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Murray benched as Brighton host strong Bournemouth side

Glenn Murray (£6.4m) has been named on Brighton’s bench for their opening Double Gameweek 34 fixture.

He was captained by just over 100,000 Fantasy managers this week given that the Seagulls have two fixtures to play.

However, Chris Hughton has preferred to leave the veteran striker among the substitutes, selecting Florin Andone (£5.0m) to lead the line instead.

Anthony Knockaert (£5.2m) and Jurgen Locadia (£5.3m) are the two options to flank the Romanian international.

All eyes will be on Shane Duffy (£4.8m) now that Son Heung-min (£8.8m) managed just an assist against Huddersfield.

The centre-back was the second-most captained player inside the top 10,000 managers for Double Gameweek 34 and he starts in Brighton’s back-line today.

Alongside Lewis Dunk (£4.4m), he is flanked by Bernardo (£4.2m) and Martin Montoya (£4.3m) in defence.

In central midfield, it’s Yves Bissouma (£4.6m), Davy Pröpper (£4.8m) and Dale Stephens (£4.3m).

Both of them currently yellow-flagged, there was no room in the matchday squad for Pascal Groß (£6.7m) or Solly March (£4.7m).

Bournemouth have named a strong first XI with Josh King (£6.6m), Callum Wilson (£6.6m), Ryan Fraser (£6.3m) and David Brooks (£5.1m) all in the starting XI.

Danny Ings (£5.4m) is back in the side for Southampton as they host Wolves today.

He missed the visit of Liverpool in Blank Gameweek 33 because he was ineligible to face his parent club.

With some Fantasy managers looking to the Saints for Double Gameweek 35 investment, they will be happy to see Nathan Redmond (£5.3m), James Ward-Prowse (£5.1m) and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (£4.4m) in the starting line-up.

After recent tinkering, Nuno Espirito Santo has selected what appears to be his best XI.

Raúl Jiménez (£6.8m) is paired with Diogo Jota (£6.2m) up front, while Matt Doherty (£5.3m) plays on the right of midfield.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo; Bissouma, Stephens, Pröpper; Knockaert, Andone, Locadia.

Bournemouth XI: Boruc; S Cook, Mepham, Aké; Fraser, Gosling, Lerma, Smith; Brooks, King; Wilson.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Barnes, Wood.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Peltier, Morrison, Ecuele Manga, Bennett; Gunnarsson, Arter; Hoilett, Camarasa, Murphy; Zohore.

Fulham XI: Rico; Bryan, Le Marchand, Ream, Fosu-Mensah; Cairney, Anguissa, Chambers; Sessegnon, Mitrovic, Babel.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Jagielka, Zouma, Coleman; Gueye, Gomes; Bernard, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Calvert-Lewin.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Bednarek, Yoshida, Vestergaard; Valery, Ward-Prowse, Højbjerg, Bertrand; Sims, Redmond; Ings.

Wolves XI: Rui Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Boly; Doherty, Dendoncker, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Jonny; Jiménez, Diogo Jota.

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  1. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    This is why we love/hate this game...would be dull if it was predictable

    1. KOKAK
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Wonder what will happen to football, if it was was played honestly.

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Remove the love part, yeah

  2. Aguerrrooooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Where are all the people laughing at son captainers now??

    1. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      We're all crying.

    2. LSK
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      I capped your namesake so laughing but very nervously, as I half expect him to be benched and be stuck with Murray (v).

      1. Aguerrrooooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        I'm sure Aguero will play surely. He went off early midweek

  3. Adriano
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    If Bou score 6 this beats my Carroll TC a few seasons back

  4. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    My causal rivals checking my team we’ll be in stitches 🙂

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Don’t think casual rivals check teams... so I think you (we) are ok!

  5. LSK
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    For those of us with 3 Brighton it might be better to go without bench boost this season.

  6. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    I wish relegation upon Brighton

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Could very well happen.

    2. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Indeed. Would love Cardiff to stay up now

  7. KneejerkJoe
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    0 points form 5 players + cap at 3pm kick-off...

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      That's harsh.

