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Potter tinkers again as Murray and Duffy benched for Brighton

Brighton manager Graham Potter continues to prove himself as unpredictable as far as tactics and team selections are concerned.

Once again, he has rolled out a completely different system to last time out as the Seagulls prepare for an away match at Newcastle.

Potter has lined up his troops in a 4-3-1-2 system lead by Neal Maupay (£6.0m) and budget midfielder Steven Alzate (£4.5m).

Unafraid of keeping his senior players on their toes, the manager has also put Glenn Murray (£5.8m) and Shane Duffy (£5.0m) on the bench.

That makes for a centre-back partnership of Lewis Dunk (£4.6m) and Adam Webster (£4.4m), while Dan Burn (£4.5m) retains his left-back berth of a week ago after playing in the middle for the first four matches of the season.

Meanwhile, Martín Montoya (£4.5m) has recovered from tonsilitis and reclaims his place at right-back and Aaron Mooy (£4.9m) gets his first start in midfield.

By contrast, Newcastle go with their tried and tested 5-3-2 formation, led by Joelinton (£5.9m) and Miguel Almirón (£5.9m).

However, there is unlikely to massive FPL interest in this Saturday evening game as the most popular player on show will be on the Brighton bench.

David Button (£4.0m) remains in 25% of teams and is also the most fashionable shot-stopper among managers inside the top 10,000 as well.

Dunk is the most popular playing asset, currently in 11% of teams, while no Newcastle player is owned by more than Isaac Hayden‘s (£4.5m) 6.5%.

Newcastle XI: Dúbravka; Willems, Dummett, Lascelles, Schär, Manquillo; Atsu, Shelvey, Hayden; Almirón, Joelinton.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Montoya; Mooy, Stephens, Pröpper; Groß; Alzate, Maupay.

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  1. Peter Ouch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Less than 15.000 spectators in the game
    Shocking

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Went from MCI game to this :/

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      They hate giving Mike Ashley money.

    3. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Mike ashley is shocking

    4. Ligdon
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Bournemouths stadium has a capacity of around 12,000...

      1. soup natsi
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Wow you weren’t lying

    5. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      15,000 too many.

      Very depressing times watching this lot.

    6. I'm out of name ideas
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Not sure you've quite got that right.

    7. MITHRRANDIRR
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      They are saying 44000 odd on TV.

    8. I'm out of name ideas
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      There are around 43300 there.

  2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Had a few really bad gameweeks. Considering a 12 point hit.

    Digne, Zinchenko, Dendoncker, Haller OUT

    Robbo, Otamendi, Mount, Connolly IN

    Would give me

    Heaton
    Trent Robbo Otamendi (Soyuncu, Lundstram)
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
    Abraham Pukki (Connolly)

    How does this seem? Am I mad?

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      I'd just go Rico instead of Robbo, go bigger than Connolly

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Could do this and keep Haller. Thanx pal.

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      relax

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Wish I could!

    3. antis0cial
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      -12 very rarely pays off. Digne to Rico Dendoncker to mount maybe?

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        This sounds better. Can't see things clearly with my own team right now. Cheers!

  3. antis0cial
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Annoyed at myself for not sticking with KDB captain. Is wc needed or should I leave it be (1ft)

    Pope
    TAA Soyuncu Rico
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount
    Tammy Pukki Haller

    Cantwell Digne Gibson

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Who did you VC?

      1. antis0cial
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Vc on Salah. I read an article 15 min before deadline suggesting Kdb would be rested.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          when was it dated the week prior?

          1. antis0cial
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 day ago

            Haha not quite that bad. “Kdb looked exhausted in the champions league and could drop out of starting 11”. I stupidly believed it even though he’d just had a rest and to my eyes looked fine in champs league.

    2. Peter Ouch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Don't wc

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Stick man, good team, prob just need to be lucky enough on captaincy

    4. Paulie Walnuts
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Good team

    5. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Do not waste your wildcard with that squad. lots are wildcarding to roughly the same team. patience.

    6. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      You have a great team

      1. antis0cial
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Thanks all, just really frustrating when you make a stupid mistake. Looking back it was fairly obvious there was a good chance of Sterling being rested. Guess I Hope salah goes big tomor and mount plays else I get soyuncu 2 points!

    7. Come on you Kante
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      I feel your pain I thought I’d captain kdb but realised I clicked off it without saving dooohhh

  4. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Go on Connolly, lad!

