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Dugout Discussion – Wednesday

We take a break from the incessant transfer speculation to address the small matter of seven Premier League matches, bristling with a cast of major Fantasy assets.

Sergio Aguero is undoubtedly the leading man. Signed by over 310,000 managers as the top transfer target for Gameweek 25, he goes into his clash with West Bromwich Albion wearing the armband for 960,000, including fifty of the top 100 managers.

Fresh from a hat-trick and 17-point haul against Newcastle United last time out, Aguero will be expected to return and at least keep pace with Mohamed Salah’s 8-point score from Liverpool’s win at Huddersfield.

Harry Kane remains the most captained player in the Gameweek – with “ghostship” teams no doubt playing a part in that statistic.

Even so, Kane is a key figure as always, as he faces off with a Manchester United defence that have earned shut-outs in their previous four Gameweeks. Kane has just a single goal in six league outings against the Red Devils, though that strike arrived in the corresponding fixture last season.

Alexis Sanchez earns his United debut in opposition and, as expected, it’s Juan Mata who makes way in Jose Mourinho’s line-up. It remains to be seen if Sanchez is retained on the left flank, with Anthony Martial shifting to the right. Alternatively, the Chilean could deployed in the No 10 role, though Jesse Lingard starts and seems likely to be favoured in that position.

Meanwhile, at Stamford Bridge, Eden Hazard is yet another heavy-hitter in action. He claims just 128,000 Gameweek armbands and looks set to lead the attack for Chelsea against Bournemouth, with Pedro and Ross Barkley providing support flanking the Belgian.

Paul Lambert will go in search of a successive three points when Stoke City take on Watford at the bet 365 Stadium. From a Fantasy perspective, Shaqiri is the key asset on show. The Swiss playmaker claimed 145,000 new owners as the fourth most bought player ahead of Gameweek 25

Riyad Mahrez proved even more popular prior to Tuesday’s deadline, attracting over 154,000 new owners but, as expected, he is omitted from the Foxes line-up amid “intense” interest and numerous failed bids from Manchester City over the last 24-hours.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Zenith UK
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Aubameyang in the game - 10.5M - Spread the word.

    1. Sánchez
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      10.5 for an Arsenal player right now seems too steep for me to be interested

      1. Zenith UK
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Why do you think I want the word spread? 😀
        I do massively rate him though and if Wenger can find some miraculous way of playing Laca, Aubs, Ozil and Mhiki then wow.

        1. Clintymints
          • 15 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          4231

          Gk

          Df

          2 CDMS

          Mhkit Ozil Lacazette

          Aubam

          1. Collie01
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            That team is just asking to be over-run imo.

    2. yakirh
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Nice
      Planning to get him in GW 29

    3. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Too expensive.

      Would need to be 9.5 to tempt

  2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    GTG?

    Schmeichel
    Alonso Ogbonna Dunk
    Salah Sterling Lingard Mahrez
    Kun(c) Kane Wilson

    Bench: Pope Mili Kenny Zanka

    1. wulfrunian
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      yes

    2. Zenith UK
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      No CS in 7 for West Ham and only three teams have conceded more (two of them having only conceded one more). Sticking with Ogbonna?

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Definitely not ideal and I want to get rid asap but would mean a hit.

        It’s so difficult finding a defender worth taking a hit for this season as Man Utd and Chelsea just proved.

  3. wulfrunian
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Tough gw for clean sheets.Any thoughts?ManUtd,ManCity and Leicester the only obvious?

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      West Ham may get that elusive cleanie

      1. Zenith UK
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Doubt it. We're tragic at the back with no forward outlet.

        Conceded 43.
        Huddersfield & Watford - 44
        Stoke - 50

        We're one goal away from joint 19th worst for conceding.

    2. Keyser Jose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Not sure about city with ars & CHE soon

  4. Sánchez
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Repost (bottomed)

    Thinking of doing this in 2 weeks

    Kun/RLC to KDB/Wilson (+0.3itb)

    Thoughts?

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Looks good, I'll be losing Kun for Kane gw28

      1. Sánchez
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        The Jesus factor?

    2. wulfrunian
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I still think that KDB is not a good option value-wise.But the second pair probably could outscore the first.

