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5 October 2018 1403 comments
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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. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Arnie close to breaking a floodlight

  2. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    As a new Arnie owner I’m stil happy to have him. He’s shown a lot of willing and effort this game. He’s had little to no service, that won’t happen every game.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Agreed

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

      Literally just had service, didn't he?

      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        All game he has had very very little.

  3. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Why my keepers are getting 3bp when I bench them?

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      This is why I go one keeper. Saves the heartbreaking weeks of benching the wrong one

    2. Brian950
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      One 4.5 keeper is less of a headache IMO. Or one 5.6 ideally if you can budget it.

  4. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Arnie -BPS

  5. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Pls save a pen Fab

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      That's our only hope

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

    HUGE MISS FROM ARNIE

  7. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Arnie you numb doofus

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      What did you say about Numb?

      1. Zilla
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Fred is red

  8. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Both these teams have beaten Manchester United

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Embarrassing. Jose out.

    2. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      No longer an impressive feat

    3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      😆

    4. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Mid table clashes are always hard to call. United might even beat the two of them in the return fixtures.

    5. MagnetBPS
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      3-1 too

  9. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    That wasn't offside!

    1. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      this

  10. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Arnie, what was that, jesus

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      It certainly wasn’t Jesus

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    I am really surprised to see West Ham not scoring

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I’m not

  12. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Unbelievable

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Jeff

  13. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Mat Ryan on 3 BAPS.

    1. MagnetBPS
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      andy is delighted then

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Saving Private Ryan's Baps.

      Its the same film but with a female cast...it will flop of course.

    3. stuarto
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Looking at his fixtures I’m considering Ederson > Ryan

      1. piquiblanco
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Just did that two days ago!!! I'm jubilant

  14. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Ryan on my bench \o/

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Brighton are excellent at home

    2. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Hoping for Hart’s best...

  15. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Odds on Aguero falling in price tonight?

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      50/50

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      99%

    3. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Gona go with a no

    4. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      100%

  16. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Ederson>Ryan?

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      You don’t get tonight’s points

      1. TAT
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Of course not, but still?

  17. Clintymints
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    In your Arnie's
    I see the light leading me home again
    It's heaven in your arms, my love
    My heart is in your hands
    In you Arnie's, seems so right
    I see forever in your smile
    This woman is a child again
    (In your Arnie's)

    1. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Haha! well done sir.

  18. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    this Brighton coach resembles Obama

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I resemble George Clooney

    2. Mysterion
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Gustavo Fring*

    3. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Barrack Fring

  19. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Kane injury will crash the website.

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      imagine

      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I remember when we all captained aguero and he got injured after 7 mins. That hurt.

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      It would be quite funny

      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I wouldn’t want to be a mod.

        1. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Me either

          Might end up like Jonty

          1. Longlatini
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            ^

  20. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Ryan owners are loving it

  21. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Send Arnie off, disgraceful.

  22. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    That was worth a -4 for Mitro to Arnie 🙁

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Looooool cue a Mitro brace

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      That was never a good move. No reason to dump Mitro.

      1. Costa Nostra
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Never is right!!

  23. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Sheeesh!

    Fair play Brighton!

  24. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Well that's the Ryan price drop dream over

    1. Baked baines
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      This

  25. Guy Demel
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Glenn

  26. Baked baines
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    The beach boys!

    Capt Tripps, bench Aguero
    BOLD!

  27. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Arnie should have got a yc for that foul on Ryan there.

    Owners got off lightly.

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

      Bring back the guillotine.

  28. drughi
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Arnie blank get in

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Won’t be every week

    2. Goat
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      And YC

  29. HamezMace
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Marty Ryan you legend!

  30. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Ryan +BPS at the end but Murray winning goal will probably clinch 3 BAPs.