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Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 38

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers have one last chance for mini-league glory as the 2017/18 season comes to its conclusion this Sunday afternoon.

Mohamed Salah and Harry Kane, the top two players in our Captain Poll for Gameweek 38 and rivals for the Golden Boot, both start.

Three goals ahead of the Spurs striker, Salah seeks a tenth double-figure home haul as Liverpool welcome Brighton to Anfield.

Sadio Mane is passed fit to start for the Merseysiders, while Roberto Firmino and Dominic Solanke are also in the XI against a Seagulls’ side that they have already beaten 5-1 earlier in the season.

Meanwhile, Kane collides with a Leicester defence that he’s scored five goals against in their previous two league meetings. However, owners of Dele Alli, Son Heung-min and Ben Davies are left disappointed as all three are named on the bench at Wembley.

Elsewhere, Jose Mourinho is true to his word and makes numerous changes to the Man United teamsheet.

The likes of David De Gea and Chris Smalling are – as their manager suggested – both rested, though there’s no Anthony Martial in the squad to face Watford at Old Trafford, as the Frenchman misses out through injury.

In the blue half of Manchester, Gabriel Jesus is the man to miss out up front, with Leroy Sane, Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva all starting against a Southampton side with two clean sheets in 17 home matches. Ederson and Kyle Walker are named among the subs, while David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi miss out altogether at St Mary’s.

Arsene Wenger rolls out the big-hitters for his final match in charge of Arsenal, with Alexandre Lacazette flanked by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan for the trip to Huddersfield.

Eden Hazard and Olivier Giroud are named on the Chelsea teamsheet at Newcastle but there’s no place for Marcos Alonso, who drops to the bench. Eight goals in nine against the Magpies makes Giroud a potentially big differential today.

The most transferred in player for Gameweek 38, Wilfried Zaha is again named up front by Roy Hodgson for Crystal Palace’s clash with West Brom. The Ivory Coast international has delivered 14 points in each of his last two at Selhurst Park.

Finally, Marko Arnautovic is another out-of-position starter who could have a big impact in the final standings.

The Austrian has ten goals and six assists since being moved up front in Gameweek 16 and could prove the difference as David Moyes looks to get one over former club Everton at the London Stadium.

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

    BPS updated!

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

    Poor end (last 6 gwks) to a decent season overall I suppose. Everything I touched went wrong.

    Second consecutive top 5k finish and 5th top 10k in the last 8 years The other three being top 20k.

    Thanks to everyone for the words of advice and encouragement over the season. I need to forget about this game for a couple of months now though, so, until next season, take care everyone! 🙂

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Well done Viper. Doing consistently well is really impressive.

  3. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    BAPS have been finalised. Jesus +3 for winning goal and -3 for YC.

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      That idiot

  4. boredjames
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    This Ederson thing will cost me £300 if it happens. Will he be recorded as having played?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      No because he played 0 mins.

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

      What happened?

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Got booked for hiring a Brazilian national anthem singer in the technical area.

        1. Bartowski
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          This wasn't the answer I was expecting

    3. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      No he'll be autosubbed. Didn't play any game minutes

      1. boredjames
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        I do hope so!!

    4. MTPockets
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Would be funny if it did, but as he didn't play can't see how they'd action it.

      • Az
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        What if you had 2 non-playing goalkeepers but played Ederson. It would be ridiculous to get -1 for a player who didnt play lol

        1. boredjames
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          Will probably drag on for weeks

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

          A friend of mine is in a really close ML battle and played his Bench Boost, with both DDG and Ederson. No idea what will happen and he's tearing his hair out!

          1. Richd
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 12 days ago

            On bench boost he loses

      • CRO KLOPP
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        What if your sub keeper didn't play?

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          Then by default your sub keeper won't come and Ederson will count as your keeper and you get the -1.

      • Ghost Gooner
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        It will count if you don't have a playing reserve keeper

        1. Brehmeren
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          This

    5. Krionos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      18 players scored higher than Lukaku this season. Just two of those were priced higher than him.

      3-5-2/4-5-1 for the start of next season for me for sure. 1 premium striker maximum.

      1. Majestic Chanka
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        5-4-1 #ParkTheBus

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

          This with pva & robertson!

      2. Blue&White85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Based upon Aubameyang's start at Arsenal, he will be difficult to ignore. Will depend on prices for me.

      3. Respect My Authoritah
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Auba + Kane

    6. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Kane up to 2 BAPS and Jesus now on 1

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

      Pleased I put in all that good work building a bench so Andy king wouldn't have to come on if, say, loads of my players got benched. Buried him just deep enough...

    8. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Kane up to two BAPS 😀

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

      Top 10k average = 67.2pts

      1. J T
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        64 after hits?

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

          Nope. 67.2pts after auto-subs, BAPS and hits

      2. Zenith UK
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Started GW 10,564
        38 points, will finish on 60
        My only other best finish was 409,519.
        I'm proud of myself but devastated at the same time...

        1. Zenith UK
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          Forgot my -4. So technically 60-4 GW.

    10. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      75 all out. Nice finish for a cool 2420 😀

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

        Tidy. Well played.

