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20 November 2017 3340 comments
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Gameweek 12 comes to its conclusion at the Amex Stadium this evening as Brighton entertain Stoke at 8pm.

For the hosts, Pascal Gross has been the standout asset in Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

Sitting in over 19% of FPL squads, the playmaker has averaged 7.2 points per match (ppm) in front of his own fans – when on the pitch, he’s played a part in 83% of their home goals.

Four strikes in the Seagulls’ last three league outings have brought Glenn Murray (5.8) onto our radars as a potential budget frontman – over 112,000 acquired him for Gameweek 12.

Up against a defence that has conceded at least twice in six of their last eight, Murray is the most captained player for tonight’s encounter, handed the armband by 6,868 managers compared with Gross’ 3,904 backers.

The Potters’ two most popular players, Eric Choupo-Moting (5.8%) and Xherdan Shaqiri (5.3%), have struggled on their travels, with just an away assist between them (for the latter) in five road trips.

Yet the duo’s home form means that, overall, they’ve still averaged a decent 4.0 and 4.5 ppm respectively this season. And clashes with Palace and Swansea in the next three could warrant further attention for the midfield pair.

Brighton, though, have been fairly resilient at home – league leaders Manchester City, in a 2-0 win in Gameweek 1, are the only side to have scored more than one goal away to Chris Hughton’s men.

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  1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Choup owners deserve the assist because anyone with Choup in their team has problems. Cough, *casuals cough, cough

    1. BobBradleysOpportunity
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      casually taking note of a 5.5million midfielder playing striker.....

      1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        yes 3 goals in 12 games, setting the premier league alight

      2. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Some striker. 10 blanks.

    2. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He's a decent footballer, gets stuck in, causes bother. Poor FPL pick. Better with fodder and upgrade elsewhere.

  2. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    not again one of these conspiracies of people trying to claim a dodgy assist..

    as the beatles would say.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih-8K1a_SsA

  3. Klip Klopp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    To Be Choupo

  4. dark91
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    No assist for Choupo according to OPTA

    1. ronty
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Then no assist for Choupo..

    2. Galza
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Damn.
      At least he’s still on for the Maxim bonus points... 🙂

  5. Tim Canterbury
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Looks like straight off the defenders back

    https://youtu.be/6TMQDnArXw4

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Watching this, I think it's actually closer than I thought. Still not an assist for me.

    2. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 18 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I thought it might have come off Bruno and taken a touch off CM but Opta have better angles and equipment and they say no touch.

    3. Alex_thekid
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Ye hit his back / shoulder

  6. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Choupo moting, richarlison, gross zaha & RLC are showing that 3-5-2 is the way to go this season

    1. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      This

      1. Alex_thekid
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        This

    2. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      This GW.

      1. Shultan
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Not just this GW...these guys have been chipping away with assists & goals for a few weeks

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Moting and Loftus Cheek haven't.

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

    Opta say no assist

    So no assist. Drink it in CM owners

    1. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Tastes like warm milk

    2. BobBradleysOpportunity
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      a real sour taste in the mouth

  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    He's not getting it.

  9. arndff_
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Naughton to:
    A) Mee
    B) Lowton

    Who do you prefer? And why?

    Cheers

    1. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mee, baps monster

      1. arndff_
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks!

        I've just checked FPLstatistics where he's getting close to another rise, so I should get him before GW13, aight?

        1. Scout Pics
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Honestly I've had him virtually all season and he has been gold. Can't recommend enough.

          1. arndff_
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Good for you. Nice pick, surely! 😉

            I won't get him tonight, but maybe these days.

  10. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Don't worry Choupo owners, the way my luck is going this year he'll have scored a hat trick by the end of the game

  11. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Never assist, Mcauley more close

  12. JustPark
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Moting excitement aside, how does Diouf look? Anywhere near on score sheet?

    1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Barely noticed him im afraid

    2. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wide

    3. dark91
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not at all
      Shawcross had far more dangerous chances than Diouf did

    4. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He's been shocking. Though he's slipped twice now when taking a shot which didn't fill me with any confidence whatsoever.

    5. Jay_
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Only thing he looks like getting is a yellow card trying to contain the pacy winger

      • Rainer
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        RWB, useless.

