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. ejaknian
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    West Brom v Arsenal could be in doubt as snow storm hits the Hawthorns #WBAARS

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

      #WBAARS

  2. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Surely Premier League needs to get much tougher with players who simulate diving in the penalty box. If opposition team are penalised with the slightest of touches with a penalty given against them, then players taking a dive should be booked or sent off. That way we would see fairness in the game.

    1. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Totally agree, don’t know why this form of cheating goes unpunished , it would also deter future actions that lead to other time wasting VAR reviews

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

    Snow storm (c)

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

    Snowflakes arrive at the Hawthorns. Arsenal team bus has pulled in to the stadium.

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

      Very good 🙂

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

      Vibes in the Arsenal camp should be up after the tampon tax announcement

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

        Sexist

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

    Snow Salah would be put off by that weather.

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

    Lads who were saying Brighton were in the mud after the 1st half... where are you??? Let's be avin youuuu

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

      Don't give a toss about Brighton btw not a fan

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

        The casuals forgot about how deadly Maupay is - can never write Brighton off with him up front

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

          An OG and penalty and apparently Brighton are nailed to go down

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Still think they are poor. Nothing has changed.

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

    Of course my rical has Snow (c) while I picked COVID (c)

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

      😀

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

    Trossard finally rewarding the 19/20 preseason hype train

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

    I used to play football in snow all the time as a kid. These players are soft as anything these days

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

      Fudgy (c)

      Hope he doesn't quit mid-game

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

      Yeah, it's not even like they have the fans to worry about travelling. Can't see it getting called off personally but we'll see

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

      Leaving yourself open...

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

        He has a weird kink for pain

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

    Still showing as a Dunk goal? Clear as day it was a Saiss OG

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

      Yeah hopefully they change it soon.

    2. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I agree, don’t get the people who think it was on target, clearly going wide of far post

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

        I'm not even sure it would've reached the goal line 😆

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

      But it was on target? That's what they say these days...

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

        No it wasn’t

    4. thegame983
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Saiss was too close to dunk.

      Attacker will be given benefit of doubt.

      Dunk goal

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

        Lol, that’s not the rule

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

    I'd love another DGW fixture. Both teams have low ownership anyway

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

    Martinelli benched! Magnus in shambles

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

      There is a real risk both Magnus and Mark don’t ‘know’ this week

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

        Mark got Soucek and Coufal off the bench...

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

          How?!

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

            He knows

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

            Wood and Cancelo probably.

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

              Is Cancelo confirmed out?

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

                No, he would get Dias anyway.

  13. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Arteta lobbying to get the game canceled as any sighting of winter coats might give Arsenal fans flash backs to the times when they used to play entertaining football.

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

      That's rather witty for you

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

        😉

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      But they still Wi t be able to do the zips up. 😉

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

    That snow storm doesn't look that bad, play on wimps. Long ball football to escape the snow incoming

  15. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Any BPS for Burn?

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

      He's doing better than Salah against Newcastle 😆

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

    If the match was cancelled, do you think they could play tomorrow, weather permitting?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 2 months ago

        They might be washing their hair tomorrow

      • Jamie_GAWA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I have Soucek first sub so hopefully not

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

        They could still play this GW I imagine.

      • Vazza
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Haha!!! This is not playground football mate.

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

        Not as simple as that - TV rights etc.

        1. No Professionals
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yes it is, they would just show it tomorrow. The Amazon prime games from last week are going to be on prime whenever they are rearranged for.

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

      I'd be rubbing my hands together if I was a WBA player hearing Arteta doesn't want to play

      Big Sam long-ball, let's gooo

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

      Looks like the match will still be in this GW even if it's called off today, so not much to worry about

      1. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        How?

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

          Play tomorrow instead lol

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

          Can play tomorrow or Monday?

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

          Rescheduling within the GW

        4. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          There is one empty tv slot tomorrow?

          1. No Professionals
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Games can be shown at the same time

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

      On FH would you prefer:
      A) Saka Reguilon/Mina
      B) Neto Holding

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 2 months ago

          B

        • La Roja
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          B

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

            Really?! Surprised at that

        • Vazza
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Are these players for your bench? I’m sure you can go bigger than that mate!

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

            Haha see below

      2. Party time
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Into the next round of the cup. I am gonna win it this time around!

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

            I'm supporting the cause as I didn't even qualify lol

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

            Enjoy the prize.

          3. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Hope you win it!!!

          4. MagicMessi
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Remind me of myself like 10-11 years ago when I first played fpl cup lol

            1. Party time
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Damn liar. Fpl cup wasn’t available 10-11 years ago

                1. MagicMessi
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  First cup entry I mean lolz
                  I started 2009/2010

            2. Party time
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Cheers all. Let’s enjoy the ride while it lasts 😆

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

              Latest situation at West Brom - ref Martin Atkinson is happy for the game to go ahead. Players will come out for the warm up and they’ll reassess just before kick off but snow seems to be easing off a bit now

              https://twitter.com/MattCritchley1/status/1345448188824727552

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

              I'm gonna be knocked out in the first round because my cup opponent has Dunk... how much luck can someone have

              1. Baps hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Well, how much bad luck was possible to have in qualifying?!? (with 3x Spurs + 2x MCI etc)

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

              What's the idea of having a yellow ball if they talk about postponing the moment there's snow?

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

                Pitch might be frozen.

                1. No Professionals
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  They have undersoil heating

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

                  They'd have 24 days to get it in condition to play after this game

            6. Bada Bing
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Too bad Burn was subbed off before he had a chance for a perfect trifecta of an own goal, conceding a penalty and getting sent off in the same match. Has that ever happened in the epl...?

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

                One Stoke player did it?

                1. Bada Bing
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Jonathan Walters perhaps...?

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

                Jon Walters had 2 OG and a missed penalty, but no red card.

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

                  Just checked and this is what i was thinking of.

                2. Bada Bing
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  So the wait for the perfect trifecta of shame continues...

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

              Anyone worse than 34?

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

                not a single soul on god's green earth

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

                LMS safety score is 34 before autosubs.

            8. Woy_is_back
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              59 pts with TAA, Salah and KdB left. Garbage gw :/

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

                a KDB haul this week would really make me feel better for not owning Son

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

                  3 points is a KDB haul unfortunately!

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

              Praying for martinelli to stay benched for my soucek points

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

                the lad is definitely coming on

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

                He playing - unless game is canceled

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

              Any FH18’ers taking Aguero? We reckon he starts?

              Super tempted by the following - fringe players like Neto Holding v Saka Mina/Reguilon undecided as yet

              Darlow
              Cancelo Saiss Holding
              KDB Bruno Son ElGhazi Neto
              Aguero Kane

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

                This FH team gives me confidence that I shouldn’t FH and save it for later.

                What’s your team value?

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

              Semedo yc

            12. Fudgy
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Almost 70 points already and still likely out the stupid cup

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

                Oh dear fudge

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

                ouch losing to a noob at 3.5 million, that sucks

              3. Baps hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                At least you qualified!