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Dugout Discussion – West Ham vs Brighton

A third Friday night kick-off of the season brings us to the London Stadium and a Gameweek 9 opener between West Ham and Brighton.

Sadly, the Fantasy interest in this fixture is somewhat limited.

The Hammers defence has kept three clean sheets in their last five Gameweeks, but that’s not been enough to keep left-back Aaron Cresswell in the starting XI.

Arthur Masuaku has been pushing for inclusion in recent Gameweeks, with impressive cameos from the bench that have brought two assists. He gets the nod tonight, with Cresswell dropping to the bench.

Elsewhere, Chicharito’s start always looked guaranteed once he was declared fit with Andy Carroll suspended. The Mexican – who is still owned by 15.7% – looks to be the lone striker in a 4-2-3-1, with an attacking trio of Michail Antonio, Manuel Lanzini and Marko Arnautovic patrolling behind.

Meanwhile Brighton – who make their second appearance on a Friday night – boast the 14.7% owned Pascal Gross.

He gained an assist at Bournemouth on his last Friday outing and has remained integral for the Seagulls, earning another assist in Sunday’s draw with Everton. He’s been involved in 83% of Brighton’s goals when on the pitch.

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

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

    Bilic Vs koemam

    Who wins ?

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

      Bare knuckle fist fight Bilic every time

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Bilic looks like he could kill a man without blinking.

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

      Dowie

    3. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      bilic in fight
      koeman as a coach

      1. Camp No No
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        ^This. Koeman is quite mediocre coach, but Bilic is awful.

    4. Hairy Potter
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Koeman could handle himself in his playing days

  2. Farke in hell
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    sack bilic

  3. Essrick
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    45 mins in to the GW and my GK had conceded twice and Suttner dropped again.

    I'm so bad at FPL this year

    1. Chirsbom
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldn't have H(e)art if you used your head..;)

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

    Gross territory

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

      I know, East London is so OVER rated.

  5. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    If Man City want to go for a double figure scoreline someone might want to remind Pep they've got West Ham in gw15

  6. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    What is wrong with West Ham?

    1. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Manager

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

      No Carroll

      This Carrolless team was the team from the first 3 games

    3. Guy Demel
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      EVERYTHING

      but they’re always funny to watch.

  7. MFC86
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Hands up who forgot about the Friday night game...0/

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      O/

      1. StoichkovFPL
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Membership didnt help?

        1. Eddie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          You'd think you'd get a gentle members warning right? You can't buy attentiveness.

          1. StoichkovFPL
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            shame..

  8. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Is the general consensus here that Ayew and Aontonio are West Hams best players? Ayew just warms the bench and Antonio plays wingback. Billic is clueless, Payet made him look gor a while

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Think Hernandez probably

    2. Rash
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Lanzini for sure

      1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        you reckon? I really dont watch Lanzini much so tbh not sure how good he actually is

    3. Camp No No
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Payet AND incredible luck made Bilic look good. They had an unsustainable tendency to score their first shot, often their first two shots, that one season. And then they indeed had Payet.

      1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        the ebst way to describe Payet to West Ham is that it wasnt jsut his individual performances that helped West Ham but he actually made everyone around him better and gave them belief.

        1. Camp No No
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          True. Those individual performances were outstanding as well.

          But nothing of that changes that they still got incredibly lucky. It all hid the fact that in whole, they played really lousy football. In quality of performance, the only difference to what they do today was Payet.

          But hey, now they've got Carroll, Andy Carroll! I just don't think they understand! 😆

          1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Lol, i saw earlier that out of a possible 5500 premier league minutes Carroll could have played he has only played 36% of that

  9. Eddie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Sneaky Friday game

  10. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Surprising number of Chicharitos in my ML

  11. Ohhh Shola Ameobi
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Is Arnautovic the most overrated player currently in the PL? Certainly up there

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

      i think hes averagely rated

    2. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Joe Hart
      Raheem Sterling
      Andros Townsend
      Jordan Henderson

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Arnie, Shaqiri, Afellay, Bojan. Basically players who have talent, but don't get the best out of it. People criticise Pulis, but look whst he did with Stoke and WBA. Are Stoke any better now than compared to Pulis? Behrahino is another IMO.

    4. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Alli

    5. Hairy Potter
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Jack Wilshere

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

    Gross free kick > Duffy header.

    Shame it was offside, but did hit the post.

  13. StoichkovFPL
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    BHA is gooood!

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Sure it's not just WHU being poor? Haven't watched the game, just throwing my two cents in.

      1. StoichkovFPL
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        both tbh

  14. Jay_
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I need a new grav

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

        Might need a new PL team next season.

        1. Jay_
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Might start following Dagenham and Redbridge. Spurs fans hit the nail on the head a few weeks back.. "You sold your soul, for this shit hole "

        2. StoichkovFPL
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          stick with team that you support...not only when they win

          1. Jay_
              6 years, 6 months ago

              West Ham London is now a franchise

          2. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Karen Brady perhaps?

          3. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Get one with Masuaku, he's a massive upgrade on Cresswell.

          4. Totally Hammered
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            You and me both Jay...

        3. FPL ZB
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Argh. Just seen my team for next week. Not a pretty sight

          1. denial
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            I'm thinking of free hit next week team is so bad

          2. Thiga
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Other than Kane and Luk facing each other, looks fine to me.

