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Ivan Toney and Ben White lead Fantasy interest as Brentford host Arsenal

13 August 2021 1981 comments
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Brentford face Arsenal in tonight’s season opener, with all Fantasy Premier League (FPL) eyes on Ivan Toney (£6.5m).

The Bees forward, who arrives in the top-flight having netted 33 Championship goals last term, is the second-highest owned forward heading into Gameweek 1 with 31.4% of FPL managers backing him.

Brentford boss Thomas Frank has opted for a 3-5-2 formation. That means an out-of-position (OOP) start for differential Bryan Mbeumo (£5.5m), with new signings Kristoffer Ajer (£4.5m) and Frank Onyeka (£5.0m) also involved from the off.

Meanwhile, Arsenal line-up in a 4-2-3-1, with forwards Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.0m) and Alexandre Lacazette missing out as expected.

The most popular Gunners asset for tonight’s game is Ben White (£4.5m), who sits in 26.2% of teams. He features as a right-sided centre-half, in a line-up which also includes youngsters Albert Sambi Lokonga (£5.0m), Emile Smith Rowe (£5.5m), Gabriel Martinelli (£5.5m) and Folarin Balogun (£5.0m).

15.4% owned Bukayo Saka (£6.5m) starts on the bench.

Kick-off at the Brentford Community Stadium is at 20.00 BST.

LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Raya, Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock, Canos, Janelt, Norgaard, Onyeka, Henry, Mbeumo, Toney

Subs: Gunnarsson, Goode, Forss, Wissa, Ghoddos, Dervisoglu, Bidstrup, Sorensen, Roerslev

Arsenal XI: Leno, Chambers, White, Mari, Tierney, Sambi Lokonga, Xhaka, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Martinelli, Balogun

Subs: Hein, Bellerin, Cedric, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Tavares, Elneny, Nelson, Saka

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  1. Quality Quality Qualit
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Raya the new Martinez

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  2. Khark
    5 years, 2 months ago

    On reflection Raya should be over Sanchez

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    1. polis
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Based on less than 90 mins? Cool.

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    2. Rainer
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Love these ones 😀

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  3. jason_ni
    5 years, 2 months ago

    This is really annoying as a Tierney owner.

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    1. o0Ash
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Don't be annoyed. He has been great and justified your choice. No points today but they'll come.

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    2. Yes Ndidi
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Benched him in favour of Tsimikas this week, but I fear the day I'll actually have to play him. He's a good player, but he'll be let down by others at both ends of the pitch.

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    3. polis
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Just hold. You don't pick a player for one game.

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  4. Pariße
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Arsenal has to be the most clueless club top to bottom.

    The owners not really too educated on football, Edu is an awful awful businessman, Arteta is an intellectual that knows little about tactics, the players I don’t think are too bad individually but there’s no balance and chemistry between them, and they are known for their panicking abilities, and the fans are as toxic as it gets. Wenger is needed.

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    1. diesel001
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Diego Simeone was needed. Disciplinarian.

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      1. Licky
        5 years, 2 months ago

        That would have just papered over the cracks, they need change from the top down.

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    2. AIRMILES
      5 years, 2 months ago

      The problems start at the top. Arteta shouldn't be there, but he's not the main issue. They have an owner who has no ambition to win, not even the ambition to be in the top four.

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      1. Pariße
        5 years, 2 months ago

        But on this system, his only role is to supply the money and I think he’s doing that. The Kroenkes aren’t interested though. But tbf can’t really blame them for this. Arteta and Edu are doing an awful job.

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  5. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez 2022 has arrived

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  6. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Glad that I start Raya.

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Well done

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  7. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I'd love to know the logic of these people making transfers already

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  8. Shark Team
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Arteta's defensive tactics: "Everyone goes around Toney and leave the others shooting balls"

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    1. AC/DC AFC
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      5 years, 2 months ago

      Paint balls?

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  9. ☈☾
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hopefully White is 4.0 by the time Robbo is back. Easy Tsimi to White switch from GW4 onwards when they have easy fixtures 😀

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    1. Rainer
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Might only need to find 0.1m to fund it 😉

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      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 2 months ago

        That much?!?

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  10. 3 A
    5 years, 2 months ago

    With Laca , Arsenal should have score 2-2 now. Tierney and Pepe looks quite good tough

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    1. Pariße
      5 years, 2 months ago

      We must not be watching the same game. Those two are one the most predictable and hard to watch players.

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  11. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Toney man of the match 🙂

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    1. Gomolon
      5 years, 2 months ago

      3 bps FPL towers I beg

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  12. OPTA FPL
    5 years, 2 months ago

    White 4.4
    Toney 6.4
    Raya 4.6
    Canos 5.7
    Coming

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    1. TheDragon
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Toney won’t drop

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      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 2 months ago

        If Pukki scores v Liverpool, anything is possible.

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        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          5 years, 2 months ago

          That was two seasons ago and I wrote here that upgraded Kane to Pukki (who scored hattie immediately).

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          1. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Tbh I also took -4 to get Sterling (after his hattie) and needed the money...

