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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. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How is that not a penalty haha

    1. JJeyy
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      do you know the rules of football?

  2. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Blatant dive

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

      he got fouled....

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        He didn’t, he dived. No way that knocks grown man over. He’s cheating it’s as simple as that

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

    March first touched the ball, and then Trezeguet, as I see it.

  4. Arctic monkeys
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    No Pen GET IN

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

    So Jack is not a penalty taker.

    That makes him less appealing.

    1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Who is?

      1. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        El ghazi and Watkins are two

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      We already knew he wasn’t?

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

        He had ball in hand vs Southampton

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

          Always been watkins

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

      watkins already scored one recently so we knew that didn't we?

  6. F4L
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Never a pen, what a DIVE

  7. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Football has gone absolutely mad

  8. Mumble Pie
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Its official - the game has turned into a farce

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

    Keown is such a moron. How is he a commentator?

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Makes McManaman look like a genius.

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

    hay was a clear pen ffs

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

      Got the ball before tackle.

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

        🙁

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

    if you foul someone in the follow through after getting the ball, its still a foul?

    Can anyone clarify thats the rule?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Only if there's excessive force, and there wasn't there. Was a dive

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

        Ah i see. Another rule that is different for every referee. Who determines what excessive force is

      2. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Was still contact just making sure the ref saw it. Not a dive really

  12. NIGHTHIKER - I Kane, I Shaw…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Although if that had been given as a penalty, as a Ryan and Watkins owner that penalty probably would have been skied..

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

    Why no red card for blatant cheating dive? Ban him for the season for that

  14. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jack’s third down the pecking order for pens

    1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Who is second?

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

    Oh well, at least didn't have the disappointment of seeing Watkins taking it.

  16. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Fantastic decision by ref

    1. Calculated Risks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Overturning his own decision took balls. That's why I think he best ref in league. If he hadn't dived so theatrically it may have been given tho I believe

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

    if it's a penalty surely Lamptey back on???

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Pls stop

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

          sorry lol no watching and very confused

      • Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        ?

      • Manani
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        it wasn't Lamperty for the penalty. Lamperty was the free kick before penalty

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

        Different incident I think

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Wtf? Clear pen? Absolutely disgraceful.

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

      Ref needs to add 5 minutes for the time he took looking at that.

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

      I can't believe I played Lamptey over Kilman.

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

        Did the same.

        His attacking threat swayed it for me, and tbf it almost worked out. Aw well. None of us can predict the future.

      2. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        It's not like Kilman will play

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

        It looked a wise move at halftime, correct decision just unlucky

    5. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      100% no penalty

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

      Wow don’t have anyone who could get points from a pen but that was 100% a pen what the hell what a joke

    7. BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Re-start with a drop-ball, or have I missed something? Brighton free kick WTF

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

      Dive didn’t help even if it was a foul.

    9. Rash
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Fair play for ref admitting he's wrong

    10. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Darn - Ryan pen save and 3 Bps goes begging...

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

      Completely missed that he got the ball! Fair enough, I was so focused on the contact

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

      Go to hell still Lamptey then

    13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Lumptey fail

      1. AnfieldLad
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Tariq Numptey

    14. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Lovely result.

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

        No.