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Unchanged Brighton defence chase latest clean sheet as Mitchell starts for Palace

Brighton are unchanged as they host Crystal Palace in the A23 derby.

Graham Potter has not been known for showing faith in personnel or systems during his time as a manager but five clean sheets in six matches has seemingly forced his hand.

It means further starts for Robert Sánchez (£4.5m) and Lewis Dunk (£4.9m), Brighton’s most popular defensive assets, although both of them can consider themselves differentials.

They are owned by 2.9% and 5.7% of Fantasy managers as of the Double Gameweek 25 deadline.

Thanks to his kind price and occasional route into Brighton’s midfield, Ben White (£4.4m) is catching the duo up although is still only in 2.2% of squads worldwide.

The cheapest members of Brighton’s resurgent back-line Joël Veltman (£4.3m) and Dan Burn (£4.2m) have not quite earned the same level of trust in the Fantasy community, perhaps based on recent line-ups.

Still, tonight marks Burn’s fourth successive Premier League start while Veltman has now featured from the beginning in nine of the last 10.

A positive result tonight could see each of them build on their 0.6% and 0.7% ownership respectively.

Steven Alzate (£4.2m) is in the left wing-back role again tonight with Yves Bissouma (£4.4m) and Pascal Groß (£5.8m) in central midfield.

Alexis Mac Allister (£5.3m) occupies the number 10 role behind Neal Maupay (£6.1m) and out-of-position FPL midfielder Leandro Trossard (£5.7m).

Crystal Palace line-up in 4-4-2 formation as they search for a first Premier League goal this season without Wilfried Zaha (£7.1m) in the side.

Jordan Ayew (£5.6m) and Jean-Philippe Mateta (£5.8m) are tasked with that job as tonight’s centre-forward while Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) starts on the left-hand side of midfield in front of Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m).

His first start since Gameweek 23 keeps Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) on the bench for only the second time since Gameweek 21.

Double Gameweek 25 Line-ups

Brighton and Hove Albion XI (3-4-1-2): R Sánchez; Burn, Dunk, White; Alzate, Bissouma, Groß, Veltman; Mac Allister; Maupay, Trossard.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita; Mitchell, Cahill, Kouyaté, J Ward; Eze, Riedewald, Milivojevic, A Townsend; Ayew, Mateta.

Double Gameweek 25 so far…

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  1. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any suggestions please guys? I've just been coasting recently, still playing and watching the occasional scout videos on YouTube to stay up to date but im not really as engaged as a have been, currently unsure what to do with my chips and team.

    Still have BB, TC and WC, team below:

    Pope/Martinez
    Robbo, cancelo, tarkowski, coufal, dallas
    Son, sterling, gundo, Bruno, raphina
    Bamford, dcl, antonio

    1ft, 0.9itb

    1. Don Van Vliet
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Robertson out for a Chelsea asset?

    2. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Def drop Robbo. Maybe downgrade him and use funds to do Antonio > Kane (if you can afford)

  2. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL should start both DGW games, right?

    1. OLB
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yup

  3. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Saving funds in doing Grealish => Barnes now is too risky?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Barnes could/should feature on Thursday.

      1. Lucky Z
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Then will wait. No point in 0.1

  4. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    WC has cost me 22 points so far

    1. OLB
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      But it wasn't for 1 gameweek and most of us same this week.

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No but I didn't need to move so early and should have waited 1 more gw

        1. OLB
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          You had a great one last week and tried to make it make it two in a row, nothing wrong with trying that, and they will come good bud.

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lucky last, not so lucky this . . . same here . . . also looking at next week team is well set - which was part of WCing as well.

  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A rough GW for Wildcarders.

    1. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The bb next week will determine the success for me

    2. Skymonkey
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Thank god I saved mine

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

      Depends on the WC. Mine has Harvey Barnes.

    4. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yup ; largely, but set up for next week so . .

  6. OLB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    GTG? Who to captn if yes ?

    Martinez
    Cancelo / Shaw / Stones
    Bruno / Salah / Son / Barnes / Gundo
    Kane / Vardy

    Forster / AWB / Struijk / Davis

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

      DCL over Vardy? Has better fixtures in the double.

