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Dugout Discussion August 19

No Sanchez for United as Lukaku makes first start

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Brighton and Hove Albion entertain Manchester United in the late-afternoon match, with Alexis Sanchez‘s (£10.5m) omission from Jose Mourinho’s match-day squad the headline news.

The United boss confirmed the Chilean midfielder, the ninth-most captained player of Gameweek 2, misses the trip to Brighton through injury.

Romelu Lukaku (£11.0m) gets his first league start of the season, as do Ashley Young (£6.0m) and Anthony Martial (£7.4m). Matteo Darmian (£5.0m) and Marcus Rashford (£7.0m) make way.

Paul Pogba (£8.1m), the fifth-most bought player of Gameweek 2, captains United once more.

The Seagulls’ only two changes from the side that lost to Watford are in the full-back department: Bernardo and the injured Bruno being replaced by Gaetan Bong and debutant Martin Montoya (all £4.5m).

That Dale Stephens (£4.5m) is the most-owned Brighton player in FPL, sitting in 10% of squads, says much about the Fantasy community’s faith in the Seagulls this afternoon. Stephens is also the fifth-most benched player of Gameweek 2: over 84% of his owners have opted against playing the budget midfielder.

Brighton XI: Ryan, Montoya, Dunk, Duffy, Bong, Propper, Stephens, Gross, March, Knockaert, Murray

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Bailly, Lindelof; Shaw, Pereira, Fred, Pogba, Martial, Mata, Lukaku

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  1. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Best 4.5 mid?

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    1. Mayo for Sam
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      That lad with the Afro starting for could be good

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      1. Mayo for Sam
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Arsenal*

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      2. Respect My Authoritah
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Won't get in the points though, and takes up an Arsenal slot

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    2. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      All the same really. Stephens or Billing

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    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Billing

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

      Billing

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    5. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Have my eye on Guendouzi and Billing. But unlikely to do anything with my 4.5 slot until I WC. Just not worth a FT. Prefer Billing atm because no worries about taking up Huddersfield spots.

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  2. Mayo for Sam
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Which one here?

    A) King + Eriksen > Ings + Hazard 

    B) Eriksen + Tomkins > Mikhterian + Alonso 

    C) King + Eriksen + Tomkins > Arnie + Mikhterian + Alonso (-4)

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    1. RyanC
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      A

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    2. Mok
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      B

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    3. EgyptianKing
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I am exactly considering B at the moment! Seems a good move in my opinion

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  3. Nat89
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    any improvements here?
    ederson - speroni
    mendy - robertson - schlupp - A smith - WB
    salah - mkhi - richarlison - kante - pereyra
    aguero - aubameyang - jimenez

    i could upgrade Smith to Alonso by downgrading ederson to a 4.5 and pereyra to a 5.3
    could i please get some input from you, thanks

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  4. DanLynch
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Hennessy/Hamer
    Mendy alsonso Arnold
    Salah Richarlison bsilva maddison
    Aguero firmino zaha

    Awb peltier kamara
    Have 0.5 in bank would you make any changes

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  5. Woy of the Wovers
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Are we missing an article or two here? Usually there's at least a knee-jerk article if not a Scout notes one. What's the schedule look like these days?

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    1. SweeSwee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Standards are slipping.

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    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I think some knees were put right out of joint after that aguero hat-trick?

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

    Having absolutely no Tottenham, Chelsea or Arsenal coverage in my team makes me feel uneasy sometimes with urge to spread the risk, but then Man City and Liverpool start their games and all is well in life again

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    1. t4thomas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      A good point.

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  7. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Best 6.5 or under mid. Shoot.

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    1. RyanC
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Richarlison

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      1. RyanC
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Oh wait, he rose, ignore.

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    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Fraser or Maddison

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    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Richarlison due to form. Then Pedro if nailed

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      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        My bad

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    4. SEXY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Maddison. Season keeper

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    5. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Fraser

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    6. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I liked the look of Maddison while watching Leicester but the stats aren't anything special and Vardy will be suspended now. Even still, I'd probably opt for him.

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      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Exactly this. I liked the look of him too but don't like his stats or heat map. Doesn't seem to even get into the penalty box.

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    7. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Cheers all.

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    8. SweeSwee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Maddison will be a reverse Tadic

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      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        What's a reserve tadic? A fella who actually gets points despite crap stats?

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    9. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Peng TIng called Maddison

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      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Racist. How dare you appropriate Chinese proverbs!

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  8. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Got 2 free transfers with .5 m in bank and really stuck on best option

    A Shaw to Alonso and King to Ings (have to do tonight)
    B King to Zaha and carry transfer
    C King to Ings and BSilva to Mkhitaryian
    D Anything better to consider?

