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

    About time Ibe turned up.
    Had him in my squad when he first joined Bournemouth after a good pre-season. Did absolutely nothing.

  2. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Matt Ryan can gtfo of my team.

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

    It's not gross when Defoe Ibe and Surman have very low ownership

  4. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    ibe

  5. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    See you next season Ibe 😉

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

    Vintage Defoe goal. He's still got it.

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      He'll always have it. What a finisher.

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

        Incredible. He doesn't look up at the goal once in the lead up to the goal.

    2. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      his 1st goal for bournemouth in 16 years 🙂

  7. Siggy in the Middle
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Mkhi → Surman
    Salah → Ibe
    Kane → Defoe for -12

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

      XD

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

      Press the submit button to confirm!

    3. Pooodle
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Definitely. All essential.

    4. le flem
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Sounds good 😉

    5. Pochecinno
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      You've already made a transfer. Let me guess, Gross?

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

      Do it after the price rises.

    7. JoeJitzu +42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Do it...
      Do it...
      Do it...

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

    Suttner can stay for at least one more week, even if he falls because he has Newcastle at home. But Daniels needs Stephens to be benched to avoid me getting rid of him

    1. Pooodle
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I'd dump Daniels. Bournemouth are awful. Ake definitely gone for me this week.

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

    Gross off

    1. MTPockets
        6 years, 9 months ago

        injured?

        1. Top 210 Club
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Ye

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

          Not sure if injured or precautionary

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

      Gross might not get any bonus now. LOL. wheels within wheels

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

        Surman owners laughing now 🙁

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

        Course he won't. An assist is more than enough.

      3. le flem
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Spirals within spirals

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

      Gross OFF

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        🙁

      2. Please Help I Don't Kn…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Wha?

      3. Please Help I Don't Kn…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        What happened?

    4. Please Help I Don't Kn…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Glad I got Gross 🙂

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

      Defoe OFF

    6. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Said it before. Josh King for £7.3m as a striker - you got to be joking. Does not dovetail well with Defoe.

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

        When he gets 1 he'll go on a run

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

        So, what do you think his price should have been after last season?

        1. fedolefan
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          He should have been 5.5m and a mid. Oh wait, we've done that already.

        2. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          £6.5m as a midfielder

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

            Fair enough, but he scored 16 goals last season. FPL Towers had to take that into account and price him accordingly. And he's still not playing as a midfielder.

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

            You can't have a 6.5m mid who's scored 16 goals. Sorry, even 7.5m as a forward is very generous. He's priced the same as Welbeck and Rashford. Just think about that.

            1. diesel001
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 9 months ago

              Welbeck and Rashford play for Top 6 teams. There is a chasm between the Top 6 + Everton and the rest.

              1. fedolefan
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 9 months ago

                Yeah, but he's priced the same as a backup/2nd choice for those teams. And he scored 16 goals last season.

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

      Has the feel of a 6 pointer

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

        I wish. Sitting on 2 crappy points.

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

        Hopefully 7

    8. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Gross off

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

      Cant wait to test my defense of Alonso Davies Mendy Kolasinac

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

      As a Gross owner I felt really gross when Gross was substituted 🙁

      1. Mull
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        We get it.

      2. Please Help I Don't Kn…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Why was he subbed?

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

          Tactical

      3. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        How did he look in general? Was watching Bundesliga so only caught about 10 minutes with him on the pitch.

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

          Wonderful

          1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            Freddy Adu wonderful or Jay-Jay Okocha wonderful?

    11. SilkySkills
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      At least Gross did something and isn't injured

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

        Isn't injured?

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

        Didnt he got off injured?

        1. SilkySkills
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Thought it was just to be safe

      3. Top 210 Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Said on TV and score app went off inj

        1. Top 210 Club
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          And got a knock and was off pitch when bou scored

    12. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Ffs gross on two bonus now inj

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Just subbed.

    13. Mind över Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Best Arsenal defender?

      A) Kola
      B) Bellerin
      C) Kos
      D) Monreal (save funds)

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

        AAAAA

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

        Kola or nothing.

    14. Foozeball
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Brilliant substitution by Howe. Ibe brought echoes of the famous Fraser substitution against Liverpool

    15. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Gross still on for 2....

      HOLD

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

        Indeed

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

      This is the main reason I don't watch games when I only have defenders playing

    17. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Hello guys

      Do you think Solomon march is nailed in that Brighton team ?

      Thanks a lot 🙂

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

        Lol.

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

        Depends if Izzy Brown will be kept on the bench or not

        1. Top 210 Club
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          And the new winger who just came on

        2. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Thanks

      3. Mull
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Pretend that Brighton goal never happened.

      4. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Maybe I ll go for gross, safer option 🙂

      5. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Hello

        No

        You're welcome 🙂

    18. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I bought him in at 6.55 and was expecting nothing, mainly so I could use the funny ß character.

      1. Please Help I Don't Kn…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Same here, hope he hold onto the 2 bonus.

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

      Are Defoe and King off? Daniels in line for PKs if so.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        King on

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

      Suttner please score.

      Daniels please score.

      Thank you

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

      Just give Bournemouth their first three points please

      Beats better than no points since the opening match!

    22. GAMBIT
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I am the only guy in my ML that has Antonio

      Don't know whether that's because he's a good differential or because he's utter rubbish

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

        Well he,s not rubbish

      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Good differential, but Hammers are unpredictable.

      3. Oven Glover
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Good but slightly expensive diff.