      Barnes could cover Vardy come what.

  7. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Brighton defence absolutely essential

  8. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wow I really am awful at this game

    Brought Dunk in this GW as a one week punt before WCing.

    If I hadn't Tarkowski would've been auto-subbed on

    These tight margins are what shape your season and unfortunately I've got 99% wrong this season

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Logic cannot be recreated in the outside world where luck and a million factors come into it.

  9. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    No Sanchez in my team, no clean sheet.

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

      Put him back in please... 40 minutes ago.

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry, had to get rid last week for The Pope.

  10. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Could Mitchell potentially play both games next gw?

    1. marcos11
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Think I’d get him in if I thought he would but him playing seems to be very based on results when he does play and they’re not doing great afm

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

      Unlikely

    3. Benjustjamin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If they keep a clean sheet here, I guess so

    4. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Doubtful but you would know!

    5. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Possibly, wouldn't bet on it

  11. Kloppen Schloppen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hey guys bottomed a few pages ago!

    Does this -8 stack up?

    Ings Brewster Coufal (all SGW)
    DCL Watkins Shaw (all DGW)

    1. Skymonkey
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      go for it

    2. OLB
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yup - they are all good enough to keep for weeks, and improvement on Brewster gives better bench in future.

    3. Don Van Vliet
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Solid.

    4. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ings has dgw27...

  12. JayKay1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So, current team:

    Martinez
    Cancelo | Stones | Mee | Davies
    Salah | Bruno | Sterling | Grealish*
    DCL | Watkins

    Bench: McCathy | Bamford | Dallas | JWP

    Already used 1 (of 2) FT to do Antonio to Watkins (before I was priced out, and before Grealish news), and likely to do Grealish to Barnes tonight with other FT (prior to drop / rise, as looks like Grealish will likely miss both BGW26 games)...

    Will leave me with no FT and 0.5m ITB...

    Still worth playing BB with 4 SGW players? Only other thought is McCathy to Pickford for a -4?

    1. A-L
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Probably better off wildcarding onto a better bench for a BB. I wouldn't do it personally but you could have worse weeks for it

  13. baines is god
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Worth keeping Kilman for the double in case he happens to start one or both games surprisingly? If so, i'm selling strujik.

    Then my options are
    A-Strujik/Kilman to Stones

    B-Bamford to Kane and Salah to Son

    C-Kilman to Dias, Bamford to Kane and Fernandes to El Ghazi

    1. A-L
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I've been an owner for a while too and think he's more likely to come off the bench for 1 point, so am looking to get rid this week. I'd prefer A or C out of those

  14. Khalico
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on Neto punt vs Newcastle and Man City double in GW26?

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Decent punt although I prefer Pereira, his fixtures past the double are better

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

        This

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Prefer Lookman who also has game in 29 but from week 30 Neto run of good fixtures

  15. Purse83
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Looking at getting a Leicester defender in - Castagne or Ricardo?

    1. JayKay1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Castagne can play both LB and RB, Ricardo is RB only, Thomas LB only, so more likely to get more mins... But only just back from hammy, so might be worth waiting on EL game on Thurs before choosing... Am Leics born and bred by the way ;o)

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

        Ricardo can play RB & RWB & RW.
        Could play LB at a stretch but won't be.

        1. JayKay1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          RW has been 1 game only, this week, and was likely to be for dbl up on Grealish (LOL!)...

          Castagne was actually brought in as Chilwell replacement at LB, but obviously got injured and Justin (prior to injury) has limited his chances in that position... Hence wait for Thurs EL tie, see if Thomas drops to bench, though Ricardo (RB) / Castagne (LB) may be a bit too attacking in a 4, as both like to get forward a tad (!)...

          Was actually (as a Leics fan) looking forward to Ricardo as RWB, Castagne as LWB and middle 3 of Fofana / Evans / SoyBoy... Half decent back 5 ;o)

          1. FPLHaggis
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Didn't Ricardo play some games at 10 under Puel?

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

            Agree with the Grealish thing, but it's not the first time hen played RW for Leicester. He's played there for them multiple times before.

            I'm not saying he'll always play there, just that he's very comfortable there so he's just as flexible as Castagne.

