Brighton vs Newcastle: FPL picks for GW12

Should I pick a Brighton defender against Newcastle? ✅ Good pick. 30% clean-sheet chance, #4 of 20 this gameweek — best option De Cuyper (5.0 xP).

Should I pick a Brighton attacker against Newcastle? ✅ Good pick. 2.3 expected goals, #1 of 20 — best option Groß (4.7 xP).

Should I pick a Newcastle defender against Brighton? ⛔ Avoid. 10% clean-sheet chance, #20 of 20 this gameweek — best option Hall (3.1 xP).

Should I pick a Newcastle attacker against Brighton? ⛔ Avoid. 1.2 expected goals, #17 of 20 — best option Barnes (3.6 xP).

Brighton v Newcastle

Brighton (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick30% clean sheet · #4 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick2.3 xG vs NEW · #1 of 20

GKVerbruggen 4.1
DEFDe Cuyper 5.0 · Vuskovic 4.6 · Boscagli 3.2
MIDGroß 4.7 · Gomez 3.9 · Ayari 3.6
FWDKostoulas 3.8 · Georginio 1.1

Newcastle (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid10% clean sheet · #20 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.2 xG vs BHA · #17 of 20

GKHorníček 3.5
DEFHall 3.1 · Botman 2.3 · Thiaw 2.1
MIDBarnes 3.6 · Willock 2.6 · N.Gonzalez 2.5
FWDWissa 3.3 · Osula 1.7 · Fernandez-Pardo 1.4

How these picks are made

Expected points (xP) come from each player's expected goals and assists, minutes, defensive contributions, bonus and the opponent's strength, using FPL's official scoring. Before every deadline we lock our picks and publish them with a tamper-proof timestamp, then score them after the gameweek — check our record.