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Sessegnon replaces the suspended Son as Potter rings the changes

The first of nine matches to take place on Boxing Day kicks off at 12:30 GMT, with Brighton and Hove Albion the visitors to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

With this being the first of two Fantasy Premier League deadlines in the space of 48 hours, we FPL managers will be anticipating a shock benching or two today.

The damage isn’t too bad from a Tottenham Hotspur perspective, with one of Jose Mourinho’s two line-up changes being enforced.

Spurs’ appeal to get the Gameweek 18 dismissal of Son Heung-min (£9.9m) overturned has failed, so the South Korea international will now sit out the Lilywhites’ next three league matches – starting with this one.

Son’s place on the left flank has been taken by Ryan Sessegnon (£5.4m), who makes his first league start of 2019/20.

Eric Dier (£4.9m) drops to the bench, meanwhile, with Harry Winks (£5.2m) promoted to the starting XI.

There are starts for popular FPL buys Harry Kane (£11.0m), Dele Alli (£8.9m) and Serge Aurier (£5.1m), who maintain their ever-present Premier League appearance records under their new manager.

There are five changes for the visitors, however.

Shane Duffy (£4.8m), Ezequiel Schelotto (£4.0m), Bernardo (£4.3m), Aaron Connolly (£4.6m) and Steven Alzate (£4.5m) are all brought into the team, with Martin Montoya (£4.5m), Leandro Trossard (£5.8m), Davy Propper (£4.9m) and Neal Maupay (£5.8m) dropping to the bench.

Lewis Dunk (£4.7m) is absent from the matchday squad altogether as he is suffering from illness.

Christmas-led rotation is perhaps only one of the reasons for Graham Potter’s tinkering.

Albion look to be adopting a three-man central defence, with Potter perhaps having witnessed the joy that Wolves and Chelsea got against the Lilywhites when playing a similar formation recently.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Winks, Sissoko, Lucas, Dele, Sessegnon, Kane.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan, Schelotto, Webster, Duffy, Burn, Bernardo, Stephens, Mooy, Gross, Alzate, Connolly.

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  1. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Yep good shout Rainer, Eriksen,Maupay,Ings,Rico penned in for the WC team

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Eriksen? Didn’t even get the assist today

    2. Garfield1001
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A wildcard isn’t just for 1 week

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        You think Ings, Maupay and Rico are bad picks?

  2. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    So basically Kane and Alli got the same amount of points? Took a hit to get in Kane whereas I could have gotten Alli in for free. Damn

  3. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hopefully Kane get atleast 2 baps.

  4. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Zaha owners must be delirious knowing that they will get a haul.

    Roberto is back 🙁

  5. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kane on 3 now

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      With Webster

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yup

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Enjoy them.

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Don’t own him luckily

    4. Ninja Škrtel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      ffs

    5. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      And now he is back on 2

    6. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Baps are completely fixed

  6. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Teemu Pukki baby!

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Tammy Hatti baby!

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        That too!

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      This

  7. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Is this supposed to be Kane (c) fail? I really expected him to deliver more points ... but also picked Son last GW so it doesn't feel like it.

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lol

    2. Das Boot
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      18 points is better then 4

      1. Jamb0
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        *16

  8. Somar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli was on the floor looking like he was in pain as the final whistle blew. Will have to monitor that.

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep didn't look good

  9. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/21383630

    Good thing i started cantwell over ings

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same mate we are smart people

    2. One Wheels Enough
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Me too, but I don't think it was a hard decision given the CPL 6 pointer coming next...

  10. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thank you Dele Alli

  11. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Will Rasford outscore kane?

    1. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Probably

    3. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Rashford 2 pointer

  12. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Webster 3, Kane 2, Alli 1 looks lime final?

    1. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Alli winking goal bps to spoil the partiy

    2. Jamb0
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yup

  13. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks Mount

  14. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pulišić is rested again, Llorente style

    1. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Pulisic to salah

  15. EL TANO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Jammy jammy jammy Mourinho
    Brighton were better organised, bold and will be gutted with no points from that

  16. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    8 points from Alli. I’ll take that

  17. Ninja Škrtel
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    The stars are aligned, the board is set. Lundstram Captain here we go.

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Good luck

  18. Rust Cohle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Everyone is still getting rid of all of their Spurs before Norwich and Soton, right?

    1. DF
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Reckon I'll lose Aurier but hang on to Alli

  19. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    1. Aurier or 2. Kane or 3. both on a GW 20 WC?

    1. Jebiga
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Neither !
      Get Salah

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Aurier and Alli

  20. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    As an Alli and Aurier owner who didnt captain Alli, thats a good result. Could only be better if Aurier got max baps

  21. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Abraham and Lucas Moura to Salah and Maupay for a hit ?

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Let Abraham play forst

  22. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bus captains for next week?
    Kdb (c) Mane (v) or vice versa here but will switch to Vardy if he's not given that 'rest' Rodgers mentioned.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not worried about KDB rest?

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not whilst Dilva is still out

        1. WVA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Likely to be back next week

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            In 2 days?

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy. His rest won’t come when he’ll be needed on counter vs West Ham. He will be rested against Newcastle

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        If he's fine then it's Vardy for sure

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      KDB will not start 2 games in 48 hours so if starts v Wolves cannot see more than a sub appearance at best at weekend

  23. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How is Webster on for the 3 BAPs and Alli will be lucky to sneak one? Sometimes I really don’t understand this game.

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Baps and price changes are fixed mate just wait and see

    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He got more bps

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This

    3. Ninja Škrtel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Remember Man City's Navas? the man would enter the match at minute 60-70 and end it with 3 baps without doing anything.

  24. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bonus after reductions?

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Webster
      Kane
      Alli

  25. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Will there be any pressers before next GW?

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Started Greenwood in my FPL XI for this GW vs Newcastle. Let's see if he starts. I think Daniel James or Martial gets dropped today for Greenwood. Lingard out for Pogba.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lingard for Pogba. They looked disgustingly poor once greenwood came on for James.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        They looked poor when Martial and James were playing. So bad they were 2-0 down.

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          That was lingard’s fault. Greenwood killed everything he was involved in so got pushed into the middle with Rashford and martial out wide. Martial and Pogba the only ones who looked good

  27. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen made a difference 2nd half, am I alone on this?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Of course. He is their best player. Has to start every game.

      1. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Mourinho trying to get them playing without him so when he leaves they don’t need to sign a world class player to replace him

    2. KINGS
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      His passing still there

  28. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ings Captain next week for the bold!

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      VC for me

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy vs Ham

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Same

      2. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Rest maybe?

  29. KINGS
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    No Ings Mount Pulisic

  30. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Dreadfully unlucky Kane captainers. You guys deserved more for displaying such massive balls!!