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FPL differentials the key figures as West Brom host Brighton

It is the Fantasy Premier League differentials on offer in the second match of Double Gameweek 26.

Despite playing just once over the next few days, Brighton are the more popular outfit in this match, Lewis Dunk (£4.9m) starting the match with 5.6% ownership.

Robert Sánchez (£4.5m) is another leading figure as the Seagulls travel to West Bromwich Albion although on 3.0% of Fantasy managers currently rely on the goalkeeper.

2.8% are still invested in Neal Maupay (£6.1m) who leads the line today, accompanied by an out-of-position Leandro Trossard (£5.7m).

It looks as if Graham Potter has gone with a back-four for the visit to the Hawthorns, with Dan Burn (£4.2m) and Joël Veltman (£4.3m) in the left and right-back positions either side of Dunk and Ben White (£4.4m).

Meanwhile, Matheus Pereira (£5.4m) is the most fashionable starting Baggies option today sat in 1.8% of teams.

Ahead of facing two fixtures, the midfielder has a goal and assist in his last two at home.

Mbaye Diagne (£6.0m) has been a much-discussed asset in the build-up to Double Gameweek 26 and starts up-front for the fourth-successive Premier League match.

He is inside the top-four among all players for minutes per expected goal involvement (xGI) over the last four matches but only 0.8% of Fantasy managers are invested in the forward.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.6m) is also on the radar even though just 0.6% of managers possess the Arsenal loanee.

He is deployed out of position once again today, operating on the right-hand flank of West Brom’s attacking midfield trio.

Double Gameweek 26 Line-ups

West Bromwich Albion XI (4-2-3-1): Johnstone; C Townsend, Bartley, O’Shea, Furlong; Yokuslu, Gallagher; M Phillips, M Pereira, Maitland-Niles; Diagne.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI (4-4-2): R Sánchez; Burn, Dunk, White, Veltman; Connolly, Mac Allister, Bissouma, Groß; Maupay, Trossard.

Double Gameweek 26 so far…

Another Double Gameweek, another attacking haul for Manchester City’s centre-backs.

João Cancelo (£6.1m) watched Saturday’s lunch-time kick-off in dismay as Pep Guardiola benched him for the first time since Gameweek 21.

And his absence from the team, which lasted the whole game, made goals for Ruben Dias (£6.1m) and John Stones (£5.2m) all the more painful for the Portuguese international’s 26.6% ownership.

Cancelo was named on Manchester City’s bench alongside Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) and Phil Foden (£6.1m), although the latter made it on for the second period.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) were the providers for the Citizens’ two goals while Ilkay Gundogan (£6.2m) continued his run of matches without an attacking return to three before coming off in the 89th minute.

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  1. Well you know, Triffic
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Play up

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Triffic

      1. Well you know, Triffic
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Well you know.

        1. FPL price manipulators are …
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Nico Kranjcar, Hermand Herrairderson, Crouchy, Bobby Zamora

          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Darren Anderton, Martin Kuhl, Alan McLoughlin etc if you are as old as me

  2. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Diagne let's go

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You spelt Digne wrong

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        See you on thursday

    2. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Pronounced Jagnay

  3. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Top 14 in my ML(I'm 14th)

    8 x TC Kane
    2 x TC Son

    Me BB (c) Dcl

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      u win

  4. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    In typical DGW fever fashion I sold Antonio for Diagne, because there was no way Antonio was getting anything from Man City.

    When will we guys ever learn?

  5. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundogan never delivers for me 🙁 Suddenly he is no where to be seen

    1. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He was never that good. extremely lucky to get some of the goals he got.

      Gundo owners are either sheep or casuals, or both

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Having a bad season are you?

        😆

        1. A. PRISE
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          44k. Not that bad

          1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Imagine where you would be if you played casual and had gundog. I mean I shot up since I got him and I am ahead of you.

            Baaaaah

            1. A. PRISE
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              For now. Let's talk tomorrow

              Baaah

              1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                What happens tomorrow does not change the fact that since I got gundog I have shot up the rankings and u seem to be slipping. 44k is great but not when you were 17k maybe higher before that and made the wrong call on the player you now insult other players for owning. Maybe you go back ahead of me tomorrow. Doesn't change the context of your comment. Surely you have higher goals than beating me? I have zero concern for your ranking, today or tomorrow.

                1. A. PRISE
                  • 3 Years
                  3 years, 1 month ago

                  "I have zero concern for your ranking, today or tomorrow."

                  Sure, that's why you wrote several comments about it 🙂

                  1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                    • 6 Years
                    3 years, 1 month ago

                    Comment one: You must be having a bad season in reference to ridiculous insult to gundog owners.

