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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, 4 months ago

    Called it.

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/21459600

    TBH it had all the signs. Grealish was on the Goals Imminent table anyway.

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

      Save this and copy paste later if needed.

  2. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Var is going to rule out this Grealish goal

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pleaseeee

  3. Ser Davos
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Watching Turf Moor so missed Azpi's goal and then whilst watching Azpi's goal, I missed Grealish's

  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tammy only in about a third of teams in the world top 10k, a bit of a differential now

  5. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wtf is up with this VAR offside lines and rulings? No wonder I never watched this sport

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

    Wow terrible advice to sell Grealish

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Really?

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

    Grealish, my boy 🙂

  8. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Damn grealish 1st bench

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

    Tammy assit confirmed

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

      Can't be a Tammy assist, Mooy kicked it to Azpi

      1. FPL ZB
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Blocked shot counts for assists sadly

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

    Grealish goal disallowed. Offside

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yesssss

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Thank christ.

  11. SOTHPAW
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Happy new year all. Planning the Liverpool triple up, which 2 to go with Mane?
    A, Salah, Gomez
    B, TAA, Robertson

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Probs B. Trent more important to own than Salah imo

  12. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Offside. Cant believe it

  13. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pope has got to go now

  14. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Yesss no Grealish goal

  15. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    kept Grealish
    kept Tammy

    ML Rivals’ Ryan and Pope CS’ gone.

    Good first 15mins 😉

  16. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    GOAL IN THE BURNLEY VS VILLA GAME!!!

    And Heaton's clean sheet is still intact!

    On the downside, of course Grealish scores who everyone and his dog seems to have! Rank drop again 🙁

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You wrote all of that for nothing!

      1. SEXY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yes haha, although Heaton cleanie still intact lol

    2. SEXY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      OMG apparently disallowed

  17. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thank you Tammy, now push on you rock star 🙂

  18. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    It's like reviewing every wicket at cricket, even when clean bowled. Ridiculous.

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Absolutely! Really pathetic this. Forget FPL, its just ridiculous

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

    GRELISH NO GOAL

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

    I knew Grealishwould punish sellers/benchers. Even said yesterday that I would captain him, but chickend out.

  21. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thank god. 1st on bench

  22. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish and Tammy owner.

    Good start to 2020

  23. BrutalLogiC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jack continues to punish non believers

  24. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sold Grealish as AV been terrible, hope Traore outscores him!

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

    🙁

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

    Oh. Sellers (like me) lucky.

  27. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    FCK VAR, nothing to do with football. Nobody can say his heel was offside for 1mm.

  28. SM001
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Oh f**k off VAR!

  29. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hate f****** VAR

  30. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish hurts me every week.

    As does Pope, but in a very different way.