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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.

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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. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Still have BB what gw should I target?

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Maybe next GW considering you have 5 fts, build a decent bench

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    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Next available GW your have 15x likely starters

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    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Not sure it’s even worth targeting anything in particular. Whenever if lands half decent for your team and hope for the best

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    4. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      How can anybody answer that question based on the information you have provided

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      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 25 days ago

        Haha

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    5. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Too much rotation risk in 18 and 19, play it in 16 or 17

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      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 25 days ago

        Ya? I am planning to play it in 18

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        1. Captain Mal
          • 1 Year
          1 month, 25 days ago

          Games every 3 days, it will be tricky to get 15 starters.

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    6. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Cheers all

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    7. it lies in the proles
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      This one, that’s what i’m doing, bench of burnley + 2 home-playing cheap players, still undecided

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  2. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Worth punting on Ekitike? Surely, Slot will realise that he is one of the best attackers at some point..

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    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Signing Isak was the worst thing Pool did recently

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      1. Vazza
        • 5 Years
        1 month, 25 days ago

        Ekitike was not cheap either. Pool spent EUR95m apparently..

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    2. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Got him in last night for Pedro

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  3. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Apologies to anyone that was enjoying owning Minteh before I brought him in 3 game weeks ago!

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  4. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    How’s Minteh looking? Cant watch the game

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Everyone on each team have all been fairly meh

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    2. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Lucky you

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      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 25 days ago

        😀

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        1. bso
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          1 month, 25 days ago

          Thanks guys. Guess I didn’t miss much

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  5. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    After this gameweek I’m going to pick midfielders just for DEFCONs and be done with it

    Pointless owning the likes of Minteh when a player can hoover up DEFCONs, get a clean sheet and basically have a points floor of an assist every game

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    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Agree, Rice Bruno Bruno Foden KDH could work

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    2. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Yeah, it's either defcon specialists or players with direct goal threat. As things stand, assists are neither reliable nor highly rewarded. Not easy to justify picks like Minteh (Kudus would be another example) .

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  6. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Minteh to KDH?

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  7. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Good idea to get BB out of the way in GW17 when BOU have BUR? Can do Pope > Verbrugg (SUN) so that I have 15 starters and maybe even Gud > Cash

    Dubravka
    Timber - Chalobah - Andersen
    Foden - Rice - Gruno - Semenyo - Gakpo
    Haaland - Thiago

    Pope - Wolte - Senesi - Gudmundsson

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  8. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    I now know what a dogso is

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  9. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Do something Danny!

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  10. Kane Train
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Which one to transfer out first ?

    A) Mbeumo > Bruno
    B) Senesi > Timber
    C) Being them both in

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  11. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Another CS for Verbruggen - essential

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    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      I put in Verbruggen this week, feel dirty celebrating that double save there seeing as its them 😀

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    2. _Greg
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Great saves

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  12. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Munoz not in the squad for f********** sake

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    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Say what now?!

      That means Rodon 1 pointer incoming 🙁

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      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 25 days ago

        Same

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Hahaha, Chalobah subs in 😎

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    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Ah here, where the f**k did that come from!?

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      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 25 days ago

        Actually getting VdV in so not the worst. Pity I didn’t have Senesi ahead

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    4. Bunk Moreland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Seriously? Senesi first sub here…

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    5. _Greg
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      That's annoying

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    6. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      ffs

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    7. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Yep, loved the Clyne of old and hope he can do a job today, but is not a Munoz 🙁

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    8. OneTeamInBristol
      • 2 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Get in! Got Chalaboh first bench

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      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        1 month, 25 days ago

        High five!!

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    9. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Absolute music to my ears, FPL gods are shining on me, Chalobah first sub!

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    10. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Oh wow, what’s the reason?

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    11. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Ah ffs, benched Richards for Calafiori, could've benefitted from his points now

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  13. _Greg
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Verbruggen looking good!

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  14. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Senesi (8) off the bench for Munoz 🙂

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    1. Unliklinho
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Same

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    2. JoeSoap
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Senesi still sitting on bench for me

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  15. Snooze ya lose
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Where’s Munoz
    !

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  16. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Clean sheet autosubs all over the gaff

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Oof average autosub increase of 5.7 points

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  17. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Not watching and I just know it has been a sh*te match

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  18. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Castagne, Berge, Wilson, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Jimenez, Chukwueze
    Subs: Lecomte, Cairney, Adama, Cuenca, Kusi-Asare, Lukic, Kevin, King, Diop

    Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Wharton, Mitchell, Kamada, Pino, Mateta, Clyne, Nketiah
    Subs: Matthews, Benitez, Lerma, Uche, Hughes, Esse, Canvot, Sosa, Devenny

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  19. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Be a great week for Palace to concede for a change now

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    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Nope

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      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 25 days ago

        You can still win if you like

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    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Fingers crossed, likely they will

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  20. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Andersons reliable 4 points off bench instead of Senesis shock 8 pointer, sold for Guehi....good process...

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  21. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Timber off the bench for Munoz what a joke

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    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Joe Rodon here, with Senesi 2nd on bench

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  22. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Ffs cartel content mafia always going on about "guaranteed 90 minutes" ; it's only worth 2 points.....

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    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      U don't get the chance to get more points if you're not on the pitch

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      1. Make FPL Casual Again
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 25 days ago

        Yeah but u want players that are actually doing returns

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  23. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Jammy vdv 6 pts for Munoz.

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  24. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Are West Ham the new Forest?

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    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Yes

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  25. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Do something Minteh!

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  26. rozzo
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Whos the best keeper not including Raya, money no object?

    Pickford normally ends up near the top of the rankings

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Depends what you want. Raya is probably going to finish top due to Arsenal’s defence keeping CS. He’s also the cheapest way into Arsenal’s defence for nailed-ness.

      Roefs is probably the best low priced option and probably the best value keeper of them all, but Mukiele and Alderette are both cheaper, so unless people are doubling up on Sunderland defence then he’s not the most popular choice.

      Donnaruma is good too, and nailed on.

      Pickford is good but Everton defenders like Tark and Keane are cheaper and better value.

      Henderson is good too but the Palace defenders are better value, which kind of stops Hendo being a popular pick.

      The rest are really much of a muchness.

      I think with Gabriel out, Raya makes the most sense with Dubravka as the £4m playing back up.

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  27. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Van Hecke plays like a no. 10 at times.

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  28. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Verbruggen or Leno for the next 3?

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    1. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      **Already have Andersen

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  29. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Really regret going in the Minteh trap a couple of weeks ago

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    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      Me too, useless

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    2. Il Capitano
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 25 days ago

      It's like Sarr never left my team

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  30. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 25 days ago

    Senesi bench jam for breakfast, yum

    It’s 10:30am here

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