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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. rodragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Transferred out pickford and barnes to Pope and tammy out of rage........ Two continuous blanks for barnes and pickford has forgotten how to keep a clean sheet..... Horrible gwk

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

      These kind of moves rarely work out.

    2. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Although I think Everton are a must avoid at the momemt. Themselves and Watford are woeful. Wolves not offering much either but Europe may have a oart to play with them. Pick out is good for now

  2. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pieters on for Zinchenko.
    Dendoncker on for Sterling.
    Problem is, I've got Mount too and Wickham as my 3rd sub. Looks like 10 men for me this week!

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Same here unless Mount or Greenwood play

  3. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Should lundstram now be considered as a nailed starter in our team ?

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

      -2 next GW

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Apart from next gw of course 😉

    2. JonBoy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nope. Just against lesser teams like Everton.

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

        This.

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

      No.

  4. FPL FREAK
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling > KDB...?? Really confused now...

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      That is what I did :-).

      KDB is City's most important player by the looks of things. Absulote beast points machine.

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

    1) Aurier from 15pts to 2pts in 2 minutes (1 point in the end)
    2) From 8 goals Kun(C) only 1 goal and 1 assist
    3) Lundstram with 12pts 2nd sub (Cantwell 1st)
    4) 53pts on wildcard with AMN, Mane, Pereira, Auba and Greenwood left
    5) Sterling capers got 34 with KDB(vc)

    Bad luck or something else?

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

    How is this plan?

    James, Zinch and Digne to KdB Rico and Kelly for -4?

    Would mean triple attack City, but Sterling could easily become Mane or Auba in the weeks after.

    Thanks.

  7. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Lundstram Vestergaard and Pieters are top 3 fpl defenders at the moment 😀

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

      Sounds like characters from Vikings

  8. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I assume most VC for sterling owners will be kdb ?

    1. tm370
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I imagine so, as I think Kun owners will have rightly captained him.

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

      Surely.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Problem is that not everyone will have Lund as their 1st sub. That makes Kun(c) plus KDB + 1 to Kun owners.

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Salah here

    4. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Salah here. Hope he destroys Chelsea tmr

    5. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Speak for yourself, I have Pukki

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

      Most will be Salah.

  9. tm370
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Forgot to update bench...Mount, Soyunco, Lundstram currently 🙁 Had KDB as vice for Sterling and Otamendi but need Mount to play to negate my stupidity. Confident he won't though - badly swollen ankles don't heal in a few days.

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      he has trained normally from yesterday. So, I see him showing up.

      1. tm370
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I really hope so

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

    This as good as confirms that Mount will NOT play tomorrow.

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/21074/event/6

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

      Yep.

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

      Hahaha.

    3. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      So that's why Lund got 3 bps

    4. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hope he does, and scores a hattrick 😉

    5. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yep. His team is awful too.

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

      And Salah will get at least a brace 🙂

  11. Modest Bob
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pukki to Andy Carrol?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I'd keep pukki definitely

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hi Bernadette

      1. Modest Bob
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Rofl

  12. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    total guess, but Digne gonna be dropping this week we thinks?

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

      Couple of low scores and City up next after scoring 8. Feels inevitable.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        losing 0-2 to sheffield @ home is an incredibly bad result and city next, think he may enter free-fall (deserves to).
        Had such high hopes for him this game as well, benched Lunds.. Luckily Hanley was a no show so getting Lunds off the bench, phew

      2. Modest Bob
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I just sold him there for that Man city defender forgot his name Outermendy or something

        1. Modest Bob
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Otamendi*

    2. Yome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I am selling him

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

      Yeah but expect punishment. City will continue to get exposed on the road without Laporte and Digne takes Everton's set pieces.

      Expect a typical Digne haul right after a blank.

    4. AllINeedIsCoffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Waste of a transfer. Who are you going to replace him with?

      Just have a decent sub for the City match and the next gws after that are fine.

  13. davies
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Otamendi or Aurier?

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

      Aurier was trashed by commentary post-match.

      Poch can rotate RBs.
      Pep has no CBs to rotate with.

    2. tm370
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Otamendi comfortably

  14. Tomerick
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Remember when people were worried about KDB potentially playing deeper?

    1. tm370
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Haha

    2. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I think one can not judge on this weeks game alone. But KDB has been magnificent thus far.

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Need a Montoya hat trick to save my season

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

      Wrong account, Chucky.

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

    Captained Kun over KDB, damn it!!!!

