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Brighton v West Ham team news: Welbeck + Paqueta recalled, Wilson benched

7 December 2025 377 comments
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The first of two Premier League matches to be contested on Sunday takes place at the Amex Stadium.

West Ham United are the visitors to Brighton and Hove Albion, with the match set to kick off at 14:00 GMT.

READ MORE: FPL notes: Senesi update + Delap injury good for £4.2m Guiu?
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TEAM NEWS

Nuno Espirito Santo makes four changes to the West Ham side that drew with Manchester United.

Max Kilman, Guido Rodriguez, Crysencio Summerville and Lucas Paqueta, who returns from suspension, are brought in.

Soungoutou Magassa, Freddie Potts, Tomas Soucek and Callum Wilson drop to the bench.

Brighton have reinstated Danny Welbeck to their starting XI.

The injured Stefanos Tzimas makes away.

Fabian Hurzeler’s one other change sees Georginio Rutter come in for Brajan Gruda, who is named among the substitutes.

There is still no Yasin Ayari or Kaoru Mitoma, however.

LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Gomez, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Gruda, Hinshelwood, Kostoulas, Boscagli, Veltman, Coppola, Knight, Oriola

West Ham United XI: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Mavropanos, Todibo, Diouf, Rodriguez, Fernandes, Paqueta, Summerville, Bowen

Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Wilson, Fullkrug, Magassa, Soucek, Potts, Irving, Mayers

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. Steavn8k
    • 3 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Eze, Mbeumo and VVD -> Saka, Gakpo and Andersen. Eyeing up a GW18 BB, therefore Andersen.

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      I would not get gakpo

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      1. Steavn8k
        • 3 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        Might be a bad move with Liverpools form, but who to get instead?

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    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      I think there'll be better points elsewhere than from Gakpo:

      Bruno's GF, Foden, Rice, Minteh, heck KDH

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      1. Steavn8k
        • 3 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        Cheers. Have Bruno G and Foden already, but might go for one of the others.

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        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          10 months, 6 days ago

          I've got Saka, Foden, Bruno G, and now KDH. Fifth mid will be Bruno F, Semenyo or Rice. Still deciding

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    3. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Penalty taking Gakpo with Liverpool fixtures could be an interesting option, ofcourse depending on how their game is evolving

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  2. Amartey Partey
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    If West Ham beat Brighton is it still worth triple captaining Haaland against them?

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    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      No

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    2. el polako
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      It’s all random, Haaland blanks for few then goes berserk away at Fulham and the blanks again at home against a newly promoted side.
      Roll of a dice mate.

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      1. Amartey Partey
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        Yeah, he’s also only hauled in one of his last 5 fixtures and West Ham seem to have improved under Nuno. I might go with Saka against Wolves purely because of the fixture.

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        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          10 months, 6 days ago

          Saka hasn't exactly been hauling this season though, and Wolves have quietly improved too

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          1. x.jim.x
            • 12 Years
            10 months, 6 days ago

            It wasn't even Halloween yet the last time they scored a league goal

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            1. Ze_Austin
              • 7 Years
              10 months, 6 days ago

              Referring to their defence, as that's what affects Saka TC

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    3. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      They can win and still ship goals...still the 2nd worst defence for xGC-non pen

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  3. el polako
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    That West Ham bench, my god…
    Not like the first X| is much better, more and more looking like a Championship team.

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  4. Ninjaa
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Now that we have our 5 free transfers who are the players that I need to bring into this squad for the Christmas period.... and for who? Obviously Mbuemo got to go and I'm losing patience with Van Dyke.

    Raya Dubravka
    Vvd O'Reilly Guehi Rodon Senesi
    Saka Mbuemo Foden KDH 4.5m
    Haaland Thiago Woltemade

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    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      See below

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    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      The template beckons

      See mids in top comment

      Defence is really Andersen or 2nd Arsenal for GW16, as the form guys don't have good immediate fixtures. Chalobah/Thiaw at a push

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  5. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Verbruggen in for Dubs

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  6. jamichael
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Striker crisis. Should I swap the below? Thanks
    1. Watkins to Gyokeres
    2. Isak to Ekitike

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    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Ekitike, maybe.
      But honestly I’d look completely elsewhere.

