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Jamie Vardy (£10.2m) is part of a two-man strike force again as Leicester travel to face Brighton.

Recent injuries to Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) and James Maddison (£7.2m) have forced Brendan Rodgers’ hand which has proved good news for Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.6m).

The Nigerian international has now started three Premier League matches in a row, Vardy still waiting to reward his 20.2% ownership since he earned a strike partner.

Timothy Castagne (£5.7m) and Ricardo Pereira (£5.9m) provide the width as the wing-backs either side of a central-midfield trio comprising Youri Tielemans (£6.4m), Sidnei Tavares (£4.5m) and Wilfred Ndidi (£4.8m).

A recent calf injury for Jonny Evans (£5.5m) means another start in defence for Daniel Amartey (£3.9m), who is joined by Caglar Söyüncü (£5.3m) and Wesley Fofana (£5.0m) as part of a back-three.

Brighton remain a team of differentials, Lewis Dunk (£4.9m) their most popular asset on 5.8% ownership.

He starts in what looks to be a back-four tonight, which also potentially features Dan Burn (£4.2m) and Joël Veltman (£4.3m) in traditional full-back roles, although it is always hard to tell with Graham Potter.

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez (£4.5m) sits in 3.0% of teams while Neal Maupay (£6.1m) ploughs a lone furrow for Brighton and 2.7% of Fantasy managers.

Double Gameweek 27 Line-ups

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

Leicester City XI (3-5-2): Schmeichel; Söyüncü, Fofana, Amartey; Castagne, Tielemans, Tavares, Ndidi, R Pereira; Vardy, Iheanacho.

Double Gameweek 27 so far…

Emiliano Martínez (£5.3m) was at it again as Aston Villa drew 0-0 with Wolves.

The Villa Park side were on the back-foot for most of the second half, which is usually the perfect scenario for owners of their goalkeeper.

In keeping a 14th clean sheet of 2020/21, he produced two saves and claimed two one point.

The woodwork was arguably the man of the match in this midlands rivalry match on Saturday evening though.

None felt that more keenly than Ollie Watkins (£6.6m) and his owners as he struck the crossbar in the opening exchanges, the seventh time he has done so this season.

Ezri Konsa (£4.6m) also hit the post during the opening period while Martínez owners could thank the woodwork for Conor Coady‘s (£4.8m) second-half effort somehow not ending up in the back of the net – before Romain Saïss (£4.9m) skied the even easier rebound.

Provisional bonus points

  • 3 – Conor Coady
  • 2 – Ahmed El Mohamady
  • 1 – Jonny, Emiliano Martínez

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

    It seems that FPL have felt that they need to do something about all these excessive lucky points from Martinez so they have docked him a save and bonus points.

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

      They can't hold Emi back, he's inevitable.

      An assist vs Newcastle will show FPL Towers!

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      How can it be removed, no cross shot on goal & Well it he hadn’t saved it would of been a goal?

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

        No idea as I dont know exactly what they class as 'saves'

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

    Pereira is so advanced

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

      Going to need it to make up for the lost CS.

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      And cR@p?

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

      so advanced at not getting clean sheets..

    4. KUN+10
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, advanced in my ship out list

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

      So glad I never brought him in. Every week he was in my plans and something else always came up

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

    If Emi wasn't there it would have been a goal.

    This is a steal and corruption!!!

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Correct, Well it he hadn’t saved it would of been a goal?

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

      they have to fix it

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

    They get their goal!

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

    Brighton with the opener.

    1 nil.

  6. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Time to sell Martinez then folks? Can't even get 3 Baps...

  7. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Can't wait to get rid of Pereira, what a crap signing.

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

      Indeed. Keeping for next week and then out

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      it's the problem of being on this site

      it's the sort of signing you only make because some clever clogs on here suggests it. Meanwhile some casual who has held on to AWB since GW2 is outscoring you

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

        Usually look at the consensus on here and do the opposite, tends to work out lol

      2. Tango74
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Like I always said people give bad advice on here as every against each other

        You have to try not to be misled

      3. Studs Up
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        The key word is suggest

  8. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bananas in Lallanas

  9. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Amartey awful positioning for the goal to play Lallana onside.

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

    Saiss owners and Martinez non-owners must feel sick

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Is it a new virus?

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

    Brighton get the xGorilla off their back...

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Haha

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

    Pereira owners of yester-season knew to avoid #ITK

  13. Kuzser
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Oh God, why did I start Pereira over White?!

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

    Martinez
    Cancelo stones digne
    Barnes salah Bruno gundo raphina
    Dcl kane

    Subs pope, coufal, dallas, bamford

    Barnes and dcl to son and Antonio for -4?

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Or just Barnes to Lingard?

      1. 2's Kompany 3's M…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Surely Lingard won't be playing against his 'parent' club next week though?

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

    Brighton's record vs top half teams must be much better than vs bottom half teams.

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

      Play an open attacking game, they like it when opponents do too.

