Dugout Discussion

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. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Saiss G

  2. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Who would you rather have long term between Son and Kane?

    1. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Really is flip a coin as they seem to match each other but as Kane has pens I guess that edges it

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

      Close, very close. Kane probably sneaks it due to have PK duties.

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

      Both seem to score pretty similar
      I would lean Son due to lower price and more points for a goal and CS

    4. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Son cos he's cheaper and there's cheaper strikers that could do as good as Kane.

    5. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Tough one to call, think both will return similar points over the season. Son better value but Kane has penalties and we all know how many teams are getting this season!

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

      Son, they assist each other and he's 1.3m cheaper.

    7. Reeker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kane the better FPL option but Son is cheaper so. I also feel Kane is more captainable

    8. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers all - think I would end up going with Son as he is that bit cheaper. Looks like he is set for a first 250 point season though.

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

    Just listening...Semedo A?

  4. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Saiss is a goal machine right now.

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

    That useless Semedo finally got an assist.

  6. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Has Nuno put his dummy back in and I can get Saiss back in then?

  7. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Saiss 😎

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

    Guys, is Sanchez => DDG for FT is the best GK transfer I can do in order to have playing keeper in GW18 and double in DGW19?

    Sanchez (Forster)
    Dias • Targett • Reguilon • Mitchell (Dallas)
    KDB • B.Fernandes • Grealish • Son (Salah)
    DCL • Brewster (Bamford)

    2FTs, 0.9ITB

  9. Party time
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Semedo Assist?!

      It is a lie

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

      😆 Semedo attacking returns. What a troll

    • Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      ROOOOOOOOOOMAN SAAAAAAAAAAAISS

    • kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Any chance of spurs v Fulham being tagged onto the end of GW19?

      TIA

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

        No chance. Fulham already have a double.

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

        Decent chance imo. It's in their winter break but that was thrown out the window for City/United. Spurs being in Europe doesn't leave too many midweek either.

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

          Ignore me. Completely forgot Fulham were playing on the Weds that week

      3. umerlfc
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Fulham already play twice in 19, no chance they play thrice imo

      4. kysersosa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ignore. Just saw Fulham already have a double

    • OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      had semedo for so many weeks and he did nothing

      1. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He got me a 9 once while doing nothing and I was happy

      2. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Play better

    • Miro
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Would you play FH in 18 if you had only 6 players and 1 FT?

      1. MOTHRA
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yes

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

      Another low owned player goal 🙂

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thought Saiss was fairly owned.

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

          Used to be

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

          5% in top10k

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

            Calm

          2. El Presidente
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Dead teams

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

      Oof, double Palace CS for ML rival, while I have Mitchell first sub

    • Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FFS Semedo assist, sold him in GW10

      1. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He won't return again for 10 more games!

    • JJeyy
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Saiss absolute legend of my team, 20 points in last 3

    • BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Saiss is a big goal threat

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        That’s why we all owned him until idiot Nino dropped him to be super boring

        1. Balls of Steel
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          This

        2. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          *Nuno

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

      Happy to have Saiss in my FH18 draft for his inevitable blank next week now! How’s it looking? 0.4 ITB. Hinges on Aguero starting chances obviously.

      Darlow
      Saiss Cancelo Holding
      KDB Son Bruno ElGhazi Neto
      Aguero Kane

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

        Nice, obviously very Aguero dependent. Not massively convinced by Neto however - prefer Saka at that price.

    • Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      NOOOOOOOOOOOO BISSOUMA SUSPENDED

      Down to 9 men!

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

        first good thing of the day

        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          9 men in GW18 😉

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

            Thats good enough

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He was 2 pter anyway

      3. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Damn

        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          For GW18, this week is going swimmingly

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

      Scout picks killing it this week

    • TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The average for the GW is going to be 70 points at this rate..

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Conn overhead kick nearly

    • Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No Bissouma is a major benefit for City in GW18. Aguero (C)

    • Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      As I said, only serious players have Wolves def... well just Saiss.

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

      People on FH, we need a good bench for next week right?

      1. The Pesci challenge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Looks that way

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

        I will be having at least 2 playing options there, yes.

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

          What players you got? As cheap as possible playing fodder or actual good options for a return?

      3. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        100%

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

        No you want a thin bench because really you should be able to name 11 guaranteed starters and want to spend all your money on those 11 players

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

          We're having issues telling what teams have a game each gameweek though

        2. Danno - Emre Canada
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Nah, Covid can strike at any moment.

        3. Homer21
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Where have you been??

    • Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bissouma surely got a touch on the ball when he was given a YC?! Shocking.
      Was refreshing to have watched The Old Firm today. Switch over to EPL games and fouls called for EVERYTHING. Brutal!!!

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

        How did Kamara play?

        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Really well. He has been excellent this past 10 months or so.

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

            Yeah he'll be a Premier League player one day. Been great for Finland national team too.

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mitchell you legend juhuuuuu

    • Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Adams not in any training pics either. Looks like he might be out.