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6 October 2013 4590 comments
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Sunday brings the Gameweek to a close, taking us into another tiresome two-week international break. We should be sure to enjoy the next few hours, then, with a host of Fantasy talent on show, offering plenty of points potential.

The action begins with a pair of 1.30 kicks-offs, at Carrow Road and St Mary’s as Norwich host Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea and Swansea pay a visit on Southampton. Following that, we’re treated to a London derby at the Lane with Spurs entertaining West Ham, while Arsenal have the opportunity to climb back up to top spot when they roll up at the Hawthorns for a 4pm kick-off.

The early team news finds Southampton forced into one change – Luke Shaw’s illness keeps him out of the action with Danny Fox earning a recall at left-back. Steven Davis retains his start in midfield, then, with Jay Rodriguez again benched. Visitors Swansea are once more without Ashley Williams in defence, although he’s fit enough for the bench: Jordi Amat starts alongside Chico. Elsewhere in the defence, Angel Rangel makes a return at right-back having missed the defeat to Arsenal and the midweek Europa League tie. In an attacking move, Michael Laudrup hands a start to Wilfred Bony with Jonathan De Guzman out of the matchday squad. Michu starts despite the bang to the head in midweek – he’s lining up sporting protective headgear.

At Carrow Road, Chris Hughton is able to welcome back skipper Seb Bassong to his defence as Ryan Bennett drops to the bench in the only change for the Canaries following the win at Stoke. For Chelsea, Jose Mourinho takes the decision to keep Eden Hazard in reserve after the Belgian missed the midweek Champions League tie through injury – it’s the first time that Hazard has failed to start in the league this season. Juan Mata is on the teamsheet again, then, with Andre Schürrle retaining his start on the left and Oscar presumably in the number 10 role. Up front, Mourinho opts for Demba Ba over Samuel Eto’o, with Fernando Torres suspended. Interestingly, the partnership of David Luiz and John Terry is preserved at the back with Gary Cahill again missing out.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom will remain open throughout today’s matches to capture you real-time views.

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  1. Stephen - Robot Daniels
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Hughton racing Jol to get the boot soon....

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  2. isacki: full casual
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    So the moral of the story is Chelsea mainly score on the counter so just park the bus...

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  3. Willis.
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    No assists for the last two goals.

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  4. Nopli -The Banned One (Solo…
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Champions of Europe 😎

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  5. Brutus619
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    LMAO Does Eto know what offside is? Was he trying to score a goal or run back to Russia?

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  6. Smakies
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    that willian song is quite funny 😀

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    1. Hybrid.power
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      What are they singing?

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      1. Chris_White
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        12 years, 2 months ago

        http://t.co/cfN23e2EGx

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    2. Smakies
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      ''he got the call from abramovich and off he went to stamford bridge'' 😀

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  7. supperspout
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Walker and ozil V pauliniho and giroud???... Is what my head to head for 100 comes down to

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  8. Jimbo123
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Who assisted the Rodriguez goal? If anyone?

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    1. OPTA FPL
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Rooney

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    2. Gaz Downright
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Boruc they say (us owners)

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      1. the cromulent one
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        12 years, 2 months ago

        That would be spectacular.

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  9. Revival
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    What do people make of Arteta, Flamini and Wilshere all playing today. Not a very attack minded Arsenal line-up. Great for Ramsey, Giroud and Ozil owners do.

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    1. Kostja
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Arteta, and Wilshere have both played CAM and are not really defensive mids so I dont agree

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    2. Dial Square
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      I'd rather drop 1 of Arteta/JW and play Rosiky

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    3. Nomar
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Great for Ozil owners maybe. I have Giroud and Ramsey so they will naturally epic fail today.

      Yes, I am in a 'feeling sorry for myself because of this stupid game' mood this afternoon.

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    4. don parcheesi
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      what other options do they have? Only Rosiky, really

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      1. Dial Square
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        12 years, 2 months ago

        The kids - Gnabry, Ryo, Einsfeld.

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      2. Revival
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        12 years, 2 months ago

        I just wouldn't start all 3, rather Gnabry or Rosicky in there

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      3. The3rdTurd
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        12 years, 2 months ago

        Rosicky scored both goals in this fixture last season.

