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

    You'll never guess who my cup opponent has as captain

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Salah like everyone else

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Lol

    2. Lord of Ings
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dennis?

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

        Correct

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

          Triple I hope?

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

            Just captain, elite manager.

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

      If it's Dennis, I fancy that to backfire spectacularly

  2. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    King getting great xG here!

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

      Hahahhahahahhahahha

  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    why is King on the wing today ffs, watch Watford for a month and Dennis was the one on the wing

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ranieri is a clever guy. He put the better player closer to the goals.

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        tbh Watford haven't really got into the game, Dennis can run the channels well but King better with back to goal, doesn't make sense to switch them.

        And yes I'm a frustrated new King owner 😆

        1. Amartey Partey
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          The second half should be interesting. Hopefully more goals for Watford!

    2. Gross Blank Point
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Before that Dennis was playing the central role, seems to havev reverted back to that formation

  4. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Law of attraction does not work. All my positive Mbeumo posts earlier having no effect at all 🙁

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      there was the one chance when Wissa could've squared it, I'm keeping the faith though

  5. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Reguilon to Dalot looks even better now. Should it fail somehow, I can start Dennis vs Burnley 😉

  6. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    King will completely cover these points during AFCON

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

      Once the Dennis owners swap over to him

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

      It's an easy swap if/once he does

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

    King has been well and truly dethroned..and king Dennis crowned

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dennis owner, but I would find it poetic justice if King grabs a brace in the second half.

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

        Don't you put that evil on me

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

        I'd enjoy that I own both

  8. The Final Boss
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Just checked my mini league. I am the only one who owns king, everybody behind me owns Dennis 🙂

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

      Well at least ur ahead 🙂

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

        were*

    2. Rassi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      In my ML's those who usually do well have King while Dennis was the choice of perennial bottom dwellers.

      I admit it, round 1 goes to casuals.

  9. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jota would miss tomorrow’s game & people who benched Dennis will have jammy points but of course I sold Jota 🙁

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

      Why would anyone have benched Dennis?

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

        Dennis essential

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

        Because I fancied my 1st XI, all playing at home bar Antonio

        1. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Same

      3. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        🙁 I’m a casual

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

      Really hoping for a Jota 3 min cameo tomorrow

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

        I'm absolutely not

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

    Props to Ranieri, I don't know what it is but he's got something.

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

      He got the dilly ding dilly dong

  11. _Gunner
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    King please do something

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

      Please assist Dennis

  12. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    DENNNNNNIIISSS OMG

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

      Sorry if I'm late to the party btw

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

        No worries, Dennis owners will cheer with you again!

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

          YAY! Dennis owner here - Just wanted to come and cheer again.

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

            Yayayay Dennis til we die

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      *douchedouchebaby 😉

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

        Well that's not in the Christmas spirit Milkman is it!!

  13. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Just checked the scouts league, looks like Mark is the only one who bought Dennis, everyone else bought King. Interesting.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      And people listen to these muppets. Second guessing the value of fpl points

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

        Check their OR history, i bet its better than yours

    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He has to be different to catch up. That's his tactic,

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Now check Mark's rank

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

        I already have, not sure what your point is. :-/

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

    But but but but

    Big man bakar told me to go king!

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

      I think someone on here mentioned he said Gundogan > Bernardo too

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

      Let's temper it, lest King megahauls in 2nd half

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

        k sis

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        This.

  15. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Desperately needed some involvement from Sissoko or King

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

      Sissoko is wishful thinking

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

      Sissoko looking more likely

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

      Do you ever read back what people reflect on your whinning?

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

        I just ignore anyone being horrible online. I reply to hundreds if not thousands of people with helpful nice replies to their questions and post's.

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

    i own dennis but people getting too cocky here

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

      King brace and Dennis yc second half

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

        it is known...

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

      The worst thing is some of them seem to actually have convinced themselves it was some brilliantly logical decision rather than just a 50/50 call that went their way

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

        Think that applies to FF as a whole

      2. rozzo
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        It wasn't 50/50 though was it.

        Dennis will get more points this season. The previous games have told us that.

