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Potter tinkers again as Murray and Duffy benched for Brighton

Brighton manager Graham Potter continues to prove himself as unpredictable as far as tactics and team selections are concerned.

Once again, he has rolled out a completely different system to last time out as the Seagulls prepare for an away match at Newcastle.

Potter has lined up his troops in a 4-3-1-2 system lead by Neal Maupay (£6.0m) and budget midfielder Steven Alzate (£4.5m).

Unafraid of keeping his senior players on their toes, the manager has also put Glenn Murray (£5.8m) and Shane Duffy (£5.0m) on the bench.

That makes for a centre-back partnership of Lewis Dunk (£4.6m) and Adam Webster (£4.4m), while Dan Burn (£4.5m) retains his left-back berth of a week ago after playing in the middle for the first four matches of the season.

Meanwhile, Martín Montoya (£4.5m) has recovered from tonsilitis and reclaims his place at right-back and Aaron Mooy (£4.9m) gets his first start in midfield.

By contrast, Newcastle go with their tried and tested 5-3-2 formation, led by Joelinton (£5.9m) and Miguel Almirón (£5.9m).

However, there is unlikely to massive FPL interest in this Saturday evening game as the most popular player on show will be on the Brighton bench.

David Button (£4.0m) remains in 25% of teams and is also the most fashionable shot-stopper among managers inside the top 10,000 as well.

Dunk is the most popular playing asset, currently in 11% of teams, while no Newcastle player is owned by more than Isaac Hayden‘s (£4.5m) 6.5%.

Newcastle XI: Dúbravka; Willems, Dummett, Lascelles, Schär, Manquillo; Atsu, Shelvey, Hayden; Almirón, Joelinton.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Montoya; Mooy, Stephens, Pröpper; Groß; Alzate, Maupay.

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  1. SoapAFC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Well thought today was gonna be rough with sterling (c), now get lund 12 pts from bench, transferred out mina for otamendi, have de bruyne, and now auba (vc) for tomorrows game! Also pope cs

  2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pope has only 2 CS yet already basically top of he GK charts

    What a bargain at 4.5 - well on his way to the magic 150 points

    1. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      yeah
      just a pity i had pukki & cantwell ! will take the pope cs

      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Everyone has Pukkim many have Cantwell. You're in decent company.

        1. Gizzachance
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          true mate

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

        I'm enjoying a rival who has Sterling (c) Pukki (vc)

        1. Gizzachance
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          one of my rival has kdb v/c, ster cap!
          another has bilva kane, c.wilson, ake, ederson, an salah cap !
          ah well, always next week, good luck

  3. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Also Everton are rubbish.

    1. thunder_mike
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yep Digne is leaving my team

  4. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Get out of my team Kyle walker

  5. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling to Son (c) for free?

    1. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I'm tempted by sterling to son, can get a good upgrade elsewhere and will be probs perma captaining Salah anyway

  6. Lucackadoodledoo
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Lol @ Craig Dawson cappers

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Haha

  7. tissae
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Score check --->> 58 before BAPS, 4 still to play

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Pft.

    2. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      28 before baps autosubs and VC swaparoo

    3. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      73 with 3 to play

    4. Bob_the_builder
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      69 post baps with Salah and Heaton left.

      1. Shineonme
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        56pts with
        TAA/ Dunk/. Mane/. Lanzini/ Abrahams/. Douglas Luiz/ to play.

    5. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      70 with 3 left. Couldawouldashoulda been a lot more.

  8. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    34 points autosub. Taking me from 900k to 120k. Love autosubs

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Casual luck 😎

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        At least I get to be in Mark's shoes for one day

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It’s a skill game

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Cantwell useless away from home so.

    Pukki not much better unless it’s gifted to him.

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Norwich dominated that second half, just were unlucky. Much better than the West Ham game

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Cantwell passed to Leitner who hit the post 😮 Pukki missed a big chance as well

  10. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Any info about Greenwood lads?

    1. Stokelona
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Should get some minutes off the bench at least without James and Martial.

      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I need him and Mount to play or else I'm fielding 9.

      2. Moose™
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        James had travelled with the squad if not mistaken..

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No reason there would be, we play tomorrow. Ole spoke to Sky earlier but didn't reveal anything.

      1. Moose™
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Saw in reddit said that he has not travelled with the squad..

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          That would be insane unless he's injured.

          1. Moose™
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            I think Ole will start him in midweek games then..

