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Double Gameweek 27 comes to a conclusion this evening as Brighton and Hove Albion entertain Crystal Palace and Southampton face Brentford.

Kick-off in both matches is at 19:30 GMT.

Virtually all of the Fantasy focus will be on Brighton in the M23 derby but the headline-grabbing team news comes from the visitors, who are without a recognised senior goalkeeper tonight.

Vicente Guaita has picked up a late injury so, with Sam Johnstone already sidelined, it’s 19-year-old youth product and debutant Joe Whitworth who will be between the posts at the Amex.

In Patrick Vieira’s two other changes, Cheick Doucoure returns from suspension to replace Luka Milivojevic in midfield and Odsonne Edouard starts up front in place of Jordan Ayew.

Brighton make two changes to the side that began the 2-2 draw at Leeds on Saturday, with Danny Welbeck and Levi Colwill coming in for the benched Adam Webster and Evan Ferguson.

In the other game, Southampton recall Mohamed Elyounoussi and Ibrahima Diallo at the expense of Romeo Lavia and Theo Walcott.

Brentford’s only change sees Mikkel Damsgaard drop to the bench and Kevin Schade given his first start since his January move.

GAMEWEEK 27 LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Steele, Veltman, Colwill, Dunk, Estupinan, Gross, Caicedo, March, Mac Allister, Mitoma, Welbeck Ferguson.

Subs: Sanchez, Webster, Ferguson, Sarmiento, Enciso, Undav, Gilmour, Van Hecke, Buonanotte.

Crystal Palace XI: Whitworth, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Doucoure, Sambi Lokonga, Schlupp, Olise, Zaha, Edouard.

Subs: Goodman, Ward, Tomkins, Milivojevic, Ayew, Eze, Mateta, Richards, Ahamada.


Southampton XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap, Perraud, Ward-Prowse, Diallo, Elyounoussi, Alcaraz, Sulemana, Adams.

Subs: Caballero, Armstrong, Onuachu, Bree, Armstrong, Mara, Salisu, Walcott, Lavia.

Brentford XI: Raya, Hickey, Pinnock, Mee, Henry, Janelt, Norgaard, Jensen, Mbuemo, Toney, Damsgaard.

Subs: Cox, Dasilva, Wissa, Zanka, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Jansson, Damsgaard, Baptiste.

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  1. dansmusen
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    No Toney and all my rivals have him C or even TC...I have no luck

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      That’s not luck. It’s poor management

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Harsh, but true.

        1. dansmusen
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Is actually not true...my team was well set up, Toney my only though decision not to get (playing Martinelli) and last second 8-12 points to my rivals is shitty luck

      2. dansmusen
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        You could say but I wanted to play my Arsenal players so did not bring him in. I did not loose to many points but my rivals gained much more on those C so that's shitty luck

        1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          He was the glaring obvious captain. You at least needed to get him in if not captain.

    2. LC1
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I wouldn't call that bad luck tbh mate. He was always going to be a massively popular pick with 2 nice fixtures.
      Bad luck are the March owners not given the goal on the weekend (from a non-owner).

      1. Lucky Z
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        This

    3. Lucky Z
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Nothing to do with luck here

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Who are your forwards? (Not having Toney has nothing to do with luck imo. His assist and giving armband to him perhaps was lucky)

      1. dansmusen
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Halland and Kane (Watkins on bench)

    5. Neevesy
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Not bad luck, not even close.

  2. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Never check your points mid gameweek

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      *rank

      1. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Oh you can check it, just don't share it.

  3. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Maybe my team is finally catching some momentum, hoping for 450k -> 150k during next two weeks

  4. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Why are Madrid allowed that fan on the tannoy, annoying as hell

    1. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      It's quite common on the continent.

  5. Feloh
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Saka captain for next gameweek
    I think it's his turn to haul.

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Palace don't seem to concede more than a goal a match

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Kane.

    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Poor form

  6. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    104 (-4) pts. I guess I take it with C Mitoma.

