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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. banskt
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    My team after 2 transfers look like:

    Boruc
    Robertson, TAA, Pereira
    Salah (C), Hazard, Antonio, Barnes
    King

    Unavailable (price changes):
    Ederson (5.8 → 5.6)
    AWB (4.0 → 4.5), Doherty (4.4 → 5.4)
    Pogba (7.9 → 9.0)
    Rashford (7.1 → 7.7), Jiménez (5.5 → 6.9)
    None of them would be available on GW33 as well, but they were bought so cheap that I am reluctant to sell.

    Any suggested hits?

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Don’t be so concerned about the team value, it’ll just cost you points.

  2. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    M23 derby lol

    Brighton are tinpot

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Palace fans take it more seriously. Palace fans defaced parts of the city here. When they come down it also means all of our pubs have to close early.

    2. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Everyone's got to hate someone though right?

      1. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        I hate Tom Hiidleston.

        1. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          I even refuse to spell his name correctly.

          1. Andy'81
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Seen him play for the under 21's up in Boro a few years ago and made a mental note of not to give the bloke s*** to his face, bloke was a unit.

          2. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            That’ll teach him!

        2. Qubit
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          That you Taylor?

    3. ItOnlyTook9Years
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Big rivalry between these two to be fair

  3. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Sold AWB when he was injured, so quite happy with the proceedings so far 🙂

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      I benched Clyne & played awb.
      Never confident about it.

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Sorry 🙁

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Why are you sorry
          Bdw now watch Clyne getting CS + assist 😀

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 21 days ago

              Actually i liked your idea about starting Barnes.
              I think i should have benched awb instead of Clyne.
              Thank you bud 🙂
              If Burnley gets anything I'm sure Barnes will be involved. So ...

      2. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Wouldn’t have done that myself personally. Unlucky

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Actually i was also not going to play awb as they are bad @ home.
          But then stupidity struck 😀

        2. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Sorry wasn’t meant to post here

    2. banskt
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      I am just keeping hold of him for the price. I can't get anyone better at 4.2 at this point of the season.

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        I needed someone that would start, Lascalles came in and has done ok so far

    3. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Same here. It was an easy decision.

  4. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Tomkins and Schlupp tests the BHA defence from the corner.

    Palace with the better amiubt of chances, BHA with the goal.

  5. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Every time I start AWB…

  6. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    cheers palace

    pva and awb double up going swimmingly.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Will they still be there in GW32?

      1. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        pva is gone this gw for luiz or azpi undedided

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Ouch
      I expect pva to return something though.
      Brighton's RB is poor imo

  7. Ode
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Sold Murray to King for a -4 Ffs. My second hit of the season

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      King hasn't played yet.

      Regards,

      FFS

      1. Ode
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Well King has to outscore him by 4 points to make it even

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          In a single gameweek?

        2. Superflymonk
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Actually, Murray has scored so King has to score at least one goal, not get yellow cared and clock at least 60 minutes plus get the same bps as Murray to break even. Lol avoid hits if you can for budget players

          1. Make Arrows Green Again
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            He has an extra fixture in the next three

            1. Superflymonk
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 21 days ago

              Well, assuming Murray does outscore King then the ideal move would've been to play Murray this week and then take the -4 next week to get rid of Murray so that you maximize points earned. But there's a strong likelihood King outscores Murray this week by a lot of pts so let's wait and see.

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Murray always scores in this fixture and is having a great season. Don’t understand that one.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Preparing for the blank GWs?

      2. Ode
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        He has been horrible and I knew he wasn’t going to start, like he shouldn’t

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Unlucky I guess but very hard to see it as a hit.

  8. Modest Bob
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Man needs a dial a drink cant face the outside world after last nights shinanigans. I will pay them through the letterbox so i dont have to communicate with them

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      ????

      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Handle checks out.

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Again, ??????

    2. clodhopper
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Phone samaritons

  9. GE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Changed from Boruc to Guaita last minute 🙁

  10. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Palace CS gone, time to turn off TV?

