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

    I was sitting having a bath listening to the scout cast ten mins ago and Az goes, "you never know come Saturday morning I might have Kane in my team" . Then I think it was Joe goes "no it's the Friday deadline remember" so I jumped out the bath to check the time in my confused state.. that's 2 free transferred wasted and one of them now burned ha 🙁 and also feel I've wasted an hour or so listening to it. Why couldn't they say

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

      About the deadline earlier in the scoutcast** ha

    2. SuperMane Returns
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Casual 🙂

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

        Ha I know. Adult life eh . Gets in the way

        1. The Left Duke #3
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I hear ya mate. I just love the way people get offended on here when life gets in the way of FPL lol.

    3. World XI
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Always catches people out. It's like there is a Friday game every 5 weeks or so. Very random

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

      Rank boost for less transfers incoming. 😉

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

        Hope so!

    5. MTPockets
      8 years, 1 month ago

      But they did say

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

        I know but I didn't listen to the scoutcast till today and was busy so only heard the end tonight ha

    6. Fred54
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wait. wait wait. Men have sit down baths?!

      1. Hasselbaink Forever
        8 years, 1 month ago

        This

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

        Well we don't have standing up ones. It was my first tin about 3 years. You've got to look after yourself. Also who says I'm a man ..

  2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hammers to squash the Seagulls and make a fine bloody mess. @15/8.

    Cheeky Anderson first goal at @10/1.

    1. Pierce34
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I mean, one of your multiple punts is bound to be right at some point 😛

  3. jg7u
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I screwed up didn't I? I took Son in and just now realised he will probably be rested in GW9 after a long flight from the internationals? Wish I had a time machine..

    1. Bolivian Seaman
      8 years, 1 month ago

      At least you can use your bench and Son isn't that bad a pick this gw - it may be ok in the end

    2. Champione
      8 years, 1 month ago

      could be worth with a brace this week

  4. nkhoughton
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Anything reason not to save? 1.5itb

    Hennesy
    Holebas Alonso Bennet Trippier
    Hazard Sterling Fraser
    Wilson Kun Lacazette

    Hamer Hojberg AWB Maddison

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

    Members area improvement suggestion:

    With the RMT tool it would be nice to see the projected score for game weeks past alongside your actual score for that game week.

    Also why not just give an option to scroll through the projected score for all 38 game weeks instead of limiting it to six game weeks.

    1. Pasqualinho
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You can see all the ones to the end of the season - just change the end Gameweek.

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

        I did not know you could do that.

        Thanks Pasqual

        1. Pasqualinho
          8 years, 1 month ago

          You’re very welcome

  6. Champione
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone thinking of ditching Wan-Bissaka on WC? Those fixtures are bad!

    1. Bolivian Seaman
      8 years, 1 month ago

      keep him 3rd on bench, he is the cheapest starter in the game

      1. Champione
        8 years, 1 month ago

        considering that. Bennett is a good option though

    2. JustPark
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He's bench fodder to start with anyway. So nah.

    3. LarryDuff
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yep if nothings more pressing

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

    ML leader sold Bsilva and Aguero for a hit to get Kane but has benched Robbo and TAA. So he fully expects Man City to score but sells 2 of their attacking players.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You’ll be ahead of him soon.

    2. Bolivian Seaman
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I sold aguero and have robbo and taa on the bench. This is a fixture that nobody can guess what the score or who the scorers will be - makes sense not to play them

      1. TOBY1
        8 years, 1 month ago

        This - anything can happen. He's gone with the likely story of Spurs scoring well.

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

        1-0 to Fabianski benchers 🙂

  8. Mickeyjohn
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Captained Alonso for some strange reason, heres hoping for a Mark Hughes masterclass, giving chelski clean sheet and possible attacking returns...

    1. Planet Head
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Good call

      1. Mickeyjohn
        8 years, 1 month ago

        hopefully, couldn't bring myself to get Kane in due to his average/mediocre fixtures after this

  9. -GK22-
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What’s on the WHU sleeve?

  10. JustPark
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Why Cresswell isn't nailed anymore? Any West Ham fan here?

    1. Rainer
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Masuaku's spot, for now.

      1. JustPark
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Wasted talent. Underrated player.

  11. Feanor
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I forgot there was a Friday game so no last minute changes for me.

    Hennessey (McCarthy)
    Alonso, Trippier, Holebas, Wan-B
    Salah, Hazard (c), Moura, Fraser (Pereyra)
    Aguero, Mitrovic (Ings)

  12. Deulofail
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero to Arnie fail 😛

  13. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero & Salah both dropping tonight FFS.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Might get the money back by the next GW...

