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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. Meinhoff
    8 years, 1 month ago

    YESSS thank you mr Dunk

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Good pick

      1. Meinhoff
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers

  2. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Felipe Anderson had a very good game.... one to watch for me

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Really? He was ominous most of the game until the very end.

      1. QueefParkRangers
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Think he was watching a diff game mate

      2. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 1 month ago

        do you mean anonymous?

    2. Plymouth
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No explosivity whatsoever

    3. onlyonearsenewenger
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I have him in my team - https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/84508/event/8
      I was watching the game on and off, not sure if he is a good option as he is playing too deep, especially against sides that sit like BHA did most of the game today. Good thing, he is on set pieces tho and should have had a assist for a corner.

    4. BENOIT
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Thought he was appalling. Off th pace, lost possession and crossing/free kicks were poor.

  3. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    At last a Ryan clean sheet! Up and running GW8!

    1. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      First of many in the coming weeks!

    2. Ziyech on the Bench
      8 years, 1 month ago

      🙂 Yes!

  4. Buck The Trent
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Would you ?

    A Play Hart (mci)
    B Get Ryan/Fab (-4)

    1. chrisjdgrady
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hart

    2. Goat
      8 years, 1 month ago

      15 days to ask this question

      1. Buck The Trent
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Lol forgot about int break

    3. jomikijiq
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A of course

  5. Feloh
    8 years, 1 month ago

    1 week too late on the Ryan wagon. Watch him ship in goals when I finally get him

  6. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    God, Brighton are awful. Dunk holds them altogether. How did West Ham not get a point from that game?

    1. Richd
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Dunk dropping to 4.3 tonight. Nobody get him in

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Oooh, seriously?! Baaaargain

        1. Richd
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah. Firmly on my radar after IB. Get him and Mendy back with my 2 FT

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Might join you!

  7. chrisjdgrady
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan greatest transfer of my life

    1. FPL Daniel
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Isn't that little bit exaggerated?

      1. chrisjdgrady
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yes

    2. piquiblanco
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Haha, I'm feeling the same thing right now

    3. Jack Sparrow
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You must do a lot of shite transfers

      1. chrisjdgrady
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Im just messing around, Christ.

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats!!! Especially because of the badge you got! First time 9 pts from a gk! It really is time you get the reward!

      1. chrisjdgrady
        8 years, 1 month ago

        God some of you guys are unbearable. I’m just messing around. Stop being so serious about FANTASY.

        1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Lots of butthurt Arnie owners about I think.

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Haha this

    5. Nascimento
      8 years, 1 month ago

      5 years and that's your best transfer. I'd give up

  8. More Tragic
    8 years, 1 month ago

    poor Arnie owners.

    🙂

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It’s one player

    2. FPL Daniel
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He is season keeper if fit. Can't wait to upgrade Wilson to him

    3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Disguised LOL

      Ban!

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 1 month ago

        10 minutes for lol? Or how much would u suggest? What would be correct bragging ban?

  9. FPL Daniel
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Owner of Fabianski and Ryan

    Transfer tonight: Fabianski to Ryan sub ( I don't his name), save 0.5 and never make a mistake with rotation again?

    No brainer right?

    1. oscardo
      8 years, 1 month ago

      yeah 🙂

      1. FPL Daniel
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks Oscardo. Can't wait to do it!! It will ease my pain.

        Anyone else to offer advice lads?

        Thanks

    2. Joggers Nipple
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Get the Wolves GK

      1. FPL Daniel
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I have Doherty and Bennet already. Wolves fixtures are turning south soon too

    3. HamezMace
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Button

      1. FPL Daniel
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah Button. He is my man.

  10. Rainer
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan set and forget essential this week.

    1. FPL Daniel
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I will join you tonight

    2. LarryDuff
      8 years, 1 month ago

      "Set and forget" "this week"

  11. noahzark22
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Knockaert in for Walcott means a bunch of points for Wally this week.

    1. Richd
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You got a CS. Be grateful

      1. noahzark22
        8 years, 1 month ago

        It's not the worst that could have happened, clearly

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      guaranteed.

  12. Jealous Viper
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How many bonus points for Ryan please?

    1. Richd
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Dos

    2. FPL Daniel
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Maximum

      1. Richd
        8 years, 1 month ago

        If maximum is 2.

    3. Guy Demel
      8 years, 1 month ago

      2

      1. FPL Daniel
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry. This guys might be right however after deduction I believe he has chance

        1. Richd
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Winning goal BPS for Murray.

  13. Clintymints
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Prob get Ryan for Henessey when CP's fixtures hit the fan

    Bruno was fun to watch tonight. I enjoy watching older defenders adapt their game to keep up with the young lads. Decent performance from the vet

    Murray looks like a sound investment with the fixts

    Also good for the Rep of Ireland having Duffy playing at this level. Decent performance

  14. Plymouth
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Thats why I will never touch Arnie. Not really a great footballer

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Jesus

      1. Plymouth
        8 years, 1 month ago

        😀

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You clearly didn’t watch the game.

