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Dugout Discussion – Saturday

After Raheem Sterling’s late, late winner earned Man City the points at Bournemouth, Saturday afternoon treats us to a quartet of 3pm encounters.

All eyes turn to St James’ Park as Javier Hernandez’s 511,000+ new owners look for the Mexican to maintain his scoring form.

The most transferred in player for Gameweek 3, the Hammers’ summer signing netted twice in last week’s loss at Southampton and is now braced for a very favourable run of fixtures, with clashes against Huddersfield, West Brom and Swansea between now and Gameweek 7.

A home encounter with Brighton also affords Watford’s man of the moment Richarlison the chance to get among the points again.

The young Brazilian has bagged a goal and assist already and was drafted in by 183,000 FPL managers after serving up 11 points away to Bournemouth last weekend.

Crystal Palace and Swansea go head-to-head at Selhurst Park as both go in search of their first goal of the season.

The Eagles’ Christian Benteke is the man most likely to do the damage – he’s been captained by 59,000 FPL managers against a side that ranked bottom for shots conceded inside the box across the first two Gameweeks.

Huddersfield budget pair Aaron Mooy and Steve Mounie will look to justify their early-season bandwagons as Southampton visit the John Smith’s Stadium.

Over 286,000 have drafted in the former on the back of his goal and assist over the first two Gameweeks.

David Wagner’s men may struggle to rack up a third straight shutout, though – Southampton were placed inside the top three for both shots and efforts inside the box in the opening two rounds of matches.

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  1. Frank Black
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    About to hit that wildcard button.

    There's something special about activating your wildcard, there's something so familiar about it. Such a refreshing feeling, fooling yourself that you'll get a better team while actually it'll probably be worse.

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Do it only if you want to take a -16.

    2. bojack
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Wait a while. GW6 looks ideal.

      1. Frank Black
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Nah, i'll take advantage of the break, last season it proved successful actually.

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

      I usually WC by now, but its been a very uncertain start to the season and I don't feel I have enough info.

      Also squad isn't too bad, could sort it with staggered hits.

    4. Hot Fuzz
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      You are funny 🙂

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Who you gonna bring in though? No-where near enough information atm and very few players standing out, you probably have most of those standing out anyway

  2. bojack
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Note to self:

    Remember to look at notes to self written last season.

    ...

    Note to self August 2016: don't take -4 hits for players who played well in one game.

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Which player was that?

    2. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Richarlison i suppose?

      1. bojack
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        ^

        1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          The same, must reconsider after Southampton.

  3. BALOOO
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Worst GW ever.

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Saved by Naughton thankfully

  4. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    *Activates Wild Card*

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      'You spunked it last week'

  5. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone tempted by Ayew on a WC at 5m?

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      No

    2. Del Monte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Will be dropped for Llorente when he returns?

      1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I wouldn't say so. They played together last season every game.

    3. Yome
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Let's see what happens when Llorente comes back

    4. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kneejerk

    5. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Already have him.

  6. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    When's the earliest when can use the 2nd WC?

    1. Sánchez
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      January 1st

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      You can use it now if you have a 2nd team.

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      😆

      Had a mare? I had a shocker 😆

  7. Geoff
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What happened to PVA??

    1. FlockofSeagulls
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He moved from Sunderland to palace.

      1. Geoff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Injured? Just taken off?

        That him out for me now I think

        1. FlockofSeagulls
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I don't know about any of that.

          I was just telling you what's wrong with him in general.

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

      He's the one who should be questioned by police, stealing a living.

      1. Geoff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Anyone know what actually happened 😀

  8. FlockofSeagulls
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    If I wasn't guaranteed captain Kane's hat trick this gw I would be so pissed right now.

    1. Diva
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Well, that's jinxed it.

      1. FlockofSeagulls
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Na bro, he text me yesterday and said it's guaranteed.

        Harry don't lie bruv. It's not in his nature.

        1. Hot Fuzz
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          what other mates you got?

          1. FlockofSeagulls
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Question is what mates don't I got. 🙂

            We seagulls aren't as unpopular as the media make us out to be.

            #fakenews

  9. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Juventus have a wonderful squad!

    1. Jeremy Corbyn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      They are gonna miss Bonucci

    2. FlockofSeagulls
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Should be good enough to lose another champions league final this season.

  10. Fuchs Mane Kante
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Wildcard after the Man U game just to downgrade KGB.

    1. FlockofSeagulls
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Makes sense. 😉

  11. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Re: KDB to Eriksen or Pogba(Only have Alli from spurs and lukaku from united)

    1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Pogba if you have Alli

    2. BALOOO
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Wait after the ManU game, if you wanna do it today.

  12. Feloh
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    will kdb fall tonight??

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      What percent is he on?

      1. Hot Fuzz
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        -99.3 bloody close to drop.............

    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully noy

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He will fall at least 0.2 between now and gw4

  13. GAMBIT
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Doesn't look like Aguero did anything wrong to me. He didn't handle the steward at all until pushed away by the steward and looked like he was just trying to talk to the fan

  14. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What's the consensus on Stephens / Yoshida? Who does everyone think drops out?

    1. Frank Black
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'm doubling up on the Saints but with Cedric not Stephens or Yoshida. Too much uncertainty there.

