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The biggest Gameweek of the season kicks off on a barmy Friday night on the south coast as Brighton host second-placed Manchester United.

Fantasy managers will be focused on the away side, despite the absence of their most popular asset, striker Romelu Lukaku.

The Belgian misses out through injury as Jose Mourinho hands starting roles to Marcus Rashford and Antony Martial in his front three. Juan Mata also comes into a much-changed line-up as Alexis Sanchez is omitted from the squad.

Significantly, Paul Pogba is named on the teamsheet once again. United’s form player, the Frenchman has three goals and an assist from his last four starts and goes into tonight’s match as the fourth most signed play having been snapped up by 140,000+ managers ahead of the deadline.

Elsewhere for United, Chris Smalling could be a key figure against a Brighton defence that has proved vulnerable at set-plays. The Seagulls have conceded 20 goals, including 14 from corners – more than any other side. Smalling has three goals in his last seven starts and top scored in the previous Double Gameweek with 15 points.

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

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  1. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    DDG and Smalling double up... And I thougt this is the game they actually keep a cs.

    I ll be gutted when Mustafi and Mawson haul.

    Ryan outscoring DDG twice in a row.

    1. GE
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Not yet, DDG can still outscore Ryan

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        I just think they will concede vs WHU

  2. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Top 10k average net score is 0.9.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      -8 here 😎

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        -15

    2. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Only 10 behind 😎

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      -5 from 1 here

    4. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      -1 here

  3. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Utd looked terrible, toothless overated garbage....no offense utd fans.

    1. Louis Van Gaalstones
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      As a United fan, I agree. Watching games like this and the one at Newcastle earlier this season we just have 0 flair or excitement in the team, everything is slow and every player is annoyed

  4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    just need city to score 12 or so to undo dunk

  5. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Matchday 1: Green arrow

    😎

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Well done. I'm clawing back hits.

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        It'll be red by Thursday so just having my moment 🙂

  6. MTPockets
    8 years, 3 months ago

    How are brighton mathematically safe?

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      2 plus 2 is 4 minus 1 that's 3 quick maths

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Because Stoke and Swansea have to play each other so one of them won't reach 40 pts

    3. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      They are

      Bottom teams play each other

    4. MTPockets
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Ignore that - swansea fixures.

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

    Already regretting TC Jesus instead of Kane (City-Brighton max 1-0 incoming)

    1. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      City are miles ahead of United I'm terms of attacking ability. This comment makes no sense and I'm a United fan.

      1. GE
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Maybe mate 😉

      2. GE
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Brighton also had much more motivation for this match

    2. Veezeeboy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Nope don't think so
      Brighton away from home are different , so are city at home.
      It will finish with goals.

  8. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    How does gross not get bonus.That's a joke.

    1. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Sorry, I didn't get it?

      1. The Neville Wears Prada
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        knock knock..

    2. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Defensive masterclass.

      1. The Neville Wears Prada
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        for that statement to be true, that would've meant utd actually did something in final 3rd..

    3. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yellow card kills baps

    4. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      yellow card

  9. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Luke Shaw in the baps, wow 😯

    https://tinyurl.com/yae22ubu

    1. Sánchez
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      😆

    2. barracuda
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      😀 Is he eating constantly or only when asleep?

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Om nom 😆

  10. FPL Pillars
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Man Utd are so crap, thank god I benched lingard. He will probably be in my team gw38 though 😀

  11. aarrgghh
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    +5 here.Massive jump in ranks

  12. Werkself
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Trolled by Ryan and Dunk again! Not playing them the past couple of weeks is producing some serious self-loathing.

    1. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      We're staring at 16 points on our benches.

  13. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Did Gross owners sell him for a -2?

  14. barracuda
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    2 players I liked from United- Smalling and DDG (Smalling owner)

  15. Shakshuka
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    15 from 2... Unbelievable!

  16. XabiAlonso
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone think -bps for yellow cards is a bit much when you are already losing a point anyway

    1. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      -Gross owner

    2. Goalosaurus
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      It is when it causes Gross to miss the bonus

    3. Third Eye Vision
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Isn’t that similar to thinking that players shouldn’t get bps for anything that incurs point increases or deductions though...?