      2. Purse83
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Appreciate the comprehensive summary!

        FYI loving watching your boys at the moment, as a West Ham fan it’s an honour to be considered rivals if only for a few weeks!

    2. SharkyT
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ricardo

  16. SharkyT
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Already done: Greal + Bamford > Barnes + Kane for a hit.

    Did It very early as It’s left me 0.1m ITB to make the following move for a -8: Coufal > Dias.

    -8 Team would look like:
    Martinez
    Cancelo Dias Mee
    Bruno Salah Barnes Gundo
    Ings Kane DCL
    (Steer Raph Dallas Kilman)

    Stick or twist to -8?

  17. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Love it, was stuck between Mitchell and Kilman for fodder on WC, went for Kilman.

    Of course Kilman benched and Mitchell starts haha

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mitchell never plays when you need him to, I wouldn't worry about it. Roy doesn't seem to notice the correlation between Palace clean sheets and Mitchell starts either.

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        He actually played the one time everyone actually needed him in GW18 and returned a CS. That was most annoying of all.

    2. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It really is a lottery when either of them starts tbh. No point thinking about it.

  18. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Better option on wildcard?

    A) Son & Digne/Pereira
    B) Vardy & Shaw/Soyuncu

    Have Kane & Barnes

    1. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B with Shaw

    2. SharkyT
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If you have Kane I’d go Vardy over Son

  19. Pachi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What would you do here? Rashford to son for some tottenham cover?

    Pope
    Dias / cancelo / lowton
    Sterling / bruno / salah / raphinha / rashford
    Bamford / watkins

    Forster / dallas / coufal / brewster

    0.5 itb 1ft
    Wildcard available but no free hit

  20. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any update on how long Hendo is out for?
    Could be a major factor in helping me decide to sell/keep Salah for the DGW

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      nothing official but expected to be ~6 weeks
      Jota has returned to full training

      1. Isco Disco
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ohh. Thanks for the Jota update

  21. Pandastar5
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    worth to take a hit coufal --> dier OR sterling --> son??

    1. SharkyT
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not for me no

    2. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If you're playing Coufal, maybe him out for a hit could work. I like Targett more than Dier if you don't already own him. Shaw, if youh have the extra 0.2

  22. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Palace 1 shot on goal and 28% possession but still Brighton clean sheet gone. Just vomit inducing.

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      FPL logic.

    2. baines is god
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      football

  23. baines is god
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A-Strujik/Kilman to Stones

    B-Bamford to Kane and Salah to Son (-4)

    C-Strujik/Kilman to Dias, Bamford to Kane and Fernandes to El Ghazi (-8)

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Fernandes as in Bruno in C?

      Of those three A, but only because I'm not sold on losing Salah to fund Kane (even though I'd want Kane)

    2. Skymonkey
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      just do A, high risk in B and C

  24. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mitchell could be a gem for DGW26

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

      Unlikely

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Or not

  25. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    ah man Guaita is gonna spunk his CS before the DGW when on he's on my bench, the pain

  26. tabby98
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pope, Johnstone
    Cancelo, Stones, Digne, Lowton, Dallas
    Salah, Bruno, Son, Raphinha, Soucek
    Antonio, Bamford, Ings

    1FT £0.1m ITB

    What should I do here guys?

    A) Antonio ---> Watkins
    B) Salah + Antonio ---> Gundogan/Barnes + Kane (-4)
    C) Ings + Soucek ---> DCL + Gundo (-4)
    D) Salah + Antonio + Soucek ---> Gundo + Kane + Barnes (-8)
    E) WC

    Or suggest something else please???

  27. dogtanion
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is Mitchell essential?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      LOL

  28. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    For anyone on wildcard this week and no free hit for 29 , Lookman looks a good punt.

  29. Dasher0303
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pieters to :
    A)días
    B)cancelo
    C)Digne
    D)pereira

    For a -4 and rest of my back line is Stones Shaw Dallas Dunne

  30. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Nowhere to hide for the WC boys with Brighton defenders.

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

      Brave from a username & grav such as yours,

    2. Skymonkey
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      ye they should've faced LIV to get a CS

    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Who wc d single gwks?