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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. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 hours, 4 mins ago

    Quite frankly a horrific gameweek compared to most.

    Tzolis, Gomez doing eff all.
    Davis rooted to the bench.
    No Raya or Saka.
    No Rogers.
    No Gross or MDC.

    Cherki & Bruno probably come in and giga-haul now too.

  2. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 hours, 4 mins ago

    48 from Verbruggen, De Cuyper and Gross....did not expect so early a Christmas present!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 hours, 3 mins ago

      My entire team has 46...

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 10 Years
        5 hours, 1 min ago

        how many left to play? 49 here

      2. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        4 hours, 57 mins ago

        Mine only 32

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 hours, 2 mins ago

      wow de cuyper cap?

      nice, well played

    3. Zalk
      • 15 Years
      4 hours, 59 mins ago

      47?

    4. Better off with a pin and a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 hours, 58 mins ago

      Very good..I got 25 for Verbruggen and Gross. Should've got De Cuyper!

    5. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 hours, 54 mins ago

      Big oops...was 36 pts. Miscounted in my enthusiasm.

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

    80k to 400k in one game. Fark

    1. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      5 hours, 1 min ago

      700k to 130k here 😉

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

        Did you not see me waving as you passed 😉

        1. The Philosopher
          • 6 Years
          4 hours, 49 mins ago

          Didn't notice as was high on the points overdose 😉

    2. Sgt. Schultz
      • 10 Years
      4 hours, 59 mins ago

      170k to 631k
      You're welcome

    3. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 hours, 56 mins ago

      170k to 800k…….

      Pizza for tea

    4. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 hours, 55 mins ago

      600k to 1.2m, shocking result

    5. terranullius
      • 2 Years
      4 hours, 52 mins ago

      25k to 210k :O

  4. Amartey Partey
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 3 mins ago

    Was close to deleting my team until Gross and De Cuyper pulled me back in.

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 7 Years
      5 hours, 1 min ago

      That's how the casinos get you

    2. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      5 hours ago

      Was close to throwing phone out the window just before the goal notification popped up.

    3. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 hours, 50 mins ago

      Yep...I was in the dungeon awaiting execution.
      The 4ph for De Cuyper sure paid off.

  5. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    5 hours, 1 min ago

    Anything you would change here?

    0.2 ITB

    Raya 4.0

    Gabriel Calafiori Gvardiol Thomas O’Shea

    Palmer Cherki Szobo Groß Sangare

    Haaland Pedro 4.5

    1. TheTinman
      • 11 Years
      5 hours ago

      Szobo out for anybody

      1. Moon Dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        4 hours, 50 mins ago

        Penalty and two assists next week

    2. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 hours, 48 mins ago

      Szobo has been pretty useless, would rather have Schade despite the match ups (they are not that solid at the back).

  6. Zalk
    • 15 Years
    5 hours, 1 min ago

    Glad the 50/50 decision of playing Thomas over Davis didn't hurt too much...ffs

    1. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      4 hours, 59 mins ago

      Nah, it did mate. Davis scored 14 points.

  7. TheTinman
    • 11 Years
    5 hours, 1 min ago

    Why do Man Utd persist with Cunha CF. He is just not a nr9

    Super over rated player

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

      Hope Rashford is 9 and Cunha left but it won’t be

      1. TheTinman
        • 11 Years
        4 hours, 55 mins ago

        Rashford 9 against City is a no brainer IMO

    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      4 hours, 59 mins ago

      Sesko just back from a long layoff, and the front 4 is all fluid anyway - not like he stays up there wrestling with centrehalves

      1. TheTinman
        • 11 Years
        4 hours, 56 mins ago

        He does nothing

        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          4 hours, 55 mins ago

          Literally scored in the last game but okay Tinhead

          1. TheTinman
            • 11 Years
            4 hours, 54 mins ago

            I could score against Saba ffs

            1. x.jim.x
              • 11 Years
              4 hours, 54 mins ago

              Strange definition of “nothing” then

              1. TheTinman
                • 11 Years
                4 hours, 52 mins ago

                Its hyperbole your nugget

            2. Hairy Potter
              • 11 Years
              4 hours, 53 mins ago

              Mr Loverman

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 hours, 58 mins ago

      frees bruno up abit

      1. TheTinman
        • 11 Years
        4 hours, 55 mins ago

        Not sure about that. It's not like Cunha is renowned for his work rate

  8. -GK22-
    • 14 Years
    5 hours ago

    Free hit fail

    A) Wildcard GW5?
    B) use 2FT?