  17. rodragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wilcard this team?
    Pickford button
    Digne awb taa lund kelly
    Salah David silva tielemans cantwell Dendonker
    Aguero barnes vardy

    WC team:
    Pope button
    Taa tomori/mings rico lund kelly
    Mane kdb son cantwell hayden
    Aguero pukki abraham
    0.5itb....
    Thanks in advance.. Typical

  18. 1314
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Auba or Kun ?

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Auba hasn’t played yet

  19. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Probably the first time ever I'm gonna get jam off the bench.

    Lundstram for Zinchenko.

  20. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Going to be hard for pep to rotate a team that have just won 8 -0 . Sterling owners worried ?

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

      😀

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

      He'll put on a masterclass in the Carling Cup and regain his place.

    3. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      need to spend my 2 FT's wisely

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Getting KdB, are we? Sterling -> KdB looks tempting.

        1. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah Getting KGB. Prob selling Kun.

          1. Rolls-Royce
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Bold, but right decision probs. I'm keeping both Kun and Sterling unless one of them gets injured/out of form. Will just have to pray for KdB blanks till then. 😀

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

      For the home games? Yeah.

  21. Tokosbobet88
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    is matip a good cheap option ? how nailed is he

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

      He's 1st choice for sure.

  22. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Afternoon all, Team A or B?

    Team A
    Pope
    VVD Otamendi Söyüncü
    Salah Sterling James Ceballos
    Aguero abraham Pukki

    Subs; Stekelenberg Lundstram Cantwell Kelly

    Team B
    Pope
    VVD Mings Söyüncü
    Salah KDB James Cantwell
    Aguero Aubameyang Abraham

    Subs; Stekelenberg Lundstram Deondocker Kelly

  23. FPL FREAK
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    How to adjust KDB in this team...?? What to keep both Sterling and Kdb

    Gk: Pope, Button

    Defence: TAA, Digne, Engels, Rico, Lundstram

    Midfield: Salah, Sterling, Cantwel, Mcginn

    Forwards: Aguero, Abraham, Pukki

    0.2 in bnk

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Downgrade Salah or Aguero.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        What stupid advise.

        1. villa_til_i_die
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Lol

        2. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          He asked how, idiot. I told him how.

  24. zizoo10
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Rico or Kelly Who’s the better cheapie

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

      Kelly if he starts tomorrow.

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Rico as long as he plays

  25. Gringo Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Any update on Mount?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He was at training today, in contention

      1. Markus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks, how about James - we heard anything on him?

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          No idea on that one

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

        Sauce?

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

          Not doubting you, just curious x

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

      See Rainer's post above.

    3. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Trained normally from yesterday with the team.

  26. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Otamendi a significant goalthreat? Best Zinchenko replacement rather than a downgrade to the likes of Söyüncü?

    Sterling(for now) and KDB other City players, TAA Digne Lundstram Rico in defence.

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      big goal threat yes

    2. MTPockets
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Got a few couple of seasons ago.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          every game I see him he seems to have close/dangerous attempts, his actual goal tally seems to under-sell him in reality. Wonder how many he has in total in including internationals and other competitions, im not sure his fpl returns tell the true story with him.

          1. MTPockets
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Not sure but today's game obviously flattered the whole team. A week ago he was appalling

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

            He was FPL gold at one point.

        2. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          3 home game in next 5 too

      • FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        So what I am hoping for vs Che.

        TAA - assist, clean sheet.
        Mane - brace
        Salah - hattie

        With the 3 sharing bonus.

        Oh and then Mcginn to sneak a goal.

        That would be f*cking awesome 🙂

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Me? Trent assisting a Salah hattrick, Mount consolation goal for a 1-3

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

          I can see a headed goal from a set piece. VVD, Matip or Mané.

      • Halftime
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I can swop Barnes for Abraham (-4) by shipping Digne first. Good moves?

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

          Yus

        2. MTPockets
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Probably, after Abraham's played

          • rodragon
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            I did it now.... Removed pickford... Do it now to avoid price rise else you can wait...

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

          Is aurier first choice now of rotation

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

            I would also like to know this.

        4. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          RMWCT 1.0

          Pope Button

          Rico Lundstram TAA Souyuncu Guilbert

          Salah Cantwell KDB Mount Hayden

          Kun Auba Pukki

          0 ITB.

          Thanks,

          1. Yank Revolution
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Dan, I worry about the Kun/Auba front 2, not that they aren't good players, but I'd experiment with taking one out and spreading those funds a little, especially in D or a better 4th Mid