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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

  1. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Wonder how many started with White

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Started on my bench

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Same here but already regret going White over Veltman.

        1. Shearer & Sutton
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          +1

    2. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Leno in goal... gulp

    3. Simon69
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      1.7 million or so in their squad

  2. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Outscored my BB from last season at least...

  3. syke63
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Chelski and Citeh up next. Bottom by the international break for sure.

    1. thepeen555
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah no doubt

  4. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Scenes!

  5. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Keystone Kops are back.

  6. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    ARS with CHE home and MC away. Lambs to the slaughter.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      To be fair they may have their first team by then.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 8 months ago

        That many people don't know how camera angles work?

      • Rainer
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Still frames 😀

        Missed Toney, hit Mari.

      • Zimo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        How can that be if it didn't touch him

      • Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        that photo doesnt even show that he touched it lol

      • F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        pretty sure it hit Mari's shoulder/back

      • Rochdale_Cowboy
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Let it go

        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Tiz a bit cold

      • Joey Tribbiani
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        no xD

      • Zalk
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Hahaha, awesome. (I assume that was a joke)

    2. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Toney owner. Season over.

      1. Gunners in Haaland
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        See you next season

    3. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ivan Toney welcome back to the Premier League

    4. Drexl Spivey
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Seemingly Joe Willock wasn't good enough.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Great point!

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Convinced that everyone in charge of arsenal actually hates arsenal and are trying to destroy them without being too obvious

          1. onceuponatyne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Ahh, the Mike Ashley school of running a club.

        • RogDog_jimmy
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Right?!
          God Arsenal looked garbage.

        • SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Has scored twice the amount of goals as our whole midfield combined over the last two seasons

      3. Pukki Party
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        In 2017 i was in London during holidays, booked a hotel room in Brentford, cheap enough. A few weeks before the trip i wanted to check if there was any good Premier League or Championship football in London during new years, and on 31.12 there happened to be Brentford-Norwich, so bought tickets to Griffin Park. Atmosphere was great, most memorable thing was being able to smell the grass to the stands. Game ended 0-0 ofc, highlight of the game was visitors Brady getting sent off late in the game. Anyway now sitting on my couch in Finland now wearing a pair of boxers and a Brentord scarf.

        1. syke63
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Plastic fan about to get attacked.

          1. More Cowbell
            • 16 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            He's finnish you numpty.No one grows up in Finland supporting Brentford.

            Great story, happy for OP

          2. Zalk
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Found a gunners fan. Good for you Pukki Party!

        2. Gazwaz80
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Haha, brilliant!

        3. Pacer.
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I went to Griffin Park with mates to see them play forest. It was so cold it was funny for 45 minutes but by the end of the match we all thought we were gonna die

          1. Pukki Party
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            I'm a finn i can die from heat but not cold

      4. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        WENGER IN!

        1. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I miss him. He would have been gone by now probably anyway but there should have been a proper appointment to take over.

          1. Bushwhacker
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Should've stuck with Emery. He wasn't the problem. Wenger was two years before he left. Arteta is a problem.

      5. Egg noodle
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Wildcard Activated.

        1. Glad He Ate Her
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          -12 or WC?

          1. Egg noodle
            • 16 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            I dont believe in taking hits in GW1

        2. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          lmao.

      6. lordkippe
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Get in Raya!!!

        1. Stockport Hatter
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Same here. Great effort 😉

        2. Nanoelektronicar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Well done lads, it's probably so sweet.

      7. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        If Arsenal weren't based in London they would be a League One club

      8. Limbo
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        We’re all bees tonight

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Gees.
          Stayin' alive.

        2. Benster
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Not all of us!!!!!

      9. Pariße
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Look at Carra and Neville enjoying themsleves haha

      10. KNOW IT ALL
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        PANIC TIME, Toney out, play wildcard or season over

        1. mdm
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Lol. Just take a hit and sort it out. Simples

      11. The Train Driver
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Feels like this site has age restrictions which get deactivated during the games...

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          IQ restrictions

        2. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Big school starting for some in a few weeks.

        3. GROBARI
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I forgot how bad this site is sometimes.. .

      12. Duke Silver ☑
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thomas Frank +respect for blanking Sky

      13. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        First blank. Glad to see that FPL is back!