    1. SAUCY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Good swap for Wickham

  5. Snapes on a Plane
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Who to chuck Tammy for?
    A) Barnes
    B) Haller

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Can you wait a day?

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Abraham set to rise today

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      The same dilemma. Closer to sell Barnes atm.

    3. Brosstan
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Barnes

  6. MITHRRANDIRR
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Glenn Murray would have finished one of those by now.

  7. rodragon
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Wilcard this team?
    Pickford button
    Digne awb taa lund kelly
    Salah David silva tielemans cantwell Dendonker
    Aguero barnes vardy

    WC team:
    Pope button
    Taa tomori/mings rico lund kelly
    Mane kdb son cantwell hayden
    Aguero pukki abraham
    0.5itb....
    Thanks in advance. .......

  8. Brosstan
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Maupay looking lively. Seems decent value at 6.0

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      agree, has looked good all season

  9. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Ryan save point

  10. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    I need that Brighton cs wiped out :/

  11. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Strange that the autosub and VC effect is so low.

    Seems like everyone had Sterling(c) and Zinchenko with KDB(vc) and Lundstram off the bench.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Only those who had bragged. Salah and Pukki are high vice too

    2. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Only us professionals on here.

    3. Bagheri Arce
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Auto subs will increase once the dust settles I'd imagine.

      Lot of folk fielding an injured Mount, James etc. who will get Lundstram.

      I am not one of them I'm sad to say 🙁

  12. Nightf0x
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    A) would u do raz/kdb/mane to son?
    B) barnes to abraham (or) lanzini to mount?
    C) zin cebalos lanzini barnes -12 to ota cantwel son ayew? Y or N

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      lol -12

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Mason Greenwood was not spotted in United's travelling squad and nor were Diogo Dalot or James Garner. Injured stars Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial were also misssing

    MEN.

    Down to 10 man

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      9 🙂

    2. Brosstan
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      He might live near the stadium

    3. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Not photographed*

      Seems very unlikely that OGS would not include him in the squad at all after being the best United player 3 days earlier.

      1. Brosstan
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Not photographed means he wasnt there. THere are photographers who film all the players as they enter the bus.

  14. EMBOLOFAN
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    considering the likelyhood of price swings, is zinch to ota worth a -4?

  15. FOO FIGHTER
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    What are Sterling owners going to do if he plays in the League Cup?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      nothing?

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      He’s had his rest now so they’ll just have to brace themselves for his blank

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      There’ll be war if he does

      He surely won’t tho

    4. FPL Daniel
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Loons like he'll play like Kun last season

  16. ZeBestee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    What are we expecting from Kelly tomorrow?

    1) A start
    2) Benched
    3) Cameo

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      2 and 3?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        TM what shale we do with Sterling if we don't have Kun like you ?

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          *shall

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 1 day ago

            You're the veteran.

    2. Bagheri Arce
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      2)

  17. OPTA FPL
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Sterling to Salah or Mane?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      nah

  18. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Any mount update.?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      why would there be an update on a saturday

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Because time is linear

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Trained today.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Trained but might start on the bench

      2. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Cheers all

  19. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Terrible barnet. You all know who I'm talking about.

  20. Ask Yourself
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Why isn’t Andy Carroll coming on

  21. Moose™
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Who to (C) next week? Son? Abraham?

  22. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Connolly 🙁

  23. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Excellent defending.

    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      England’s best, just doesn’t play in the top 6.

  24. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Dunk locking in the 3 BAPs

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Ryan easily.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Loving it

  25. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Saint-Maximin might make this game more lively.

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Alzate should be booked there. Blatant dive.

  27. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Hold Ryan, hold that CS, son!!!

  28. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Will Pep want to give the 8-0 team another bite at the cherry v Everton?

    Be harsh to drop any of them after a record breaking performance like that

    1. I'm out of name ideas
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      They'll get 10 against Everton.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        In the first half

    2. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Should do, the subs will be tired after Preston.

    3. dark91
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Will be hard with CL a couple of days afterwards. Also don't think Sterling and Jesus would be happy to sit out 2 games in a row

      1. Rainer
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        They won’t both miss Preston.

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        I wonder would he placate Sterling & Jesus by giving them 2 starts in 6 days vs Preston & Zagreb, and keep the 8-0 brigade intact for Everton

    4. FOO FIGHTER
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Yup, rest them for the Cup game then have another go vs Everton.

  29. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    At 6mil Walker really is a disappointment in my team...

    Cant wait to get rid.

  30. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Atsu yc