    Kinsky
    Calafiori, Davis, Muharemovic
    Bruno, Mbuemo,Tzolis, Sangare
    Haaland, DCL, Pedro

    Bart, White, Gomez, Shaw

  9. The 12th Man
    • 13 Years
    5 hours ago

    Hands up if you don’t own either Groß or DeCuyper. o/

    1. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      4 hours, 59 mins ago

      Hands down as I own both 😉

      1. The 12th Man
        • 13 Years
        4 hours, 58 mins ago

        Nice.

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 hours, 55 mins ago

      I don't own them but got both on FH
      Including Verbruggen who I already owned
      Next up WC to resolve Shaw , Hume & Ndiaye issues amongst others

    3. Supersonic_
      • 5 Years
      4 hours, 55 mins ago

      Neither. Have Gomez

    4. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 hours, 53 mins ago

      Guilty.

      Still not getting either on Wildcard this week either

  10. Ten Hag of Bud
    • 4 Years
    4 hours, 58 mins ago

    67 and five to play. Unfortunately three of them are City so I'm hoping all three blank. Maguire bullet header and a brace tomorrow from DCL will do nicely.

    1. Supersonic_
      • 5 Years
      4 hours, 54 mins ago

      I'll take that DCL brace

  11. Nightf0x
    • 11 Years
    4 hours, 56 mins ago

    Kinsky (verb)
    Cala konsa ewjik (shaw hume)
    Foden schade bruno palmer (slater)
    Haland dcl pedro

    Initial thoughts, which ?

    A) hume/shaw to egan/giles
    B) hume shaw -4 to egan/giles aina/dedic/AMN
    C) foden hume -4 to ode aina/dedic/AMN

  12. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 hours, 55 mins ago

    gross kinda just got the equivalent of a striker hat trick off the back of winning a header, a 5 yard pass and pen. who'd have strikers eh. probably be like 5 hat tricks all season from strikers lol , discounting erling

  13. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    4 hours, 55 mins ago

    I'm 96% sure Gvardiol scores today. Someone put a bet on, you can thank me later.

    1. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      4 hours, 53 mins ago

      Why? Did you see him swinging his phallus in the warm-up?

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 7 Years
        4 hours, 52 mins ago

        My spidey sense is tingling

  14. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    4 hours, 54 mins ago

    270k fall after Brighton's win.

  15. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    4 hours, 53 mins ago

    68 with Haaland, Cherki AND Bruno to go, what a week!

  16. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    4 hours, 52 mins ago

    Coventry last week lost 0-1 to Man city away and now lose 0-5 at home to Brighton FC
    If this is not pure filth I don't know what it.

    1. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 hours, 48 mins ago

      They had obe of the best xGC in the league despite playing Arsenal and City away. Crazy variance for sure.

  17. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 hours, 52 mins ago

    Gross killing me today, 21k to 270k

    1. terranullius
      • 2 Years
      4 hours, 51 mins ago

      + 25k to 210k!

    2. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      4 hours, 50 mins ago

      Brighton = tony bloom (owner and sports gambler)

    3. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 hours, 48 mins ago

      Me too. Guess which one of these I did

      Grob (GW1 2 points), then switched to Sangare (4,0,2) = 8 POINTS

      Sangare (GW1 14 points), then switched to Grob (13, 1, 17) = 45 POINTS

  18. Absolutely Muñozed
    • 1 Year
    4 hours, 50 mins ago

    23k but only Haaland to go

  19. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 hours, 49 mins ago

    Grob (GW1 2 points), then switched to Sangare (4,0,2) = 8 POINTS

    Sangare (GW1 14 points), then switched to Grob (13, 1, 17) = 45 POINTS

    1. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      4 hours, 47 mins ago

      Groß GW 2 & switched to Øde.

      1. PartyTime
        • 5 Years
        4 hours, 46 mins ago

        GW 1*

  20. Big Mike
    • 4 Years
    4 hours, 42 mins ago

    Will Schade rise in price tonight?

      1. Big Mike
        • 4 Years
        4 hours, 32 mins ago

        Cheers. I don't want to make a move until after the Leeds v Newcastle game tomorrow.