Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Man United vs West Brom

Following on from Newcastle’s win over Arsenal at St James’ Park, we turn to Sunday’s second, and final, fixture as Manchester United entertain West Bromwich Albion at 4pm.

After Harry Kane failed to produce the goods in the first of his two matches, all eyes turn to his Double Gameweek 34 rival Romelu Lukaku, who has been handed the armband by 16.6% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers.

With three goals and two assists in the last five Gameweeks, 45 of the top 100 captained the Red Devils’ frontman, with only seven opting for Alexis Sanchez.

Yet with back-to-back double-figure hauls in each of the last two, the Chilean (4% ownership) has the potential to prove a devastating differential candidate for clashes against the Baggies and Bournemouth.

Elsewhere for the hosts, Paul Pogba and Chris Smalling join Lukaku in the top five for transfers in ahead of Gameweek 34.

Over 234,000 acquired the Frenchman after his two-goal derby haul at the Etihad, while Smalling’s run of ten starts – and two goals in that period – earned him more new owners (175,000+) than any defender for Gameweek 34.

Both start in the XI, with Victor Lindelof selected alongside Smalling at centre-half.

However, Jesse Lingard’s owners are left relying on minutes off the bench as he’s named among the subs – over 98,000 snapped up the United winger ahead of Saturday’s deadline.

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

    I have Kane, Lukaku and Vardy. Guess who scored the most points

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Zaha

    2. Essan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      the only one I dont have!

    3. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      This is a pants game

      1. Homo Neanderthalensis
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        You been around jimmy saville before? He played that game

    4. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Captain hindsight might have a different answer at the end of the week.

    5. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Ben Foster?

    6. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      So far.

    7. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Points Last 5 GWs:

      Vardy - 27
      Lukaku - 22
      Kane - 10

      We're all fools, aren't we? (Also, I guess Lukaku edges it over 6 GWs but still...)

    8. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Gudmundsson

  2. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    On the flip side, thank god I'm bench-boosting this double-gameweek otherwise I'd have scored a season-low weekly total of 30 points!

    1. Essan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I am on 29 ....

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

      28 here with bench boost

  3. Taking the Mkhitaryan
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    If it wasn't for Salah this season we would all have just passed 150 pts for the season

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

    Right. On to ArsenalFanTV...

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

      Arsenal have been dead in the prem for weeks m8, surely united fan tv is the one?

  5. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Going without Lukaku (low PPG) and Kane (still not 100% after injury), is working out nicely.

    Only half time though. Bournemouth can't park the bus like West Brom and Brighton are struggling.

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

      Mighty brave call. Still only half way through the week...

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, experienced enough not to count my chickens yet.

        United just awful today.

    2. Man Getting Hit By Football
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Done the same, feeling half better then I did yesterday morning but still another game to go. Vice captained Vardy in favour of Sanchez so hoping United do something.

  6. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    I've paid 14 mln for two defenders to get 6 points... What a fraud.

  7. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    At least I’m still 14 points up selling Salah for a Eriksen. Silver linings.

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

    F**k this gamew̶e̶e̶k̶

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

      Do you have that list of teams that United have beaten at home this season? 😛

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        More or less everyone except Burnley and City, isn’t it?

  9. rdamjan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    27 points. I FH out my Lpool trio (24 points). Can`t wait this season is over.

    1. MTPockets
        6 years, 1 month ago

        The best part is playing it out to try recouping something.
        Whereas would have been better with a ghost team for 10 weeks.

        1. rdamjan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Finnished last 2 years in 10k. Now sitting on 100k and I don`t even know what I`m doing wrong. Can`t catch a break.

          1. MTPockets
              6 years, 1 month ago

              12th season and 600k ish.

            • clodhopper
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              twitter

              1. rdamjan
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                twitter?

      • IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Lol@lukaku and sanchezz owners who looled at Kane cappers. U deserve it for believing in a team ripped apart by west Brom. Loool

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

          Be better than them

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

            Its hilarious has to looled

      • Somalion
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Well played, Mourinho. You tricked me into buying United attack on FH and have thus won our H2H. A most cunning ploy.

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Best way to ruin City's celebrations too. He made the occasion as bland as possible. City fans can't even celebrate properly on a work night.

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

            Pretty much an ideal result, any United fan who says otherwise is clearly a bitter ABU

      • barracuda
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Any news about Alonso?

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

          He killed the girl but got off.

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

            LOL. Brilliant 🙂

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

          He came 7th in F1

      • El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        LFC Fans
        22 hrs ·
        BT reporter: “Everybody is contributing in the goals.”

