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2 January 2021 1158 comments
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Brighton and Wolves are without key attackers as they meet at the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Danny Welbeck (£5.5m) came into the weekend with a yellow flag for his knee injury and is absent from the matchday squad.

That is now two matches in a row the Brighton forward has missed out on a place in the starting XI; Neal Maupay (£6.1m) Aaron Connolly (£5.2m) and Leandro Trossard (£5.7m) comprising the front-three against Wolves.

Tariq Lamptey (£4.7m) remains sidelined for his hamstring injury, so Joël Veltman (£4.3m) features on the right-hand side again, Dan Burn (£4.3m) earning a third successive start on the left of defence.

They sit in front of Robert Sanchez (£4.4m) who features for the fifth match in a row since displacing Mat Ryan (£4.3m).

Daniel Podence (£5.5m) is the key absentee for Wolves, as well as Raúl Jiménez (£8.2m) of course, with Fabio Silva (£5.2m) coming into the side to lead the attack.

Nuno Espirito Santo has gone back to the 4-2-3-1 formation he experimented with recently, featuring an attacking-midfield trio of Pedro Neto (£6.0m), Vitinha (£4.8m) and Adama Traoré (£6.1m).

Max Kilman (£4.1m) is the man to suffer from Nuno’s downsizing of the defence, Rayan Aït-Nouri (£5.0m) and Nelson Semedo (£5.4m) operating either side of Romain Saïss (£5.1m) and Conor Coady (£4.9m).

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez; White, Dunk, Webster; Burn, March, Bissouma, Veltman; Trossard, Connolly; Maupay.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Aït-Nouri, Saïss, Coady, Semedo; Neves, Moutinho; Neto, Vitinha, A Traoré; F Silva.

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  1. ejaknian
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    West Brom v Arsenal could be in doubt as snow storm hits the Hawthorns #WBAARS

    1. ejaknian
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      #WBAARS

  2. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Surely Premier League needs to get much tougher with players who simulate diving in the penalty box. If opposition team are penalised with the slightest of touches with a penalty given against them, then players taking a dive should be booked or sent off. That way we would see fairness in the game.

    1. Kane and Ablett
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Totally agree, don’t know why this form of cheating goes unpunished , it would also deter future actions that lead to other time wasting VAR reviews

  3. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Snow storm (c)

  4. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Snowflakes arrive at the Hawthorns. Arsenal team bus has pulled in to the stadium.

    1. TheDragon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Very good 🙂

    2. Bruce Lee
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Vibes in the Arsenal camp should be up after the tampon tax announcement

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sexist

  5. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Snow Salah would be put off by that weather.

  6. Bruce Lee
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lads who were saying Brighton were in the mud after the 1st half... where are you??? Let's be avin youuuu

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Don't give a toss about Brighton btw not a fan

      1. TheDragon
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        The casuals forgot about how deadly Maupay is - can never write Brighton off with him up front

        1. Bruce Lee
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          An OG and penalty and apparently Brighton are nailed to go down

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Still think they are poor. Nothing has changed.

  7. Bruce Lee
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Of course my rical has Snow (c) while I picked COVID (c)

    1. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😀

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

    Trossard finally rewarding the 19/20 preseason hype train

  9. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I used to play football in snow all the time as a kid. These players are soft as anything these days

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Fudgy (c)

      Hope he doesn't quit mid-game

    2. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, it's not even like they have the fans to worry about travelling. Can't see it getting called off personally but we'll see

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Leaving yourself open...

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He has a weird kink for pain

  10. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Still showing as a Dunk goal? Clear as day it was a Saiss OG

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah hopefully they change it soon.

    2. No Professionals
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I agree, don’t get the people who think it was on target, clearly going wide of far post

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I'm not even sure it would've reached the goal line 😆

    3. MagicMessi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      But it was on target? That's what they say these days...

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        No it wasn’t

    4. thegame983
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Saiss was too close to dunk.

      Attacker will be given benefit of doubt.

      Dunk goal

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Lol, that’s not the rule

  11. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I'd love another DGW fixture. Both teams have low ownership anyway

  12. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Martinelli benched! Magnus in shambles

    1. TheDragon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      There is a real risk both Magnus and Mark don’t ‘know’ this week

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Mark got Soucek and Coufal off the bench...

        1. TheDragon
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          How?!

          1. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            He knows

          2. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Wood and Cancelo probably.

            1. TheDragon
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Is Cancelo confirmed out?

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                No, he would get Dias anyway.

  13. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Arteta lobbying to get the game canceled as any sighting of winter coats might give Arsenal fans flash backs to the times when they used to play entertaining football.

