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Dugout Discussion – Crystal Palace vs Southampton

After Bournemouth edged past Brighton at the Vitality last night, Gameweek 5 continues with seven Saturday fixtures to entertain us.

To get us underway, Crystal Palace take on Southampton at 12.30pm in Roy Hodgson’s first match at the helm.

With no goals and no clean sheets in their four fixtures under Frank de Boer, the only way is up for the Eagles.

And with clashes against both Manchester clubs and Chelsea in the subsequent three Gameweeks, they desperately need a result.

Encouragingly for Palace, Southampton conceded more headed attempts than any other side in the opening four Gameweeks.

This could potentially be the perfect time for Christian Benteke to break his scoring duck for the season – indeed, over 46,000 FPL managers have captained the Belgian, who netted twice against the Saints in the corresponding match last term.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek owners can breathe a sigh of relief as the on-loan midfielder recovers from injury to be handed a first start since Gameweek 2.

After failing to score in three of their first four matches under Mauricio Pellegrino, our faith in the visitors is starting to wane.

Manolo Gabbiadini owners will now surely be looking for an exit route as he drops to the bench ahead of next week’s clash with Man United, with Shane Long handed a first start of the season.

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  1. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    When your main rival doesn't own Kane 😯

    1. Marcos Alonso is god
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Won't be a rival for long

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        here's hoping. Got a 25 point lead on me though

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

          Same but mine has a 40 pt lead and can do no wrong. I'm not so confident

    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Same

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I'll take "main rival" as a complement 😉

    4. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      When Kane blanks.....

  2. MarvelouSuccess
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Who else sold Bertrand for Davies this GW? Scared.

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

      Sold Yoshida for Bavies

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Same
        Should have sold PVA though

        1. MarvelouSuccess
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Why have a Palace defender though? Confusing.

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yoshida for me too.

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

        lol @ us

    3. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I did. All about risks this game

      1. MarvelouSuccess
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I'm just hoping the bpl gods are with me

  3. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Hegazi and Foster sellers will be punished today

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

      You wish

  4. goriuanx
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    When Firmino sees Milner trying to take a penalty

    https://media0.giphy.com/media/rVZEejvVWEbug/giphy.gif

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      this better happen

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      And miss it again

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

        this

    3. Steinburg FC
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      wont Sturridge be on pens?

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

        xD

  5. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    If anyone wants to watch the game on twitch, tweet/follow @themglamedium on twitter and they'll be tweeting out usernames for the matches

    If you got Any game console, makes for better viewing

    1. MarvelouSuccess
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      This might not be the site for giving out that info

      1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I'm not giving out anything, I'm just pointing out whats happening in the world

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

      Better than a kodi addon?

      1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        What's that?

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

          Will take far too long to explain if you've never heard of it. Google for more info.

  6. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus + Mkhi > Morata + Sanchez (-4) pencilled in

    Exciting weekend, waiting to make my first hit of the season.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      ?????

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

    Anyone else hate watching PL with American pundits and commentators?

    Just can't take them seriously as 'football experts'.

    *fyi can't be racist cause I'm a bird.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Americans aren't a different race 🙂

      You're being xenophobic, if anything.

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

        Seagulls and humans are the same race?

        News to me my brother from another mother! 😉

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          We have more in common than you think. Fish & chips for one!

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

      They say the names wrong and use phrases you'd hear in American football

      They're woeful!

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yes but English pundits are all thick too

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

        Henry is the only good pundit. Ian Wright is acceptable as a hate figure

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

      Yes, I mute the sound when I hear their accent.

    5. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      No worse than the shit every other pundit comes out with.

      Hargreaves and Neville are the only ok ones imo.

      Heard some Irish muppet say Lukaku was right footed in pre-season...

    6. Point-one short
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Flocking seagulls

    7. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Some of us are American and that is what we get, yet I get every single EPL match. So, I will take that trade-off. Plus, it seems to be that the commentators are usually British. So, I am a bit confused here.

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

        You're not the first American to be confused. 😆

        Don't get me wrong, I treat everyone the same. I can't tell what nationality you all are when shitting from 300 vertical feet. 😉

        1. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          No prob. I do love the whole aviary thing, and sometimes go bird-watching in central park (actually a haven for bird watchers). So, gull, I am with you.

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

            Seagulls and Americans UNITE! 🙂

            1. walkman666
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Right-on winged brother

      2. BananaNose Maldonado
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        This. All of the commentators - except Kyle Martino in the studio (who's actually not that bad) - are British. I'm not sure what you are watching.

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

          NBCSN now. Was watching BEIN Sport US earlier cause thought they were showing the Man City match and it was some terrible 'Soccer' talk show with all American old men I've never seen or heard of in my life trying to talk football.

          NBCSN isn't bad like you said. 🙂

          1. BananaNose Maldonado
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Ah, gotcha.

    8. Valencia's Left Foot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Living stateside and watch on NBC but mostly the commentators and pundits are British.

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

    Who goes first? Danilo or Stephens?

    For Jones?

    1. william prunier
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Stephens is now 4th choice CB

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Stephens. Danilo looks to be a decent utility player for Pep.

    3. Clintymints
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Both need to go

      Jones and Kola in

  9. Optic1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Yoshida gone from a starting risk to bagging me 8 points.

    Lucky.

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

      The beauty of FPL 🙂

      Reckon he's done now though with VVD back.

      1. Optic1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Agreed.

        I might just leave him in next week until it's a certainty he's gone. Worst case i have Suttner v Newcastle to come in.

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Don't just don't.

  10. Marcos Alonso is god
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Just taken a -8 feel filthy now, may go and have a quick shower

    1. william prunier
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Keef this you?