        4. The Mandalorian
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          I’ve made a decision.

          1. Robe Wan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            No more WWF bollox?

          2. Mark-O
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Pröpper decision? Could be a Groß one 😉

          3. StoichkovFPL
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            goood

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

            Right hand over left hand tonight?

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

            To?

          6. ZeBestee
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Make it happen

        5. Duffy Dunk
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Courtois Elliot
          Davies Otamendi Monreal Jones Mbemba
          DSilva Mkhitaryan Choupo Carroll King
          Kane Lukaku Jesus

          2 FT, 0.1 itb

          Lukaku and Mkhi to Morata and Richarlison? Also allows for King to Gross for a hit.
          Another option may be Lukaku and Mkhi to Morata and Salah/Coutinho/Eriksen.

          1. StoichkovFPL
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            dont make any decisions during first game of GW

          2. 007 [RoboKlopp]
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Looking forward to have Morata and Richarlison too. But having Liverpool mid is also important in GW10, so maybe get Morata and Salah.

        6. 007 [RoboKlopp]
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Hi, please help, which is better options for next week (GW10) with 2FT:
          A. Lukaku + Cork (bench) --> Morata + Richarlison (play)
          B. Lukaku + Joselu + D Silva --> Morata + G Jesus + RLC + 0,5m (-4)
          Thanks.

        7. SuperMane Returns
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Bilic - Owner of a Lonely Hart

        8. VFORVANDETA
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Cmon Gross!Grab a goal.

          1. StoichkovFPL
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            dont be greedy

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

              😀

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

          Chelsea score prediction?

          2:0

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

            CHE 1-2 WAT

            1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 6 months ago

              lol come on we would all love Watford to win but its not going to happen is it

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

                Won Arsenal and Southampton, drew against Brighton (11 v 10), West Brom and Liverpool

                Hmm

          2. Farke in hell
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            3-2

          3. VFORVANDETA
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            1-1

          4. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            1-1

          5. Red Dagger ✪
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Hazard to Morata x 3.

          6. We Will Klopp you
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            1:1

          7. StoichkovFPL
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            3:1

        10. Ninja Fury
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Guys, did the ‘what the fans say’ community article stop?

          1. Thiga
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Hasn't been there at all this season 🙁

        11. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Davies to Azpilicueta? 0.9 ITB. Any other suggestions? Got Jones, Kola, Naughton, Mbemba

          1. My heart goes Salalalalah
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Want to do it before price drops tonight...

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

            No.

        12. MTPockets
            6 years, 6 months ago

            @TM - when I select Members, it works but at top of page getting some text overlay starting:
            "Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/sites/members/actions/home.php on line 184
            Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/sites/members/models/players-model.inc.php on line 4167..."

            (on PC, Firefox)

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

              I use Chrome but saw this on FF

              http://prntscr.com/gzy2wk

              1. MTPockets
                  6 years, 6 months ago

                  That's the one.

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

                It can happen on php websites.. Nothing to worry about... The website programmer just has to disable the error reporting.

                1. MTPockets
                    6 years, 6 months ago

                    Cheers. Yeah just for info.

              3. Optimus.
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 6 months ago

                Sometimes you can have too much info and overthin...

                Me - I know Jesus played 180 minutes over the international break, 65 min vs Stoke and then 87 min vs Napoli therefore he is a risk (c)

                Casual - Oh I see Jesus scored twice vs Stoke last weekend and again midweek vs Napoli, Jesus (c) locked in!

                Me this time tomorrow - Casuals win again! 😆

                1. Red Dagger ✪
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  6 years, 6 months ago

                  Lol. Casuals killing it in my ML right now. So frustrating.

                2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
                  • 12 Years
                  6 years, 6 months ago

                  did exactly the same 😕 switched to sterling cos of all that

                3. THFC4LIFE
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 6 months ago

                  We are all guilty of overthinking and having our decisions influenced by others

                4. Eddie
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  6 years, 6 months ago

                  For forgetting about the Friday game and leaving the captaincy on Kane. I'm on the casual's side and hoping a Wembley hattrick is incoming.

                5. Wild Rover
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 6 months ago

                  65 + 85 = casuals maths win 😉

                  1. Optimus.
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 6 months ago

                    I meant 180 + 65 + 87 😉

                    I'm not that bad....yet 😉

                    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      6 years, 6 months ago

                      so you say 😉

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

                  Preach brother, preach.

                  I actually thought he'd get benched for the Stoke game. Well I was right in the essence that they probably didn't need him...but still.

                  Another example was a few seasons ago when Liverpool had a long fly away game in the Europa league and then had to play Sunday against a top team, the exact oppo escapes me. It greatly affected my team decisions and I tripled on their opponent and I gave them zero chance. They won 0-3.

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

                  The year of the casual is upon us

                  1. George Sillett
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 6 months ago

                    This same old shite is wheeled out every year when people think that they are doing less well than they expected.

                    1. Rash
                      • 6 Years
                      6 years, 6 months ago

                      Fyi I was being sarcastic. Never once used the term casual (except comment above)

              4. Hybrid.power
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                6 years, 6 months ago

                Need me a bit of Shane Duffy

              5. HamezMace
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 6 months ago

                It's not been called 'championship manager' for a while Jamie

                1. Rash
                  • 6 Years
                  6 years, 6 months ago

                  Jamie's trapped in the past like most connected to Liverpool

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

                Lolzini

              7. Wild Rover
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 6 months ago

                Lolzini

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

                Payet says hello

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

                  Unethical player