Gameweek 7 preview · Sun 18 Oct, 14:00 · Sky Sports
Brighton v Crystal Palace
Brighton sit 5th on 7 points (form WLDW); Crystal Palace are 16th on 3 (LLWL). Kick-off is 14:00 UK time on Sun 18 Oct, live on Sky Sports.
The numbers
Brighton have scored 13 goals and conceded 5 in 4 games, from chances worth 11.6 expected goals, with 3 clean sheets. Crystal Palace have scored 6 goals and conceded 11 in 4 games, from chances worth 5.0 expected goals.
On the game's difficulty scale this is a 3 for BHA and a 3 for CRY (out of 5).
The FPL angle
Brighton's leading FPL assets are Groß (47 pts, 24.2%, £5.8m), De Cuyper (38 pts, 25.8%, £4.9m) and Vuskovic (32 pts, 3.3%, £5.0m). The market's pick this week is Groß, bought by 316,857 managers since the last deadline. Groß is on penalties.
Crystal Palace's leading FPL assets are Kamada (18 pts, 0.5%, £5.0m), Mitchell (17 pts, 6.0%, £4.5m) and Khalaili (13 pts, 0.3%, £5.0m). The market's pick this week is Hughes, bought by 2,812 managers since the last deadline. Mateta is on penalties.
Availability
- Hinshelwood (BHA) — Ankle injury - Expected back 10 Oct
- Wieffer (BHA) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Mitoma (BHA) — Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct
- Minteh (BHA) — Leg injury - Expected back 28 Nov
- Yohanna (BHA) — Unspecified injury - Expected back 10 Oct
- Henderson (CRY) — Foot injury - Expected back 11 Oct
- Mateta (CRY) — Hamstring injury - Expected back 11 Oct
- Disasi (CRY) — Suspended until 25 Oct
- Chadi Riad (CRY) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
Last season
Crystal Palace 0–0 Brighton (GW11) and Brighton 0–1 Crystal Palace (GW25).
Watching it
Sunday games are Sky Sports'. For other countries, the My Team fixtures tab lists every rights holder.