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      2. OPTA FPL
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Unless other strikers blank too

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      3. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Don't be so confident, kneejerk is insane first few weeks of playing and prices are volatile

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    2. DycheDycheBaby
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Toney drop? lol

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      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Casuals outnumber ffs and Twitter by a big margin don't forget, they'll see Toney blank and lots of players that have hauled

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        1. DycheDycheBaby
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah true. Their loss! He looks like a good option for the long term based on this Brentford performance.

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        2. Union_Jacks
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Twitter users are the casuals.

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    3. polis
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No

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    4. Glad He Ate Her
      5 years, 2 months ago

      subscribe

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    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Raya 5m+ by end of season
      New Martinez!

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  13. Bob_the_builder
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Wondering whether AFTV would finally start feeling sad instead of being entertaining.

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  14. Gunners in Haaland
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Raya the new Martinez!

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  15. pablo discobar
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Toney MOM

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    1. Kun Tozser
      5 years, 2 months ago

      How many baps?

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    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Interesting!

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    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Don't forget his Dad too

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  16. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I don't want MOTM. I want FPL points. Good signs though.

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  17. Paqueta Rice
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pepe you donkey would have been a Kieran assist

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  18. Stupendous
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lokonga looks non-league standard!

    at best!

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    1. Pariße
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Very much disagree. Just behind Smith Rowe from the Arsenal players today, very convincing on the ball.

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  19. Glad He Ate Her
    5 years, 2 months ago

    ATV could cure depression

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'm sick of it wobbie!!!

      Whens it gonna end

      How many times have we had the same conversation

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  20. Rainer
    5 years, 2 months ago

    EElectric Brentford!

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bless ‘em

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  21. Andy_Social
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Arsenal gonna be rock bottom of the league when the transfer window closes and the first international break is underway.

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    1. Zimo
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe Pep lets him win 😛

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    2. Pariße
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No doubt

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    3. Rochdale_Cowboy
      5 years, 2 months ago

      They're not at full strength. But all things considered, I can't see them finishing in the top half...nowhere near!

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      1. Andy_Social
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I mean their next 2 games are Chelsea and City. Three games, no points.

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    4. Nomar
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yep.

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    5. The Knights Template
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rapture

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      1. KNOW IT ALL
        5 years, 2 months ago

        nah thats on the last day, John 6:39, 6:40, 6:44, 6:54

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  22. Thanos
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Been a tough night for ESR

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    1. GreennRed
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Best Arsenal player.

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      1. Thanos
        5 years, 2 months ago

        No way

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        1. Royal5
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Are you even watching?

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        2. Pariße
          5 years, 2 months ago

          By far

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    2. Royal5
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Been decent imo.

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  23. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Canos 3 (33)
    Pinnock 2 (32)
    Raya 1 (30)

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  24. Shark Team
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Toney plays like he has no shoes

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    1. Glad He Ate Her
      5 years, 2 months ago

      That's a thing?

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  25. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hindsight is wonderful. It has tonight taught us that perhaps Ben White wasn't a good idea after all.

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    1. GreennRed
      5 years, 2 months ago

      For tonight.

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    2. polis
      5 years, 2 months ago

      After one game?

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    3. Nomar
      5 years, 2 months ago

      4.5

      Easy to Bench.

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  26. TomSaints
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Funny old game.

    Pretty much looked at every 4.5m gk today and never even considered Raya even when bench boosting.

    Brentford just look great.

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    1. Paqueta Rice
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It is only Arsenal though. A second string Arsenal at that

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      1. Nomar
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This.

        City, Leeds, Liverpool and United would have put a few past them tonight.

        That Arsenal team would have struggled against most of the Championship tonight.

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        1. Andy_Social
          5 years, 2 months ago

          That defence only faces Lukaku next and Kane the week after.

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        2. TomSaints
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Oh I agree but that makes it even more annoying. I’ve got Martinez for most weeks so just needed someone this weekend.

          Gone Sanchez but with the team news of no arsenal strikers, Raya would have been a nice punt and well rewarded.

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    2. The Train Driver
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I had him om my BB before downgrading Coufal to White to put Schmeichel in instead. So much fail..

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      1. TomSaints
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Bad luck. All looks good before a ball is kicked and then…

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  27. GROBARI
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Arteta is done

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    1. AIRMILES
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Until the fans stage walk-outs, or until Arsenal are in danger of relegation, Arteta will be safe.

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  28. The Train Driver
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Funny how Arsenal are looking for a replacement for a position where their only good player plays.

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 2 months ago

      They don't have a good player in goal

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    2. Pariße
      5 years, 2 months ago

      hahaha class

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  29. Zilla
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lukaku essential next GW

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  30. Duke Silver ☑
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Liking the look of Smith Rowe from GW4. Has looked really good tonight.

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    1. Royal5
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Agreed. Happy to keep.

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    2. Rainer
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Promising from himself & Tierney. Saka will come good too.

      Their 8 teammates are the problem.

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      1. thepeen555
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This

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    3. Dr. Rog
      5 years, 2 months ago

      ESR & Tierney watchlisted.

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    4. Glad He Ate Her
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He'll be 5.2 by then

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      1. Duke Silver ☑
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Even better 😀

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    5. Mr. O'Connell
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Shame I went 3 weeks too early

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    6. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Got him in ready 😆

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