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Arnautovic and Fabianski the key figures as Gameweek 8 kicks off

A large number of Fantasy Premier League managers are turning to Marko Arnautovic (£7.0m) and West Ham to kick-start Gameweek 8.

The Austrian forward, named in the starting line-up for the second week in a row, sits in 17.6% of Fantasy squads for a Friday night trip to Brighton.

Arnautovic is the most popular player in tonight’s fixture, but colleague Lukasz Fabianski (£4.5m) is not far behind with 13.5% ownership.

None of their Hammers’ team-mates are even close though. The third-most fashionable West Ham player is Felipe Anderson (£6.8m), owned by 2.6%.

Such is Fantasy interest in Brighton that their most popular assets aren’t even involved tonight.

Dale Stephens (£4.4m) and Markus Suttner (£3.9m) are both in a little over 5% of Fantasy squads but neither of them are in the matchday squad.

Anthony Knockaert (£5.5m) has caught the eye in recent weeks but only 1.5% of Fantasy managers are in possession of him at time of writing.

Meanwhile, Glenn Murray (£6.5m) returns to the side after being rested for the Gameweek 7 trip to Manchester City.

BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION XI (4-4-1-1): Ryan; Bong, Dunk, Duffy, Bruno; Jahanbakhsh, Propper, Kayal, Knockaert; March; Murray

WEST HAM UNITED XI (4-3-3): Fabianski; Masuaku, Diop, Balbuena, Zabaleta; Noble, Obiang, Rice; Anderson, Arnautovic, Yarmolenko

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1,403 Comments Post a Comment
  1. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    I guess I'll take those 3 points for Fabianski from that match.

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

      Sorry for top post.

    2. Plymouth
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Ye, im sorry for you

    3. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I'm disappointed by the lack of clean sheets too, but you have to hand it to Fabianski - he's been getting at least 1 save point every match, and it's the save points I got him for. The clean sheets will (hopefully) come!

  2. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    I'm done , hate this game , had enough, rage quit

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Good bye

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        How do I delete my team?

        1. Monkey Hanger
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Throw computer out of an upstairs window.

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 7 months ago

            And tie it to your leg.

        2. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Don’t know

          I only play the game for a bit of craic

    2. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Rage upvote!

    3. TaiwanHC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      What happened?

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

      Ouch

    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      See you tomorrow.

      1. SEXY SON
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        *next page

    6. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      LOOOOL

    7. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      You've taken a hit 4 weeks in a row. They are not going to work every week.

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

      I'm guessing this isn't the 1st time in 5 seasons you've posted this.

    9. Rossendale Rover
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      What are you doing captaining Arnie away at Brighton? Bad decision.. tut tut

    10. ChristoBisto
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Ooof your rank was 500 coming in to this gameweek too! Arnie (c) was too left field for me.

      1. clodhopper
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Wow u must just have wanted to watch friday night football unlucky

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

          You what sorry?

  3. F4L
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Benching Arnie next week then

  4. stat
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Started Ryan 5 mins before the deadline as part of an uncharacteristically late switch (benching Patricio + AWB to start Ryan + Mendy)

    • Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Evening all.

      A. Activate WC 🙂
      B. Kane Lamela > Salah Jimenez (-4) 😆

      Patricio Foster
      Mendy Alonso Robertson Pereira AWB
      Hazard Lamela Fraser Kenedy Costa
      Kane Aguero Mitrovic

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        B

        1. Legomané
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Pereira > TAA worth an extra hit to get 'the squad I want'? 🙂

          1. Syd.
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 7 months ago

            TAA needs a rest

            Klopp is going to burn him out

            1. Legomané
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Lovely long 2-wk break coming up mind

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

                Isn't he in the England squad?

                1. Legomané
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 7 months ago

                  Aye, suppose Gareth’ll have them all working hard

      2. Joggers Nipple
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        b

        1. Legomané
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Flip me, the ‘Nine’s’ that say “Nein”!! WC hold :hmm:

      3. Pooodle
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        I'd be tempted to wildcard considering your midfield

        1. Legomané
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          ‘Flexible’ 4-3-3 innit 🙂

        2. Legomané
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Problem I’ve got WC’ing, is that I need to downgrade Mendy/Alonso/Robbo to fund any midfield upgrades...having held Mendy this long not sure who to drop. Also like the Robbo/TAA/Salah combo going forward, but Pereira > TAA doesn’t help me funds wise.,.

          1. Legomané
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 7 months ago

            Basically, tempted to hold off WC till there’s a clearer point to restructure and shed one or two of the big guns..

            1. Legomané
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              :bear:

    • Naby K8a
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      7m for a West Ham player who doesn't even take pens. Ew

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

        Let’s all buy Naby Keita instead!

        1. Naby K8a
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          ??

    • PapsH
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I wanna look at my friends league that im not in out interest, i have the league code, is there a way of doing that without being in it? ta

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        You should be able to see it from you friends team as the leagues he is in will be listed

    • Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Thank you Ryan. That's me sat in the top 5k overnight 🙂

    • ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Started Hart over Ryan. I know Burnley will now concede.

