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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. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    0 from 0

    WC deployed

  2. Boxwoods
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Lovely stadium.

  3. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Arsenal on the back foot!

    1. Gomolon
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Good, we need the Toney train to start early!

  4. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Toney very deep out of possession.

    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Tbh he's like Kane

    2. Licky
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      He's probably going to have to work hard tracking back a lot this season.

    3. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Mbeuuumoooo!
      Just practicing...

  5. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Football is so much better with the fans back...

    I'll watch it and don't even have any (fantasy) interest in this game..

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Agreed, nothing like seeing a grown man cry coz his team lost!

    2. Thanos
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Ditto!!

    3. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Not owning players you still have interest tbf.

      Toney & White blanks needed...

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        You're so right!

        Can I celebrate now?

  6. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Brentford can barely string two passes together

    Shd have just gone without toney

    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      6 minutes in, love it...

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Season over.

        1. el polako
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 5 days ago

          Wildcard fail.

  7. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Right.
    Nipple clamps are on. Balls hooked up to 10,000 vaults. Gimp ball half way down my throat and I haven’t got Ivan Toney in the first game of the season.
    Let the torture begin!

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Giddy up!

    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Get some horsey tranquilizers mate 🙂

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        But then you don’t feel the pain.

    3. Karhumies
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Too much information.

    4. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Not enough information.

  8. Zimo
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    I missed hearing the fans

    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      City supporter ?

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Big time

      The craic out of the fans can bring even the most boring games to life.

  9. MEGPAL
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Toney fail

  10. Andy_Social
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    I've got a mini-league rival who's started with Holding, Willian and Aubamayang. Ouch!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Not really a rival surely...

    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      I almost plunked for Auba, yikes!

    3. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Can you get him to join the leagues I'm in too please? 😆

    4. el polako
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Hope you're decent enough bloke not to take cash of him.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        errrr

    5. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      He’ll probably still beat me though 🙂

    6. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      He won't log in after next weekend.

  11. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Mbuemo so attacking aaaaaa!

  12. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Raya looks good

    1. Karhumies
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Considered Raya for my team but went with the safer Sanchez in the end. Figured that if someone is going to be "the next Meslier", that GK needs to play in an attacking team.

  13. Weeb Kakashi
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Mbuemo is higher than Toney on the pitch.

    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Always will be I reckon when they play 3-5-2

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Stop smoking.

      1. Weeb Kakashi
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Open you eyes and see for yourself. Might as well read the latest ffscout article. Noob

    3. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Can't finish tho'

  14. Guba
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    It's great having the PL back, brilliant atmosphere tonight too

  15. Pukki Party
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Will we see a Toney username and grav soon?

    1. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Ivan the Toneyble?

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Toney the tiger

  16. Thanos
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Is Balogun expected to keep his place in the team? At 5.0 could be a nice fodder even if he gets subbed on once Laca and Auba are back

    1. The Train Driver
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      No

  17. Licky
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Nice little knock on by Toney.

  18. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    I should have got Mbuemo..

  19. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Nice linking.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Cheers.

  20. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Mbuemo post

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      What he say?

  21. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    I chickened out on Mbeuno...I pray he doesn't punish me cowardice

    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Same 🙁

  22. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Mbuemo close! Looking awesome

  23. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Brentford so on top

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      I must be watching a different game...

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        I just switched it on when they hit the post tbf 😆

  24. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    That was beautiful from Toney

  25. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Can see a lot of Toney flick ons to Mbuemo goals this season

  26. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Lol Dean Smith in the crowds

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      wonder who hes scouting... they need CMs

      1. The Pesci challenge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Old Brentford boss

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      I live in the real world m8.

  27. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    ESR purring. Looks ready for a haul.

  28. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    I need a Milhouse OMG alert in my life 🙁

  29. Pukki Party
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Bus team locked in.

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Pukki (C) like me then?

  30. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Chambers wagon in GW4.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Idiots here advised me away from him.

      Then again I guess I'm an idiot for listening to them.

      1. Marvin.
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        "Who is the bigger fool? The fool, or the fool who follows him".- Obi Wan Kenobi.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Is that the thing you see in hotel corridors?