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Dugout Discussion – Bournemouth vs Brighton

The Gameweek begins with a Friday night clash under lights at the Vitality Stadium.

Bournemouth host south coast rivals Brighton in what is already a vital match for the home side.

Eddie Howe’s Cherries are simply in dismal form. They have suffered four successive defeats and have just a single goal to their name – albeit a goal of the season contender from Fantasy favourite Charlie Daniels.

Impotent in attack, Howe’s defence have also allowed 30 shots on target, more than any other side.

Such statistics will give Chris Hughton’s Brighton plenty of confidence heading into the contest, having sealed their first ever Premier League victory in Gameweek 3 with a 3-1 win over West Brom.

Pascal Gross inspired that performance with an 18-point haul made up of two goals and an assist. Fantasy managers will be fixed on his display in the number ten role tonight as the main point of interest.

Indeed, the match provides a sedate introduction to Gameweek 5, with few Fantasy assets on show.

The aforementioned Daniels is the top owned player in action. Still part of 12.7% of squads, the left-back has been sold by more than 222,000 managers over the last three Gameweeks.

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

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

    For anyone interested and hasn't realised, fpldiscovery is back up and running!

  2. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    How in the world can Gross get 2 bonus points for that performance?!

    1. SEXY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Makes me sick

    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      So gross.

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

      Absurd

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Propper Gross

      2. johnnys balloons
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I am saying that for some time but every gw they have at least one "strange" pick for bonus. It looks like they giving advantage to some "popular" picks or even players they own... Best solution is like in CL, no bonus point. Only points that player earn in game. Thats fair thing

    4. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      His heat map (before this game) still makes me cringe.

    5. Mark-O
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Cabaye had one bonus point last week despite 'doing nothing'

    6. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      successful crosses, almost 3 assists if the two corner deliveries didn't result in crossbars

  3. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Have naughton best replacement for suttner 4.9 max thanks in advance

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

      I would wait until all the games are over to make your final decision and it's also worth noting that Brighton are at home to Newcastle next GW - could be a CS there

    2. JRM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Someone whose fixtures rotate well with your benched defender.

      1. Jack Burton
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers both

  4. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Not sure what's worse, the fact I put Gross in or that he actually got me some points.

    I still feel dirty.

    (It was all to get Davies in)

  5. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Groß nearly paid for my -8.

    Moting + Kane(c) now do your part.

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Same boat but with Jesus and Bavies

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Should work out for you.

    2. Krionos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      -8 for gross, moting and kane... So much wrong with that and yet could pay off handsomely due to one guy who could well become the greatest pl goalscorer ever.

  6. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    why is everyone acting surprised gross is getting 2 baps with an assist?

    it's how eriksen got over 200 points last season

    1. That Was Easy!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Eriksen plays well though.

      1. Sims
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        stats suggest gross did too. 4 key passes and plenty of tackles

        1. That Was Easy!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Then the bonus makes sense, not sure why people complain.

          1. HashAttack
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            He looked good - had two corners which just needed better finishing and a great cross for the goal ... feeling better about having him now

            "In each of his two seasons in the Bundesliga, Gross created more scoring chances (95 and 98) than any player"

            1. That Was Easy!
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              Saw those stats in an article at the beginning of the year. Really impressive stat.

        2. *Reformed-Character*
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Watch games not stats

          1. Sims
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            watch your mouth kid

    2. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Doesn't Defoe leapfrog him with winning goal?

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

        It's only worth 3.

      2. Sims
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        nope

    3. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      No, it's really not ...

    4. SEXY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Because Ibe got 2 assists

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

        The entire bonus points systems is spelled out, data point by data point, on the FPL site. It's entirely objective. Maybe you don't like the system, but it's all there for everyone to see.

  7. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Gross 7 points nice , I will take that.

    1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Started with him but that's the first points I've had from him. On my bench last GW along with Choupo 😆

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Got him this week

  8. Big P
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Time for Daniels to go?

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

      Yes but wait until you make your transfers

    2. My Name Is Prince
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah!

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    #GrossGate

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Gross, mate.

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

    Petiton to wipe Gross' bonus, anyone??

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Wipe. Gross.

  11. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Lotta Groß comments on this forum. Sad. 😐

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Wait didn't you recommend Matt Ryan?!

    2. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Prefer Pascal puns, they're less stressful, not as much pressure.

  12. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    No players in tonights match but went up a predicted 13k places. Result. I guess its due to not taking a hit.

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Tis.

    2. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Green arrow here to

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

    For once an impulse buy has payed off.. Only brought in Gross to fund Kola after last nights performance.... Winning

    1. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Kola against Chelsea is not ideal

  14. Yankee Toffee
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    CPL last team left with 0 points....

  15. Game of Throw_ins
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Lukaku+Alonso to Kane+Davies for -4. Madness?

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

      Tonight it is.

