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Dugout Discussion – Brighton vs Man City

Saturday’s events end on the south coast as Brighton make their Premier League debut and bid to follow the example set by Huddersfield Town following their victory at Palace.

But the Seagulls face a daunting task, with Premier League favourites Manchester City the visitors to the Amex Stadium.

Pep Guardiola’s men are bristling with prime Fantasy talent with Kevin De Bruyne owned by 31.6% of FPL managers in midfield, while both Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero – owned by 13.4 and 11.4% respectively – start up front for City.

That trio are the first big captain assets in action today, with Aguero backed by 5.9% of managers with the armband, while De Bruyne is the skipper for 4.7% of managers and Jesus 4.3%.

In contrast, Brighton are something of a non-event from a Fantasy perspective. Their most popular assets – Uwe Hünemeier and Liam Rosenior are both owned as 4.0 enablers, while Anthony Knockeart – present in 2.3% of squads – joins them on the bench following a recent injury.

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

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  1. Olivier Bernards watch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Right, gotta sell iwobi. Who is the best option at 5.5? Are people really confident in Xhaka being a genuine option?

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Nooooooo ignore the inexperienced kneejerkers

    2. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Brady.

    3. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Brady 🙂 (look below)

    4. Foozeball
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Mooy could be a gem. I think Huddersfield has been underrated and they could prove to be much greater than the sum of its parts

    5. The Hobbit
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Monitor Atsu tomorrow. If he's any good, meybe better get him and bank 0.5 for future.

      If not, then punt on Mooy maybe?

    6. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Loftus-Cheek impressed me the most of the players I watched. I don't really love any of the options at the moment though.

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

      I brought him in for money in the bank. A week or two. Whether he continues to assist all his attack minded team mates is irrelevant, though most likely. Don't listen to the 'experts'. 2 years ago they were laughing at people bringing Mahrez in after he scored in GW1.

  2. Boo Ya Ka Sha
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    What're your thought on Jesus' performance today?

    1. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      very good. Unlucky not to score a goal or two

      1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        right? the 1 pt for him is extremely unlucky. The yellow was bogus.

    2. Meltens
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Good tbh and that is coming from a disappointed Jesus captainer. Could easily have been a different outcome and I'm not looking to switch anytime soon.

      1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        exactly.

    3. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Good, just unlucky.

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

      Not worried by his performance but it watching the way the team plays and who played and for how long, it was an easy decision to go Gabby/Jesus to Firmino/Vardy plus .5

      Just want to see my players out there being the main man

  3. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    V Ronka 37 with Pogba Lukaku (c) Kane to go....

    1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      link?

      1. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        767113

    2. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      His double up on WBA Soton defence paid off.

      1. Kun Tozser
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Lucky

    3. That Was Easy!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I think his points are average, but I love how he saved 1.0

    4. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Did well out of the double brom double Soton

  4. Scratch
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    A really brutal day for the points

    Fabregas -1
    Alonso 0
    Walters 1
    Jesus 1
    Zaha 2

    Captaining Aguero was my one saving grace

    1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      yeah that Kun (C) was a very fortunate break. Zaha had a good chance today

    2. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      "OUCH"

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

      ah you have 32 points not too bad, you still have three left.

    4. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Daniels - 2
      Zaha - 2
      Gini - 2
      KDB - 3
      Gabbiadini - 2

      for me

      Highest scorer in my team is Foster.

    5. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Aguero/Jesus double up could wind up being brilliant. City are going to score a lot of goals.

  5. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Bradys stats are surprising, played very high up the pitch + 4 shots and set pieces of course. For 5.5 you could do worse

    1. suddenorgan
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      looked dangerous

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      He looked good, so unlucky to hit post with that FK

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

    So this is my team;
    Foster (Elliot)
    Moreno Daniels Cedric(mee Hunemeier)
    Willian KDB Mane Puncheon(Carroll)
    Kane Lukaku Firmino

    Really need to get rid of Puncheon I think. Any suggestions?

    1. suddenorgan
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      nobody else good at that price though, any money in the bank?

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Xhaka?

      1. waldofeen
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Nothing in the bank. Was Puncheon on set pieces today? Might just stick considering any set piece against Liverpool is a potential goal at the moment.

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

    Does anyone know PoP's front 3?

    Someone? anyone at all??

    1. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I bet you do.

      One FT post of mine has got you riled up. Just 1 post FFS.

      Insecure much?

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

        i was just curious. rude

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Chill the fook out. Give it a break man.

        2. fedolefan
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          I'm curious about the post though now but all I see is:

          This user didn't post any comments in the last 30 days.

          1. pundit of punts
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Go back 2 pages.

            It was a simple save or spend FT post.

