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Dugout Discussion February 9

Lundstram benched again as unchanged Sheffield United face Bournemouth

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While Manchester City v West Ham United has fallen victim to Storm Ciara, the Premier League’s other scheduled game on Sunday goes ahead.

Barring any late developments, Sheffield United v Bournemouth will kick off at 14:00 GMT.

The Blades are unchanged from Gameweek 25, meaning that John Lundstram (£5.0m) is benched for the third league match in a row.

Lundstram was the most-sold ‘defender’ of Gameweek 26 but is still in 43.3% of Fantasy Premier League teams overall and almost two-thirds of all top 10k squads, although his effective ownership statistics suggest a significant number of those benched him ahead of Saturday’s deadline.

Of course, with City v West Ham now postponed and not guaranteed to be rescheduled within the winter break, Lundstram could well be auto-subbed into many of those sides.

Sander Berge (£5.0m) is handed his Bramall Lane debut, while Billy Sharp (£5.6m) makes his third successive start up front.

Dean Henderson (£5.1m), George Baldock (£5.1m) and John Fleck (£5.1m), who each enjoy double-digit ownerships in the top 10,000, all start.

Eddie Howe has made only one change to his Bournemouth side, with Andrew Surman (£4.7m) replacing the suspended Jefferson Lerma (£4.8m) in midfield.

Josh King (£6.1m) and Jack Stacey (£4.3m) are among the substitutes after six-week absences.

Diego Rico (£4.3m), who still sits in almost 25% of teams within the top 10k, also starts at left-back.

The Cherries have failed to score in four of their last five away matches, while Sheffield United have kept five shut-outs on home soil this season.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Berge, Baldock; McBurnie, Sharp.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Smith, Francis, Ake, Rico; Surman, Gosling, Billing; H Wilson, C Wilson, Fraser.

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  1. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ref award a pen to bou asap so I can have hendo peno save points...

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    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This please

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    2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Post, head, goal. Everybody wins.

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  2. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    LOL camera showing beautiful blue sky...

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  3. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Berge looks cack

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  4. Mortal.Swinbat
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Suppose a lot of people in the same spot but WC’d out DCL for Aguero (C) and double SHU defence, can’t catch a break this year

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A lot of luck involved in this game

      https://twitter.com/MarcRuby/status/1064214512205815809?s=20

      #paradoxofskill

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

    Wow this week is not going well

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    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Week going great as a non city West ham and Sheffield owner

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      1. potatoace
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        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Wow, this must be the first week you've been able to celebrate.

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        1. Regin
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah dropped from 138k to 400k last 3 gws

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  6. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Berge plays really poor tbf

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    1. Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Give him a chance sheesh

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    2. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah they should get Besic on

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      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Besic is defensive, we wouldn't put him on if we need to score, it would be Lundstram

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  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    sun shining and perfect weather for a football match

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    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      exactly what I see as well

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    2. Sif
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Got supporters travel safety to consider.
      All those Manchester City fans have to get to Manchester first.

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        you can get all the man city fans into a single mini-bus

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

    why do journalists ask such stupid questions, that guy the other day asking Pep if Messi will come to City lol. No wonder Pep gets annoyed with them, its like the kinda question a 3 year old would ask

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I would have asked:

      "Your two best attacking performances in the PL have come when Sterling has not been in the side. Is it time to drop Raheem?"

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        yea 🙂

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  9. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    aand my Everton defence goes unpunished again … get in Wilson! clean sheets real hard to get

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  10. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    OCONELL 🙁

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  11. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Stage set for Rico 6 pointer on bench. Anyone sell him this week?

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    1. Hybrid.power
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Comes off the bench for me for kdb

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      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        That’s how you do it. 🙂

        Sold him 2 weeks ago for a hit and missed what would have been a nice 5 pointer

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  12. Do I Not Like Orange
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    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I despise Callum Wilson, supertroll. Hope wherever he spends his winter break, the weather is disgusting.

