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Dugout Discussion – Spurs vs West Brom

Gameweek 35’s swansong finds Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion meet under lights at White Hart Lane. The former breezed past Manchester United and Stoke City in their past two matches, while the Baggies have lost four of their previous five fixtures.

Spurs’ rampaging attack ranks second for goals (11), total attempts (74), big chances (12) and shots on target (26) over their respective last four match-ups, highlighting their abundance of threat in the final third. Considering that Mauricio Pochettino’s side have chalked up a whopping 24 more shots on target than any team at home (136), the Baggies will do well to stop them scoring. On the other hand, Spurs will fancy their chances of earning a clean sheet having conceded just 13 big chances at the Lane all season.

Delving into the Baggies’ productivity away from The Hawthorns, they place second-bottom for goals (12) and sit last for attempts (140), shots inside the box (78) and shots on target (37). That being said, only three teams have recorded more clean sheets in road ties than West Brom (six), which suggests that Spurs could be in for a frustrating evening. Having posted four blank in five outings, Tony Pulis’ men are certain to bunker down in the capital.

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  1. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Geoff Shreeves mentioning the Alli incident.

    Looks like he might be in trouble after all.

  2. Keno
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Worth bringing in Moreno or too much of a rotation risk?

    1. VS10_
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Wouldn't.

  3. halnone
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    As a Dawson owner, that went better than expected

    1. Back on the horse
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      yeah, we dodged a bullet there

  4. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Coutinho out?

    Is Gabriel now benched?

    1. VS10_
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

      Yes

    2. Keno
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Gab lost his spot to Mert

  5. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Still got no clue who to TC? Payet GW37 or Sanchez GW36

    1. THAT'S LIFE
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      im going payet for those last games at upton made for his party tricks

    2. Old Man
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      What about Sanchez in GW38?

    3. All de Gea
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Sanchez GW38 - go out on a high

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        They may have nothing to play for, could be a rotation nightmare, preseason friendly feel.

    4. *sigh*
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Sanchez GW38

  6. Whats the Huth
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Wildcard planning has taken a twist here

    1. VS10_
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Wouldn't mind having one right now...

    2. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      If Alli is out, it allows a punt on a DGW'er in my WC for sure...

  7. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Yacob should get max baps for the pain he endured from the attack.

    1. RÏɠBY
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      haha.. such a limp punch

  8. Jet5605
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Guys, which one should I do:

    A - Sakho > PvA
    B - Alli > ?

    If I do B, I'd be relying on Bellerin - Smalling - Simpson as a back 3 but perhaps Milner and Alli might not play so maybe I need to ship Alli?

    Darlow - Robles
    Sakho - Smalling - Bellerin - Gabriel - Simpson
    Payet - Antonio - Alli - Sanchez - Milner
    Kun - Kane - Martial

    1 FT and 0.2 ITB

    1. ralfb
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Alli to townsend, or if money doesnt matter, fab or haz

      1. Jet5605
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Good shout. Townsend nailed and has 2 decent games. I could then do Sakho > PvA in 37 for the double

        Simpson could nick a cleanie at OT

    2. jg7u
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Why wouldnt alli play, did I miss something?

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Threw a punch. Probably a 3 match ban

    3. Backup Dancer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Pva is a great gw37 shout too. You might want another week to decide on a DGW Alli replacement so I'd say A.

      1. Jet5605
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Good point but if I do A - I would be stuck with Alli and Milner who may not start leaving me with a weak midfield and potentially 4-3-3

  9. KingNidge
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Haha go on Delle can't lift your hands but that's a nothing really

  10. VS10_
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    3 Points - Eriksen (22)
    2 Points - Alli (20)
    1 Point - Rose (19)

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 15 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Looks final

    2. Hobolicious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Noooooooooooo! Two bonus points for Rose would have seen me through in a LMS-league 🙁

  11. The Fantastic Mr Fox
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Its not that i'm moaning but getting 2 players who were in a must-win game chasing the title and scoring for fun and, against team with nothing to play for and which just conceded 4, seemed like a perfectly sound idea.
    If we can't rely on such logic, what do we rely on? I'm just flummoxed

  12. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    It sounds like I am in the minority here, but I think the Alli incident is fairly trivial.

    From what I can see (only watched videos on phone) he swings his hand into the guys stomach with a (probably) open palm and no real force. Not raised or anything even.

    1. KingNidge
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Yacob could have made a lot more of it it was a punch in the ribs lol

      1. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Really? Looked pretty powder puff stuff to me.

        1. KingNidge
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          Could have killed the guy

          1. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 5 months ago

            I've sent some flowers to West Bromwich General.

            1. KingNidge
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 5 months ago

              Hehe in all seriousness though he could see a ban for simply lifting his hands but i hope not

  13. Jøssy ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Alright... If Alli has to go, that really scuppers my transfer plans!! Very few decent mids in his bracket. But that is making me lean towards a safer Liverpool midfielder....

    Hart - Gomes
    Bellerin - Fuchs - van Aarnholt* - Cresswell* - Simpson
    Sanchez - Fabregas* - Payet - Milner* - Lanzini
    Aguero - Kane - Sturridge

    What do you reckon of the above 4 new signings, between now and GW37?

    Will mean a couple of hits, but losing... Sakho, Gabriel, Alli and KDB... All pretty much not playing, all for DGWers.

    1. Jøssy ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      It also means I'm not debating Chelsea mid of Liverpool mid, I'd be doing both. I wanted Firmino, but he is more risky (mins-wise) and he makes it hard to replace Alli with quality.