  8. Sánchez
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Hegazi wont be nailed when Macaulay returns I take it?

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      McAuley not back until after the international.

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Probably will be. McOldey is 38 ...

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      His place to lose atm.

      1. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Glad I picked him 🙂

    4. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Won't be surprised if Evans plays in midfield, they're light in that position. Hegazi-McAuley.

    5. Sims
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      he will be if he produces another performance like today's next week

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

      That's what people seem to be saying.

    7. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I would say McAuley gets his spot back, but he's got a good run until then. Wish I owned him

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

      Depends how he does really given McAuleys near on his pension..

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

      He's by no means nailed

    10. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Pulls still after another Cb

  9. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Already looking at the mini WC options for GW3 that I have planned

    Currently thinking something like: Zaha to Ritchie, Willian to Salah, Gabbi to Mounie

    Still some way to go though

    1. rdamjan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      kneejerk

      1. the snazzy viking
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Hardly, I'm planning it for GW3 and it's provisional

    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Chasing points man... have faith in your selections

  10. D0GS B0110XS FC
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    currently have kdb and jesus but no liverpool cover. whats the best combination next week

    a - kdb and jesus
    b - kdb and firminho

    thanks

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I went B, and am happy with it

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Sell kdb and get pool mid

  11. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    To anyone owning the italian, Gabbiadini to Mounie could be a good move. Three home fixtures in the next four for the french, will play ninety minutes or so in each game, has form and confidence and you'd bank 1.0m doing that move. But on the other hand Gabbiadini still has excellent fixtures and will get the shots, the last thing you want is jump from one 3rd striker to another and always miss the points. The fact that Gabby was subbed off that early in the game is a concern though. You don't want any of your striker or attacking players to miss 20+ mins per game. I don't want this season to be like the past season, always struggling with my 3rd striker, always jumping too soon or jumping too late on bandwagons. So I may hold on for the moment and wait a few gameweeks to get a better view on which one of the budget strikers can be the real deal (or which one of the budget midfielders and then go for a more expensive 3rd striker). This player could easily be Gabbiadini so no need to panic I guess. Other owners around here to bring new points of view ?

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

      Don't drop Gabbi. Tons of chances, great fixtures, and Austin didn't exactly impress either.

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

        He had his chances fine, even hit the bar in the first half. But didn't really like his position on the field and the more disappointing fact was his early replacement. Won't drop him but he's my main concern on my team right now.

    2. Mr Blonde
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Hold Gabbiadini. All those thinking of transferring to Mounie, what will happen if Chicarito starts banging them in?

    3. QueefParkRangers
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Can you please learn to write in paragraphs?

      The wall of text is too much!!

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

        That's 15 lines you can do it.

    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Imo only, Gabbiadini is an awful striker, playing for a team which just doesn't score goals. So go for it.

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

        Hey Doosra, you do a lot with stats, right? Do you have any explanation for Southampton's scoring woes? The data I look at screams that Southampton attack is a good idea, but for some reason they just convert on their shots.

    5. I Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Considering the move myself but think I'm gonna hold. If he blanks again next week he's gone.

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

      I'm keeping him until GW4, Mounie isn't going to play a disorganised Palace every week

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

        So Palace were that bad ? I only watched the last ten minutes. How about PVA ?

  12. laplana
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Feel like crap 🙁 Was hoping to finally have a good gw1. Hate this game 🙁

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Weren't you the person who spent all day lolling @ people ?

      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Yes. And yet he wants to wildcard 😀

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

    This is what separates the good players from the rest I reckon. Ignoring the false dawns and sticking with players you know will do well. Some of the suggestions on here are madness. Willian to Ramsey being the latest

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      This

    2. Dr. DOOM
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      True

  14. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Zaha (7m) v Xhaka (5.5m)

    Touches 52 v 117
    In Opp Half 46 v 81

    Penalty Area Touches 7 v 0
    Attempts 3 v 4
    In Box 3 v 0

    1. NorwichCityLad
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Zaha it is then

      1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Yep

  15. Fantasy Football Friend!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Can you make a watchlist on fplstatistics site?

    I'm sure I remember doing it before but can't work it out.

  16. 1966 was a great year for E…
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Lol@KDB owners.

    Too soon?

    1. Better Call Paul
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      He will come good - if not will transfer out GW3 when likely wildcard

      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        If that gets you through the night

  17. Better Call Paul
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Wished I'd stuck with mounie - transferred him out for Tammy an hour before deadline.

    What a fool!

    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Unlucky mate. It happens

      1. Better Call Paul
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks big T

        Hopefully Tammy does the business next weekend

        1. BIG TONES
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Hang in there

    2. Teror
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I did the same only I got JRod instead

  18. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    For 4,508 owners a goal, assist and 3 bonus points doesn't seem to be enough for the 8.5m Firmino, as they've ditched him.