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  10. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Thank god i own Willian...

    Casual season.net

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  11. tm245
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Would love to get Silva, Theo, Mata/Hazard soon -- those prices are fantastic.

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      how many seasons is it since Silva was a good pick?

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      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Just two, I think. If he drops to 9.0 I'll kindly select him and his goal involvement.

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    2. Waterwheel Inc.
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Add Coutinho to that!

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    3. Voyeur
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      cheap as chips. And with midfielders scoring all the goals and getting all the bonus this season, it's a good plan to load up on midfield 😉

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    4. Sánchez
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Silva is a trap.
      He wont reward you.

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    5. Granville
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      According to OPTA, Silva has been the most creative player in the league from just 4 starts.

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  12. Rafabio
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Hand them more goals on a platter NOR, go on.

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  13. Give The Todd Some Love
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    No Collins or Soldado

    *sigh*

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  14. Godfather Bandit 42
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Annnndddd it's 2 pts from Lampard.

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    1. Arsenal USA FC
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      I'm gonna prob do Lampard -> Oscar Later in the week

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  15. Matamatician
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Assist for Jay's goal?

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    1. SW6
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      none

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    2. Dial Square
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      BORUC (probably not)

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  16. Tim Canterbury
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Haha Chelsea score a couple of goals and all the Chelsea fans come pouring on!

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    1. Declan
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      What do you want them to do, stand there in silence?

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    2. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      You can blame them they werent used to goals when they were port vale and leyton orient fans 7 years ago

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  17. Prime
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Soldado (C) 😎

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  18. Elniñorules
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    From an FPL perspective, nothing changes. Still going to be rotation central in the Chelsea midfield.

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    1. Hubert
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Oscar hard to ignore

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      1. Elniñorules
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        12 years, 2 months ago

        He'll be rested vs Cardiff

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    2. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      except Oscar

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    3. Rossamous
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Oscar place still fairly protected

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  19. Your Mum's Athletic
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Boruc + Clyne working well again 😀

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  20. mattyrobinson
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Unbelievable by Treve in the Arc.

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  21. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Livescore app says Oscar got the assist for Hazard.

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    1. The Bandit
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Well they are wrong

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      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
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        12 years, 2 months ago

        I'm just saying.

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  22. FORCA INTER
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Michu 🙁
    Terry 🙁
    Soldado 🙁

    at this rate Giroud C red on the way

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    1. Chris_White
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Giroud hattie 😉

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    2. Crouch Potato!
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Stop being a wimp! What age are ya?

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    3. Declan-
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      First too for me as well 🙁 Rubbish week. Ramsey will score now to make it worse too

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  23. Hybrid.power
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Boruc on for baps, love it!

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  24. Rossamous
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Boruc BPS?

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    1. EssienTheSon
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      2

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    2. Gaz Downright
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      9, second highest (drawn with Jay R)

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  25. Gaz Downright
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    Boruc 8pts, and looks set for 2 baps

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    1. Chris_White
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Lovely. About 100 pt swing since I got rid for Migs on WC. And Shaw has been absent in 2 of the games they have got cleanies. Yahoo.

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    2. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      He might get suarezed and end up with 0.

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    3. Hubert
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Only player I had playing today

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

      ** Shakes head and weeps **

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      1. Gaz Downright
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        12 years, 2 months ago

        ... and a rumoured assist for the 2nd goal 😈

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  26. Podge
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Keeper of the week on the bench 🙁

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    1. Rossamous
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Boruc + 4.0 gk nullifies this issue

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  27. OPTA FPL
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    Clyne last 4 games when he's back: 8, 7, 6, 6 but he's still not rising 😐

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    1. isacki: full casual
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      I think his points are far more important. I'm an idiot for not getting Southampton defence, ironically I picked Nastasic and Mignolet over them.

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    2. CABAYE4
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Who cares about the price rises? Surely that just means his owners are gaining points without others jumping on the bandwagon?

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    3. Declan-
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe he'll start

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  28. Revival
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    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Willian + Hazard = Wizard

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    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Snap

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  29. Hybrid.power
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    This Boruc and McGregor cheap combo is working out well 😀

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  30. Judas
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    12 years, 2 months ago

    will oscar get BAPS?

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