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Dugout Discussion – Everton vs Newcastle

The curtailed Gameweek 35 concludes at Goodison Park tonight as Everton host Newcastle United in a fixture that has all the makings of a dead rubber.

The two teams are now surely safe from the threat of relegation and appear to be playing for Premier League prize money only over the remaining matches.

But from a Fantasy perspective, there is still interest in the Merseyside clash, with Free Hit managers investing in the likes of Jordan Pickford, Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman in their one-week refresh.

All start for the home side tonight.

Meanwhile, those without the chip at their disposal, likely take Magpies assets into this match, with Ayoze Perez, Kenedy and budget defender Paul Dummett among the most likely to feature in squads.

Indeed, Perez is the most signed player on show tonight, having commanded over 133,000+ transfers in ahead of Saturday’s deadline.

That follows a rich vein of form from the Spaniard which has produced three goals and three two assists from his last three Gameweek starts.

Perez sits behind Islam Slimani in the attack tonight, with the Algerian starting a Premier League match for Newcastle for the first time since his loan move from Leicester City.

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

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  1. Nascimento
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 days ago

    Could really do with an Everton clean sheet, a Lascelles red, Slimani coming off after 59 and a Kenedy brace

    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      That all?

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        Quite reasonable imo.

      2. Nascimento
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        It's a start.

    2. RUUD!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      An Everton clean sheet n Kenedy brace?

      1. Nascimento
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        Yes please!!

        1. RUUD!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 3 days ago

          How’s that work then

          1. Nascimento
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 days ago

            How d'you mean?

          2. Rash
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 3 days ago

            Brace of og's

  2. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 days ago

    Apparently some 0.2% of the top 10k, or 200 managers, are playing their captain tonight?

    Wonder which rogue player they went with.

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

      Elliot with laca vice

    2. Guy Demel
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Tosun

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Pickford or Tosun

    4. tambourineman
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      It's 0.18% which is 18 managers as follows:
      Tosun 7
      Perez 6
      Kenedy 3
      Baines & Coleman 1 each

    5. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      yeah that would be 20 not 200

  3. @fpl_phenom
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 days ago

    Baines and Dummett owner here... 0-0 looking good 🙂

    1. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Baines and dubve whatever his name is owner 🙂

    2. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      same good luck zlatan

  4. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 days ago

    Game so far sums up the premier league season on the whole for me.

    Unadventurous unappealing football, teams content to play it safe and play the long tactical game like it’s a game of chess, which usually ends up in a dreary stalemate for the most part.

    You’d think with both teams safe there would be a bit of desire and some football will break out at some point.

    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Shhhhh. We want nothing to happen

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Need to get rid of dinosaurs like BFS

      Just kills any joy in watching a game

    3. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      You’re a legend. All 4m playing defenders are legends

    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      We'll have to make it 4 points for a win at this rate.

    5. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      If you think all chess is like that, go and watch Mikhail Tal playing in his prime.

  5. Mo Mané No Problems
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 days ago

    Which one to start?

    A) Lingard - Arsenal (H)
    B) Barnes - Brighton (H)

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 days ago

    Perez shocking

  7. -SB-
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 days ago

    What a tutti pass by perez...

    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Everything pass?

  8. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 days ago

    Wow! Should be 1 up

    1. -SB-
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Yes

  9. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 days ago

    Perez has ruined every single Newcastle attack.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Spanish Wellbeck.

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        El Beck

        1. Cityzen Kane
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 days ago

          Haha

          1. Richd
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 3 days ago

            That Chico

        2. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 3 days ago

          Chortling

    2. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      That's why he is 5mil.

  10. Gazzpfc
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 days ago

    Would you play

    Willian away to swansea
    Barnes home to brighton

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Willian

    2. MTPockets
        6 years, 3 days ago

        barnes

      • @fpl_phenom
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        id like to play both tbh.... whats your team?

      • Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        I'd go with Willian, think he has the higher ceiling.

        1. Gazzpfc
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 days ago

          DDG
          Smalling Lowton Tark
          Sterling Salah Pogba Son
          Vardy Kane Barnes

          Bench Ryan Willian Alonso Morgan

          Thinking for a -8 alonso and willian for silva and davies

          1. WALOR
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 3 days ago

            I'd be worried David Silva might decide to cash in on some compassionate leave, now that they've had their celebratory match at home.

