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Dugout Discussion – Brighton vs Bournemouth

Another year another Gameweek.

We take a trip to the seaside for the opening Premier League match of 2018, easing ourselves back into Fantasy Football action with a clash between Brighton and Bournemouth.

Our interest in this match-up is somewhat limited, with a clean sheet likely to be the desired end result for many managers.

The Seagulls have impressed of late with their resilience, recording a shut-out in three of their last four Gameweek outings.

Shane Duffy and Lewis Dunk are the key figures in their back four – they are owned by 3.5% and 3.4% ahead of today’s contest.

Pascal Gross remains their most popular asset. The German is still part of 17.7% of squads and hinted at a revival in his Fantasy output with a goal in Gameweek 19 which ended a run of six matches without a return.

Bournemouth go into today’s contest off the back of a win over Everton but without injured key men Josh King and Ryan Fraser, while Nathan Ake is rested to the bench.

Fantasy interest in the Cherries is limited, with Charlie Daniels their top owned asset as part of 6.7% of squads. He has lost over 336,000 owners since Gameweek 16.

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

1,595 Comments Post a Comment
  1. How Mina You
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Lewis Cook's looks like a very talented young player

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Been highly rated for a while.

  2. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Time to get out of my team, Gross.

    1. Black Panther
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I'm keeping, he's having a great game. Very unlucky not to have a return in this game.

    2. Futile Tinkering
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Thinking the same but I have to fix my team after Westham and Spurs matches.

    3. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I'm watching this and thinking of bringing him in

  3. Spike ⚽️
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Paddy Power backing Salah to score first agst Burnley!!

    1. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Bookies never take the chance that he won't play.

      1. Spike ⚽️
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Hope you're right BR

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          He's right. It's why players like Lorente always have silly poor odds.

    2. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      That’s because they are thieves. They steal your money. Don’t fall for it.

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Explain?

        1. Les Bleus
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Casinos and betting places always win.

          1. Ambrosiana Inter
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            If he doesn’t play u get money back

          2. Cilly Bonnolly
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            We’ll they don’t ALWAYS win, or it wouldn’t be gambling. And if it’s guaranteed profits you want, try matched betting.

            Anyway, as has been pointed out, if you place a bet on Salah and he doesn’t play you get a refund so your argument REALLY doesn’t apply to this situation.

            1. Les Bleus
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              Ah. You can tell I don’t gamble.

              1. Cilly Bonnolly
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 5 months ago

                Hahaha. Clearly. It’s all good.

    3. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Doesn't make a difference to the chance of him starting. If the player has not been on the pitch when the first goal has been scored they'll refund you.

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Ah

    4. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Free money for them

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

        Bet is void and stake returned if he doesn't play, no?

        1. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah I don't bet so I didn't know!

  4. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Oooooh only a short amount of time til we play... How many players can i get out this week? GL all!

  5. Rik Waller
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    How many players do you have playing today. I only have Ben Mee.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Pope, Lingaard and Big Niasse.

    2. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Pope, Choupo

    3. Jekori
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Jones and Lingard. Dummett on the bench, Salah in XI but won't play probably

    4. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Morgan and Mahrez

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

      Jones, shaqiri, mo salah, robertson, although not expecting salah to play

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

    No Salah or Coutinho getting off bus at Turf Moor.

    1. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Taxi?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        😛

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Salah won't play for sure

    3. Numb
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Salah is injured and Coutinho wasn't in training (and was posting drunken Instagram posts till the early hours).

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Wow that won't go down well with the Liverpool fans, I mean he's been soooo pRoFesSionAl.

        Suckers.

      2. Dreaming of glory
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Not true looked it up and he posted pics of his family including kids with no drink involved

    4. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Annoyed about Coutinho not playing. Cant see him going to Barca in January

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I thought it was pretty much a done deal?

        1. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Dont see the big advantage for either team doing the transfer now as opposed to in summer

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

    Seen at least 2 mods use their Triple Captain?

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Who?

      1. Patch
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Peter and Graeme TC Kane

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          They are mods nowadays?

    2. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      spencer

    3. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      one of the top Hofs has TC'd Alli

      1. Root
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        nice

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

    Dropped Murray last week. Lol

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Got Hemed in

  9. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Ryan rubbing Afobe's arse.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Happy New Year.

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Big day for Mane!

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Auditioning for Burnley?

  11. HD7
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone else with Kane DCL Crouch up front... what is your plan for DCL?

    1. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Sold him already. Spurs, United and then he have been replaced by the time the match after that comes

    2. Tiki-Taka
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Gonna transfer him out for Firmino, sticking to 3-5-2. Looking back was foolish thinking he was consistent enough

    3. Stinglikeabee
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Ive had enough of him. I will bench him every week and go 5 across the middle

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Swap to a 4.5 to unlock 0.8 SV to spend elsewhere. I'm ok with a squad of 14 from here on out anyways

    5. Old Man
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Definitely, 100%, going to sell. he's been great for me (bought at 5.0) but he leaves my ship very soon.

