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Who are the best Brighton defenders for FPL 2021/22?

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Brighton defenders are the talk of the Fantasy Premier League town ahead of the new season after they were handed an appealing run of fixtures in the opening Gameweeks – and their prices were revealed on Tuesday morning.

With wing-backs who regularly get forward and tall defenders who are prime targets at attacking set pieces there could be plenty of points available to FPL managers from Brighton’s defensive assets if the team could only live up to some of their statistics.

And, according to Fantasy Football Scout’s Season Ticker, their first five matches make up the easiest sequence of opening matches on offer to any of the 20 Premier League clubs with trips to Burnley and Brentford interspersed with home meetings with Watford, Everton and Leicester.

Now that FPL have released the prices for their players, we have assessed which of those options look the best bet for our initial Gameweek 1 drafts.

As this article uses extensive data from the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area, only those with a valid subscription can access it in full.

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  1. Jordan.
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    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    dunk

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    1. The Albatross
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      With his goal threat and nailedness, should be worth the 0.5 extra

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  2. FF Dirtbag
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Keep (c) on de bruyne or change to Ronaldo/gnabry/moreno?

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    1. Mufc202020
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Gnabry

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    2. Big Hands Barry
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      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Gnabry

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    3. FF Dirtbag
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Cheers all.

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    4. Blues for Salah
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      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Gonna piggyback on the answers . . .

      Gnabry or Havertz?

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    5. linkafu
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Gnabry

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

    Similar to the Q above.. Keep KDB or change to:

    Gnabry, Perisic, or Sterling?

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    1. Studs Up
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      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Perisic, then Gnarbry if he fails

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    2. linkafu
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Sterling and then Gnabry

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  4. fenixri
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Keep Maehle or twist to
    Perisic - Havertz/Gosens

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    1. Studs Up
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      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      i'd probably stick

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  5. artvandelay316
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who would you Captain if you had all three?
    Gnabry
    Havertz
    Gosens

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Havertz

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    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Gnarby

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    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I’m going with Gnabry anyway, no particular reason though.

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  6. Bury94
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    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Is it too early for F5 for the lowest ID yet? 😆

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      No

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  7. 3 A
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    If Maupay not on the pitch, who takes penalty?

    Gross?
    Trossard?

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Gross

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    2. linkafu
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Gross

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    3. 3 A
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks all

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  8. linkafu
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Lamptey for me.

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      What about Veltman though?

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah that’s the wrinkle

        Whether a job share at right wingback emerges here

        Ben White is the alternative who is guaranteed a start

        But if you have Sanchez, it’s probably worth a punt on Lamptey for his attacking potential

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  9. Nespinha
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    With such a poor game week, might even stick to my malen 10 points captain

    Alternatives would be perisic, gnabry, havertz or gosens

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Didnt use WC/LL?

      I would take a chance and change it. As you said, you are already having a poor GW, what can go wrong.

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  10. Studs Up
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    This article just brought back nightmares from few yrs ago when some of us trusted BHA defenders in a dgwk lol

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Duffy (c) 😀

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      1. Studs Up
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        doubled up + capped lol

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  11. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    How does one delete a team in euro fantasy?

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Relax dude, just create a R16 team and leave it.

      This is not FPL!!!

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      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I

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  12. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal starting defender at 4.5? Yes please.
    I am talking about Ben White.

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    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Oh the arrogance. 😀

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    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Arsenal defender even at 4 will be ewww 😉

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    3. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Mikel - get Lamptey and give Saliba a chance.

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  13. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
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    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Morning all!! Do we think FPL opens today??? Any rumblings???

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    1. The Fantastic Mr Fox
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Definitely.
      It just changed to "game is being updated"

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      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
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        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Yessss !! Just noticed mate!! I think my post was the catalyst!!! Haha

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  14. SVG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    The game is being updated.
    Please try again later when the updated scores / teams will be available.

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  15. aapoman
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    THE GAME IS BEING UPDATED!

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  16. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    It’s happening!!

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  17. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    It's happening, game updating.

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  18. Rohirrims
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    So an hour from now then?

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    1. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      midday on the dot i reckon, probably timed with a tweet

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      1. Rohirrims
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Hopefully they follow the 11:30 deadline as per weekly deadlines

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    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Given the pace FPL updates on a normal gameweek I'd say about 5 hours from now!

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  19. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Brought in Muller on Fanteam and now he's out...

    Blooming heck, It's hard enough as it is...

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Same. I did Mertens > Muller.

      At least I didn't captain him. Switched off to Depay at the last minute thankfully.

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      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I captained him. VC on Ronny

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  20. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    I have never gotten a low team ID before... F5 time?

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      What in your eyes counts as 'low'?

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      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I've never gotten below 5 digits haha

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        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Good chance of hitting 3 or 4 digits if you get it within the first hour or so I'd say 🙂

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    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      The moment your stop F5ing, the game gets updated. Getting low ID is tough 😉

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  21. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    And so it begins… another year of torture 🙂

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  22. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Hopefully majority are either at office or sleeping 😀

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      WFH babyyyyy

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    2. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      one and the same thing these days

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      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        😆

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    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      It's gonna be competitive because loads of people are WFH (including myself). Best chance to get a low team ID in years.

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  23. A-L
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    No new design changes expected at this point now?

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  24. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    so, how long often is it updated to launch a new game

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  25. Flair
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    It's happening!

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  26. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Ragabolly can get #1 ID easily 😀

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  27. Rakir
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Game is updating...

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  28. aapoman
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Oo the pictures at the top right corner have now updated

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    1. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Mitrovic showing in mine. Doesn't make sense.

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      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        It updated for me. Used to have Egan. But now it's Pickford, Vardy, Bissouma and TAA.

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        1. N00B
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Same!

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        2. Karan14
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          It's showing different ones for me in different browsers lol. But all old ones. I think there's not a fixed one it keeps changing throughout the season.

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      2. TKC07
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        If you click Home, it shows last season jersey pics. But if you click anywhere else, it's showing new season pics (Vardy).

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    2. A-L
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Club sites on the top bar are updated too

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      1. RedLightning
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 13 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        They updated last week, on the 17th.

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  29. Flair
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Can't wait for it to take an hour or two to update, by the time which most people have given up.

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    1. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Easier to snatch that #1 ID 😉

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    2. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      It took over an hour last season so wouldn’t be surprised

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  30. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    What's your current ping?

    Low ping will be instrumental in getting a low id

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