    Cannot get both Zaha and Alonso in 2 transfers unfortunately

    Foster
    Mendy Van Dijk Shaw
    Salah Mané BSilva Richarlison
    Aguero Mitrovic King

    Patricio Tomkins Billing Wan-Bissaka

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    1. Totalfootball
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Maybe C or King to Zaha
      Bilva to Mkhi ?

      You think Alonso is a must have ?!

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      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Yes. Think Alonso great value as effectively 6.5 mid with CS potential. If goes badly easy to redistribute funds.

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        1. EgyptianKing
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I start to agree with this... I already have 2 attacking (and expensive) defenders - Robertson and Mendy - but I am strongly considering bringing Alonso in

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  9. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    G2G? Thinking Mahrez > Mhiki next week and then upgrade Cairney to Neves.

    Patricio - Hart
    Shaw - Robertson - AWB - Tomkins - Bednarek
    Mahrez - Salah - Richarlison - Pedro - Cairney
    Kun - Auba - Ings

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  10. kinghenry14
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    2ft 0.0itb

    patricio hamer
    mendy taa tomkins awb peltier
    salah erik bilva rich chalobah
    kun firmino king

    bilva and king to dilva and ings decent moves or bilva to dilva too sideways? any other ideas?

    cheers

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  11. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    lms safety score??

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    1. Siggy in the Middle
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      28

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    2. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      ignore this guys TM already answered me.

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  12. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Is Mkhi nailed?

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    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      If he continues to play well

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    2. SweeSwee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Hard to tell, selection choices have been a bit strange at Arsenal imo. Think he is still experimenting.

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      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I think Ozil will get the chop.

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  13. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Any strikers going up in price tonight/tomorrow, Agüero aside?

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  14. MGD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Bottomed

    A) Cedric + King -> Kamara + Alonso
    B) Tomkins + King -> Kamara Alonso (have AWB)
    C) King -> Ings and keep 1 ft

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  15. chiragvirwani7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Need help lads. Have 2 FTs

    Alexis, morata, jorginho --> Hazard, ings, mkhi

    Is this worth it?

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    1. MGD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Yes good transfers

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      1. chiragvirwani7
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        worth the -4 you reckon?

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  16. samaael
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    pretty happy with team despite indifferent start. Need to burn one of those trades

    Ryan
    Mendy/ Tarkowsky/ Davies
    Salah/ Eriksen/ Bilva/ Richarlison
    Aguero/ Mitrovic/ Iheanacho

    4.0/ Tomkins/ WanB/ Stephens

    1.5ITB 2FT

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      If you think Eriksen will come good Tark to PVA

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  17. Big Ronnie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Kabasele & King to Alonso and Kamara for free.
    Changing to a 442 with a back 4 of Alonso, Mandy, Robbo and PVA.

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  18. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Think we should all be doing everything we can to get Auba not Mkhi, Auba is the one who's had millions of chances and is due a few goals

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  19. New Post
    TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    New Post

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/08/19/aguero-hits-hat-trick-as-mendy-collects-another-two-fpl-assists/

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  20. istanbul05
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    How risky would it be going with 2 4.0m DFs?

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Seems safe, working for me

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  21. Clickzy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Sanchez & Jota to Hazard & Mkhi worth a -4?

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    1. The Baby-faced Assassin
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah I’d do it

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  22. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Hazard or alonso or mendy

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  23. Down with this sort of thin…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Sorry, asking this again:

    Sane and Mitrovic to Kante and Aguero? Hate to lose Mitrovic but surely can't not have Aguero now?

    Ran out of patience with Sane too, can always switch both back later depending on form...

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I did similar, with mahrez and King out

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  24. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    a) Ederson & Schlupp
    b) Ryan & PVA

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  25. Alsanibra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Obviously I need to replace Jota, (kicking myself for not getting Richarlison, in the first place or pre price rise)
    Team is
    Patricia (steke)

    Mendy Robertson shaw Wan-Bissaka schlupp

    Salah mane bilva Stephens jota

    Aguero Arnautovic Zaha

    Really want Richarlison, Mkhitaryan, Alonso and a better keeper.

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    1. Alsanibra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Do I lose jota, Shaw, Arne & Patricia and replace with

      Alonso, Mkhitaryan, Hamer and Ings for -8

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  26. Norsemen
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    I want to transfer Mahrez to another midfied with more guaranteed playtime. Any suggestions?? Already have Salah, Mané, Richlison and Stephens.

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

      Alli at same price has more guaranteed playtime

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      1. Norsemen
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        what about Mkhitaryan? Good fixtures. But also feel bad about not having three city players

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  27. FPLShaqiri
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Who wins?
    Benteke, Henderson +7 points
    OR
    Firmino, TAA, PVA

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  28. Mayo for Sam
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Who scores most

    A) Mikhterian + Alonso

    B) Hazard + Ings

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  29. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mina/Jota/King to Alonso/Mkhi/Kamara(+0.5m) for a -4?

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  30. nobwak
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    King & DDG >> Zaha & Pickford?

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