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10 December 2021 1425 comments
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Gameweek 16 gets underway this evening as Brentford play host to Watford, with Fantasy interest mostly centred around the attacking players on show.

Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT.

Brentford, who have won just once in eight Premier League games, are without Ethan Pinnock (£4.6m) because he has tested positive for Covid-19, plus Sergi Canos (£5.5m) who is suspended.

As a result, Mathias Jensen (£4.9m) and Yoane Wissa (£5.9m) come into the starting XI, with the latter expected to partner Bryan Mbeumo (£5.5m) up front in Thomas Frank’s 3-5-2 formation.

Elsewhere, Ivan Toney (£6.6m) misses a second successive match, also with Covid-19.

As for Watford, Claudio Ranieri makes three changes from the 3-1 defeat to Manchester City in Gameweek 15, with Jeremy Ngakia (£4.3m), Juraj Kucka (£5.5m) and Cucho Hernandez (£5.0m) replacing Danny Rose (£4.2m), Imran Louza (£5.2m) and Joao Pedro (£5.4m), all of whom drop to the bench.

That means Emmanuel Dennis (£5.7m) and Josh King (£5.8m) both feature in attack once again, with their Fantasy Premier League (FPL) ownerships now sitting at 29.6% and 7.9% respectively.

GAMEWEEK 16 LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Fernandez, Goode, Jansson, Norgaard, Roerslev, Jensen, Janelt, Baptiste, Henry, Mbeumo, Wissa

Subs: Elliot, Angelini, Rose, Louza, Joao Pedro, Sema, Fletcher, Tufan, Kabasele

Watford XI: Bachmann, Femenia, Cathcart, Troost-Ekong, Ngakia, Kucka, Sissoko, Cleverley, Cucho, Dennis, King

Subs: Cox, Thompson, Forss, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Bidstrup, Bech, Stevens, Young-Coombes

  1. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A 5 ft 9 winger scores a header from a corner.

    Not sure even the most tribalistic Dennis owner would have predicted that...

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

      So free in the middle of the 6 yard box too, Brentford literally forgot about him 😆

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

      Actually it’s in his scouting report that he’s got a leap that Tim Cahill would be proud of

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A goals a goal.

      Even an unexpectedly one!

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Unexpected

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

      Plus he did a lovely trap from a high ball just prior to it. I think Dennis is the sort of play Man United should sign. Technique energy - workrate.

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

    Those king owners must really dislike points but love maths

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hahaha

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

      As a King owner (who got him because of pens/no ACON) but a person who always hated Maths. You deserve a thumbs up!

  3. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Andy in the mud

  4. Surgical Attack
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    happy dennis owner but funny old game

  5. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Dennis the man!!! So much for everyone who argued king was the one!!

    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dennis the menace

    2. Tigers Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Stats = King
      Points plus eye test = Dennis

  6. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wow, the average top 10k score is under -2.37 points

  7. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    The King will rise again

  8. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Dennis owner here btw. Just letting you guys know

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

      Thanks mate.

  9. Futureform
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Went King over Dennis.

    I'm considering avoiding overthinking from now on.

    Just pick the guys with the golden touch and be done with it!

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I went both.. but had Dennis ages ago and added king

      1. Futureform
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Ah, well at least you can relax a little in this game then!

  10. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So many toxic people here

    I can admit that going King is bad when u see Dennis scoring but it’s not like you have any actual insight telling you that King will hit the post and Dennis will score header after that lol

    1. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Calm down sir

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Just stating the obvious

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

      I blame the parents for letting their kids stay up so long.

      If they are adults however, I juat feel sorry for them.

    3. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Chill bro

    4. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The people bragging about having him are c***s

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

      Want some nuts with that salt?

    6. Boberella
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The insight has been watching Watford games and knowing Dennis is the better player. It’s Dennis’s 4 double digit hauls vs kings 2. It’s Dennis’s goals vs the bigger clubs, etc etc

    7. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Disagree. We have years of seeing Josh King in the PL and Championship. Other than a 6/7 month hot streak for Bournemouth more than a few seasons ago, he has proven himself to be a poor finisher who doesn't score lots of goals

      See my comment linked below:

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2021/12/06/which-fpl-players-are-suspended-or-nearing-a-one-match-ban-3/?hc_page=2&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_24447695

  11. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Still plenty of time for King to get something.