                    Comment 2: I am actually ahead of you because I own him in reference to unsolicited rank check

                    Comment 3: I have far higher goals than beating you as I have no idea who you are and couldn't care less what your rank is tomorrow. I wont even remember this conversation in 5 mins.

                    Last comment: you most certainly are salty regardless of your decent rank because you know that most of the people like me who are now ahead of you are ahead because they made the right call on gundogan. Maybe you made the right call for whatever decisions you made this week and maybe you turn things around but it changes nothing about gundog and I am not a sheep or a casual for outfoxing you on that one. Lastly if you really want me to believe you are ahead of me should we cross swords again, link your team. Probably talking to a bottom feeder for all I know

                    1. Twisted Saltergater
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 1 month ago

                      You come across as a really despicable person.

                      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                        • 6 Years
                        3 years, 1 month ago

                        Really?

                        You must be completely inferring a far more negative tone than what I am writing with.

                        I see despicable things happenning in this world sadly and I have seen far harsher discussions on this site, and I have never thought anyone despicable

      2. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        He was in the right positions to score those goals to be fair to him.

      3. MrZ
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Salty non owner

  6. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Walker - Laporte - Dias - Cancelo clean sheets locked in vs Wolves

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Would love this! With of course Cancelo goal and assist on the side

    2. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Think Laporte will go LB and Stones and Dias at CB

      1. BENOIT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Agree

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Do we think Cancelo plays the game ?

    1. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      FPL? I doubt it

  8. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wonder if gundogs purple patch is no over??

    Hope he is benched v wolves as I'd still want to captain in dgw27 if confident he starts both....

    1. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He got taken off to rest him for Wednesday

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        ....?

        Pep brought Rodri in to strengthen defense for last few minutes and help with aerial duels.

      2. MARVELLUS
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        5 mins rest?

        1. FPL price manipulators are …
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          5 mins is a lot

          1. el polako
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Just because you convinced your missus about it....

            1. Neves say Neves
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Booyakashaaa

            2. Flynny
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              He wasn't given a 5 minute rest today to prepare for midweek. I'm sure of that

              1. el polako
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Of course not, it was tactical change as Pep anticipated several desperate long balls from West Ham.

  9. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How many City defenders will be in the Premier League team of the season?

    Dias, Stones and Cancelo nailed on for me.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cresswell has to be in there.

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        And Justin, despite missing part season

    2. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Must be

    3. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Did Stones play before mid November?

      I'd say TOTS defence could be Justin Dias Cresswell Cancelo

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        This

    4. mezza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Martinez
      Cancelo Dias Stones Cresswell
      KDB Gundo Bruno
      Salah Kane Son

      1. Captain_Shirokov
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        KDB?! lol

    5. jammie26
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cancelo not for me, only plays every other game..

  10. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Need a Pereira haul here.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He doesn't play until tomorrow. 😀
      Then he can haul.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Wrong one

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Planning to get Trossard or Almiron for the BGW29... Insane?

      1. FPL price manipulators are …
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yes

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Lingard is your man at that price point

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          smashing it on my bench last 2 weeks

      3. WE GO FOR IT
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Have they started giving points for players hitting the post?

      4. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yes mad

        Go Lingard. Wouldn’t touch either of those attacks - especially Brighton. Definition of toothless.

    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Time for Diagne haul

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        *Digne

    4. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Please Brighton keep a cleanie to make up for Stones and KdB

    5. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gundo, still that important?

      1. Vlekz
          3 years, 1 month ago

          He is the best in that price bracket. A 6 million guy scoring 1 in 3 gameweeks is also insane value. Here he has so many doubles to add to it

        • A. PRISE
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          No.

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Trossard Time !!

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Get your sock out 😉

      3. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        12 with 24 still leftt to play

        LOVE to see oh yes i do but WE MOVE!..

        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          20 with 24 to play!

        2. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          10 with 27 left to play - sorry I’m beating you

      4. jammie26
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        How are cancelo owners feeling?

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Bit too warm and tummy a bit full. Back hurts a bit. Worried about how kids doing at school.

      5. Vlekz
          3 years, 1 month ago

          What's the ideal template rating, specially if you are chasing(350k here)?
          I have 45%, is that too low?

          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            2 thirds odd is differentail enough I'd guess

            1. Ragabolly
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              I agree, something like 65% is the right balance

              1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Thanks. If anybody has any idea it's you.

                1. Vlekz
                    3 years, 1 month ago

                    Thank you both.

          2. TheDragon
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            I’d be close to winning FPL this year if I ever got any of the monster defender hauls. Ridiculous

            1. Kun Tozser
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              This time next year we’ll be millionaires Rodney!

