Dugout Discussion

Lacazette and Kolasinac benched as Deulofeu absent

A number of Fantasy Premier League options have missed out on places in the starting line-ups of Watford vs Arsenal.

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) has been named on the bench with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) leading the line on his own.

Alex Iwobi (£5.4m), Aaron Ramsey (£7.1m) and Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£6.7m) are the attacking midfielders behind him.

Also among the substitutes for Arsenal is Sead Kolasinac (£5.0m), with Nacho Monreal (£5.4m) handed the left-back berth.

Making his first start of the season at centre-back is Konstantinos Mavropanos (£4.7m).

Whether he will be able to help the Gunners to a first Premier League clean sheet on the road in 2018/19 remains to be seen.

Troy Deeney (£5.9m) might fancy his chances against the inexperienced defender, as he makes his 12th start in Watford’s last 13 league matches.

However, he is not joined by Gerard Deulofeu (£5.6m) in the side, the Spanish midfielder entirely as he deals with an ankle problem picked up in the FA Cup final.

Andre Gray (£5.9m) comes in first start since Gameweek 30.

Watford XI: Foster; Janmaat, Kabasele, Cathcart, Masina; Kiko Femenía, Capoue, Doucouré; Hughes; Deeney, Gray.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Mustafi, Koscielny, Mavropanos, Monreal; Torreira, Xhaka; Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Iwobi; Aubameyang.

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  1. Rocky FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Just for forget the doubles and bring Wilson in for Deeney?

    1. Royal5
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Leaning towards him because of Fulham.

      1. 7rjngs lollygagger
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Who just beat Everton with a cs

        1. Royal5
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          If anything this GW has learned us is to look ahead and not on the previous GW.

          1. FPL Pillars
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            You seem to be looking at the previous gameweek 🙂

            1. Royal5
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              +1

    2. diesel001
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Andre Gray. Has scored some important goals for Watford recently.

  2. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    No players tonight and gone up 169 places, who said this was a bad GW eh 😎

  3. tibollom
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    deeney + laporte to rash and cathcart for -8?

    Ryan Foster
    Robbo Laporte DOherty Duffy Bednarek
    Sterling ERiksen Redmond Doucoure Mane
    Jim Deeney Kun

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Time to start the annual FFS triple captain bandwagon. Who should it be this year? Preferably in the mould of Andy Carroll.

    Suggestions: Long, Ings, Gray, Andone, Llorente

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Negredo

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Gray will gather momentum

      • diesel001
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Aguero or Sterling IMO. Good player in a good team with at least one home game.

        1. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah totally in the mould of Andy Carroll

          1. diesel001
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Stupidity of people choosing crap players should be challenged IMO.

      • Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Success

      • SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Duffy?

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          The words ‘Glutton’ and ‘punishment’ spring readily to mind.

      • Rainer
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        SLong hype this week with a hit of TC would be comical.

        1. Amey
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          He'll still do better than my Sane TC 😀

    3. the snazzy viking
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Ings essential

      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Long*

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          *Longsy

      2. Syd.
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        You are using essential in the wrong context

    4. @NF_Janner
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Check the half time scores. Ofcourse Deeney has been sent off!!!

      1. Syd.
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Time to give him the elbow

    5. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Think with 0 m in bank going to take hit and go Deeney to Wilson and Jota to Redmond. Good moves? Just cannot see anyone 5.9 m or under I want for Deeney

      1. OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Gray. Wouldn’t take a hit on Jota over this

      2. Pep's Money Laundry
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        What about Gray?

      3. Slippy
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        What's wrong with jota?

        1. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Nothing but need to get .7 m from somewhere- suspect Gray more sensible option for Deeney

    6. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Real Madrid losing again

    7. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Deactivates BB......

    8. Miniboss
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Do you guys think Deeney’s red card will be overturned?

      1. Rainer
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        No, Deeney threw his arm up towards his head for no good reason.

        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Massive cojones got in the way

      2. how now brown cow
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        No

      3. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Nope. Why?!?

        1. Royal5
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Barely a free kick.

      4. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        He clearly got the ball first.

      5. mdm
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Should be. Never red

      6. Royal5
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Yep. Should be.

        1. Amey
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          😮
          No ban then ??

          1. Royal5
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Tbh I think it will stand, but it was no where close to being a RC.

            1. Amey
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Cool
              Cheers mate

      7. Amey
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        The point is, he'll still miss the Hudds match right ??
        That's the match we want him to play

        1. Miniboss
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah not getting my hopes up, might go Deeney&Duffy -> Wilson&Bednarek (-4)

          1. Amey
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Wait till Friday mate

    9. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      36 Pts on a DGW.

      Utter Dog Chocolate.

      1. Syd.
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Could be worse

        Could be dog shite

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          It is.

      2. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Mmm chocolate

      3. Make Arrows Green Again
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        It's not a real DGW. 35 is disappointing but what were you expecting?

