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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. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    No quaner or depoitre

    1. Winners900
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Injured?

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

        Both on bench

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

    No salah Coutinho.. Firmino on bench.. Pope clean sheet locked..

  3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Everyone lump on burnley 1-0 quick!

  4. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    So Salah also going to Barce?

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

      I don't mind 🙂

  5. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Liverpool: Mignolet, TAA, Klavan, Lovren, Gomez, Can, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Ox, Mane, Solanke. Subs: Karius, Milner, Firmino, Robertson, Ings, Matip, Woodburn

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Fab One 😮

    2. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Thx Jaz

    3. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Gomez 😉
      Firmino 🙁

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    No elliot

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

    Vardy NOT in squad

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      😎 FT success

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        *FH

      2. Spike ⚽️
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Well done Jafs

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Got lucky....and Firmino who became Aguero 😮

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

      Still drunk

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

    Don't even know who is playing today

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No Salah, Firmino or Coutinho....

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

    Fab 4 derailed?

  10. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Schelotto's having a great game

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

    No Robertson. Ugh.

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    No firmino

  13. KJT123
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    just seen Salah walking out of Burnley travelodge.

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

    Sold Coutinho for Eriksen haha

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      haha

    2. GREENDREAMS11
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Took out Salah for Eriksen and to allow Son to come in too, 1st thing I've got right this year. ;P

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

    Vardy party gone too far 😆

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

      Still going

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

      Probably found slouched outside an offy in the wee hours.

      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        right next to a street pizza

  16. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Ditched Firm and Salah on free hit 🙂

    3 pointer incoming

  17. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Firmino + Robertson + Salah owner. Lol@ me!

  18. Patch
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    OMG I am in love.

    No Vardy, Salah or Cout in the Squad!!!!!!!!

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

      Ok I need Liverpool to grow a pair and take down Burnley.

      How is possible that my Nemesis sold Salah and Firmino and brought in via WC: Pope and Tarkowski for today

      Bloody Christ almighty!

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

        Deliberately kept Hazard as he is one of the most nailed on players this GW!

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

        Come on pls Liverpool, a goal from Solanke will do! Pls!

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

    CHAOS!

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

    And the realisation that most Spurs and West Ham players wont play twice in 48 hours begins to crash in

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

      most ??

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

        nah they'll get a rest in the cup

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

        most FPL prospects

        alli
        eriksen
        kane
        arnie
        son
        lanzini

        etc

      3. GREENDREAMS11
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Aye, they are both going with the new look 1-2-2 system for 2018, they might even rest more when they play each other

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

          that's a gross exaggeration as you well know. All those players can comfortably be rested for 49-90 minutes over the two games

    2. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      can argue Spurs & West Ham don't have good enough squads to rotate like Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City etc.

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

        also had a nice rest and have "easy" cup games

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

          it's 48 hours

          not even 3 days. people are kidding themselves

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

            They were the only players this week guaranteed to play at least some time ... I certainly wasn't kidding myself about my LIV players!

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

              yes it's a fair point, I just think the hitters/triple cappers could be in for some disappointment

    3. BananaNose Maldonado
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      At least they'll play once 🙂

  21. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Salah, Coutinho & Firmino 😎 😎 😎

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

      3 good reasons for my FH ... plus KDB

  22. SUPERMAN
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    https://anewpla.net/fpl/lineups/

    Brighton and Hove Albion: Ryan, Schelotto, Duffy, Dunk, Suttner, Knockaert, Stephens, Pröpper, Izquierdo Mena, Groß, Murray,
    Subs: Bruno (2), Beram Kayal (7), Tim Krul (26), Solly March (20), Connor Goldson (18), Tomer Hemed (10), Isaiah Brown (37)

    AFC Bournemouth: Begovic, Smith, Francis, Cook, Daniels, Ibe, Cook, Arter, Pugh, Afobe, Wilson,
    Subs: Nathan Aké (5), Lys Mousset (31), Matt Butcher (36), Andrew Surman (6), Jack Simpson (42), Dan Gosling (4), Artur Boruc (1)

    Burnley: Pope, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Berg Gudmundsson, Defour, Cork, Arfield, Hendrick, Barnes,
    Subs: Jonathan Walters (19), Kevin Long (28), Matthew Lowton (2), Nahki Wells (21), Sam Vokes (9), Anders Lindegaard (22), Ashley Westwood (18)

    Liverpool: Mignolet, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Klavan, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Can, Wijnaldum, Mané, Solanke, Lallana,
    Subs: Ben Woodburn (58), Loris Karius (1), James Milner (7), Andrew Robertson (26), Danny Ings (28), Roberto Firmino (9), Joel Matip (32)

    Leicester City: Schmeichel, Amartey, Morgan, Maguire, Fuchs, Mahrez, Ndidi, James, Albrighton, Okazaki, Slimani,
    Subs: Vicente Iborra (21), Ben Hamer (12), Demarai Gray (7), Aleksandar Dragovic (16), Kelechi Iheanacho (8), Leonardo Ulloa (23)

