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28 December 2019 1342 comments
Colm Hayes Colm Hayes
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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.

  1. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Any baps for Rico?

    1. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Best 1st page post EVER 😀

    2. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Yes once he scores the goal

      1. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Ooh nice 😎

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Snap

    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      3, he just needs the goal to go with it

  2. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Is this the first Neal in fpl?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Shippelrey? But the less said about him the better

  3. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    One more save please Matthew and steal them 3 baps

  4. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Mooy is so underrated.. id take him over Lingard in man united team all day long

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Lingard is for lingerie.. nothing to do with football

    2. jimmyabs1987
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Agreed

    3. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Not quite the applaud

  5. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Drink every time someone says VAR is a joke.

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Don't drink and Antonio on Christmas

  6. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    How doesn't Bissouma start every week? Top player.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Has to compete with a propper midfielder.

  7. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Cmoon RICO

  8. jimmyabs1987
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Mooey is a very good footballer

  9. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Rico deserves a YC for his absolute shambles of a performance

  10. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Lineups for 3pm KO’s?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      BINGO

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        He starts? Great, one less to worry about...

    2. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      6 minutes, as you well know

  11. aborg
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Ramsdale is crap after watching him play. Don't know what I was thinking getting him in !

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      fixtures mate

      1. aborg
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        yes true....6 pointers is probably the most I can expect...can see many save points !

  12. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Very good decision by VAR. A tight call for a linesman to make as it happened. But it is clearly offside when slowing it down and reviewing.

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      which part was offside? His middle fingers maybe?

      1. Hits from the Bong
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        His shoulder

        1. El-Kloppico
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          His shoulder wouldnt score anyway.

          1. Hits from the Bong
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            But you can score with your shoulder and his shoulder was offside. Either the offside rule needs to be adapted for the VAR era, or people need to stop crying when offside decisions are correctly awarded

      2. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        His shoulder.

    2. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      But they're ruling it to a level of accuracy that they don't really have.

  13. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    6 mins til teams announced and I can crack open the vodka and drown my sorrows to get rid of the pain 😀

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Have any spare?

      1. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Probably not tbf, this isn't going to be pretty I can tell 😆

    2. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      What players do you have from those teams?

      1. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Hmm good pt, actually not many now I check. Party over 😀

        1. Pukki Party
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Only have Guaita myself so pretty confident.

          1. Burger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Same, plus Digne. Benched Kelly and played Rico, cue Kelly haul.

    3. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      There's no huge ones at 3pm though

  14. Bobby
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Ffs get gross on! How many times do I have to tell you potter.

  15. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Hold Ryan hold...

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Ssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

  16. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Maup should have seen red there

  17. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Minute of silence for people who joined the Ramsdale jokewagon

  18. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Biggest SCENES of the season coming up!

  19. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    4 mins to realise Alli not in teamsheet

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      He will be. on bench at worst.

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I can tell you with confidence that in 4 mins he won't be on the 3pm teamsheet

    3. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Hope you're correct

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Technically correct as they play at t 5.30pm.

    5. Arse Craic
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Fail

    6. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      5.30ko?

    7. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      False

  20. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    4 minutes!

  21. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Need Ryan to lose his CS

  22. JustPark
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Another one and seal 3 bonus point, Maupay!

  23. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Dunk bapping well

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Dunking for baps....

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        It's a Bap Dunk

  24. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    come on bou score please

  25. boc610
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    i reckon Eddie Howe must have said "look just make sure you find a player in a striped shirt"

    he needed to be more specific.

  26. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Ryan CS and dunk CS confirmed. I am happy wcer

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Probably best to wait until the game is finished

    2. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Chenku be chenking

  27. Rash
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Come one Bournemouth score!

  28. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Have no subs. No rotation pls 🙂

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      lol

  29. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    3 2 1 ....

  30. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    King starts both GWs, hammy.

    1st attacker to do so.