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Same 104 (-4) pts. Mitoma cap and Solly March hit and run.

  7. WVA
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Start Kepa or Raya?

    ????
    Trippier Gabriel Mings Tark
    Saka(VC)
    Kane(C) Watkins Toney
    ???? Salah Rashford March Mitoma Estupian

    1. Feloh
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Kepa

    2. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Going Kepa

    3. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Kepa

  8. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Not a bad week for the sheeps

    1. Feloh
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      100 point gameweeks makes me a sheep?

      1. Jet5605
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        You missed the WC26ers being called sheeps on here a couple of weeks ago

        1. Sheffield Wednesday
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          106 points, no woolly WC involved at all.

    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      There was a lot of choice within the template, actually. And single game players did well, too. So who to bench, sell and buy was hardly set in stone.

  9. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    .....and out we go.

  10. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Wildcarders got lucky with all those double BRE Cleans, Liverpool blanks at bou,

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah who would have thought they would get one cleanie v Soton or Eve?

      1. Make FPL Casual Again
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Both games away, hadn't kept a clean in last 4 gws...

        Before that it was a couple in a mini run of nice home fixtures...

      2. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Everyone of course. And you didn't need a WC to get them 🙂

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          this!

  11. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Best 2 keepers for bench boost 29?

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Kepa and Steele in isolation, but having Bri def over Steele is the issue.

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        De Gea perhaps

      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah I have Estupiñian so no room for Steele. Kepa + ?

        DDG
        Raya
        Neto
        Pope

        1. BeaversWithAttitude
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Keylor Navas

  12. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Wildcarding this week was the play

    1. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yep. But oh well

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      No wildcard played me 3 x Brighton plus 2 x Brentford.

      Just needed FT planning.

    3. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yup

  13. Steve Stiffler
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    LOL at Liverpool, no champions league next year :/ ooft

  14. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Who’s your GW28 Captain?

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Harry Kane

    2. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Chilwell or Zinchenko probably

    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Kane or Chilwell. Probably Kane.

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Harry. KISS.

    5. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Kane atm

    6. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Toney.

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Kanes popular but just like Ivan to go out with a bang against Leicester

      2. West End Exile
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Kane

    7. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Cheers

  15. evilfish
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Would you lose Shaw or Estupinan for Chilwell?

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Estu if you need player for next gw

    2. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Estu

  16. Free Hat
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Having 6/6 players returning in only 2 matches doesnt happen very often.
    Expected the worst, but great fpl night

    1. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      well played...and that's why people go nuts for doubles (when they work!!)

      1. Free Hat
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks.
        Yeah, always great if they work out ofcourse

  17. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Whichever DGW-ers you picked, you've done marginally the same.

    13 - Toney
    12 - Mitoma
    11 - March
    11 - Steele
    10 - Mac Allister
    9 - Estupiñán
    9 - Raya
    9 - Mee
    8 - Henry
    8 - Pinnock

    Estu a YC way from 11, Toney almost had 14. March almost was the standout...

    1. Steve Stiffler
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Toney(C) , Mitoma and Mee

      Guy just skipped me at the top of the league he had 6 doublers 🙁

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Toney (C) Mitoma (VC)
        Levels, innit. 😎
        #NeverInDoubt

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      For once it was quantity over quality that won out

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Not if you benched Arsenal players

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Saka 3 pts, Zinch 6 pts

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            2 years, 9 months ago

            Cherry picking?

            1. Baps Hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 9 months ago

              My team is linked. You call having them cherry picking?!?

              1. Twisted Saltergater
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                2 years, 9 months ago

                Who made it about your team???

                1. BeaversWithAttitude
                  • 7 Years
                  2 years, 9 months ago

                  I have the same two Arsenal players, Saka & Zinchenko. Benched Zinchenko. Very popular picks. Hardly cherry picked choices.

    3. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      And Arsenal players beat them all. Lesson for 29?

