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Brighton are unchanged as they host Crystal Palace in the A23 derby.

Graham Potter has not been known for showing faith in personnel or systems during his time as a manager but five clean sheets in six matches has seemingly forced his hand.

It means further starts for Robert Sánchez (£4.5m) and Lewis Dunk (£4.9m), Brighton’s most popular defensive assets, although both of them can consider themselves differentials.

They are owned by 2.9% and 5.7% of Fantasy managers as of the Double Gameweek 25 deadline.

Thanks to his kind price and occasional route into Brighton’s midfield, Ben White (£4.4m) is catching the duo up although is still only in 2.2% of squads worldwide.

The cheapest members of Brighton’s resurgent back-line Joël Veltman (£4.3m) and Dan Burn (£4.2m) have not quite earned the same level of trust in the Fantasy community, perhaps based on recent line-ups.

Still, tonight marks Burn’s fourth successive Premier League start while Veltman has now featured from the beginning in nine of the last 10.

A positive result tonight could see each of them build on their 0.6% and 0.7% ownership respectively.

Steven Alzate (£4.2m) is in the left wing-back role again tonight with Yves Bissouma (£4.4m) and Pascal Groß (£5.8m) in central midfield.

Alexis Mac Allister (£5.3m) occupies the number 10 role behind Neal Maupay (£6.1m) and out-of-position FPL midfielder Leandro Trossard (£5.7m).

Crystal Palace line-up in 4-4-2 formation as they search for a first Premier League goal this season without Wilfried Zaha (£7.1m) in the side.

Jordan Ayew (£5.6m) and Jean-Philippe Mateta (£5.8m) are tasked with that job as tonight’s centre-forward while Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) starts on the left-hand side of midfield in front of Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m).

His first start since Gameweek 23 keeps Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) on the bench for only the second time since Gameweek 21.

Double Gameweek 25 Line-ups

Brighton and Hove Albion XI (3-4-1-2): R Sánchez; Burn, Dunk, White; Alzate, Bissouma, Groß, Veltman; Mac Allister; Maupay, Trossard.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita; Mitchell, Cahill, Kouyaté, J Ward; Eze, Riedewald, Milivojevic, A Townsend; Ayew, Mateta.

Double Gameweek 25 so far…

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  1. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Great Palace goal

  2. Gross Blank Point
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lovely finish

  3. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mateta goal

  4. Sif
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Filth

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

    What. a. finish.

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

    What a great goal

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What a goal

  8. Khalico
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on Neto punt vs Newcastle and City double?

  9. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Nuts!

  10. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    That was rude

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

    Lol wtf, Brighton were in control. Had this down as a BHA clean sheet banker

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

    Utter dross suddenly enlivened by a fantastic goal. I have White and I don't care, that was a peach.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Palace really need it to avoid being dragged in towards Fulham and potentially Newcastle too.

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Aye. Fulham are coming out of trouble IMHO ; finally getting the results they deserve

  13. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lovely, get another one lads COYP!!

  14. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Solid powerful defence recently get punished by a new boy in town

  15. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Back heal and megs the keeper!!

    Mateta

  16. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    That was naughty.
    And....MEGNUTS!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A beauty!

      Just twirled and hammered it one move.

  17. ManUtdFan977
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    anyone know how long grealish is expected to be out for. if its long is it worth it to go to barnes

    1. Dasher0303
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

      1. ManUtdFan977
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        thanks

    2. Im New Here
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

      1. ManUtdFan977
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        thanks

    3. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Optimistic if he’s ready for the next game. But 4 tram members and the physio transfered him out of their fpl teams.

      I’ve already got Barnes in. Going to use the extra mil to maximise the bb

      1. ManUtdFan977
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        thanks

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

    How-cool-was Mateta...

  19. Dasher0303
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pieters to
    A)días
    B)cancelo
    C)Digne
    D)pereira

    For a -4 and rest of my back line is Stones Shaw Dallas Dunne

    1. Ricky Fantastic
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      digne

    2. ManUtdFan977
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      would you not consider matt targett for aston villa very nice dgw and decent fixtures after with the possibility of some attacking returns

  20. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    oh eff off Palace for the love of effing god. Zero threat so far but Dunk clean sheet gone. God I hate this game.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Burn baby Burn.

