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Brighton and Hove Albion v Brentford brings Boxing Day’s Premier League action to a close, with kick-off at the Amex Stadium at 20:00 GMT.

Graham Potter makes four changes from Gameweek 17 with Adam Webster, Adam Lallana, Alexis Mac Allister and Neal Maupay replacing Joel Veltman, Solly March, the suspended Yves Bissouma and Aaron Connelly.

Brighton captain Lewis Dunk misses out with a knee injury that could keep him out until late January, while Shane Duffy is absent from the matchday squad.

As for Brentford, Ivan Toney starts, having made his return as a substitute against Chelsea on Wednesday, with Rico Henry and Vitaly Janelt dropping out with a minor hamstring issue and Covid-19 respectively.

GAMEWEEK 19 LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Lamptey,Webster, Burn, Cucurella, Mwepu, Moder,Lallana, Mac Allister, Trossard, Maupay

Subs: Scherpen, Gross, Alzate, Welbeck, March, Richards, Leonard, Turns, Ferguson

Brentford XI: Fernandez, Pinnock, Jansson,Sorensen,Canos, Jensen,Norgaard,Baptiste,Thompson, Mbeumo, Toney

Subs: Cox, Thompson, Forss, Wissa, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Peart-Harris, Bidstrup, Stevens

  1. Alexis Nonsense
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    FreeHitters what is your net gain?

    FH team got me 45 points ekstra with Ronaldo(C) to go

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Holy cow! Congrats

      1. Alexis Nonsense
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks!

        I might have pushed the problem ahead of me with two games in gw20 off already

    2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      About 30ish with two left. 10 off the bench if Dalot or Ronaldo no show

      1. Alexis Nonsense
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ron (C) I presume?

        1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Son. Got Dalot and Ronnie left

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That’s huge. 23 points net gain so far with Dalot and Ronaldo(c) to play

    4. Forgetmeknot
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nice good work. Currently 31 points up with Ronaldo (c) and Dalot to go. Not hard though, non FH team would have been 21 all out 😀

    5. Jaws
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      37 with captain to play.

    6. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      53 vs 64 +Ronaldo so currently 11 points gain.
      Turns out my original team wasn't too bad but at least I have Salah next game week.

      1. Alexis Nonsense
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yes that might be huge!

  2. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    James Madison's last 5 games. Jeeezus.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        ESR may as well go now so have about 8m to spend on a midfielder. Looks to be the best option long term. Don't fancy any more pep roulette tbh.

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

    So Wolves have 14 players with COVID or injured and play Man United in 8 days……..

    FPL should consider allowing us to free transfer any player in teams where match called off due to COVID. FPL Scotland doing this provided 50% of games in the game week postponed

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Why? Then you just transfer in players likely to have a match called off the following week. How is that better?

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Increases odds of having starting players as by deadline fair idea if games kicking off that day are going ahead

    2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nonsense. Where would the madness stop. Just get on with it.

    3. Mighty Banana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They probably did consider it, and then realised it's not the best idea.

  4. Karhumies
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Planning to do Watkins no-show to Ronaldo C, but need to downgrade one of James - Mount - Bilva to get the funds. Time to sell off Chelsea defense? Thinking about James to Dalot.

    GW20 Brighton OK, but...
    21 Liverpool
    22 Man City
    23 Spurs
    24 Blank
    25 Blank

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      And James looked tired so may get rested in 20

  5. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lol at anyone selling Ramsdale.

    1. Diamondgeezer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He plays 5 of the next 8 and one of them is city.

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Only plays 6 of next 9 and 2 of those include City and Spurs. Other keepers have 11/12 games in next 9

    3. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ok fair points lads, their next games not been officially called off yet

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Just seen it has FFS

        1. Mighty Banana
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I'd have drink If I were you.

          1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            You asking?

  6. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Can we have a Brentford goal please? Thank you.

  7. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Wolves play united just 8 days from today,which could mean united blank gw21..
    Anyone tempted to go lloris over ddg now?

