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Welbeck and Podence missing as Brighton host Wolves

Brighton and Wolves are without key attackers as they meet at the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Danny Welbeck (£5.5m) came into the weekend with a yellow flag for his knee injury and is absent from the matchday squad.

That is now two matches in a row the Brighton forward has missed out on a place in the starting XI; Neal Maupay (£6.1m) Aaron Connolly (£5.2m) and Leandro Trossard (£5.7m) comprising the front-three against Wolves.

Tariq Lamptey (£4.7m) remains sidelined for his hamstring injury, so Joël Veltman (£4.3m) features on the right-hand side again, Dan Burn (£4.3m) earning a third successive start on the left of defence.

They sit in front of Robert Sanchez (£4.4m) who features for the fifth match in a row since displacing Mat Ryan (£4.3m).

Daniel Podence (£5.5m) is the key absentee for Wolves, as well as Raúl Jiménez (£8.2m) of course, with Fabio Silva (£5.2m) coming into the side to lead the attack.

Nuno Espirito Santo has gone back to the 4-2-3-1 formation he experimented with recently, featuring an attacking-midfield trio of Pedro Neto (£6.0m), Vitinha (£4.8m) and Adama Traoré (£6.1m).

Max Kilman (£4.1m) is the man to suffer from Nuno’s downsizing of the defence, Rayan Aït-Nouri (£5.0m) and Nelson Semedo (£5.4m) operating either side of Romain Saïss (£5.1m) and Conor Coady (£4.9m).

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez; White, Dunk, Webster; Burn, March, Bissouma, Veltman; Trossard, Connolly; Maupay.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Aït-Nouri, Saïss, Coady, Semedo; Neves, Moutinho; Neto, Vitinha, A Traoré; F Silva.

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  1. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I'm keeping DCL through GW19. I really like his fixtures afterwards. Anyone with me ?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      All depends on whether Richarlison, James, Coleman, Doucoure, and Allan are fit and whether Digne is on the road to recovery.

    2. Lucky Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Have him from GW2 for 7.0

      Very modest results. Painful, but has to go it seems. Would like to have Vardy and Kane afterwards

      1. Lucky Z
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Modest results recently I mean

    3. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If I move Kane > Vardy in 19 I can afford Watkins >> DCL in 20 if I want.

    4. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nah DCL to Vardy for the double

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Got him since GW1, gonna be on my bench for TC19 and see how it goes GW20-21.

    6. Offside Trapattoni
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure yet, have had him since monster WBA haul so value aside I fear he'll blank GW19 vs avl and that could be crucial ground lost in a DGW.

      Issue is I can't stretch for Vardy (or Kun) so might have no decent option other than holding onto him..

  2. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If Adams doesn't play and owners get Soucek off the bench I will never play FPL again until Gameweek 18. Absolute joke if it happens.

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Grammatical error. Replace 'never' with 'not'.

      1. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        But that what makes his post priceless.

      2. BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        thatsthejoke.gif

    2. JOELIO8701
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I can't find anything indicating he'll not play. He went on Twitter the day after to say he's feeling fine. I have Soucek first sub but won't be getting my hopes up on this one.

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I just posted twitter link. Not sure if legit.

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Seeing as though the Southampton match day program has Long on the front that may also be a sign

    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bench points are crap and should be halved imo. Been saying it years. I have more of an issue with players getting points due to Covid cancellation. FPL bailed a lot of managers out with a free WC last season yet just let the carnage continue now . They are actually useless .

      1. LC1
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        That's a nice good idea imo

      2. Warbling Wendy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        wah wah wah

        1. Duke Silver ☑
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Woy?

      3. Nimby
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        That's nonsense. You'd be unlucky of the player you picked because you think he will score more doesn't play. Stop being so salty.

    4. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lots of spawn merchants getting him for Podence/Wood. Let us unlucky Adams owners get a break too.

    5. Cruyff Turn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Why Soucek particularly?

  3. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Of course Wolves have a Portuguese inspired third kit.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It's pretty cool tho

      1. Neevesy
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah like it

    2. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Brexit couldn't come sooner

  4. AllINeedIsCoffee
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can you please rate my free hit draft? Thank you 🙂

    Leno (Trafford)
    Bellerin - Saiss - Dias (J. Robinson - Mitchell)
    Fernandes - Rashford - Son - Sterling (Elneny)
    Wilson - McGoldrick - Kane

    0.2mitb. Thanks! 🙂

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

      Trust Spurs defence?

      1. AllINeedIsCoffee
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        You mean wolves or arsenal?

    2. Lucky Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Will rather have Cancelo/Stones than McGoldrick, Saiss to Newcastle defender can help to fund

      1. AllINeedIsCoffee
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Good thinking.

    3. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Need to have 3 man city surely?

  5. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bottomed and Looking for a few more inputs... if you plan to FH is it too early to hit the button? Will a breaker mean I could lose the chip? Thank you

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

      You would lose the chip.

