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Murray benched as Brighton host strong Bournemouth side

Glenn Murray (£6.4m) has been named on Brighton’s bench for their opening Double Gameweek 34 fixture.

He was captained by just over 100,000 Fantasy managers this week given that the Seagulls have two fixtures to play.

However, Chris Hughton has preferred to leave the veteran striker among the substitutes, selecting Florin Andone (£5.0m) to lead the line instead.

Anthony Knockaert (£5.2m) and Jurgen Locadia (£5.3m) are the two options to flank the Romanian international.

All eyes will be on Shane Duffy (£4.8m) now that Son Heung-min (£8.8m) managed just an assist against Huddersfield.

The centre-back was the second-most captained player inside the top 10,000 managers for Double Gameweek 34 and he starts in Brighton’s back-line today.

Alongside Lewis Dunk (£4.4m), he is flanked by Bernardo (£4.2m) and Martin Montoya (£4.3m) in defence.

In central midfield, it’s Yves Bissouma (£4.6m), Davy Pröpper (£4.8m) and Dale Stephens (£4.3m).

Both of them currently yellow-flagged, there was no room in the matchday squad for Pascal Groß (£6.7m) or Solly March (£4.7m).

Bournemouth have named a strong first XI with Josh King (£6.6m), Callum Wilson (£6.6m), Ryan Fraser (£6.3m) and David Brooks (£5.1m) all in the starting XI.

Danny Ings (£5.4m) is back in the side for Southampton as they host Wolves today.

He missed the visit of Liverpool in Blank Gameweek 33 because he was ineligible to face his parent club.

With some Fantasy managers looking to the Saints for Double Gameweek 35 investment, they will be happy to see Nathan Redmond (£5.3m), James Ward-Prowse (£5.1m) and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (£4.4m) in the starting line-up.

After recent tinkering, Nuno Espirito Santo has selected what appears to be his best XI.

Raúl Jiménez (£6.8m) is paired with Diogo Jota (£6.2m) up front, while Matt Doherty (£5.3m) plays on the right of midfield.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo; Bissouma, Stephens, Pröpper; Knockaert, Andone, Locadia.

Bournemouth XI: Boruc; S Cook, Mepham, Aké; Fraser, Gosling, Lerma, Smith; Brooks, King; Wilson.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Barnes, Wood.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Peltier, Morrison, Ecuele Manga, Bennett; Gunnarsson, Arter; Hoilett, Camarasa, Murphy; Zohore.

Fulham XI: Rico; Bryan, Le Marchand, Ream, Fosu-Mensah; Cairney, Anguissa, Chambers; Sessegnon, Mitrovic, Babel.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Jagielka, Zouma, Coleman; Gueye, Gomes; Bernard, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Calvert-Lewin.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Bednarek, Yoshida, Vestergaard; Valery, Ward-Prowse, Højbjerg, Bertrand; Sims, Redmond; Ings.

Wolves XI: Rui Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Boly; Doherty, Dendoncker, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Jonny; Jiménez, Diogo Jota.

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  1. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    When DGW become SGW with worse players.

  2. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Still one game at home against Cardiff for Duffy (C), everything is fine.

    1. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah surely 180 mins of Duffy covers 3 mins of Son 😛

  3. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Had Wilson Fraser and Brooks through all of the blank gameweeks. Now got rid of Brooks for Son and benched Fraser. This game can be cruel! Luckily kept Wilson!

  4. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    At least we’re all in the same boat, eh?

  5. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Brooks goal could go down as an OG?

    Was it Dunk beside Brooks?

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Came off Brooks last

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hope so lol.

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That's what they said on radio

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah was Dunk. Not sure if OG though.

  6. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Silver lining - benched Doherty.

    Watch Laporte end up on minus now hahaha

  7. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Why are scores not updated

    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Because there aren’t any?

    2. SM001
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I have Tarkowski. Not updated since the 57th minute.

  8. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wow even Brooks has a return now

  9. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    WC fail

  10. KOKAK
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Seems like the punters have a say in all matches in EPL.

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Might be a Dunk OG?

  12. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    This is going well. Pub?

    1. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Off in 7 minutes

    2. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Already there m8

  13. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Logan haul needed. Fingers crossed

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

      Hahaha pogba* even

  14. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    McNeil subbed at 57 mins? 🙁

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nope still playing.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ah cheers, was stuck on 57 mins but seen posts below saying scores slow 🙂

  15. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Imagine bench boosting this miserable lot.

    1. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Only a fool would captain a Brighton defender

    2. fusen
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      tbf, even though I added similar to your original post, Brighton were never going to get 2 cleansheets anyway

  16. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Scores are so slow to update.

    1. Sif
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      FPL on the beach

    2. Party time
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

      • sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Good. Don’t even want to know how much more my rival has clawed back after Moura (c).

    3. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Come on wolves. Have a go.

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Awful time to WC to be fair. Man City, United, Liverpool, Spurs, Chelsea and Arsenal all still in Europe.

      Clearly was the time to bring in the players of teams lower down the league like Brighton 😀

    5. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah hattrick tomorrow to round off the carnage?

    6. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Valery down

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hammy/Cramp.

        He looks done for today though.

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Pls no

    7. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Think the game needs a shake up for me to come back next season, new ideas, new chips

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Or remove chips and make every GW a SGW.

      2. Crystal
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Or don’t captain Brighton defenders

      3. Naboo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Bye then

      4. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        So much needs changing about the game, zero fun.

    8. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Martial (C) let's go.

    9. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wilson g. 4-0

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Christ!!

      2. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😆

    10. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lukaku C and Martial. Let's go

    11. KOKAK
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      They fail to realize that fans my not watch live matches anymore!

    12. MTPockets
        5 years, 1 month ago

        erm

      • Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Why could Boly not save that goal for next gw

      • SPorting
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Why did I sell Fraser and Wilson?

        😉

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          And Dúbravka!? Always happens on wc week

      • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Brighton given up. Absolutely shocking defending. Houghton shaking his head at Duffy after he's torn apart for about the 50th time today