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Two Premier League matches kick off at 14:00 BST today – Brighton and Hove Albion v Leicester City and West Ham United v Manchester United.

At Brighton, Graham Potter makes just one change as Adam Webster (£4.5m) is sidelined with a hamstring injury and is replaced by Solly March (£5.4m).

Pascal Gross (£6.0m) is continuing to self-isolate due to Covid-19 regulations, but Enock Mwepu (£5.9m) does return to the bench along with Tariq Lamptey (£4.4m).

As for Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City, Boubakary Soumare (£4.9m) makes his first Premier League start and comes in for Marc Albrighton (£5.4m), while Ricardo Pereira (£5.5m) replaces Timothy Castagne (£5.4m) at right-back.

Meanwhile, Michail Antonio (£7.9m) is suspended for West Ham United after being sent off against Southampton in Gameweek 4. As a result, either Jarrod Bowen (£6.3m) or Nikola Vlasic (£6.0m) will lead the line, with Said Benrahma (£6.4m) and Pablo Fornals (£6.0m) completing David Moyes’ front four.

For Manchester United, Scott McTominay (£5.4m) starts alongside Fred (£5.0m) in a double pivot following groin surgery. That means Paul Pogba (£7.8m) could move back into a more advanced role on the left of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 4-2-3-1 formation.

Mason Greenwood (£7.7m) starts ahead of Jadon Sancho (£.9.1m) on the right, who drops to the bench along with Donny van de Beek (£5.8m) and Victor Lindelof (£4.9m), both of whom featured in Europe.

GAMEWEEK 5 LINE-UPS

Brighton XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Duffy, Dunk, March, Lallana, Bissouma, Cucurella, Trossard, Maupay, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Burn, Richards, Mwepu, Alzate, Mac Allister, Moder, Connolly

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Soyuncu, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Tielemans, Ndidi, Soumare, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy

Subs: Ward, Castagne, Dewsbury-Hall, Amartey, Choudhury, Daka, Lookman, Iheahancho, Albrighton

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Vlasic, Benrahma, Fornals, Bowen

Subs: Areola, Masuaku, Dawson, Noble, Kral, Lanzini, Fredericks, Diop, Yamolenko

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, McTominay, Greenwood, Fernandes, Pogba, Ronaldo

Subs: Heaton, Dalot, Matic, Martial, Sancho, Lingard, Bailly, van de Beek, Mata

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

    Veltman booked again FFS

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully he gets subbed on 61 minutes and then Brighton concede 😉

      1. The Philosopher
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Agreed

  2. Carefree Crew
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Well that's a productive first half for my team:

    Benrahma goal
    Ronaldo goal
    Duffy assist

    Sanchez & Shaw playing too.

    Brighton clean sheet would be lovely.

    1. JBG
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Benched Duffy for Ayling..

    2. Carefree Crew
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Unlucky mate. Leicester on paper are a better attack then Newcastle without Wilson.

      Although Brighton do have a much better defence than Leeds. Duffy offers more of a goal threat which is the reason why I played him with Antonio banned. Expecting Leicester to score at some point.

      Home advantage is another factor to take into consideration.

  3. JBG
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Really hope Kane doesn't start scoring.. don't want to think about him. Kdb has never been an real issue. Lukaku, CR and Salah is enough imo.

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      5 years, 1 month ago

      he wont be scoring much in spurs current state

      1. JBG
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah my thoughts as well.

    2. Harry the Hack
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Once Son is back it's a different Kane FPL wise

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Nuno still there, horrendous negative manager

        1. JBG
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah, watched 2-3 Spurs matches they have been so poor going forward, even with Son.

  4. More Cowbell
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I could reallllllyyyyyy do with this Chelsea Spurs match to be 1-1 with two low ownership goalscorers.

    1. JBG
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wouldn't mind this.

    2. More Cowbell
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Or a couple of own goals would be perfect

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Don't we all, but it isn't likely.

    4. Pompel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      0-0 plz
      Christensen 3 bapsies

  5. PartyTime
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ronaldo is too old for PL bla bla bla talk already buried

    1. More Cowbell
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lets just give him the golden boot now and move on with our lives

      1. PartyTime
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Haha 😆

  6. DycheDycheBaby
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Not an own goal then? 😀

    1. Rainer
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looked inside the far post.

      1. Fitzy.
        5 years, 1 month ago

        The far corner post

        1. Rainer
          5 years, 1 month ago

          You think?

      2. DycheDycheBaby
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Fair play. Sellers punished, including me! 🙂

  7. Christina.
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Going to be fun selling CR7 for Lukaku.
    Oh wait...I own both.
    😎

    1. Captain Vantastic™
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Great spud

    2. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      5 years, 1 month ago

      united's got some horrid fixtures coming up though

  8. Bartowski
    5 years, 1 month ago

    All I want is another Benrahma goal with a Fernandes equalizer assisted by Shaw. Is that really too much to ask?!

