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Brighton defenders are the talk of the Fantasy Premier League town ahead of the new season after they were handed an appealing run of fixtures in the opening Gameweeks – and their prices were revealed on Tuesday morning.

With wing-backs who regularly get forward and tall defenders who are prime targets at attacking set pieces there could be plenty of points available to FPL managers from Brighton’s defensive assets if the team could only live up to some of their statistics.

And, according to Fantasy Football Scout’s Season Ticker, their first five matches make up the easiest sequence of opening matches on offer to any of the 20 Premier League clubs with trips to Burnley and Brentford interspersed with home meetings with Watford, Everton and Leicester.

Now that FPL have released the prices for their players, we have assessed which of those options look the best bet for our initial Gameweek 1 drafts.

As this article uses extensive data from the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area, only those with a valid subscription can access it in full.

CAN WE TRUST BRIGHTON’S DEFENCE THIS SEASON?

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  1. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    dunk

    1. The Albatross
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      With his goal threat and nailedness, should be worth the 0.5 extra

  2. FF Dirtbag
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Keep (c) on de bruyne or change to Ronaldo/gnabry/moreno?

    1. Mufc202020
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Gnabry

    2. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Gnabry

    3. FF Dirtbag
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers all.

    4. Tea for the Tielemans
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Gonna piggyback on the answers . . .

      Gnabry or Havertz?

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

      Gnabry

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

    Similar to the Q above.. Keep KDB or change to:

    Gnabry, Perisic, or Sterling?

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

      Perisic, then Gnarbry if he fails

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

      Sterling and then Gnabry

  4. fenixri
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Keep Maehle or twist to
    Perisic - Havertz/Gosens

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

      i'd probably stick

  5. artvandelay316
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you Captain if you had all three?
    Gnabry
    Havertz
    Gosens

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

      Havertz

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Gnarby

    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’m going with Gnabry anyway, no particular reason though.

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

    Is it too early for F5 for the lowest ID yet? 😆

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No

  7. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If Maupay not on the pitch, who takes penalty?

    Gross?
    Trossard?

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

      Gross

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

      Gross

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

      Thanks all

  8. linkafu
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lamptey for me.

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

      What about Veltman though?

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah that’s the wrinkle

        Whether a job share at right wingback emerges here

        Ben White is the alternative who is guaranteed a start

        But if you have Sanchez, it’s probably worth a punt on Lamptey for his attacking potential

  9. Nespinha
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    With such a poor game week, might even stick to my malen 10 points captain

    Alternatives would be perisic, gnabry, havertz or gosens

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

      Didnt use WC/LL?

      I would take a chance and change it. As you said, you are already having a poor GW, what can go wrong.

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

    This article just brought back nightmares from few yrs ago when some of us trusted BHA defenders in a dgwk lol

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

      Duffy (c) 😀

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

        doubled up + capped lol

  11. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How does one delete a team in euro fantasy?

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

      Relax dude, just create a R16 team and leave it.

      This is not FPL!!!

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

        I

  12. N00B
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal starting defender at 4.5? Yes please.
    I am talking about Ben White.

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

      Oh the arrogance. 😀

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Arsenal defender even at 4 will be ewww 😉

    3. Dr. Rog
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Mikel - get Lamptey and give Saliba a chance.

  13. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Morning all!! Do we think FPL opens today??? Any rumblings???

    1. The Fantastic Mr Fox
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely.
      It just changed to "game is being updated"

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yessss !! Just noticed mate!! I think my post was the catalyst!!! Haha

  14. SVG
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    The game is being updated.
    Please try again later when the updated scores / teams will be available.

  15. aapoman
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    THE GAME IS BEING UPDATED!

  16. N00B
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    It’s happening!!

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

    It's happening, game updating.

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

    So an hour from now then?

    1. Dr. Rog
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      midday on the dot i reckon, probably timed with a tweet

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

        Hopefully they follow the 11:30 deadline as per weekly deadlines

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

      Given the pace FPL updates on a normal gameweek I'd say about 5 hours from now!

  19. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Brought in Muller on Fanteam and now he's out...

    Blooming heck, It's hard enough as it is...

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

      Same. I did Mertens > Muller.

      At least I didn't captain him. Switched off to Depay at the last minute thankfully.

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I captained him. VC on Ronny

  20. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I have never gotten a low team ID before... F5 time?

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

      What in your eyes counts as 'low'?

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

        I've never gotten below 5 digits haha

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

          Good chance of hitting 3 or 4 digits if you get it within the first hour or so I'd say 🙂

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The moment your stop F5ing, the game gets updated. Getting low ID is tough 😉

  21. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    And so it begins… another year of torture 🙂

  22. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hopefully majority are either at office or sleeping 😀

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

      WFH babyyyyy

    2. Dr. Rog
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      one and the same thing these days

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

        😆

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It's gonna be competitive because loads of people are WFH (including myself). Best chance to get a low team ID in years.

  23. A-L
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No new design changes expected at this point now?

  24. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    so, how long often is it updated to launch a new game

  25. Flair
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    It's happening!

  26. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ragabolly can get #1 ID easily 😀

  27. Rakir
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Game is updating...

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

    Oo the pictures at the top right corner have now updated

    1. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Mitrovic showing in mine. Doesn't make sense.

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

        It updated for me. Used to have Egan. But now it's Pickford, Vardy, Bissouma and TAA.

        1. N00B
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Same!

        2. Karan_G14
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          It's showing different ones for me in different browsers lol. But all old ones. I think there's not a fixed one it keeps changing throughout the season.

      2. TKC07
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        If you click Home, it shows last season jersey pics. But if you click anywhere else, it's showing new season pics (Vardy).

    2. A-L
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Club sites on the top bar are updated too

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

        They updated last week, on the 17th.

  29. Flair
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Can't wait for it to take an hour or two to update, by the time which most people have given up.

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

      Easier to snatch that #1 ID 😉

    2. Volley127
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It took over an hour last season so wouldn’t be surprised

  30. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What's your current ping?

    Low ping will be instrumental in getting a low id