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Much more than that.

          Expected Kun, Eriksen (c), Jimi and Digne to get decent scores.

      4. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Only a DGW for BHA & CAR. Not the big hitters!

    10. Reacher
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Deeney to Danny & pry he plays!!

      1. Reacher
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Pray even*

      2. FPL Pillars
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        He can’t manage 70 mins let alone two matches

        1. Reacher
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          True! Troy the tit has me searching the bargain basement bin!

      3. Brosstan
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Llorente mate. Will haul against shighton

        1. Reacher
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Great shout thanks

    11. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Might try doing it in reverse this GW and get rid of all my DGW players for hits!

      Surely can’t be any worse than this GW!

    12. Monkey Hanger
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Winter is coming.

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Winter is here

        1. HurriKane
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          You know nothing

      2. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        The lone wolf dies but the Jimenez Jota Doherty survives

        1. YEAH PITCH!
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Like it

      3. FPL Pillars
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        It’s raining D’s dunk Duffy deeney all shite

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Lol.

        2. how now brown cow
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Doherty....

    13. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Can’t wait to see the back of this FPL season.

    14. Pukki Party
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Is Gray on penalties?

    15. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Best Deeney replacement ? (max 6.4)

      A) Ings

      B) Gray

      C) Rondon/Perez

      D) Other ? Wood? Mitro?Murray?

      1. OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Of those I would prob just go Gray
        It’s the “safest” option

    16. DAZZ
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      1 game ban or 3 game?

      1. Syd.
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        3

      2. Drexl Spivey
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Three (potentially four).

    17. Teomi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Have 8 mil in the bank, had it for jwp to Salah after gw 35... now consider deeney to auba if he is not starting against Napoli in midweek.. no brainer right?

    18. how now brown cow
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Could really do with lacazette being nailed.....

      Aubameyang red card to even it up please.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Could do with Deeney being nailed too.

        To a large rock preferably.

        1. Brosstan
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          He has two massive stones on him at all times. Takes a real man to miss penalties and get sent off pointlessly.

    19. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Views on JWP?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Didn't have the best game last match, but obviously has it in him.

      2. Amey
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Good asset.
        Especially against set piece susceptible Watford in dgw

    20. George Sillett
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Andre Gray the next trap. Bring it on.
      He's hardly Mr prolific.

      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        But if he has a DGW it's compulsory to think he's going to get a minimum of 6+6.

      2. DAZZ
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Count me in

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Oh, Lord help us!

      3. HurriKane
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        huddersfeild though. even ederson would probably score if he's deployed uptop against hudders

        1. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          What about morata ?

          1. Miniboss
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Let’s not get silly, gents.

    21. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      What was in the air last week?
      I ripped up an awesome team to fill with up with DGW trash.
      This place is terrible for leading from the path of light into deepest dark hole 🙁

      Whoever mentioned Brighton as C let alone TC options needs to take a-close look in a mirror..........

      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        They have another game.

        But yeah, (C) / (TC).. Seriously

        1. Do I Not Like Orange
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          They've done crap no doubt, but other popular captaincy options this GW were Vardy (2), Kun (2) & Son (4). None beyond the realms of possibility that even these Brighton clots could match that against Cardiff.

      2. Old Man
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Cue Duffy scoring in a 1-0 win. 15 x 2

    22. Catsandhats
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Why are people suddenly against bench boost next GW?

      Especially after most have wildcarded 13/15 double players in...

      1. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Because I have 2 players sent off and 2 injured so far.

      2. MTPockets
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Deeney ban means no FT for bha def, valery

      3. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Right. Decided I’ll bring King in for maximum Bournemouth fun.

        1. diesel001
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Could miss a penalty.....

          1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Frilson will get the rebound.

      4. OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I can see it now!
        Everyone doing Deeney > Wilson but it’s King that hails next GW

        Written in the stars....

        1. Amey
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Ha

        2. OldBenKenobi
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Hauls* bloody autocorrect

      5. POLSKA GOLA
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I think today is the first time ever I actually gained rank by not having any players involved 🙂

        1. HNI
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Leno is playing and nicely owned by some c**ta and this looks a 1-0 win for Arsenal

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Owned by Costa?

          2. POLSKA GOLA
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Probably Deeney has TC him 🙂

      6. HNI
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        If I save my FT over BB gw 35, will i have 2 Fts over gw36?

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Yes

      7. Niho992
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Deeney is an idiot. How player like him can be C?

        Arsenal is awful too, have one player more and they looked like they have 3 players less

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          So they look like they have 7 players?

      8. JIMMY TUGGINS
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I've reached the maniacal laughter stage again. Sweet, sweet acceptance.

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Me too.

          Gone past being vexed and just waiting to see what else can go wrong that I can laugh at.

          At least I never capped Duffy....