      1. HD7
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Thinking of Cout DCL to Richa Firmino as a better combo?

    6. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      went for Quaner

  12. Rash
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Bit optimistic wanting 15 points from Duffy.. I'll settle for 2 now

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

      Same, with Dunk. Except he'll get his customary yellow card so it'll be 0, or 1 if I'm lucky.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Dunk is going to score a goal today

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

          Oh good 😀

        2. Ambrosiana Inter
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Yeees maximuuuus

  13. GXNG
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Ake coming on for Pugh?

    1. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Yep.

      1. GXNG
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        But they’re losing

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Dangerous Duffy, again.

  15. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Duffy so close 🙁

  16. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Well done Ake owners, on before 60 so still can get a CS.

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Lol.

  17. Viper
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Christ my team looks poor for next gwk!

  18. liiusions
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Burnley clean sheet locked in. Not sure with Tark is last in my bench

    1. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Not sure why

  19. Super Silva Haze
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    No Salah or Coutinho

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Whaaaaaat?

    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Makes my transfers out feel a lot better

  20. HD7
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Have all the 3 chips:

    Free hits is for around February March where there should be a GW with only 4-5 matches like last year? (Reas something about GW 31)

    Bench Boost obviously around the end of the season where there is always a big DGW?

    Triple Captain is more interesting though... I would have put it on Kane for GW 22 because he has the form and the fixtures... however the matches are very close to each other and this illness...

    If we are playig Bench Boost around the end season, will we have other chances for Triple Captain?

    1. AC Tomasso
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Yeh should have another GW at end of season for TC. Last season I played WC, TC and BB back to back if I remember correctly.

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Should have saved the WC.

    3. threeputt
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      you dont think free hit better when dgw's ?

    4. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Mmm i d have liked to have the balls to put it on Aguero this week, but d have been epic fail il Kane scored 4 and kun 2...so didn t played it yet...also have all the chips, will see

  21. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Adam Smith LW

  22. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    So got Salah in at 9.0 and he is now 10.1...is it worth selling him or holding

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Hold

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      If you didn't sell him before deadline there is no point now.

    3. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      No way worth selling him

    4. Dreaming of glory
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      2 week recover time but i think panic sell the best fpl player this year is the way to go.....

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

      I'm never getting rid. Luckily I dumped coutinho for Son

    6. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      He'll drop .2 so you'll only lose .4

    7. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I am holding. He will be back for City

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

      You got 1 drop before it affects you SV which helps ... I bought at 9.1 so lose SV (10.6 to 10.5)

      Tempted to do early transfers - Salah, KDB & Morata > Arnie, Sanchez & Kun
      If I am lucky I will be able to get Salah back at 9.9

  23. Super Silva Haze
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Liverpool coach arrives at Burnley without Salah or Coutinho.

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      0-0 incoming or 1-0 burnley

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Yes please!

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Coutinho drove up to Burnley 😉

    3. Jekori
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Curious who will play. Lots of creativity gone, hoping Lalana starts. And Firmino could use a rest probably but doubt he'll get one now

      1. Super Silva Haze
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Ox and Lallana will replace.

  24. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Gw23:

    Lloris
    Alonso - Dunk - Masuaku
    Sterling - Son - Lanzini - Richarlison
    Kane(c) - Morata - Firmino

    Bench: Elliot - Maguire - Kenny - Surman

    Gtg?

  25. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Gross on a lot of BAPs despite no return.

    Just nab something lad, you'll hoover up all three 🙁

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Any chance Salah and coutinho have driven up together in another car?

    1. Jar Jar Winks
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      coutinho out?

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Hey Phil need picking up in the morning pal

    3. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I suggested that earlier but no takers

    4. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      More chance of (post edited) flyjng carpet.

  27. Rik Waller
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    So Ake was dropped?

    1. Jar Jar Winks
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      had a knock

    2. Old Man
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Radio 5 Live said he "wasn't 100%"

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I wound not say so maybe a bit of rotation over the busy schedule.

  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Heard Salah lives in Burnley. Is that right?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Quick stroll to the stadium?

      1. Jekori
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        With his pace he is there in no-time. Probably arriving last minute then

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah he's addicted to hot pots and mushy peas.

    3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Shacking up with Dyche I've heard

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

    Has Slouch complained about the quality of posts yet?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Is that the guy with the ugly grav?

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

        Thats the guy who whines about shitty posts without actually posting good one himself

  30. Torres76
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    #LFC coach arrives at Burnley. No Salah and no Coutinho

    1. BON
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Proof?