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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. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    He looks offside

  2. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Offside

  3. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Var offside

  4. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Scenes

  5. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Please VAR. Please.

  6. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    VAR you are a joke!

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It was offside though lol

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Why? He was offside.

  7. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    OFFSIDE F×××× UUU VAR

  8. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Goal ruled out. Offside

  9. HNI
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wow form over fixtures always. Spurs look as bad vs Chel in this one. Went Salah over Kane on my WC due to underlying stats and learning my lesson to Auba and Kane-less this season..Maybe even Alli neess to.go for Rich or Maddison after this gw :/

  10. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I HATE VARRR SO MUCHHHHH

  11. Party time
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Clear OFFSIDE Right Decision

    • jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Absolute bull sh1te

    • FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      VAR come on.

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Looks OFF

    • ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      VAR has been awful

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        VAR just got that spot on.

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

      VAR v Kane Boxing Day

    • Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      V A R striking again

    • Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      How often has VAR hurt Spurs this season? Correct call or not

      1. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Not enough

    • Jamb0
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Oh gosh

    • Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      VAR is great!

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      nice one VAR, Sons crying

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Foot was offside

    • Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      VAR VAR VAR VAR
      STAND UP IF YOU LOVE VAR

      1. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Stupid get its killing it

    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      offside

    • Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      VAR - we love you. (for now)

    • Lukey27
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      BS

    • Party time
        4 years, 4 months ago

        VARIGHT

      • FER FUSCH AKE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        VAR for president.

      • DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        ARMPIT offside again!

        1. Party time
            4 years, 4 months ago

            😆

        2. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          VAR My Hero 🙂