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Brighton and Hove Albion v Bournemouth rounds off Gameweek 22.

Kick-off at the Amex at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Fabian Hurzeler welcomes back Yankuba Minteh to his squad but the winger has to make do with a place among the substitutes.

Georginio Rutter drops to the bench, too, with Danny Welbeck leading the line.

Carlos Baleba is among the substitutes after his return from AFCON.

The visitors, meanwhile, hand Amine Adli a start on their first Premier League match without Antoine Semenyo.

David Brooks misses out through injury as Eli Kroupi gets another start.

LINE-UPS

Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Veltman ,Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Hinshelwood, Gross, Gruda, Gomez, Mitoma, Welbeck.

SubsSteele, Rutter, Minteh, Baleba, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Ayari, Coppola.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Cook, Scott, Adli, Kroupi, Tavernier, Evanilson.

Subs: Forster, Christie, Smith, Diakite, Milosavljevic, Rees-Dottin, DaCosta, George Steven.

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  1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    1 hour, 38 mins ago

    you better bloody score Brighton!!

  2. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 37 mins ago

    James Milner 40 years old today
    He is the 2nd youngest goalscorer ever in the Prem
    also
    He is the 2nd oldest goalscorer ever in the Prem

    He has had a good run

  3. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 35 mins ago

    Long way to go in the game, but BBing this week with Tav and Dub feels so good. If Kroupi goes and gets something...

    1. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      56 mins ago

      Happy for you,a spewing verbruggen owner

      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        52 mins ago

        I hear it was dubious at best?

        1. Jordan.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          50 mins ago

          Correct,ridiculous decision and will also be debated endlessly in the morning on sky by that joke ,gallagher

  4. flashcheeks
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 33 mins ago

    Which one should I bench for GW23?

    BrunoF, BrunoG, Enzo, Rice, Rogers
    Haaland, Ekitike or Thiago?

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      53 mins ago

      Rogers

    2. Mr Turnip 1
        5 mins ago

        Bench boost

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 32 mins ago

      do you think Hill is helping Bournemouth's defence become just that little bit more solid again?

      also frustrating to see Rice was upped to 11 defcon late on in the GW 😥

    4. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 32 mins ago

      So having changed his mind and rescinded Adli YC, why didn’t he give Verb a YC?

      1. FPL Sanky
        • 2 Years
        51 mins ago

        Because he had Verb in his FPL team

      2. Too embarrassed!

    5. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 23 mins ago

      These content creators getting crappy pick like Tavernier and jammy pen points, always painful, still don't think he is a good pick, fixtures are meh

      1. Captain Mal
        • 1 Year
        39 mins ago

        Depends on your chip strategy I guess, but they are literally top of the fixture ticker between now and 31 (popular WC window).

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          3 mins ago

          I could agree but from GW27, not now imo

    6. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 23 mins ago

      AI managers in heaven

      1. They aren’t managers.

        1. Yes Ndidi
          • 6 Years
          33 mins ago

          Head coaches then.

          1. They are CCs

            1. Copy Cats!

              1. FPL Blow-In
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                23 mins ago

                🙂

    7. Joyce1998
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 20 mins ago

      A- Sanchez + Andersen
      or
      B- Kelleher + Thiaw

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        18 mins ago

        b

      2. Mr Turnip 1
          4 mins ago

          A

      3. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        1 hour, 19 mins ago

        Love owning Tavernier since GW16. Coming in clutch every time I need/deserve him.

        1. Great management!

      4. Saka White Rice
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 16 mins ago

        Now everyone will look to fit in Tavernier

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          37 mins ago

          Nah

        2. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          31 mins ago

          Nah absolutely not interested

        3. JBG
          • 7 Years
          30 mins ago

          Only if he keeps getting very dubious pens...

      5. Kane Train
        • 10 Years
        1 hour, 11 mins ago

        Do I need to wildcard this team?

        Verbruggen
        VVD / Gabriel / O’Reilly
        Bruno F / Bruno G / Gordon / Foden
        DCL / Haaland / Thiago

        Bench: Dubruvka, Wilson, Mukiele, Anderson

        1. Yes Ndidi
          • 6 Years
          42 mins ago

          How many FTs & how much ITB?

          No.

          1. Kane Train
            • 10 Years
            just now

            0 FT

            0.2itb

        2. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          42 mins ago

          No. Gordon hasn't scored a goal from open play in a year now so get rid of him and team looks good.

          1. Kane Train
            • 10 Years
            14 mins ago

            In a cash league. Cant afford to take a -4 in a head to head match up

            1. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              13 mins ago

              Bench Gordon, start Harry Wilson

              1. Kane Train
                • 10 Years
                just now

                Nah.

                I have Verbruggen in goals so one of them would be cancelled out as they are playing each other

        3. F4L
          • 11 Years
          41 mins ago

          nah

        4. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          39 mins ago

          Yes. To fit in Tavernier.

      6. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 hour, 3 mins ago

        Seriously Bournemouth 11 shots and only 2 on target. Not only did you get a penalty that wasn’t one, you can’t even give Bart save points

      7. Traction Engine Foot
        • 7 Years
        1 hour, 3 mins ago

        Senesi booked

      8. F4L
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 2 mins ago

        senesi or romero, who will get to 10 yellows first?

      9. F4L
        • 11 Years
        57 mins ago

        Jimenez is loving it out there 😆 taunting the crowd

        1. He is a top wind up merchant

      10. Mother Farke
        • 1 Year
        54 mins ago

        Back-to-backs win for Bomo if this result holds. Back on the menu or too soon? They did go 11 without a win...

      11. Tavernier injured...

        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          14 mins ago

          early wildcarders in the mud

        2. JBG
          • 7 Years
          11 mins ago

          Karma for giving content cucks points....

      12. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        49 mins ago

        Any chance Brighton get level?

        1. Definitely a chance

        2. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          21 mins ago

          not on evidence of first 75 minutes

          1. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            just now

            On 0.33 expected goals

        3. F4L
          • 11 Years
          18 mins ago

          depends if the ball is ever in play!

          1. One substitution after another

        4. Mother Farke
          • 1 Year
          16 mins ago

          Brighton need a moment of brilliance. Mitoma is capable.

        5. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          4 mins ago

          Delicious

      13. Van Hecke just reminded me of Trump when he learned that he wouldn't get the Nobel Peace prize.

        1. nanxun
          • 4 Years
          7 mins ago

          rofl

      14. Chances of a Rutter YC?

        1. 42%

      15. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        40 mins ago

        Come on Senesi. One more defcon.

      16. tutankamun
        • 16 Years
        35 mins ago

        Senesi DEFCON

      17. Jet5605
        • 11 Years
        34 mins ago

        Is Senesi a buy again? Good fixtures and a good Dorgu replacement

      18. JBG
        • 7 Years
        34 mins ago

        Van Hecke misses chance-_-

      19. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        34 mins ago

        Senesi DC points. now need hold that clean sheet and get a bonus point.

      20. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        33 mins ago

        Bournemouth players can’t stay on their feet .. such dedication

        1. Was not enough

      21. I must practice player names and their faces.

        Adli, Kroupi, Hall. Wouldn't recognise them as they all look so ordinary.

        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          30 mins ago

          think you mean Hill 😉

          1. Hill as well..;)

      22. F4L
        • 11 Years
        32 mins ago

        wow

      23. nanxun
        • 4 Years
        32 mins ago

        BOU concede