      1. evilfish
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        no they didn't

        1. CABAYE4
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Top 2 point scorers this GW were Arsenal players.

          1. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 9 months ago

            Not my Arse players

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        15 - Trossard
        14 - Gabriel

        None others scored more than 8.

        Not likely you had Trossard. Arteta even ruled him out ahead of the match.

        If you played Gabriel well done. Most benched though.

        1. CABAYE4
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Oh I had neither but the point is a good single GWer can beat a doubler.

          And I’d say the DGWers performed well this week.

      3. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Maybe but I’ll still pick the dgwers

      4. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Definitely makes you a bit wary of the no Haaland strategy
        Watkins is on fire right now but was historically a bit of a troll in the past and has two away games CHE and LEI...

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      13 - Toney
      12 - Mitoma C
      10 - Mac Allister
      9 - Estupiñán
      9 - Raya
      9 - Mee

      I can live with this 🙂

  18. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Lol waiting an extra week to WC just to keep Salah @ bou...That's at least a 30point mistake after tonight....YUCK!

    Anyway....Y/N re: the below plan?

    Current GW28 WC:
    [11 starters]:
    Ward (bha)
    Chilwell (EVE), Botman (nfo), Trippier (nfo), Zinchenko (CRY)
    Odegaard (CRY), Saka (CRY), Maddison (bha)
    Watkins (BOU), Toney (LEI), Kane/Johnson (sou)
    Bench: Steele, Shaw, Rashford, Mitoma

    GW29:
    [12 doublers + Saka, Kane, Zinchenko]
    FT: Odegaard -> Mac Allister + BB

    GW30:
    FT: Watkins -> Haaland (0.5m wiggle room only)

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      At least you had salah for Man U haul

    2. Red Star Toro
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I'd be tempted to cash in on Toney and go without him now with the YC.

      1. Connor's Calling
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Interesting. How much do you think players are aware / can pull back from a yellow - esp if a LT ban coming anyway (in Toney's case). I have a feeling they're cleverer / more able than we think - but maybe that's naïve!

        Could swap for Havertz.....

    3. Fit_to_drop
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      You have double New for 28 but Forest have scored in every home game this season if I’m not mistaken

  19. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Salah and March killed me. Such is the way of the game

  20. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Captain options next week will be interesting. Watkins, Kane, Arsenal midfielder, or even a punt on a Chelsea player

  21. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Toney is a problem now for the double. Don’t want him to do a mitro

    1. Free Hat
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Him getting a yc in gw28 could solve the problem

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Almost want him to

        1. Free Hat
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Same.

      2. fantasist
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Haha true

      3. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Yep. Hat trick and yellow

        1. Free Hat
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          I will take that!

    2. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      If he picks up another yellow does he miss one match or 2?

      1. Snake Juice
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        2 matches

      2. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        2 games

  22. CheesyZoot
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    As a Chelsea fan I'd love to see City and Madrid draw each other tomorrow...

    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Think it's Friday

      1. CheesyZoot
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Oh yeah! Haha when you WFH all week you really lose track of time

  23. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    How good is Camavinga. France have some squad

    1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I particularly recommend Symphony of the Night

  24. Pariße
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Robertson ankle breaker on Ceballos. I don’t know why these are so much less rated in football than basketball.

  25. gers23
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Does Toney face a ban now because of that booking? Forgive my stupidity lol

    1. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      He's banned from my house, yes.

      1. gers23
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        lol il take that as a no.thanks mate

  26. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    5 goals
    3 assists
    8 clean sheets
    9 bonus.

    Not bad for a gw26 wc'der

    Are we forgiven

  27. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    110 points + bonus to come, pretty happy with that.

  28. BUZZBOMB ♡
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    101k. Toney (c). That yellow cost me an extra digit.

  29. g_jannyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Will take a green arrow after starting with Robertson and Salah. Toney, Mitoma and Estupinan the saviours.

    Could have been a bigger week if not for that penalty miss.

  30. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    I kinds hope gets booked in 28 so I have to sell

    1. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Reply fail