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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. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    155 people have transferred Hazard in already 😀

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

      WCs IMO

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

      and 129 have sold salah already with HUD & Cardiff next

  2. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Almost missed the goalscorer challenge deadline this weekend, just got my Kane pick in to hopefully add to the 10 goals I already have

  3. SUPERMAN
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Guy in my ML has captained Gudmundson. Time will tell if he is a genius or fool.

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

      And benched Firmino

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I hope he is fool in this case! 😛

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

          Ha!

    2. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Hope he is a genius then.

    3. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      He is a fool...but can be a lucky fool 😉

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

    Come on Arnie! Score 2 and take the pens off Noble 🙂

  5. Bolivian Seaman
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    When does https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/ update?

    Interesting stats so far:
    In the top 10k only 3.2% have had a top1k finish, and only 14.8% have had a top 10k finish ever.

    Most used names:
    Pique blinders
    Victor Moses Lawn
    Alisson Wonderland
    Kroos Control

    In the top 10k:
    only 55% have used their wildcard; and 12% have used triple captains, bench boost 8%.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Soon, I assume it's collecting data as we speak.

    2. Demel
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Ooh 1 of 25% not to have used anything and 14% with a top 10k finish 🙂

  6. WE GO FOR IT
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Any Kun cappers? Surely can't be the only one.

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

      Be a few tomorrow who forget the deadline.

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I missed the deadline by a few minutes. Was going to change to Hazard but alas! Time for Kun to step up and finally score at Anfield now.

    2. mr messi
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Me, accidentally!

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Same here. Was about to change to Hazard but missed the deadline.

  7. Kippers
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Mitro for Arnie?

  8. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Should have a colourful team during the break with all the orange and yellow flags that come with players withdrawing from international duty

    1. The Jackal
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I can see a Kane injury coming up. :^)

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

      Strong bench also useful before int break. Surprise injuries can be seen.

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

    Has the time come to bid farewell to AWB?!

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      considering this as well. can sell for Jonny

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

        After Wolves Palace won’t be keeping any clean sheets over the next 6 gameweeks!

    2. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Hennessey's last game for me in GW9

    3. MTPockets
        7 years, 6 months ago

        A 4m nailed def is so rare in fpl that I'll just keep him on the bench.

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

          And he is playing well and getting bps

    4. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      On WC, Fraser -> Maddison, yes or no?
      Maddison will rise in price soon and has good fixtures.
      Ta.

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Yes

      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        ofc yes. He's rising tonight so you'll probably get .1 off him if you don't want him anyways

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

          He probably won’t rise tonight. But it shouldn’t be long.

      3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Word of warning - Fraser also rising. Fast.

      4. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Fraser price rising and next game home to Southampton. I would be getting him not losing him.

    5. DAZZ
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      WC active, what a relief dumping Peltier.

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

        Haha Ralls was my turd

      2. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Same

      3. Eden Wizard
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Lol wc 😆

    6. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      TAA + Robbo alongside Mane from GW9: reasonable enough to forgo Salah and Bobby?

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        still prefer Salah to Mane. Think the 3 mil is worth it.

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

      Mane and Trippier to KDB and Mendy?

      Too early to start thinking about transfers!?

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

        No
        Yes

      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        too early

    8. Emiliano Sala
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      so it's time to get TAA

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

        Bit early to break out the porn (Tits And Arse).

    9. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I dont understand how Aguero is going to drop today , Sure people dump him for Kane ..

      But why cant both Aguero and Kane ?

      1. Positive vibes
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        They also want Salah and Hazard

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Trick question?

      3. XabiAlonso
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        As that would take a big reshuffle for most

      1. Bolivian Seaman
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Kane has gone from 13% ownership to 55%

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

          lol wild

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

          Yes but don't forget this 10K benefited from Kane's points last week they aren't necessarily all new owners.

          1. Demel
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Exactly. I brought him in last week.

      2. Bolivian Seaman
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Starting midfielders, Hazard has comfortably overtaken Salah

        Overall
        1 Hazard CHE 43.8%
        2 Mané LIV 37.0%
        3 Salah LIV 35.5%

      3. MTPockets
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Looks like Hazard has higher EO than Kane in top 10k and overall

        • diesel001
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Average hit is close to 1.

          Could get a green arrow without any players playing tonight.

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

        Wildcard already activated. Seems so weird taking out players who haven't even had their gameweek yet.

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

        Kane EO; Top 10k - 108.4, Overall - 55.1.

        1. badgerboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Aguero and Hazard have higher EO's in the Overall rank.

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

        Top 10k Captains:

        Kane 52.5% (EO - 108%)
        Hazard 33% (EO - 128%)
        Aguero 5% (EO - 74%)
        Trippier 2 % (EO - 60%)
        Salah 1.4% (EO - 24%)

        https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/2018/10/05/18-19-gw8-team-selection-and-stats/

        1. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Wow hazard

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

            Nice alternative to those not convinced Kane wasn't worth the hit.