  8. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Looking at getting Lloris and Son for -8 with Rambo and Raph out.

    Crazy times crazy moves.

  9. Nedvěd11
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Keep Bsilva one more week then to Maddison?

    Son, Foden, Jota, Bowen, Bsilva

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Tempted to get him for the Liverpool game, in great form

  10. AD2110
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    When will it actually be confirmed when Salah goes off to afcon?

  11. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who is the better keeper option?

    A....lloris

    B....ddg

    Worth going to lloris as United play covid ravaged wolves next weekend?

    1. EL tridente
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I Will go for DDG as I already Got Reguilon

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A imo. I’d expect a Conte Spurs to keep more clean sheets than United. Also expect a Conte keeper to get more saves than a Ragnick keeper. Extra fixture down the line too

      1. Flynny
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm going back to DDG as have Reguilon

  12. One More Hit
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Everyone else in top 20 of the cash league I'm in has used their first wildcard, several have used a free hit too. I've just activated mine.

    Should I be looking to make revolutionary changes given a lot of people will be free hitting in GW22 anyway or just trying to fix a couple of issues and trying to keep a consistent team with everyone around me? I definitely need to move out my front 3, bring back Salah and get a second playing keeper.

    I'm thinking of moving to:

    Ramsdale (Sanchez)
    TAA - Cancelo - Dias - Dalot - Lowton
    Salah - Son - Jota - ESR - Skipp
    Ronaldo - Broja - Gelhardt

    Currently have:

    Ramsdale (Steele)
    TAA - Cancelo - Dias - Rudiger - Livramento
    Son - Jota - Bernardo - ESR - Gallagher
    Lacazette - Antonio - Dennis

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Go Salah and Ronaldo as your 2 premiums and move Salah -> Son next week. I’d go Maddison instead of Son. Use those funds to do Broja and Gelhardt to DCL / King

      1. One More Hit
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks, was thinking of having the three because then there's an easy route back to Salah rather than having to jettison Son again (appreciate this could all fall by the wayside). DCL is an interesting choice if he comes back firing, I'm not so sure on King.

  13. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What do we think FPL will do to try and help navigate this mess? Is there anything they can realistically do or should we just accept this is how the game is for the next few months?

    There was some vocal complaints about the extra free hit, although it was probably the only reasonable solution even with its flaws.

    Been playing the game since 2006, so had my share of FPL frustrations, but these past few weeks are amongst the least fun I've had. Can't imagine how frustrated those who go shafted by the deadline crash today are feeling.

    Maybe pushing the deadline closer to kick off til this tides over would help some what?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Only helps people around at those times.

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The only real solution would basically be triple bench. That cannot be done now.

    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Moving deadlines moves the problem not fix it.

    4. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It is tough but everyone is in the same boat. I didn’t agree with the additional FH chip getting added because where do you draw the line now? Can’t issue one every time a game is cancelled. A lot of people wouldn’t have used their FH this week if they didn’t have an additional one to fall back on and those that used it already had to suck it up while they all jumped 40+ points this week.

      Pushing deadline is not the answer either. Rotation and players being benched is a huge aspect of the game and it wouldn’t be fair for people in different time zones having to wake in the middle of the night to check line ups.

    5. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah it's just not fun anymore. There's a sweet spot of how much carnage is tolerable, and we're past that. Bet there are some people who are absolutely loving it, though!

      Wouldn't have thought they could change the rules mid-season, but the extra FH chip has done that somewhat anyway.

      I'd be happy with an extra transfer each week (or hits being reduced to -2), but I don't think that's feasible.

    6. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      We all knew the rules and we all new we were in covid times, so I don't see the problem with them just leaving it as it is.

      They had plenty of time to change the rules before the season started.

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        This although they shouldn't have added the extra FH chip.

      2. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        It should be left alone. They should not have given the additional FH

        1. WVA
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Did they justify why they gave it?

            1. WVA
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Thanks, not impressed.

    7. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Accept it and move on. FPL shouldn’t do a thing.