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      AWB always gets in the Baps

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        dont have him at all, Guiata

      2. the Penman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        AWB = Always With Bonus.

  11. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Is it worth using a freebie for a playing keeper this week? I have Ederson and Hamer and 10 / 11 players for this week. Don't know if I want to FH GW32 or not.
    Have 3 doublers now, could use 2FTs to get 5 doublers and use TC instead of FH. Could use FH in GW35 instead

  12. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Best Midfielder + Defender to get for BGW 31? Money not an issue.

    Can't be Liverpool, West Ham or Hazard.

    Ideas please?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      loads of them 🙂

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        def: i m going bournemouth (ake)

        mid : madison ?

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Leicester

  13. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    What's with the Wan Bissaka deniers?

    1. i am jose mourinho
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      How you doing

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      What's a Wan Bissaka denier?

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Deny that he is bargain of the season.

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Surely no one can deny he is the bargain of the season.

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Doherty is the Bargain of the season mate !!

            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 21 days ago

              He's a good shout, along with Jimenez. But Wan Bissaka for me, for 4m, there has never been a better option.

        2. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          No one can deny that ?

      2. andrewe63
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        a poster who creams his mum's panties when the guy's team concedes a goal allegedly.

        1. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Good grief this is a little explicit for a Saturday lunchtime isn't it?

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            More acceptable at tea time ?

            1. Supersonic Marv'
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 21 days ago

              After the watershed at least.

              1. andrewe63
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 21 days ago

                Posters will be tucked up in bed by then with their torches on beneath the duvet

    3. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Goal incoming

  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    God palace are so freaking unreliable. Dammit AWB

    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      To be fair, at home, they are pretty reliable, just not in a good way.

      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        This

        Points at home against

        Fulham
        Burnley (when awful)
        Cardiff
        Leicester (Palace bunnies)
        West Ham

  15. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Hope you listened to my advice about AWB mate !

  16. Jar Jar Winks
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    What is the majority doing for the remaining game weeks if you have all chips left.

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      32: fh/tc
      33:fh?
      34:WC
      35:bb

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Sitting on the sofa, rather than hiding behind it 🙂

    3. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      FH32
      WC34
      BB35

      TC - depending on fixtures, other doubles happening, or might just save it for 38, for the giggles.

  17. as33
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Hi, ive got all my chips left, when its best to use them, will have 8 players in GW31

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Just do what the FFS articles say ?

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      I wish there were sites that made articles on this

      1. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Freddy, your point about the weather for the Liverpool game could turn out to be solid advice.

        1. fr3d
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Hopefully I’m wrong 😮

          1. YEAH PITCH!
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            You captain a Liverpool player?

  18. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Best DEF & MID combo for BGW31:
    A - Diop + Mane (-4)
    B - TAA + Hazard (-4)
    C - Lascelles + Mane + Hazard (-8)

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Wouldn’t take a hit

      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Think a hit is worth it to field 10 players, so it's more a case of which players

    2. GE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      B

  19. GE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Who to bring in? 🙂

    (2FT, 0.0 itb)

    Boruc
    Robertson/Pereira/Digne/Ogbonna
    Salah/Fanderson

    Bench/not playing: Guaita, Aguero, Son, Pogba, Martial, Jimenez, Doherty, Kamara

    1. gilean
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      I'm probably getting rid of Son and Aguero for Hazard and Higain

  20. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Played Guaita and WanB. Life is over...

  21. RoysCallerAnne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Played AWB 19 times, 4.1 ppg.
    Benched 10 times, 1.1 ppg.

    There's no way I can be annoyed at my 4m sweet cheeks. Time for an arm around the shoulder rather than the hair dryer.

    1. mojoindojo
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Is there a site to check this? I'm sure mine will be other way around.

      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        FPL statistico

    2. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      same. 14 starts 4.3 ppg. 16 benched 1.8 ppg

  22. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Probably did everything wrong this GW..