            1. The Ejiptian King
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Yeah but to not even take him as a bench option when we have one fit striker, must be injured....

    3. Stokelona
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Just seen a Sun article saying Greenwood is not on the bus

      1. Stokelona
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        James has travelled according to the sun

  11. QUEN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    My bench order

    Dendoncker rico lundstram

    Lol

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      To be fair - Lundstram has no right getting 12 points in that game

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Many of my rivals started him, did I miss something!?

  12. F4L
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Lets go Willems, match Lundstrom please!

  13. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What a rollercoster. Sterling C, then Aguero 7th mintue goal, bloodbath, then no Sterling show and KDB VC do the thing. 1st sub Oconell for Sterling. Cant calculate net score for this.
    This is why we so love this game

    1. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      This! Rollercoaster for me too. Could all still go wrong tho.

      1. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        What could go wrong man?

    2. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Oconell?

  14. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    The results today vindicate my decision to use the WC... Got Ota and Son. Now for Tammy and Mane to show their worth!!

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Does it though...

    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nice one

  15. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Captained Auba ahead of KDB 🙁

    Hopefully he hauls tomorrow!

    1. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wut why Auba? Arsenal had around 5 chances against Watford (which was beaten 8-0 today) while Watford had 15+ against Arsenal. Arsenal is really bad off this year...

  16. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    OUT: Digne & Barnes
    IN : Otamendi & Abraham
    2 freebies
    Yes or no?

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes.

    2. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      yes

    3. GuillermoDickero
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I'm eyeing up the exact same move

  17. columbo
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Need 1 of Emerson, Lanzini, Kelly, Mount to not play to get Lundstram. Bit of luck Greenwood hasn't travelled.

  18. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    From what I see a lot of people having Lundstram on the bench. Not that I don't want you guys to do well, but on the other hand my rank... So if Mount made a cameo I wouldn't be sad

  19. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    People playing double Norwich attack and wildcarding in double Norwich attack. Regression to norm will happen....it almost always does. Time to reconsider I reckon (non owner).

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Pukki missed 1 on 1, Cantwell set up Leitner who hit the post. No issue really, points will come on the road, just cant expect them every week. Hopelly Aarons is back soon, missing their RB outlet

  20. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Nice. Casuals will dump Sterling for toffees game. Then wolves, palace, villa, saints. Tasty.

    1. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Everton is an easy fixture for City lol

    2. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Toffees is not that difficult game imho. Their defence is not a definition of rock solidness I would say...

    3. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I'll dump him for Son (captain) and get him back the week after for the same price as he'll fall to 12.1.

  21. The Left Duke #3
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I need Mount to not play tomorrow to get Lundstram points. Then I’ll have the ultimate luck to change my season around with Sterling (c) KDB (vc).

    Need all the luck I can get with a 2.5million OR. It’s my year lol 😉

  22. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Don't mind if Mount had 1pts.
    Have Rico 2nd sub with Cantwell ahead.

  23. MC Hammer
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wonder if Salah/Mané match Kdb and hit all the ranks again

  24. ScratchingTheMud
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Otamendi ✅
    KDB ✅
    Sterling (C) Auba (VC) ✅
    Lundstram first sub ✅

    64 points with 4 to play and captain.
    Half decent

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You'd have taken it 3 hours ago.

  25. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What are Barnes owners doing with him?

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Selling

    2. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Either get rid or Maybe one last chance v Villa but after that an upgrade to Abraham or Wilson I think.

    3. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Selling for tammy possibly

  26. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Give me a % if a TAA no show pls and make it good

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      50%

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      0-5%

  27. Pedersen
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    So lucky C sterling stayed on the bench! Bruyne 17p VC incoming! 😀

    1. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      And Lundstram first sub 😀

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Nice one

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Really? You must be the only one here

      1. Pedersen
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Nahh following the former years top team, I can tell they did much the same as me 🙂

    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes tad lucky. But 0 of 90 were most likely scenarios - probs in that order. Reasonable call

      1. Pedersen
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Too lucky... Fear tomorrows games - Karma can be a b**tch

  28. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ha

    Martial still in starting eleven (don’t ask). McGinn first on bench ahead of Rick and Lund!

    To make up for it forgot to change C from KdB to Kun and ended up going with first instinct.

  29. jamie1972
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone know if Kelly likely to play tomorrow?

    Have Lund 1st sub but Kelly in my starting XI....

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Whatever will be will be

    2. Kiwi Don
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Unlikely, you should be ok

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Hes passed fit...