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Callum Wilson benched as Maupay starts for Brighton

Brought in by around 12,000 managers ahead of Gameweek 20, Callum Wilson (£7.4m) is the second biggest rotation casualty of Saturday’s early kick-off.

Adam Webster (£4.4m), transferred in by over 25,000 bosses after his Gameweek 19 goal, is also warming the bench at the Amex Stadium.

Following a one-match ban for yellow card accumulation served on Boxing Day, Diego Rico (£4.4m) retakes his left-back berth for Bournemouth.

The 37,000 new owners of Neal Maupay (£5.8m) will be relieved to see the Brighton hitman back in Graham Potter’s XI after the Frenchman was rotated in GW19, while Aaron Connolly (£4.5m) is not in the Seagulls’ matchday 18. No reason has yet been given for the young Ireland striker’s absence.

Lewis Dunk (£4.7m) recovers from illness to partner Shane Duffy (£4.8m) in central defence, while Martin Montoya (£4.4m) and Leandro Trossard (£5.8m) also return for Brighton following the 2-1 defeat to Tottenham.

Dale Stephens (£4.4m) is another to be benched by Potter, along with Pascal Gross (£6.4m).

Ryan Fraser (£6.9m) joins Callum Wilson on the Bournemouth bench, with Harry Wilson (£5.9m) and Josh King (£6.1m) set to flank central striker Dominic Solanke (£5.2m).

Junior Stanislas (£5.9m) makes his first appearance of the season following injury, with the Cherries’ team news graphic suggesting a 4-3-3 formation for Eddie Howe.

There are several systems that the Bournemouth boss could be using, namely his preferred 4-4-2 or a 4-2-3-1 with Stanislas pushed higher up the pitch.

Howe has made five changes in total from Gameweek 19, while Potter has switched around seven of his starting XI.

Asked whether his changes were just a case of resting tired legs over the Christmas schedule, Eddie Howe said: “It’s a mixture – we have got a couple of injuries in there that we’re trying to protect. Such a busy spell, a lot of games coming up, we need to trust the squad.”

On the same subject, Potter explained: “It’ll be difficult for the players that have played 90 minutes to play in such a short space of time again. That’s the challenge for us all. None of us have got the exact answer and we’re all trying to find out. It’s unique situation, but we’ll try to do our best.”

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan; Burn, Dunk, Duffy, Montoya; Mooy, Bissouma, Propper; Trossard, Maupay, Jahanbakhsh.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Rico, Mepham, S. Cook, Stacey; Billing, Gosling, Stanislas; King, Solanke, H. Wilson.

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  1. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bou look so poor going forward.

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

      If Bournemouth are so awful going forward this will put lots more pressure on their defence ....... the Ricos and Ramsdales of this world

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

      Solanke is the worst striker in the league

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Benteke says hi...

        1. Legendary!
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          stole my line

      2. Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        We got 20 million for him too.

  2. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Come on ramsdale. Another save at least please.

  3. Marvin Moon
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who's going to be first to make a Smallbone in amongst the baps joke?

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Umm, you I guess ....

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Brilliant

      1. Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I do my best.

    3. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He's got to come on the pitch first.

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

    How has been Maupay today? What about Abraham to Maupay?

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      did that last week
      but to fund dunk to trent

      not going great so far

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Haven't watched - but he is shot happy and looks decent value to allow other moves

    3. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Many shots, mostly poor but shots are shots...Brighton full of confidence and attacking nowadays so main striker for that team can only be good

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

      Thanks all. Tempted

  5. FreddyP3
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Chances of Greenwood getting frequent starts?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Slim.

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

      Depends if we buy in jan

    3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes very. Front 4:

      Martial
      James, Rashford, Greenwood

      1. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Pogba can’t play in a midfield 2

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Well he needs to adapt, he and Mctominay in the pivot and that front 4 = devastation

  6. Team Cruel
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    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Smallbone in amongst the baps

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Get lost in big baps

  7. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ramsdale 3rd save. Every little helps.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      +1

  8. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bournemouth are so poor.

    1. Riverside Red
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      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Look like a relegation team

  9. EL TANO
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mooyssi

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

    Play Rico over kelly and lundstram they said 😀

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Who said ?

