Brighton predicted line-up — Gameweek 7
Last updated: 20 October 2026 · By Clive Smalls · Confidence: Low
We expect Brighton to start in a 5-4-1 at home to Crystal Palace in Gameweek 7. The XI below blends scraped predicted line-ups and injury tables with our own expected-minutes model, so every name carries a start probability and a projected Fantasy Premier League points total rather than a gut-feel guess.
Match projection
Predicted XI (5-4-1)
| GKPVerbruggen£4.6m | 94% start | 3.6 |
| DEFF.Kadıoğlu£4.4m | 90% start | 2.8 |
| DEFDe Cuyper£5.3m | 77% start | 3.3 |
| DEFDunk£4.5m | 77% start | 2.4 |
| DEFVuskovic£5.1m | 72% start | 2.8 |
| DEFBoscagli£4.5m | 71% start | 2.2 |
| MIDGomez£5.0m | 83% start | 2.8 |
| MIDAyari£5.4m | 80% start | 2.4 |
| MIDGroߣ6.2m | 79% start | 3.1 |
| MIDAndrés£5.5m | 42% start | 1.3 |
| FWDKostoulas£5.7m | 72% start | 2.4 |
Likely bench
- MIDYalcouyé39% start
- MIDHinshelwood27% start
- FWDGeorginio27% start
- FWDDavid11% start
- DEFSvoboda9% start
- MIDO'Riley8% start
- MIDOsman8% start
Injuries, suspensions and doubts
Best Brighton FPL picks
- Verbruggen — 3.6 xPts next GW, 18.8 over five, £4.6m, 22.6% owned.
- De Cuyper — 3.3 xPts next GW, 19.8 over five, £5.3m, 40.8% owned.
- Groß — 3.1 xPts next GW, 19.3 over five, £6.2m, 45.2% owned.
Brighton predicted line-up FAQs
What is Brighton's predicted line-up this Gameweek?
We project Brighton to line up in a 5-4-1: Verbruggen, F.Kadıoğlu, De Cuyper, Dunk, Vuskovic, Boscagli, Gomez, Ayari, Groß, Andrés, Kostoulas. Verbruggen is the expected goalkeeper and start probabilities for every name are listed on this page.
Who is injured or suspended for Brighton?
Wieffer, Mitoma, Minteh, Tzimas, Ferguson, Azeez are currently flagged as unavailable, with Struijk, Yohanna rated as doubtful.
Which Brighton player is the best FPL pick?
Our model projects Verbruggen highest at 3.6 expected points for the next Gameweek, ahead of De Cuyper (3.3) and Groß (3.1).
How likely is a Brighton clean sheet?
Our Poisson match model gives Brighton a 46% chance of a clean sheet at home to Crystal Palace, with 2.22 expected goals scored.
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Fantasy Premier League
- Crystal Palace predicted line-up — the other side of this fixture.
- Predicted line-ups for all 20 Premier League clubs
- Brighton team news, injuries and suspensions
- FPL captaincy picks for Gameweek 7
- Projected points for every Brighton player
- Brighton fixture difficulty over the next five Gameweeks
- Low-ownership FPL differentials
- FPL Insights hub
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