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Brighton's next 5 fixtures are Man City (A), Brentford (H), Hull City (A), Newcastle (H), Bournemouth (A), an average difficulty of 3.2 out of 5.
Maxim De Cuyper is a defender for Brighton in Fantasy Premier League, priced at £5.3m and selected by 42.6% of managers.
So far in 2026/27 he has scored 60 points from 670 minutes, with 2 goals, 3 assists and 8 bonus points. Expected goals 1.85, expected assists 1.08.
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Brighton used £4.5m defender Maxim De Cuyper on the wing in their final friendly. Assess the out-of-position upside and role risk before Gameweek 1.
De Cuyper retained his advanced Brighton role in the 5-0 win and added clean-sheet value. Arsenal next makes him a hold rather than a chase.
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