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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.

  1. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sold Dunk for a hit didn't I! Woohoo...

    1. The Neville Wears Prada
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      sounds like a slam dunk

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I benched him and Ruan for the secnd week running

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        yeah I have ryan on the bench this week and last too

  2. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    F off utd. Brighton killing my bench yet again.

  3. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 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
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not yet, DDG can still outscore Ryan

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I just think they will concede vs WHU

  4. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Top 10k average net score is 0.9.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      -8 here 😎

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        -15

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Only 10 behind 😎

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      -5 from 1 here

    4. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      -1 here

  5. Garlana
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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

    1. Louis Van Gaalstones
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 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

  6. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    just need city to score 12 or so to undo dunk

  7. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Matchday 1: Green arrow

    😎

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Well done. I'm clawing back hits.

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

  8. MTPockets
      7 years, 7 months ago

      How are brighton mathematically safe?

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

      2. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

      3. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        They are

        Bottom teams play each other

      4. MTPockets
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Ignore that - swansea fixures.

      5. GE
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

        1. Dannyb
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 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
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Maybe mate 😉

          2. GE
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Brighton also had much more motivation for this match

        2. Veezeeboy
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

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

      6. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

        1. Optimus.
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Sorry, I didn't get it?

          1. The Neville Wears Prada
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            knock knock..

        2. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Defensive masterclass.

          1. The Neville Wears Prada
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

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

        3. Garlana
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Yellow card kills baps

        4. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          yellow card

      7. Optimus.
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Luke Shaw in the baps, wow 😯

        https://tinyurl.com/yae22ubu

        1. Sánchez
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          😆

        2. barracuda
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          😀 Is he eating constantly or only when asleep?

        3. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Om nom 😆

      8. FPL Pillars
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

      9. aarrgghh
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        +5 here.Massive jump in ranks

      10. Werkself
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

        1. BUZZBOMB ♡
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          We're staring at 16 points on our benches.

      11. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Did Gross owners sell him for a -2?

      12. barracuda
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

      13. Shakshuka
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        15 from 2... Unbelievable!

      14. XabiAlonso
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          -Gross owner

        2. Goalosaurus
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          It is when it causes Gross to miss the bonus

        3. Third Eye Vision
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 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
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

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

      15. Fiona B
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 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 ♡
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          SOT play SWA

        2. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          i think its because of the southampton swansea game.

        3. No Luck
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Look at Southampton's fixtures

        4. Fiona B
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

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

      16. Feloh
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

        1. The Neville Wears Prada
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          top 8

        2. Jairzinho
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

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

        3. The Tinkerman
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

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

          1. Eddie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

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

        4. Veezeeboy
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

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

      17. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

        1. barracuda
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Smalling was faultless tbf.

      18. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

        1. HurriKane
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          hahaha . thats brutal ; )

        2. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          You couldn't make it up

          1. The Tinkerman
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            And I’m on a -12

        3. brianutd-why always we? 20
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Ryan against all odds

        4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Oof

        5. Veezeeboy
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 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

      19. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 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

      20. SkeletONv01
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Worst DGW ever.

        1. Veezeeboy
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Kneejerk much ?

      21. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Paul Pogba

        Maybe he needs a new haircut or sport

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          😆

        2. bench boost for every gamew…
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          basketball?

            1. bench boost for every gamew…
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 7 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

      22. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Dunk will keep the 2?

        1. Garlana
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

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

      23. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 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.

      24. RED PILL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 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.

      25. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          3 GWs too late.

        2. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          They won't play against United every week 😉

      26. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 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
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Dead asset? He scored against Spurs

          1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

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