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Dugout Discussion December 15

Foden makes first league start of season as De Bruyne takes up advanced role

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The penultimate match of Gameweek 17 kicks off at 16:30 GMT, as Manchester City head to the Emirates to take on Arsenal.

Without the injured David Silva (£7.6m) and Sergio Aguero (£11.7m), Pep Guardiola has sprung a surprise by naming Phil Foden (£5.1m) in his starting XI for the first time in the Premier League this season.

With midfield anchors Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) and Rodri (£5.4m) in the visitors’ line-up, Kevin De Bruyne (£10.2m) looks to be playing in a more advanced role behind Foden, Raheem Sterling (£11.8m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m).

Nicolas Otamendi (£5.0m) and Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m) also come into the side from the team that was defeated in the Manchester derby, with Angelino (£4.7m) and the sidelined John Stones (£5.3m) making way.

Bernardo Silva (£7.9m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.3m) are only amongst the substitutes.

Freddie Ljungberg has made two enforced changes to the side that beat West Ham last Monday, with Sead Kolasinac (£5.2m) and Matteo Guendouzi (£4.5m) coming in for the injured Kieran Tierney (£5.4m) and Granit Xhaka (£5.1m).

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) is again among the substitutes as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.8m) leads the line for the Gunners.

Mesut Ozil (£7.2m) makes his seventh straight Premier League start.

At the risk of jinxing it, there ought to be goals in this fixture: Arsenal and City are without a league clean sheet in eight and six matches respectively.

Bernd Leno (£5.0m) has made more saves than any other Fantasy Premier League goalkeeper this season.

City have scored at least two goals in each of the last seven league meetings with the Gunners.

Fantasy managers have been deserting the premium players from these two clubs recently: De Bruyne, Sterling and Aubameyang were three of the four most-sold FPL assets of Gameweek 17.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Chambers, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Torreira, Pepe, Özil, Martinelli, Aubameyang.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Mendy, Gundogan, Rodri, Foden, De Bruyne, Sterling, Jesus.

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  1. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Best Mane replacement?

    A. Moura
    B. Alli
    C. Richarlison
    D. Grealish

    Mane KDB Son Maddison Cantwell
    VAR

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    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mane replacement????
      Lol

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    2. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Bench him

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      1. nolard
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        This

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    3. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      bench him unless you want him to move him out for Salah in the upcoming weeks

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    4. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Grealish replacement for Mané LMAO

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  2. Says
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Needed to re-adjust my TV and I cut my finger on Lescott's beardline.

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  3. Peter Ouch
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    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kdb just killed me.

    From 39k to 65k

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    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Coming for you 2nd half - was 120k now 99k...

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    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      we arent done yet

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    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully more to come

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  4. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Have to scramble to get that beautiful ginger back into my team. Is it worth a hit to do it though?

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    1. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'm gonna do it for a hit for Maddison!

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah I’d have to sell Maddison for him had planned to do Martial but he was invisible today. Only issue is on who to downgrade!! Salah, Manè or Jesus.

        I’m thinking Jesus to Greenwood! Has to start surely!

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        1. Rinseboy
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I'll be losing TAA to fund it!

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  5. Manani
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    captain hindsight and all, but KDB did look like a decent captaining option this week. especially i didn't have vardy.

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    1. Peter Ouch
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      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No vardy?

      OR?

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      1. Manani
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        166k

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  6. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    That’s enough, Kev

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  7. mixology
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    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    How’s sterling looking? Usual peripheral self?

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    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      See below

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  8. Pranked
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Swapped KDB to Son this week, podcast convinced me, fell for it like an utter loser.

    Just rage swapped zaha and tammy to KDB and greenwood, i've gone full FPL degenerate. RIP my season

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  9. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ohh Kevin ....
    Enough for this GW !!

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    1. King Kohli
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Did you ship him out?

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  10. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Has sterling touched the ball apart from his tap in!? Don’t think there will be many rushing to get him back in their team after this. Would prefer he doesn’t win SPOTY tonight as well. Better candidates.

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    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hmm cheers. Will watch later

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  11. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pulisic to:

    A. Richarlison (ARS)

    B. Moura (CHE)

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    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Richarlison on 4 YCs and might fancy boxing day off...

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  12. Cookie Kid
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    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    If a player picks up their 5th yellow in GW19 (the cut-off), do they miss GW20?

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    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

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    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes.

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      1. Cookie Kid
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        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks!

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  13. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    GW18 who scores more?

