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Brighton v Bournemouth team news: Minteh sub, Kroupi starts

19 January 2026 215 comments
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Brighton and Hove Albion v Bournemouth rounds off Gameweek 22.

Kick-off at the Amex at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Fabian Hurzeler welcomes back Yankuba Minteh to his squad but the winger has to make do with a place among the substitutes.

Georginio Rutter drops to the bench, too, with Danny Welbeck leading the line.

Carlos Baleba is among the substitutes after his return from AFCON.

The visitors, meanwhile, hand Amine Adli a start on their first Premier League match without Antoine Semenyo.

David Brooks misses out through injury as Eli Kroupi gets another start.

LINE-UPS

Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Veltman ,Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Hinshelwood, Gross, Gruda, Gomez, Mitoma, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Rutter, Minteh, Baleba, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Ayari, Coppola.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Cook, Scott, Adli, Kroupi, Tavernier, Evanilson.

Subs: Forster, Christie, Smith, Diakite, Milosavljevic, Rees-Dottin, DaCosta, George Steven.

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  1. Traction Engine Foot
    • 7 Years
    1 hour, 55 mins ago

    What a goal

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    1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 hour, 28 mins ago

      Yes, what a brilliant Van Hecke assist.

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  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 54 mins ago

    van hecke a

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  3. Jigger & Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 hour, 54 mins ago

    1-1 Van Hecke assist

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  4. Bushwhacker
    • 6 Years
    1 hour, 54 mins ago

    Love to see it. Justice for the Brighton 11!

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  5. tutankamun
    • 16 Years
    1 hour, 54 mins ago

    Van Hecke assist!

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  6. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 hour, 54 mins ago

    Thank you

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  7. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 53 mins ago

    Let's go Van Hecke, you useless limp defender.

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  8. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 53 mins ago

    Lost clean sheet to last minute jam. Of course.

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    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 19 mins ago

      8 last minutes of Jam

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  9. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    1 hour, 53 mins ago

    Start one:

    A) Roefs (whu)
    B) Dubravka (TOT)

    Not as easy as it looks considering opponent form and home vs away.

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 26 mins ago

      B

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  10. #1 Salah Hater
    • 1 Year
    1 hour, 51 mins ago

    Justice served for that utter joke of a penalty decision

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  11. Jigger & Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 hour, 51 mins ago

    Van Hecke on 2 bps

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    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      1 hour, 24 mins ago

      My second highest scorer this week 😎

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    2. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      1 hour, 12 mins ago

      Van Hecke: no CS, miniscule defensive contribution, YC and yet is on 2 bonus for an assist it seems.

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  12. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 49 mins ago

    Proper &&&& show that goal wiping the CS and bonus

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  13. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 49 mins ago

    Verbruggen gtfo of my team. Needed you to save my game week

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 13 mins ago

      Not his fault the ref is a Bournemouth fan

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      1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        1 hour, 4 mins ago

        Well, the ref is just a BJ88.

        But van Hecke could.have saved the penalty instead and get some more extra Baps, defcons and cleany points.

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  14. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 46 mins ago

    Petrovic with only 2 CS since GW5.

    Only Donnarumma is worse.

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    1. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 26 mins ago

      No way. Where's Areola?

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      1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        1 hour, 18 mins ago

        I should have said, based on gut feeling.

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      2. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        1 hour, 10 mins ago

        If you don’t know now, you’ll never know 😀

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        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          1 hour, 4 mins ago

          Well done. Have an upvote.

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  15. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 46 mins ago

    What are you upto Van Hecke. A CB with 4 defcons. Make up for it with a late goal.

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    1. Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 15 mins ago

      Be very grateful for the 6 points

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      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 11 mins ago

        Why should I be grateful when folks are enjoying FPL review pens.

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  16. The Mighty Whites
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 43 mins ago

    Would you start Van Hecke or Gudmundsson this week?

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    1. Mother Farke
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 42 mins ago

      Both will concede but Gud is better for DEFCON.

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    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 3 mins ago

      Start a 3.8 defender. You've nothing to lose champ.

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  17. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 43 mins ago

    That van hecke score feels like a massive haul compared to the rest of my team.

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    1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 hour, 9 mins ago

      Thats kind of dad.

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      1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        1 hour, 9 mins ago

        *sad

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  18. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 37 mins ago

    First time this season that none of the 20 teams managed to score more than two goals.

