out of LMS 🙁

          2. Ragabolly
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            I guess I need to take a bigger sample next week

      4. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        That Chelsea spurs game.in gw 32 is a pain. want to load up on players from both these teams for my wc team but then surely my score for that gw won't be great. Any thoughts ? Thanks 🙂

        1. TorresMagic™
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          6 years, 1 month ago

          Get them after.

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Yep but that would involve hits.

            1. TorresMagic™
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              • 14 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              2 FTs until 34.

              1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                Yep I ll have to work something out thanks 🙂

        2. Old Man
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          • 12 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Delay until GW33

          1. Old Man
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            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            WC delay that is

      5. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Walter Neff whoever you are.

        I wave the white flag. Well done.

      6. Jayv807
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Ramsey rested again. Swapped out Walcott to Ramsey last week....at least I was half right with Walcott blanking both games....

        1. Big P
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          You going to keep?

          He's becoming very frustrating

          1. Jayv807
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Probably dropping this week as I only have 5 starters at the moment and think Ramsey will be rested frequently while Arsenal survive EL

            no WC or FH either, been a terrible year..

      7. Jeremy Corbyn
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        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Are the FH transfers counted at all? I have the feeling they are not, from the looks of what is being traded at fpl statistics

        1. Jeremy Corbyn
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          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          nobody knows??

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            I don't think they are

        2. TorresMagic™
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          6 years, 1 month ago

          no

          1. Jeremy Corbyn
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            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Ok, this means that non free hitting trading will actually affect price change significantly more

      8. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
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        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Have been gameweek ranked 1.683 million 2 weeks in a row. That's the definition of mediocrity.

        1. Jeremy Corbyn
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          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Team? I'm gonna sort you out

      9. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Is anyone going without kane in their wc team until gw36 ?

        1. Jeremy Corbyn
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          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          depends on him

        2. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          I don't know what I'm having for tea.

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Fair enough I know I m planning a bit too much 🙂

          2. Flynny
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Prob most of us if his injury is as we expect

            1. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              I haven't read about it is it supposed to be bad ?

        3. George James
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Just done a draft without him. Looked bloody lovely

      10. Kermit Special
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Who sold Son because of stupid fears of rotation? haha 0/

        1. Kermit Special
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          At least I got his points last week but that was utterly silly. Kane going off really highlights the terrible season I'm having.

        2. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          He'd scored 5 in past 3 games. Never likely to be benched unless injured.

          1. Kermit Special
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah in hindsight. Just thought Lamela could come in since he started 3 matches in a row.

            1. how now brown cow
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Son is spurs form player, even with kane fit.

              Its only my opinion but got season ticket and I had posted this several times.

      11. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Son is becoming a real pain .

        1. Jeremy Corbyn
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          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          he's one game away from landing on my team

          1. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Same.

          2. Cok3y5murf
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Hours later and you're still hurting

          3. Cok3y5murf
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Whoops, the reply was for OP

        2. Robe Wan
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          • 11 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          This. Miskick central

          Now hes on pens

          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Thats not proven.

            1. how now brown cow
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Last season dele took pen v saints when son was on pitch.

              1. Robe Wan
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                • 11 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                You’re not proven

                Ooooooohhh

        3. Earn your Spurs
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          • 9 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          * saviour

      12. Robe Wan
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        6 years, 1 month ago

        GW rank 3m with only Shaqiri to go

        Shame face

        1. Nascimento
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          You could end up top 50k yet. If he does really well and 2,950,000 of those with a gw rank better than yours don't own him too. Don't sweat it just yet.

          1. Robe Wan
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            • 11 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            That’s good of you too say mate

        2. Rash
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Very low scoring week only a few with high scores.

        3. Earn your Spurs
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          • 9 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          You won't have lost much ground with the scores we're seeing

      13. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        I am not a doctor but I think Harry is out for long.

        1. Rash
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          6 weeks my guess

        2. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          3 weeks to recover. Who knows.

        3. Earn your Spurs
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          • 9 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Don't need him for 3 weeks anyway

      14. Lignja
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        what is average score this week? overall and 10k?

