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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. Frank Koscielny
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    King + Peltier + Bilva to Kamara + Alonso + Mkhi for -4
    Please give me the approval I somehow need to hit the transfer button

    1. Frank Koscielny
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Geez, what a horrible top page post

    2. Eden Wizard
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      What a mess

      1. Frank Koscielny
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Hard to interpret that as approval.. oh well

    3. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Thinking of exact same moves

      1. Frank Koscielny
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        It feels really kneejerking though, doesn't it.. Every year or week even..

  2. Tmel
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    A) Maddison
    B) Bilva
    C) Mkhi
    D) Pedro

    1. Frank Koscielny
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      C, but D also a good differential option

    2. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      C.

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      B

    4. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      I've none of the 4 but C is the one I want most

  3. Mcgugan
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Wilson and Fraser in for Tosun and 4.5 for free, right?

    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Yeah but sounds like it'll give you a benching headache.

    2. Angelic upstart
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Only have one Bournemouth.

  4. Stimps
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    King, Jota -> Ings, Mhki for free?

    1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      I’d just do Jota to Mikki and give king one more week home to Everton should be goals at both ends!!!

      1. kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        i'd say he couldn't afford that

    2. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Yeah.

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      yes

    4. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      looks good

  5. Jamie_GAWA
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    King + Bailly > Ings + Alonso (2ft)

    Yay or nay?

    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Yeah.

  6. Hardly Athletic
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Will Josh King drop tonight?

    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      I think so.

  7. Klein
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    No bonus points for mendy? How is that?

    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Because David silva played and he hoovers baps.

    2. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Needed another assist for a BAP.

  8. JJeyy
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Best Choice?

    A) Mahrez + Jota ---> Hazard + Kante (-4)
    B) Jota ---> Pedro

    1. Matakuko
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      I’m seriously considering B

    2. Matakuko
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      I’ve just done B 😀

  9. andy85wsm
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    That Sanchez fella hasn't been too good...

    Currently eyeing a bit of a points chasing transfer for -8

    Sanchez, Jota, Bailly, King out

    Mane, Mkhi, Alonso, Ings in

    Anyone else's knee jerking?

    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Wouldn't take King out for a hit but I do get that it's to raise cash.

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Yeah I sort of agree, Bailly's performance just got me wanting to rage him out, I wonder if Mourinho will make an example of some of the defenders after today.

        Can just do Sanchez and Jota to Mkhi and Mane for free.

        Bailly for any other 5.5 for just a -4

        The King move is as you say to get the cash for Alonso, plus he's looked quite good so far

    2. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Mahrez, Jota, Tomkins > Alonso, Mkhi, Meddison for -4.

    3. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Jose the Class man says Hi

    4. Frank Koscielny
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      I'd ditch Sanchez and King, but the last two can wait. At least don't go further than -4 and wait with the Jota transfer

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Think Jota out is more of a pressing issue than King given fixtures and minutes played

        Although I heard that King went off with a bit of a knock so will wait on news

        1. Frank Koscielny
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 days ago

          Yeah, I see what you're saying. If you ask me Mkhi and Alonso look to be the most important players to get in at the moment. Is it possible to do Sanchez, Jota and Bailly to Mane, Mkhi and Alonso?

          1. andy85wsm
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 7 days ago

            Nope, would need King to Ings to fund.

            1. Frank Koscielny
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 7 days ago

              Well, that sucks.. Then maybe consider another midfielder than Mane. I'd be determined that Mkhi and Alonso should be in my team (that's at least what I'm looking to do)

    5. TAT
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Knee jerked myself to a WC tonight, after 14 points from 6…

    6. Big Col
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Are you sure you want Mane? Liverpool’s fixture turn and you already have Salah. Have you considered Eden, Chelsea look very attacking and fixtures are excellent?

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Think 3 of the next 4 for Liverpool are fine, and the way they play they can score against anyone.

        After that potentially I may not need him but at that stage anything could have happened.

        Hazard looks good but will he start and is he worth extra money over Mane

    7. Delph & Safety
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      If you’re going to do a -8 you may as well wildcard imo.

      -4, yes, fine but taking another 4 points doesn’t make sense. I’d make Jota and Sanchez a priority.

  10. Aubamazette
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Is it only me not convinced by Ings? Should I be?

    1. Bubz
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Me too. Southampton are shite

      1. Jamie_GAWA
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Hard to see him not having a high % involvement in their goals tho

        1. Bubz
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 7 days ago

          They don't score many goals though

    2. Jamie_GAWA
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Always been a good player, good underlying stats, form (confidence high) and good fixtures

      Not bad for 5.5

      1. Aubamazette
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Lost there best playmaker in Tadic hardly create goal scoring chances idk man

    3. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Good option for 5.5

  11. ArsenalBankai
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Pedro and Kante dilemma
    Which trio would you choose and why?

    Pedro(6.5), Kamara(4.5), Ings (5.5)

    Kante(5.0), Wilson(6.0), Ings (5.5)

    Kante is playing a lot more forward this season, and Pedro has started off really well. Choosing one or the other would also affect my forward line.

    1. Lyonnais
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      A

  12. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Pressure on Bobby tomorrow

  13. chaser123
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    2FT and £1m ITB

    S.Cook and King >> Alonso and Ings

    What do you think?

  14. Marvin.
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Guys in the members area what does xG mean? Sorry if i'm being dim.

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      expected goals per 90

      1. Marvin.
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Cheers mate.

    2. Nailed Jesus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      accumulation of goals they should have scored from chances they were presented with e.g. a penalty is something like 0.76, a shot from outside the area is a lot less etc.

