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1 January 2018 1595 comments
Mark Mark
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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. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Is there any better feeling than watching a game in the hope of a cleansheet?

    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      90 minutes of torture

    2. HashAttack
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      at least a few teams - e.g. CHE v NEW have had the decency to lose a banker CS in the first couple of minutes
      ... though they also let in that 95th minute one v HUD

    3. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Aaaaaaand it’s gone

  2. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    An interesting GW in FPL. A DGW for Spurs and West Ham, lots of hits taken and Free Hits being played. Will they pay off?

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Think the avg hit in overall was 1.6.

      Wonder if it could go double that!

  3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Well, here we are again miss Sophie.

  4. Ragabolly
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    LOOL, my main ML rival this year just did the worst FH ever. He used FH this week to only make three transfers (bringing Eriksen + Davies + Jones [who he benched]), and left the rest of his team intact including Sobhi, Elneny, Hegazi (Yes it's an Egyptian ML lol). No Kane, only Eriksen and Davies from the two teams..

    Now watch him surpass me and my 40 pts lead

    1. Cookie Kid
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He should not be your main rival

      1. Ragabolly
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        He is at 44K OR 😮

        1. Cookie Kid
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          That is worrying. I assume as an Egyptian he’s been captaining Salah every game?!

          1. Ragabolly
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Right

    2. Kellz86
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      In one of my private leagues a rival did something similar but in week 9 or 10, used his Free Hit for 2 transfers. He's still above me in the league to boot. Palm meet face lol.

  5. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Surely Kane is due a blank again?

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

    Duffy goal please.

  7. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Dunk has been enjoying the bps recently lets hope for some more

  8. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Ugh. I am disappointed. Rivals all wildcarded and free hit their teams. They've all gone with 3 from each double gw team. I need to remember my patience will pay off (hopefully)

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Doubt it..

  9. Pranav Santhosh
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    ive taken a 12 point hit which involved me getting rid of the highest scoring player of the game 😎 can i now get articles scoutcasts and hot topics dedicated to me? 😆

  10. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    If Kane gets a quick goal in his first goal inside 25mins, TC'ers are going to be eyeing up a huge haul!

  11. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Only Jones and Lingard playing today. Must be a first having no players in the 3PMs.

  12. Guy Demel
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Up the Cherries!

  13. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Son(c)

    This could end in giant failure!!

    1. No_Mo_Salah?
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Me too... better start!

    2. Guy Demel
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Could end in great success too. Good luck!

    1. Pranav Santhosh
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Average of 1.6 points in hits in top 10k 😯

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

    So many in one of my Cash mini-league missed the deadline. Lot of Kane 2 or 3rd subs, most with Salah or Firmino (C).

    1. AndyCook
        8 years, 4 months ago

        This is why you should leave a big blanking player in your side as he will sub anyway!

      • Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Tough league....

    2. TheCurseOfRaheem
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Woke up at 11:25 just in time to bring in Kane and Son. So close to disaster.

      Though i completely missed the Salah news and have Carroll first sub so there’s that too...

      1. Pranav Santhosh
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Assuming you got him in early on the smart move would of been to keep to preserve team value move

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

      Kane 140% EO in top 10k

      300% here 😎

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

        Actually probably have that calc wrong. Need to add the TCs

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

          Probably 150%

      2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Same.

    4. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Could use a performance from Gross to get the gameweek off to a flyer.

    5. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      This game has started quite slowly. Unsurprising given that they only played a couple of days ago.

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

      Daniels hatrick and cleanie too much to ask?

      1. Cookie Kid
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Yes. Cleanie gone

    7. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Top 10k captains:

      1 Kane TOT 62.8%
      2 Salah LIV 10.1%
      3 Son TOT 6.2%
      4 Eriksen TOT 4.7%
      5 Alli TOT 3.3%

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        All salah(c)are dead teams

        1. Eddie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          I've two Salah captainers in my cash money mini league who are very much alive but hungover.

          1. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            this

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

          or missed the deadline

      2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        1000 dead teams 😯

      3. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        WHM and SWA cleanie will do the job 😛

    8. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Hardly anyone in my very savvy mini league has TC'd Kane. I'm regretting this already haha

      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Surely that is good news.

        1. Yozzer
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          If he doesn't play though I'm in trouble lol

    9. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Knockhaert G
      Izquierdo A

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Yes knock scores.

    10. Viper
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Gross assisted the assister 🙁
      .

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

      Nothing like a early goal

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

      OMG Knockaert

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

        Bad for Brighton cleanies 🙁

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Yes indeed - if a team is behind then there's not much point in total defence.

    13. Fpldonny
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Rookie mistake made, put Salah as 3rd sub thinking he was 100% out. Please dont play today Mo :/

    14. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      gross point blank

    15. Guy Demel
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Naturally a team that hasn't scored for the last 3.5 years could knock in a goal after 5 minutes against Bournemouth.

    16. Pranav Santhosh
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Knockaert goal