Who To Bench Thread 2016/17

[Ruth_NZ]

Heaton or Foster?
I usually play Heaton at home, but they are playing Chelsea...

Heaton. If Burnley keep a CS he'll get 10 or 11 points most likely. If not he may still get 3 or 4.

[ctibbits]

Thanks for the thoughts

[jv95]

Would it be completely stupid to use my AOA chip to play Capoue? I only have 2 defenders who will actually play but I'd like to save my FT to avoid -8 hit in the next GW.

[elliot]

Heaton or Foster?
I usually play Heaton at home, but they are playing Chelsea...

Heaton. If Burnley keep a CS he'll get 10 or 11 points most likely. If not he may still get 3 or 4.

Thanks, I'll go with that.

[elliot]

Would it be completely stupid to use my AOA chip to play Capoue? I only have 2 defenders who will actually play but I'd like to save my FT to avoid -8 hit in the next GW.

In my opinion, it isn't a very valuable chip, and depending on your team structure may never be required. If you think the additional points (most likely 2) gained by Capoue won't be bettered by using it later on in the season then go for it. It certainly wouldn't be completely stupid.

[mr.stanishev]

Guys, Bellerin (HUL) or Allen (CRY)? Any rumors about the Spaniatd starting in the first 11 today?

[Tall Paul]

Guys, Bellerin (HUL) or Allen (CRY)? Any rumors about the Spaniatd starting in the first 11 today?

I'm sure Bellerin has been ruled out this weekend.

[yttod1010]

evans baines alonso walker yoshida ...all away... bench 2 !!

its Evans and Yoshida isnt it ?

[OIEIAO]

Pick Jonny Evans away to West Ham or Mason Holgate away to Middlesbrough?

Everton are half the odds to keep a clean sheet, and I already have Foster for one West Brom defender, but I fear another appearance from the bench for Holgate.

I'm going with Evans for now anyway.

[OIEIAO]

evans baines alonso walker yoshida ...all away... bench 2 !!

its Evans and Yoshida isnt it ?

I wish I had this luxury! But yes certainly. I'd be picking the trio of Alonso / Baines / Walker for possible attacking returns as well as clean sheet chances, so I would probably stick with them more or less regardless of fixture.

[boohog]

Currently playing 433
Baines Coleman Valencia brunt
Coutinho hazard de bruyne
Lukaku Ibra (c) defoe

I've got snodgrass on the bench and a gut feeling I should play him. Just can't see a sensible way to shoehorn him in.

[PokerGod1900]

Bench 1:

Brunt (whm)
Pieters (CRY)
Phillips (whm)

[Owsler]

I'm benching Phillips out of he and Brunt.

[Joccki_10]

I'm benching Phillips out of he and Brunt.

Same situation.

Brunt was on my bench the whole week, but with Evans back I hope Brunt will play as a winger again. So I'm changing it.

Playing Brunt, benching Phillips, T.Carroll and Barnes.

[Joccki_10]

Jones (WAT)
Brunt (whu)
Phillips (whu)

Bench one?

Oh, and Pickford's return to training could give me a keeper decision to make potentially..

Bench Brunt mate. He has never scored more than two points in an away game this season.

FWIW, he is even behind T.Carroll on my bench.

Cheers mate. Was leaning ever so slightly that way, but someone getting their head on the end of those crosses of his is always a worry! Who knows, maybe Jones will miss out and make the decision for me..

I reversed it! Playing Brunt and benching Phillips.

With Evans back I hope Brunt gets back his place further up the pitch.

[Owsler]

I should add I'm playing Jaku instead of Foster so that has influenced my decision to play Brunt. Also switched my captain to Sanchez from Siggy because I'm a coward so that first game is going to be interesting

[Notned]

Jones (WAT)
Brunt (whu)
Phillips (whu)

Bench one?

Oh, and Pickford's return to training could give me a keeper decision to make potentially..

Bench Brunt mate. He has never scored more than two points in an away game this season.

FWIW, he is even behind T.Carroll on my bench.

Cheers mate. Was leaning ever so slightly that way, but someone getting their head on the end of those crosses of his is always a worry! Who knows, maybe Jones will miss out and make the decision for me..

I reversed it! Playing Brunt and benching Phillips.

With Evans back I hope Brunt gets back his place further up the pitch.

Jones missing out again made my decision for me in the end, so I'm playing both!

[Turd Ferguson]

Stanislas at West Brom or de Roon at palace?

[gallus]

Bench Siggy (Chelsea away), Defoe (Everton away), Robertson (Burnley home) or Funes Mori (Sunderland home)?

[Sutter Kane]

I'd bench Siggy or Defoe. Defoe will be up against Funes Mori and Siggy up against...do you have Alonso?

I'd lean towards benching Siggy because Chelsea are so good at home. Everton conceded 3 to Bournemouth at home. However these are the kinds of decisions that often go against me so perhaps benching Robertson here is the way to go.

[tarkens]

I'd bench Siggy

[Arsenal4EvERr]

Play siggy (che) or Chambers (cry)

[Joccki_10]

Bench Siggy (Chelsea away), Defoe (Everton away), Robertson (Burnley home) or Funes Mori (Sunderland home)?

If you also have one of Baines/Coleman, I'd bench Funes Mori.

[BobMem]

Play siggy (che) or Chambers (cry)

I'd play Sigurdsson.

Bench two of Mee (hul), Evans (BOU), Phillips (BOU) and Sigurdsson (che)

Currently got Sigurdsson and Mee benched. I hate benching a midfielder over a defender, but surely Wba at home to Bournemouth is a clean sheet chance? Mind you, aren't Bournemouth good at scoring?

[yttod1010]

Evans Baines walker alonso ... bloody hell , I'm tempted to bench Walker , but I think the answer is Evans

Or maybe bench siggy or Phillips

[yttod1010]

Stanislas at West Brom or de Roon at palace?

Play de roon

[TheBigLewandowski]

Evans Baines walker alonso ... bloody hell , I'm tempted to bench Walker , but I think the answer is Evans

Or maybe bench siggy or Phillips

Evans is a doubt according to Pulis.

[TheBigLewandowski]

Play siggy (che) or Chambers (cry)

I'd play Sigurdsson. He has scored against the top sides before.

[yttod1010]

Evans Baines walker alonso ... bloody hell , I'm tempted to bench Walker , but I think the answer is Evans

Or maybe bench siggy or Phillips

Evans is a doubt according to Pulis.

Again !! Bloody hell ...he's turning into a disaster

[Paulista]

Evans Baines walker alonso ... bloody hell , I'm tempted to bench Walker , but I think the answer is Evans

Or maybe bench siggy or Phillips

Evans is a doubt according to Pulis.

Did Pulis actually say Evans? Pretty sure he only said one or two niggles.