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Brighton 3-3 Wolves
- Goals: Aaron Connolly (£ 5.2 million), Neal Maupay (£ 6.1 million), Lewis Dunk (£ 4.8 million) | Romain Saïss (£ 5.1 million), Rúben Neves (£ 5.2 million)
- Own goals: Dan Burn (£ 4.3 million)
- Attend: Leandro Trossard x2 (5.7 million pounds) | Nélson Semedo (£ 5.4 million), Adama Traoré (£ 6.1 million)
- Extra points: Trossard x3, Neves x2, Dunk x1, Maupay x1
DO WHAT THE ROMANS DO
Romain Saïss‘(£ 5.1m) Fantasy Premier League’s comeback got even better at Gameweek 17 when he scored his third goal of the season in a 3-3 draw with Brighton.
Willy bolyThe most recent injury (£ 5.4 million) has helped the Moroccan international regain his place on the Wolves side, regardless of whether Nuno Espirito Santo deploys a back-three or a back-four.
Saïss has now started each of the last six Premier League games, scoring goals in two of the last three.
However, prospective Saïss suitors might be put off by the Wolves’ recent defensive woes.
They have now conceded in each of their last 10 Premier League games, their longest streak without a clean sheet in the top flight with Nuno. That streak comes after they secured four shutouts in the first seven weeks of play this season.
It’s clear that cutting and switching between a back-three and a back-four hasn’t helped things, Max kilman (£ 4.1m) owners especially suffering from a lack of consistency with just two 90-minute starts since Gameweek 11.
But, in addition to losing Boly, the wolves have also felt the adverse effects of losing their detection abilities. Leander dendoncker (£ 4.7 million) in central midfield, the Belgian absent from the last four games with a hit.
Against Brighton, his four-man baseline depended on Rúben Neves (£ 5.2 million) and João Moutinho (£ 5.2 million) protecting the defensive third through possession rather than their off-the-ball offers, something difficult to do against a Brighton team with such a strong focus on moving the ball on themselves.
But the Wolves now have 10 days between Premier League matches, which could allow Dendoncker and Boly to get back in top form and increase their clean sheet potential ready for attractive matches against Everton (at home) and West. Bromwich Albion (at home).
SEA-YA-GULLS
By contrast, Brighton’s matches are quite threatening.
They are one of only 12 teams with a Blank Gameweek 18 match, but considering it’s Manchester City, interest in their assets is likely to be low, especially with Spurs (at home) and Liverpool (away) at the Gameweeks 21 and 22.
However, Leandro trossard (£ 5.7m) was a standout player for the Seagulls in their 3-3 draw with the Wolves, churning out two assists and securing a top loot bonus of 11 points.
The Belgian is by no means in a purple patch in terms of turning his displays into points, those two are attending their first attacking returns since Gameweek 4.
However, the underlying numbers have been mildly encouraging for him in the last four games, his total of 11 key passes being the eighth best among all midfielders in his last four games.
Meanwhile, Neal maupay (£ 6.1m) is in a strong position to regain the center-forward position at Brighton.
Danny Welbeck (£ 5.5m) missed a starting spot for the second game in a row due to a knee injury Aaron Connolly (5.2 million pounds) came at halftime with a hit.
“We had a game on Sunday and another on Tuesday, a day between games. Neal has had a heavy workload. “- Graham Potter
“We miss Danny Welbeck, who has yet to recover from a setback against West Ham.” – Graham Potter
That allowed Maupay to advance from his role as a central attacking midfielder back to the forward position against the Wolves, allowing him to earn a quick penalty early in the second period.
Also with two goals in his last three for Brighton is Lewis dunk (£ 4.8 million). However, his colleague Adam Webster (£ 4.4 million) can be considered unlucky for not finding the network or registering an assist from Fantasy.
He hit the crossbar with a header in the second half before substitute Andi Zeqiri (£ 5.0 million) skied the rebound.
Webster has actually recorded more shots in the area than Dunk in the last four games and is arguably more susceptible to the bench for the next tough games Brighton will face.
Brighton and Hove Albion XI (3-4-2-1): R Sanchez; Burn (Lallana 69 ′), Dunk, Webster; March, Bissouma (Pröpper 46 ′), White, Veltman; Maupay, Trossard; Connolly (Zeqiri 46 ′).
Wolverhampton Wanderers XI (4-2-3-1): Patrick; Aït-Nouri, Saïss, Coady, Semedo; Neves, Moutinho; Neto, Vitinha (Kilman 64 ′), A Traoré; F Silva (Otasowie 87 ′).
Lessons Learned from FPL Gameweek 17
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