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15 December 2012 4001 comments
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A programme of six Premier League matches begins at St James’ Park where Newcastle host champions Man City in the early kick-off. Five three o’clock matches follow, with United’s home clash with Sunderland and Liverpool’s encounter with Villa the headline acts for Fantasy managers, as Robin Van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Luis Suarez take up the armband for the majority. Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to capture the highs and lows of the day as the action unfolds.

The team news from the North East finds Hatem Ben Arfa missing out for the Magpies through injury – James Perch replaces the Frenchman in a move that looks to shore up the Newcastle midfield, with Jonas Gutierrez shifting forward as part of a 4-3-3. As for City, they are without skipper Vincent Kompany as expected, with Kolo Toure drafted in to replace him. Mario Balotelli is also discarded, with Carlos Tevez earning a start, while Javi Garcia replaces the suspended Gareth Barry.

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  1. FPLCEO
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Fletch off

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      ...and back on again

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    2. Viper
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Hasn't gone off yet

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  2. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Fletcher's doing the hokey cokey??

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  3. dribbler
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    I wonder if Brendan Rodgers still thinks Liverpool will be second in the league?

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    1. Kostja
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      maybe on crack

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    2. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Probably thinks they'll win it now

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  4. Viper
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Fletcher crocked, 1 pointer for him..lovely!

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    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Which is it, off or back on ? lol.

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    2. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      +1...

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  5. Rafabio
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Ummm Fletcher's still out there....

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  6. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Everyone stop moaning about your teams, 45 mins left!

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    1. ccc
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      OMG my horrible team! Pity me

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  7. Gaz Downright
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    • 15 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Aston Lolla.

    I just came in - has Suarez hit the post yet?

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  8. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Benteke...must have?

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    1. I taught Ashley Young how t…
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      No, simply because he plays for Villa

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  9. COMH
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Benteke the best of Belgium!

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  10. denial
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    • 16 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Sundlund mega-buggered without Fletcher.

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  11. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    the press were so desperate for benteke to fail so they'd have a darren bent story. chin up fleet street

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    1. denial
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Yep. Poor old Sandra bent though.

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  12. kaz 96
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    another fletcher one pointer.

    flethcer>torres

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    1. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      he came back on.

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    2. kaz 96
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      wait, he's back on?

      not watching the game

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  13. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Suarez.... such poor finisher. Aguero or Tevez on the cards.

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  14. Fishy
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    fletcher dont go off injured your my 1st sub and i have kept you for southamtopn!!!!!!

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  15. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Pienaar assist?

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    1. kaz 96
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      yup 😀

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  16. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Fletcher clearly stayed on so they can assess his injury and not 'waste' a sub. He was barely moving so my guess is he will go off at halftime. Hello, 1 pointer.

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    1. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      hopefully not 🙁

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  17. सनकी
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    A nelsen CS would be nice. Not expecting much from Berbs anyway..

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      0-0 would do me nicely.

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  18. Hazard267
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    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    I need a stormer second half got near enough all my attacking players playing and so far nothing Suarez(C), Rooney, Sterling.....

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  19. Ben Mee Over A Table
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Need Suarez to fire...please!

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  20. Thomass
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    liverpool are...........

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      title contenders

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    2. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Not going to finish in the top two?

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    3. Ben Mee Over A Table
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      infuriating their fans for the umpteenth year in a row.

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    4. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Sh*t

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    5. Godfather Bandit 42
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      ...raci..

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  21. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    How is the QPR - Fulham game going? QPR looking good for the CS or have Fulham been threatening?

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    1. SW6
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      its been a dreadful game

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Fulham not in it but QPR have not turned their dominance into goals and that worries me.

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  22. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Bentekeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Nicely done ENR 😀

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  23. Samwise the Brave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Why is it always the player you drop who has a stormer?, bentake --->suarez, FML

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    1. Viper
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Patience is the key..

      That was a sensible move though in fairness!

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      1. Samwise the Brave
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        • 14 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        I know, everyone in ML had suarez so it was to big a risk to not have him, I usually stick for 3 games

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    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      This game is cruel.

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      1. Samwise the Brave
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        • 14 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        sums it up perfectly, watch him score again, while fletcher gets subbed

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  24. BOOM XHAKALACA
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    What to do with Tevez?

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Keep for Reading, surely?

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    2. LÖrKingMuch
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Keep of course!

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  25. emperikal
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Giroud > Beneteke and Suarez > Aguero looking on the cards for next week!

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  26. Viper
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Sitting on 19 so far. Defence will be lucky to get 0 between them this week...as expected

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  27. SneakyPete
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    12 years, 12 months ago

    Everton should be 2-0 up. It is a great run and pull-back from Leighton Baines and you would put your house and the house of everyone on your street on Leon Osman scoring but he somehow drags his shot wide. That's a whole street homeless Leon.

    ^ 😀

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  28. rabsi1
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Anyone on berbawatch? Class apart but no threat again???

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    1. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      QPR have had eight shots at goal. Fulham none.

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  29. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    If Suarez blanks, ignoring my entirely-away defence and doing him > Aguero will be very hard to resist. But then again, NOT making that sort of transfer is exactly what's worked so far.

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  30. SneakyPete
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Everton should be 2-0 up. It is a great run and pull-back from Leighton Baines and you would put your house and the house of everyone on your street on Leon Osman scoring but he somehow drags his shot wide. That's a whole street homeless Leon.

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      On leon Osman????????????????? I think not.

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