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    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 13 mins ago

      Based on gut feeling?!

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      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 10 mins ago

        lol

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      2. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        1 hour, 9 mins ago

        Based on GCSE math basic skills.

        However, my guts felt the boredom festival coming in right after the Dorgu haul on my bench.

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  19. adstomko
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 32 mins ago

    Why buy Haaland when you can buy a Brighton goalscorer who would Kostoulas

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    1. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 21 mins ago

      Well done. Have an upvote.

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    2. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      1 hour, 9 mins ago

      Exceptional

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  20. Stevie B
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 26 mins ago

    What to do with this mess? Who transfer out first?

    Pope, Dubravka
    Guehi, Nunes, Gabriel, Alderete, Chalobah
    Saka, Rice, Rogers, Wilson, Bruno G.
    Ekitike, Haaland, Calvert-Levin

    1 free transfer and 0.1 in the bank.

    Thank you and good luck!

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    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 25 mins ago

      Nothing. Looks better than my team, certainly.

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    2. MarcusAurelius
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 14 mins ago

      Saka to Palmer

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      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        1 hour, 11 mins ago

        This

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    3. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      just now

      I tell you what to do with that mess - bench boost it.

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  21. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 26 mins ago

    Senesi > Guehi locked before the transfer became official. Defcons schmefcons. Can’t stay away from cards, can’t score, can’t keep a CS. Never bothering with him again.

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    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 5 mins ago

      Same with Petrovic

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  22. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 19 mins ago

    Thierry Henry.

    Please stop.talking.

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  23. Nickyboy
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 17 mins ago

    But early but start Senesi (LIV) or Alderete (whu)?

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    1. MarcusAurelius
      • 10 Years
      41 mins ago

      I think both concede. Senesi better chance of attacking return

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      1. Nickyboy
        • 14 Years
        24 mins ago

        Thanks, have Senesi ahead at the moment

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  24. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 16 mins ago

    I have a clone for the first time of the season 🙁

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    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      47 mins ago

      Still 0 had two until last transfers

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    2. Gazwaz80
      • 6 Years
      46 mins ago

      What does that mean?

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      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        8 mins ago

        Live fpl shows how many identical teams have your setup

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        1. Gazwaz80
          • 6 Years
          6 mins ago

          Cheers Steve…

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          1. g40steve
            • 7 Years
            just now

            No worries

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    3. CoracAld2831
      • 4 Years
      2 mins ago

      0 clones here.

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  25. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 hour, 14 mins ago

    Gtg & worth BB?

    Kelleher
    Chalobah Gabriel Guehi
    Fruno Rogers HWilson Rice Palmer
    Haaland Ekitike

    Dubravka DCL Timber Muki

    .1

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    1. MarcusAurelius
      • 10 Years
      30 mins ago

      Yes and yes. Great team

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      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        1 min ago

        Cheers

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    2. Nickyboy
      • 14 Years
      23 mins ago

      Took way too long trying to figure out who Fruno is

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  26. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 11 mins ago

    Thierry Henry is unbearable.

    Maybe a BJ88 fan boy.

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  27. CoracAld2831
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 5 mins ago

    Thank you Tavernier.

    Even though it's still a small red.

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  28. MarcusAurelius
    • 10 Years
    52 mins ago

    Happy with my team but a slight benching headache. Help appreciated

    Kelleher
    Tark Gabriel VDV
    BrunoG Rice Wilson Palmer
    Haaland Thiago Bowen

    Roefs Rogers Thiaw Bijol

    Rogers and Thiaw on bench doesn’t feel right but who to take out?

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    1. CoracAld2831
      • 4 Years
      15 mins ago

      I'd say you have it correct.

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      1. MarcusAurelius
        • 10 Years
        6 mins ago

        Thanks

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  29. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    48 mins ago

    Lmao @ AI sheep pick Teverniers no baps no cs

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    1. CoracAld2831
      • 4 Years
      25 mins ago

      Strangely it suggested Szoboszlai to me personally.

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      1. Make FPL Casual Again
        • 7 Years
        1 min ago

        This is getting out of hand, sounds like AI is getting so advanced its influencing game outcomes

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  30. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 mins ago

    Thoughts on this WC?

    Sanchez
    Gabriel - Saliba - Chabolah - Guehi - Dorgu
    Bruno - Wirtz - Mbeumo - Rice - Semenyo
    Haaland - João Pedro - Brobbey

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