Dugout Discussion

Murray and Andone both start for Brighton in the evening kick-off

The seventh match of Gameweek 36 takes place this evening as Brighton and Hove Albion face Newcastle United.

Kick-off at the Amex Stadium is at 17:30 BST.

Chris Hughton has made four changes to the side that took on Spurs in midweek, with Glenn Murray handed a recall up front.

Florin Andone doesn’t drop to the bench, however – the Romanian striker is joined by Murray and winger Jose Izquierdo in a front three.

Murray, Izquierdo, veteran right-back Bruno and central midfielder Beram Kayal come into Hughton’s starting XI, with Martin Montoya, Yves Bissouma, Jurgen Locadia and Alireza Jahanbakhsh making way.

Solly March is among the substitutes, while Anthony Knockaert only makes the bench despite a return from a three-game ban.

Rafael Benitez has made two enforced changes, with Miguel Almiron and Jamaal Lascelles unavailable through injury and illness respectively.

Christian Atsu and Federico Fernandez are the men to replace the sidelined pair, while Jonjo Shelvey is handed a rare start in midfield at the expense of Ki Sung-yueng.

A win would almost certainly secure Brighton’s Premier League safety as it would take them six points clear of Cardiff City with two games to play.

The Seagulls currently have a superior goal difference than the Bluebirds to the tune of 14 goals.

Hughton’s side have not scored in seven league and cup games, however, and are without a Premier League victory since Gameweek 29.

Newcastle have won their last two top-flight games, with Ayoze Perez scoring all four goals in that brace of victories.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan, Bruno, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo, Gross, Stephens, Kayal, Andone, Murray, Izquierdo.

Subs: Bong, Bissouma, Locadia, Knockaert, March, Button, Burn.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Manquillo, Schar, Fernandez, Dummett, Ritchie, Perez, Shelvey, Hayden, Atsu, Rondon.

Subs: Ki, Diame, Muto, Kenedy, Yedlin, Barreca, Darlow.

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  1. balint84
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    why is better option to play BB next round not in the last round? statistically are there many CSs in last rounds?

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

      Gw38 generally a goalfest

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        How many more goals more, on average, were scored in GW38 compared to the other 37 GWs, over the past 10 seasons?

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

          Not based on facts really just memory. And makes sense in theory, teams just going for it?

          Example that springs to mind of Spurs Lei 4-3 last season, and Chelsea match too

          1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            Facts are overrated these days.

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

              Seem to be sometimes lol

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Rotation risk in last GW

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Not true

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          It is. Watford will save their players for FA cup final and i believe that other teams who doesnt need points will give chance players who played less this season.

    3. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Would depend on your team rather than GW

    4. balint84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I have Grant from Hudder as filler. play him against MU but home (last time) or away against Southampton

  2. Bolivian Seaman
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Cardiff have to win their last two games to stay up

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Fulham pretty much relegated them today.

    2. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Bon voyage to them by the looks of it, they should be well equipped for next season but that Championship is going to be a tough league next season.

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Murray misses a sitter

  4. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Come on duffmeister

  5. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Any chance for No Kolasinac tomorrow?
    Please please

  6. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Should have played Digne instead of Duffy.

    Who knew?

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Same

    2. Cruz88
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Not to be captain hindsight or anything but Digne has been getting quite a few points recently and kept a clean sheet against United last weekend, whereas we all saw how untrustworthy Brighton are during the DGW....

  7. balint84
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Is there an under 5.5 fielder that worth a -4 in the last 2 rounds?

    1. ㅤRising
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      maybe redmond

      1. balint84
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        have JWP & Valery more than enough from that team 😀

    2. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Babel, perhaps?

  8. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Good week so far, thanks FFS and members posting, looking so far a green arrow 140k to 76k (with BB this week) and with 4 players left! I will definitely be subscribing yet again for next year! Thanks for all the great advice! Appreciate the help!!

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

      Haha, give it another few seasons

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        From your experience, is it better to look into the small details or just focus on the big picture (without subscription)

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

          The latter. Stats and all that rubbish rarely even matters. Just when they do come off, we pass validation to the ‘research’ and ‘stats’ etc.
          Did miles better before i discovered this site hehe

          1. Peter Ouch
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            Eye test, the best one, isn't?

            1. TheDragon
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 12 months ago

              Stats can of course be helpful if used correctly

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

              Of course

        2. Powers106
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Mostly it gives me an overview, I don’t use many of the power tools etc that are available, a bit too complicated for just a fun thing. But once in a while I try a few things. Annoying stuff is having to opt in to cups, or not sure, my rank never great but that should be automatic. Maybe it is and I never qualified.

    2. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Very helpful, I pay for it with happiness, they deserve a small reward

    3. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I did much better before I came on here and before there were so much info available.

      1. Maddamotha
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Same

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Brighton holding it in the corner, happy with a draw

  10. rohan
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    116 (-4) with Sterling to go. Boom!

    1. Cruz88
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      116 here too with Aguero, Laporte and Leno, finally a good week!

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Well done but the question here is why Leno?

        1. Cruz88
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Yeah I dunno 🙂 I played Ryan primarily this week but Leno is on my bench (bench boosted)

    2. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Makes my 90 pointer with Aguero left look bleek

  11. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Brighton and Cardiff both should relegate.

    1. FPL_Gyarados
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Maybe if they tie for 18th we can make an exception and boot 4 out this year 🙂

    2. balint84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I would save Fulham instead

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Why? I’ve been to the grounds. Most un-FPL atmosphere in the league.

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          un-FPL?

          They don’t have free WiFi? Or mobile internet poor?

        2. balint84
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          I liked Schürrle in the first half, and Babel in the second half of the FPL season 🙂

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

    Need big big points from Vardy+Pogba to outscore Sane+21 pts...