  8. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Question is, do we ship these lame assets or keep:D

  9. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Sold Wilson & Fraser this week. Wildcard masterclass 😎

    1. The_Fish
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Same

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      #metoo

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Samaritans working late tonight.

    4. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      add Brooks and same

    5. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      i did the same with jimenez at christmas... bought him on +0.1

    6. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Brooks and Fraser for me. Awesome.

    7. Lemongrab
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Yup. Quality.

    8. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      #metoo

  10. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    0-5 ft

  11. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    FPL site slow updating?

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Yep, seems to be a problem at Opta today.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      All in shock!

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Problem with opts according to Sky

    4. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Opta having a mare. Scores not coming through on sky so presume they all feed in from opta

    5. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Opta went big on Brighton too?

  12. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Come on pogs

  13. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    McNeil another assist? Worth 4/5 points

    1. TAArt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Hope he’s given it! Don’t think he will though as game off the keeper

  14. GuillermoDickero
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Anyone know what happened with Valery?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Went down holding hammy before going off.

    2. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      cramp, walked off

      1. Pariße
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Felt something in his hamstring, might be a cramp but even with a tear you can walk after. Usually takes 2 weeks to recover.

    3. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      He went home

    4. Kepa's at the wheel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Looked like cramp

    5. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Sky Sports app suggested cramp and said it didn’t look too serious.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Thanks Gregor. Hopefully the case & taken off as a precaution for the upcoming fixtures!

      2. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Cheers, that sounds a bit more hopefully for dgw

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Thankfully they only conceded 5.

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Omg imagine TC on negative score...

  16. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    I hate Chris Hughton

  17. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Hardly surprising Brighton lost after Knockaert got sent off.

  18. Wizard of Ozil
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    What a joke. I wildcarded on the advice of everyone to get Brighton players and took out FRASER, BROOKS and WILSON. glad I didn't captain DUFFY.
    never going to listen to FPL Scout or so called experts again.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Lol at you

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Yes it's all their fault. How they can control people's minds is incredible.

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      If this season has taught me anything, which i should of learnt from seasons past already, is to depend on nobody. Play the game your way. Thankfully i won’t be playing next season.

    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Lol at you

    5. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Everyone did it.

      The reason you sold them was because it was the sensible decision, even you know it.

      And nobody told ya to listen to the FFScout. Learn to make your own decisions.

    6. Kepa's at the wheel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      ok

    7. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Just give us your password next time to save you the hassle

    8. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Bournemouth one win in 9 and not a lot to play for.

      Brighton fairly ok at home and have to get the points on the board to avoid the drop.

      Who knew!

      Ps make you own mind up and only consider other people’s ideas as suggestions.

      1. Wizard of Ozil
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        F?!£&& I even took out Paul Pogba.....

  19. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Who assisted last Brooks goal?

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Fraser apparently

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Actually, I just realized Stanislas scored with a Brooks assist. Assumed Brooks scored from the cheers.

  20. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    #### off Brooks.
    You were useless when I owned.

  21. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Phew, only 5

  22. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Hoping Gomez plays ahead of Taa so I get Wilson points

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      No way Gomez will start. Maybe Milner

    2. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      no chance according to presser

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Oh shame

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      He won't based on Klopp's latest comment. Said He'd give Joe more time to get up to speed.

      At least, if be shocked if TAA was benched.

    4. boc610
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Klopp said Gomez not ready to start

    5. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      More chance of Milner playing right back

  23. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Come on Tony Martial (C) save my GW

  24. Party time
      5 years, 13 days ago

      What a gameweek

    • Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Somehow on 27 points after that fustercluck.

      No BOU attack either.

      1. The 5% Team
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Babel?

    • LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      That Duffy CS sure went well !

      Feeling good I retained Camarasa in my team

    • Limbo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Rashford too. hahahahaha. Sob.

    • Stoic
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      I have a suggestion for a new chip.. 'Cancel Wildcard'

    • J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Lukaku (c) you better bail me out here

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Duffy clean sheet was so close 😀 Only 5 goals away

      1. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        And only 2 goals away from a positive score 😥

      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Haahahaha all you do is laugh 😆

      3. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        😮