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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

  1. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    0 from 0

    WC deployed

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

    Lovely stadium.

  3. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Arsenal on the back foot!

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

      Good, we need the Toney train to start early!

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

    Toney very deep out of possession.

    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Tbh he's like Kane

    2. Licky
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

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

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

      Mbeuuumoooo!
      Just practicing...

  5. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months 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
      4 years, 8 months ago

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

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

      Ditto!!

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

      Not owning players you still have interest tbf.

      Toney & White blanks needed...

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        You're so right!

        Can I celebrate now?

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

    Brentford can barely string two passes together

    Shd have just gone without toney

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

      6 minutes in, love it...

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

        Season over.

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

          Wildcard fail.

  7. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months 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
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Giddy up!

    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Get some horsey tranquilizers mate 🙂

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        But then you don’t feel the pain.

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

      Too much information.

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

      Not enough information.

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

    I missed hearing the fans

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

      City supporter ?

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

      Big time

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

  9. Dragon Arcana
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Toney fail

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

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

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

      Not really a rival surely...

    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I almost plunked for Auba, yikes!

    3. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

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

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

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

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

        errrr

    5. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He’ll probably still beat me though 🙂

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

      He won't log in after next weekend.

  11. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mbuemo so attacking aaaaaa!

  12. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Raya looks good

    1. Karhumies
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months 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
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mbuemo is higher than Toney on the pitch.

    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

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

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

      Stop smoking.

      1. Weeb Kakashi
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

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

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

      Can't finish tho'

  14. Guba
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

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

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

    Will we see a Toney username and grav soon?

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

      Ivan the Toneyble?

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Toney the tiger

  16. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months 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
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No

  17. Licky
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Nice little knock on by Toney.

  18. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I should have got Mbuemo..

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

    Nice linking.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Cheers.

  20. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mbuemo post

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      What he say?

  21. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

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

    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Same 🙁

  22. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mbuemo close! Looking awesome

  23. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Brentford so on top

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I must be watching a different game...

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

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

  24. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    That was beautiful from Toney

  25. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

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

  26. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Lol Dean Smith in the crowds

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

      wonder who hes scouting... they need CMs

      1. The Pesci challenge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Old Brentford boss

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I live in the real world m8.

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

    ESR purring. Looks ready for a haul.

  28. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I need a Milhouse OMG alert in my life 🙁

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

    Bus team locked in.

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Pukki (C) like me then?

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

    Chambers wagon in GW4.

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

      Idiots here advised me away from him.

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

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

      Is that the thing you see in hotel corridors?