Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Watford versus Crystal Palace

There’s just the one Premier League fixture for Fantasy managers to monitor over their Sunday lunches, with Watford welcoming Crystal Palace to Vicarage Road.

It’s a tale of two sides with conflicting form: the Hornets are riding high after back-to-back victories, while the Eagles’ wings have been clipped by successive defeats.

Watford rank third-bottom for goals conceded (five) and big chances conceded (five), illustrating their diligence at the back. Moreover, they are the only side in the league that are yet to concede a home goal this campaign. The Hornets have added a sting to their defensive resolve in recent Gameweeks, too, recording wins over Swansea and Newcastle.

The Eagles amassed eight goals through the opening four Gameweeks but have registered consecutive blanks since then. Also of concern to Alan Pardew is the fact that Palace have conceded more shots inside the box (66) than any team in the league. That being said, they rank sixth for big chances (10) and shots on target (28), which should ensure that Watford’s back line are in for a testing afternoon.

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  1. mojoindojo
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Dont like this Cabaye chap. Slips in fouls hoping ref doesnt catch on.

    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah. And too deep for fpl. I'm just avoiding palace attackers in general. Don't think any of them are consistent point scorers, could be any in any given week

      1. mojoindojo
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cabaye has fallen quite a bit though. FPL gold with NewC, move to PSG and now this.

  2. The Desi Messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    -----------------Myhill-----------------
    ---------Azpi Kolarov Francis-----
    Hazard Sanchez Payet Mahrez
    -------Aguero Gomis Wilson------

    Subs: Hennesey, Huth, Targett, Fletcher

    2FT £0m ITB

    Would ideally like Wilson > Vardy but can't afford it. Where else can I downgrade to raise funds? Hazard > De Bruyne?

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Get Ighalo instead?

    2. Les Bleus
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I wouldn't touch the midfield. That's the midfield to have.

    3. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Gomis & wilson --> vardy & bojan?

    4. Daaf
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Gomis is going to drop, maybe him? Hazard -> De Bruyne looks fine, he has been excellent thus far! Maybe Azpi, Chelsea look all over the place defensively.

      What to do with this team?

      Myhill - McCarthy
      Darmian - Sagna - Dawson - Richards - Martin
      Sanchez -Yaya - Payet - Ayew - Mahrez
      Aguero - Gomis - Diouf.

      I am tempted to get Sturridge in, he always looks excellent when he is on the pitch. He has some tough fixtures, but he can score against anyone and tends to get big hauls when he does. I would have to downgrade Yaya though, to someone of 5.8 or lower.

      Does that sound like a plan or would you swap someone else?

  3. Judas
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lets go Ighalo! Need you to save my gameweek

  4. Sz21
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    How is Ighalo going??

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Shite.

    2. SuperDan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not getting the ball. Poor play behind him.

      1. The Enlightener
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Kinda like Aguero yesterday. Not that I'm still bitter about that.

  5. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    FPL have only credited Gomes with 1 save...

  6. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Cabaye off

  7. Eden Hazardous
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Bolasie should have benched......Sako was by far the best Palace AM

    1. PSEBJ27
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Bolasie is to Pardew as Navas is to Pellegrini

  8. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Poor Nyom, the Watford mafia have already bundled him into the boot of a car...

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      'You were on for 3 bps you ***'

  9. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    When's Senegal's last international game during the break?

    I want Mane in gw 9 but he always gets benched after the break.

    Any idea?

    1. Eden Hazardous
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Demi , need you here

      1. Eden Hazardous
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Friday it seems

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Ouch...a no go then.

          Cheers.

  10. Squires FC
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What do we think the average will be tonight assuming the game ends 1-0?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      40

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Less really. Hardly any players involved.

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      40 if I were to guess.

    3. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cool. My current rank isn't too deceptive atm then

    4. Breedy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Fix says 38 as it stands.

  11. Heydudes13
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What did Nyom do?

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Same as usual. Erratic fouling. Only this time it was in the box...

      1. Heydudes13
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        BPS magnet though, shame about the pen give away. 🙁

    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Stupidly gave away a penalty and cost me 17 points.

  12. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Another opportunity for Cabaye

    1. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      *puncheom

  13. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Everton have Liverpool and Man Utd next right?

    Sod Ighalo and Vardy. I'm gonna get in Naismith!

  14. tm245
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Prodl is a beast.

  15. The Enlightener
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Punchy time

    1. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      nevermind.....as you were

  16. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Nearly sure Dwight Gayle has dived on every single challenge he's had..

  17. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Gayle is a championship striker

    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Correct

    2. Bertzeiner-m
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ruined a Sako assist the little shite!

    3. Tasty Jerk
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Who scores for fun vs Liverpool 😉

  18. Parm
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Prodl still yet to make a successful tackle. 1 failed tackle, 2 fouls committed, 1 yellow card.

    Can't help but laugh.

    1. Heydudes13
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Terrible pick compared to the other Watford defenders.

      What on Earth does FFS see in him.

      1. Parm
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I'm blaming Doosra.

  19. Adam_LeFondre
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    A) Igahlo and bellerin

    B) vardy and 4.5 defender (thinking souare of palace)

    Many thanks

    1. rjcv177
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ighalo plays a defensive team, and Vardy palys for a scoring team and 2nd on pen (the CS are hard to predict) did i answer your question??

  20. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Prödl YC

    Yes that's right, I put dots on the 'O'.

    1. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I applaud that effort. Great stuff from you.

  21. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Puncheon YC

    1. Old Man
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Just great - he was one of my "big" scorers this week.

  22. LewanGOALski
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    if I use AOA chip, and in the end 1 of my MIDs/FWDs doesn't play, do I get the chip back?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, sent back in the post.

    3. Les Bleus
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      😀

      No.

      1. Les Bleus
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        But the fact that you are asking the question really means you shouldn't use the chip.

    4. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      nope

    5. Hazardous Liege '76
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

  23. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Can anyone beat a GW score of 28?

    Didn't think so.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Saw some 20-ishes alll out yesterday...

  24. Acquafresca
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    How is Puncheon's a yellow and not Prodl's?

    Prodl foul outside the box denying a goalscoring chance, Punch just a late tackle in midfield.

  25. Royal5
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Yellows everywhere

  26. rjcv177
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Begovic
    Kolarov, Martin, Richards (Jenk, Cedric)
    Sanchez, KDB, Payet, Mahrez, Holaahan
    Kun, Martial (Wilson)

    made my FT before Wilson injury 🙁

    Anyhting worth a hit? Wilson? and who to bench if someone enters for wilson?

    Thanks in advance

  27. Demí
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Souare, so close to 2 baps

    1. Your Mum's Athletic
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      +1

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Watford goal guarnteed now.

  28. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    All these YCs keeping down the avg

    1. Heydudes13
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I hear the Abdi and Jurado yellows have reduced it by 10 already.

  29. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Catchcart YC

  30. Zero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Yellows galore...