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Brighton v Bournemouth team news: Minteh sub, Kroupi starts

19 January 2026 244 comments
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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.

Subs: Steele, 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. Traction Engine Foot
    • 7 Years
    5 hours ago

    What a goal

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    1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 hours, 58 mins ago

      Yes, what a brilliant Van Hecke assist.

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  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 hours ago

    van hecke a

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  3. Jigger & Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 hours ago

    1-1 Van Hecke assist

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  4. Bushwhacker
    • 6 Years
    5 hours ago

    Love to see it. Justice for the Brighton 11!

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  5. tutankamun
    • 16 Years
    4 hours, 59 mins ago

    Van Hecke assist!

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  6. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 hours, 59 mins ago

    Thank you

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  7. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    4 hours, 59 mins ago

    Let's go Van Hecke, you useless limp defender.

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  8. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    4 hours, 58 mins ago

    Lost clean sheet to last minute jam. Of course.

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    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 hours, 58 mins ago

      8 last minutes of Jam

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  9. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    4 hours, 58 mins ago

    Start one:

    A) Roefs (whu)
    B) Dubravka (TOT)

    Not as easy as it looks considering opponent form and home vs away.

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      4 hours, 57 mins ago

      B

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    2. Mr Turnip 1
        2 hours, 24 mins ago

        A, not remotely close. Burnley the single worse defence in the league by a country mile. Roefs the top scoring keeper in the game against an awful West Ham side

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    3. #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      4 hours, 57 mins ago

      Justice served for that utter joke of a penalty decision

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    4. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 hours, 56 mins ago

      Van Hecke on 2 bps

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      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        4 hours, 55 mins ago

        My second highest scorer this week 😎

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      2. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        4 hours, 43 mins ago

        Van Hecke: no CS, miniscule defensive contribution, YC and yet is on 2 bonus for an assist it seems.

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    5. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      4 hours, 55 mins ago

      Proper &&&& show that goal wiping the CS and bonus

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    6. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      4 hours, 54 mins ago

      Verbruggen gtfo of my team. Needed you to save my game week

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      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        4 hours, 44 mins ago

        Not his fault the ref is a Bournemouth fan

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        1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 hours, 35 mins ago

          Well, the ref is just a BJ88.

          But van Hecke could.have saved the penalty instead and get some more extra Baps, defcons and cleany points.

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    7. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 hours, 51 mins ago

      Petrovic with only 2 CS since GW5.

      Only Donnarumma is worse.

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      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        4 hours, 49 mins ago

        No way. Where's Areola?

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        1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 hours, 41 mins ago

          I should have said, based on gut feeling.

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        2. Gazwaz80
          • 6 Years
          4 hours, 33 mins ago

          If you don’t know now, you’ll never know 😀

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          1. fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            4 hours, 27 mins ago

            Well done. Have an upvote.

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    8. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      4 hours, 51 mins ago

      What are you upto Van Hecke. A CB with 4 defcons. Make up for it with a late goal.

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      1. Rwilliams90
        • 14 Years
        4 hours, 45 mins ago

        Be very grateful for the 6 points

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        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          4 hours, 42 mins ago

          Why should I be grateful when folks are enjoying FPL review pens.

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    9. The Mighty Whites
      • 10 Years
      4 hours, 48 mins ago

      Would you start Van Hecke or Gudmundsson this week?

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      1. Mother Farke
        • 1 Year
        4 hours, 47 mins ago

        Both will concede but Gud is better for DEFCON.

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      2. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 hours, 8 mins ago

        Start a 3.8 defender. You've nothing to lose champ.

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    10. Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      4 hours, 48 mins ago

      That van hecke score feels like a massive haul compared to the rest of my team.

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      1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 hours, 40 mins ago

        Thats kind of dad.

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        1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 hours, 40 mins ago

          *sad

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    11. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 hours, 42 mins ago

      First time this season that none of the 20 teams managed to score more than two goals.

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      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 hours, 36 mins ago

        Based on gut feeling?!

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        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          4 hours, 33 mins ago

          lol

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        2. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 hours, 32 mins ago

          Based on GCSE math basic skills.

          However, my guts felt the boredom festival coming in right after the Dorgu haul on my bench.

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    12. adstomko
      • 9 Years
      4 hours, 37 mins ago

      Why buy Haaland when you can buy a Brighton goalscorer who would Kostoulas

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      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        4 hours, 30 mins ago

        Well done. Have an upvote.

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      2. Utopsis
        • 5 Years
        4 hours, 18 mins ago

        Exceptional

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    13. Stevie B
      • 15 Years
      4 hours, 31 mins ago

      What to do with this mess? Who transfer out first?

      Pope, Dubravka
      Guehi, Nunes, Gabriel, Alderete, Chalobah
      Saka, Rice, Rogers, Wilson, Bruno G.
      Ekitike, Haaland, Calvert-Levin

      1 free transfer and 0.1 in the bank.

      Thank you and good luck!

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      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        4 hours, 30 mins ago

        Nothing. Looks better than my team, certainly.

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      2. MarcusAurelius
        • 10 Years
        4 hours, 19 mins ago

        Saka to Palmer

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        1. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          4 hours, 16 mins ago

          This

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        2. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          2 hours, 51 mins ago

          yeah saka has to go now. He's been trash all season, let's be honest.

