Gameweek 12 preview · Sun 29 Nov, 14:05 · Sky Sports
Brighton v Newcastle
Brighton sit 3rd on 19 points (form WWWLW); Newcastle are 13th on 11 (WLLWL). Kick-off is 14:05 UK time on Sun 29 Nov, live on Sky Sports.
The numbers
Brighton have scored 24 goals and conceded 7 in 9 games, from chances worth 17.6 expected goals, with 6 clean sheets. Newcastle have scored 12 goals and conceded 15 in 9 games, from chances worth 10.4 expected goals, with 2 clean sheets.
On the game's difficulty scale this is a 3 for BHA and a 4 for NEW (out of 5).
The FPL angle
Brighton's leading FPL assets are De Cuyper (69 pts, 45.2%, £5.4m), Groß (60 pts, 46.9%, £6.2m) and Vuskovic (58 pts, 7.4%, £5.2m). The market's pick this week is De Cuyper, bought by 177,738 managers since the last deadline. Groß is on penalties.
Newcastle's leading FPL assets are Hall (42 pts, 19.8%, £5.3m), Barnes (42 pts, 7.4%, £6.1m) and Willock (29 pts, 0.5%, £5.0m). The market's pick this week is Hall, bought by 10,544 managers since the last deadline. Wissa is on penalties.
Availability
- F.Kadıoğlu (BHA) — Hip injury - 75% chance of playing
- Struijk (BHA) — Hamstring injury - Expected back 8 Nov
- Mitoma (BHA) — Hamstring injury - Expected back 22 Nov
- Yohanna (BHA) — Unspecified injury - Expected back 22 Nov
- Tzimas (BHA) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- J.Ramsey (NEW) — Suspended until 21 Nov
- L.Miley (NEW) — Muscular injury - 75% chance of playing
- Fernandez-Pardo (NEW) — Illness - 75% chance of playing
- Jaouen (NEW) — Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
- Livramento (NEW) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
Last season
Brighton 2–1 Newcastle (GW8) and Newcastle 3–1 Brighton (GW35).
Watching it
Sunday games are Sky Sports'. For other countries, the My Team fixtures tab lists every rights holder.