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SUN V BHA Team News: The Confirmed Line-Ups

SUN V BHA Team News: The Confirmed Line-Ups

The call — Sunderland v Brighton: teamsheets in — Groß, De Cuyper and Verbruggen all start The sheets are confirmed for Saturday's 3pm at the Stadium of Light, and the Brighton template is intact. Paul Groß (£5.9m, owned by roughly 3-4 in 10 managers) starts in midfield. Billy De Cuyper (£5.0m, about 3 in 10) is in the back four. Bart Verbruggen (£4.5m…

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Brighton line up 4-2-3-1. Kadıoğlu, Vuskovic, Struijk and Boscagli join De Cuyper in defence. Groß sits with Andrés. Gomez and Ayari support Kostoulas (£5.6m, about 1 in 10), who starts up front ahead of both David and Georginio. Dunk is on the bench, as are O'Riley and Yalcouyé.

Sunderland also go 4-2-3-1. Roefs starts in goal behind Hume, Mukiele, Danso and Reinildo. Xhaka (£5.5m) and Sadiki hold. Le Fée (£5.7m, about 3 in 10 among the hipsters — in truth, hardly anyone) plays further forward with Angulo and Meunier, and Isidor (£5.5m, about 1 in 10) leads the line. No Sunderland player is owned by more than about 4 in 100 managers, so the field is barely exposed to this side of the fixture.

What it means for your team: no scrambles required. There is no benched player the field owns and no starter who blindsides anyone. Kostoulas starting over two other forwards is the one selection to log for anyone weighing a cheap Brighton striker in future weeks. He has the shirt today.

The call: start Groß, De Cuyper and Verbruggen without hesitation — they are confirmed, and confirmed starters start. If you own Kostoulas, he plays too. Sunderland assets go in only if you own them already; there is no case for a last-minute move either way.