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

      surely that must have been before the game when vardy and laca were so popular

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

      It's the people who swapped him for Vardy yesterday.

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

      that was probably last night for Vardy before the games today. Yes people are that inpatient

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

      Madness. Absolute madness

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        This

    5. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Also 3,769 of Rooney's owners don't think a goal and 3 bonus is enough apparently.

      1. Kuqi Monster
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        They may have always planned to ship him regardless of today

    6. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      TBF, he was a bit anonymous. 🙂

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

      Still smarter than the the 900+ that transferred Cahill in.

  19. Tinmen
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Folks, Jay Rod to Mounie or save?

    1. Better Call Paul
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Save j rod looked good today

    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I would do it.

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

      if ur not doing any other move u might as well do it

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

        That's a terrible mentality to have. Save the transfer for next week if nothing jumps out at you.

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

          not really. the thinking was he's going to sell jay rod sooner rather than later and mouney has a great game coming up

          no other pressing issues. do it

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

          i think it's obvious jay rod to mounie jumps at him

  20. Indalo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Don't understand people rushing in to make transfers, doubt there'll be any risers/fallers tonight.

    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Noticed that. Xhakas on 55% but highly unlikely to rise..

    2. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Price rises don't happen yet anyhow

  21. Football Weekender
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Did Tadic look any good today? In the market for a mid at £7m or less after the Fabregas red. I'm loathe to get a Saints midfielder or forward but those fixtures are just too good. Other option is Ramsey but the fixtures there are so-so.

    1. Pocky
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      In the same boat...considering Wijnaldum, have no Liverpool cover atm

  22. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Sell Taa for hegazi ? Or keep him

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Probably go Burnley given their home games coming up, get rid of Taa though now or you won't be able to

    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Sound move imo. TAA has a very limited run in the team and LIV look to have shocking CS potential

  23. GinjaWhinja
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Fab to Ramsey now - or sit it out for a few days?

    Can't be losing 0.1 or 0.2 and being unable to do it...

  24. Foozeball
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Those who watched CP vs Huddersfield:

    How did Zaha look? Would you back him to show his FPL value against Spurs? Unfortunately all the kneejerkers means there's a big risk of him dropping in value, which is annoying given the array of good options at his pricepoint

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      He's playing Pool next

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

        Yeah I knew that XD
        For some reason I typed in Spurs though.
        Probably because of also contemplating the Spurs/Chelsea game

    2. Dr. DOOM
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Dont listen to the kneejerkers. Zaha is a proven FPL player. Its only one game. And he looked okay.

    3. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Why don't people just hang on to players who drop in value?

      1. Luca Toni
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Because at this stage of season 0.1 drop is equivalent to 0.5 as you can't afford other players in same bracket (assuming no money in bank)...

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

          This. The main attraction for me is the availability of Wijnaldum at the same price. If Zaha drops in price and continues to disappoint, I won't be able to replace him with Wijnaldum

          1. Scholes Balls
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Gini was shit today, he tends to disappear in games where coutinho is missing.

    4. Foozeball
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      *edit: against Liverpool XD

  25. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Hundreds of thousands of extra players compared to last season ... Do we think the price change algorithm has been tweaked to slow down the price rises?

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      There was a lot of criticism of it last year.

      1. Football Weekender
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Surely they have to tweak the algorithm or whatever a bit. Last season was crazy.

      2. Kun Tozser
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Hopefully not

        1. Kun Tozser
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Otherwise why not just make it a weekly movement?

  26. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Could be an argument that 2 of Mane, Salah or Firmino is needed..

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Agree.

    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, two of Cout / Mane / Firmino was a good shout last season

    3. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      True! Tried for Salah, Firmino but couldn't quite stretch so have Mkhitaryan instead

  27. stachman
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    What can be said about JWP performance? Any positives?

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      He was lively enough I am happy enough with him on set pieces.
      He was a 5.5m midfield educated risk for me based on fixtures and set pieces pre-season form.
      I knew that the saints struggled for goals but if they do score it is normally him or redmond that is involved in it.

  28. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Looks like there's no major bandwagon till now.

    Still remember the Michu wagon on the first day of THAT season. 😀

  29. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    So the plan was Aguero, Jesus and Mounie with the City fail to go, but I reckon sticking will be ok for at least one more week as Jesus to Kane or Lukaku would cost a hit anyway. Jesus did ok today

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Gotta stick with the plan, WR. Good man. 🙂

  30. Pino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Did you miss on a draft league and want to join?

    FPL Football Manager Draft league starts from GW2: 732056-166971

    1. kitier katba
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      So join next week?