    Yikes !

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Not impossible for Vardy+Pogba to score 22

  13. Adderz
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    If anyone is wondering - Enda Stevens is the Sheffield United player you want next year.

    1. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      In fact, I was wondering. Cheers!

  14. balint84
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    I have Grant from Hudder as filler. play him in BB against MU but home (last time) or away against Southampton in last round?

  15. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Not a single save for Ryan -_-

  16. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Shaw a good option for the last 2?

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      No

      1. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Elaborate.

        1. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          United can’t defend

          1. Eytexi
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            Huddersfield and Cardiff can't attack.

    2. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Might be. Nailed and Hudds and Cardiff next

  17. balint84
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    A) Digne
    B) Doherty
    C) Lindelöf

  18. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    after being 33(-4) after yesterday to come out of today on 71(-4) feels good, with Aguero and Laporte left

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Good recovery

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        sold wilson + KDB -> Aguero + Babel

        Wilson haul hurt

        1. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Oh Wilson is my troll of the season.

          You must be happy with Babel though

          1. Bruno Bruno!!
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            yeah happy enough with babel need an aguero haul tomorrow

  19. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    61 from 3 yesterday, 12 -4 from 5 today. This game.. 😀

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Wilson has driven me mad today!

  20. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    No WC & Bb last week 8 pts, 22 this week with my dgw budget options showing up late

  21. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    81 with Aguero & Sterling to go. Likely to end up with a small green or a small red by end of the gameweek?

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      nice, could reach 90-95 points realistically

      1. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        I’m worried it’ll still be a red arrow! My green is very small currently

        1. FPL ElasticO
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Currently on 111 points still Kun & Laporte to play.

          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            Not sure that's answering the question as opposed to bragging.

  22. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    at least I got the Babel call correct.

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I laughed at Babel 4/5 weeks ago but I’ve been proved very very wrong

    2. Viper
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Good call. I ended up going Redmond because of that Huddersfield fixture

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

      You have caught up with me.
      I knew I was having a bad season but jeez

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        i would have bee 30 ahead if i went with salah. count your blessings

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          😀

  23. FPL ElasticO
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Is it worth holding on to both Eriksen & Son giving they are probably targeting CL, or replace them with Sterling & cheap midfield??

  24. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    77 with Kun, Razz & Laporte, if one of the first two get a rest I get Wilson’s 16 points 🙁

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I’ve got the mighty Gray first on the bench (8 points). Not sure whether I want sterling and agueto to play or not

      1. Dosh
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Same situation. I'm sure they both will start and Gray points will be up in smoke for us!

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Spunked TC on Salah @ Fulham the match where it was on Mane till the posts about not trained!

      1. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Oh that sucks.- hard to get over that

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Lesson learned though, next year will be playing differently:)

          1. Retro
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            We always say that, but...

            I've often written up a set of rules at the end of the season, like 'if in doubt, do nothing', then categorically ignored them the next year...

            1. g40steve
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 12 months ago

              I should of cancelled my TC chip with hindsight. 😉

  25. Viper
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    95 (-4) with Aguero & Laporte to play.

    Have left it too late to break top 10k but with a bit (lot) of luck, top 20k could be attainable

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      How many points off 20k are you?

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        About 26/27

        1. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Definitely doable - going to have to nail the last 2 captain choices though

    2. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Snap. I’m sat at 34k and hope to push into the top 20k by the end of the season.

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

      Similar here. No top 10k is disappointing.
      Especially when Ruthy says it's easy to do.

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Top 50k is the new top 10k it seems 🙂

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Phew

      2. tisza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        i've just cracked top 20k with 2 bigs week having sat around 50k since Jan.
        It's tougher each season. An extra 500k teams this season compared to same GW last year.
        I was 96 OR last year and my final score of 2441 probably wouldn't make top 1k this season.
        Margins are so fine now. Add just 2 pts per gw to your score and your rank goes through the roof. That's an extra CS every 2 weeks or a striker's goal every 2 weeks. Sounds like nothing but obviously is the difference maker.

    4. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      76 pts here.could have been 107 had i not blocked ml rival and went salah. 25k so same as you. lot better than 500k last year.

  26. Retro
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Played Duffy instead of AWB. Really thought Everton would be good enough to score. Grrr.

  27. JELLYFISH
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Great game week so far barr Son & Eriksen spoiling the party. Son in particular has been a complete fail since I bough him in.

    Thinking of doing Son>Jota & Eriksen >Hazard for a hit.

    Worth doing or no?

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      If you want to take a risk then yes. Boring move would be just Eriksen to Jota

      1. JELLYFISH
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        I’d rather keep Eriksen and do Son > Jota as a single transfer

        1. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Why? Eriksen is playing deep and Son up top (I accept he has blanked in the league a couple of times)

  28. MMN
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    2 FT, 0.2m ITB. Exact cash for Duffy & Eriksen > TAA & Pogba but might be priced out after tonight. Tricky one, any thoughts?

    Lloris
    Valery / Doh / Bednarek
    Son / Sterling / Eriksen / Mane / Jota
    Kun / Jimi

    Foster / Wilson / Duffy / Kiko

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Your defence pains me to look at. Given fixtures having a united attacker makes sense

  29. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    So my call for next game week is, do I bring in:

    1. Hazard as a last goodbye
    2. United mid/forward because... Huddersfield

    1. balint84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Rashford will be very popular this week

      1. AYLD28
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Basically I can bring in say Rashford and Martial in OR I can bring in Hazard

        Can’t do all three

  30. Viper
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Who do you think will lead the captain poll next gwk, Aguero or Sterling?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Jota could be an outsider, defo has form on his side

    2. balint84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Salah or Mane again?

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

      Aguero

    4. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Rashford

    5. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Salah

    6. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Pogba