Dugout Discussion
25 February 2012 1534 comments
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We’ve got six Premier League games to enjoy today, starting with five 3pm games before Manchester City have the chance to extend their lead at the top of the league. The Dugout Discussion returns, and we’ve got all the team news for the games kicking-off shortly…

Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Cole, Ramires, Essien, Lampard, Sturridge, Drogba, Mata

Bolton: Bogdan, Steinsson, Wheater, Ream, Ricketts, Reo-Coker, Muamba, Sanli, Pratley, Miyaichi, Ngog.

Frank Lampard starts as captain today for Chelsea, and Ashley Cole returns at left-back. For the visitors, Tuncay Sanli and Ryo Miyaichi hold on to starting roles.

West Brom: Foster, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Andrews, Mulumbu, Morrison, Odemwingie, Fortune, Thomas.

Sunderland: Mignolet, Bardsley, Turner, O’Shea, Richardson, Larsson, Cattermole, Gardner, Colback, McClean, Sessegnon.

Roy Hodgson plays Peter Odemwingie on the flank as expected, and Martin O’Neil goes without Niklas Bendtner and Frazier Campbell.

Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Ryan Taylor, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Ba, Cisse.

Wolves: Hennessey, Zubar, Berra, Stearman, Ward, Foley, Henry, Edwards, O’Hara, Jarvis, Doyle.

Newcastle welcome back Ryan Taylor, Yohan Cabaye and Cheick Tiote to their starting line-up. Terry Connor rings in the changes for his first game in charge, with defence the area biggest hit.

QPR: Kenny, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Taiwo, Diakite, Mackie, Taarabt, Barton, Wright-Phillips, Zamora.

Fulham: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hughes, Hangeland, John Arne Riise, Ruiz, Murphy, Dembele, Dempsey, Pogrebnyak, Johnson.

Mark Hughes gives Samba Diakite his QPR debut, and Andy Johnson replaces Damian Duff fr Martin Jol’s Fulham.

Wigan: Al Habsi, Alcaraz, Caldwell, Figueroa, Boyce, McArthur, McCarthy, Gomez, Beausejour, Moses, Di Santo.

Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Collins, Cuellar, Warnock, Agbonlahor, Gardner, Keane, Bannan, Albrighton, Bent.

The home side are unchanged from the victory last time out, and Villa name Robbie Keane amongst their starters for the final time this season.

Join us in our Dugout Discussion chatroom as we follow the events as they unfold, which can be accessed right here.

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  1. Hazard267
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    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Mata and cabaye in for bale and taarabt for a hit look very bad atm

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    1. Piggs Boson
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Ouch. After stoke chelsea have a couple of poor fixtures. Strange time to get him! Good luck though!

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  2. Call Me Old Fashioned
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    I should stop watching 3pm games this season with FPL players involved. I seem to curse them every single week this season.

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  3. Valar(Keith)
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    looks like an og for simpson.. no way on target.. hits simpsons left foot and then curls in off his right foot.. atleast it looked that way in the close up replay

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  4. The Cake is a Lie
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    Who got the Luiz assist? Anyone?

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    1. Shteve
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      Drogba gets it on FPL

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  5. moment
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    Luiz hits the post... Would've been an assist for (c) Mata. Oh well... Chelsea loyalties trumping common sense yet again...

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    1. moment
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      Now Drogba hits the bar. Another non-assist for Mata.

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    2. Says
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      and Drog just hit the bar off a mata lay off too.

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  6. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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    Miyachi WTF!!!!

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  7. Incorrigible Brat
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    Anywhere I can the matches online for free?? The site I was on just crashed. 🙁

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      not legally afaik

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  8. Demí
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    Drogba assist for Luiz goal confirmed.

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  9. Hate that rotation
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    Rivals have Rooney and Nani waiting so could really do with a quick turn around starting with Dempsey, Mclean and Ba.

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  10. Zep
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    Horrible GW... just horrible... 🙁

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  11. Vinyl78LP
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    My all time low GW score of 21 (apart from that snowed off weekend last year) is under serious threat this week.

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  12. Hazard267
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    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    so close for a mata assist again drogba hit bar

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    1. moment
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      • 14 Years
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      Mata limping too.

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      1. Hazard267
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        I know

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  13. Gaz Downright
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    come on Ba! goal us up!

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  14. Spike ⚽️
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    Talking about a big deflection off Simpson for the Wolves goal so could get worse if its declared an OG

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  15. Thanks_AAA
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    Fail GW at least give me simpsons assist

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    1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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      And maybe Simps OG

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  16. Demí
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    Doyle assist for Jarvis goal confirmed.

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    1. udit
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      Thank god, it's not a Simpson OG.

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      1. djman102
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        +1

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  17. Spike ⚽️
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    Wolves nearly get an equaliser !!

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  18. Abominable Snowy84
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    how pissed will the simpson owners be if he doesnt get the assist and gets the og

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    1. moment
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      Doesn't make a great deal of difference, everyone I'm chasing has him.

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      1. udit
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        It makes a helluva difference to me 🙄

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    2. Hate that rotation
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      Furious

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    3. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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      Plz don't start that!!!

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      1. Abominable Snowy84
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        hehe

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  19. halnone
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    come on Cahill. score a goal!

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    1. Incorrigible Brat
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      -1

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    2. czechmade
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      yes 😉

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  20. Kings of Lyon ★
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    All my differentials are playing now and have 40 mins to do something!

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  21. Johnny Unitas
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    You know what I have found this season with predicting clean sheets? It just doesn't bloody work unless you are predicting Man City will keep a cleanie. This week I got shot of Clichy and brought in Wilkinson, 3.9, and has just as much of a chance of a cleanie as most at the moment. That Newcastle game looked like a dead cert 2-0 type affair, but this season, that just doesn't happen.

    Chelsea/City/United defense look like the only bankers, but then, in saying that, what has changed then? Not much.

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  22. Spike ⚽️
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    First time I've doubled up on goalie and defender all season - Big mistake

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  23. halnone
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    Myachi looks good

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  24. moment
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Drogba, Lamps Assist.

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  25. zoltar74
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Newcastle playing with two left feet since Jonas goal...

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  26. little_wizard123
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Drogba goal, Lampard assist.

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  27. Pat Mustard
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    DROG

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  28. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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    DROGBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  29. Holy See
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    Drogba goal Lamp assist

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  30. Hazard267
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    YESS CHELSEA BUT NO CUZ MATA DIDNT TAKE IT

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