  5. Lovren an elevator
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    If you had to keep 2 defenders of this bunch for the remainder of the season?
    Cost irrelevant (draft league)
    A. Laporte
    B. Naughton
    C. Smalling
    D. Sancez
    E. Mustafi

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      AE

  6. Ragabolly
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Very fed up with adrian/elliot in goal and will get rid of this Adrian RIGHT NOW
    Can afford only
    A) Fabianski
    B) Foster

    They both have good fixtures

    1. Messsiaah
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      W

      1. Ragabolly
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        ?

        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          'W' for me too. Seems the better pick...

          1. Ragabolly
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            Fair enough

  7. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    How is the following for a hit?

    Son + Niasse -> Walcott + Wilson (-4)

  8. DAZZ
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Aubamyang - 10.5
    Lucas Moura - 8
    Deulofeu - 6
    Laporte - 5.5

    1. Licious Lizard (delete acc)
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers

      • Zenith UK
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        How do they justify Moura at 8M. Ridiculous.
        Just like Joao Mario - 6.5M, like are they sure?

        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Why you say that?!

      • Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Laporte at 5.5, mildly interesting, thought he'd come in at 6

      • Sánchez
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Moura 8 interesting
        Laporte 5.5 too

    2. One Man
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Who rotates well with Fabianski ?

      1. TallestJohn
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Elliot, play him and you get Fab's points off the bench.

        Honestly no big need to rotate with Fab.

    3. Champione
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      keep Lingard? Wonderful fixture and United will surely bounce back but worried about rotation

      1. Keyser Jose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Same

      2. Maddi Son
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        I really want to drop him but home to Huddersfield is too good of a fixture. I think I'm holding for 1 more week.

      3. Licious Lizard (delete acc)
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Not like they did any better today after he was subbed.
          It’s a risk, but I am keeping for HUD at home (and new next perhaps) and will reassss weekly.

        • Champione
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Cheers guys. The Walcott bandwagon is kinda tempting

      4. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        MOTD and Giroud smiling on the bench for two matches.

        Just makes me chuckle.

      5. Keyser Jose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Repost
        Evening all, my season becoming very mediocre, 1 FT 2.5M

        DDG Elliot
        Alonso *Ogbonna Duffy *Daniels *Kenny
        Salah Sterting *Lingard *Eriksen *Mili
        Kane *Rooney *Depoitre

        Very tempted to wild card now

        DDG Elliot
        Alonso Bauer Duffy Bardsley Kelly
        Salah Sterling Walcott KDB Kenedy
        Kane Wilson Sturridge

        thoughts? bit of a punt with Studge...
        thanks!

        1. DaddyPig
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Is Kelly nailed? 4.2 is very tempting.

          1. Licious Lizard (delete acc)
              6 years, 9 months ago

              Fixtures 27-32 says no

          2. Keyser Jose
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            any help guys?

          3. Licious Lizard (delete acc)
              6 years, 9 months ago

              Don’t wildcard.
              Just get rid of Rooney and possibly a hit for defense

              1. Keyser Jose
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                cheers guys.
                I'm tempted by
                Kenny Rooney > Mawson Wilson
                or
                Lingard rooney > Walcott Wilson

          4. Maddi Son
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            Milivojevic or Kenedy?

          5. dark91
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            Slimani to Newcastle on loan done

          6. TerryVenables
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            Mahrez > KDB for free?

            1. Kiwivillan
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 9 months ago

              Still better value than KDB

            2. Maddi Son
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 9 months ago

              I'm going to wait one more week and I'm thinking of doing:

              Mahrez & Lingard > KDB & Kenedy

          7. Kiwivillan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            How much will Walcott want to score next game?

            1. TLF
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 9 months ago

              A lot

              1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                Reminds me of "to join our gang you have to really hate the romans"
                "I do"
                "How much?"
                "A lot"
                "Alright, you're in"

                1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 9 months ago

                  what have arsenal ever done for football...

                  1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 9 months ago

                    😀

          8. TLF
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            Walcott against Arsenal or Wilson against Stoke....

            1. Kiwivillan
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 9 months ago

              Both

              1. TLF
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                It's one of the other for me as transfer in

                1. Kiwivillan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 9 months ago

                  Then Wilson

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

              Walcott- just set up for him to score!

