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Tomori and Targett absent as Pulisic returns for Chelsea

Christian Pulisic (£7.0m) returns to the Chelsea team to face Brighton on the first matchday of 2020.

Joining him in the starting line-up is right-back Reece James (£5.0m), who was recently ruled out by Frank Lampard for at least a week.

He plays on the right of defence which means another appearance at left-back for Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.8m).

Tammy Abraham (£7.8m) and Mason Mount (£6.3m) also keep their places in the 4-3-3 system.

However, Fikayo Tomori (£4.8m) misses out on the match altogether which means a place on the bench for Tariq Lamptey (£4.0m) once again.

Brighton manager Graham Potter has selected Pascal Groß (£6.4m) and Aaron Connolly (£4.5m) on the bench with Steven Alzate (£4.5m) and Leandro Trossard (£5.8m) starting either side of Neal Maupay (£5.8m).

Burnley host Aston Villa in the other lunch-time match where Matt Targett (£4.4m) misses out through injury.

Dean Smith has gone for a slightly altered shape to usual, lining up in a 3-4-3 system featuring Neil Taylor (£4.3m) and Frédéric Guilbert (£4.4m) as the wing-backs and Tyrone Mings (£4.5m) in the back-three.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Montoya; Pröpper, Mooy, Bissouma; Trossard, Maupay, Alzate.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Rüdiger, R James; Kanté, Jorginho, Mount; Pulisic, Abraham, Willian.

Burnley XI: Pope; Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Brady; A Barnes, Wood.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Hause, Mings, Konsa; N Taylor, D Luiz, Nakamba, Guilbert; Grealish, Wesley, Trézéguet.

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  1. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Totally forgot, but West Ham vs. Bournemouth is a massive game down the bottom of the table today.

    1. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      For DGW scouts as well

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

    Chances of any one of them completely missing out? Need grealish off the bench

    Cantwell
    Sterling
    Rico
    Kelly
    Lundstaarm

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Benching Grealish and you call yourself a non-casual!

      1. Fitzy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not owning Vardy qualifies too

        1. Fitzy.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Unless he has Grealish buried deep. Or is trolling.

          1. Bartowski
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            He's trolling, he's always trolling for attention.

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

          I have him. Grealish 3rd on the bench

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

        I missed the deadline. Wasted my 2 free transfers too

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lundy maybe

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

      Unless Lundy is still out with his injury or Kelly's niggle keeps him out you're struggling.

  3. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli > Traore or hold?

    He will be leaving my team in a few weeks time no matter what I think.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      See how they do today,

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

      Keep him imo.Norwich and Watford are two super games for Tottenham and with good scoring/assisting history for Alli.

  4. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea are terrible.

  5. Dont give a fuchs
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish done now it's time for zaha to ruin ppl transfer plans

  6. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Glad I did Heaton to Fabianski this morning.

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    It's a rare thing, but Kepa is the only reason we walked away with 1 point today.

  8. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Tammy to DCL for free this week?

    1. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

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

    Guys totally didn't expect Vardy not to play. Had VC on Sterling. What do you reckon are the chances he starts?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Good

    2. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Got Trent as VC haha

      1. Saka Punch
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Me too

        1. JT11fc
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Nice, green arrow incoming

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

      Cool thanks chaps. Feeling a bit more confident now.

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

    (K)DB better start

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

      He will 😉

      1. Samwise the Brave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I'm screwed if he doesn't

  11. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    @RAINER Any idea about the bonus?

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

    If I'd gone through with tammy and grealish to Jimenez and maddison (-4) I'd be sweating right now...

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

      The Lynx effect

  13. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hope KDB will do the job

  14. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I wonder how many Vardy cappers didn't give much thought to the VC. It seemed Vardy was 100% guaranteed to start. No mention anywhere of an injury. Mane is my vice but is also at risk of not playing.

    1. Samwise the Brave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I've gone KDB, but should have gone Kane

    2. JELLYFISH
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I went KDB vc

    3. The Jackal
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone who doesn't give much thought to VC is a fantasy novice

  15. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone see how bad Burn's injury is?

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

      Had his arm inside his shirt like a sling as he walked off. Looked in pain.

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      concussed

    3. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Planning to get Bernardo?

  16. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Its starting to become a real dogfight down there in the relegation zone with teams like Villa getting this win.

    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Less of that down there please - Jairo at left back could make it down here in two ticks

  17. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mane VC with no Vardy. Nervous...

  18. bialk
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish assist removed?

    1. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not that ive seen

  19. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    All these Jammu Grealish points

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

    Please start Aguero(C).

  21. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How can people even bench Grealish vs Burnley? You don't deserve the points you useless pr!cks

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      In all fairness, Grealish seller, myself included, are just as imbecilic.

    2. tokara
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bunch of casuals

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

      This place would be far better if comments like this didn't get removed 🙂

      1. Fitzy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Or posted

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          This.

    4. andre_c
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Agreed

    5. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      AV been horrible recently

    6. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What a shock that people get bench players points over the Christmas period

  22. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kane vc & Ings up front, looks I'm watching Saints/Spurs then.

  23. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ok, Which of you Vardy owners havent paid attention to your VC?

    1. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah.

    2. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Me, got it on Trent whuch is actually abit exciting

  24. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Already down to 10. Rash VC. On a hit. red arrow. hate this game

    1. andre_c
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same

  25. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sold Grealish for Willian.
    Captain Vardy.
    Changed v© from Rashford to Mane before KO.
    Now watch Mane rest tomorrow.....
    😀

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I have VC on Salah...and if anything he wud be the one to get a rest as mane was rested for one of the CWC games and salah wasnt

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I hope not for you bro

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mane no show would be cruel on you mate!

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I'm ready for it.
        Had some luck recently.

    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You’ve a whole day to look forward to in hope anyway 🙂

      (My last minute move was to put VC on Vardy over Mane with C Mo - just ensure a starting captain lol )

  26. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    No vardy leaves me with martial (c). Anyone else?

    1. bialk
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah for me.

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

      Same. Quietly confident.

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

      KDB. Sweating

  27. bench boost for every gamew…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy out means vc willbe interest this week

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

    Benched Rico ready for grand entrance

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same
      Coming for Vardy

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      same

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

      Let it be. Rico CS and assist.

      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        CS 3 assists and a goalazo he’s due 🙂

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

    If Rashford/Alli score today would you do the following for free? Already have Martial & Mane:

    A) Maupay & Salah ——> Alli & Rashford