        Henderson: “Mo told me he’s going to claim them all!”

        1. 32chickens
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Seriously
          Mo will be on pens from here on in

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

        Kane has been the success story for me.

        Going for him forced me to downgrade mustafi to long.

        🙂

        1. ScratchingTheMud
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Snap! But for that this week would have been a nightmare

      • BobBradleysOpportunity
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Worst gameweek ever, but at least it seems 90% of managers are in the same boat

      • Drum8888
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        I genuinely would have been better off making no changes at all

        1. Sgt Frank Drebin
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Still many games to go mate.

        2. glufs
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Same for the last three weeks

      • FPL DONKEY
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Second from bottom player in my ML, who has not made a transfer since GW25, is on 79 points

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

          Main ml rival doesn't plan at all and in a similar has a lot of jammy points

      • glufs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Whats the point of planning anyway. Next year Ill just keep the good players and use the chips whenever.

        1. Je suis le chat
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          I reckon I'd do better with no chips.

        2. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          FPL is like childbirth. We forget the pain of it all and do the exact same thing again next time.

          1. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            That reminds me of the age-old conundrum (joke) debated between men and women, "

            "what's more painful, childbirth or getting kicked in the bollo*ks"? Must be getting a kick in the knackers, because no bloke ever asks for that again"!

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

          I might just BB in week 1 and wildcard in week 2 get it out of the way

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

            Yea

      • tm245
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Going into the match, United had scored 3 or 4 goals ten times this season, and had been shut out only three times. Bizarre result.

      • FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Hmmm so what to do about man city players next gw?

        1. 32chickens
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Will play best team

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

          I expect the first team will want to start . I mean they don't have anything else and they are going to collect the title in front of their own fans

        3. Lemongrab
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Load up they'll want to put on a show

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Top 10k average so far is 42.5 pts after bonus and hits.

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          *42.2 pts

      • bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        2016 BB 172 points
        2017 BB 159 points
        2018 BB 52 points with 14 to go

        I need a Kane (c) hattie to get anywhere near my previous BB scores.

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          You keep a record? 😀

          1. The Tinkerman
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            You don’t?

            1. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Not that I will admit to, no. Shhh.

          2. bitm2007
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            I copy and paste the my team history page into a Spreadsheet at the end of every season (only takes about 10 seconds)

          3. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            One screenshot per season.

            1. bitm2007
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              yes you don't have to be stats mad.

        2. FPL DONKEY
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Template team has been absolutely awful

          1. The Tinkerman
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            I avoided template as much as possible, and it hasn’t helped.

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

          What are the lottery tickets?

      • Speédy
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Triple Captain Lukaku 😎

        1. 32chickens
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          It's only halftime

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

            He wont play next game

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

          U believed in a donkey lool

        3. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Christ. Sorry chap!

      • Jigger & Pony
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Can’t wait for WBA to be relegated... such an anti-FPL team!

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

          *MUN

      • aborg
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        How stupid of Mourinho!....you sub Pogba after just 57mins after his great contribution last week. Shame on you !!!

        From an FPL point of view, he might as well not even played !

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

          Subbed before he got sent off. Was back to his regular self today!

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

          Pogba was awful.

      • wowBOBwow
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        62 with Kane (C) and not a Utd player to be seen.

        Lol at United for losing the 2nd leg of the 'prolong city winning the league' cup final.

        And lol at everyone on here with triple united- baaaaaaaaaa

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Rank?

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

            12k last night, no idea about live rank

        2. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          How many hits this week?

        3. Burger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Obviously nothing else to smirk about for the 20 odd days since your last set of comments, I think we can all sleep easy at night now.

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

            want salt with those chips, burger?

            1. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              How about some jam too?

            2. Burger
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Chips are for wimps, have an extra burger instead.

      • AThousandSuns
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        If you're on FH and scared of what Pep will do against Swansea, I assure you that Pep will start a very strong 11 and bang Swansea hard.

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Source?

          1. 32chickens
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            It's pep

          2. The Tinkerman
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            KY Jelly by sounds of it

      • We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Thinking Sane will be a safer bet than Silva given City have now won the title but can't get Milivojevic if I get Sane due to funds. RLC a decent bet?

        1. 32chickens
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Poor logic

          1. We Will Klopp you
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Hardly. May want time off with his son with nothing to play for.

            1. 32chickens
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              After next weeks game

              1. We Will Klopp you
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                I'm not on free hit though, so need whoever I bring in ideally for the rest of the season.

      • jonny77
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Accidently forgot to bench Hegazi and Ben Foster this week 😀

        1. The Nuttman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Your link's not working.