      Kneejerkers gonna kneejerk.

  14. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    8 years, 1 month ago

    the fabianski patricio rotation is unreal.U can get 2 times cardiff and huddersfield in the next 8 fixtures or so

    1. XabiAlonso
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Have been on that since gw1 but have got it the wrong way around a couple of times so far

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        8 years, 1 month ago

        both defenses took time to settle tho but both look solid nowand 2 keepers are top ones

    2. I Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not a fan of keeper rotations. Patricio set and forget for me.

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

    Planning to wild card for GW9, but will hold a bit unless price changes force me. With that in mind, does anyone know whether fplstatistics has reset prices already after deadline? It woild appear so, as comparing rise percentages with FFFix show much lower values.

    1. I Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Same position and was about to ask the same question.

    2. Rainer
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Their projections have been reset. 0 for all players in the 'Chgs' column.

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

        Good spot, txs.

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

    Knockaert looking very lively

  17. Chucky
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Should have done Fraser to knocky as he's looking very lively... 🙁

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      8 years, 1 month ago

      always does

  18. -GK22-
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Brighton 2-2 West Ham
    Arnie (og) Obiangx2
    March Arnie (red)

    1. Fred54
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pipe down Biff Griffin from Back to the Future Part 2.

  19. Monkey Hanger
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Declan Rice.

    'He's one of our own'.

    'ENGLAND'. 🙂

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

      *Declán O'Mulcreevy 😉

    2. Rainer
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Too good in the last few weeks to be Irish 😀

  20. T1P
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hypothetically if I made a transfer and then used a free hit, would the new player still be there after the free hit has finished?
    Also, would I have two free transfers after using a free hit if I didn’t make a transfer before using it?
    My wife’s team is going for a manager of the month prize so using all of her chips this month!

    1. Pasqualinho
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No to both. Sorry.

    2. LÖrKingMuch
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No, think of it as a one week wild card after which your team is back to what it was before.

      1. T1P
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Ok thanks guys, will have to have a think what to do then.

  21. Mackans
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Salah only 22,2% in top 10k. WHAT A DIFFERENTIAL against Cardiff, Huddersfield and Fulham in the next four.

    1. Fred54
      8 years, 1 month ago

      -The top 10K are the top 10K because they don't have Salah.

      -You can make transfers to change your team.

    2. Rainer
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Will rise vs hud, could be sky high come CAR.

  22. Optic1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Going to WC this lot... Thoughts on my first draft.

    Fabianski Foster
    Robertson Alonso Laporte Wan-Biss Cedric
    Hazard Mane Richarlison Fraser Stephens
    Kane Mitrovic Wilson 2.0

    To

    Fabianski Hamer
    TAA Duffy Johnny Bennett Wan-Biss
    Salah Hazard Sterling Maddison
    Aguero Mitrovic Jiminez

    1. Sting
      8 years, 1 month ago

      can you do bennett to doherty?

      1. Optic1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I could to TAA > Holebas and Johnny > Doherty.

        Bennett > Doherty would require 0.5 I wouldn't be able to find.

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      8 years, 1 month ago

      a wc to get sterling noooo

      1. Optic1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Well.... The WC is to back up on Salah and Aguero etc.

  23. CRO KLOPP
    8 years, 1 month ago

    At what minute Arnie gets injured tonight?

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      8 years, 1 month ago

      The same time you take a piss and a rat jumps out of the pan and bites your donger off.

  24. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    ObiWan in trouble

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

      Why?

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

      Oh did you mean obiang lol

  25. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Murray denies Arnie goal

  26. Rainer
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie shot blocked which was going in.

    1. el polako
      8 years, 1 month ago

      That would have been some goal.

  27. lilmessipran
    8 years, 1 month ago

    God, arnie looks threatening..need to get him in asap somehow

    1. Planet Head
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Skippered him. Praying

    2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, think Zaha to Arnie for me.

      Especially if Zaha picks up another booking.

    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Would ride out next 2 weeks i think then have to get him

  28. Sting
    8 years, 1 month ago

    0-0 nailed on.

    you heard it here first

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Absolutely no chance.

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Agreed. I’ve also heard it before

  29. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Interesting things happen when you put Bong into the mix

    1. Fred54
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I think its how they wrote The Mighty Boosh.

  30. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie nailed on in my team in gw11