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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. PocketZola
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What happens to all the people that have man city players?? do they lose out on points? or are they added when they play?

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    1. Agger
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      If they don't play in this current game week then they get 0 points

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

      Subs?

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    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lose points. Happened in the past due to snow.

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    4. manu4life99
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      If game is not rescheduled within this gw then they would get 0 and autosubs would kick in off bench

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

      They're subs come in for them just like in another GW if players are injured/dropped

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

        *Their

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    6. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      We get double points next week to compensate for the inconvenience so not too bad... 🙂

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

    Any bps for lund?

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    1. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      afraid not

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    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe after winning goal addition

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  3. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Do our subs come on for any City players we have this gameweek?

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

      Depends when they play west ham

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

      i need to know to without a sarcastic answer

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      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Don't think he was been sarcastic. Game could be played this gw maybe

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

    Lund to vvd here, still might make points this week, definitely better for the future. Nevermind

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  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Yew can dew eeet Rico. Don't be outscored by a sub

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  6. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I now need city game reinstated in this gw so the lucky Lund benchers don't get Lord pts auto subbed in, Ben Crellin reckons a 50/50 chance due to city fix congestion later in season and lack of midweek slots available.....

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

      Ben Crellin chatting breeze.

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    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Would be gold if played next midweek but 18/19.2 but fpl removed the fixture to gw27.

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    3. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Win win situation, I’ll take anything right now...all thanks to the Lord!!

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  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    To be honest, I kinda just have to laugh. Lundstram doing something like this was so predictable. On to next week!

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  8. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    spare a thought for those Lundy owners who bought for 4.0m and sold this GW!

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

      Here

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

        I wouldve benched him if i didnt sell him though

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

          This too but with zero bench nearly he’d have got on.

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    2. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hi.

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

      Why would people do that? Even if he comes on for 30 mins each week, his ceiling as a misclassified defender is still huge
      This week scoring the same as Henderson + Oconnell + Baldock + Stevens combined!

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      1. Goonsquad245
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Getting 30 minutes each week? He’s not Frank Lampard.

        How did he get on last week in a 1-0 win?

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

          Nothing last week but he still looked really good when he came on
          Just the fact you get 6 points for any goal means he's a better 4.0m option than the likes of Tanganga, Rico etc. if not starting

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          1. Goonsquad245
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            He’s not 4.0m for anyone anymore. At worst his SV is 4.5.

            Your logic is completely flawed. Even if he comes on and scores he’s still matched by any other SHU defender with a clean sheet.

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

        13 points since GW19. Even Baldock has managed 22 in that time and would be the better hold since then even after this.

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

        For 30 mins he wouldn’t get any defensive points returned.

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    4. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      For a hit!

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    5. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      yeh what idiots selling someone who wasnt starting...........but of course you knew 🙄
      this place

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      1. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Haha exactly

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    6. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yep I’m one. For Stevens. Yep. Crying

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    7. Party time
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Sold him for Robertson. Don't know if that makes a difference

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    8. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      My mate texted me asking if his chip will be retrieved since he had Aguero (TC), KdB (VTC). Felt real bad for him; just brutal luck.

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      1. The Senate
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        They may yet play in the remaining 10 days

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        1. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Highly unlikely imo. All three parties should be in agreement. Fans, City, WHam, also TV stuffs and such

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          1. The Senate
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Well we know if Sky are happy the fans don’t matter

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          2. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            City had a game brought forward from a blank last season with just a week notice before the game ... can’t see a problem with the game being played at the first available free date

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    9. b91jh
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lundstram scoring from the bench after being massively sold. Typical fpl 19/20 moments that things come from nowhere.

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    10. Jullepuu
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      If the City game is played in this game week and KDB blanks meaning that Lundy won't come in...

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      1. Meinhoff
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Then we get what we deserve...

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        1. Jullepuu
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          No no no don't be like that man

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

      Well played Chis McGowan - world number 1

      Sold Mahrez
      Started Lund and DCL
      KdB C but Mo VC

      number 2 is on AubaC and will be lucky to get Lund second on bench

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

        Casual

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    12. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Nothing but green arrows baby.

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    13. Bird Raymond
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Oh dear, the "punishment" merchants are going to be out in force!

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    14. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Never Bench. Never Sell! The Lord lives on

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

      Would be so sweet with Salah getting some time off with his newborn. A lot teams with no captains then lol

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      1. The Senate
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Me

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    16. PocketZola
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      i should have just played lund over hellgate

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

      The two most common names on this page are Feck and Lundstram. true or false?

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

      Wish people would stop describing teams playing Lundstram as only casuals. It was a sensible enough decision to start him over, in my case Soy, due to his tendancy to take shots if he came on. Had bigger moves to make this week and taking a -4 to move on Lundstram (or use a wildcard) to another Utd defender didn't feel that great a move.

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      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Not only casuals but it just sums up this season, stupid luck that keeps on happening for some reason. Don't pretend like you thought he would score even if he started, he hasn't done anything for weeks and weeks before this.

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

          No but not the worst option this week considering home to bournemouth. Defender transfers, particularly for hits often don't work out.

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        2. Van der Faart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          FPL is about 75% luck anyway

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    19. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      OMG YES LATE TO THE PARTY BUT YES KNEW I COULD FEEL IT!!

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      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Storm Ciara ?

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        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Lundstram 😎

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      2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/02/09/man-city-v-west-ham-postponed-due-to-adverse-weather-conditions/?hc_page=9&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_21665915

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    20. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Francis YC good for Egan bap

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    21. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lord punishes me by selling him

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    22. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Still not sure if it is worse to have sold Lundstram or to have kept and benched him this week because hevis still not nailed for next week...

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

        The lord strikes praise the lord

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    23. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Win win now, if city rearranged for this week confident they'll smash West ham, if not I can have Lundy from the bench

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

          Think Id take my Lund and Doucoure points tbh

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      • BNMC
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Enda Stevens the latest addition on my listed of failed signings this year.

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      • Rosicky
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Lundy!

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      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Only 7 points from Lundstram feels like a fail.

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

          Agreed. - us owners have been very hard done by and the sellers have got away lightly

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

          Hows he not get baps, winning goal??

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      • Pompel
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Sheffield defense being my bane this season

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      • Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Glad to have kept the faith

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      • Bielsa's Bucket
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        When was the last time we had a triple gameweek?

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