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Two more Double Gameweek 29 matches take place this evening and there is plenty of interest in both of them from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective.

Brighton and Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur gets underway at 19:30 GMT, with Arsenal v Liverpool kicking off 45 minutes later.

The headline team news comes from the Emirates, where Mohamed Salah is only among the substitutes after his injury scare at the weekend.

Diogo Jota takes the Egyptian’s place in the front three.

Jurgen Klopp’s only other alteration from the win over Brighton sees Naby Keita drop out and Thiago Alcantara come in.

Mikel Arteta keeps faith with the same 11 players that saw off Leicester City on Sunday.

As for the match on the south coast, there are no real shocks on either teamsheet.

Spurs are unchanged from their 3-2 loss at Manchester United, which means starts for well-owned assets like Son Heung-min, Harry Kane, Dejan Kulusevski and Matt Doherty.

There are two alterations to the Brighton starting XI, meanwhile, one of which sees Tariq Lamptey drop to the bench – a now-common occurrence when the Seagulls play twice within the space a few days, such is Albion’s management of his minutes.

Shane Duffy and Pascal Gross both start as Steven Alzate also makes way.

Above: FPL assets sorted by ‘effective ownership’ in the top 10k. All bar Martin Dubravka of the players in green above are in action this evening.

GAMEWEEK 29 LINE-UPS

Brighton XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Dunk, Duffy, Cucurella, Gross, Bissouma, Mac Allister, March, Maupay, Trossard.

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Mwepu, Moder, Alzate, Welbeck, Caicedo, Leonard, Sarmiento.

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Doherty, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Reguilon, Kulusevski, Son, Kane.

Subs: Gollini, Sanchez, Winks, Royal, Rodon, Bergwijn, Moura, White, Scarlett.


Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Lacazette.

Subs: Leno, Smith Rowe, Holding, Pepe, Tavares, Sambi Lokonga, Elneny, Nketiah, Swanson.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago, Jota, Mane, Diaz.

Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Keita, Firmino, Salah, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Minamino.


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  1. Salan
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    How come to remove Kulu's assist? Can't get it.

  2. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Kulu assist apparently NOT coming

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Says who?

  3. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    BBC,

    It ricochets to Son Heung-min in the box and he tees up Dejan Kulusevski.

    He thinks its his goal initially but it takes a big deflection off Cristian Romero and that wrong-foots Robert Sanchez to roll slowly into his bottom right corner.

    Big goal for Spurs.

    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      It’s half time.

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I know just clarifying what the BBC are saying

    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      HE THINKS ITS HIS GOAL (Kulu)

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Is the suggestion that his shot was going off target? Wouldn't that still result in ah assist in FPL terms?

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Yes it's an assist by all means

    4. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Sounds like it's a Kulu assist. Will let the clowns at Towers/Opta figure it out.

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ramsdale starts his 3 point bps game
    ...

    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Assist incoming

  5. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Why did they remove the Kulu assist?

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      No F****** idea

  6. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    If the Kulu assist is not given we need to remove couple of Bruno's last season's assists.

  7. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Kulu assist awarded to Bruno Fernandes

  8. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Odegaard masterclass tonight.

  9. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Time to bring on Salah.

    LFC looking toothless.

    1. Monklane
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Tired.

  10. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Is Saka 100%?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Not watching. Why?

    2. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Racist

  11. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Where is Kulu assist gone?!

    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Because it's a Lukaku assist. Already awarded

  12. Tinkermania
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I know it will go in one day. But why does KANE take freekicks?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Copying his idol CR7

      • Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        The bane of all Spurs fans life is a Kane FK

      • Monklane
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Strange how someone who's so good at penalties is so poor at free kicks.

        1. Tinkermania
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Maybe because he is England's golden boy.

      • Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Dier usually takes them and he's even worse...

      • Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        He scored a cracker against Villa once…

        1. Tinkermania
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          I see. That's why. Let him take them then. LOL

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Jokes aside that was the most obvious assist I have seen

      Will be given for sure

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Really weird

      2. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Yup. Calma.

        1. Deulofail
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          😆

      3. Salan
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        It must be Kulu's assist, no matter from a Kulu owner or not.

      4. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        But why give and then remove?! Very strange!!!

      5. COLLIN QUANER
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Yes it'll be given. Glitch in the system. It's all good

    3. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Is kulu winning in the kulu v son debate for GW30?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        You'd love to see those assist points added, oh yes you would.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Fail reply to above.

      2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Nah … he’s clearly been banned from being given assists … so no longer an option.

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Kulu great value but for GW30 only I may go son

    4. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I own son and kulu, they won't get anything, the curse is real

    5. The Final Boss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Assist been given for missed penalty scored by someone in rebound. Kulu assist not given. Crazy

    6. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      The worst bit of this is I get to watch Kane and Som blank, then Salah come off the bench and score haha

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        As a Kane(TCer) this is feeling really painful already

        1. TomSaints
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Somehow losing 2 bps late on last game was annoying, add in the easy miss earlier and it’s set up to be a very disappointing result

      2. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Yep, definitely.

    7. Gudjohnsen
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      This Kulu assist removal is one of the weirdest things to happen in fpl

    8. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Gah, forgot to update my UCL team...
      Silva, Vlahovic, Kante on the bench.. 🙁 🙁
      Just don't have the discipline for UCL and FPL

    9. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Bet I end up going son over kulu this FH just because he costs more and I always want to spend all my cash.

    10. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Xhaka close

      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        To RC?

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          😀 That was the first thought when I read it!

    11. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      "An assist is awarded whether the pass was intentional (that it actually creates the chance) or unintentional (that the player had to dribble the ball or an inadvertent touch or shot created the chance)."

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Shot created the chance imo.

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Had Kulu hit the post and it would have reflected to Romero, assist would have been given imo.

      2. Gudjohnsen
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        So obvious Kulu assist

      3. Salan
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        It is a crystal clear statement proving this must be a Kulu's assist.

    12. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Kulu shot was on target, surely has to be an assist

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Doesn't matter if it was on target

      2. nerd_is_the_werd
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        i didn't see it, but even if it was off target, it's an assist - even bbc sport says so.

      3. Salan
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        It's an assist, even not on target.

      4. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Doesn’t matter if it was on target or not, if he was the last player to touch it before Romero

      5. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        It does not matter if it is on goal. Bruno got FPL assist last season with shot that was going 2-5m wide.

    13. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Kulu assist has NOT been added

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Won't be added if it hasn't been added by now

    14. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      If it's not given in the next 10 mins somebody please check Marks team

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        FPL towers in the mud.

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

        Yawn

    15. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ramsdale not gonna get 3 BPS with all these long kicks going to 'pool players.

    16. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Meanwhile FPL towers thinking they added the assist.

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Which one of them removed it, though?

    17. The Final Boss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      So it's confirmed no kulu assist? Any official tweet from fpl arrived?

    18. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Son owners in FPL towers tempering the assist

    19. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Says on OneFootball it came off veltman