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Wednesday Dugout Discussion

11 April 2012 2277 comments
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A packed Wednesday night of Premier League action sees no fewer than eight teams take to the field. With fantasy points galore on offer (hopefully), the Dugout Discussion opens to watch then roll in. The team news from all four games is in…

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

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Jones, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Giggs, Carrick, Young, Rooney, Hernandez.

The champions travel to the DW Stadium looking to cement their position at the top, and make three changes to their starting line-up. Rafael, Paul Scholes and Danny Welbeck all may way, with Phil Jones, Ryan Giggs and Javier Hernandez coming in. The hosts are unchanged.

Man City XI: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Silva,De Jong, Barry, Nasri, Aguero, Tevez.

West Brom XI: Foster, Jones, Dawson, Olsson, Shorey, Cox, Mulumbu, Scharner, Andrews, Dorrans, Long.

Hoping to pounce on any slip up from United, City name Carlos Tevez amongst their starting line-up for the first time since September. Micah Richards, David Silva and Nigel De Jong also come in. West Brom make five changes, with Liam Ridgwell, Chris Brunt, Gareth McCauley, Peter Odemwingie and Marc Antoine-Fortune all departing.

Wolves XI: Hennessey, Zubar, Stearman, Bassong, Ward, Kightly, Henry, Davis, Edwards, Jarvis, Doyle.

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen, Djourou, Santos, Song, Arteta, Ramsey, Benayoun, Walcott, Van Persie.

Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Stephen Fletcher are dropped by Terry Connor, with David Davis and Kevin Doyle their replacements. As for the Gooners, Johan Djourou, Andre Santos and Aaron Ramsey earn starts.

QPR: Kenny, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Taiwo, Mackie, Barton, Diakite, Buzsaky, Taarabt, Zamora.

Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Caulker, Williams, Taylor, Sigurdsson, Britton, Allen, Routledge, Graham, Sinclair.

For the slightly later (and televised) 8pm kick-off, Mark Hughes welcomes Joey Barton and Bobby Zamora back in to the starting eleven, having missed the 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford on Sunday. Swansea also recall a couple of big names, with Scott Sinclair and Danny Graham restored to the line-up.

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  1. Cheggers
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone not got Rvp (c)?

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    1. Arsenals Number 10
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      lots do which is a good thing for us

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    2. tangtastic
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Baines (c)
      Adebayor (vc)

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      1. Low-Life
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        Oh dear. That explains the face then.

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    3. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Guy below i'm guessing

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    4. Declan
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Kun

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    5. Whistle
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Rooney, gutted.

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    6. Barnsley FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Walcott 🙂

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  2. Pinoche
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Bad week.

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  3. Top Heavy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    This is how important Paul Scholes is to Man Utd?

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    1. Arsenals Number 10
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      gingers are unimportant to everything

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      1. Dirty Dhalsim
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        gingerist.

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    2. MrAnderson
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Eh?

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      1. Top Heavy
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        The lack of possesion we are having.

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        1. MrAnderson
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 9 months ago

          Ah, meh united haven't been playing well for a while,grinding out results and that's all that matters at this stage of the season I suppose.

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  4. Optimus.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    was watching the city game until 5 minutes ago when i said id check out ffs and see if theres anything going on elwhere

    8 unread pages inside half hour..i knew it had to be good news

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  5. LarryMurphy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    When decisions go "for" United in Old Trafford "Oh, every decision goes United's way in Old Trafford" and when we're away "the referees never give decisions against United" No United player contested it...it was a horrible decision from the referee and that's that...Jesus Christ.

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    1. DLL18
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      That's 3 in the last 4 games now.

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      1. LarryMurphy
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        It's poor refereeing! Nothing got to do with United, the manager, players or fans..I admit Wigan were robbed and I'm a United fan. When people are accusing United of paying referees...that's just downright stupidity

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 9 months ago

          +1

          At the same time are they paying them to give decisions against/ not give them for Liverpool?

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        2. DLL18
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 9 months ago

          No ones seriously suggesting they pay referees, just that the referees are scared of p*ssing off United with decisions against them.

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  6. David Davros
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Wigan unluckiest team in the league?

    Feel it would be a shame if they went down!

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    1. Kirby
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      A shame?

      It'd be a fecking joke to put it lightly.

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    2. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      I'm sure even the hardiest of Utd fans would admit to a pattern of pro-Utd refereeing for the last several seasons.

      Maybe not in public tho.

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      1. David Davros
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        haha, nah I don't think they would

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  7. Puzzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Evening guys. Any news on McAuley not playing? Rested? I really need him to play this weekend

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      yeh with ridgwell out due to knee, mcauley was my other possible tranny hmmmm

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    2. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      rested.

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  8. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Dortmund 0 Bayern 0

    25 minutes to go. Boring.

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    1. Smarty Pants
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      yep, no goals, but the first half was quite entertaining though, a couple of sitters missed by Dortmund and Levandosvski hit the post

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  9. The Rock
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Could be time for a new left back at Old Trafford? Evra has been poor the last couple of years..

