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Sunday’s solitary fixture gets underway at 4pm as promoted pair Brighton and Hove Albion and Newcastle United square up at the Amex Stadium.

With many now filling their forward lines with premium frontman, we get the chance to run the rule over a trio of budget midfielders today.

The Seagulls’ Pascal Gross has played a part in all four of his side’s goals so far, serving up two goals and a pair of assists in his last two outings.

He was the second top transfer target for Gameweek 6, with over 381,000 transfers in.

For the Magpies, Matt Ritchie has bagged four assists in his previous three, while Christian Atsu’s goal and assist over his last two starts has also turned heads.

Indeed Ritchie and Atsu, along with team-mates Jamaal Lascelles and Chancel Mbemba have been subject to heavy investment over the last week, with a combined 783,000+ transfers in.

Newcastle number one Rob Elliot is the most owned player for Sunday’s clash, sitting in 23.7% of squads after conceding just once in his previous three. Yet he is the most benched player in the Gameweek, with over 808,000 naming him among their subs.

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  1. Black Panther
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Playing Ritchie and Gross, benched Elliot for Fabianski. Hope this doesn't continue to be an agonising 0-0.

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

    Is that Benitez praying that Newcastle hold on to their 1-0 lead in the picture above? If so I hope those pictures are good at predicting the future.....

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      He's praying that Joselu can at least score from 1 yard

    2. Grounderz
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      And the dude looking at him is quietly praying that he would be the one Benitez picks from the bench.

    3. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Firstly why is Chris Brunt starting at him in an odd way, and secondly what is Chris Brunt doing in the Newcastle dugout?

      1. Differentiator
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        ? More like, since when did Eric Dier sign for Newcastle

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          True 😀

        2. Red Dagger ✪
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Lovern appears to be in there also...?

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            And Valentino Rossi (bottom right)...

            1. FPLHaggis
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              Liev Schreiber far left also.

  3. Meinhoff
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Ayoze and Joselu are terrible. Newcastle need a decent striker

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

      It is quite hard to get one of those. Look at Everton trying to replace Lukaku.

  4. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    I have Joselu

  5. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Almost a Mbemba assist

    1. *Reformed-Character*
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers

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

    Is that Mbemeba or Ronaldo?

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Mbembadinho

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

    Eliott loking good?

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      6/10

  8. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Best 4.5m def for next week guys?

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Ben Mee

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

      Martina I guess. They're all pretty bad options next week.

    3. Siggy in the Middle
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Kyle Naughton

    4. MTPockets
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Fernandez?

      • Hooky
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Wimmer if fit

    5. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Almost a Mbemba assist

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        I almost won the lottery few weeks back

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

      Relying on newcastle and Brighton players to save my gameweek.

      Bloody hell. Times are bad

    7. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      March is quick

      1. Siggy in the Middle
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        February goes by even quicker

        1. Pochecinno
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          😆

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

        31 days like many other months

      3. Pochecinno
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Well, February is two or three days shorter so March does kind of spring on you.

        1. *Reformed-Character*
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Poor

      4. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        *Quick March

    8. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Get Shelvey on - a red card would liven this game up a bit!

    9. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      More details on almost Mbemba assist please. What to relive it in my head....

      1. Celt Abroad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Definitely one for the end of season highlights reel.

      2. Knowledgeable meerkat
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        I can almost remember it but not quite

      3. *Reformed-Character*
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Remove 3 letters from your name

      4. Differentiator
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Mbembadonkey slaloms into the penalty area from the left hand side, breaking ankles as he does so. He calmly lays the ball off to Ayoze Perez, who, thinking he is Bale, tries to hit first time, but only succeeds in firing over from 10 yards. All the while, Mbemba is distraught. He knew 3 points were at stake there.

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Perez is pish.

      5. Pochecinno
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        He passed his wife the lube

    10. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Double Newcastle defense looking good.
      Shame they're on the bench.

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        same here, do was never going to start them. They will remain there for next weeks match vs Pool too

    11. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Bruno... wtf.

      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        brain fart

    12. Lord of Ings
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Is cuco Martina nailed on?

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        no, competing with Holgate, Carl Lewin depend on the formation they play

    13. drughi
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Firmino and Alonso > Lukaku and Azpi for free, yay or nay ?

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Fck yeah

      2. Differentiator
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Selling Alonso will come back to bite

        1. *Reformed-Character*
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          For apzi ? Can't see the bite personally

          1. Differentiator
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Alonso will outscore by season end comfortably IMO

            1. *Reformed-Character*
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              What like the 7 points more he got last season ? Almost zero logic in that theory

              1. Differentiator
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 7 months ago

                Alonso played far fewer minutes

                1. *Reformed-Character*
                  • 8 Years
                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  And will again

                  1. Differentiator
                    • 10 Years
                    8 years, 7 months ago

                    Err he played fewer minutes on the basis that he only started in GW5/6 or something last season..... Not over the course of the season.