      1. Game of Throw_ins
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah after seeing pogba and mane cases but can gain 0.2 in rises tonight.

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

      Right now yes it's madness

  16. _figu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Overall leader has tripled captained Kane. RIP all Kaneless

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      He/She wont be overall leader at the end of the race.

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Maybe they should save it for an Aguero DGW !!..that'd be better....or maybe not...

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

      Played his BB already

    3. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      WTF

    4. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Jeez his team looks shite! Excuse my french...

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

      Captained Eriksen instead..

  17. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Omg omg 😮
    Fffix predicts my rank to be number 1 😮

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

      They are always wrong.

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I know, but only the false hope of being number 1 for atleast a night gives me goosebumps

    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Hmmm no link to your team.

  18. Mark-O
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Lots of Groß puns here making me feel so Groß now

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Gross Earnings after tonight ?

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Who is this GroB fellow everyone's on about? 😉

  19. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Talk about luck in this game..
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/2262082/event/5

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

      I was just looking at the same haha.

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

      🙂 He has no idea

    3. Mark-O
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Must be Melisandre in disguise

    4. That Was Easy!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      To be fair he picked a pretty good, high risk high reward team to begin with.

    5. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Wk1, Pogba triple captain ... he had 6 other players who scored better

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

      Reminds me there's a lot of time and a lot of people I will surely pass. He's not the only one.

  20. BrutalLogiC
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    who to get in for Willian and Pogba? I have Erik/Atsu/Caroll.

    Something like Salah or Silva and Gros or Doucouré. Prefer Salah but Silva fixtures are better.

  21. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Is Jesus rising tonight? Bizarre!

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Does that mean we can eat chocolate?

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

      In 3 days time

      1. SEXY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        He's 105 on fpl stats....I need to make a judgement call now on whether to transfer early or not as otherwise I won't be able to afford him!

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Joke alert.. Did you not go to Sunday school

    3. Football Weekender
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      *Insert crap Jesus rising joke here*

      1. SEXY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Haha!

    4. Mark-O
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Hallelujah!

    5. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Easter, mate.

  22. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Stephens, Suttner and Daniels. What can I even say

    1. Deus
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Im in the same boat and panicking to get in Bavies, Mbemba and Naughtin or other 4.5...

  23. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    10.4 to spend on a striker for next week, who do you pick?

    Jesus 10.4
    Lacazette 10.4
    Morata 10.2

    I have no other attacking coverage from those teams. Do have Alonso and Kolasinac.

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

      Jesus

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

      Jesus or Vardy

    3. Meppelfield
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Wouldn't it be easier to await their fixtures tomorrow and then judge based on that? They are all good candidates.

      1. Meppelfield
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Although if I had to pick straight away I'd pick Jesus, fixtures are too good over a long period of time.

      2. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Will be priced out of J unfortunately - don't usually take the risk but think I might

    4. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Will have to get Jesus tonight before he even plays

  24. Mull
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Confession: I copy and paste the last letter in Groß. 🙁

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Hold down s

      1. Mull
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Grosssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

        🙁

        1. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          haha...

      2. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        like thisssssssssssssssss?

      3. seanysheep
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        ß

    2. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      knoßhead...!!

      1. Mark-O
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        In German, that doesn't make sense

    3. SilkySkills
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      If you can't Groß, Grosₛ

    4. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      GroPregnantDinosaurSymbol

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

        Barney?

  25. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Nidgey on The Late Late Show now

    1. KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yes mate 🙂

  26. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Price falls are just annoying. My team value after tonight is going to be 0.2m less than I had in GW1

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Annoying but I'm not worried

    2. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      That's ok because Lacazette, Kane, Coutinho, Sanchez and co are all cheaper anyway.

  27. Recoba
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Gross to atsu last week has worked a treat. Onwards and maybe even upwards!

  28. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Fraser's flag has been removed, thus ideally his price rise/drop has to be locked and reset right?

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

      I believe so, yes. Avoids a drop, for owners.

  29. Mark-O
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    I love my team's name because it always come with a character ß since last season

    Must be my lucky charm working now 🙂

  30. che
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Forgot to change my team before tonight's deadline 🙁
    Had two free transfers and they were going to be:
    Valencia to BDavies and Willian to Salah
    How many points is it gonna cost me?

    1. That Was Easy!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Hey Che. I'm not sure it'll cost you any actually!

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

        Hope you're right. Lost a FT if nothing else 🙁

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Bummer
      Who knows it might work out for you gl.

    3. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      2