              1. TheDragon
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                I’m just saying there is insane luck involved in getting the very top ranks.

                Getting 17 points a week from a defender compared to 2 - have that happen 6 times in a season and that really adds up

                1. Kun Tozser
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 1 month ago

                  True but the high ceiling defenders is from a small group, you can increase your chances of getting lucky

                  1. TheDragon
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 1 month ago

                    I’ve had pretty much the ‘alternative’ player for every single big defender haul

                    1. Kun Tozser
                      • 8 Years
                      3 years, 1 month ago

                      Looking forward to Digne doing the same this week

          3. che
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Stones looking at 3BP with the winning goal added, yeah?

            1. TheDragon
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              No

            2. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Already added.

              1. che
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                I thought it didn't get added until later?

            3. Offside Trapattoni
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Is it Stones 3 KDB 2 Dias 1?

              1. Bobby Digital
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Kdb 3
                Dias, Stones 2

                1. Offside Trapattoni
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 1 month ago

                  Grazie

                  1. Bobby Digital
                    • 6 Years
                    3 years, 1 month ago

                    Prego

            4. Bobby Digital
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Already added

            5. g40steve
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Try again

            6. jason_ni
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              I think they have update bps this season, its very rarely changes once the game is over, so the bps are more real time this season.

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

            Can anyone confirm the Salah rumours, I.e Jota sold him in his fantasy team?

            1. Hy liverpool
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              What rumours?

              1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                You know the one about the guy maybe not playing because of that other thing

            2. Salarrivederci
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Same Diego Jota who bought Adrian for this week?
              Tarkowski sold Pope.
              Some guy from WH sold Lingard AND Antonio.

              They are fooling around after the news on Villa players selling Grealish last GW

          5. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            ML player C KDB but removed Bruno!

            1. jason_ni
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              A rival sold bruno as well, thought it was a bit of bizarre move.

              Part of a -12!

          6. Bobby Digital
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Rashford and DCL
            To
            Kane and Gundo?

            Got the exact amount itb and 2 freebies. Or is it too early? Kane rising tonight...

            1. Fulchester's New Centr…
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Steady there Bobby

            2. TRIPOS TOPPER
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Prefer Rafa to Gundo

              Leaves a slot for KDB in mid

              1. Bobby Digital
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Good point

          7. jia you
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            On a -12 with Sterling and Cancelo... this has started well 😉

          8. jason_ni
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Stones really starting to annoy me as a cancelo dias owner.
            When dias finally gets the goal, stones matches him!
            And cancelo seems to be rotated more and more..

            Bite the bullet and move Joao on, or keep the faith?

            1. TheDragon
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              You’ve got the right two

              It’s just ridiculously unlucky - it happens

              1. jason_ni
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Maybe your right! Doesn't help that the 3 close rivals in ml are all stones owners!

            2. g40steve
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              I had Dias, Stones & Foden on WC that became Cancelo, Dias & Gundo 🙁

              1. jason_ni
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Ouch.. but probably right trio longer term, I have gundo as well!

            3. Fulchester's New Centr…
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Stick

            4. Firminooooo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Stones is killing me to. Big green arrow with Dias turned red when Stones scored.

            5. Hy liverpool
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Keep joao he got his rest now

            6. RogDog_jimmy
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              the whole ‘cancelo is due’ thing has really messed people up. hard to spend xfers moving between them all but also having stones/dias has proven to be better over time.

              1. jason_ni
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                He is due.. but then he always delivers either in the fa cup of cl lol... thats where he is getting his goals and assists!

            7. janowsc
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              In the same boat. Yeah it’s super frustrating. Can’t have all the city players unfortunately.

          9. HollywoodXI
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Are the BPS final?

            1. Fulchester's New Centr…
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Unless some late night jiggery pokery then should be

          10. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Took a -8 and cleared my debts with 2 played. Always a nice feeling.

          11. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Bruno to Lingard
            Watkins to Kane

            I really rate Palace chances next week 🙂

            1. Fulchester's New Centr…
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Maybe I should have held TC for a week

          12. sminkypinky
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Feck me! Just in to see both of my I
            City central defenders scores! Wahey!
            Rough is I sold Antonio to Watkins for a hit. That could still work out though.

          13. Jerse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Frustrating when De Bruyne comes into the team. Too much needlessly goes through him. Controversial thing to say but Man C were a better team without him. Don't forget a couple of seasons ago they won the league with insane points tally without him for the whole of that season.

            1. Fulchester's New Centr…
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Yes, but will you get him in?

            2. DGW Sane TC Fail....
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              "needlessly goes through him" that's when i stopped reading

            3. pingissimus
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Kun starting makes as much difference - the multiple false 9s are out of work.