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The penultimate match of Gameweek 25 sees Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Crystal Palace.

Kick-off is at 14:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Fabian Hurzeler makes some surprise calls, with three changes from last week’s 1-1 draw with Everton.

There’s no Jan Paul van Hecke and Yasin Ayari in the matchday squad due to injury, while Danny Welbeck drops to the bench.

Olivier Boscagli, Harry Howell and Charalampos Kostoulas come in.

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner gives a debut to Jorgen Strand Larsen, while Adam Wharton is back in central midfield after suspension.

Chadi Riad and Brennan Johnson are consequently demoted to substitute duty.

Jean-Philippe Mateta is once again absent as he waits to find out if he needs surgery on his knee.

LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Kadioglu, Dunk, Boscagli, De Cuyper, Baleba, Gross, Howell, Rutter, Mitoma, Kostoulas

Subs: Steele, Igor, Minteh, Hinshelwood, Welbeck, Milner, Gomez, O’Riley, Veltman

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Lerma, Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell, Sarr, Pino, Strand Larsen

Subs: Benitez, Johnson, Uche, Clyne, Kamada, Canvot, Sosa, Guessand, Riad

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

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

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) 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. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Munoz should have gone then

  2. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Muñoz close to a second YC. Ref showed leniency

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      Biased

  3. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Bit stuck with the DGW. I have 2FT and 3 options. Currently just 2 Arsenal (Gabriel and Rice).

    A) Collins, Sels > Raya, 3.9 Def (Hill)
    B) Ekitike > Gyokores hokey-cokey
    C) Roll and play with 2 Arsenal

    Captain will be Gabriel and I'll be cheering on him to concede if I go with B or C, so not ideal. But might be better for my team longer term than being stuck with Raya.

    1. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      A

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      A replaces two non-starters, so I would

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        When you look at it this way...

    3. The Tonberry
      • 2 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      I'd do A.

      Sels is a dead space in the team especially with Ortega signing for Forest. No point holding onto him if you have keeper issues and you have an opportunity to attack a DGW

  4. Admiral Benson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Verbruggen save point.

  5. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Any chance of Munoz bonus?

    1. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      Lucky to still be on the pitch

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        Would take the RC if he’d still get clean sheet points lol

      2. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        Should be off

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          18 days, 13 hours ago

          Do defenders who get sent off still get clean sheet points?

          I know they still carry deductions for goals conceded but what about other way round? Actually don’t know

          1. Dubem_FC
            • 10 Years
            18 days, 13 hours ago

            Yes, they do. If their team kept a CS at end of game.

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              18 days, 12 hours ago

              Thank you! Have always wondered!

  6. The Tonberry
    • 2 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Verbruggen has to go. That goal going in off his face is the straw that has broken this camel's back.

    Have the FTs and the money to do one of the following:

    A - Verbruggen & Timber to Raya & Munoz
    B - Verbruggen & Rice to Raya & Semenyo

    Getting Raya in also helps in navigating BGW31

  7. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Lovely. Well done lads.

    1. Dubem_FC
      • 10 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      Nice name.

  8. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    What transfers would you prioritise in my squad for the next 4-6 weeks? I like Palmer, Mbeumo, Ekitike but that would realistically require selling Haaland.

    Any advice appreciated.

    0.4 ITB

    Raya Dubravka

    Timber Gabriel Chalobah Guehi Andersen

    Bruno Enzo Rogers Semenyo Anderson

    DCL Thiago Haaland

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Hendo must believe the derby hype!

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      Rivalry, not derby

  10. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Any chance Munoz gets defcons?

  11. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Bps
    Lacroix (CRY) (32)
    Henderson (CRY) (27)
    Richards (CRY) (27)
    Sarr (CRY) (25)
    Mitchell (CRY) (22)
    Muñoz (CRY) (22)
    Groß (BHA) (19)
    Boscagli (BHA) (16)

    Def. Contributions
    Lerma (CRY) (19)
    Lacroix (CRY) (15)
    Dunk (BHA) (12)
    Boscagli (BHA) (11)
    Groß (BHA) (10)
    Hughes (CRY) (10)
    Kostoulas (BHA) (9)
    Muñoz (CRY) (9)

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      munoz on 9 🙁

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        Thanks Richards 8 pts are helpful 😛

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      Harsh for Sarr

    3. Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      Ugh, played Tarkowski and Gudmundsson over Richards

    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      long gone for me, but well done to anyone who held on lacroix

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        *onto

  12. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    by the sound of it, I am lucky with munoz 5 points...fine margins again....