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Anyrhing worth a FT here fellas? Tempted to save.

      DDG
      Mustafi - Otamendi - Lowton
      Willian - Sterling - Salah - Lingard
      Aubamayang - Kane - Jesus
      ____________________________
      Nordfeldt: Morgan, Yedlin Cork

      🙂

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        Nobody?

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 3 days ago

          Usually there is a comment that people with rmt:s when game is on should get a ban... Try later with better timing.

      2. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        Lowton or Morgan to a SWA defender ahead of DGW37 perhaps

    4. Numb
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      0-0

    5. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      What position is that Kennedy lad playing? CM? CAM?

      Good enabler for 37?

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        LM but roams into central positions quite a bit.

        1. CloudSky
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 days ago

          Cheers!

    6. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Well done to those on FH with triple Newcastle defence. If Paddy Power were controlling FPL they would have paid out the CS points for Newcastle already.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        Wrong account, Chucky?

    7. RUUD!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      dilemma this week. Which 2 to bench?

      A) Mili
      B) Kenedy
      C) Dummet
      D) Lowton
      E) Barnes

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

        Tough.. A D

    8. Rash
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Jayew or Zaha for 37? (Already have zaha)

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        Get Zaha twice.

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 3 days ago

          😆

        2. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 days ago

          zahazaha very funny

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

            Too similar to zaza and we know how bad he was

        3. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 3 days ago

          Que Zaha Zaha...whatever will be will be...

      2. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        Tough decision but seeing as you've already got Zaha I'd go Jayew.

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

          So you'd sell Zaha for ayew?

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 days ago

            It's another sarcastic answer, fella 🙂

      3. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        So you’re asking if you should transfer Zaha to Ayew?

        No imo

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 3 days ago

          Spoilsport.

        2. Rash
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 3 days ago

          Yeah.. salah sterling Silva son Zaha*
          Kane Jesus Barnes*

          No point selling Barnes if I keep 5 man midfield..

    9. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Baines getting any points tonight? If not, why?

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        crap, wrong account...

    10. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      What a cross from Baines... Where are you?!?!

      1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        This!!! My heart skipped a beat seven times!!!

      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        Theo ran away

    11. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      For the remaining fixtures, who to bring in:

      1. Vertonghen
      2. B Davies

      Thanks

    12. Nascimento
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Yedlin 😆

    13. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Come on Everton, I can't get Dubraps if you don't have a shot on target

    14. Cityzen Kane
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Need Kenedy to not get a yellow to hit 2100 overall points in FPL..

      99.9% certain I'll finish on 2099

      1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        Have you factored in CS point

        1. Cityzen Kane
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 days ago

          Nooooo.. Good point.
          Might make it so..

          Enviable disappoinment I'm sure as I've given up hope of attacking return

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        I'm on 2094 so 6 points from Baines is all I need

    15. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      C'mon Baines or Coleman get in the BAPS!

      1. gribude
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        O/

    16. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Perfect half of football so far

      1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        Tactical master class

      2. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        *hoofball

    17. Patch
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Half time and no goals what the frack????

      Come on Perez man up and grow a pair

    18. Waynoo
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      il take a nil nil but would prefer a perez goal

    19. aborg
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      A perfect cross from Baines in the middle of the box and nobody goes for the ball !! Incredible !
      No wonder these two teams are where they are in the league !

      1. I Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        Comfortably mid-table?

    20. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Game Stats (Minute: 45)

      Bonus Points:

      3 - Schneiderlin (16)
      2 - Keane (13)
      1 - Gueye, Rooney (11)

      1. aborg
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        That will all change in the 60 min mark if they remain draw till then

      2. Richd
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        Christ. Have you considered Zumba?

        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 3 days ago

          At my age? 😆

      3. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        Surely Lascelles deserves to be on top after that amazing first half performance

      4. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        Completely forgot Schneiderlin plays for Everton!

        They really need to give holding/def mids a category of there own......

        ...heh.

    21. Somar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      Anyone here with Tosun?

      1. Nascimento
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        No, he'll be in the Same Everton dressing room mate.

      2. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 days ago

        o/

    22. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 days ago

      2 teams with nothing to play for, you would think at least think they would try to play some entertaining football instead of that pile of shite they served up in the 1st half