    2. MTPockets
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Whoever they don't own.

        Yoshida.

      • L'Aeroplanino
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        no one knows
        Cedric safest @ 5.0?

      • WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah I have both - so want to swap one out for Cedric.

        More importantly, I already have Cedric in my auction league but Yoshida just got onto the market.

      • WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Took a bit of a hit last week in frustration.

        DDG, KDB, Jesus -> Forster, Mkhi, Kane (-8). Tripling up on Soton in these fixtures lol.

    3. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Big game coming up for me. Brought Jones and pogba in for a hit. How do ye reckon this game will go??
      I'm not expecting a clean sheet tbf.

      1. Yozzer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Hopefully it will be a Vardy party.

    4. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'm not using my WC YET.

      1. Fuchs Mane Kante
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Give it a few hours.

    5. BIGREDDOG
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      1) What is the case to keep KDB? He's playing deeper now which is plain to see. Jesus is the City weapon of choice now surely?

      2) I am considering going without Lukaku on a WC because I genuinely believe their fixtures aren't that great for goals.. Only Palace at home which is 4-5 games away. I think Mkhi is the best current option for United so we can double up on the likes of Eriksen and Kane who have better fixtures and are consistently high scoring players. Thoughts?

      2) Who planned to WC this week and is now having second thoughts?

      1. Ronny17
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I was going to WC but think I will hold off. Too many uncertainties still

      2. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        1) there really isn't one

        2) given the ownership,_that coyld backfire spectacularly...don't go there

        2) (you can't count) no WC yet...get to the 2nd international break. There's a lot of good fixture runs ending (united, southampton...), lots of currently bad ones coming good (everton, leicester, stoke...).

        1. BIGREDDOG
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Thank you.

      3. aluigi76
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I used my Free Hit chip to "bench" KDB for Silva and that's paid off already.
        Counting on a high-scoring Super Sunday! COYS! Surely Kane has to break his duck in August.

        OUT : Valencia, Bertrand, KDB, Mooy, Willian, Kaku, Mounie
        IN : Van Aaholt, Bavies, Silva, Chalobah, Mane, Firmino, Lacazette

        Come Monday, I'm back to :

        Foster
        Valencia Bertrand Danilo
        Salah Mooy KDB Willian
        Kaku Kane Mounie

        Elliot Mariappa Rangel Carroll

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

      Time to hope for a Lukaku blank it seems even as an owner.

      1. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        This

      2. Dr. DOOM
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        And ManU clean sheet gone!

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

          For sure.

      3. fedolefan
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        1 goal is good. There are some without Lukaku in my ML.

      4. Hot Fuzz
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Why TM ?....Should you not hope all your player preform good to have a great overall score doesnt matter if other captain who ever??

      5. Rover
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        As an owner and non-captainer, I want a huge haul from Lukaku as long as I get a huger haul from my captain (Kane).

    7. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Lukaku's effective ownership this week is 95.9%.

      Bloody high again so gaining next to no ground from his points unless he's your captain.

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

        Much higher in the top 10K.

        1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Indeed, 158.8% so that really is damaging.

          Granted the top 10k at this point isn't entirely relevant and it's unlikely most of them will be there in a couple of weeks, let alone the end of the season.

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

            It all counts. Plenty of chips used but there will be plenty who haven't.

      2. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        In my MLs his EO is probably something like 150%, so low score hopefully.

    8. FootballFanatic365
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      im done

      britos -2
      aguerro 1
      chicharito 1

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Damnn

      2. markmcr
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Was so close to getting Britos this week, next week will be better!

    9. Ronny17
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Need to ship KdB - too early to switch for Hazard on the basis he'll be back after internationals...

    10. Feloh
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      juve ruining my accumulator

    11. borat
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      dann-> a) jones
      b) stephens (already have yoshida)

      1. CloudSky
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        He will come good. Learn from Daniels.

    12. Lizardprime
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Best replacement for Fraser at 6.0 or less? Can't say I'm enthusiastic about using up my 1 FT on Saturday evening ahead of an international break, but I only have 0.5 in the bank and don't want to take a price drop on this one.

      1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Atsu is FOTM.

        1. Lizardprime
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks!

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

      Last chance to enter LMS this month.

    14. Foozeball
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      How did Richarlison look today? Considering bringing him in, but next two fixtures look tough

      1. CloudSky
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Hard to say when they were a man down the whole game.

    15. JJJ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Naughton no risk during internationals so pretty safe to bring him in for Dann right?

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        He can get injured during the break.

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

          yeah but he is not playing for England was what I was getting at.

    16. HNI
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Who to replace KdB with? He is falling today too..Tempted with Eriksen but take the drop and wait a day?
      Have exact money to do KDB+ Kane>>Sanchez+Gab though

      1. Rudy
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        dont do that pls god

    17. Regin
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      anybody else keep yoshida or any other s'hampton defender on the bench? Damn it!. I kept yoshida on the bench & put fosu mensah thinking crypal will keep clean sheet against swansea.

    18. FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Thoughts on this WC team? Obviously no Kane but...

      Foster---Elliot
      Cedric---Long---Trippier--Suttner---Mee
      Alli---Eriksen--Mane---Pogba---Atsu----
      ----Morata----Lukaku----Quaner-----

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Suprr