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      He could have had an assist today and yellow card was harsh. Not true

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        Could also have been sent off

  13. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    ML rival started Esteve over Lacroix, ouch

  14. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Not even 1 bonus for the goalscoree. What a shitttt game

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      “But defcon has brought more players into the game”

      1. Letsgo!
        • 9 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        Not for bonus point???

  15. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    11 points from Richards and Verbruggen. Richards so close to DEFCON as well.

    Not too shabby

    92 (-4) with Ekitike to go now 🙂

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      The news we've all been waiting for

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        😀

        Thanks for being patient

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        lol 🙂

    2. Letsgo!
      • 9 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      Wow no bragging at all? Whats that for? Hahahha

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        😀

    3. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      I think I speak for everyone when I say a big “who cares”

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        I hope everyone does 😀

      2. Admiral Benson
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        Amen

    4. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      USA USA

    5. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      And finally a 6 figure rank get the champagne out

  16. WVA
    • 9 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    FFS Verbruggen, do you have to concede 1 every week

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      Come on it was v Sarr, hard to keep clean sheets v him.

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        Fricking awful player and even worse FPL asset

        1. Hughes Your Daddy
          • 13 Years
          18 days, 12 hours ago

          Strange take, scored 2 in 2 now since back from winning afcon.

  17. JBG
    • 7 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Consistency is a foreign word for most PL teams this season it seems.

    Anyone can beat anyone, but also almost everytime the losing team are surprisingly shite that day.

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      There is only one constant and that is Carrickball

  18. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    A. Roefs to Raya
    B. Mbeumo to Rice

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      A, if you have to

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      A

      B goes against form. Only an option if Mbeumo's limp is more serious than a dead leg

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        this. a for sure.

  19. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Bad result for Brighton.1 win in the last 12 and tricky schedule until the end.

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      Lovely, glad to have continued that run for them.

  20. putana
    • 7 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    im expecting Richards to concede against burnley and wolves now that I need to play him

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      Yes it's inevitable

  21. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Do Liverpool have any RBs coming back from injury soon? Not sure I can keep Szob if he's stuck playing there.

  22. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    So will it be fair when Munoz gets awarded 10 defcons by Opta tomorrow but they can’t change it on FPL?

  23. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Sarr blanking in the next two plum games is nailed on. That's what he does.

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      yep I agree.

  24. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Little gutted i didn't get Sarr in the end.

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      Hopefully having 2 FT is better.

  25. SomeoneKnows
    • 9 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Which is a better move?

    A) Andersen > Timber
    B) Roefs > Raya

    Roefs
    Gabriel, Chalobah, Lacroix, Andersen
    Bruno, Rice, Enzo, Guimaraes
    Haaland, Eketike

    (Dubravka, Wilson, Gudmundsson, Guiu)

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      Are you free hitting 31?

  26. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    18 days, 13 hours ago

    Save me Salah!

  27. Absolutely Muñozed
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      Thiaw to Munoz for free?

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        gw31 is a long way to go, I would do it yet

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          18 days, 13 hours ago

          yes, not yet

      2. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        18 days, 13 hours ago

        I'm thinking this. Munoz at home to Burnley and then Wolves.

    • Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      City's midfield is so weak: Silva, Rodri and O'Reilly??? What is Pep thinking??

    • Atimis
      • 9 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      Verb HWilson to Raya Sarr for free?
      Or would you rather punt on some Arsenal mid for DGW? Raya means triple def.

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        18 days, 12 hours ago

        While getting Raya I could upgrade HWilson to mid up to 7.3.

    • fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      18 days, 13 hours ago

      Need only about 40 points from Wirtz and Semenyo so that I can do my own score check.