    Played AWB and benched Brooks
    Sold Pogba and kept Son
    Make Kun captain and not Salah

    1. Duka
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Nah, c) is fine.

    2. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      well i played pva and awb 🙁

  23. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    https://twitter.com/cpfc/status/1101887983358304264?s=21
    Can’t think of many less likeable clubs outside top 6

  24. Podorsky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    What is the consensus on Khun starting?

    1. Madderegern
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      No idea but I captained him. All my ML top rivals captained Salah. This will be a make or break GW for me.

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      consensus here on Pep's possible line-up is nonsensus

    3. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      That he'll start. Why wouldn't he?

  25. Madderegern
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    My new asset Scot Dan better score....

    1. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      His scrabble score is nothing special but you've made it even worse by dropping a t and an n

  26. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Bed, Son, Sterling, Rash to Luiz, Haz, Hig, Maddison/Brooks (-8) gives me XI with Arnie, so 10. (-8) exact funds if Maddison.

    1. Blame it on Traore
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Brought Maddison in this week. Hope he's going to do well

      1. HollywoodXI
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        So did I. He looked class in the last game. He’s well overdue a haul.

  27. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Just to set things straight.
    I am a straight. I am a guy. And yes, I can acknowledge another looks good. Yes, we exist xD.

    I just said Jahanbaksh looks good out of envy more than anything haha

    1. Blame it on Traore
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Isco is a fine looking man

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Indeed he does!

    2. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Well of course you're a guy, if you weren't you'd call yourself differentielle(c)

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        *Differentialla(c)

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      agree

    4. MTPockets
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Too many straights... but yes you can and yes he is

      • St. Joseph
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        lol
        i like this post since Salah or Kun post all week.
        hulk this.

      • Party time
          5 years, 21 days ago

          It is okay buddy. I don't believe there are girls in this community

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            There are, and many need to be a helluva lot more considerate in their posting.

            1. Party time
                5 years, 21 days ago

                Hahaha... I refer to most on here as buddy, lad, man etc.

                I might refer to fplvirgin as Madam now. I doubt if she is a bloke

                1. Ginkapo FPL
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 21 days ago

                  Virg is a bloke, most dont identify themselves.

              • Geoff
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 21 days ago

                This.

          2. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            You shouldn't need to clarify. I really doubt anyone cares either way.

          3. Make Arrows Green Again
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            I can't believe you felt you had to post this. This is not a criticism of you by the way, but the community.

            1. Top Lad Dakes.
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 21 days ago

              Agree

            2. Differential C (Mark)
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 21 days ago

              Have an upvote. Did get kinda creeped out by the upvotes on the comments in my rprevious post, but meh, nothing serious.

            3. Geoff
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 21 days ago

              Yeah, and I encourage everyone to continue flagging homophobic and sexist posts. Not acceptable at all

          4. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            What is this, 2002?

            1. Party time
                5 years, 21 days ago

                Hahahaha. Get out!!!

            2. Pras (FPL)
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 21 days ago

              Not that there’s anything wrong with it.

          5. GE
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Who to bring in please?

            (2FT, 0.0 itb)

            Boruc
            Robertson/Pereira/Digne/Ogbonna
            Salah/Fanderson

            Bench/not playing: Guaita, Aguero, Son, Pogba, Martial, Jimenez, Doherty, Kamara

            1. MTPockets
                5 years, 21 days ago

                2 from Mane, Brooks, Hazard, Higuain, Vardy, King?
                Or more if ok with hits

                1. GE
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 21 days ago

                  Thanks 🙂

            2. St. Joseph
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 21 days ago

              Boruc
              TAA Chilwell Blank* Blank*
              Salah Mane Brooks Hazard
              King Barnes

              for GW 31 should i add some hit(s)
              or leave it as it is?

            3. G00LI0
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 21 days ago

              Did Tomkins get much of a touch for the Murray goal? Didn't look like it. Duffy assist anyone...?

              1. #FPLBhuna
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 21 days ago

                dunk.

              2. EMBOLOFAN
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 21 days ago

                duffy definitely didnt touch it