    Huddersfield Town: Lössl, Smith, Zanka, Schindler, Löwe, Mooy, Williams, Lolley, Ince, van La Parra, Mounie,
    Subs: Laurent Depoitre (20), Joel Coleman (13), Collin Quaner (23), Scott Malone (3), Martin Cranie (14), Jonathan Hogg (6), Florent Hadergjonaj (33)

    Stoke City:
    Subs: Mame Biram Diouf (18), Stephen Ireland (7), Darren Fletcher (24), Saido Berahino (9), Harry Souttar (36), Lee Grant (33), Ramadan Sobhi (32)

    Newcastle United:
    Subs: Mikel Merino (23), Massadio Haidara (25), Freddie Woodman (41), Isaac Hayden (14), Paul Dummett (3), Dwight Gayle (9), Joselu (21)

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

      lol. too early... 😉

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

      Thanks

    3. Brap.
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Scenes! Stoke & Newcastle not playing anyone!!

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

      Stoke v Newcastle

      0 v 0 😆

    5. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks Superman.

    6. SUPERMAN
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Sorry peeps. Was being hassled to get of iPad and concentrate on lunch.

    7. SUPERMAN
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      See below...

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

      no Vardy?

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Coutinho thigh injury

  24. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Lineup - Burnley starting line-up: Nick Pope, Phil Bardsley, Charlie Taylor, Steven Defour, James Tarkowski, Ben Mee, Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Jack Cork, Ashley Barnes, Jeff Hendrick, Scott Arfield.
    Substitutes: Matthew Lowton, Nahki Wells, Sam Vokes, Ashley Westwood, Kevin Long, Jonathan Walters, Anders Lindegaard

    Lineup - Liverpool starting line-up: Simon Mignolet, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joseph Gomez, Emre Can, Dejan Lovren, Ragnar Klavan, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Georginio Wijnaldum, Dominic Solanke, Sadio Mané, Adam Lallana.
    Substitutes: Danny Ings, Roberto Firmino, Loris Karius, Andrew Robertson, James Milner, Ben Woodburn, Joel Matip

    Lineup - Stoke starting line-up: Jack Butland, Thomas Edwards, Erik Pieters, Kevin Wimmer, Kurt Zouma, Geoff Cameron, Joe Allen, Charlie Adam, Peter Crouch, Xherdan Shaqiri, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
    Substitutes: Saido Berahino, Mame Biram Diouf, Darren Fletcher, Lee Grant, Stephen Ireland, Ramadan Sobhi, Harry Souttar

    Lineup - Newcastle starting line-up: Karl Darlow, DeAndre Yedlin, Javier Manquillo, Mohamed Diamé, Jamaal Lascelles, Ciaran Clark, Matt Ritchie, Jonjo Shelvey, Ayoze Pérez, Jacob Murphy, Christian Atsu.
    Substitutes: Isaac Hayden, Freddie Woodman, Mikel Merino, Joselu, Massadio Haidara, Dwight Gayle, Paul Dummett

    Lineup - Leicester starting line-up: Kasper Schmeichel, Daniel Amartey, Christian Fuchs, Wilfred Ndidi, Wes Morgan, Harry Maguire, Riyad Mahrez, Matty James, Islam Slimani, Shinji Okazaki, Marc Albrighton.
    Substitutes: Leonardo Ulloa, Aleksandar Dragovic, Kelechi Iheanacho, Vicente Iborra, Demarai Gray, Ben Hamer

    Lineup - Huddersfield starting line-up: Jonas Lössl, Tommy Smith, Chris Löwe, Danny Williams, Zanka, Christopher Schindler, Joe Lolley, Aaron Mooy, Steve Mounie, Tom Ince, Rajiv van La Parra.
    Substitutes: Collin Quaner, Florent Hadergjonaj, Joel Coleman, Jonathan Hogg, Martin Cranie, Laurent Depoitre, Scott Malone

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      that's better

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

      Thanks G

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        No worries!

  25. Lrf
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    No Salah, Coutinho or Depoitre for me. If Christensen is benched and Kane not fit, then I might get 7 players..

  26. Rash
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Taking salah coutinho firmino out on FH feel vindicated... for now 😎

  27. Aston-villain
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Glad to see no Gross involvement

  28. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Great no Salah or Firmino

  29. boc610
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    So those free hit chips,how they working out for you?☺

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

      Not good. Morgan plays. But no vardy and first sub Ramadan on bench

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

      Good I taken out coutinho salah firmino.. brought in Duffy though

    3. blizzle
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Success so far as I own Salah Cout and Firm.

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

      pissed about no Vardy .. .spent so long trying to decide between Mahrez, Lanzini and Vardy
      At least I went for Choupo as my first sub just in case

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

    Rotation is finally here!!!