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        It was the right thing to do

        Hindsight is a wonderful thing

        1. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah definitely the right thing to do it. That's how this game plays out, sometimes you get whats not expected.

          1. Syd.
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 7 months ago

            If the game was predictable it would be boring

            The unpredictable nature of games is why it is so fun to play

            1. ZeBestee
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Yup, its the events that happen that sometimes are very unusual. But that's football. Cheers

      2. _figu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Such a stupid post after the game

        1. gilean
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Why

    • Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      it’s gw8 and there’s only 3 players i’ve had all season. shaw, aguero, awb

      aguero almost went this week, and shaw will go next week.

      so it’s as the prophecy said, there is only one true set and forget. his name is wan bissaka

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        have you seen Palace's fixtures

        1. Duffy Dunk
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Wan is there to stay for the season.
          Not better value in such a low price.

          1. internal error
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 7 months ago

            Lets see what happens with Bennett

          2. F4L
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 7 months ago

            once he hits 4.4 (4.2SP for many I guess), he's .2 from Jonny. No doubt Tomkins will get injured soon, or Sakho, and then CP will start shipping goals again

      2. Jolly Good
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Players who I’ve had from GW1
        Patricio+Hamer
        Robertson+AWB
        Aguero

    • Jolly Good
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      So my plan is Sterling + Trippier to Salah + def

      At current prices I’m 0.1 short of TAA ... however Salah could fall or trippier could rise to make it work

      My concern is if TAA rises tonight I’m priced out of it

      Any suggestions?

      1. Joggers Nipple
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Dont get rid of Sterling vs BUR home

    • Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Never trust West Ham

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

        West Spam more like

      2. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Brighton at home is not an easy fixture for any team

      3. F4L
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        they dominated, just weren't clinical.

    • SEXY SON
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Aguero possibly dropping tonight. World's gone mad.

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

        To go all Keegan about it..I would love it if Kane is rested tomorrow. Can’t see it happening though

        1. SEXY SON
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah he's a perma 90 minute man

      2. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Wtf?

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

          -101 lol.
          Hope Kane does nothing.

        2. SEXY SON
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Yup - fplstatistics.com

      3. SPorting
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        People selling like the deadline is tomorrow.

        1. EgyptianKing
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Ahahah! Epic

    • Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Arnie's heat map , deeper than Diop?

      1. MagnetBPS
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        arnie was the most dangerous player today. Involved in couple of chances but wasn’t clinical enough

    • Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      So Exact cash for SCook to TAA before price rise for my 1FT is a no brainer?
      Giving this team.

      Ederson

      Alonso TAA Bennett

      Salah Hazard Pogba Fraser

      Kun Mitrovic Wilson

      Hamer WanB Chilwell Stephens

      1. MTPockets
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Not really with an international break ahead.

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

            It's that or do it for a hit when he rises. So if I risk it it minimizes hit potential.
            Logic? 🙂

            1. MTPockets
                5 years, 7 months ago

                Yeah if set on that transfer and willing to risk it.

          2. MagnetBPS
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 7 months ago

            avoiding any transfers today is a no brainer

        • Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Someone must know how I can delete my team

          1. MTPockets
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Give us the login.

            • Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              I will give £2 for the password

            • Goat
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Delete your fantasy scout account too please

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

                Harsh but 🙂

            • Joggers Nipple
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              If you are serious just make like 100 transfers now

            • SEXY SON
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              You can't

            • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              alt and f4 on the team screen

            • Jack Sparrow
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Get a bloody grip

            • Jam0sh
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Just leave it then

          2. CRO KLOPP
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 7 months ago

            Wow, Kane could go up in price tonight, people think that they could still buy him for tomorrow

            1. Goat
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Hahaha

            2. Baps hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Maybe. And If Murray scored and had so many chances, what will Kane do!?!

            3. Albrightondknight
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Why not?
              🙂

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

            Excact money for

            Pogba + Ozil + AWB > KDB + Mane + TAA (-4)

            TAA at 99% on FPL statistics. FML

            1. Goat
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Is that you, Scotty B?

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

                Is that you, Scotty B?

                1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 7 months ago

                  Is that you Scotty B ?

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

                    Is that you Scotty B?

                    1. Geriatric Unathletic
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      5 years, 7 months ago

                      "I'm Scotty B".....in a Kirk Douglas acent!

            2. TheTwelfthMan
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Don't bring KDB in yet. Takes 2-3 weeks for players to be at full tilt after being back at training, plus City don't need him especially against Burnley at home. No need to rush.

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

                Just did AWB > TAA just in case I want to make the other two moves before next GW. Could simply do Pobga > Sterling instead.

            3. SEXY SON
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Wait on KdB imo

          4. child of God
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 7 months ago

            Ooh how I'd love a kane blank

            1. F4L
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Todd Kane?

          5. Jässi
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 7 months ago

            If I take -8 now to catch some price rises and then play wildcard later during the international break will it wipe out these point hits?