  15. King Kohli
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Best move here lads?

    Patricio Hamer
    Mendy TAA Lowton Tomkins Kabasele
    Salah Sanchez Mane Rich Cairney
    Kun King Quaner

    1Ft 0 itb

    A. Sanchez + Cairney > Dilva + Mkhi
    B. Sanchez + Lowton > Dilva/Mkhi + Alonso
    C. Sanchez + King > Hazard/Dilva/Mkhi + Mitrovic

  16. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Not sure chasing team value is worth the risk. Ignored price changes completely last season and got my best ever finish inside the top 5k.

  17. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Why didn't Mendy get the assist for Aguero's second goal?

    1. Flaming Flamingo
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      He did. It was Jesus' goal where the assist wasn't given.

    2. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      He did. He just didn't get it for Jesus' goal.

    3. BLANKET DEFENCE
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      cause he's not sanchez

    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      oh right, cheers 🙂

  18. Scotty B
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Peltier & Sanchez > Mendy & D Silva for free

    Or try and get rid of one of King or DeGea instead?

    DDG
    Coleman Cook VVD
    Richarlison Salah Sanchez Mane
    King Aguero Kamara

    Boruc AWB Schneiderlin Peltier

    1. Eden Wizard
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      QUESTIONS

      1. Scotty B
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        That's what this sites for mate get used to it

        1. Eden Wizard
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 7 days ago

          Wrong

        2. Eden Wizard
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 7 days ago

          Cos if everyone only asked questions what do you think would happen?

          1. Scotty B
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 7 days ago

            Scroll up and down and you'll see you blind bat

          2. Scotty B
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 7 days ago

            Anyway forget it now I've had enough. I'm not coming on here after tonight, been abused one time too many. Really unfair, feel quite bullied to be honest not nice

            1. Eden Wizard
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 7 days ago

              😆

      2. Syd.
        • 17 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        And more questions

        1. Scotty B
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 7 days ago

          See below ...Oh and above

  19. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Who do you think is the best option?

    A. David Silva
    B. Bernardo Silva
    C. Mkhitaryan

    1. Bubz
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      A

    2. Pukki Party
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      C

    3. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      C for medium term

    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      A, looked like everything went through him today

    5. Shearer & Sutton
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      A

    6. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Given fixtures and starts I can see C ending up being the right answer.

      Hard to not have 3 city though.

    7. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Not B. A's PPM will be superior but them minutes are the worry. C looks the pick, for now.

    8. Cok3y5murf
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      B

    9. Flaming Flamingo
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      A

    10. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      I am not telling you

    11. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      A
      Best player

    12. banskt
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      People think Mkhitaryan. I think any City player.

    13. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      C.

  20. FPL_352
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Has King been as bad as his points or been unlucky? Great pre-season and haven’t seen him play but should have been a return first 2 fixtures...

    1. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Cack yesterday decent first game

      1. FPL_352
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Give him another week ornliekly tonget dropped? Defoe waiting...

        1. Butcher
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 7 days ago

          Then they have Chelsea away. I'm getting shot of him.

          1. FPL_352
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 7 days ago

            Likely to next week. Not worth a bit and need my FT for Bilva to Rich

  21. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Ings looks a dodgy transfer given how cack Soton are

    1. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      But he is scoring

    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      His stats are impressive to be fair, but you have a point

    3. Fantastisk
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      He'll be injured in no time.

    4. FPL_352
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      He’ll need to be clinical. Won’t get many chances in that team but it might work...

  22. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Price changes aside, King is still a good option for next week?

    Was quite impressed by mitrovic yesterday and it seems he'll be their focal point. Can see him getting close to double figures of goals.

    Ings cheap but how long will he last?

    1. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Mitro is great having watched him abuse us last season

    2. Scotty B
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Probably keeping King for one more week before Chelsea away

    3. Flaming Flamingo
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Gotta keep for Everton at home imo.

  23. Pukki Party
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Hennessey too risky to transfer in tonight since he plays tomorrow?

    1. FPL_352
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Guita will eventually be #1 (once he starts speaking English!)

  24. cravencottage
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Some advice needed:

    A) Hazard, Maddison, Peltier
    B) Eriksen, Cairney, Alonso

    Thanks!

    1. Pukki Party
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      A if Peltier bench

  25. Tinmen
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Folks, can you help me out here? It’s basically one of two options?

    A) Luiz, Moura and King to Alonso, Miki and Ings -4
    B) Moura to Miki

    1. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      B

    2. FPL_352
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Would agree. Prefer B but not for a bit.

  26. Mackans
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    I have 0.5 ib to share, but would you anyways do your transfers now or later in the week?

    1. Flaming Flamingo
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Later.

  27. Eden Wizard
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Livid about choosing DDG, dead to me.

    1. Fantastisk
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Set and forget they said.

    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Same. Likely to be leaving my team with the next FT

    3. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      He has let him 10 of the last 14 shots he has faced

      1. Eden Wizard
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Joe Hart in disguise

  28. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Can't believe I've 5 players committed to tomorrow's game. Was asking for trouble

    1. Eden Wizard
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      At least OR can only go one way in theory

    2. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Think of next week

      1. BrockLanders
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        True

  29. Big Col
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Needs to raise 0.5M

    A) Cairney to Stephens

    B) King to Ings

    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      B

    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      B will yield more cash as king will drop this week, and Ings will rise

    3. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Crowd Funding?

  30. as33
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Help me to decide last time: Should i get Kun for -4 or just replace him with Hazard?
    Hart/Fabiansky
    Mendy, Robertson, Tomkins(Wan bissaka, Schelotto)
    Salah, Sanchez, Richarlison, B.Silva(Neves)
    Auba, Wilson, Zaha

    1. as33
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      any advise?