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Dugout Discussion – Saturday

Saturday’s four fixtures mean that Gameweek 31 will come and go in just a matter of hours.

Despite the reduced schedule, Fantasy interest in today’s events will reach fever pitch as Free Hit managers and the chipless scrap over the goals, assists and clean sheets on offer.

While the late kick-off at Anfield is expected to provide the bulk of the points, there is still hope and expectation that the trio of afternoon matches can step up.

Bournemouth’s home meeting with bottom club West Brom is perhaps the most likely to show profit.

Callum Wilson heads into this match as the second most popular signing ahead of today’s 2pm deadline – some 180,000 managers have swooped for the striker, this despite his recent run of five matches without a goal or an assist.

Cherries winger Junior Stanislas has also proved a popular target – he’s attracted over 87,000 new owners having fired 22 shots over the last six Gameweeks, more than any other FPL midfielder.

The remaining two matches appears far more difficult to predict.

Huddersfield Town and Crystal Palace collide at the John Smith’s Stadium with an array of differentials on show. Wilfried Zaha’s return to fitness may just give the visitors the edge and hand Free Hit managers an effective differential, though he’s been signed by over 80,000 ahead of today’s clash.

Meanwhile, Everton make the trip to take on Stoke City in a bid to vanquish their recent dire away form. They will be without injured playmaker Gyfli Sigurdsson, with Fantasy attention turning instead to fit-again full-backs Seamus Coleman and Leighton Baines.

For the Potters, Xherdan Shaqiri’s fitness was the concern heading into this match. Despite a scare involving a potential calf injury and his withdrawal from Switzerland’s squad ahead of their forthcoming friendlies, he is named in Paul Lambert’s much-changed line-up. The midfielder was signed by over 100,000 managers prior to the deadline.

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

1,951 Comments Post a Comment
  1. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 13 days ago

    Daniels owners rejoice!

    1. Dacra
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      That he just conceded?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        It was sarcasm.

    2. threeputt
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      2 more pts than we thought we were getting !

  2. Alan The Llama
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 13 days ago

    JRod is how they pronounce Giroud on the scoutcast

  3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 13 days ago

    Adam (tc) fail, eh?

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Daniels has to be the biggest pile of crap ever.

  5. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Good. Now Bournemouth need to go all out attack

  6. tm245
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Sunnier in Huddersfield now.

  7. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    There only been two goals so far and my rival has both a goal and an assist 🙁

  8. HavertzHero
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Why did I take hits

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Because you're a sheep

  9. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Rondon goal to top it off

  10. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    This is the worst gameweek ever

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Pretty much

    2. PvA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      That was last week

    3. Deus
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Wait for Salah red card

  11. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    bou cleanie wiped, that's 4 more to go then

  12. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Everton drawing against 10 man Stoke. smh

  13. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    I'd bring Stanislas off if I were Howe

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      You shut your mouth.

    2. dark91
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Good that you aren't him

  14. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    DCL to the Rescue

  15. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    People still think it was worth playing free hit this week?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Saved mine for GW35

    2. Manani
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      if it wasn't captain hindsight.

      who will the highest scoring player next week?

      1. Naboo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Mkhi

      2. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Its been said for weeks dude...

    3. maverickga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Yes

      1. maverickga
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Most of the non free hitters took hits and made transfers for this Gameweek these last weeks. If I scored 78 last week it’s probably as well that I was planning on free hitting.

  16. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Have they been slow or did they forget to count Walcott's brace?

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Ban

  17. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    All of these teams are just utter utter shite

  18. Deus
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Good I avoided Cherry defense

  19. tm245
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Benteke has lost a step, but that could have been a penalty.

  20. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Anyone considering Christensen on wc? 5.3m

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Yeah

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Just got rid of him a couple of hours ago. Never again.

    3. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Nope

    4. HNI
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Go Alonso or none. Their keeper is poor so best bet in attacking players like willian alonso haZ

  21. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Big Sam risking conceading with a front six of Tosun, DCL, Walcott, Bolasie, Rooney and Gueye.

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Good for Shaq on the counter-attack

  22. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Adam Smith going off

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      0 pts .. Ouch

    2. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Hamstring injury btw

    3. Salarrivederci
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Smith > Ake such a bad move then 🙁

  23. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    The Don 😎

  24. Speédy
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Benteke going for the pen instead of shooting

  25. Alex_thekid
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    What a load of tripe you could have got away with just 3 Liverpool Salah captain I new it but still got 10 players and took a - 8 as well ffs

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Plenty of time 😉

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      But if you only had Liverpool players you wouldn't have been able to have any fun in the exciting 3pm matches.

  26. tm245
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Rondon assist given, took awhile for the points to update.

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Your other picks have been terrible.

      1. Brap.
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Quite.

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      More of a ceefax.

  27. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Anyone else save a FT this GW?

    1. Naboo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Nah I played BB though

  28. rrcmc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    In years to come I shall look back on my GW31 Kane > Mounie transfer with amusement...

    1. Andy1
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Got you 2 more points this week than Kane did

  29. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Has anyone told Everton that they are playing against a 10 man Stoke?

    1. rrcmc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Ha