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

    Bought Pereira as a dgw differential. Waste of £5.9

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

      Same 🙁

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

      Same
      Scrabbling around fir differentials

      I bought Lamptey on my WC too for gw29, as he was nearly ready two weeks ago

    3. mezza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I went for Digne last week instead - lucky break for me on that one, Pereira looked a good shout.

    4. KUN+10
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Brought in Alonso and Pereira as diff...joke is on you buddy

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

    Missed it ; Why has Martinez been docked a point??

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Apparently opta saw something after the match that made them change his last save to a caught cross. Redic.

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

      An official save got turned into a retention, so he went from 3 saves to 2 and lost more bps.

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That’s rubbish, if he hadn’t saved it would of been a goal?

        1. Egg noodle
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yes

          1. Egg noodle
            • 16 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            To be fair, everyone watching thought of it to be a cross anyway in real time. It was fpl who called it a save.

            1. The Suspended One
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Not the least bit true, everyone was expecting a cross and he shot on goal

    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He lost 3, 1 save point and 2 bps

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

      There was a free kick from wolves on goal that Martinez saved.

      In opta's world that is apparently not a save although it was goalbound and would've resulted in a goal if not for Martinez saving it.

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

      What a load of guff ; he was MOTM by a mile.

  18. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Well done BRI!

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

      *BHA

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Az in heaven...

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

        He predicted 0-2 😆

        1. Rolls-Royce
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I feel like he cares more about his prediction than Brighton winning 😆

  19. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    🙄

    HUTTONDRESSEDASLAHM 11 Years19 mins ago
    Brighton 100% guaranteed to break their goal drought tonight

    Pereira in my team

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You predicted that 11 years ago 😮

  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Removing that save point lost 3 bps & 4 points?

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Think fpl towers need to watch MOD later 😉

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1 save point and 2 bps, from 10 to 7

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

      Tell you what, I’ll give you as much sympathy as I got when Pope had a save taken away and lost a save point for it a couple of weeks ago.

      1. Baron Penguin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I had Pope for that and Martinez today.

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

      Ridiculous, sooo crooked.

  21. acidicleo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    For GW29 I already have:

    Martinez
    Targett
    Kane
    Son
    Soucek
    Bamford

    Have 3 FT by 29..
    Who should be the 3 ??

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

      Maybe a BHA def, but its fine the way it is. Remember a transfer is for a few games not just 1 GW.

      Games are super hard to call as it is.

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

        No plan for hits..
        Have got a rolled over FT..
        So 3 FT by GW29..

        Which BHA def? Burn or Dunk?

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Raphinha
      Dunk
      Grealish if fit

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

        Think I will get Raph at last...
        Thanks..Dunk has a goal in him I think

    3. only1shoco
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Raphinha looks class lately for 29/30.
      I like the value of lookman who’s right up there with threat and creativity stats plus guaranteed starter for 5.0million and ok fixtures 29-32.
      I’d also chance Antonio for 29,30 and every second game week after that for a while.

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

        Raph is coming in then..
        Antonio if he is fit at that time maybe..
        Dont fancy fulham attack..

  22. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Someone in FPL Towers owns Coady and Jonny and not Martinez

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Mark does not own Martinez...

    2. acidicleo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wish they owned targett..

  23. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Not sure why I am still up even though I only had Martinez playing today...

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rivals have Pereira and White?

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not sure.., lately I haven't bothered checking on rivals. Wouldn't consider them rivals even if they did...

  24. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    The Leicester in blue are bossing the game.

  25. Razmataz
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Why did Martinez lose his save points? I saw him save 3 shots

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      To liven up a very dull evening.

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Do you have any exclusive footage?

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

      FPL tower fraud...they have to fix it

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

      Cause apparently one of the shots were not intentional and that somehow matters.

      It is absurd.

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Saiss makes a run across but is nowhere close to making contact. FK on target from 20 yards and they say it’s not a save... Redic

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

    What the hell. Where’s martintez’s 3rd save??!!?!

    Two weeks in a row with this ****

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Neto shooting from the edge of the box at 86 apparently doesn’t count as a shot.

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

      They we'll return it +2/3 baps once footage is checked

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

      Can’t have him running away with it or some such nonsense

  27. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Save of the season

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

    What a save by Sanchez!

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

      Can't be sure it is a save as we don't know the intent from the attacker at this moment in time.

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Opta should review the tape and let us know after the match

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

          Can't tell for sure from the tape, need to ask the attacker directly after the match.

          1. The Suspended One
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Per opta policy they will review the tape to determine his intent. If you stare at it long enough you will know what he was thinking

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

              Crazy powers that they have there at opta, mind-reading through reviewing videotape.

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looked like a cross, no save pts

  29. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Looking at the fixtures starting 29, Antonio + Lingard can be big till the end of the season!

  30. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Good Sanchez save*

    *save pending.

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

      I think he looked at a teammate before shooting, so that's should make it not a shot...

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not a save, was a cross