          1. Lignja
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            thanks this is very helpful

      15. potatoace
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        • 12 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Stop buying Willian and Son ya fuds !!

        1. Jeremy Corbyn
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          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Rashford at three blue arrows up LOL

          1. Robe Wan
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            • 11 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Looool

          2. potatoace
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            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            And Aub and Lukaku

            1. Jeremy Corbyn
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              • 7 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              That is annoying me a lot

              1. potatoace
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                • 12 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                Casuals are conspiring to destroy their overlords.

      16. Earn your Spurs
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        • 9 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Must-have players for GW31 (exc. Liverpool)?

        I'm thinking Butland, Shaqiri, Mounie, possibly Mooy

        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Must-have? Really?

          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Huddersfield failed to score at home to a Swansea team that had 10 men for 80 mins.

            1. Earn your Spurs
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              • 9 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Swansea are pretty good at present - although I'll accept Palce are looking better than before and have been unlucky to get nothing from 3 tough games

              I'm clutching at straws I guess

              1. how now brown cow
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                I'm not saying it's not worth a shout. There's just not many great options.

                Got to be really certain of wc-ing in 32.

                1. Earn your Spurs
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                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

                  WC in GW32 is a given - my main rival has already jumped and did WC this week so assume he will FH next week

        2. booshed
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Tosun ?

        3. Rash
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Bournemouth attack is must have

          1. Earn your Spurs
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            • 9 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Agree but who particularly - will Wilson keep his place given the lack of goals, or Defoe with lack of fitness, or someone in midfield?

            1. Rash
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Stanislas for sure and I'm getting Josh king for old times sake

              1. Earn your Spurs
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                • 9 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                Nice ideas

          2. Jeremy Corbyn
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            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            who do you suggest? the problem is picking one

      17. Jeremy Corbyn
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        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Mounie and Tosun the best two strikers next week?! besides Firmino obviously

        1. booshed
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          that's what I'm going for atm

          1. Jeremy Corbyn
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            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            why not King or Wilson?

            1. booshed
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              I'm trying to work that out as well!

            2. booshed
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Do you think Liverpool's top three is essential? Flirting with the idea of swapping Mane for Karius

              1. Earn your Spurs
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                • 9 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                Mane has been the best pick recently so why drop him

            3. AYLD28
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              I like king

      18. Henning
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Kane and Ayew out for Firminho and another gw 31 attacker but who?

        1. Jeremy Corbyn
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          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Tosun maybe

          1. Henning
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Ok, Maby him or Mounie

      19. VDiesel26
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        I have all my chips left (Wild card, free hit, bench boost & triple captain)

        I know this will depend on DGWs but whats going to be the most likely weeks to use them for maxium benefit?

        1. TorresMagic™
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          6 years, 1 month ago

          DGWs are going to be 34 and 37.
          Blank GWs are 31 and 35.

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      21. DA Minnion (Former great)
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        6 years, 1 month ago

        Any Bournemouth worth having for next week after today's debacle.

        1. TorresMagic™
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          They play WBA

          1. Kiwivillan
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            6 years, 1 month ago

            Still will manage to concede no doubt

            1. TorresMagic™
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              Well if Son can score 2 away, anything is possible. 🙂

        2. AYLD28
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          I’m looking at King and Ake

          People will laugh at Ake but West Brom are terrible from set pieces and Ake likes to get in the box

      22. AYLD28
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        6 years, 1 month ago

        Who should I take out for Firmino...

        1. Aguero
        2. Kane

        1. TorresMagic™
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          6 years, 1 month ago

          Wait for news on both.

          1. AYLD28
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah but one of them is going to go anyway for Firmino

            1. TorresMagic™
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              6 years, 1 month ago

              I mean news before deadline. Kane may be out for 32 etc.

          2. AYLD28
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            I was going to go Aguero before his injury but now kane is (possible) crocked too it’s like ah

      23. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Who do you guys think is the best tc option apart from kane in gw37 ? Thanks 🙂