      14. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Premier League Panel
        @PremLeaguePanel
        ·
        5m
        Very interesting use of Ivan Toney from Thomas Frank. Such a good penalty box poacher in the Championship, but he played in much deeper areas against Arsenal to capitalise on his physicality & aerial presence to link play. Impressive to see that kind of flexibility in his game.

        1. Nanoelektronicar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Really rubbing it to the fantasy owners.

        2. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          He was very good. Bullied Arsenal's CBs and has a great partnership with Mbeumo.

          If both continue up top I think I'd much prefer Mbeumo though.

          1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Yeah for sure. Defo one to watch

          2. ☈☾
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Long term they will switch to 4-3-3 once Wissa is ready. Not sure Mbeumo is nailed

          3. Andy_Social
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            His point is Frank had him play deep to nullify Arsenal. Different tactics for different games.

          4. Nanoelektronicar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Well, we have to see how they operate in the different kind of game. Maybe Toney will get more chances in the box if Brentford control the game. They decided to wait and counter here.

      15. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        We were sleeping on Pinnock

        1. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Kneejerk

        2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Let's see how he does in the next four - middling/easy fixtures. A tough four after those though.

        3. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Was good at home agsinst a poor attack. He did look very good but if you buy him you're buying the team's ability to keep cleansheets. Better teams than Arsenal will rip them.

      16. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        At least I picked the two best Arsenal players Tierney and ESR.
        Pity the rest of the Arsenal team were sh!te!

        Chelsea will hammer Arsenal - Lukaku rubbling his hands

        1. Pariße
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Problem with Tierney is he’s happy to backpass for 75 minutes and then bang in desperate crosses in repetition. Most overrated player in the team.

          1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
            • 16 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            He was unlucky not to get assist and was the only full back who looked dangerous when he got the ball.
            In fairness to him Arsenal had no main striker.
            I planned to bench my Arsenal players for gw2 and gw3. Issue now is if Arsenal lose badly in both those game thier confidence could be shattered.

          2. Bennerman
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            What? This is rubbish

            1. Bennerman
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              I mean Parisse.

              Such a bad way this site presents comments.

              They need a PRO COMMENT guy to boast about

      17. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Arsenal sold Martinez. Now they sold Willock.

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          And?

          1. GROBARI
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            You need to have Willock in your team..

            1. GreennRed
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Nah. Smith Rowe will do for now.

      18. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Beautiful scenes, look at them! Man I wish I was their fan tonight:D

        1. Duke Silver ☑
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Absolutely. Not the same without the atmostphere the fans bring.

        2. Garybaldbee
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          We've had worse evenings.....

      19. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        When will this season end ugh!

      20. Rochdale_Cowboy
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Toney-jerk, or not?

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 8 months ago

            You're writing the next ffs article headline

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Everyone seems to think he won't drop in price, I think he will, there's simply too many other options that will score well over the weekend and casuals will sell

                1. Mr. O'Connell
                  • 13 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  If they didn't leave money in the bank, who are they buying? Deeney? Maupay?

                  1. @persecuted_by_mods
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      Its casuals, hits aren't an issue

                  2. Rochdale_Cowboy
                    • 8 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    I think he will. Especially if someone like Deeney scores. I've never been interested by him. Had Mbeumo, but will sell once willock is nailed at Newcastle

            2. el polako
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Arsenal needs to buy a man or two.

              1. Gomolon
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                They've bought one, just ten more to go now!

              2. LarryDuff
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Has been a mantra for 10 years

              3. GreennRed
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Partey, Aubameyang and Lacazette and Saka starting can surely improve them.

              4. Bushwhacker
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Arsenal need their first team back and a new manager. A capable one.

            3. Gudjohnsen
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              We waited 3 months for this.

              1. Rainer
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                That was a great watch.

              2. @persecuted_by_mods
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  That was a great match?

                  1. Whiskerz
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    Probably an Arsenal fan

                    1. @persecuted_by_mods
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Thought he was a Chelsea fan!

                    2. GreennRed
                      • 14 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      watch

                  2. Scholes Out For Summer
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    nothing like watching Arsenal be Arsenal lol

                  3. Zalk
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    Great game from Brentford

                  4. Danno - Emre Canada
                    • 11 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    I flipping loved it. Live foots and easy to get a beer and boom 2-0. Tierney will be joining my team in a few weeks mind