Gameweek 7 report · Sun 18 Oct, 14:00 · Sky Sports
Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace
Brighton beat Crystal Palace 5–0, a clean sheet for the winners. Goals: BHA — Hinshelwood, Gomez, Ayari, Kostoulas and Canvot og. Assists: Boscagli, Groß, Ayari, Kostoulas and Vuskovic.
Brighton came into it 3rd with form LDWWW; Crystal Palace were 12th (LWLDW). The game rated it a 2 for BHA and a 4 for CRY on its five-point difficulty scale.
Benitez made 5 saves.
Bonus points: Kostoulas 3, Ayari 2 and Boscagli 1.
What it meant for FPL managers
For Brighton the FPL returns were led by Ayari (13 points, owned by 1.5%) and Kostoulas (12 points, owned by 10.2%). For Crystal Palace the FPL returns were led by Richards (2 points, owned by 0.5%) and Wharton (2 points, owned by 0.6%).
A clean sheet for Brighton: 6 defenders and keepers collected the clean-sheet points, Vuskovic, Boscagli, Verbruggen and F.Kadıoğlu among them. Hinshelwood (0.6%), Gomez (4%) and Ayari (1.5%) scored for almost nobody.
FPL points
| Player | Club | Pos | Pts | Mins | Owned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayari | BHA | MID | 13 | 80 | 1.5% |
| Kostoulas | BHA | FWD | 12 | 70 | 10.2% |
| Vuskovic | BHA | DEF | 11 | 90 | 7.4% |
| Boscagli | BHA | DEF | 10 | 80 | 0.6% |
| Gomez | BHA | MID | 8 | 90 | 4% |
| Verbruggen | BHA | GKP | 6 | 90 | 23.2% |
| F.Kadıoğlu | BHA | DEF | 6 | 90 | 1.4% |
| De Cuyper | BHA | DEF | 6 | 90 | 45.2% |
The differentials of the match: Ayari (13 points, owned by 1.5%), Boscagli (10 points, owned by 0.6%) and Gomez (8 points, owned by 4%).
The table
Brighton stay 3rd; Crystal Palace move from 12th to 14th. Brighton next face Brentford (H) on Sun 8 Nov; Crystal Palace next face Liverpool (H) on Sun 8 Nov.