Dugout Discussion
18 August 2013 4717 comments
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Sunday’s two matches get underway with a Selhurst Park encounter that finds Crystal Palace host Andre Villas-Boas’ Spurs. Two hours later, Chelsea start their double Gameweek with a home clash with Hull City as Fantasy mangers brace themselves for an avalanche of points.

The team news from Palace finds Ian Holloway keep the faith with much of the side that won promotion from the Championship. Holloway keeps the new boys on the bench, with Marouane Chamakh and Jose Campana in reserve while the likes of Aaron Wilbraham and Scott Dobbie are handed starts. New signing, Dwight Gayle, does get his Premier League debut up front, however.

Visitors Spurs are without Gareth Bale but can call on the services of Jan Vertonghen who is fit to line up alongside Michael Dawson in defence. Danny Rose gets the nod at left-back as expected. In midfield, Gylfi Sigurdsson looks to be starting in the Bale role, with Nacer Chadli given a debut on the left-flank. All eyes will be up front, however, as Roberto Soldado makes his first start following his £26 million move from Valencia.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open and will be available for those who fancy live chat during this match and into the tea-time clash at Stamford Bridge.

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  1. Hazardous
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Ivanovic looks more threatning then torres and hazard!!!

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    1. big oak
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      the groundsman looks more threatening than these two

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  2. Does what he wants
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard to score!

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  3. jonesy_in_the_laundry_room
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    I have Ivanovic captain and i'm starting to feel hard done by

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    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Ditto...

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      1. jonesy_in_the_laundry_room
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        12 years, 4 months ago

        If the keep a cleanie then i'm happy. Good chance of baps too.

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  4. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Lukaku on come on mourinho...

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  5. jas5sk - Youtube channel
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Chelsea look like they are going to concede - and it won't be Cech's fault.

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  6. big oak
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    for all hazard happies, the more he stays in the less chance there is he will start next game

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    1. big oak
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      on*

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  7. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Thought that Schurrley had to be Hazard off....

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  8. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    lol @ all those lolling @ people and getting their posts deleted 😉

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    1. Sulk
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      Lol

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  9. BON
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Van Persie (c) = 24 points.

    Why didn't I go with my gut!?

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    1. UnderstandablyDistraught
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      you didn't have the guts

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    2. Keep Calm and Sessegnon
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      Don't understand posts like this, I'd still go for a Chelsea captain if it were the exact same fixtures next week.

      It's like saying 'why did I not captain Whittaker'. Because you'll lose points doing that in the long run.

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      1. Wej
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        I agree... Everybody seems to forget that this is a luck based game. You can make logical arguments for who is more likely to score more points but that doesn't necessarily mean that they will. In the long run, the logical approach will likely yield greater returns than the 'follow your gut' approach, (if you have sound logic/knowledge) but in order to do really well, you will have to select some players other than the most logical options, and get lucky.

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  10. The Light Knight
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    KDB may play vs Villa now 🙂

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  11. Scottys Army
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    come on haz

    1 goal

    i believe

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  12. The Machine
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Hmmm

    I don't know know much about the BAPS system used last year, but the one being used this year isn't much better. I don't think so

    You can be 100% sure that BAPS will go to the goalscorers and if there are one, two or none of them, the centre backs. (Obviously, keepers saving penalties is an exception...)

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    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Centre backs did need a helping hand though, they rarely threaten like full backs

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    2. Granville
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Liverpool game was a Migs, Johnson, Aspas. Neither the goalscorer nor centre backs.

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      1. The Machine
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        That is an exception... Around 8/10 games will follow the trend i mentioned above

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    3. DLL18
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      At least they're actually going to players who influence the result rather than who had the most shots on target.

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      1. The Machine
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        True, but the one used last year sounds like a joke

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  13. sdmdsdBazman
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Get your head in the game Hazard now that you're still on, Mou knows lots of FPL players need you to do well! 🙂

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    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      If he cared about us, he'd have started Lukaku.

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      1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
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        😆

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  14. Salma Hayak's Left Peg
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Didn't Maurinho say the last time he managed Chelsea that his preferred scoreline was 2-0? There isn't the urgency to score more in the second half.

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  15. pundit of punts
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    who would have got the assist if lampard had scored?

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    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Torres dive

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    2. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      From the pen? Torres...

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  16. The Machine
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Terry on 2 BAPS atm

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    1. Seamy
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      As is Cahill & Cole

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Not Cole

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      2. Seamy
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Actually not Cole anymore

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    2. LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      what!? :O

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    3. Podge
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      McGregor is actually

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      1. Podge
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Apologies hadnt refreshed in a while 🙂

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  17. The Bandit
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Terry and Cahill up for 2 baps each atm

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  18. Jar Jar Winks
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone have the link or the contributors league?

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  19. GlasgowFF
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Of my three Chelsea, Lukaku, Hazard, and Ivanovic, only Ivan has not been a disaster

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    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      Dont worry. There's still time for Ivan to f**k up still.

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  20. Texas Pete
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    This match is sending me to sleep in the second half.

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    1. BON
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      That's the Mourinho affect.

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  21. MJ6987
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Chelsea settling for 2-0 now. Same old Jose!

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  22. Count of Monte Hristo
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    This game is torture. Mourinho is a bore.

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  23. The Machine
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    What with these lols anyway?

    I bet it hardly makes them laugh whatever they're lolling @

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  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard and lukaku fail

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    1. The Bandit
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      Which bit of double game week don't you get? Oh wait.. double

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  25. Darth
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Lukaku on now please

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    1. Texas Pete
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      Not looking likely

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  26. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Cech for BPs

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  27. Granville
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    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Lukaku cameo is all we can hope for now.

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    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      Or he plays the full 90 mins during the week and gets a hat trick!

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  28. Litts
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Been praying for Lukaku to come on all game and just realised that I have Mingolet as my vice and Shaw on the bench. 24 points (minus whatever he scores) from someone not playing!

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  29. Raul
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Lukaku coming on

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  30. Locarno
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Mourinho must have a grand on the 2-0 scoreline.

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      +1000

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