  21. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Someone said it is a snooze fest .?

    1. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Heyo

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It is

  22. Firmino
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Struijk or Mitchell for BB?

  23. Je suis le chat
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Might call my team "A Kun & Mateta"

    1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Haha love it mate!! I wanted to call mine ‘Son flew over Lukaku’s nest’ but it’s too many characters haha

      1. Je suis le chat
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        See Kaku is up to 300 career goals at 27 years of age, quicker than Zlatan and same age as CR7.

        1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Wowie didn’t know they stat!!! That’s immense!!!

          1. Je suis le chat
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Love his rivalry with Zlat, always felt Romelu was unappreciated. Another example of how rubbish Jose is to let him go.

  24. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Goal of the Season right their

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

    Brighton has a good defence they said, get a nailed-on clean sheet they said! 😆

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

      Depressing thinking I got Dunk just for this game

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

        He can still get an attacking return. However Palace really don't like Dunk, won't make it easy

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

          I know, could already tell with how Cahill was marking him

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

            Cahill is like that with everyone. Dunk's probably in awe of Cahill, think he was a Chelsea fan.

        2. La Roja
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          “Palace really don’t like Dunk”

          Sounds like personal issue

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

            I just speak the truth. The fans especially hate him.

    2. Skymonkey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      can never rely on the lower half clubs

    3. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      it was and should have been a nailed on clean sheet. Palace have offered nothing and I can guarantee they won't get another chance to score. So effing annoying.

    4. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      One second of genius

    5. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      if you listen to @Az, you'll know Palace ALWAYS score vs Brighton

  26. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Stay clever, keep em together

  27. People in Preston
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Elsewhere...

    I work in a kindergarten. One child was covid positive over the weekend so that child's group was shut down today. A team of testers appeared. It was purely voluntary.

    Tester: "I'm just gonna take a swab from your nostril".
    Me: "Ok" (That's a 12" swab!)
    Tester: "Left or right nostril?"
    Me: "Don't mind..."
    Tester: (Inserts 12" swab into my right nostril and possibly pushes it up into my brain.)
    Me: (I really, REALLY don't like this!)
    Tester: "How was that?"
    Me: "Ummm... Interesting?" (As one tear slowly trickles down my right cheek.)

    I tested negative.

    Certainly not a procedure I would like to experience again (like my bi-annual prostrate examination) but needs must.

    The overall health and well-being of the team I work with is more important than me.

    But I did not like that.

    1. Esalman
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Just do the saliva test once per week.

      1. People in Preston
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I live in Germany. They do things differently here. For a reason.

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What does this have to do with Kane TC?

      1. People in Preston
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not a lot (re: TC) except I'm thinking of Werner ---> Kane for a -4 for DGW26.

  28. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Dunk
    Shaw
    Ings
    Raph
    Dallas
    Bamford

    Just can't catch a break this season. This needed to be my week but again all my differential picks fail.

    I hate this game

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      4 have a match tomorrow 🙂

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It's largely luck. Lots of people have those players and thought the same way.

  29. Yes Ndidi
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So, thoughts about DGW26 please.

    Boils down to which combo scores more
    1. Watkins Son Foden (BDR > Watkins, no hit)
    2. Watkins Son Barnes (lose BDR & Foden, hit)
    3. Watkins Barnes Foden (lose BDR & Son, hit)
    4. Vardy Barnes Foden (lose BDR & Son, hit)

    Current team is
    Meslier
    Dias Targett Mee
    Sterling Bruno Son Foden
    BDR Kane DCL

    McCarthy Cresswell Soucek Struijk

    No FH, so half an eye on 29 as well, WC 30/31 ideally.

    Many thanks.

  30. mr messi
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would you bb
    McCarthy Dallas Raphinha Coufal

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

      Nope. but BB is the worst chip of em all.

    2. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If Grealish is out, Dallas and Raphinha can make the BB worth it. McCarthy and Coufal are just making up numbers tbh. 1/2 pointers for both I'd imagine. Even Dallas I'm not sure about. Might play LB again. So, essentially it could mean 6/7 points + Raph. I'd save.