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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. KOKAK
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    It is obvious they are taking turns to score!

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Anyone triple c Duffy?

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      No one's that crazy, right?

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Surely not.

    3. TyroneGAA
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      I can’t believe people would even captain

    4. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      My buddy did. He was desperate 😀

    5. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      I did. Bit of a waste but saw everyone else with two or three Brighton defenders so thought I would as cover almost as I only had Duffy. Didn’t see many other great options remainder of season so thought why not. Not been a good few weeks. Do have Wilson at least

  3. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Cardiff are going to welly them for 3 at least.

  4. SM001
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    (No Wildcard) I was going to spend a rake of points for the DGW. Don't think i'll bother now.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      I’m only taking hits to cover closest rival, wilson has paid off the hit alone, and he capped Duffy lol!

  5. GE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    ML leader saved WC and played Fraser and Wilson 🙁

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      He knows

  6. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Definitely leaving Wilson in next week at home to fulham

  7. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Wilson 1st sub arghhh

    1. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Son (c) , Wilson 1st sub ... only consolation is that my VC was Vardy

  8. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    I'm gonna go ahead and do it.

    Dear Duffy captainers, yous are Donkeys!

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Who did you go for

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      post link to team

    3. KOKAK
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      😀 Poor FPL players, they have been cheated by the punters for sure.

    4. TAArt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Still another game pal, feel free to come and gloat after that

  9. KOKAK
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Luck game should be played like lucky draw!

  10. Federico
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Bench boost a little less worth it now with Valery out.
    I guess he'll miss the next one, even if he managed to come in for another minute today.

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      You’ve got transfers

      1. Federico
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        True that, I've got the one. Wanted to shift Vardy though.
        Planned transfers after WC is a great idea :p

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Take a -4. Have some fun and take a punt on bench boost

  11. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    opta is screwed, so systems that rely on their service are updating very slowly

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Ah that’s the reason - very annoying

  12. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    You have to love Fraser, Wilson and Brooks. Bunch of turds. They did absolutely nothing in the weeks I needed them in the blank weeks and now they all run riot when I no longer have them anymore losing points for Ryan and Duffy (C) in the process. Unbelievable

    1. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Bournemouth >
      Brighton. Easy math

    2. Party time
        5 years, 13 days ago

        I am speechless. Wilsoon my bench,Vardy(C) blanked, Sold fraser for sigurdsson

      • 1314
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        I sold Fraser and Wilson for Son and Jimenez after holding them for long..

    3. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Fraser & Wilson saving my GW

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Wilson alone saving mine

    4. -GK22-
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Wow we all misread this gameweek

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        It’s football, would be boring if it was predictable

    5. Dacra
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Rashford and Lindelof benched. Glad I played BB this week.

    6. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      The gameweek to remember and to forget ...

      1. SM001
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        *Season

      2. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        15 points from 7 and captain used. A great wildcard, this game can be really tough on you some times. Gonna lose my top 1k slot. I will have to console myself with the fact that whilst I'm not very happy, at least some are bloody ecstatic.

    7. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      There will be people with Ryan, Duffy(c) and Knockaert 😯

    8. Party time
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Duffy(C) goes into the fpl history book.

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

          Another game to save the day

        2. TAArt
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Premature

      • Chris_H
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Playing bench boost with Fraser probably the only thing i’ve done successfully all season 😎

      • Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Fraser on bench damn
        17 points!

        1. DR0GBA
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          same i'm fuming

          have to hope for a Sterling or Hazard no show now...

          1. Emiliano Sala
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 13 days ago

            Hope that for steeling but impossible

      • MGD
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        All those Duffy (C) bragging and licking their lips when Son was benched... not so fun now is it.

        But I’m not gonna be that guy so I won’t say anything 🙂

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          But you just said it

        2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Licking their lips at Duffy captain????

          Surely nobody is that stupid

          1. MGD
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 13 days ago

            Well in terms of “I hope 1pt Son cameo Cmon Duffy(c)!!”

        3. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Son got 4 points

        4. CloudSky
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          You just did.

          1. MGD
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 13 days ago

            Not in the same way. Not in spite 🙂

        5. gaurava1216
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          do one

        6. TAArt
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Has Son got another game then?

          1. MGD
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 13 days ago

            Those laughing at Son capts surely didn’t expect 0 for Duffy

      • Pariße
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Moura: opens the GW perfectly

        Jimenez, Doherty, Dunk, Ryan: 1 point

      • FER FUSCH AKE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        I own Knockaert in case you think you are having a bad week.

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Oops

      • jtreble
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Is FPLDiscovery working? Currently on 19 points.

        1. TAArt
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Opta not working which is why scores aren’t updating

      • Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        It’s fine, Duffy goal and clean sheet vs Cardiff

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          It's good to have dreams

      • Bury94
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Quite happy with my Son captain assist now haha

        1. COLLIN QUANER
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Me too 🙂 although I wish I'd captained my VC (Eriksen)

      • Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Brighton boys can still have a good game against Cardiff- ultimately like they only had one game

      • JJO
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        This game rewards idiots more often then it should

      • ignis88
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        When you transfer Fraser out for a hit.. Bench Wilson.. and captain Duffy

      • abzyyyyyy
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Would it be worth doing Sterling to ANYONE for a -4 next week? I’m really considering Ramsey because I already have Aguero and expecting big Arsenal returns.

        Current midfielders: Sterling Deulofeu, Son, Mane, Tielemans

        Any replies would be appreciated!