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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. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 hours, 43 mins ago

    Gee that’s some goal from Dunn

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 hours, 43 mins ago

      Dunk*

  2. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    3 hours, 43 mins ago

    Brighton dunking on Coventry

  3. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 hours, 43 mins ago

    Brighton Dunking on Coventry

  4. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 hours, 43 mins ago

    On w/c ,changed from white + cal, to raya konsa, and to cover possible verb Cs, put in de cuyper, also v hecke to cover spurs def, alls well so far raya pen save , v hecke cs, de c assist, hopefully cs to

    Sounds like brag, honestly usually get these 50/50 calls wrong, feels like first call got right for a while, course only 1 gw so far, hope for all !

  5. Saka White Rice
    • 12 Years
    3 hours, 43 mins ago

    I refuse to believe Gross is an amazing pick. Not sustainable

    1. Eightball
      • 5 Years
      3 hours, 41 mins ago

      He doesn't need to be at 5.6m

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      3 hours, 41 mins ago

      Hes only 5.5m, if he doesnt sustain his output just bench him.

    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      3 hours, 39 mins ago

      I’m the same, I’ve made my bed…

    4. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 hours, 39 mins ago

      You have to pick someone at 4.5m+, so an extra million is pretty good for what he's producing. By all means don't pick him - leave him for the rest of us.

    5. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 hours, 38 mins ago

      Take a look at his points per game since January

      He has inherited pens since then. We didn't need content creators to understand this

  6. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    3 hours, 42 mins ago

    Now need Defcon so Thomas gets 2 points total

  7. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 hours, 42 mins ago

    Take a bow dunk !

  8. el polako
    • 9 Years
    3 hours, 42 mins ago

    Dunk, justice for TC’ers.

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      3 hours, 41 mins ago

      Only 10 years too late

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      3 hours, 40 mins ago

      I member

    3. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      3 hours, 40 mins ago

      A lot of cobwebs on that memory 😆

    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 hours, 36 mins ago

      that brighton 0-5 bou is one my favourite fpl games of all time lol

      kept hold of fraser and wilson (i think) and they ran riot when many ditched. fraser was such a great pick that season

  9. Babit1967
    • 10 Years
    3 hours, 41 mins ago

    I really need a Haaland Captain super haul, not a lot have captained him in my ML.

  10. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 hours, 41 mins ago

    you cant get more top bins

  11. Emiliano Sala
    • 10 Years
    3 hours, 41 mins ago

    de cuyper to 2 bp

    1. Absolutely Muñozed
      • 1 Year
      3 hours, 39 mins ago

      wow

  12. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    3 hours, 41 mins ago

    Dunk probably going for clearance lmao

  13. The Philosopher
    • 6 Years
    3 hours, 40 mins ago

    94 points with Haaland and Cherki to go, but Davis points stuck on the bench. Season over.

  14. Absolutely Muñozed
    • 1 Year
    3 hours, 40 mins ago

    Brighton is such a well managed Club

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      3 hours, 39 mins ago

      Tony Bloom is a cheat code

    2. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      3 hours, 38 mins ago

      There's a reason David Gilmour owns a home in Brighton, cause it's also a well run City.

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 hours, 32 mins ago

        Now there is a player ..........

    3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      3 hours, 37 mins ago

      Yes them and Palace always manage to be solid

  15. Supersonic_
    • 5 Years
    3 hours, 39 mins ago

    DCL hatrick tomorrow to save my season then

  16. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 hours, 39 mins ago

    Those with 3 Arsenal in defence
    What's the plan next gameweek
    Brighton away

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 7 Years
      3 hours, 38 mins ago

      play 3 arsenal in my defence...

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 hours, 36 mins ago

        I suppose no other option
        Not saying Brighton will be this good again
        But an Arsenal clean sheet must be in danger

    2. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 hours, 36 mins ago

      Make decision as if arsenal were coventry… smh

  17. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 hours, 38 mins ago

    To think i almost sold Gross to Rogers instead of Tzolis.

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      3 hours, 37 mins ago

      Very pleased not to have done so.

  18. Joke Insurance™
    • 2 Years
    3 hours, 38 mins ago

    Coventry is being dunked on

    1. Absolutely Muñozed
      • 1 Year
      3 hours, 36 mins ago

      so gross

  19. fusen
    • 14 Years
    3 hours, 36 mins ago

    Getting pecked by the seagulls, pecked by the seaaaagulls

  20. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 hours, 36 mins ago

    Come on Coventry, try to score.

    We.need one more Verbruggen save.

    1. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 hours, 34 mins ago

      Here we go.

      Nice.

      Thanks

  21. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 hours, 36 mins ago

    Could use one more simple save for Verb

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 hours, 34 mins ago

      Timing !

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 hours, 34 mins ago

      Yes
      Prayer answered

    3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      3 hours, 34 mins ago

      This

  22. Zenith UK
    • 10 Years
    3 hours, 34 mins ago

    I am getting tempted to WC. Feel I am losing value quite quickly, I think I am happy with this but feels awful having zero MCI;

    Tzolakis, Kinsky
    Calafiori, De Cuyper, Konsa, Egan, Davis
    Bruno, Palmer, Saka, Rogers, Barnes
    Isak, J. Pedro, Wissa

    0.1m ITB.

    Thoughts/feedback please?

  23. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    3 hours, 34 mins ago

    Brighton always concede in the end

    1. fusen
      • 14 Years
      3 hours, 33 mins ago

      Not today

  24. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 hours, 34 mins ago

    49 points from 7, really need Haaland, Bruno, Mbeumo and DCL to deliver the bacon!

  25. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    3 hours, 33 mins ago

    Come on Thomas one more defcon

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      3 hours, 33 mins ago

      There she is!

  26. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 hours, 33 mins ago

    Gross G AA now. Love it

  27. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    3 hours, 33 mins ago

    Disgusting gross points... casual pick hauls..

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 hours, 32 mins ago

      No casual here.

    2. xuwei
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 hours, 32 mins ago

      Casual?

    3. Zalk
      • 15 Years
      3 hours, 31 mins ago

      Grob is just logical to have

  28. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 hours, 33 mins ago

    oh yeah just give gross another assist why not

  29. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    3 hours, 33 mins ago

    GROSS IS MAAAAAAD

  30. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 hours, 32 mins ago

    What a gross