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Another Gameweek 33 ‘doubler’ is in action in the 5.30pm kick-off. This time, it’s Brighton and Hove Albion.

The Seagulls make the trip to north London to face relegation-threatened Tottenham Hotspur, who are now under the stewardship of former Albion boss Roberto De Zerbi.

TEAM NEWS

The teamsheets have so far not turned up any major shocks for Fantasy managers going big on teams playing twice this Gameweek.

After the head coaches of Bournemouth and Leeds United named unchanged teams in the 3pm kick-offs, Brighton’s Fabian Hurzeler has followed suit.

Kaoru Mitoma warms the bench again, with Diego Gomez and Yankuba Minteh preferred on the flanks once more.

As for the Spurs team news, De Zerbi has made four changes to his side following the 1-0 loss to Sunderland last Sunday.

Rodrigo Bentancur is back after a three-month absence and straight into the starting XI.

Yves Bissouma and Xavi Simons also come into the midfield, while Kevin Danso replaces the injured Cristian Romero at centre-back.

Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall and Richarlison all drop to the bench.

Also among the substitutes, somewhat surprisingly, is James Maddison. This is the first matchday squad he’s made in 2025/26, thanks to a knee injury sustained in pre-season.

Maddison has trained this week but De Zerbi had urged caution over his recovery in Friday’s press conference.

LINE-UPS

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Kinsky, Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Udogie, Bissouma, Gallagher, Bentancur, Kolo Muani, Solanke, Simons.

Subs: Austin, Dragusin, Palhinha, Richarlison, Maddison, Tel, Gray, Bergvall, Spence.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Wieffer, Van Hecke, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Ayari, Gross, Gomez, Hinshelwood, Minteh, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Igor, Rutter, Baleba, Kostoulas, Mitoma, De Cuyper, O’Riley, Veltman.


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. DeSelby
    • 3 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    Mitoma dive + intentional hand ball=no card.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Karou believe it

  2. Cheeky Reijnders
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    A Gross assist for a Kadioglu goal would be sweet.

  3. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    Gallagher is terrible. He was so promising once.

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Had one good season on loan at Palace basically

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        Yup

      2. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        Was good at Athletico. Don’t remember him doing much wrong at Chelsea

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Not the player you want in a relegation battle

  4. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    541 was the way, who even needs strikers anymore?

  5. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    Pedro not in squad?

    1. Il Capitano
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Probably makes a 1-point cameo v Brighton to block an Enzo 20-pointer

  6. Tsumo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    Pedro not even in the squad

  7. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    Joao Pedro not in the Chelsea squad, hope no one owns

  8. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    Hahah this season, JP out

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      I beg his out for the whole GW, I'll get Gross off the bench

  9. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    Utd XI

    Lammens, Dalot, Mazraoui, Heaven, Shaw, Casemiro, Mainoo, Mbeumo, Fernandes, Cunha, Sesko

    Chelsea XI

    Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Hato, Cucurella, Caicedo, Enzo, Estevao, Palmer, Neto, Delap

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      No Pedro

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        Injured?

        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          3 days, 5 hours ago

          Insallah, as they say in USA

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Utd Subs: Bayindir, Ugarte, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Thwaites, Amad, Fletcher, Lacey

      Chelsea Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Acheampong, Chalobah, Tosin, Andrey Santos, Essugo, Lavia, Garnacho, Guiu.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        Thwaites played in the FA Youth Cup semi final 24 hours ago

  10. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    Delete team, delete game, find something else.

  11. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    Everyone own Pedro anyways. Bench boosters loss

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Yep, Gordon now Pedro

    2. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Do they?

      For free hits I thought Haaland, Welbeck and DCL were the three.

  12. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    Verbruggen yet again almost gifting Spurs more goals

  13. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    BB squads in some jeopardy?

    There's always a suprise benching or worse

    None BB, if you have Pedro, who's your auto sub if he's AWOL at Brighton?

    Delap is back

    Guiu would have been funnier in some ways

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Enzo first sub, should have put Gross ahead of him on a FH

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        Yep

        I bet FH didn't pay much attention to first sub

  14. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    Can Pedro not turn up for the second game as well?

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Need that after having also Gomez. Well everyone has Pedro so slightly different case.

  15. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    Delap owners knew

  16. Snooze ya lose
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 days, 5 hours ago

    No JP!

  17. Moon Dog
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      BB is such a crappy chip. Football is too chaotic to get 15 out 😆

      1. Gubby-Allen
        • 4 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        I know. My highest bench totals have been the weeks least expected.

    • MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Bench boosters in absolute disbelief

    • Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Ref has been woeful in this game

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        So has the teams this 2nd half tbh

    • _Greg
      • 16 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Didn't select JP on FH, small wins

      1. Gubby-Allen
        • 4 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        Me neither, wasn't even a consideration having a Chelsea striker, especially with Palmer.

        There were plenty better to options for free a hit team

        1. _Greg
          • 16 Years
          3 days, 5 hours ago

          I went Welbeck and Kroupi, not exactly feasting.

          1. Gubby-Allen
            • 4 Years
            3 days, 5 hours ago

            I should have done Kroupi in hindsight. He was my 4th but went Haaland Calvert-Lewin and Welbeck.

    • lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Book Van Hecke already

    • keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      If Pedro doesn't play in mid week
      Who comes in if you're on Free Hit ?
      I've got Groß

      1. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        Enzo

      2. Jet5605
        • 11 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        Bruno but I won't be able to celebrate any returns today until we see the midweek team

      3. TiAgoFPL
        • 6 Years
        3 days, 4 hours ago

        Minteh

    • gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      JP not even in the squad. BB in the mud.

    • Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Van Hecke begging for a yellow all game

      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        How has he not been booked is astonishing..ref owns him in his fpl team

    • Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      I suppose, at least nearly everyone has Pedro

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        Let’s just hope he misses game 2 as well

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          3 days, 5 hours ago

          Ya it won’t happen though. KDH would be in for me, which could turn into a nice little differential!

    • _Greg
      • 16 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Groß owners you are gross.

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        If anyone owns Truffert, Groß and Okafor I hate them.

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          3 days, 5 hours ago

          I agree

        2. _Greg
          • 16 Years
          3 days, 5 hours ago

          Hear hear.

        3. Gubby-Allen
          • 4 Years
          3 days, 5 hours ago

          I had Aaronson in straight away then was debating Okofor instead after Monday.

          No surprise that I didn't do it.

    • mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Diego Gomez coming in for Joao Pedro then. Gotta laugh

    • CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 5 hours ago

      Why is Pedro not playing today?

      1. CoracAld2831
        • 5 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        Foetunatel have Enzo back up, but still...

        1. CoracAld2831
          • 5 Years
          3 days, 5 hours ago

          *Fortunately

      2. Moon Dog
          3 days, 5 hours ago

          Sod's Law

        • CoracAld2831
          • 5 Years
          3 days, 5 hours ago

          But he will probably play in the second one, so it's all the same.

      3. DeSelby
        • 3 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        Nice FK Welbz...mercy.

      4. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        3 days, 5 hours ago

        No Pedro in the squad must mean he’s injured. Nice of Rosenier to mention it in the pressers…
        BB fail unless he makes an appearance in the 2nd game…

        1. thegaffer82
          • 14 Years
          3 days, 5 hours ago

          On the bright side, as a United fan that’s a big boost. Delap is an Ipswich striker, not a Chelsea one!