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The Dugout Discussion – Saturday

The first of five days of Gameweek 34 action gets underway at 3pm, offering up a quartet of fixtures to keep us entertained.

Middlesbrough are the only Double Gameweek team on duty this Saturday as Steve Agnew takes his troops to Bournemouth.

Alvaro Negredo and Ben Gibson were the most popular picks for clashes with the Cherries and Sunderland, transferred in by 193,000 and 112,000 FPL managers respectively.

Up against a defence that’s conceded two or more goals in seven of their last eight at the Vitality, the Spaniard earned second place in our Gameweek 34 Captain Poll, with over 20% backing.

Elsewhere, Romelu Lukaku will be hoping his record against West Ham can remedy a run of one goal in his previous seven road trips – the most owned player in FPL has found the net in each of his last nine head-to-heads with the Hammers.

Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson attempts to halt a run of five straight blanks as Stoke roll up to the Liberty. The Icelandic international earned more transfers out (88,000+) than any midfielder ahead of this afternoon’s deadline.

Hull take on Watford at the KCOM in the other Saturday fixture.

The Tigers have won seven and drawn one of eight matches in all competitions since Marco Silva took charge, suggesting they could deliver some differential options today. With goals in each of his last two appearances, Harry Maguire – boasting a 0.5% ownership – looks the man most likely as the battle to beat the drop intensifies.

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  1. HazardAGuess
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    de Roon back on!!!!!

  2. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Any other goals coming first half ?

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    de Roon has rose again!

  4. FALCAO & MOU
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Boro deserve this for not playing Fischer, such a good player that guy.

  5. JÆKS ⭐
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Seriously King is looking so dangerous!

    1. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      😎

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Oh yea you have him 😀 I can't wait to activate that Wildcard to see him back in my team! 😀

        1. BigManBakar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          He's a gift that keeps on giving 🙂

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

    People genuinely being disappointed in Boro not delivering is sooooo funny

    1. Ravager
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I'm actually chill lol. I didn't truly expect anything.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      They've been awful for a long time. Crazy how popular their players are.

      1. Syd.
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Beyond stupidity

        People really do get DGW tunnel vision

    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I decided not to play any defender from a team second to bottom

    4. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      The Negredo bandwagon was hilarious .

      1. Clump
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Loads of time yet!!!!!

  7. Zikry
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    De Roon off officially now

    1. RÏɠBY
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      de roon roon roonie
      de room ron gone

  8. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    A clearance by negredo

    1. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Loves them baps.

  9. Numb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    So Fabio came on and De Roon has come back on?? Are Boro back up to 11 men?

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    De Roon DEAD!

  11. Alan_T
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Imagine being a Boro fan?

    Must win game, 2-0 down, refuses to being on an attacker.

  12. Pep says
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Grant Siggy Mawson and Britos and my bench..feeling good though

  13. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Some guy on here was talking about benching Alli or Alexis for De Roon. Can't remember who it was.

    1. Sonic Huth
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      No kidding? 😀

    2. Sims
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      LOL U won't be seeing him arundel for a while

  14. Sonic Huth
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Benteke (c) feels good as of now

    1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Only 10% captained him in the top 10k, could work out very nicely

  15. Mark-O
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    What happened to Viktor Fischer?

  16. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Jammy Fabio owners!

    1. Jakarta
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      In what universe is a guaranteed 1 point max jammy? :p

  17. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    "Alvaro Negredo is now looking rather isolated as the lone striker in a 4-4-1 formation." BBC

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He's always like that

    2. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Negredo would look isolated in a 3-2-5 formation

      1. McSlu
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Hehe, comment of the day! 🙂

    3. Alan_T
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Shock. Horror.

  18. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Niasse's red was harsh imo

  19. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Boro seem to have used about 6 subs following these comments.

    1. Ravager
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Just the two

  20. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Fulham lead 3-1 against Huddersfield!

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      where's Fabio playing , I cant work it out.

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        fail

    2. Jönny
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Worst possible result from my point of view...

      Can see Fulham going up you know, they're hitting their stride at the right time.

      1. Totally !rre!evant
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yup not good in the slightest :/

  21. Zikry
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Tweet of the Day so far:

    https://twitter.com/BoroFPL/status/855792279138820097

    1. FPL Puppy
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      😆

    2. RÏɠBY
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      ha!

  22. money face bandwagon
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    benteke(C) here

    1. laGan1n1
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      nice 1

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks for letting us know.

  23. Sims
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Cmon pieters u HAVE to keep a cleaner now

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      It is 1-0 for Swansea since the 10th minute
      Which Pieters do you mean ?

    2. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Lol

    3. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He conceded, you know that right?

    4. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Erm...

    5. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Is this next week ?

  24. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    De Gone...

  25. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Middlesbrough already used up 2 subs hope this game doesn't go to extra time.

  26. _Jane
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    37' George Friend makes a clearance resulting in a corner.
    36' Charlie Daniels from AFC Bournemouth delivers a cross
    36' Ben Gibson relieves the pressure with a clearance
    36' Ryan Fraser from AFC Bournemouth delivers a cross
    36' George Friend relieves the pressure with a clearance
    35' Simon Francis from AFC Bournemouth delivers a cross
    35'

    Not watching the game but seems Boro will concede two more golas going by the match comments

  27. Ted Bovis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    FPL commentator calling Boro an Omnishambles!

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Word of the year!

  28. Mark-O
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    De Room gone into the changing room

    1. HazardAGuess
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      🙁

  29. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Fulham!!!!! 😀

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      coyw

    2. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Would love to see Fulham in the prem again

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Aye. And great result for us 🙂

  30. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Another Boro player down (Clayton)....they just trying to get out the game or?