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

      From left back?

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        He should have been left back.. on the bench

    2. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes.. an assist to Dennis

  12. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    FPL casual: logs in for 2 mins and picks Dennis because he's second top forward

    FPL expert: Spends 3 hours analysing touches in the box and picks King

    1. Stamford B
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Or he can’t afford anyone else

    2. A. PRISE
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      So true

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

      You spent 3 hours analysing King? Damn!

    4. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Or people who don't look at stats and watch live games: pick Dennis.

    5. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      So bitter lol

    6. Futureform
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This this this!!!

      Forget underlying stats. If a guy outperforms them, perhaps THAT is his key stat!!!

  13. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    How's King looking?

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hit the post pre Dennis goal

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Looking like Dennis will outscore him

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

      post mortem

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

      Hot post and got AA

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

        *Hit

    5. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He's been dethroned

  14. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Disgusted as King owner

  15. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I went gundog over bernardo too.

    I know what's coming tomorrow.

  16. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What a throw-in

  17. RamboRN
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I'm hoping dennis doesn't stay on my bench now 🙁

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dennis on bench? 😮

    2. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      If you don't play the second highest scoring forward against Brentford then you probably don't deserve them.

      1. RamboRN
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        DDG Foster
        TAA James Cancelo Dalot
        Salah Jota Bsilva Bowen
        Ronaldo Antonio

        Dennis Livra allan foster
        Guess dalot bench better in hindsight?

  18. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Can't believe they ended the game after Dennis scored

  19. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So many games when I own players playing out the worst scenario atm

    Own king and Bachman and this probably ends up 2-2 with a dennis brace

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Let's hope so.. with a king assist

  20. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Dennis, one more!!

  21. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    If FPL was only about underlying stats the likes of Lingard last year and Bernardo Silva this year would have refused to even participate.

    1. Stamford B
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The cleverest thing these sites ever did was convincing you stats mean something

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        If only...

  22. banskt
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Looking for information about the Manchester United defense. I have little idea about their squad and would like to have some help here to understand their squad formation. What I could find is that they have the following players:

    Left back: Telles, Shaw
    Right back: Wan-Bissaka, Dalot, (Lindelof), (Jones)
    Center back: Maguire, Lindelof , Varane, Bailly, Jones

    1) What is the preferred formation in their defense?
    2) Who are the first team players, **assuming everyone is fit**?
    3) Who is the most nailed defender?
    4) The "injury" page on this website shows that Varane and Wan-Bissaka are injured but they are close to return. Is there any extra injury information?
    5) Who, according to your opinion, is the best FPL asset and why?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Salah

      1. banskt
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yes, definitely.

    2. Cheeky Onion
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Maguire seems the most nailed, although could be Varane when fit again. I like Dalot for cheap price, attacking threat, and will start while AWB is injured - perhaps when he's fit too

      1. banskt
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks for the info. Could you please elaborate on the preferred formation of their defense and the first team players.

  23. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Watching this game has left me wondering how King has registered such good stats.

    1. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The hat-trick against Everton was an anomaly

      1. Stamford B
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Of course. My Nan would’ve scored a Hattie thst day.

  24. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    How about having both King and Dennis?

    1. Tigers Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The cool kids already have them

  25. Stamford B
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    He’s even called Dennis ffs. First footballer in history. Twaaaat

  26. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Dennis needs to calm down...

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      never! Hat trick please

  27. Herger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Insert ‘ I am Dennis owner. I am maverick for picking him because of historical points despite fact everyone here owns him’ comment

  28. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Dennis has been crowned king

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      There can only be one KING

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        And that's Dennis!! Oh the irony

  29. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Dennis vs King is obvious.... and I got Antonio

  30. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Man down…and it’s Dennis