      1. Mark-O
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        We'll see if Firmino starts against Villarreal

        1. Jøssy ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          Aye, still need to wait and see....

    2. aleksios
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      will you play BB?

      1. Jøssy ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        No, BB already gone in GE34. Only gives me 8 DGW players (plus an extra keeper I can't play), and a couple of key SGWers that I'd want to keep and play

        1. aleksios
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          so you dont have to change your whole team.If you play 3-4-3 on 37 ,i would go without kane and sturridge and dont replace Alli or Sakho.Just choose the best 11 you could have since no BB.

          1. aleksios
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 5 months ago

            DDG
            Pva-Azpi-Bel
            Lanzini-Alexis-PAyet-Hazard
            Carrol-Kun-Defoe
            i will try to get this team more or less.No pool yet ,maybe i will bring one

          2. Jøssy ⭐
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 5 months ago

            I already own Sturridge and Kane

  14. Mark-O
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Eriksen 3
    Alli 2
    Rose 1

  15. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Alli to Lanzini may work!

  16. Numb
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Average of 4.8 autosub points leaping off benches tonight

    1. Hobolicious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Seen so many with Moreno on the bench from my mini leagues. Horrible.

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      I have 10, joke's on them

    3. VS10_
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      1.1 top10k.

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Lol, I'm not in the top 10k

        1. VS10_
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          I would think top100k is pretty much the same as top10k.

    4. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      rival getting moreno in for kdb. furious

  17. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    So after tonight, play Mahrez bench Alli?

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Mahrez against Rojo? I would think so!

  18. Gizzachance
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    last week it was all about bringing in ali an kane{i did kane} now it seems people are on about taking them out after one game, seems waste of transfers to do that?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 15 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Alli might be forced.

      1. Gizzachance
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        yeah maybe, kane no, lot of people got rid of dgw players like martial lukaku etc to bring in kane, so may of been a one week punt with them two blanking, or knee jerk reaction !

        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 15 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          Worth keeping for Chelsea at least.

          1. Gizzachance
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 5 months ago

            yes, chel not a good defence, then sou{h} new{a} lure of the dgw player will tempt people if he does nothing against chel

    2. Mark-O
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Transfers should be made rationally and with a calm mind!

      1. Gizzachance
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        agreed

    3. Jøssy ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      I would sell Alli if suspended, but Kane is going nowhere!

  19. HurriKane
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Guys who'd you rather start ?

    A) Mahrez (mu)

    B) Defoe (sto)

    1. VS10_
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Has to be another option.

      1. HurriKane
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        who should it be then ?

        Alli(che) Payet(wba) Sanchez(NOR) Ozil(NOR) Mahrez
        Aguero(sot) Kane(che) Defoe(sto)

        1. VS10_
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          Alli will make it easy.

    2. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Really tough. Defoe just about.

      Think it'll be a tight game now Leicester can win title, Everton at home is the game they'll do it IMO

  20. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    How close are Leicester and what did Alli do ?

    1. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      One win away.

      I'd also like to know what Alli did...

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      If Leicester win at OT, they win the league, but that's not going to happen. They'll have to wait a bit longer innit.

      Alli's been to a few MMA gyms lately and took it out on poor Claudio Yacob.

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        I saw it definite ban . Cheers Pug

  21. Jazz!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    To me the Alli punch looks like nothing 😕

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      You must own him.

    2. Mark-O
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      I know you wanted to save a transfer

    3. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      I actually wanna get rid of him for the DGW hype but it seems like nothing 😆

  22. Numb
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Don't the pundits always say "if you raise your hands, that's a red card"?

    1. RÏɠBY
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      he was going for his nutz

    2. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      To the face yes...

      This punch is a bit of a weird one, think he could get banned potentially though

  23. The Wise Owl
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    To be fair, Alli was the enabler for me to get Kane. Can swap him for Townsend though. Leaves me with KDB though. Hm!

  24. Back on the horse
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    How about a punty RMWCT while we wait :

    Ruddy de Gea
    Smalling Olsson Moreno PvA Cresswell
    Firmino Alli Fàbregas Sánchez Payet
    Costa Carroll Sturridge

    Costa too risky? All DGWer apart from Alli and Sanchez

    1. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Doubling up on Norwich defence (Martin Olsson?) could be a bit of a nightmare. I'd maybe get Defoe instead, or downgrade Costa to Kane in order to get a better defender in. I know they don't have a DGWer but if you could shift him to Monreal or something you'd reap the benefits in 36 and 38.

      1. fiveyears
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        I obviously mean Defoe in for Carroll to free funds

      2. Back on the horse
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah good point. Maybe even an Everton def?

  25. Rhinos
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    well that could have gone better.
    I think this makes Hazard an even more enticing proposition. Either Leicester will have already won the league or Chelsea can dp the job for them

    1. RÏɠBY
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      exactly

  26. RÏɠBY
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    arsenal could still finish ahead of spurs

    kane won't want that but alexis will

    1. RÏɠBY
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      just saying..

  27. Fergietime
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    What did Alli do ?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Got 2 bonus points.

  28. Invincibles
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Robles
    Bellerin simpson cresswell
    coutinho mahrez alli sanchez payet
    aguero kane
    subs: schwarzer fosu ward defoe

    1 FT 1.1m
    Playing bb in gw37

    What to do this week/next week?

  29. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Why has jagielka not played? will he be back for last 4 games?

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      He played at the weekend

  30. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    As someone who owns no Spurs players , whose rivals all had Kane capt. and as Arsenal fan , tonight was fantastic

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      🙂 to my own post