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    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Haaland Thiago Welbeck train is still boarding

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    3. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      3rd striker to fodder is also an option... more mids in play.

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        this

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  7. Giovanni Giorgio
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Watch the stewards penalize Norris and ruin another championship

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  8. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    any pope - dub owners waiting for pope to come back and save transfer? only keeper I really want is pickford and next fixtures aren't great

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    1. Amartey Partey
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Chelsea fixture is okay. Will get saves and maybe even a CS

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        yep I agree but dub has fulham so maybe a cs too?

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        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          10 months, 6 days ago

          Unlikely because it's still Burnley

          Fulham attack isn't atrocious

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          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 12 Years
            10 months, 6 days ago

            true. I had ONE cs all season from my keepers so I am not good at picking them lol

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          2. Studs Up
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            10 months, 6 days ago

            BUR are better home than away... 7 vs 23 goals conceded

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            1. Ze_Austin
              • 7 Years
              10 months, 6 days ago

              Fair enough

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  9. gunner79
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    What to do with Palmer?

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      the fixtures are not great for chelsea after everton. i would wait

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    2. Amartey Partey
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Wait

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    3. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      He’s expensive & not shown any hints of being back to the form we know he can show.

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    4. Effe
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Wait and see

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    5. Bobby Crush
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      He is very rusty. Wait

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    6. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      he wasnt even on form before his injuries... I would wait

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  10. Ohh1454
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Is Eze a sell now with Odegaard back ?

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Looked lost on the wing & Tross made him look like a chump when he came on for him.

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    2. Effe
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      I think so. It’s annoying though because in my opinion Eze is much better than Odegaard in the no.10 role but Arteta doesn’t seem to think so.

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    3. Effe
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Eze was at fault for the Cash goal as yesterday well

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      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        Wasn't it Merino?

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  11. Effe
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    I could do with Minteh and Welbeck delivering me some points here

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    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Minteh has been an annoying asset lately

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  12. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    13 minutes in, no comment yet about what's happening in the match

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    1. x.jim.x
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Too busy on the phone to Sky seeing if I can get a refund for this "Super" Sunday

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      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        😀

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    2. The-Red-1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      How's my boy Welbz looking? He's my team's big differential this week so I'm hoping for a haul!

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  13. Saka White Rice
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    I cant believe Van Hecke hasn't had a brace yet

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    1. Cold Palms
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Still nothing

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  14. Stimps
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Minteh has 75 mins to impress me to keep him

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      I’m thinking about getting him in!

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  15. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    What's the hype with Minteh?

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    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      2nd coming of prime Mane apparently.

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    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Not sure what you were expecting at that price point...

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        For over 6m and a place in midfield U expect a player to be more attacking

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        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 7 Years
          10 months, 6 days ago

          Yeah just ignore the games played previously and assess the player based on 35 mins played...

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        2. x.jim.x
          • 12 Years
          10 months, 6 days ago

          What other midtable wingers can you get for £6m?

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          1. Amartey Partey
            • 7 Years
            10 months, 6 days ago

            KDH and save money

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    3. Cold Palms
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Don’t know and I live in Gambia

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  16. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    First week owning minteh and I already want to get rid of this wing back

    At least he enabled Semenyo to foden

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  17. The Philosopher
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Note to Minteh and Verbruggen: take it easy lads. Don't be desperate to impress me. Just play your game and the chips will fall into place.

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  18. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Need the Brighton cs busted with a Minteh rc.

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      This guy needs to be thrown into space!

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      1. SpaceCadet
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        Already there 🙂

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  19. Sgt. Schultz
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Verstappen tried his best.
    anyway how is my Minteh doing?

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    1. Stimps
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Sh*te

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    2. x.jim.x
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      His name's Verbruggen mate

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    3. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      He he didn't deliberately drive into Russell in Spain he would have been world champion for the 5th time.

