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Man City vs Brighton: FPL picks for GW9

Should I pick a Man City defender against Brighton? ⛔ Avoid. 17% clean-sheet chance, #18 of 20 this gameweek — best option Guéhi (4.0 xP).

Should I pick a Man City attacker against Brighton? ✅ Good pick. 2.3 expected goals, #1 of 20 — best option Haaland (7.0 xP).

Should I pick a Brighton defender against Man City? ⛔ Avoid. 10% clean-sheet chance, #20 of 20 this gameweek — best option De Cuyper (3.3 xP).

Should I pick a Brighton attacker against Man City? ✅ Good pick. 1.8 expected goals, #3 of 20 — best option Groß (4.7 xP).

Man City v Brighton

Man City (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid17% clean sheet · #18 of 20

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

  • GKDonnarumma 3.3
  • DEFGuéhi 4.0 · Gvardiol 3.7 · Rúben 3.0
  • MIDCherki 3.7 · Anderson 3.6 · Ndiaye 3.4
  • FWDHaaland 7.0

Brighton (away)

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

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.8 xG vs MCI · #3 of 20

  • GKVerbruggen 3.1
  • DEFDe Cuyper 3.3 · Vuskovic 2.9 · Boscagli 2.0
  • MIDGroß 4.7 · Gomez 3.3 · Yalcouyé 2.5
  • FWDKostoulas 3.2 · Georginio 1.0

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.