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Grealish the Fantasy focus as Aston Villa host Brighton

Jack Grealish (£7.6m) is by far the key Fantasy Premier League asset as Aston Villa host Brighton in Gameweek 9.

The midfielder is now selected by 40% of managers worldwide and commands ownership of 68.2% among those inside the top 10k.

Son Heung-min (£9.5m) is the only midfielder with more backing than that in the upper echelons of the game, although Grealish has been much more of a captain candidate than the South Korean this week.

7.1% of the top 10k put the armband on him as Brighton come to Villa Park on Saturday afternoon.

Ollie Watkins (£6.1m) is the chief partner for those looking at a double-up on Dean Smith’s attack, now owned by 9.2% of managers, while Ross Barkley (£6.0m) and John McGinn (£5.5m) remain on 4.4% and 2.3% ownership respectively.

Villa’s defence is still popular, with 27.7% invested in Emi Martínez (£4.8m) worldwide while 13.5% have Tyrone Mings (£5.3m).

For all the interest in Villa’s attack, Brighton are hardly on the fringes of the Fantasy picture with Mat Ryan (£4.5m) and Tariq Lamptey (£4.8m) both on 13% ownership as they turn out for the Seagulls’ defence today.

There is unlikely to be too many eyes on Graham Potter’s attack though, none of his midfielders or forwards owned by more than 5%.

Danny Welbeck (£5.5m) leads the line at Villa Park, with Adam Lallana (£6.2m) and Neal Maupay (£6.4m) operating as a two-man support act.

Aston Villa XI: Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; Barkley, D Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, Watkins, Trézéguet.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan; Dunk, Webster, White; March, Bissouma, Groß, Lamptey; Lallana, Maupay; Welbeck.

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  1. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Let me guess. It’s Lamptey innit?

  2. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Penalty time.

  3. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    A new tongue twister...

    Yellow Lamp Tea...Red Lamp Tea

    repeat as fast as you can

  4. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Pen

  5. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Lamptey you beauty.

  6. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So who has Lamp as 1st sub and he will come in!!?

  7. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Pen

  8. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    This game could not have actually gone worse

  9. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    WATKINS SCORE MY SON

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Would be amazing!

  10. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    wow - watkins!?

  11. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hahaha pen

  12. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Get out my team Lamptey you f*****g useless!!!!!!

  13. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish pen?

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Watkins

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

    Ffs watkins

  15. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Scenes

  16. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Lamprey could have hauled today. Ah well, just the roll of the dice...

  17. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    F OFFFFF

  18. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Penalty

  19. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Pen

  20. just a man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Drama

  21. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What a surprise, I own and started Lamptey

  22. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Oh bugger off Lamptey ffs

  23. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Lamptey red card 🙁

  24. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    He's gone down like a sack of kaka but it probably is a pen

  25. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish not on pens.

    Great!

  26. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jack time

  27. Sif
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    3 point from 4 now. Eurgh!!

  28. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Has to be Grealish.

  29. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Guess who I have coming in for Wilson

  30. Nimby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    This is not a penalty.

    1. TyroneGAA
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Lol

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Lol lol

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

        what are you watching...

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Football