Emiliano Buendía

Buendía’s most decisive edge is dead-ball and late-box finishing. He finished 2025/26 with six Premier League goals and produced the spectacular free‑kick that helped Villa lift the Europa League, giving him a genuine high-ceiling scoring vector from set pieces. That dead-ball role is regularly assigned to him, so he draws chances from corners and direct free kicks, and he heads into the trip to the Amex against a Brighton side that conceded 46 goals last season, a matchup that amplifies both goal and assist upside; he has two goals and two assists across five appearances, and he has five appearances in the last 5 game weeks and 15 appearances in the last 15 game weeks. Listed as a STARTER and averaging 72 minutes per game, Buendía offers a dependable floor in the Starting XI while the Sorare Edge projection of 77.9 points with model confidence MEDIUM maps to a solid ceiling if he converts set pieces or keeps his recent scoring run going.