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Wednesday Dugout Discussion

21 March 2012 2093 comments
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Gameweek 29 concludes this evening with four of the top five Premier League clubs in action. The Dugout Discussion chatroom opens to absorb your reactions to the events as they unfold. The team news from all four games is in and, starting with the two games about to kick-off, are as follows…

Man City XI: Hart, Zabaleta, Richards, Toure, Clichy, Silva, Toure Yaya, De Jong, Nasri, Aguero, Balotelli.

Chelsea XI: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Cahill, Cole, Mikel, Meireles, Ramires, Lampard, Mata, Torres.

A major blow for City is that their captain Vincent Kompany again misses through injury, so Micah Richards moves infield to partner Kolo Toure in central defence with Pablo Zabaleta returning at right-back. Despite previously claiming his career at the club over, Roberto Mancini has named Carlos Tevez amongst his substitutes.

As for Chelsea, Roberto Di Matteo gives Fernando Torres a chance to build on his two FA Cup goals from the weekend, meaning Didier Drogba sits on the bench.

Spurs XI: Friedel, Walker, Kaboul, King, Assou-Ekotto, Kranjcar, Parker, Modric, Bale, Van der Vaart, Saha.

Stoke XI: Begovic, Wilkinson, Huth, Shawcross, Wilson, Pennant, Palacios, Diao, Jerome, Walters, Crouch.

Several changes for both sides include starts for Ledley King, Younes Kaboul and Niko Kranjcar in white, whilst Jermaine Pennant replaces the injured Matthew Etherington for Tony Pulis’ side.

QPR XI: Kenny, Young, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Traore, Barton, Derry, Diakite, Taarabt, Zamora, Cisse.

Liverpool XI: Reina, Kelly, Carragher, Skrtel, Jose Enrique, Kuyt, Spearing, Adam, Downing, Gerrard, Suarez.

Djibril Cisse faces his former club tonight in a side that has spots for both Luke Young and Adel Taarabt. They replace Clint Hill and Shaun Wright-Phillips respectively. Kenny Dalglish opts to drop Andy Carroll to the bench, and he brings in both Charlie Adam and Dirk Kuyt.

Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Heitinga, Distin, Baines, Pienaar, Fellaini, Osman, Drenthe, Cahill, Jelavic.

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs, Walcott, Arteta, Song, Ramsey, Rosicky, van Persie.

Steven Pienaar returns to Premier League action in place of the injured Seamus Coleman, and Leon Osman captains Everton because Tony Hibbert comes in for Phil Neville at right-back.

Another player facing a previous employer tonight is Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, who starts in a side making one change from the home win over Newcastle – Aaron Ramsey gets the nod ahead of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

The Dugout Discussion chatroom is open and can be accessed right here.

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  1. Ginkapo FPL
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    If I had started Cahill over BAE I could have had a complete sweep of goalscoring defenders

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  2. Manani
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    cahill 3rd sub, classic fpl

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  3. Bøwstring The Carp
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Is that a Yaya OG with Cahill assist?

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    1. afcblegend
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      no chance it's an own goal

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      1. Bøwstring The Carp
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        13 years, 10 months ago

        Why is it no chance? Did you see how much that was deflected by? Looked like it was going far wide which was why Hart relaxed

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        1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          Shot was on target = deflection does not play.
          Shot off target, deflected onto target = OG

          Clearly on target in the first place, therefore no chance.

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    2. som3awy
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      I'm wondering about the same thing!

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  4. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    love u cahill

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  5. little_wizard123
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    I reckon that was an OG.

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  6. Balotellitubbies
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    My last sub. P.S. There are two Cahills playing

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  7. super711
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Talk about timing

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  8. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    carlos coming on!

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  9. Dr Bronner
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    tell you what, Mancini must be so annoyed about losing his players to the africa cup, not been the same since they went - very disruptive.

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  10. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Woot woot! Got Cahill coming off the bench 😀

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  11. @FPLStrategist
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    i think itll be a yaya og tbh. was off target.

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    1. Balotellitubbies
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Please no

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    2. Manani
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      hopefully,
      cahill is in my 3rd sub anyway, but rivals have yaya

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    3. Pennywise
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Agreed, yaya og cahill assist only!

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  12. Locarno
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Adam off.

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  13. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Hmmm, looks like an easy run-in for us then 😉

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  14. rohan
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Tevez coming on

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  15. FORCA INTER
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    mata assist?

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    1. arroni
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      Luiz

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      1. arroni
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        ... I can't be watching properly! Mata assist 🙂

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  16. super711
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    100% record
    Down bye bye

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    1. Manani
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      don't tell me u can't see tevez come in and have a goal + assist and win 2-1

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  17. Kagawa-san-mia
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Tevez comin on

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  18. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Bollocks.

    Anyone else bench Cahill and play Kelly?

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    1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      Have Cahill 3rd sub but luckily have Raylor, Miyaichi and Nani out. Also have Caulker coming off bench so happy about that.

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  19. LewanGOALski
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    will my bench player come in because of NZogbia not playing? Or his points will be added when postponed match played

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  20. David Davros
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Tevez is blates gonna score

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  21. Henry Hill
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Barton is terrible, Taiwo is on lads

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  22. DV8R
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Is Gary Cahill nailed on then? or is he only playing because Terry is injured?

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  23. beslowbowler
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Nice Carvalhoesque nudge from Luiz for Cahill's goal

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  24. super711
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    If its close it should be cahills

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  25. TheRealMcCoy
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Tevez coming on...

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  26. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    My bench - Siggy, Caulker, Cahill

    Ahahaha... 🙁

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  27. Drip Doctor
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Poor Edin Dzeko.

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  28. DementedFlamingo
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Typical: traded Cahill for Kelly (ful)

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  29. darlo1883
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    help needed ......fpl site won't load properly on my htc desire s only get a strip of page down right handside of screen???????

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  30. FORCA INTER
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    mata should be revarded with assist 😀

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    1. crystalpalaceRus
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      non stop on ere

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