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Welcome to the 2023/24 Fantasy Premier League season, RotoBallers! We began our FPL coverage two years ago and are going big for the upcoming campaign. We will have position previews, team previews, and reactions to the most significant transfers in the preseason. Then, during the year, we will bring you our usual Staff Roundtable, weekly rankings, and a new monthly article: the Watchlist.
The game launched on July 5 and all the prices are revealed. Today, we continue our team previews with Brighton & Hove Albion as we work through the EPL teams, looking at what catches our eye and their FPL outlooks.
The first game of the 2023/24 Fantasy Premier League season is August 11 at 3:00 PM ET. Also, look out for the rest of our excellent soccer coverage as the squad gets you all set for every English Premier League and UEFA Champions League slate from a DFS and betting perspective.
FPL Team Previews: Brighton
It was a tremendous season for Brighton as they grabbed a top-six place in the league and developed some incredible talent. Graham Potter left for Chelsea in the middle of the year, but Robert De Zerbi stepped in and brought the Seagulls to new heights. Under the Italian boss, Brighton scored the third-most goals in the Premier League and became an attacking force. Alexis Mac Allister has left the club, but Kaoru Mitoma, Evan Ferguson, and Solly March are ready to lead the club in England and Europe.
Last Year's Brighton Stats
- League Finish: Sixth, 62 points
- Most goals: Alexis Mac Allister, 10 goals
- Most assists: Solly March, 10 assists
- Most FPL Points: Pascal Groß, 159 points
Who is your favorite Brighton defender for the upcoming FPL campaign?
- Pervis Estupinan should cost £5.5 million this season, but we will take the gift from the FPL higher-ups and slam the Ecuadorian wingback into our Gameweek 1 drafts. He went down in Fantasy Premier League history last season with his 17-point performance against Arsenal. With no real competition at his spot, he is set to fly high in De Zerbi's system. After the World Cup last season, the 25-year-old thrived under his new manager and was a top-three defender in FPL.
| Post-World Cup Stats (GW 17-38) | |||||
| Player | Goals | Assists | Clean Sheets | Points | 2023/24 Cost |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | 1 | 10 | 8 | 116 | £8.0 m |
| Pervis Estupinan | 1 | 5 | 9 | 104 | £5.0 m |
| Kieran Trippier | 0 | 5 | 7 | 102 | £6.5 m |
Which Brighton midfielder is catching your eye?
- Things get tricky here, as any of Mitoma, Groß, March, and Julio Enciso could be in your Gameweek 1 squad. Solly March is leading the way because he's a differential in early drafts (3.3 percent TSB%) and on direct free kicks and corners. Mitoma is king of the preseason bandwagon after a strong second half last year, but he only scored 12 more points than March despite playing 400 more minutes than his teammate.
| Post-World Cup Stats (GW 17-38) | |||||
| Player | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | 2023/24 Cost |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 1991 | 6 | 7 | 115 | £6.5 m |
| Solly March | 1502 | 7 | 6 | 103 | £6.5 m |
| Pascal Groß | 2048 | 4 | 6 | 90 | £6.5 m |
| Julio Encisco | 752 | 4 | 2 | 53 | £5.5 m |
The Brighton forward who will be bagging us some FPL points is...?
- Evan Ferguson (£6.0M) is the prince waiting to take over the throne. After the World Cup, the Irishman bagged eight attacking returns (six goals, two assists) and averaged a point every 14.8 minutes. Among forwards costing £8 million or less in this year's game, that was the fourth-highest rate of return ahead of the likes of Ollie Watkins, Gabriel Jesus, and Cody Gakpo. Ferguson is a great addition to Erling Haaland in our FPL squads if he can nail down a starting spot for Brighton.
What run of fixtures favors Brighton the most for the 2023/24 FPL season?
- Right out of the gate, Brighton gets newly-promoted Luton Town at home, then Wolves and West Ham. That could be nine points through three games with a couple of clean sheets to match. It gets tougher after that with games against Newcastle and Manchester United, but having a couple of Seagulls in your Gameweek 1 squad seems more than viable.
How many Brighton players will you have in your Gameweek 1 squad?
- It could be anywhere from one to a maximum of three. Pervis Estupinan is too cheap and has too much upside to pass on at his price tag. It'll probably come down to March versus Mitoma versus Bryan Mbeumo for my fourth or fifth midfielder, depending on a squad with one or two premium players. Then, if Evan Ferguson blows the doors off in the preseason, he will be a cheaper addition to the forward line.
What is one bold FPL prediction for any Brighton player?
- Evan Ferguson finishes the season inside the top-five highest-scoring forwards. Outside of Erling Haaland and Harry Kane (if he stays), there isn't a lot of consensus among the leading men in the EPL. Roberto De Zerbi had this squad firing on all cylinders last season. Among Europe's top-five leagues, Brighton was sixth for expected goals, per fbref.