      1. Plymouth
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I clearly did

    3. Syd.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn’t matter in FPL

      Keeps getting the points

    4. Salah’s Sonnet
      8 years, 1 month ago

      deluded

    5. BENOIT
      8 years, 1 month ago

      What a load of rubbish

    6. child of God
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Disagree Will be getting him soon myself. Once he comes good people will regret not owning him

      1. Deulofail
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Will make a change from regretting owning him.

        It's been a rocky 150 mins of ownership for me so far.

    7. Astronautovic
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He tried really hard today. He should have made this goal at the end. It clearly wasn't his day. He will come good imo

    8. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Another disguised LOL.

    9. Weasel51
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Having him has got to to 62 OR.

      Meh, your right.

  15. Monkey Hanger
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Only one in fifty teams have Murray.

    Only one in thirty teams have Ryan.

    1. Syd.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Interesting

  16. Vamos Los Celeste
    8 years, 1 month ago

    A good debut of the gw with ryan 9 points

    1. FPL Daniel
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats

      1. Vamos Los Celeste
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thx pal

  17. Deulofail
    8 years, 1 month ago

    1pt up on my transfer so far 😎

    1. Syd.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Brilliant

  18. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance Ryan collect all 3 bps?

    1. Richd
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Murray will get winning goal BPS. Unlikely but stranger things have happened.

      1. FPL Daniel
        8 years, 1 month ago

        There is a chance

        1. Richd
          8 years, 1 month ago

          That’s what Ronaldo says

      2. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Oh forget about this.
        Where can We chack dissposseion?

    2. MagnetBPS
      8 years, 1 month ago

      most likely 2

  19. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    8 years, 1 month ago

    About time Ryan got me a clean sheet!

    1. SPorting
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Heat hear.

      Hopefully the start of a decent run.

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yes, hate using transfers on keepers

        1. SPorting
          8 years, 1 month ago

          The next 7 games is why we bought him in.

          1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Had him from the start unfortunately haha

    2. Demel
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Ditto.

  20. FPLGeezer
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who's the best rotation keeper to have with Ryan? Need to get rid of Hennessy soon

    1. FPL Daniel
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Fabianski apparently. However not if you are like me and you play the wrong one all the time 🙁

      1. FPLGeezer
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Ouch luck of the draw but got to favour home keeper of rotating

    2. Hooky
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Etheridge

    3. stat
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Patricio

      1. FPLGeezer
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Have Doherty tho the double up might to not be worst case

  21. Somar
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else celebrating Ryan, Duffy and Murray points? Decent start for my WC team!

    1. FPL Daniel
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Bravo

      1. Somar
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers. I'm buzzing because I activated my WC today!

    2. HamezMace
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Brighton fan?

      1. Somar
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Nope. Chelsea fan. Looked at the fixture ticker and Brighton were the best for both attack and defense. Already paying off! Love FFA

        1. Somar
          8 years, 1 month ago

          FFS

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      All Brighton the night!

  22. #FPLBhuna
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie and 1.9m they said

    Thank god i went with my gut

    Cmon vardy do not let me down boy!!!

  23. Syd.
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Dunk & Duffy are 2 big lads

    1. Richd
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I saw Duffys personal tape. He ain’t that big.

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Ha, just said the same. Shoulders like boulders

  24. XabiAlonso
    8 years, 1 month ago

    -3 from 1 any good

    1. Rainer
      8 years, 1 month ago

      3 behind average with 0.6 more of a player played.

  25. Rainer
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie's great stats continue!

    1. Dynamic Duos
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He is a donkey

      1. BENOIT
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Should of scored a couple really but at least he’s getting the chances. Bringing him in next week

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        8 years, 1 month ago

        No he shouldn't have

  26. maimar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    If i WC this weekend, can i keep changing it until GW 9 ??

    1. Syd.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

      You can make as many as you like

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Oh yes

    3. BENOIT
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Blimey

    4. Goat
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No. 1 go and that’s it

      1. maimar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Are you fukking with me now?

  27. Flynny
    8 years, 1 month ago

    There's no need to wildcard this lot is there?

    1.3m itb..... initial thoughts are trippier to mendy and maybe deeney to arnie

    Patricio hamer
    Alonso trippier robbbo awb Peltier
    Salah hazars maddison richarlison stephens
    Kun deeney ings

    Thanks

  28. diesel001
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Good start for those who have not taken hits and and had no players playing today.

    Averages are negative!

    1. Goat
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Great

  29. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    0 from 0.

    Green arrow?

    1. Richd
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. Seriously the number of hits I’m hoping to sky rocket.

    2. Duffy Dunk
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Red is the new green

  30. Jealous Viper
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero Ederson out for Ryan Kane(c). One half of the equation done.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Shame about the other half 😉