    A) Pulisic (tot)
    B) Maddison (mci)
    C) Alli(-4)

    Also pick 1 for gw18/19 only (pre-WC):

    1) Richarlison
    2) Martial
    3) Grealish

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    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      b1

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    2. Pras (FPL)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A3

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  14. HD7
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Repost,mates 🙂

    1 FT, 2.2 ITB

    Kasper*
    Willems Lund Kelly Rico
    KDB Maddy Pulisic*
    Ings Rashford Vardy

    Subs: Button, TAA, Mane, Hayden

    A) Pulisic to Grealish
    B) Pulisic to Alli
    C) Pulisic TAA to Son Aurier (-4)
    D) Kasper to Ramsdale

    or any other idea you might have 🙂

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    1. Ha Ha Land
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B may be. But I will hold onto pulisic.
      Could have scored 2 last night.
      Save the FT.

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    2. nolard
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Considering A.
      I would not lose TAA, you would want him going forward.

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  15. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Relax guys, it’s Arsenal.. KDB stats have not been that impressive in the last 10 GW

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah who wants the second highest scorer in the game anyway

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    2. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      plus he is playing up

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  16. faux_C
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Firmino to whoooo?

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    1. nolard
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jimmy?
      Rashford?

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  17. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Congrats to FPLPillars if he’s about - just seen he’s on for something very near a century this week.

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  18. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Guys please play me the violin, I captained Salah instead of KdB 🙁

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    1. Cookie Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Kicking yourself no doubt

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    2. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lol - maybe FPL isn’t for you. Red arrow guaranteed this game week.

      (Congrats on an awesome week)

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      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks mate

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    3. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Can it be Mozart?

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      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        My favourite x

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    4. JOELIO8701
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I did the same! Side transfer from Mane to Salah based on ‘gut feel’ (could have gone different if not for VAR). Now I’m screwing about the 3 points lost out on the captain decision

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  19. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Cheers KdB for ruining any chance of catching up my ML I had with Salah(c) this week.

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  20. Ha Ha Land
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Let's have an opinion pole.
    Who do you think would produce more points over the next 5 GW.
    Grealish or Rashford?

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    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Rash

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    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Rashford surely

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  21. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Not sure what to do
    A) TAA>Kelly and 3.9 on bench.
    B) 3.9>Kelly and keep TAA

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  22. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Will you guys keep KDB instead of getting Richarlison now?

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    1. Ha Ha Land
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Why would you bring Rich in??? That too when city's fixture is easing.

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      1. sunzip14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Sarcasm I think. Implying anyone playing Arsenal is a must have probably !

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  23. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Surely Pep should rest Kevin now

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    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Boooo We want more. Grab the hatty Kevin boy

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    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pep picked Oxford so he doesn’t have to rest KDB in big games.

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  24. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    'Arsenal have not lost a top flight home match by more than a three-goal margin since a 5-1 defeat against Wolves on 22 April 1961.'

    Wow, just shows how bad they are these days.

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    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Championship next.

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    2. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Sounds like they weren't great in 1961 either to be fair

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  25. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on Maddison and TAA to KDB and Target this week?!

    Guiata
    Rico Lunds Aurier Soy
    Maddison Son Alli
    Vardy Tammy Rashford
    Button TAA Mane Soy.

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  26. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    60% ownership in top 10k. So very few who actually ditched him

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Think it was over 70 not long ago.

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    2. FPL DONKEY
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He was over 90% in the top 10k at one point. I think quite a few ditched him.

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      1. FPL DONKEY
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Or maybe it was 90% EO. I could be wrong.

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    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      76% last GW iirc

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    4. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Depends how old this top 10K...

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    5. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lucky I'm not in the top 10k! Like 7 million plus.

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  27. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Priority?

    A) Mane to Son (12 players next week)
    B) Pulisic to Grealish (11 next week)

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    1. Jolly Good
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A then

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Is Mane a priority in GW19?

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      1. Cookie Kid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Leicester away, would prob risk it...maybe until GW24

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  28. The Mantis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Well obvs cant go without KDB any longer!

    Mount + Tiels + TAA to KDB/Aurier/Cantwell for -4

    I'm doing it, dont stop me now

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    1. Sap
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Do it

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    2. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Are you having a good time? Are you having a ball?

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      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Do you wanna have a good time, just give me a call

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      2. The Mantis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I am now that Kev is in my team for the first time this year!

        Just gimme a call!

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  29. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Magnus does not have KdB 😮

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    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Magnus is the casuals casual

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  30. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Punt for this week.. Mane to...
    A) Sterling
    B) Alli
    C) Martial
    WC19 or 20

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      C

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    3. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      KdB

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