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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. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Dean Windass scored a more cheeky one against Arsenal and David Seaman.

    At Valley Parade playing for Bradford City 21 years ago in the Premier League.

    Deano asked the ref if he could take it as the keeper was on his post lining up the wall.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        All the ref has to do is communicate and same with the player, yet in the space of a week it hasn't happened

    2. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Strange refereeing here.
      Like he doesnt know he already blew his whistle. And var did.

      And now offside for that.. Very strange

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

        Yeah, it is pretty insane!!!

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

      Amazing incident

    4. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What is going on here??! Lol.

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

      What a mess...void the season!

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

      Guys Dias and stones will get 2 bps right?

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

      Ref completely lost the plot here

    8. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Shambles

    9. LSK
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This is humiliating for him tbh

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

      Dunk goal 1 week too late. Falling between the gaps again!

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

        Disallowed for bull

      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No

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

        Disallowed.

    11. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Potter should walk the team off until we get some competance

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

      Only defenders allowed to score this GW....

    13. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No goal
      Then gives it
      Then VAR says no goal
      Now they are retaking the free kick

      Absolute joke

    14. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No goal by the sounds of it

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

      What a shambles

    16. Vlekz
        3 years, 1 month ago

        What's going on? Not watching the game

      • Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thought this game would be boring. Now we learn VAR decides if it heard the whistle???!!!!!

      • Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Johnny owners in heaven 😀

      • Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        haha 😀

      • xuwei
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Wtf is going on?

      • Davros
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Unlucky dunk owners

      • GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Will they restart the game to be fair?

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

        Pereira looking threatening at all?

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

          No

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

            Not good

      • EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Can someone explain why it was a goal in the first place and why it isn't anymore?

        1. Free Hat
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          They deemed it offside by blocking the view.
          But thats nonsense tbf.

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Did they? But then why would it be a retake, surely it would be freekick for west brom

              1. Free Hat
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Good point. Then I dont know what the hell they are doing 😀

            • Andy_Social
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              No. FK would be to WBA if so. But Brighton re-took it

              1. Free Hat
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Indeed. Now I understand it even less tbf.

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

          Phew!! no DUNKY!!!! goal yet.

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

          The goal that never was, but was, but wasn't

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

          Ref is so flustered now

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

          Where are the Dunk owners?

          1. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Long time passing

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

          Replay for people:

          https://streamable.com/h1xn33

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

            Cheers Hazz, appreciated

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

            Clearly there's a whistle before Dunk takes the shot.

          3. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Translation please

        7. The Polymath
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          There's a cat in Sandwell asking for it's two lives back. 😀