            1. Twisted Saltergater
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              yup

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

                You may also lose the price rises, though I'm not sure.

            2. Skid Vicious
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Uuuuw how cunning!

          6. FPL Blow-In
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 7 months ago

            Which do you prefer

            A) Mendy, Salah, Arnie/Murray
            B) Bennet, KDB, Kane

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              It’s obviously A right?

              1. Joggers Nipple
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 7 months ago

                yes

              2. Netley Lucas
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 7 months ago

                Yep

            2. F4L
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              yeah A with Arnie

            3. child of God
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              A and not a close call

          7. N00B
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 7 months ago

            Ryan is a troll. I own him from gw1 and I wanted to sell him this week when I will wildcard. But now, I dont know anymore.

            1. MTPockets
                5 years, 7 months ago

                3 of Ryan's next 4 games are away. Wouldn't extrapolate from today

              • FlockofSeagulls
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 7 months ago

                Why would you want to get rid of him now with those fixtures coming? 😆

                If you got him too early that's just poor management because his early fixtures were terrible. 😉

                Keep him now.

              • _figu
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 7 months ago

                Ehh. What did you seriously expect from the fixtures he's had so far? Look at his fixtures in next 8

            2. Syd.
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              9 games to go and a 2 week international break

              Why on earth would you make transfers tonight

              1. Jam0sh
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 7 months ago

                If on wildcard

                1. Syd.
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 7 months ago

                  That’s ok

              2. LarryDuff
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 7 months ago

                Idiots thinking deadlines tomorrow

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

                  Would think the majority think that we are idiots for posting on here, but hey.

            3. FlockofSeagulls
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              I think I might regret not playing my BB chip.

              At least Ryan should start rising now. 🙂

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

              Is there any advantage of WC tonight if using it over the international break. Can you pick up early price rises?

              1. MTPockets
                  5 years, 7 months ago

                  Yeah as early as possible, just don't sell anyone you may want back for net loss (like Aguero).

                  1. FPL Blow-In
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    Yep accidentally done this on mine toying around and lost .2

                  2. abaalan
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    So could get Laca rise even though I don't have him for this gw but add him in tongith on wc?

                    1. MTPockets
                        5 years, 7 months ago

                        You want to catch as many risers of any kind as possible, in the hope that some will rise twice so you can bank 0.1m gains. Also want to catch any gains and opportunities to buy lower of players you actually want to keep.

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

                    Price rises so frequent no point using just for price rises, evaluate your team

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

                      Part of the Salah plan 😉

                • Monkey Hanger
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 7 months ago

                  Been making a heat map of that guitar in Jonty's room.

                  Not been played in a long, long time. 🙂

                  1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    😆

                  2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
                    • 10 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    Virg will strum it in his interview

                    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                      • 13 Years
                      5 years, 7 months ago

                      let's keep it on the guitar please

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

                        Easier to wipe down

                • LeicesterA
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 7 months ago

                  For the first time in my FPL career, I missed a deadline 🙁

                  Real life finally won over in a messy week.

                  Kun (c) and no transfers it is then.

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

                    Wish I missed the deadline 😆

                  2. BENOIT
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    Same here. Got a good feeling about Sergio

                  3. Pooodle
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    Don't worry - I missed the double GW37 last season and got stuck with Vardy and Mahrez against West Ham and Arsenal instead of Jesus and Silva who had something like Huddersfield and Brighton at home.

                    I ended up in the region of 20 points better off than if I had ditched the Leicester pair...!

                  4. Duffy Dunk
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    May prove to be in your favour.
                    You have saved a transfer too.

                    1. LeicesterA
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 7 months ago

                      I did already have two banked but meh, it's life I guess.

                      Let's see!

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

                    Thanks for the reassurance all. FPL can't compete with family illness, so I guess it puts things into perspective.

                  6. Puncheon Guly
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    I've ended up with Kun (c) too. GW8 though, so should be fine!

                • Bielsa's Bucket
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 7 months ago

                  Looking at the stats, how did West Ham fail to score? Look like they were all over Brighton

                  1. SADIO SANÉ
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    They should have had one really, some really good chances

                  2. F4L
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    Arnie just had an off day. Poor choices from good crossing decisions didn't help as well

                  3. BENOIT
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    Ridiculous

                • THFC4LIFE
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 7 months ago

                  Who’s getting Salah in for gw9?

                  1. Syd.
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    o/

                  2. Jam0sh
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    Someone will

                  3. McEwan
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    Was my original plan to get him but can’t help but see Kane popping up in those gaps in West Ham defence and having a field day.

                  4. Son is Rising
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    o/

                • Mo Mané Mo Problems
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 7 months ago

                  Speroni is was always going to be the first 3.9 keeper.

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

                    Is? Was? How in tense

                    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
                      • 10 Years
                      5 years, 7 months ago

                      haha. *was

                      Is was sounds cool though.