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      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        If he

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      2. z13
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        10 months, 6 days ago

        true it's painful

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      3. Sgt. Schultz
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        yup crazy season. McLaren almost imploding

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    4. z13
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 6 days ago

      It seems like in the whole of Britain, only me and you don't support Norris because he's British, we support Verstappen because he deserved it.

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      1. THE Wild Rover
        • 16 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        Like he did in 2021?

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  20. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    What position is De Cuyper playing?

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  21. sirmorbach
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Mateta to Watkins, yay or nay?

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    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Watkins wasn't good

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  22. Stimps
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Thoughts?

    Gabriel -> Munoz
    VDV -> Chalobah
    Minteh -> Rice
    Reijnders - > KDH
    Mateta -> DCL

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    1. x.jim.x
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      I thought people wanting Calvert Lewin was an inside joke I'd missed

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      1. Stimps
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        Pure bench fodder, or a place holder for KDH next 2 fixtures

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        1. x.jim.x
          • 12 Years
          10 months, 6 days ago

          Might as well go for Guiu in that case

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          1. Stimps
            • 13 Years
            10 months, 6 days ago

            Need someone who atleast starts the next 2

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            1. x.jim.x
              • 12 Years
              10 months, 6 days ago

              He'll probably be crocked by then anyway

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  23. x.jim.x
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Are Brighton fans on strike or what, stand's half-empty

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    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Maybe they want the "Super" Sunday treatment Sky gives them at home

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    2. Stimps
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Prob decided to spend their Sunday at home rather than stand in the pissing rain

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      1. x.jim.x
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        Shameful behaviour

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  24. JBG
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    WH maybe not the team to target anymore, with Nuno finally putting his stamp on the players and the way they play.

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    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Even Liverpool beat them.

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    2. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      It's just Brighton crap passing in the final third so far. They were poor defensively Vs united

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    3. x.jim.x
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      We battered them on Monday - a competent team would have easily put 4 past them.

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      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        Did we? Felt we where pretty bad going forward

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        1. x.jim.x
          • 12 Years
          10 months, 6 days ago

          Yeah, I mean we were constantly attacking but couldn't get the ball in the net, mostly due to shocking decision-making or bad diving. City would have annihilated them playing like that.

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          1. JBG
            • 8 Years
            10 months, 6 days ago

            I guess... in my head I just see those awful cross attempts

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            1. x.jim.x
              • 12 Years
              10 months, 6 days ago

              Moyes v Fulham flashbacks

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  25. The Hunt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Saka's & Enzo's imminent price rise and price fall means I've got to invest in the transfer market much earlier than I really do care for. I've got the exact amount of funds to jettison Pedro, Enzo, Semenyo & Senesio and recruit Guiu, Bruno Fernandes, Saka & Keane. Do we envisage any problems with that transaction?

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    1. Flynny
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Saka plays europe midweek

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      1. The Hunt
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        It'll all be too late for me by then unfortunately. Need to jump in before the clock goes round once.

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    2. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      5ft no prob

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  26. Stimps
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Minteh off corners

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    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Was he ever on them? Owned for at least 3 GWs now, can't remember him being on them.

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      1. x.jim.x
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        Took 20 this season apparently

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  27. Kane Train
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Best option to bring in?

    A) Bruno Fernandes
    B) Bruno G

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    1. The Hunt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      At the prices it's got to be G as he affords you 2.1m to spend wisely elsewhere.

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  28. Cold Palms
    • 2 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Both

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  29. mookie
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Games like this kind of make you forget about FPL and you just wish something happens. Anything.

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    1. Cold Palms
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Do also follow boxing ?

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    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      A Welbeck second half hattrick for example.

      Or at this rate, even an assist.

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  30. Stimps
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Bruno G or KDH?

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    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      G

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    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      They’re the sort of players I’d never look at, but I need to be less stubborn this year. Surely the attacking KDH if either? Bruno G FPL form cannot be sustainable, can it?

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