    11. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Can we see any of the top teams snatching up one or two of the mids below?

      Riyad Mahrez
      Marko Arnautovic
      Wilfred Zaha
      Xherdan Shaqiri

      I think all of them are too good for their respective club. Or the grass might not be greener like Siggy has experienced

      1. boc610
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        arnie and shaq not consistent enough...if they were too good they would be at bigger clubs by now

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

        Shaqiri will follow Hughes to Southampton imo.

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

      65 all out

    13. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      94 all out

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

        That keeper situation though 😯

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          Fuming

      2. J T
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        You got 80 -8?

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

          94 (-8)

    14. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Well, I was flying until Pogba and Son came on. Not to mention Jesus. 15 points languish on the bench.

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Oh dear

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          Oh dear it is. 🙁

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

        Alli cameo cost me my H2H play off final as I had solanke and Andy king on the bench. Never mind well done to my opponent.

    15. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Real shame for Bharat, No1 since GW21 and loses it at the end.
      Seems a nice guy.

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        +1

        He was really endearing on the scoutcast.

      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Gutted for him.

    16. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Did Jesus's YC actually cost owners 4pts? His just updated BPS is 26 (1pt) so add back the -3 for a yellow would be 29bPS and would have been worth 3 pts

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

        sorry 28 BPS but still 3 BAPs

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          26+3?

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

            got 26 now it's -3 for a YC so 29. + the -1 pt for a YC anyway

      2. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Rub it in mate.

    17. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      How many bps for Jesus?

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Uno

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

        1 I believe

      3. tisza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        1

      4. Yozzer
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        1 too many

        1. Mike82
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          2 looks like

          1. Yozzer
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 12 days ago

            Your kiddin me

    18. J T
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      80 -8

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        72

    19. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      How many points will be needed to finish in the top 1K ? That Robertson and PVA hauls could leave me just out of the top1K. The worst thing is that I was 50-50 between TAA and Robertson and ended up with TAA...

    20. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Couldn't even have a shot at winning my H2H league today as the leader who I was only 2 points behind got his opponent to sabotage his team with a 40 point hit so there was no way he wouldn't get the 3 points, hardly sportsmanlike at all. Even more so when there's prize money on the line.

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

        Wtf. Do you actually know these people?

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

          I work with them :/

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

            I think I would have to take some kind of revenge if I was you.

      2. Zenith UK
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Is it a friends ML? If so report it to everyone in the group

    21. Powell
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      FPL. Bloody hell

    22. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      50 all out

    23. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Who won OR?

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

        o/

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          Congrats EF.....any chance of a mention when Mark interviews you?

      2. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Kane claiming it

    24. stat
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Took an 8 pt hit - Alli (1), Kiko (0), Willian (1) out for PvA (18), Salah (11), Gudmundsson (2) - and that's without considering Salah (C). Alli -> Gudmundsson had to be done in order to afford the other two moves.

        And then, in what can only be described as a miracle from the FPL gods, Vertonghen got injured in the warm-up meaning that I had Vardy's 13 pts come on.

        Unfortunately not enough for a third consecutive Top 10K finish, but I'm pleased with ~30K considering it took me 19 GWs to break into the Top 100K and that I wasted my TC on Sterling in DGW 37.

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

          Which I had been brave enough to get some better defenders in this final GW 🙁

      • ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Won 2 mini leagues out of 3 before today but enjoyed a close battle in the 3rd but just lost out. Finished top of H2H league but just lost final play off today as well. Finished approx 40k OR, so not as good a season as hoped.
        Enjoyed the pain and the few successful decisions I made and thanks to all in the community and all at FPL towers and finally congrats to the winner, your strategy was perfect.

      • Richd
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Holy crap.

        I’d lost my ML due to Jesus goal ruining my Cedric CS. We both have jesus.

        He has ederson in goal and a 3.9 on his bench.

        I think we have now tied and I’ve won on least transfers by 1 after oversleeping a deadline in October.

        £2500 !!!!

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          Let’s hope baps stay the same. Wow. Shock.

        2. stat
            6 years, 12 days ago

            Incredible, winning a ML because a goalie gets a yellow card at the 94th minute while on the bench!

            1. Richd
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 12 days ago

              Yeah I just gotta hope baps stay before I start going crazy on the whatsapp group!!

        3. George James
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          Won my £600 prize mini league by a point. 🙂 this season has been hard.

          See you next season all

          1. Rik Waller
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 12 days ago

            Well done mate.

        4. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          Threw all I had to try to win my ML, took 6 hits -20points (covering so many players in my team who were being dropped, DDG, Smalling etc) , managed to scrape 105 points total (net 85 points), with rather a few baps to be awarded, not bad, but only a runner-up in ML (top 1% finish overall too, okay season), still, a few quid won for 2nd ML place, pay for a few Doombars down the boozer.

        5. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          Just did a quick check on the boys race to FPL No1
          Bharat 2502
          P Gee 2502
          Fasal 2498
          Aar 2496

          Chuffing close unless I've made some miscalculated.

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

            I think you've miscalculated.

        6. Jigger & Pony
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          110 (-8)