      • suddenorgan
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        constantly out of position because he doesn't want to be there

      • Pumpkinhead
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        The dude has been in no mans land all game.

      • JustPark
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        There goes my secret weapon. How's Hemed? Does he on the pitch? Thinking of possible swap.

    6. DAZZ
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Gross and shaq owner just checked up half time, couldnt have gone better. Sitting on 74 for the week, and i had Kane and Aguero who claimed 1 point between them!

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

      OfficialFPL biding time. No decision yet :L

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Doubling checking teams first.

    8. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pogba could have a field day if brighton defend like this at OT...might just keep the armband on kaku

    9. Alex_thekid
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Need a Shaqiri goal now to go with that assist or I will kick myself for choosing him over Chopo 😉

    10. La vida FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Damn this. Time for I'm a celeb

      1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        nah MIC is on, all the hot birds

    11. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Watch. the. ball. spin at 3 seconds in, SEVERAL times

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TMQDnArXw4

      IT IS SO CLEAR!!!! AHHHAHDahsdklask;dlasdkas

      1. Differentiator
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Bruno's back, to Choupo's head CLEARLY changes the ball spin! Physics doesn't allow for that motion without a Choupo head

      2. Yozzer
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        U wot m8

      3. the snazzy viking
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        give over

      4. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        FPL disagrees

        1. Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          My eyes and the laws of physics disagree with Opta.

      5. Professor Abel X
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Doesn’t touch him at all

        1. Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Blind as a bat mate. Ball changes spin

      6. maverickga
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        *Disclaimer: CM Owner*
        Ok, had a doubt but the pause at 3 seconds is very clear, the laws of physics disagree with opta, the ball could never bounce back that way seeing bruno's position.

      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        photoshopped

        1. Pumpkinhead
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          100%

      2. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        That is as grainy as a 70s porn movie.

    12. ChristoBisto
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      AZ is having an insane gameweek! Think he's on about 85 so far

      1. the snazzy viking
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        annoying how team value can be so cruel sometimes, he's got the team I dream of, though happy he's doing well because that means Mozampique also does well. But seriously annoying that I can't get a team like his...

        1. ChristoBisto
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Come again?

          1. the snazzy viking
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            In short, I just want his team 😆

    13. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      FPL
      FPL
      @OfficialFPL
      ·
      41s
      Opta review confirms no assist for Stoke’s 2nd goal. The cross does not reach its intended destination (Choupo-Moting), instead deflecting off Brighton defender Bruno before arriving to Zouma, the goalscorer

        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yesss

      1. Demí
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        #PrayforDifferentiator

        1. Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          🙁

      2. Yozzer
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Justice is served

    14. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Opta review confirms no assist for Stoke’s 2nd goal. The cross does not reach its intended destination (Choupo-Moting), instead deflecting off Brighton defender Bruno before arriving to Zouma, the goalscorer

      1. Scout Pics
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Is there an echo in here...

      2. rnrd
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I think it actually is the right call

    15. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wow. Just wow.

      I'm baffled.

      This is just like saying Shawcross did not make contact with Murray.

      Incredible.

    16. jose1
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      How did Choupo-Moting not get the assist for Zuma???

      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Are you watching the game?

    17. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Choupo owner here... come on we were clutching at straws

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        This

        It hit the defenders shoulder

      2. Ramboros
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        How is it clutching at straws when the ball is bouncing twice? You only need to play it slow to conclude that not only did Choupo touch the ball, he also touched it after it hit Bruno's shoulder.

        1. Professor Abel X
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Ok

        2. Mark
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 18 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Opta did do just that. The integrity of their data is paramount and they say no assist so it’s not in FPL, Sky or any live feed as Opta make the decision across the board on this. They don’t make that kind of call lightly and FPL check that a full review has taken place.

          1. Differentiator
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Opta have reviewed in the past, after the event. Sadly too late for it to matter

    18. Paul
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Absolutely atrocious not giving Choupo that assist! 😡

      1. Yozzer
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I wanted justice. I got it

    19. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Come on lads. Let's be havin' a few more goals here.

    20. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      one more gross goal or assist please

    21. Sandy Ravage
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Who to bench?
      A - Ward (ARS)
      B - Gross (man u)

    22. Mattymo23
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Already done my transfers for next week. Got rid of Choupo loool