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Coventry City take on Brighton and Hove Albion in the first of two Premier League matches to take place this Sunday.

Kick-off at the CBS Arena is at 14:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

The team news is as straightforward as it comes: both sides are unchanged.

Taiwo Awoniyi leads the line again for the hosts, with Ellis Simms absent from the matchday squad.

Just two Coventry players are owned by more than 5% of Fantasy managers: Milan van Ewijk and Bobby Thomas.

They both start, as Frank Lampard continues with last week’s formation shift to a 3-4-3.

As for Brighton, new boy Femi Azeez and Georginio Rutter both miss out, even though Fabian Hurzeler provided encouraging updates in his press conference on Friday.

The most popular picks from Albion, Bart Verbruggen, the ‘out-of-position’ Maxim De Cuyper and Pascal Gross, are all in the starting line-up.

LINE-UPS

Coventry City XI: Rushworth, Amenda, Thomas, Pinnock, van Ewijk, Onyeka, Grimes, Dasilva, Rudoni, Mason-Clark, Awoniyi

Subs: Bentley, Sakamoto, Yirenkyi, Mfuni, Tchaouna, Thomas-Asante, Torp, Hamer, Cherif

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Kadioglu, Vuskovic, Dunk, Boscagli, Ayari, Gross, Gomez, Yalcouye, De Cuyper, Kostoulas

Subs: Steele, Hadjam, Struijk, Promise, Chema, Osman, Costinha, O’Riley, Osman


LIVE GAMEWEEK 4 PAGE + MATCH CENTRE

You can follow all the day’s action via the Live Gameweek page, which you can find in the all-new FPL Toolkit section.

Here you can track 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.

And there’s also the all-new Match Centre to explore. Here, you’ll find stats, heatmaps, rolling xG graphs and more on every Premier League fixture.

A lot is free for all, with Chief Scout Members getting full access.

Enjoy!


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  1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 10 Years
    5 hours, 40 mins ago

    Gross when in my team: 2 yellow cards

    Gross when not in my team: 3 G/A

  2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 hours, 40 mins ago

    Groß goal very close there

  3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 hours, 39 mins ago

    Thomas Defcon monsta

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 hours, 31 mins ago

    brighton do long throws? ok, pretty interesting. maybe they did last season as well and just forgot tbh

  5. OverTinker
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 30 mins ago

    Fantastic Gross. First time I have owned him ever

    1. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 hours, 28 mins ago

      That's grossartig for you!

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      5 hours, 27 mins ago

      I never have, I’d like in Mbeumo’s great season, I probably will refuse to until the death

    3. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      5 hours, 25 mins ago

      He's awesome for 5.5m.

      90 mins, pens, set pieces.

      He's already shown this season he can play 90 minutes twice a week when they played Tromso before GW1 & GW2.

      1. OverTinker
        • 8 Years
        5 hours, 24 mins ago

        He is Szbozlai with much much better value

        1. Moon Dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 1 Year
          5 hours, 19 mins ago

          Just wait until Garner takes a pen next GW.

          He's like Groß & Sangare combined into one player.

          1. OverTinker
            • 8 Years
            5 hours, 16 mins ago

            Everton and penalties?? Maybe Grealish starts winning some otherwise they don't win many penalties

            1. Moon Dog
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 1 Year
              5 hours, 11 mins ago

              The super smart anaylst people on X seem to think it's pretty random. And tbf Everton won 3 penalties in pre-season alone, more than they won all of last season. It can shift quickly.

  6. GoonerSteve
    • 16 Years
    5 hours, 29 mins ago

    Great first half for Verbruggen

  7. JBG
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 28 mins ago

    Such a gross assist..

  8. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    5 hours, 27 mins ago

    First time owning de cuyper. Looks pretty shite.

    1. One for All
      • 8 Years
      5 hours, 17 mins ago

      Could of had a assist Onyeka terrible finishing.

    2. iFash@FPL
      • 2 Years
      3 hours, 59 mins ago

      How about now??