        2. drughi
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Maybe it will but with so many expensive strikers performing I can't have firmino as my second striker. Could downgrade mikhi but don't like the balance in my team with only 2 big hitters in midfield

          1. Differentiator
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Vardy

          2. *Reformed-Character*
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            I wouldnt ditch firmino before Newcastle

      3. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Yup.

    14. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Manchester United will decide next week whether midfielder Paul Pogba will have surgery on his hamstring.

    15. Guy Demel
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      How does a professional footballer do what Bruno did there?

      1. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Frank Bruno in disguise.

      2. Hooky
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        He's certainly no Guy Demel

    16. tm245
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Can't see these teams being able to maintain this pace. Elliot and Ryan will be playing 1v1 by the end if this continues.

    17. E25
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Too top heavy? Obviously lots of rotating between cheap mids/defs.
      WC for gw8

      Elliot (Krul)
      Azpi Jones Fernandez Mee (Mbemba)
      Erik Salah Ritchie (RLC TC)
      Kun Kane Morata

      1. Siggy in the Middle
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Looks good

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        RLC can't play against Chelsea (Parent club) in GW8

      3. CloudSky
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Im looking at similar.

    18. Knowledgeable meerkat
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Why does the commentator keep saying "Kuh-nockaert", surely it's just knockaert unless I'm badly mistaken

      1. HALFSPACE
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Its Nokhart really

        1. Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          First name Mario

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

          Its not, hes French.

          1. HALFSPACE
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            The K is silent

            1. HALFSPACE
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              As is the last letter T

              Nockha'

      2. hogree
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Mate who's a Brighton fan was saying it genuinely is "Kuhnockaert"

    19. grig
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Was Wimmer injured? Didnt even realize yesterday that he wsnt playing?

    20. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      How's my boy Atsu looking ?

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Who is your boy? Bless you btw

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Fiber optics?

      2. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Meh..

        1. Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          rez

      3. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Bless you....

      4. Pochecinno
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Lively. Been close to a couple of assists.

    21. mazkills
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      mbemba just dwarfed bruno

    22. Knowledgeable meerkat
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      ElliotSavePointGate

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Da faq...is that three saves?

      2. Siggy in the Middle
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        #JeSuisRob

    23. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      How is Joselu playing?

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        😮

        1. OPTA FPL
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          😎

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            😀

      2. Duffy Dunk
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Hit and miss

    24. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Real quality match this one

      1. Differentiator
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        low quality

        1. OPTA FPL
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          360p

    25. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Would you rather Salah or Coutinho + 0.4 on a WC?

      1. VFORVANDETA
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Salah

      2. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Cou

      3. *sigh*
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Coutinho

      4. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Coutinho at this point now I think...

      5. Unfathomable Ruination
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Salah has scored so consistently. Coutinho will be more explosive, perhaps, but Salah is so consistently good.

      6. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Coutinho might be rested GW8 after playing for Brazil

      7. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Phil is the better player

        1. Rudy
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          who cares who the better player is

      8. Pochecinno
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Both good picks at good prices. Pick the one you like. Coutinho if you're desperate for the 0.4

      9. JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Coutinho wont have as much an impact in deeper role when Mane returns. e.g burnley game

        1. Pochecinno
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Yes but set pieces

      10. Odikostar
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Think Cou with that extra 0.4

      11. Jsadler95
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Salah without a doubt. Once Mane is back Coutinho will drop back into that midfield three I'd expect so Salah is going to have way more chances. Whether he puts them away is to be seen but he also has assist potential. I'd personally stick with Salah for now.

      12. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Salah

    26. Toplad
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Elliot
      Mee, Jones, Cedric
      Salah, Eriksen, Silva
      Kane, Kaku, Firmino
      - Foster, Naughton, Mbemba, RLC, Carroll

      Which option should I go for (thnx in advance):
      A) Firmino > Vardy (ft)
      B) Eriksen, Firmino > Morata, Brady/Ritchie (-4)
      C) Eriksen, Firmino > Aguero, Brady/Richie (-4)

      1. Loðbrók
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Save

      2. Jsadler95
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        None, I think you're fine as you are. Mane is back next week and Liverpool are playing Newcastle so I'd expect them to win comfortably now they have Mane Salah Firmino and Coutinho all fit and playing. Mane Salah and Coutinho are all in form as well, and Firmino was until last game. Think you're better off saving.