            3. Bruno Bruno!!
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 9 months ago

              Both

            4. Kiwivillan
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 9 months ago

              I'm sad Wilson pts on the bench this week. Looking forward to him at home vs Stoke

              1. TLF
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                I could go for both for a hit but seems silly as I'd end up benching Shaqiri who I only just got in this week

                1. Kiwivillan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 9 months ago

                  I got Allen for a hit and I'm selling straight away

                  1. Licious Lizard (delete acc)
                      6 years, 9 months ago

                      Why? Didn’t watch the game. How did he look ?

                      1. TLF
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 8 Years
                        6 years, 9 months ago

                        Highlights not been on yet

                  2. Kiwivillan
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 9 months ago

                    Stoke can't score at home to Watford

                    1. TLF
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 9 months ago

                      It might be wise to acknowledge a mistake and move on quickly I guess, haven't seen highlights on MOTD yet though, don't want to knee jerk.

            5. jdp219
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 9 months ago

              Bottomed repost. Concern spots denoted with * below. But surely not worth me activating my WC, right? Just go week-to-week?
              Current team:
              Fab, Elliot*
              Mustafi*, Azpi, Ota, Duffy, Ogbonna
              Salah, Sterling, Lingard*, Son*, Mili
              Kane, Firmino, Depoitre*

            6. One Man
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 9 months ago

              What 2 keepers until the end of the season ?

              1. dark91
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                DDG and Fabianski

              2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                DDG and fodder

              3. Licious Lizard (delete acc)
                  6 years, 9 months ago

                  Difficult to say with DGWs imo.
                  But DDG, Pickford, Fabianski

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

                  De Gea and Foster or Fabianski

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

                Is Lucas Moura a threat to Son?

                1. DaddyPig
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 9 months ago

                  Yes!! Definitely.

              5. JD @JDCochran2
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                Help please

                A)Christensen to Jones

                OR

                B)DCL to Wilson

                or both -4

                Oat/Alonzo/Christensen/Duffy/Kenny

                Salah/Sterling/Lingard/Milo/RLC

                Kun/Kane/DCL

                Pick/Elliott

              6. Rainer
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                Is getting Walcott in now chasing points?

                Good fixtures and a game in GW31 are tempting me...

                1. Kiwivillan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 9 months ago

                  No

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

                  I have just got him for Richarlison

                3. GreennRed
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 9 months ago

                  Chasing points v avoiding points ?

              7. Stimps
                • 11 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                DCL -> Wilson or Ayew?

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

                  Wilson

              8. tm245
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                KDB, you hero.

              9. Ambrosiana Inter
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                Fpl statistics site down@.

                1. Ambrosiana Inter
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 9 months ago

                  ???

              10. VDiesel26
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                DDG
                Jones Stones Otamendi
                Mahrez Sterling Son Salah Shaqiri
                Kane Firmno

                2 FT £1.2m ITB & Worried about Stones / Son & Mahrez
                1) Mahrez (Put in transfer request)> Walcott
                2) Son (Poor Fixtures)> Walcott
                3) Stones > Who?
                4) Any other suggestions?

              11. DAZZ
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                I think Lingard starts this weekend!

                1. TooDifficuIt
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 9 months ago

                  and Martial?

              12. ManUtdFan_UK
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                Adrian, Fabianski
                Alonso, Christensen, Otamendi, (Ogbonna, Zanka))
                Salah,Sterling, Son, Lingard, Choupo-Moting
                Kane, Firmino (DCL).

                Christensen, Son, DCL > Jones, Walcott, Wilson (-4) ?

              13. Dybala10
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                Richarlison & Mahrez (just signed) > De Bruyne & Ibe (-4)?

                Or save until next week for free?

              14. Firmino
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                J. Ayew or C. Wilson?

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

                  Wilson

                2. Kiwivillan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 9 months ago

                  Wilson scored away vs Chelsea and at home to Stoke next. Cmon now

                3. We Will Klopp you
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 9 months ago

                  Wilson

                4. Keyser Jose
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 9 months ago

                  I considered both with Kane when tinkering at one point, Wilson

                5. Paul Psychic Octopus
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 9 months ago

                  Wilson, but they're not the same price so depends if you can use the 0.6m difference.