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I second that …. Is that enough to make it happen?

    2. RogDog_jimmy
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Seems reasonable to me. aligns with my hopes and dreams.

      1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Right that’s 3 … who do we email to make this so?

        1. Bartowski
          5 years, 1 month ago

          It's okay I've called in a favour....

    3. The Senate
      5 years, 1 month ago

      West Ham scoring again today probably is too much to ask yeah

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

    I don’t understand this Leicester team. He’s gone back to this system just to accommodate Harvey Barnes who in my opinion is quite basic. At the expense of playing Iheanacho & Daka. Castagne & pereira are also better suited to wing back roles. Castagne can also play in a 3. They should have Vardy & nacho up top. Madders in a 10. Ndidi tielemans double pivot. With a back 3 and the 2 wing backs. Clear as day

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It seemed it was to do with the defensive solidity but they’ve not been good in that - so maybe go back to trying to score more goals?

      Why bring in Daka if you’re only playing 1 striker is what confuses me the most. And then Lookman too, what’s his point with all they have?

    2. TheBiffas
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Take an upvote. I've always thought rodgers was a highly overrated and tactless manager

    3. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rodgers never has, nor will understand the old adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” He tries to be too clever.

  10. Lord of Ings
    5 years, 1 month ago

    there’s benrahma with all the jam in the world and then there’s jota missing from 2 yards..typical FPL.

  11. The Mandalorian
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lloris
    Emerson
    Dier
    Romero
    Reguilon
    Højbjerg
    Lo Celso
    Ndombele
    Dele
    Kane
    Son

    https://twitter.com/SpursITKhub/status/1439587847632269313?s=19

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Strong side, expect it to be tight

    2. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Dier 😮

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

      Better team than expected. Let's spank 'em all the same.

  12. More Cowbell
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I'm in that annoying situation where I've got Sanchez so I obviously want a Brighton clean sheet, but it seems all my rivals have at least double brighton!

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

      You want Brighton to consider then

    2. TheBiffas
      5 years, 1 month ago

      take the points.

    3. Il Capitano
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, Shane Duffy chewing my rank gains up, he is inevitable! Coming on for my ML rival as his TAA sub.

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

      You want Brighton to concede and Sanchez to get some saves

      Brighton defence EO is 140% with Duffy on 40% or with the autosubs and likely getting 3bps if they hold the cleanie

  13. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Greenwood another one who looks like he might need to go. Midfield options becoming very limited.

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Getting rid after GW7

    2. RogDog_jimmy
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bruno, Greenwood, Jota for me potentially. Apart from Salah it’s really hoping you get the 5.5-7.5 ones correct now, which is tough.

      Think I’ll stick with Benrahma.

    3. Zilla
      5 years, 1 month ago

      ?
      Are we watching the same match

      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes

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

    Weirdest gw.

    - Triple wolves fail.
    - Torres (c) fail.
    - TAA (vc) fail.

    But if Brighton can keep this cleanie, with Duffy's assist + baps, I will end up drawing with or just finishing a few pts behind my main mini league challengers.

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oof that's a rough one.

    2. Harry the Hack
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Feel sorry for that c/vc .. but you had no heavy hitters to throw in there?

      1. tangtastic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I rated Crystal Palace to keep it more respectable this weekend, and fancied City at home to Wolves. Proven wrong of course.

  15. Ruinenlust
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I bet lots of people sold Benrahma and Toney this week

    1. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I sold them both weeks ago, and still no regrets. Benrhama is still a decent enough option, but I fancy it elsewhere. Got a bit lucky with the deflection too.

    2. OLEgend
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I sold Ben to Gray

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

    Go'orn Bissouma, nab a goal 😉

  17. _Ninja_
    5 years, 1 month ago

    CR7 sitter

  18. Zimo
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Man that Trent no show was annoying yesterday but I'm getting Duffy off the bench. Gotta love some jam.

  19. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ronaldo misses a sitter

  20. Rainer
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ronaldo 2nd big chance missed.

    Bye bye BAPs.

  21. JBG
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hoooooow!?

  22. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    5 years, 1 month ago

    jeez

  23. Ruinenlust
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ronny misses sitter

  24. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Dear Luke Shaw, you my friend are a goner. Unless you really knock our socks off in the second half with multiple assists and/or a goal.

    Sincerely yours
    Overly patient sheva

  25. Royal5
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ronaldo never passes

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

    Ronaldo messing up a Bruno assist.

  27. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pickford out for the united game? could captain CR7

    1. Harry the Hack
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Benitez said 2-3 weeks. yes, CR7C it is

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

    Ronaldo missing all the Bruno assists lol

  29. Firmino
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ronaldo already wasted two Bruno assists

  30. Fabreghastly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Flappy gonna get the 3 baps