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

          Dennis second only to Salah for goal involvement in the last 6

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

          Dennis has got more points so far, that’s all

          The same people will be on here saying ‘don’t chase points’ next week

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

            Points are points - If he had more, better form, and was cheaper isn't he the better choice?

          2. rozzo
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            But at what point do you get the highest point scoring striker?

            Week 34?

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

              They are just salty. There is no reasoning with them.

      3. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        could've have been written better with King hitting the post leading to the corner as well 😀

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          *couldn't

      4. ilikewud
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        It was down to price and form. Don't think it was brilliant but there was certainly something in it.

      5. GoonerSteve
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I think most people are ust defending the many suggestions it was a casual decision.

        Clearly lucky but not casual in my opinion.

        Not logic genius though either. Luck always plays a part in this game.

      6. Yes Ndidi
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Nah. It was just that at 5.0 he was the cheapest starting striker with a half decent chance of returns and perfect 1st bench fodder. That bit of it was doing your homework. That he turned out so well was a lucky bonus.

    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah people are taking it way too far

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

        Haha, brilliant self reflection 😉

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

          😀

    4. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Bizarre isn’t it, you’d think he’d scored a hat trick or something.

    5. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Surely you did an internal fist pump though when you saw he scored

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

    Was happy to see Dennis score. But then had another look at my team and saw Gallagher and potentially Gilmour in my 11.

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

      wow same

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

        Every action has an equal and opposite reaction!

  18. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    O come, O come, Emmanuel,
    And ransom captive David Raya,
    That mourns in lonely exile here,
    Until the Son of God appear.
    Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
    Shall come to thee, O Israel.

    O come, Thine cross from Cleverley
    Thine goal from Playbook Ranieri
    From depths of hell Thy Hornets save,
    And give them victory o'er the grave.
    Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
    Shall come to thee, O Israel.

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

      Outstanding version of the greatest (and most hipster) of all the Christmas carols. Bravo D.

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

        Thanks! Make carols relate again!

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

    I'm probably better without reading this place tbh

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

      peace

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Most of us would be, in all honesty.

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

      It’s great when you’re doing well - got to just ride it out in times like these 😀

  20. Alcapaul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Got the exact money to do Davis to Dennis. Would have to do it tonight though!

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

      Do it quick before the second half

  21. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    All these Dennis casuals getting too big for their boots

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Never too big for the boot, I got the big size elves on my shelves

    2. _Make
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The great thing about modern consumer culture is how easy it is to acquire more capacious footwear.

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

        capacious 😆

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

          Salty

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

            Is that what it means?

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

              Seems like it

    3. ilikewud
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You just posted that you wanted to cry for not owning Dennis and now us Dennis owners are too big for their boots?

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Should I be happy that Dennis has scored and King hasn’t?

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

          Well you seem to want them to be unhappy, by the same logic? Can't have it both ways

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

            Exactly - This guy gets it

        2. ilikewud
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Go cry

          1. JONALDINHO
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Always the ones with no team link talking

  22. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    King has better xG they said,
    King is on pens they said,
    King is not going to AFCON they said,

    1-0 Dennis. Pain...

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

      points > xG

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

        I prefer XG actually

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

          That qualifies you for your own youtube channel

    2. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Penalties in the locker are overrated
      Dennis the Menace!

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

    Brentford going to get sucked into a relegation scrap I think

  24. GoonerSteve
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Casuals unite.

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Please bring your Dennis points as an identification card.

  25. Will Kane
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I'm absolutely fine with Dennis scoring despite the stats not being in his favour as long as the same rule applies to Bernardo

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

      It does, have both

  26. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wissa is so slow

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

    All my 50/50 desisions been wrong this season.

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

      Wasn't 50/50

  28. mrodgers91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Dennis 1st on the bench, didn't even find out jota was injured until just now. Probably won't play right?

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Highly likely

  29. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Not just today's game, but Dennis has passed the eye test more than King so far this season. And I expect that to continue. Not that King won't do well. He will. But Dennis will outscore him come GW38.

  30. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    King in fail

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

      Not a good username. Keep FCSB

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

        I used to get in trouble for it, so changed to saltyballs