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Dugout Discussion August 11

Barkley and Mount both start as Pulisic drops to the bench

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The final fixture of Gameweek 1 takes place at 16:30 BST as Manchester United welcome Chelsea to Old Trafford.

There weren’t too many shocks upon the release of the teamsheets but perhaps the headline news was that both Mason Mount (£6.0m) and Ross Barkley (£6.0m) – rather than one or the other – start together in Frank Lampard’s first Premier League starting XI as Chelsea manager.

Christian Pulisic (£7.5m) is the man to make way, with the USA international dropping to the bench.

Pedro (£7.0m) completes the trio of attacking midfielders lining up behind lone striker Tammy Abraham (£7.0m).

N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) is only fit enough for a place on the bench, while Willian (£7.0m) and Antonio Rudiger (£6.0m) miss out.

Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (both £5.5m) are handed their competitive United debuts but Daniel James (£6.0m) is only a substitute.

Andreas Pereira (£5.0m) instead gets the nod and will line up in ‘the hole’, with Jesse Lingard (£6.5m) on the right flank and Marcus Rashford (£8.5m) stationed on the opposite wing.

An ‘out of position’ Anthony Martial (£7.5m) is reportedly set to lead the line.

Budget FPL forward Mason Greenwood (£4.5m) is on the bench, meanwhile.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Zouma, Emerson, Kovacic, Jorginho, Mount, Barkley, Pedro, Abraham.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Shaw, Maguire, Lindelof, McTominay, Pereira, Pogba, Lingard, Rashford, Martial.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 1

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  1. Crazygopher
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Can someone please tell me. Why some teams have 100.5 in there £ column. When you look at there. Entry history this season. Thank you

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    1. Ze_Austin
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      FPL site has had quite a number of issues this season. This is just one of them

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      1. Crazygopher
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        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thank you. Thought I had missed something.

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    2. Brosstan
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      Its a bug

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    3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling went up 0.3 and Kane up 0.2 last night

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  2. badgerboy
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    4 years, 8 months ago

    Martial and Shaw limping. Standard.

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  3. Pukki Blinders
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    4 years, 8 months ago

    Martial better walk his limp off, got no room for transfers.

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  4. diesel001
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    4 years, 8 months ago

    Jorginho playing DM and can't tackle or run. Genius from Lampard.

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  5. Egg noodle
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    4 years, 8 months ago

    Who is the best sub 10m midfielder for GW2? Siggy?

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    1. diesel001
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      Fraser

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    2. Brosstan
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      Pepe

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    3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
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      KdB

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      1. Egg noodle
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        4 years, 8 months ago

        Vs Tottenham? No way

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  6. KGFC
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    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pereira on FKs

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    1. Yank Revolution
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      Non shooting ones at least

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  7. Whats the Mata?
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    4 years, 8 months ago

    Too early but still......

    Trossard to...?
    A. Barkley
    Or
    B. McGinn
    Or
    C. Save and start Trossard with Lundstram 1st sub.

    Cheers

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    1. Ze_Austin
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'm on C. Well, sort of

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  8. Four Hit Wonder
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    4 years, 8 months ago

    Best replacement for Moura?

    I'd also consider 7.0, 6.5 and 6.0 players.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      Living up to your name? 😉

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      1. Four Hit Wonder
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        4 years, 8 months ago

        Either that or a wc

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    2. have you seen cyan
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      played like ass, but keep give him those two weeks. He is kind of player to score vs City

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    3. Ze_Austin
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      The one you planned to get when you had Moura in your GW1 team as a SGW punt

      There's no "best" as yet. One GW of data only, and no bandwagon-starting scores from mid-priced mids

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      1. Four Hit Wonder
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        4 years, 8 months ago

        That's Martial then.

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  9. Poseidon.
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    4 years, 8 months ago

    Where are all the bitter ABUs that laughed when I said it was between us and City for the title then?

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    1. Piggs Boson
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      😀

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    2. Epic Fail
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      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nice trolling. B+

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      1. Poseidon.
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        4 years, 8 months ago

        I don’t know what you mean.

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    3. goriuanx
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      You're never wrong chief. Reckon you'll win the CL too?

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      1. Poseidon.
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        4 years, 8 months ago

        Think that’ll be a step too far for us this season. Still in need of a top CM and a better right winger. QF at best this year

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        1. goriuanx
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          4 years, 8 months ago

          Hopefully next season chief.

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    4. Yank Revolution
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      I dont know what an ABU is

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      1. Andy_Social
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        Anyone But United. The kind of person that trolls turns decent people into.

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        1. Yank Revolution
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          4 years, 8 months ago

          Thanks for the illumination. I too would dislike ABUs then 😉

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  10. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Should I avoid making a transfer and save my FT?

    Not too impressed with King and Perez, this weekend.

    Pope
    Robertson VVD Digne KWP
    Salah Sterling McGinn Perez
    King Kane

    Button, Dendoncker, Greenwood, Lundstram

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  11. KGFC
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    4 years, 8 months ago

    Chelsea’s (new) Hazard about to come on!

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  12. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
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    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Everton or even Palace fans....I watched the highlights and what I saw from Siggy didnt look great. How did he play over the 90 ??

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  13. Herman Toothrot
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    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Greenwood better come on. First sub.

    With Guilbert being my 2nd sub and Hanley being my 3rd!

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  14. La Roja
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    4 years, 8 months ago

    Emerson is so unlucky not to score today

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  15. Ritchies Magic Hat
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    4 years, 8 months ago

    Villa fans: thoughts on Guilbert starting next week? I have him and Rico as my cheap defenders so it’s looking like a transfer may be needed, or Dendoncker to come in... will probably just roll with it for now though

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    1. Epic Fail
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      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He wasn't even in the squad and I haven't heard a reason for that yet.

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      1. Ritchies Magic Hat
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Ah, thanks I hadn’t realised that - a minor injury maybe...

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      I am not a Villa fan - well not much, anyway - but the writing is on the wall. Subway or otherwise.

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    3. Pukki Blinders
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      den is fine, could've had an attacking return today

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    4. Gazza2000
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      https://twitter.com/mjmarr_star/status/1160278407697063937?s=21

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    5. KGFC
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      Suppose his replacement was Elmo (not sure) and he didn’t play very well himself. Villa forums say that Guilbert is much much better than Elmo, so will wait for next week before transferring him out.

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  16. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic coming on for Barkley.

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    1. have you seen cyan
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      4 years, 8 months ago

      see i said 55mins ;), Giroud soon

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  17. KGFC
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    4 years, 8 months ago

    He’s not an FPL asset but McTominay is an amazing player!

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  18. Peter Ouch
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    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Emerson worths a spot

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    1. LosBlancos
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      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yy

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  19. Freshy
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    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mount the solid pick?

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  20. badgerboy
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    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Barkley coming off for Pulisic.

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  21. vanishing spray
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I'm not stubborn for waiting another GW with B.Silva and Pulisic, right? Should be usual starters in my book.

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  22. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    ITS PULISIC TIME PLAYAS!

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  23. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Barkley bandwagon derailed

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  24. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Barkley 1 pointer..

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  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Barkley off

    And there it ends

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  26. Gravy_Davey
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Trolled by Barkley off at 58 mins

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  27. LosBlancos
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    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic for Barkley
    Mount nailed then?

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    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not great showing though..
      DLC place in the waiting..

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  28. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Barkley fail

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  29. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Ahh.. The end of bandwagon.

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  30. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    feck off barkley

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