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

    This is why we love/hate this game...would be dull if it was predictable

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

      Wonder what will happen to football, if it was was played honestly.

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Remove the love part, yeah

  2. Aguerrrooooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Where are all the people laughing at son captainers now??

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

      We're all crying.

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

      I capped your namesake so laughing but very nervously, as I half expect him to be benched and be stuck with Murray (v).

      1. Aguerrrooooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I'm sure Aguero will play surely. He went off early midweek

  3. Adriano
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If Bou score 6 this beats my Carroll TC a few seasons back

  4. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    My causal rivals checking my team we’ll be in stitches 🙂

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Don’t think casual rivals check teams... so I think you (we) are ok!

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

    For those of us with 3 Brighton it might be better to go without bench boost this season.

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

    I wish relegation upon Brighton

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

      Could very well happen.

    2. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Indeed. Would love Cardiff to stay up now

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

    0 points form 5 players + cap at 3pm kick-off...

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That's harsh.

  8. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Question is, do we ship these lame assets or keep:D

  9. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sold Wilson & Fraser this week. Wildcard masterclass 😎

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

      Same

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

      #metoo

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Samaritans working late tonight.

    4. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      add Brooks and same

    5. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      i did the same with jimenez at christmas... bought him on +0.1

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

      Brooks and Fraser for me. Awesome.

    7. Lemongrab
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yup. Quality.

    8. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      #metoo

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

    0-5 ft

  11. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    FPL site slow updating?

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, seems to be a problem at Opta today.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      All in shock!

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

      Problem with opts according to Sky

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

      Opta having a mare. Scores not coming through on sky so presume they all feed in from opta

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

      Opta went big on Brighton too?

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

    Come on pogs

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

    McNeil another assist? Worth 4/5 points

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

      Hope he’s given it! Don’t think he will though as game off the keeper

  14. GuillermoDickero
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know what happened with Valery?

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

      Went down holding hammy before going off.

    2. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      cramp, walked off

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

        Felt something in his hamstring, might be a cramp but even with a tear you can walk after. Usually takes 2 weeks to recover.

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

      He went home

    4. Kepa's at the wheel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looked like cramp

    5. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sky Sports app suggested cramp and said it didn’t look too serious.

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

        Thanks Gregor. Hopefully the case & taken off as a precaution for the upcoming fixtures!

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

        Cheers, that sounds a bit more hopefully for dgw

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

    Thankfully they only conceded 5.

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Omg imagine TC on negative score...

  16. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I hate Chris Hughton

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

    Hardly surprising Brighton lost after Knockaert got sent off.

  18. Wizard of Ozil
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What a joke. I wildcarded on the advice of everyone to get Brighton players and took out FRASER, BROOKS and WILSON. glad I didn't captain DUFFY.
    never going to listen to FPL Scout or so called experts again.

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

      Lol at you

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes it's all their fault. How they can control people's minds is incredible.

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

      If this season has taught me anything, which i should of learnt from seasons past already, is to depend on nobody. Play the game your way. Thankfully i won’t be playing next season.

    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lol at you

    5. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Everyone did it.

      The reason you sold them was because it was the sensible decision, even you know it.

      And nobody told ya to listen to the FFScout. Learn to make your own decisions.

    6. Kepa's at the wheel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      ok

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

      Just give us your password next time to save you the hassle

    8. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bournemouth one win in 9 and not a lot to play for.

      Brighton fairly ok at home and have to get the points on the board to avoid the drop.

      Who knew!

      Ps make you own mind up and only consider other people’s ideas as suggestions.

      1. Wizard of Ozil
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        F?!£&& I even took out Paul Pogba.....

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

    Who assisted last Brooks goal?

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Fraser apparently

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

        Actually, I just realized Stanislas scored with a Brooks assist. Assumed Brooks scored from the cheers.

  20. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    #### off Brooks.
    You were useless when I owned.

  21. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Phew, only 5

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

    Hoping Gomez plays ahead of Taa so I get Wilson points

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

      No way Gomez will start. Maybe Milner

    2. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      no chance according to presser

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

        Oh shame

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

      He won't based on Klopp's latest comment. Said He'd give Joe more time to get up to speed.

      At least, if be shocked if TAA was benched.

    4. boc610
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Klopp said Gomez not ready to start

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

      More chance of Milner playing right back

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

    Come on Tony Martial (C) save my GW

  24. Party time
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What a gameweek

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

      Somehow on 27 points after that fustercluck.

      No BOU attack either.

      1. The 5% Team
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Babel?

    • LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That Duffy CS sure went well !

      Feeling good I retained Camarasa in my team

    • Limbo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rashford too. hahahahaha. Sob.

    • Stoic
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I have a suggestion for a new chip.. 'Cancel Wildcard'

    • J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lukaku (c) you better bail me out here

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

      Duffy clean sheet was so close 😀 Only 5 goals away

      1. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        And only 2 goals away from a positive score 😥

      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Haahahaha all you do is laugh 😆

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

        😮