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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. r0nh
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    28 points all out 🙁

    About 10 on my bench 🙁

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    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      46, 15 on bench 🙁

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      1. crystalpalaceRus
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        be happy with 46.

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    2. mutatedllama
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Could be worse. Don't think I'm breaking 15 this week.

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    3. SMELL MY CHEESE YOU MOTHER
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      53, 0 on bench

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  2. Alonso The Great Midfielder
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    cmonn...subbed out reid...and then, soldado to score farewell goal....

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      this.....

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  3. GunsnRoses
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Flamini asking for a handball ? 🙁

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    1. SW6
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      😯 impressive

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

    Has Bendy been filming Game of Thrones on the sly?

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  5. Cheggers
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    it will be a low scoring gameweek i think...

    Boruc and Sturridge (c) my old points scorers this week.

    Gona wildcard Eriksen out

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  6. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Ozil with a late hat-trick?

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    1. Texas Pete
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      I'd take an assist right now... anything.

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  7. Cole-man of the Ca-hill
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Hahaha.. Bought a spurs defender for a hit... 3 goals conceded at home.. True story...

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    1. hooi1983
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      me too, bring in Dawson with hit

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    2. Robareid
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Same. Vertonghen looked such a good buy. Spurs looked so good at home, and WHAM have looked poor going forward.

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  8. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    36(-12)
    Reid on my bench 🙁 .. AAARgh

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  9. GTS
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    how's ozil? pretty quiet i guess?

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

      Anonymous...

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      1. RedNev
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Tired.

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    2. SamH123
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      he's been alright
      Lots of good passes

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  10. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Think I might buy myself a mini wildcard 😐

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    1. Trigg ⭐️
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      How much would you be willing to spend, WR?

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  11. Billy Gilmore
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    My curse on Le Donkey is in full effect 😆

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks

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

    this is what you get for faith and fidelity.......some on soldado

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  13. Dial Square
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    anyone got a gif of the ravel goal?.

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  14. crystalpalaceRus
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Is Oscar on for 3 baps? He & Suarez only 2 that produced for me

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    1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Still whining. I got rid of him for ramsey

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      1. crystalpalaceRus
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Um what?

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  15. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    RM'Potential Midfield' Please

    Yaya Barkley Brady Amalfitano Morrison 😉

    Thanks.

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Strap that knee down.

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      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        😆

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    2. Podge
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Yaya-Wilshere 😉

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  16. GunsnRoses
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Coleman coming on Yanga Mbwia 😎

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  17. Podge
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    1 goal and no clean sheets 🙁
    At least not much ground lost, very few getting over 40 this week.

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  18. floydy_floyd
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    News flash

    Mulumbu has been very good for a long time now.

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  19. Derailed Bandwagon
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    This will be the first time this season I have scored less than 50 points, only the second time my captain has failed, and most likely my first red arrow, so I can't really complain.

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  20. Mindless Freak
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Computer Science Degree or a Accounting and Finance degree. Quick vote.

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    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      CSD

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

      accounting and finance.....way more cash in that shirley

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    3. Podge
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      CSD by miles

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

      Finance

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    5. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Dont do accounting degree.

      You may as well do it from school (AAT) Like I am

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    6. RedNev
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      CS going down the drain. Accounting & Finance.

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      1. Mindless Freak
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Please justify your decisions. So so far computer science is good? Or you can vote for software engineering degree if you want.

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    7. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      csd definitely

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    8. GunsnRoses
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Follow your interest 😆

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    9. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Computer science I work in accounts it's so boring

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    10. don parcheesi
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      CSD. The next great division among people will be those who can computer and those who can't computer.

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    11. Harrypottermus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      CS over A&F (although I would go for a Maths degree over both of those two options).

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      1. Mindless Freak
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Is a lot of Maths necessary in computer science?

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        1. Merlinho
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 2 months ago

          Calculus and stuff like that

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    12. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Been there, done both B )

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    13. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Accounting - follow the money

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    14. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      If you want to make money it's the boring one.

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    15. Merlinho
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Depends if you enjoy coding or not. I did Comp Sci degree, came out of it knowing I didn't want to do programming, did a Business Master's and then into Accounting.

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    16. Ducking and Diving
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      What's your bench......?

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    17. gebb
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Are you drunk, do what you WANT to do. Who cares what people vote for.

      Anyway, i study math. Do it if you want a good job

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  21. Guy Demel's SH
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    I ******* love West Ham 😀

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

      Me too

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    2. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Mark Noble is a @&#$%* Boss, and someone needs to say it!

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  22. ktk_interista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    One more Ravel please to save the week

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

    I think it was the wrong game to drop Soldado for.

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    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Clutching.

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

        Trying to make sense of it.

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      2. JWF
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        *choking.

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    2. Podge
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Yeh that was the difference

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

        OK, amongst lots of other factors, I think it was a mistake to drop Soldado for this game.

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        1. DF
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 2 months ago

          I sort of agree, but look at it as jermaine winning his place as opposed to soldado losing his. defoe's done everything right when he's been asked recently

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  24. theloveburglar
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    arsenal cud be doing with a mulumbu in their midfield

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

    Any predictions for GW average?
    31 maybe!

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    1. Texas Pete
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      More than me.

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    2. Derailed Bandwagon
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      35

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  26. Smakies
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    lamela must be thnking why he is with spurs when his old team is unbeaten and top of serie A 😀

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    1. crystalpalaceRus
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      oh yeh serie a the dominant and exciting league

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    2. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      that the power of gervinho effect 🙂

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  27. Matamatician
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Kyle Walker goal would do it.

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Wow

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  28. Henry Hill
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Jenkinson wouldn't cross his legs.

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