Dugout Discussion

Brooks returns as Bournemouth host Palace in late kick-off

Saturday evening’s late game is all about differentials as Bournemouth host Crystal Palace.

It marks a first Premier League start of the season for David Brooks (£6.2m) who has missed all of the campaign thus far following a long-term injury in the summer of 2019.

Owned by 0.1% of Fantasy managers worldwide, there is already intrigue in whether or not the Welsh international can be a hidden gem once again after he produced a 123-point season in 2019/20.

The rest of the Bournemouth team is similarly devoid of Fantasy investment, Diego Rico (£4.2m) the joint-most popular asset on 8.1% ownership, although the left-back finds himself on the bench.

Jack Simpson (£3.9m) is in the same proportion of squads but is absent from the matchday squad entirely.

Outside of that, 3.7% will be hoping Aaron Ramsdale (£4.5m) can keep a clean sheet and 4.6% are still sitting on Callum Wilson (£7.4m).

Meanwhile, the absence of the 19%-owned Martin Kelly (£4.1m) reduces the interest in Crystal Palace assets considerably.

However, there will be keen eyes on Jordan Ayew (£5.2m) and Wilfried Zaha (£6.7m), sat in 8.8% and 9% of squads respectively.

Bournemouth XI (4-4-2): Ramsdale; A Smith, Aké, S Cook, Stacey; Brooks, Lerma, L Cook, H Wilson; J King, C Wilson.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita; van Aanholt, Cahill, Dann, J Ward; Zaha, Milivojevic, Kouyaté, McArthur; Benteke, Ayew.

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  1. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Yay the season restarts here

  2. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Got no Wolves assets, would you get a couple in?

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Definitely

    2. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Question is really 2 or 3

      1. SEXY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks guys

    3. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yes

  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Doherty is such a beautiful man

    1. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Brendan Rodgers is that you?

  4. beric
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Jimenez, Saiss and Doherty, happy days

    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Bit miffed to have switched Saiss for Boly at last minute. Also took out Jim then - Kun now owes me!!!

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Only 1 point difference with the defenders man, and hopefully kun does well on monday!

    2. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Same

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        High five

        1. St Pauli Walnuts
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          High 6!

          Sorry, I'm from Stalybridge.

    3. syke63
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Same. Boom, boom, boom.

  5. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Thank you Jimi! Thank you Doherty, you've made a bad fpl day all the better!!

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Makes it better when rival has cheaper options jota and Saiss.. for a while it looked like romain was gonna gobble up the bonus points!

  6. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Whoof. Just one blank this GW, then.

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      3 here.. one of which is the hugely disappointing auba, 2nd most expensive player in my team!

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah, there was a moment during which I wanted to go off Auba, but none of the replacements looked enticing enough except maybe Jesus, who also blanked so far.

  7. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Jota does bleep all, as usual whenever I have him.

    1. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Me too....

  8. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    106 pts. Gotta love a DGW 😀

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      93 with 10 to play including captain

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        A lot of the popular picks doing well so far 🙂

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Brilliant

      How many to go?

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        10 with a bit of luck

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Ooooh - you’re smashing it. Well done.

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Thanks! Popular picks and a lot of luck, really.

    3. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      98 here. Loving this!

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        FPL can be a cruel mistress but it’s weeks like this that keep you coming back for more!

    4. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Lovely! Im on 86

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Great stuff, Bernice. Only half time too!

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          *Beric, sorry

          1. beric
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Hahaha i quite like bernice! I only have seven left but still pretty pleased

    5. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      87, also inside top 20k for the first time this season. Cant complain.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Nice, consistency is the key! My OR is hopeless this year but hope to go out in a blaze of glory

    6. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      77 so far with my free hit. Going 11 DGWers maybe not the best idea where Arsenal and Villa were concerned.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        It’s tricky, some single GWers always come good. Just need a bit of luck keeping them.

    7. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      93 with 9 to play, hoping Trent and Alonso smash it..

  9. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    How many Baps for Jimmy?

    1. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      2 I think

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      2 probably

  10. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Do Saiss get any bonus?

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      He might get 1

      1. The Final Boss
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        OK..

  11. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Can Ayew get me some tasty differential jammy... Hope so! 🙂

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I'm thinking of getting him as an enabler on WC.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Same here . Rotate him and saka

      2. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        That's why got him... Assured starter and not a bad finisher either

  12. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Wonder if Brooks can pick up where he left off. Was starting to look quality last season.

  13. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    SGW players doing the business for me. Bruno, Jimmy, Doherty

  14. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Last Man Update Update (279 teams)

    Current safety score = 75
    Top score = 116
    LMS average = 82.96
    Players played = 4.37/14.6
    Captains played = 1.08%

  15. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Doherty Saiss combo doing me proud...had 4 sGW players, 3 of them have delivered...Mount left.

    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      That’s how you do it. Just 2 of 5 returning here.

  16. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Benteke starts. Congratulations to Ramsdale owners on the clean sheet.

    1. Soto Ayam
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Haha

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      But does the best value attacker (forwards and mids included) 🙂

  17. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Wildly bottomed:

    What do you say on this team? changed after Wolves game ofc..Jota and Saiss out, Doherty and Jimi in

    Ramsdale
    Trent/Doherty/Aurier
    Salah/KDB/Fernandes/Son
    DCL/Jimenez/Ings

    Martin/Taylor/Lascelles/Saka

    0.0 itb

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Probably changes after Ramsdale plays.

  18. Krafty Werks
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    91 with 11 to play + Kun (c)...i'll take it!!

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      snap if bonus stays the same

  19. Jam0sh
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Which duo you'd prefer:

    A) Ings & Jimenez
    B) Rashford & Jota

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      A

  20. Soto Ayam
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    A, easily

  21. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Well done lads.

    Netto continuing his virtual FPL form. 😀

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yes Ragabolly knows

  22. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    how did H.Barnes look today?
    Considering getting him for Grealish

  23. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Pope 4.9
    X X lund saiss lascels
    Mane kdb x x x
    Vardy rash jimi

    Complete WC team

    A) vvd bergwijn fernandes jrobinson puli
    B) taa son cantwell puli 4.7 def.
    C) gomez son fernandes cantwell 5.1 def.

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      c cos son and fernandes

  24. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Benteke might be reborn after lockdown

  25. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Thought the Beeb would have had Lineker, Shearer, and Wrighty kitted out with top hat and tails for their first ever live EPL game. 🙂

  26. TAT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    My team if I hadn't played FH or any other chip (with KDB captain): 82 pts, with 5 to go. The FH team I did play (with Agûero captain): 56 points with 9 to go.

    Think I would be better off not playing the FH…

  27. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Are we still using wildcard next GW?

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      why its not active yet ?

      1. Sailboats
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        busy irl bro

      2. Sailboats
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        thanks for the reply

  28. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    So mates, the question is, do we bring back Ings to our teams?

    1. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Thinking jota to ings....

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Looks like the players doing well before the break are the same ones banging them in.

        1. Flynny
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Only 1 game tho

  29. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    92 points and 8 to play still.

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      93 with 9

  30. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    95 with 7 plus the captain still left to go. Problem is, my ML leader who is 50 points ahead of me is likely over 100 😀