    8. Monklane
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm not enjoying it at all right now. I'm probably only hanging around through some sort of bloody mindedness.

    9. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm enjoying the chaos, difficult decisions to be made and more hands on management needed.

    10. Sharkytect
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I've been playing since the same season and - putting the seriousness of the covid situation to one side - I have very much enjoyed the random luck that is hitting all of our teams. It's mixing things up.

  14. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez looking at me from my bench laughing his arse off

  15. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lol and the Ramsdale non sellers

  16. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsdale&Laca to DDG&Antonio (-4)? That would allow me to field 11 players (if Foden is back).

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

  17. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsdale ESR Lacazette to DDG Jota King?

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nice. Did you back most of those yourself?

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Plus a cheeky Mahrez

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Well played

  18. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    So is 58 (-4) non fh decent enough?

    1. HollywoodXI
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Terrible. The average for non FH teams is 105 points with 5 to play.

      1. Babit1967
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ah well maybe next week then

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on Ronaldo.

      1. Babit1967
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        That might sink me

    3. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No.

    4. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      53 non fh team with Ronnie C to go!

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        So you keep telling us. But there must have been some bad luck along the way.

      2. Babit1967
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Nice

  19. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Can we stack Free Hits, i.e. if we haven’t used our first, have two when we get the second one

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You have 2 now.

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      We have the second one. You have two

    3. The White Pele
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      yes but can't use them in 2 successive gws..

  20. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsdale and Bernardo to Jota and DDG?

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yep do it now

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        How’d you get on today?? Loads of whinging and whining?

        1. WVA
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I had a good day considering no FH played. Happy Christmas

        2. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yep . One from earlier although complete and utter bs

          "Hilarious really, owned Son all season however this week all my rivals brought him in for Salah and captained him!"

          1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Lol

  21. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any news on Everton v Newcastle? Rumours of it being called off a few days ago.

    Got Wilson on my original team and got other fires now

  22. Ian J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    So lost - need help - made so many horrendous decisions recently
    What should I do?
    Ramsdale
    James Cancelo TAA B Davies Dalot
    Foden Gallagher Martinelli Ramsey Son
    Kane Ronaldo Watson
    0 ITB 1 FT
    Thanks

  23. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez save point

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Needs few more for BAPS

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Benched him for DDG

  24. Fish up a tree
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Guys is it not wise to go with 2 playing keepers

    Rather than ditch Ramsdale I am going to bring in Sanchez for current fodder as for the rest of the season they rotate almost perfectly & cover each other for BGWs in 24,25 & 27.

    Arsenal & Brighton both have 3 DGWs as well to capitalise on now which will not necessarily fall at the same time

    Finally any game could be pulled so having 2 keepers should be a no brainier.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Of course. Ideally we'd have a full playing 15. Doesn't always work that way with fund though.

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        funds*

  25. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    TAA(c) anyone?

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nope. Leicester can score goals from nothing.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No chance Leicester score.

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

        Plenty thought that today too!

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

      Good shout if Virgil is back

  26. The Red Devil
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Should I do a -4 for jota or -8 for salah?

  27. shuddahaddum
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Free hit game week 19 and came back to a completely different team from the game week 18 team.Also I have apparently tsken 150 transfers this game week. Has this happened to anyone else?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Link to team?

  28. T.Henry14
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Saving FH again?

    Ramsdale & ESM --------> Pickford & Gray (-4)

    Pickford
    Cancelo, TAA, James
    Son, Bernardo, Bowen, Gray
    Ronaldo, Antonio, Dennis

    (FosterX - WhiteX - CashX - LuizX)

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Did you accidentally write Pickford?

      1. T.Henry14
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        NEW, BHA, nor, AVL, new, LEE, sou

        1. WVA
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Don't worry I have seen his fixtures!

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

    A Sanchez haul was really not what was needed tonight

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      OMG this so bad

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yet here we are