      1. One for All
        • 8 Years
        3 hours, 54 mins ago

        Lol space cadet must be happy now

  9. el polako
    • 9 Years
    5 hours, 24 mins ago

    Coventry scored as many goals as Spurs without spending a gazzilion of pounds.

    Now that’s shrewd management.

    1. OverTinker
      • 8 Years
      5 hours, 23 mins ago

      What about cleen sheets?

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        5 hours, 12 mins ago

        So Spurs used all that money to be 2pts ahead? Great business

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      5 hours, 14 mins ago

      Tbf funds spent in wrong positions, need goalscorers.
      Wouldn’t be surprised if owners got sacked

  10. fantasyfog
    • 11 Years
    5 hours, 23 mins ago

    Sliding door moments

    I went from
    Trafford
    Konsa Cali Gvardiol Egan Mendy
    Saka Palmer MGW Groß szob
    Haaland JP fodder

    To

    Trafford
    Konsa Cali D cup Egan Mendt
    Ødegaard Palmer Rogers szob slater
    Haaland Isak©️ JP

  11. Warby84
    • 11 Years
    5 hours, 14 mins ago

    Where are all the fans???

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      5 hours, 10 mins ago

      At home because they already know the score

      1. Warby84
        • 11 Years
        5 hours, 10 mins ago

        It’s all hospitality now at these stadiums, absolute joke..

  12. Traction Engine Foot
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 13 mins ago

    Coventry gifting Verbruggen save points

    1. Warby84
      • 11 Years
      5 hours, 10 mins ago

      How is that classed as a save, haha

  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 hours, 9 mins ago

    think that was a de cupyer a

    gulp

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 hours, 8 mins ago

      * it is yeah

  14. lilmessipran
    • 14 Years
    5 hours, 8 mins ago

    De cuyper assist of the century

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 hours, 7 mins ago

      Delight

  15. lilmessipran
    • 14 Years
    5 hours, 8 mins ago

    Taiwo Red

  16. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    5 hours, 7 mins ago

    Extremely dubious assist

  17. Traction Engine Foot
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 7 mins ago

    Oh dear Coventry

  18. RICICLE
    • 4 Years
    5 hours, 7 mins ago

    Of course it would be De Cuyper

  19. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    5 hours, 7 mins ago

    What an assist from de Cuyper! Iniesta-esque

    1. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 hours, 3 mins ago

      Disgusting

  20. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 hours, 7 mins ago

    shiteee de cuyper just locks a 12 pointer lol just like that

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      5 hours, 4 mins ago

      Needs cleanie still don’t jinx it! Groß and De Cuyper here!

  21. Traction Engine Foot
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 7 mins ago

    That red looks very harsh at first glance

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      5 hours, 6 mins ago

      Maybe not

  22. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 6 mins ago

    De Cuyper ...what a player...what an asset

  23. Ninja Škrtel
    • 12 Years
    5 hours, 6 mins ago

    Gross and De Cuyper assists let's go!!!!!!

  24. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 hours, 6 mins ago

    Boll**s Yalcoule on the bench - Gakpo stupid 1 point cameo

  25. JBG
    • 8 Years
    5 hours, 6 mins ago

    Yalcouye and Giles on my FH bench

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      5 hours, 5 mins ago

      Luckily De Cuyper in my XI

  26. JohnnyCroat
    • 11 Years
    5 hours, 5 mins ago

    Huh, 1st sub is Yalcouyé... wonder if Bruno gets a wee cold and can't play...

  27. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 hours, 5 mins ago

    Nightmarish week so far.

    Should have WC'd in 4.

  28. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 hours, 5 mins ago

    Yes De Cuyper! Ledge!

  29. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    5 hours, 4 mins ago

    De Cuyper getting another haul. He's killing me.

    At least with Arsenal next, followed by a 4-week international break, his reign should be coming to an end soon...

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      5 hours, 3 mins ago

      Some extremely lucky returns he's gotten

  30. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    5 hours, 4 mins ago

    Cov score pls