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    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      😆

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  13. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jammy double clean sheets gone.

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  14. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    wild card teams in tatters, what a waste

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    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Why did so many wildcard on a week where games are spread over 2 weeks?

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      1. Am sorry to say again it�…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Because they ain't got a clue mate

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  15. Doctor Evil
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I don’t understand why the Lord gets benched, he has been great this season. I know there’s no players but if ain’t broke...

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    1. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Great at times in fantastic but in the real world has been poor of late

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      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Because of fatigue, same way robbo has been poor by his standards lately but you don't drop them. Not that lund is on robbos level

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

      Shorts weather in Manchester right now. Schedule all freed up too. What a nice day!

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      1. Superballzzz
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        This .. out for a bit of fresh air after this..

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        1. Marvin Moon
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Fresh air? You're weird.

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    3. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      O connel, you should have done better there mate.

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    4. Jet5605
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I was having horrendous luck with my Mane TC fail while my rival was having a lot of luck. He played WC brought in three West Ham players for the double and just took a hit this week to bring in KDB, Mahrez & Kun (c). He also benched Ramsdale and played Henderson. Things do even out (roughly speaking) over the season.

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      1. Regin
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah he deserved that. U deserve the luck bro

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    5. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      As bad as Berge has been in this game so far.. theres no point holding lundy any longer right??

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      1. jtreble
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Nope.

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      2. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        idk as a 4.0 original im struggling to consider losing him, im just not convinced he is totally dropped yet.

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        1. DAZZ
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          What more evidence do you need? Is 4 games starting on the bench not enough?

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        2. pablo discobar
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Is that a joke?

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          1. pablo discobar
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Aimed at trophe. Classic case of value overruling sanity

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            1. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              no, I think he can win his place back, its not high priority for me, I have time. Lunds has been good for them, he can get his spot back potentially or someone can get injured

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              1. pablo discobar
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Besic is above him now

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      3. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Too much rotation risk now

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      4. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        But can see him regaining his spot though. Berge needs adaptation time.

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      5. One More Hit
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He's going for me. Probably bringing in Stephens as a ML blocking move but means triple So'ton. What a time to be alive.

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    6. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Please Fleck

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    7. Straobalno
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Fernandes or Lascelles and why?

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    8. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lund no CS anymore

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    9. Riverside Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Get Lundstrum on ...for 1 point

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    10. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      3 minutes in and I still don’t know which one is Fleck?

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      1. Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He's the one in red and white.

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    11. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
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      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      30 minutes in*

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    12. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Considering I have DCL, only have KDB from city and no SHU players I would say this is a good start.

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    13. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      How is the Milan 1990 era SU defence looking?

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    14. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No Lundy cameo means Donkey appearance omg lol

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      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Fernandez, Donkey, William for me. Probably lucky if 2 of them play..

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        1. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          You had triple city? ouch. Rico & Lundy/Donkey for me

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      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He will get a cameo and decent chance of him outscoring other Sheff Utd defenders

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      3. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Soy sauce for me - like the opening scene of Paid in Full

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    15. Manani
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      chances of city game get played within this GW?

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      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        less than 50%

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      2. villa_til_i_die
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        25%

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      3. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        From Bluemoon:

        "The City players now get to go into their winter break even earlier, with no tiredness or injuries from another game.

        I hope they get on a flight somewhere warm tonight, and have an extra day or two in the sun.

        The West Ham game can wait. We can even rotate when it comes round. Hopefully we will be firing on all cylinders come Leicester. This could all be for the best."

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    16. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Just Greenwood and Lascelles left here for Kun KdB Baldock. Did manage to put VC on Mo though

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      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Whoops horrid top post reply fail.

        I suppose Mo’s EO is now even higher [vain attempt to add relevance{

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        1. DOG GOD IT - KEANE 15
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          What's wrong with baldock anyways?

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          1. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Good point - got over excited.

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