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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. GuyIncognito
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Imo West Ham would improve if their players could find each other with basic passes.

    1. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Startling revelation that

      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Sometimes you need to state the obvious

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

      and run

    3. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      With analysis like that you should work alongside Michael Owen

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

      #cliche

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

    Hooooold

  3. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    doosra the westham fan benched Ryan and Duffy

    ouch double whammy 😀

    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Double West Whammy

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

    Will there be an in-depth article on Murray like there was on Abraham?

  5. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I'll take 6 for gross thank you very much.

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

      You're welcome 😎

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

      Nice to be on points going into Sat having taken a hit

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

    People selling Bavies but buying Trippier??

    1. Scout Pics
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Game's gone

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

      Why, because Rose played mid week?

  7. F4L
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Billic gone tomorrow, Koeman gone Sunday. Burnley, lock Dyche in the toilets for the next few weeks 😉

  8. JAC THE CAT
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Cresswell coming on?

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

      Likely to play as no. 9.

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

    Zaha (c) next week ?

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

      Yeah.Why not.

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

        got him on WC and looks like nice idea

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

      Yup.

    3. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      no brainer

  10. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I have 2 free transfer due to not realising I had to make my transfers.

    Need to do this tonight before Lukaku drops in price.

    Andy Carroll Lukaku Silva out
    Firmino Aguero Richarlison in

    Elliot
    Davies Alonso Kola
    Rich Salah Sterling Loft
    Kane Firmino Aguero

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

      Nice team

      1. Ange Ball
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks

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

    England favourites for the World Cup? Got a good core of players with Hart, Smalling, Henderson etc.

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

      Ox Wilshere and Walcott don't forget

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

      You forgot Chamberlines.

    3. F4L
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      might manage to beat Iceland this time

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

      Not to mention Andy Carroll, if he's just fit.

    5. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      If only Rooney comes out of retirement.

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

      Who in their right mind have England as favourites? Their qualifying group was a joke.

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

      Allardyce would have got us to the knockout stages. It would crap football to watch (1-0 wins), but I have never cared about that.

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

    Would be sick to lose Dunks CS now after the Rooney pen fiasco last week

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

    Who will be sacked first?

    1. Koeman
    2. Bilic
    3. Wenger
    4. Pellegrino
    5. Hughes

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

      Koeman on Monday morning.

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

        Bilic might be sacked by tomorrow morning.

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

      12345

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

      2,1,4,5. Wenger never

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

        Maybe this.

        Southampton are screwing themselves over all by themselves. Which is kinda sad. I liked them.

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

      1-next week
      2- tmrw
      3-never

    5. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Definitely should be Koeman, Everton is absolutely awful.

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

        Steve Walsh is handling the signings

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

          The manager must have some input, its not like they dump a laod of lego on the floor and tell him to build something

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

            What do we know about that?

            Either way, Walsh really should go. That the transfers were awful should have been obvious to everybody.

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

        So is West Ham. And so is Southampton. Pellegrino is a very decent manager though. It just turns out that Southampton's squad is awful.

    6. Ange Ball
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      3

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

      Bilic

  14. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Cheers Brighton! Jubbly 🙂

    https://s3.amazonaws.com/bit-photos/large/5414963.jpeg

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

    Slolaven Booooolic

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

    Zaha (C) if WHU don't sack Bilic

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I'm happy captaining (C)outinho next week 😛

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

        I'm actually on Salah 😉

  17. Pirlø's Pen
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Duffy/Dunk both deserve 3 BPS. HUGE.

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

      Fook da Maywedders

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        😎

    2. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      It’s a cruel game.

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

      Why is that a problem?

      I have the players that will be bought this week, in house. 🙂

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Forward Planning 😎

    4. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      That's fpl ... enough to drive a man insane.

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

      Lol at him.

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

      ohhhh sh1t!!

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

      Can i get to join that league? Fook da ..

  18. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Im off to Goodison on Sunday. Started drinking yesterday. Tell me it will be ok.

    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Get another pint

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

        Agreel

    2. Net Gains
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      It will be more than fine.

      You will win. Convincingly.

      Your fans will be behind your team.

      Your manager will receive much needed support.

      You will be able to breathe again and remember why you love football.

      (Assuming you're an Arsenal fan!)

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

        Hey hun

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

      Don’t attack Cech please or you’ll get a lifetime Goodison bab

  19. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    'Feels like nail in the coffin for Bilic'

    West Ham 0-3 Brighton

    Jermaine Jenas
    Former England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

    I usually don't understand why fans leave early but I understand it tonight. They're in their rights to leave when they have. The team haven't shown desire or fight to get back into the game. It feels like the nail in the coffin to me.

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

      Cheers mate.

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        You a Hammers fan too V?

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

    Why are West Ham spsonsored by a bookies btw, thats hardly a good image to kids is it. Makes me laugh how you can ban cigarette advertising but theres no problems with alcohol and gambling

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Stoke's stadium is literally called Bet365 stadium

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

        oh yea forgot about that but I think the point is still valid if they ban one evil they should ban them all

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

      Wow. Start with Stoke 🙂 they play tomorrow at Bet365 stadium

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

      What's wrong with alcohol and gambling?

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

        Nothing - go and have a fag and relax

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

        Im not saying there is anything wrong with them but if you ban tobacco advertising then ban drinking and gambling also.

        1. Plant Based FPLer
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          I think people childishly rationalize their behavior. West Ham owners tell themselves Well gambling is legal, isn't it? Or Other teams advocate betting as well so we need to to survive and pay our workers and feed our families when they really don't but just like the extra cash in their pockets.

    4. MTPockets
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Lobbying

      • Plant Based FPLer
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Pharmacies sell nicotine laced cancer, approved right through government regulatory agencies.

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

          How were you able to write pharmacy here?

          1. Plant Based FPLer
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            I'm just saying people are doing things making society/human civilization/survival out of whack. No biggie. Wrong forum? What do you mean?

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

      Cresswell owners must be very happy, and the Hart owners not so much.

      1. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Very happy,waiting for Mee header now.

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

        Cresswell and Dunk owner angry before ko but buzzing now. Let's see if TC can do it 2 weeks running

      3. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        What if the Hart owners benched him?

    6. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      A little early but thoughts on these moves for 2 Fts -

      Davies & Jesus ➡️ Daniels & Aguero

      Will bench Daniels (CHE) for RLC (WHU) this week.

      Appreciate your thoughts! 🙂

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

        Was tinkering earlier and eyed up the same move. Let's watch the City game and then reassess.

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

        big fat yes

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

      Vardy and Ritchie -> Abraham and Sterling tonight to catch price changes?

      Good moves?

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

      Anyone got the top 5 captain pick %?

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

      Bilic sacked at halftime. Just letting him finish because dildos.

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

        Must have been hoping for their Westhambul

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

          Haha yup.

    10. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Which would you prefer to own ?

      Coutinho or Salah

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        aye get both my man

    11. F4L
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Alvaro gotta go up in price tonight surely?

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

        Hope so since I've rode through his double drop

    12. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      White seats spotted amongst the claret and blue.

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

        *Fans spotted between the seats.

      2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        *flags

    13. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Have there been as price rises/falls on a GW starting on Friday as FPL Statistics are suggesting?

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        records are made to be broken