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      First on my bench, hope he stays there

      1. EL TANO
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Been last on my bench for weeks
        He’s actually a terrible defender...has never passed the eye test

  11. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Has anyone ever done back to back wildcards. Asking for a friend...

    1. Hybrid.power
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm sure at least one person.

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Thinking about it. My team is awful.

    3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I have before, twice in fact lol

    4. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Step away from the keyboard/phone/whatever.

    5. EL TANO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Post of the year...

      1. EL TANO
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Have an up vote sir

  12. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This brighton attack looks good.

    Maupay high on my watchlist. Could get plenty of chances from likes of mooy trossard gross connoly etc .

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I expect a lot of Ings owners migrate to Maupay when they see the fixtures of both.

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

        Why? Maupay is rubbish. Ings is great and his fixtures are fine

        1. Zladan
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Maupay looks decent here. Also has far better fixtures than Ings after the Chelsea game.

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

            Really not that great a. Difference. And three home games in four is hardly a great start to the run

            Just play the man scoring goals

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

              *three away

    2. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Dunk is a also a good option in the Brighton defence.

  13. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Cant believe people sold Tammy just before his plum fixture against Sokratis Utd

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Can't believe people held onto Tammy

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      But we don't know he'll play - he didn't exactly light up Stamford Bridge in the last match did he. (I kept him btw) Bats ought to get a run.

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

        He's way better than Bats

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

          We might see tomorrow. What we can say is that Lampard doesn't seem to rate Bats

        2. FDMS All Starz
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Fresh bats vs tired Tammy...

          1. Pukki Blinders
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            tired Tammy wins

    3. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Will he even play. Has been damn poor lately

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

        No service. Strikers rarely get dropped for that

  14. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Lund over kelly n rico looking good so far

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Did the same myself...couldn't bring myself to bench Lundy when BHA were always going to score in this one! Hopefully Lundy can punish his benchers!

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yep, BHA destined to score, just scared of rico's corners.

        The Lord will 😉

  15. Fpl Richie
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    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hadn't realised Bournemouth down to 10. More goals please!!

    1. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Used all their subs and lost a man through injury? No red shown

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        yes

        1. Stupendous
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          K

      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes. Stacey injured.

  16. Mo Salah No Mane
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Started McCarthy over Ryan. Hope Southampton pull through.

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      McCarthy over Pope again here. Lets do this!

      1. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        LETS GO!

  17. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ....worst bunch of 3pm games in a while especially considering Brighton v Boringmouth was the early KO!

    1. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You should write a letter to the P.L

    2. Silecro
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I agree, and yet i have my captain playing in those 3pm games xD

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

        Ings?

        1. Silecro
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah

      2. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        really, wow, I cant even guess but I'll try...Deulofeu?

    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      early kickoff or early knockout to go to sleep?

  18. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Digne damn. Rico 1st sub to boot

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same

  19. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Duffy won't be benched now!

  20. Waynoo
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Capitan Ings

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nice un mate

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      \o/

  21. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bou are so pants...

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Chelsea lost to this lot. Embarrassing

      1. ChelseaGuy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yep

    2. EL TANO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      They really really are
      Howe to Arsenal was a joke surely

  22. HashAttack
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    when you find your main rival forgot to change his captain ... still on Lundstram 🙂

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      hope he smashes it 🙂

      1. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        hoping for Aguero (c) hattrick

  23. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    End of the road for Rico I think.

    Out for Holgate after the City game.

  24. Dont give a fuchs
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    One more save ryan

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Its dangerous wish

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This. I’d take the 6 now to guarantee the ball stays well away from the Brighton goal.

    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Too risky, what if it goes in lol

    3. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'll happily take 6 from 1 as a decent start to the week.

    4. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Are Brighton conceding less shots generally? I got him in for the saves

  25. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Has Cilson even touched the ball?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      neither him nor Fraser i guess

  26. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Well a bad start. need my Ings captain to come good this afternoon.

  27. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Don't think I've ever been on 0 after the 3pm kickoffs before.

  28. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Maupay is pure sh*t, don't get the praise he gets from commentators.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Suits their system well.

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't you buy him?

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

        Going to reverse my mistake pretty soon.

  29. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mooy at £4.8m...looked really good today

    1. EL TANO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Dominated spurs midfield last week too

  30. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Proud owner of dunk.

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

      well played