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Andone injured in warm-up as Guaita returns for Palace in Gameweek 30 opener

The “M23 derby” gets Gameweek 30 off and running.

Crystal Palace take on Brighton and Hove Albion in the first of seven Premier League matches to take place on Saturday. Kick-off at Selhurst Park is at 12:30 GMT.

The ten-man Seagulls won this match 3-1 in the reverse fixture back in December.

Roy Hodgson has made three changes to his starting XI from the side that beat Burnley in Gameweek 29, with James McArthur and Andros Townsend returning to the Palace line-up in place of the benched Max Meyer and Cheikhou Kouyate.

Vicente Guaita replaces Wayne Hennessey between the sticks, meanwhile, with the Welsh goalkeeper not even making the bench.

Palace look to be lining up in a 4-3-3 again with Townsend and Wilfried Zaha flanking Michy Batshuayi in attack, with Jeffrey Schlupp dropping back into central midfield.

Chris Hughton has, in a round-about way, named an unchanged Brighton side from the team that defeated Huddersfield Town last Saturday..

Florin Andone was initially named in the Seagulls’ starting XI but pulled up with an injury in the warm-up, so Glenn Murray is promoted off the bench.

Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Anthony Knockaert retain their starts on the wings in the face of some stiff competition.

The Eagles have scored in every league match in 2019, while only Manchester City have racked up more goals in the last eight Gameweeks.

Brighton have conceded two or more goals in each of their last five away league fixtures, meanwhile.

Crystal Palace XI (4-3-3): Guaita; Wan Bissaka, Dann, Tomkins, Van Aanholt; McArthur, Milivojevic, Schlupp; Townsend, Batshuayi, Zaha.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI (4-3-3): Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo; Bissouma, Stephens, Pröpper; Knockaert, Murray, Jahanbakhsh.

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  1. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    AWB cleanse gone, went fast

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      *cleanie lol

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Not hard to predict sadly

  2. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Tomkins you arse! 😡

  3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    how many players will you ideally have playing next week for those without chips?

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      13 maybe

  4. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Palace cleanie kaput.

  5. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sign of things to come

  6. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Shoul've played lascelles over AWB dammit, CS and bonus coming up for lascelles

  7. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Tomkins almost doing a Gerrard slip there for the goal. Solid defender, but that was a f*** up.

  8. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Murray TC in dgw??

    1. M'arvin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Radical

  9. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    quick poll...who will win ?

    A fh32
    B tc32

    thanks 🙂

    1. Jealous Viper
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        thanks

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        thanks Amey 🙂

  10. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Thank you Tomkins. Horrible defending

  11. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Talk about route one ffs

  12. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Damn that was quick..no AWB CS!
    Played him over Shaw & Diop

  13. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    A guy here was cebatating earlier that Murray was on the bench, and their rival had him.

    RIP.

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      loll

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      My ML Rival has him, jammy sh*te

      1. andrewe63
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He gets goals to be fair to the chap

  14. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Have man city had their gw33 fixtures confirmed as a blank?

    Benched Duffy for Lindleof and feel I could regret it.

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No, they need to beat Swansea in the cup.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thank you

  15. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Played AWB over Doherty

    Doherty cs and assist incoming

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It was hardly a 50-50 choice, though!!!!

  16. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Able to field a team next week with -4 but with all chips remaining is it wise to use FH next week regardless?

    Usually WC before a big DGW to BB and then TC for the next.... but not seeing many more opportunities to use these.

    1. Ravager
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Was just thinking of this. The fixture arrangement so far has killed my 'norm'

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      My two cents as an owner of all chips, I'm thinking free hit 32, wildcard 33, bench boost 34, triple captain 35 pool against Huddersfield.

      Maybe triple captain 32 if theres a city double

  17. Sif
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Time for an assist now AWB please

  18. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    AwB fouls Propper to give away a set piece.

  19. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Benched Jimenez for AWB ffs

    1. M'arvin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You're not alone.

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Form over fixture

      1. M'arvin
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Indeed

    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      2nd worst home record in the division against someone who has returned in 5 of 8 against top 6

      Hmmmmmm

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Why ?

    5. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Why would you bench Jiminez?

  20. Louis Van Gaalstones
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What a shockingly awful goal to concede

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah. Scott Dann: absolute to$$er!!!!

  21. Jekori
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    2 CS down the drain already. Time to do the groceries i suppose. Thanks Murray. Admittedly, that was quite a decent finish.

    1. Flycroft
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same boat, utterly ridiculous way to lose a CS. Palace are dominating the game

  22. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Montoya YC

  23. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Well if AWB's start is a portent of things to come then this will be a miserable week. Roll on GW31

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It often is that way, bad start and it just keeps rolling downhill

      1. FPL_Gyarados
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        All aboard the down rank train!

  24. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Zaha doesn't half go down easily!!!!

  25. Goat
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Do Jay Eggdorf and The General have a bet on who can keep Kamara the longest?

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I think they have a bet on who can break the 1 million rank 😉

  26. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Delighted the palace clean sheet has gone.. shame dunk trapped on the bench

    1. andrewe63
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      why delighted?

      eejit

      1. Rash
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Simply because I don't own their players.

        1. andrewe63
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Sad, very very sad 😉

          1. Rash
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Triple palace defence? I'd be sad too

    2. Party time
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Dunk's cs will be wiped out soon

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          famous last words ..... (Palace's home record)

        2. Rash
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Hopefully

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Should have went with my gut and played Rice over AWB, hats off to captain hindsight!

    4. FPL DONKEY
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This is what happens when AWB isn't on your bench

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        yup every single time

    5. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      All that excitement for guiata starting didn't last long 🙁

      1. Party time
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Hahaha...

      2. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Dunk, what a block to deny Zaha from close range!