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29 October 2017 945 comments
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The first of two Sunday fixtures gets underway at the Amex Stadium as Brighton entertain Southampton in the 1.30pm kick-off.

From a Fantasy perspective, Pascal Gross has been the standout attacking asset among these two sides this season.

Owned by over 16% of Fantasy Premier League managers after bagging two goals and four assists, the German has been involved in 80% of the Seagulls’ efforts in front of their own fans.

Yet it’s the visitors’ Manolo Gabbiadini who is the most captained from this match, with 7,150 managers handing him the armband on the back of his brace in Gameweek 8.

However, the Saints’ record on the road – two goals for and against in three – suggests that clean sheets may be the likeliest source of points for both sides.

The visitors are without Maya Yoshida today, with the Japan international dropping to the bench –
over 80,000 FPL managers drafted him in last week.

Of the two, it’s Chris Hughton’s men who have the most encouraging schedule for those looking to invest.

Brighton seek a a third clean sheet in five today and, with a trip to Swansea preceding visits from Stoke and Palace in the upcoming four Gameweeks, centre-halves Shane Duffy and Lewis Dunk could play their way into our plans.

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  1. weeurquahrt
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Who wood have thought that Steven Davis would have saved gameweek.good bench fodder

  2. Darsh
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Only one man can save this GW... Maguire

    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      +1

    2. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I need a Rooney goal to wipe out his clean sheet. Got rid this week.

  3. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Gross really is a brilliant player, if it wasn’t for him and richarlison isn’t rank would be so crap. On 29 with maguire and mahrez to go. Am I going to survive last man standing or do I need goals ??

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I got booted with 30 2gws back. I reckon you need at least 5 more to be safe

      1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Yea I think ur right well luckily mahrez is going to get me lots of points so I should be safe

  4. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Triple Leicester in da house.

    Nope, I still dont understand how my team ended up like this.

    1. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I’ve ended up with 2 rotation risks and a useless donkey up top...

      No idea how it happened!

    2. PocketZola
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I have mounie wtf????

  5. CABAYE4
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Leicester under Puel could provide some good defensive options; he’ll definitely look to tighten them up.

    Morgan and Simpson at 4.5 look cheap.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Good to know. Simpson has been all right so far. Not great, but all right.

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Maybe because I have benched him a lot to be fair.

      2. CABAYE4
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Rotates reasonably with Mee up until the Xmas period.

        Think I’ll get one on my GW12 WC.

    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      i am in the market for some cheapies with decent fixtures and potential

    3. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Chilwell starting on the left wing today. See how he gets on, could be a potential oop def for 4.3m

  6. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    if okazaki doesn't come off, i got 5 pts from RLC waiting on the bench..

  7. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    might keep the armband on salah next week, playing hammers.....

    all the elites are playing each other hard to know how that will go down 😕

    1. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Unless Kane returns I’m likely to join you.

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        yes that might change things for me too.....lacazette was such a good punt 🙄

        1. CABAYE4
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          It made so much sense until I remembered he was useless!

          Praying Kane’s back so I can get rid.

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Kane?

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Same unless Kane is back it'll be Salah, absoloubt beast

    4. bojack
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      If Kane is out I think I'll go for Agüero(c) with my free.

      Don't want him long term but within the GW I think he looks like the best option behind Kane. Salah third.

      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, Kun is my captain right now. Tempted to get Alli though for some reason. Should come off like the Sanchez punt did this week.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Don't remind me of the Sanchez punt 🙁

          1. fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            I'm afraid I can't do that. Not while those 4 points are staring me down.

  8. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Maguire goal+cs+3bps Pleaseee :/

  9. WVA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    When you need Leicester to save your gw it's been a shocker, come on Vardy and Simpson!

  10. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Vardy it's your time son

    1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      It’s all about mahrez not vardy

  11. GreenArrows
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Currently on 46 (544 OT) with Elliot, Lascelles and Vardy.

    Obvious clean sheet for Newcastle and goals from Vardy will do very nice!

  12. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Need cash to upgrade my third mid. Which one to sell for Firmino.

    Morata or Jesus?

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Neither

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Nothing against easy opponents in past two gws. You think they will get something next gw against tougher opponents?

        1. Robe Wan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Hard to predict but I don’t see Firminho as the answer playing at striker

          I’m going morata Kane lukaku and having a bad third mid

    2. bojack
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I wouldn't buy Firmino.

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Jesus...he's bobbins

  13. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Ginkapo spotted

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I've been around all day....