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Pros of doing it now: catch price rises so could be key if you are right on cash for your perfect team

      Cons: if gameweek gets cancelled or say ends up being severely disrupted and down to 1 fixture then you’ve completely wasted the chip

      I’ll be editing and making no transfers until much nearer the deadline

      If I have to get one slightly cheaper player because of it so be it

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Seems like good advice! Thank you

  6. chelseabrad
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If I use my transfer before my FH this week, will the transfer remain or revert back?

    1. djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Revert

    2. LC1
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It'll revert.

  7. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can field this XI in DGW19 using a couple of FT’s, whilst fielding 9 in BGW18, look good?

    Martinez
    Robertson Dias Cresswell Dallas
    Salah KDB Bruno Son
    Bamford Rodrigo

  8. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    First year I didn’t qualify for the cup. FPL is quite tricky for me nowadays.

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      There's so much information out there now, between FFS, YouTube, podcasts, Reddit...

      Plus, Covid on top, its getting harder and harder

  9. FPL-Albion
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sorry if I’ve missed this but what’s wrong with Podence?

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He isn’t very good at football

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

      Probably injured.

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

    Conn goal

  11. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Worst thing about this week is having to sit through all these mega scores just for KDB and Salah to blank in the last 2 games of the week

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Just hoping KDB comes good if not against Chelsea then in the doubles to justify only going for Kane

  12. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Goalalalala

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

    Trossard assist

  14. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Trossard Assist
    Connolly Goal

  15. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    nuno out!?

  16. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Connolly EO: 0.01%
    Trossard EO: 0.04%

    Perfect

  17. h3nh3n
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    1-0

  18. MSTRKRFTSMN
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How bad is your cup opponent?

    Mine has a bench of Allisson Bednarek Podence Keane and captained El Ghazi

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mine is very good. No way I can catch him.

    2. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mine's not too bad, i'm currently on 58 (once bonus is added) with KDB, Stones, Holding & Salah left to play, he's on 55 with Salah, Zouma & Bednarek left to play...

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Well they have 0 points so far with Aguero (C) and Auba

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Actually they have 1 (Traore)

    4. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mine has Kante Jota

    5. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mine has 5 points from 4 players.

    6. TRE2
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mine triple captained Son. I have a small lead so far

    7. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mine did 10 transfers so started on a -36, gotta love the cup!

    8. Mika-eel
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      600k, so not bad. Similar teams.

      Basically my Kane captain vs his Vardy captain. Advantage me for now.

    9. MSTRKRFTSMN
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mine also has no spurs and he’s active. Took a hit this week

    10. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Thought he was pretty bad, but he just got 9 points from McArthur. He's only 5 points behind me and has his captain (Vardy) left to go.

    11. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mine is 135k, I am in top 3m, killing him!

    12. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mine has double Burnley defence - subs are Mitro, Delap and Burr - and he captained Rashford

  19. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Doubt any serous players have Wolves def, but thar she goes.

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

      Many Saiss buyers this week

  20. djman102
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Glad Maupay wasn't involved. Got rid a couple of weeks ago and it was bad enough he ruined Fabianski's CS in 15.

  21. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What happened to Wolves? Looked promising after last season.

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Jota/Doh/Jimenez/Podence
      big loss

  22. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I’m sure Potter said Lamptey had recovered about 3 weeks ago, here we are now and he’s still out!

    1. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lampteys time was up ages ago.

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah I know just wondering what’s happened to him?

  23. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Defense killing me,what happen with Regulion rested or injured?

    1. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Believe he was dropped after breaching Covid protocols, or that's what it said on Sky Sports earlier.

    2. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Covid

    3. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ate too much suckling pig over Christmas

  24. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Remember when Trossard was all the hype on here

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      An annual occurrence, like the Wally wagon and the Barkley bus.

      1. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Miss the days when we had the Tadic Train

  25. zotter
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    With two FTs I can get to this for 18.... good enough not to free hit?

    Martinez
    Cancelo
    Kdb. Grealish. Bruno. Son
    Wood. Dcl.

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      good enough for me.

    2. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Imo yes

  26. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Went Leno over Guiata in the end, can someone please reassure me it will be a clean sheet too!! Haha

    1. djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It's West Brom. They apparently only score against the big sides.

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Hahaha good answer mate!!

    2. Mika-eel
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Brought in Holding this gameweek. We will be ok!

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Certainly hope so mate!!!!!

        1. Mika-eel
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Told you 😉

  27. Marcin the Pole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    50 with Johnstone, Cancelo, Justin, Salah, Mane, Adams left to play. Happy with Son (C) but my joy will turn if Salah matches his output on Monday.

  28. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wolves completely stripped of quality.

  29. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Even a good score isn't good enough these days

  30. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Saiss G

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Semedo Assist