Gameweek 1 report · Sun 23 Aug, 14:00 · Sky Sports
Brighton 4–0 Aston Villa
Brighton beat Aston Villa 4–0, a clean sheet for the winners. Goals: BHA — Hinshelwood (2), De Cuyper and Lindelöf og. Assists: De Cuyper, Georginio and Gomez.
The game rated it a 3 for BHA and a 4 for AVL on its five-point difficulty scale.
1 Red card: Gomes.
Bonus points: Hinshelwood 3, De Cuyper 2 and Wieffer 1.
What it meant for FPL managers
For Brighton the FPL returns were led by De Cuyper (17 points, owned by 45.2%) and Hinshelwood (16 points, owned by 0.6%). For Aston Villa the FPL returns were led by Kamara (2 points, owned by 0.4%) and George Hemmings (2 points, owned by 0.7%).
A clean sheet for Brighton: 6 defenders and keepers collected the clean-sheet points, De Cuyper, Wieffer, Verbruggen and Boscagli among them. De Cuyper (45.2%) scored for a big share of the game; Hinshelwood (0.6%) scored for almost nobody.
FPL points
| Player | Club | Pos | Pts | Mins | Owned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Cuyper | BHA | DEF | 17 | 77 | 45.2% |
| Hinshelwood | BHA | MID | 16 | 63 | 0.6% |
| Wieffer | BHA | DEF | 7 | 77 | 0.1% |
| Verbruggen | BHA | GKP | 6 | 90 | 23.2% |
| Boscagli | BHA | DEF | 6 | 90 | 0.6% |
| Dunk | BHA | DEF | 6 | 90 | 1.4% |
| Vuskovic | BHA | DEF | 6 | 90 | 7.4% |
| Gomez | BHA | MID | 6 | 85 | 4% |
The differential of the match: Hinshelwood (16 points, owned by 0.6%).
What's next
Brighton next face Brentford (H) on Sun 8 Nov; Aston Villa next face Man Utd (A) on Sun 8 Nov.