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I’ve been in the pub 🙂

  14. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    sold vardy for morata last week.....i know what will happen

    1. Magic Bean
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      You got returns this week. Chill

  15. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hope this game is a 5 goal minimum thriller, we need it after such a crap gw

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      As long as all 5 goals come off Harry Maguire's giant head...sure! 🙂

    2. GAMBIT
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      If all 5 come from Danny Simpson, I'm okay with this

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Well one of you is going to be disappointed.

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Or both

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Yeah Both.

            Neither Maguire or Simpson will score 5 goals.

            I'll repost this after the game so I can say I told you so.

            1. GAMBIT
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              That's pretty obvious mate

              1. fedolefan
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Lol, you ran with the joke and then didn't get the sarcasm.

        2. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          I'll settle for a Maguire hatrick and CS as a compromise 😆

    3. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Mahrez and maguire to get double digits each, and roonpig I called it

  16. Jonny Sutt
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Is klavan a decent shout as 5th choice defender?

    1. GAMBIT
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I'd rather go with Gomez.

      Actually I'd rather avoid Liverpool defenders altogether

    2. Chris_H
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No. He won't play regularly.

    3. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Gomez

  17. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    At this stage of the GW I’ll settle for two goals an assist and three baps from Vardy

  18. hannesdela
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts about my possible WC team?

    Pope Elliot
    Jones Ward Francis Fernandez Hünemeier
    Hazard Salah Sané Gross Carroll
    Kane Lukaku Abraham

    1. bojack
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Pretty solid.

      Get RLC or Delph not Carroll.

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Delph? He barely plays!

        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Keep up mate.

      2. hannesdela
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks. Yeah RLC over Carroll probably makes sense. Already have RLC right now actually and he's been pretty frustrating so far but he's still the best shout of the 4.5's I guess.

    2. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Looks pretty good

    3. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Looks good, RLC over Carroll as suggested

      1. hannesdela
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah will do that. Just grow frustrated with RLC because he did nothing, despite him frequently being mentioned as a threat. Oh well, he's allright for a 4.5.

        First draft had Morata, Eriksen and Vertonghen instead of Lukaku, Hazard and Hünemeier. Reckon the last 3 is the best way to go?

  19. Fanta sea
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Remember when fantasy was easy. When certain budget players just picked themselves because it was obvious to choose them. Players like Siggy, Mahrez, Vardy, Yaya Toure and Payet.

    There's probably more but I can't think of them off the top of my head.

    1. Coot
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      The main man Michu.

      1. Fanta sea
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        ah yes great memories with that one

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Josh King

    3. Kun Tozser
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Zaki

    4. GAMBIT
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Kane and Austin that one year

      1. Fanta sea
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I didn't include Kane purposefully even though it was an unknown tbf. The austin one was a good one that year.

    5. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Ramsey

      1. Fanta sea
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Yep forgot that one season he couldn't stop scoring

  20. Jonny Sutt
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Klavan anyone?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      You're Klavan a laugh

  21. Winston.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    DDG 61 points...Lukaku 62, Kane 63, Sane 71. Can it continue?

    1. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Phil Jones 58. What an absolute legend.

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Not for Sane...maybe for the others

  22. Magic Bean
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Cmon Vardy save my GW!

  23. Fanta sea
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    So I'm looking to take Forster out after his good fixtures go. I also have Elliot as my sub goalkeeper. The question is should I get a 4.5m keeper and rotate with Elliot or should I buy a 4.0m keeper and play Elliot throughout?

    A) Buy 4.5m keeper

    B) By 4.0m keeper

    1. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      A

    2. GAMBIT
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Speroni?

      1. Fanta sea
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        is he nailed?

        1. GAMBIT
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Seems so, wouldn't be looking at him if he wasn't 4.0 though

  24. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Gross is a hero

  25. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    need some magic from Maguire

  26. GreenArrows
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    How is everyone’s overall total score going so far this season?

    Had a tough couple weeks lately but hoping for a green arrow this GW, currently 356K OR, was 192K two GWs ago 🙁

    Trying to beat my 82K finish from last year

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Beyond crap this year. I really do have the sidam touch.

      Was looking to get another top 10K...got 4K last year.

      It's a million miles away at the minute

      1. GreenArrows
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Nice! I can only dream of a top 10k finish

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          So can I now...1.9m currently...jeebus!!

          1. GreenArrows
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            But at least you’ve managed it already, doubt I’ll ever manage it

  27. _figu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard (c) has scored more than half my points this GW. Low scoring week so far so didn't lose any ground on my money league. Extremely happy, it was a tough week and made stupid mistake that cost me 4 points.

  28. Henning
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hmmm as i Yoshida owner should i be worried about gametime?

    Lucky for me i have Jones to come in from the bench.

  29. Business Cat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Are they having a joint funeral for Shakespeare and Koeman? 😉

    1. Squashed
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Haha!