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That's rather witty for you

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😉

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      But they still Wi t be able to do the zips up. 😉

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

    That snow storm doesn't look that bad, play on wimps. Long ball football to escape the snow incoming

  15. Cookie Kid
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any BPS for Burn?

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He's doing better than Salah against Newcastle 😆

  16. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If the match was cancelled, do you think they could play tomorrow, weather permitting?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 1 month ago

        They might be washing their hair tomorrow

      • Jamie_GAWA
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I have Soucek first sub so hopefully not

      • Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        They could still play this GW I imagine.

      • Vazza
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Haha!!! This is not playground football mate.

      • Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not as simple as that - TV rights etc.

        1. No Professionals
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yes it is, they would just show it tomorrow. The Amazon prime games from last week are going to be on prime whenever they are rearranged for.

    2. Bruce Lee
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'd be rubbing my hands together if I was a WBA player hearing Arteta doesn't want to play

      Big Sam long-ball, let's gooo

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

      Looks like the match will still be in this GW even if it's called off today, so not much to worry about

      1. HonestBlatter
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        How?

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Play tomorrow instead lol

        2. Bruce Lee
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Can play tomorrow or Monday?

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

          Rescheduling within the GW

        4. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          There is one empty tv slot tomorrow?

          1. No Professionals
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Games can be shown at the same time

    4. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      On FH would you prefer:
      A) Saka Reguilon/Mina
      B) Neto Holding

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          5 years, 1 month ago

          B

        • La Roja
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          B

          1. FPL Scoop
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Really?! Surprised at that

        • Vazza
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Are these players for your bench? I’m sure you can go bigger than that mate!

          1. FPL Scoop
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Haha see below

      2. Party time
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Into the next round of the cup. I am gonna win it this time around!

          1. Bruce Lee
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I'm supporting the cause as I didn't even qualify lol

          2. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Enjoy the prize.

          3. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Hope you win it!!!

          4. MagicMessi
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Remind me of myself like 10-11 years ago when I first played fpl cup lol

            1. Party time
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Damn liar. Fpl cup wasn’t available 10-11 years ago

                1. MagicMessi
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  First cup entry I mean lolz
                  I started 2009/2010

            2. Party time
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Cheers all. Let’s enjoy the ride while it lasts 😆

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

              Latest situation at West Brom - ref Martin Atkinson is happy for the game to go ahead. Players will come out for the warm up and they’ll reassess just before kick off but snow seems to be easing off a bit now

              https://twitter.com/MattCritchley1/status/1345448188824727552

            4. HippY
              • 15 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              I'm gonna be knocked out in the first round because my cup opponent has Dunk... how much luck can someone have

              1. Baps Hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Well, how much bad luck was possible to have in qualifying?!? (with 3x Spurs + 2x MCI etc)

            5. Pukki Party
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              What's the idea of having a yellow ball if they talk about postponing the moment there's snow?

              1. CaptMidnight
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Pitch might be frozen.

                1. No Professionals
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  They have undersoil heating

                2. Pukki Party
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  They'd have 24 days to get it in condition to play after this game

            6. Bada Bing
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Too bad Burn was subbed off before he had a chance for a perfect trifecta of an own goal, conceding a penalty and getting sent off in the same match. Has that ever happened in the epl...?

              1. Pukki Party
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                One Stoke player did it?

                1. Bada Bing
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Jonathan Walters perhaps...?

              2. djman102
                • 16 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Jon Walters had 2 OG and a missed penalty, but no red card.

                1. Pukki Party
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Just checked and this is what i was thinking of.

                2. Bada Bing
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  So the wait for the perfect trifecta of shame continues...

            7. the_duke
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Anyone worse than 34?

              1. BenDavies
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                not a single soul on god's green earth

              2. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                LMS safety score is 34 before autosubs.

            8. Woy_is_back
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              59 pts with TAA, Salah and KdB left. Garbage gw :/

              1. C_G
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                a KDB haul this week would really make me feel better for not owning Son

                1. Sun Jihai
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  3 points is a KDB haul unfortunately!

            9. MSTRKRFTSMN
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Praying for martinelli to stay benched for my soucek points

              1. BenDavies
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                the lad is definitely coming on

              2. Capocannonieri
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                He playing - unless game is canceled

            10. FPL Scoop
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Any FH18’ers taking Aguero? We reckon he starts?

              Super tempted by the following - fringe players like Neto Holding v Saka Mina/Reguilon undecided as yet

              Darlow
              Cancelo Saiss Holding
              KDB Bruno Son ElGhazi Neto
              Aguero Kane

              1. Vazza
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                This FH team gives me confidence that I shouldn’t FH and save it for later.

                What’s your team value?

            11. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Semedo yc

            12. Fudgy
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Almost 70 points already and still likely out the stupid cup

              1. FPL Scoop
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Oh dear fudge

              2. Woy_is_back
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                ouch losing to a noob at 3.5 million, that sucks

              3. Baps Hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                At least you qualified!