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      3. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 hours, 5 mins ago

        I tell you what to do with that mess - bench boost it.

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      4. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        2 hours, 50 mins ago

        saka out. Double arsenal defence

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    14. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      4 hours, 31 mins ago

      Senesi > Guehi locked before the transfer became official. Defcons schmefcons. Can’t stay away from cards, can’t score, can’t keep a CS. Never bothering with him again.

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      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        4 hours, 27 mins ago

        Same with Petrovic

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      2. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 hours, 41 mins ago

        Guehi being sold by a lot. I don’t get it but anyway. Best of luck if you get him should be a decent move, can’t see why he wouldn’t come straight in.

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    15. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 hours, 25 mins ago

      Thierry Henry.

      Please stop.talking.

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    16. Nickyboy
      • 14 Years
      4 hours, 23 mins ago

      But early but start Senesi (LIV) or Alderete (whu)?

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      1. MarcusAurelius
        • 10 Years
        4 hours, 20 mins ago

        I think both concede. Senesi better chance of attacking return

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        1. Nickyboy
          • 14 Years
          4 hours, 3 mins ago

          Thanks, have Senesi ahead at the moment

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    17. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      4 hours, 21 mins ago

      I have a clone for the first time of the season 🙁

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      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        4 hours, 17 mins ago

        Still 0 had two until last transfers

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      2. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        4 hours, 17 mins ago

        What does that mean?

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        1. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          4 hours, 15 mins ago

          Live fpl shows how many identical teams have your setup

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          1. Gazwaz80
            • 6 Years
            4 hours, 13 mins ago

            Cheers Steve…

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            1. g40steve
              • 7 Years
              4 hours, 7 mins ago

              No worries

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      3. CoracAld2831
        • 4 Years
        3 hours, 33 mins ago

        0 clones here.

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      4. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 hours, 37 mins ago

        I never have any even though I always think I am close to template.
        Then again you would think there is at least one more out there with a team as dumb as mine.

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    18. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      4 hours, 19 mins ago

      Gtg & worth BB?

      Kelleher
      Chalobah Gabriel Guehi
      Fruno Rogers HWilson Rice Palmer
      Haaland Ekitike

      Dubravka DCL Timber Muki

      .1

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      1. MarcusAurelius
        • 10 Years
        4 hours, 9 mins ago

        Yes and yes. Great team

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        1. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          4 hours, 8 mins ago

          Cheers

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      2. Nickyboy
        • 14 Years
        4 hours, 1 min ago

        Took way too long trying to figure out who Fruno is

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      3. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 hours, 33 mins ago

        Beauty team. Interested how high you TV got this year you must have been close to 106 or more?

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      4. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 hours, 30 mins ago

        Again what is team value here? Did you make any typos 🙂
        Seriously I was above 105 TV and I can afford most the same and have them but
        For Ekitike and DCl I have
        Thiago and Barnes so this seems super expensive.

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    19. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 hours, 16 mins ago

      Thierry Henry is unbearable.

      Maybe a BJ88 fan boy.

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    20. CoracAld2831
      • 4 Years
      4 hours, 10 mins ago

      Thank you Tavernier.

      Even though it's still a small red.

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    21. MarcusAurelius
      • 10 Years
      3 hours, 57 mins ago

      Happy with my team but a slight benching headache. Help appreciated

      Kelleher
      Tark Gabriel VDV
      BrunoG Rice Wilson Palmer
      Haaland Thiago Bowen

      Roefs Rogers Thiaw Bijol

      Rogers and Thiaw on bench doesn’t feel right but who to take out?

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      1. CoracAld2831
        • 4 Years
        3 hours, 38 mins ago

        I'd say you have it correct.

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        1. MarcusAurelius
          • 10 Years
          3 hours, 28 mins ago

          Thanks

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    22. Make FPL Casual Again
      • 7 Years
      3 hours, 53 mins ago

      Lmao @ AI sheep pick Teverniers no baps no cs

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      1. CoracAld2831
        • 4 Years
        3 hours, 34 mins ago

        Strangely it suggested Szoboszlai to me personally.

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        1. Make FPL Casual Again
          • 7 Years
          3 hours, 10 mins ago

          This is getting out of hand, sounds like AI is getting so advanced its influencing game outcomes

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      2. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 hours, 27 mins ago

        Purely based on penalty taking me thinks.

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    23. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 hours, 9 mins ago

      Thoughts on this WC?

      Sanchez
      Gabriel - Saliba - Chabolah - Guehi - Dorgu
      Bruno - Wirtz - Mbeumo - Rice - Semenyo
      Haaland - João Pedro - Brobbey

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      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 hours, 24 mins ago

        It’s fine it you want to punt on one or both of Wirtz and Mbeumo . I just think getting to a Palmer or Enzo for one of them could be ok too and do something else with Pedro cause I don’t know how how nailed he is. One to Enzo probably gets Pedro to Watkins or something like that.

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      2. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        2 hours, 23 mins ago

        Unorthodox but I like the idea even though it’s completely different from mine.

        Mbeumo + Bruno combo is excess utd imo. Dorgu + Pedro seem like short term picks on WC except utd truly turned the corner, I doubt.
        Guess you’re targeting the fixtures. Double Chelsea defence is also an overload imo. Think it’s better to spread the risk. Nice Brobbery punt.

        All in all, 7/10

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