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      ...by the same token, why get +bps for goals and assists...you already have points for those too

  17. Fiona B
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Am I being thick but how are Brighton 100% safe as Sky Sports is saying?

    Brighton 36 played 40 points
    18th Southampton 35 played 32 points

    If Brighton lose every game - 40 points
    If Southampton win every game - 41 points

    I am sure I am missing something

    p.s. Gross has been my best buy this season, such a soft spot for him

    1. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      SOT play SWA

    2. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      i think its because of the southampton swansea game.

    3. No Luck
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Look at Southampton's fixtures

    4. Fiona B
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks! Doh! I knew I was missing something! I was even counting on my toes!

  18. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    where does a net score of +5 rank this game week

    1. The Neville Wears Prada
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      top 8

    2. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Will be a definite green arrow. Still early days though.

    3. The Tinkerman
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I have a net score of 0, and I got 12 points.

      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        That's quite handy. Unless you also had a team full of United players.

    4. Veezeeboy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Quite decent.
      Many are on negatives from hits etc or no points , solid start I'd say.

  19. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    at least smalling and rojo got game time to prepare for the damn world cup right

    1. barracuda
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Smalling was faultless tbf.

  20. The Tinkerman
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    I sold Dunk for Smalling and benched Ryan for DDG. Excellent.

    1. HurriKane
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      hahaha . thats brutal ; )

    2. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      You couldn't make it up

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        And I’m on a -12

    3. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Ryan against all odds

    4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Oof

    5. Veezeeboy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Oof that's rough
      Fpl hasn't run by logic this season. Or easy fixture swaps. Mad season it's been
      Hope the tc comes through big

  21. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    I like how FPL Discovery always has a picture of a top performing FPL player for the matchday when they do their updates

  22. SkeletONv01
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Worst DGW ever.

    1. Veezeeboy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Kneejerk much ?

  23. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Paul Pogba

    Maybe he needs a new haircut or sport

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      😆

    2. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      basketball?

        1. bench boost for every gamew…
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          damn! i thought him and de andre yedlin was bound to be basketball players, the way they run, and their names! Yedlin would be that little snapper, i don´t recall his name but he played for Charlotte Hornets in the early 90´s and Pogba, well he could have been a Jordan type!

          ha ha

  24. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Dunk will keep the 2?

    1. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Centre backs rarely lose baps from what I recall, attacking players seem to lose a lot due to disposessions

  25. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Well... that’s disappointing.
    DDG Smalling Ryan owner, got smalling in for a hit. Took gross out 2 weeks ago.

    BUT played BB so get Ryan points, and the move as Gross to zaha, which worked! Silver lining so far.

  26. RED PILL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    How funny i picked McCarthy over Ryan in both Ryan's two recent point hauls. Lingard one point off the bench, great start to the gameweek.
    Positive Brighton will be on the beach for their trip to Anfield. Maureen goes back to old trafford with zero points.

  27. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    The scouts didn’t fancy Brighton assets, might be a big error

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      3 GWs too late.

    2. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      They won't play against United every week 😉

  28. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Beautiful that how dead assets like gross from gw34 suddenly become penalty takers and get penalties. Lol@my luck. Luckily ml rival benched gross and has him as second sub lol. Looks like its the start of a huge troll of a gw

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Dead asset? He scored against Spurs

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        That was a pen mate and no one knew he would become the next milivojevic

  29. barracuda
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Young cocked up on that goal.

  30. TFP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Rough: the fixture tonight escaped my attention so I hadn't finish my transfers, hadn't picked the triple captain I wanted. Lost smalling and ddg cleanies.

    Smooth: the above meant I still had dunk and gross. Mini league rival had brought in rashford.

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      why does this never happen to me...

    2. TFP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Oh, and like squillions of others I had ryan on the bench

    3. Veezeeboy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Wow
      Already made 15 plus points off those two to justify the triple cap difference. I think you should be pleased