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

      You're asking for trouble from Wild Rover with a name like that.

  11. Oisome lad
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mendy or walker what do ye think

    1. william prunier
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Walker will start more

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

        Are you sure? Why?

      2. Oisome lad
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        What about Danilo though was he a rb at Madrid

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

      Mendy for me. Less competition and a boss.

      Wait until you see his assist tally by the end of the season

    3. william prunier
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Mendy has missed many games due to niggling injuries, so it would appear he may be prone

      1. Oisome lad
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        But in the long run will he not get more

    4. BigBarn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Mendy for me. Simply a better player and Danilo was gash as LB. So was Sane. Don't see much rotation there. Danilo is a decent RB, though, and can play in central midfield. Mendy is simply better and more nailed.

  12. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Liverpool 6 - 1 Burnley. Locked in

    1. MarvelouSuccess
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Wood to score imo. I went with 3-1 Pool.

    2. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Brady scores from a setpiece

    3. Sepp Blattered
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Under 2.5

  13. TheBusDriver
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Kane blank and Jesus brace. Is that too much to ask?

    1. Think
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Other way around

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

        This

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      pretty, pretty, pretty please.

    3. william prunier
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Would be nice

    4. Monty PieFan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Both to score please

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

        A brace for each would be nice!

  14. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Dropping Forster to the bench and transferring Yoshida out (while playing Stephens) has been an awful start to the gameweek.

    1. Optic1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah you've had a nightmare there tbh mate.

  15. R.C.
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Dilemma

    Which game to watch ughh

    Watford City
    or
    Pool Burnley

    1. Think
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Depends on which players you have.

      1. R.C.
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Dont care about that lol, just wanna see the better game

        1. Think
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Both Watford and Burnley wil l defend a lot so go for a game where first goal will be scored and then floodgates will open.

    2. Leeroy Jenkyns
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Down at my local with all 5 queued plus the Barca, Bayern, Inter, and Schalke matches on. America is good like that.

      1. R.C.
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Lucky

    3. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Put them both on

  16. Twisted Saltergater
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Andy must be feeling better about dumping Gabbiadini now.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Gabi is the worst player in history. Yeah I had him in game week one.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I've got a feeling it's supply rather than Gabbi. Both Redmond and Tadic aren't brave enough on the ball to create decent chances.

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

        Tekkers says hi

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

      Throw him out of your team, i am doing the same.scouting time begins..

  17. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Coutihno Brunt and Ritchie to bring home the bacon today.

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Salah Firmino Choo choo u mean

  18. TheBusDriver
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    A reminder of how Roy Hodgson voted in the #BallonDor 2014:

    1. Javier Mascherano
    2. Philipp Lahm
    3. Manuel Neuer

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      man obviously knows his stuff

    2. Marcos Alonso is god
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      What is this man doing absolutely stupid.

      Neuer should have been second not third !

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Doesn't like players with flair, our Roy. Was perfect as an English manager.

  19. Monty PieFan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    After knee jerking a Jesus to mane captain last week. Not feeling great about my lukaku to Kane this week (-4). Trip Spurs better pay off

  20. Bubz
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    What is Woy on about

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He's in the wrong profession.

  21. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Yoshida out for jones not a good start for my WC team...but reading the comments look like quite a few also did the same

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I did , ......for a hit

  22. Trajan
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I did Stephens,Fraser and De Gea for B.Davies, Gross and Foster -8. Gulp!!!

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Just now, or for this gameweek? Good move if the latter.

      1. Trajan
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        For this gameweek.

  23. dashdriver
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Why is that Gàmez lad not even on the bench for Newcastle?

    1. R.C.
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Mbemba returns

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

        I had Mbemba on my WC-team, but some smartass on here said Gàmez was the best 4.0 option. LOL at him and me.

  24. Podge
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I did call 1-0 Sou earlier
    Mystic Meg better watch out

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Lawro going to be tapping you up soon to become his ghost predictor

  25. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Points prediction please!

    Salah
    Alli
    Eriksen
    Jesus

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

      2
      10
      12
      5

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

      11
      8
      10
      10

    3. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      21
      23
      25
      -2

    4. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Alli (C) here. need some performance from him to save myself from Kane holders and cappers.

    5. Sailboats
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      20
      20
      -2
      -2

    6. SilkySkills
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      7
      3
      15
      24

  26. TheBusDriver
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Why do people call Roy Hodgson Woy?

    1. Marcos Alonso is god
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Woy do you want to know ?

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

      His gentle lisp

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      That's woy !

    4. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      whats Woy with that?

  27. Podge
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone see the 2 yr ince scoring against K Smeichel on MSNBC there ?
    Brilliant

    1. R.C.
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Cute

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

      He didn't score

  28. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Sold Stephens & Mounie for (-4) this week both dint show up.

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      😎

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

      Well done.

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

      Success!

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

      Who are you selling next week?

      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Bertrand

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

          Same 😎

    5. Optic1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Cue the snoop dog music.

  29. arndff_
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I've got 2 FT, but doesn't like my defence at all. Here's a hypothetical WC, yay or nay (and why):

    FOSTER Elliot
    KOLASINAC DAVIES JONES YOSHIDA MBEMBA
    Eriksen Salah Mkhi GROSS TCarroll
    Kane JESUS VOKES

    My current team is:
    DDG Elliot
    MONREAL DAWSON STEPHENS SUTTNER LONG
    Eriksen Salah Mkhi ATSU TCarroll
    Kane LUKAKU MOUNIE

    Thanks!

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      chill

      1. arndff_
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        If you were me, what would you do? Except chillin'.

    2. Oisome lad
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe take out mkhi and upgrade Mounie if you are playing wc, a lot more points from like chuba moteng then like mounie and hernandez