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

          Must have been some hits taken for that

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

            20% took a hit in the Top 10k.

            That and overall average starting at about -1.

        3. CRO KLOPP
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Salah won't hurt

        4. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          So lets say in Spurs match 1st half Kane scores 1 goal , then at 60-70mins he will be subbed right ?

          But Hazard will not be subbed , if he is subbed then it will be at 80-90 mins

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

            Sure 🙂

        5. Demel
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Hoping for a Hazard fail.

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

        Have two FTs to do laporte&moura out for mendy&rich barring injuries.

      8. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        So this gameweek will depend upon if Kane scores or hazard scores ...

        Very huge margin points coming up

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Both will score.

        2. MTPockets
            7 years, 6 months ago

            and/or liv-mci goal fest

        3. CRO KLOPP
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          First 10 overall have all Kane (C) with one TC

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

            Noobs

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

            You have a link to this analysis or did you just look on the FPL website?

            1. CRO KLOPP
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              I just look, don't have anyone tonight so I'm bored

        4. Positive vibes
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Please choose 2 for long term (on wc)
          A. Rich
          B. Maddison
          C. Fraser
          Ta. 🙂

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            B & C. Imo.

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

            ab

        5. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          58% top10k players have WB playing. Only 24% Doherty. Told ya, unlike common thought in this forum.

          1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            WB is BAPS magnet , ofcourse he will play

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

            Where can you see that?

            I sat WB to play Fraser and already regret it.

          3. #FPLBhuna
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            I went triple palace defence in the end lol

            Henny pva awb

            Robbo 1st sub doherty 2nd sub

            1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Nice, hope it pays off. Im thinking the score will be 2-0

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

          Changes to this wc team for gw9 onwards?
          Hart
          Alonso Mendy Trent Doherty
          Salah haz KDB Knockaert
          Vardy Arnie

          Fabianski WB Bennett Hojberg..

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Kun

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

              surely, KDB is enough for now?

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

            6 defenders and 2 strikers, odd

          3. lilmessipran
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            is there an option to get a 6th defender on a wc?

        7. Demel
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Anyone have stats on the % of top 10k to have taken hits?

          1. CRO KLOPP
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Almost a point

          2. badgerboy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            20.2%. 11.8% overall. Basically 1 point for each.

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            You paid? lol

            1. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Mug

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

                At least I'm supporting the FPL community by paying membership and patreon fees. It's good to give something back if they are giving up their free time.

                1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
                  • 16 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  He's stealing a living pal. Your not supporting the FPL community your funding the madness . Remember that grange hill song .... Just Say No. Eggerdors is a scam artist, a fake , a phony, a fraud he's the Dick Turpun of FPL with his BS patron site for his mask .he can't learn you anything about how to play. This come' s with experience. You will only better yourself if you play your own game and learn from mistakes and even then you need a lot of luck for a good season. Do FPL a favour and stop paying him

            2. FPL Virgin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              😳

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

              Genuine LOL

          2. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            How many people who watched his video last night followed his advice?

            Fraud is not the right word, but this is pretty disingenuous IMO.

          3. Pieterke30
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Indeed

            He always does that doesnt he

            1. Bolivian Seaman
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              He's not the only one

          4. Meinhoff
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Dude has Kane traumas, it's understandable

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

              Heh-heh, fair point!

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

            a fool and his money will soon get parted.

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

              I think Virg already made the payment...

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

                It's not that funny. I don't have a nice house like you see in the background of some FPL videos. Money is tight.

          6. CRO KLOPP
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Well you're already 4 points ahead

          7. badgerboy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Rumour has it his uncle is a Nigerian Prince.

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

              Yes and? He has been emailing me personally. No biggie.

          8. CRO KLOPP
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Are you kidding us or what?

          9. XabiAlonso
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Oh dear that's pretty poor form. What's the advice in general been like compared to the regular stuff

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

              The advice has been error-ridden if I'm being honest. Recommending unnailed (sometimes injured) players with no goal threat. Smacks of a lack of research.

              1. XabiAlonso
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Well at least you got him in any way and for your own thing. He will probably blank now though

              2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Just cancel your subscription mate. There’s “giving back to people who make time” but he seems to be getting a substantial wad without your contributions

          10. Iwantmorepointsthanks
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            nice!

          11. Oven Glover
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Doesn’t matter how much you pay either 😆

            https://mobile.twitter.com/tomo5507/status/1048287513171939328

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

              oops

          12. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Saw a few of his videos and his thoughts are nothing new than on this site.Only a fool will pay for that advice .Just bcoz he has a great history u cant guareentee points and its been proved this season

        8. TONFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Will Arnatovic rise tonight?

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

            ask his missus

          2. badgerboy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            No.

        9. World XI
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Strange week. Ended up going Zaha (C) with no Kane or Hazard.

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

            wolves are the new atletico madrid

            1. World XI
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Predicting a 2-1 win to palace. Hoping Zaha involved

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

          Kane (c) 90% ownership in my ML’s 🙁