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Baines FTW

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      1. Sleep Talk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        +3

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    2. Jonny
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      right back more important imo

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      1. The Rock
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        Lets just hope the 2 Da Silvas can improve defensively then problem solved!

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        1. Jonny
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 9 months ago

          yeah, or get valencia as rb and nani and rw, nani and valencia on one side would be lethal

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    3. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah he isn't good enough for United anymore. Just gets by in games without asserting himself.

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    4. HST
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Hi Rock, he does get caught out of position a lot I agree.

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      1. The Rock
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        Hi Hunter, How's the team?

        Yeah i thought he might just be in a slump but going on for too long now, used to be great too, its a shame, hopefully he can come back next season and prove us all wrong!

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  10. Egg noodle
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Need a goal from Vermalen/Walcott OR ManCity to concede for me to win the PP Cup fixture. CMONNNNNNNN

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  11. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Arsenal just stroking the ball about like a training game. Simples.

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    1. Low-Life
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Cigars just mentioned on 5Live.

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    2. Arsenals Number 10
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      wolves are dog shit

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  12. mclaren
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    These are the type of games (Arsenal vs Wolves) where you think the floodgates will open but don't (see last Man Utd game).

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  13. ricdan
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Why is Mccauley not plying for west brom tonight?

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    1. DLL18
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Rested

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    2. Declan
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      rested

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    3. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      rested. he'll ply his trade next GW.

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    4. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      rest

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    5. ricdan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      cheers

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    6. HST
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      arrested.

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    7. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Harvested

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    8. Jonny
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      digested

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  14. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Get Ramsey off.
    I find myself saying this every game ffs

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      What does Chamberlain have to do to get a start?

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      1. Ramboros
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        Become French.

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      2. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        No idea.
        I'm all for preserving him being young and all that, but he isn't even playing, that can't be better surely.

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    2. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Don't rate him at all. Thinks he is brilliant aswell.

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  15. MrAnderson
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Valencia to score first.come on tony.0

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  16. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    anyone watching the Swans?

    How is Siggy doing?

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    1. Bad Pen
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Boring game, no real chances to speak of. QPR are looking the most threatening.

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    2. David Davros
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      QPR on top tbh

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  17. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    None of my differentials are doing anything. Need Sigurdsson and Valencia to do something.

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  18. Mr Smith
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    No mention of the Sig tonight, assume not in the game at all yet?

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  19. Mr Sarcastic
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    rvp check
    walcott check
    lescott - keep cs
    sagna - you need to match verminator, nervous wait in that one!
    rooney - one goal is enough
    valencia - one assist maybe?

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  20. The Rock
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Come on Arsenal, keep the goals coming! expected more before HT 🙂

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  21. gledy
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    "During the last 14 meetings, Wigan has won 0 times, there have been 0 draws while Man Utd has won 14 times. The goal difference is 46-4 in the favour of Man Utd."

    Wow :O

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    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Think its 31 - 0 in the last 10 or so

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  22. Cantona90
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Valencia and Rooney have been poor the last two games.

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  23. Egg noodle
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Ramsey match rating: 0.5/10

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    1. Dirty Dhalsim
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      generous.

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  24. NeedleVor
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Swansea seem hell bent on strangling the life out of this game...

    Its disgusting. Fans have paid good money to watch this.

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    1. MDK
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      sniff sniff....I hope that's irony coming from a Stoke fan 😉

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    2. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Stoke Rugby - How can you comment on disgusting football that other teams play. F*cking horrible football.

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    3. David Davros
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      lol, yeah Swansea should roll over and let the home fans have a win, afterall, there are more of them and they paid good money for this.

      I find it disgusting that teams go to the emirates and try to win too, it;s disgusting, Arsenal fans pay good money for their tickets, highest in the league. It's disgusting

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      1. NeedleVor
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        Bizarre response.

        At what point did I mention QPR fans? 🙂

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        1. David Davros
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 9 months ago

          You didn't, but the fans have paid good money for this. Surely the more of them that have paid good money should get to see the football they want, because that's how it works right? It's disgusting

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    4. alsybach
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      away draw.........disgusting? shut up!

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  25. jimnastics
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Come on Arsene, give RVP a rest 2nd half, no point in risking him.

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  26. Declan
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Nani (C) GW34

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    1. Tommytour
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      One of your punts will come off one day 😉

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  27. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    What Swansea players can you see clubs coming in for?

    Caulker back to Spurs and Siggy unlikely to stay. Apart from those 2?

    I rate Joe Allen as a player.

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    1. Jonny
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      sinclair,vorm

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    2. maglia rosa
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      heard the sky commentator say earlier that the swans were in talks with spurs to keep caulker on loan next year 😛

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  28. Mr Smith
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    It is so frustrating, Rooney has been my main differential the last couple of games and what has he done? Come on Wayne, time to repay my faith.

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  29. oomzee
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone know why the fans at QPR are singing "We're on Facebook"?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      So bored that they probably are.

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  30. Sarnab
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    HT

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