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Three more Premier League matches follow on from the goalless draw at Villa Park.

Sunderland and Burnley contest their first top-flight games since promotion from the Championship, while two of the sides who just missed out on Europe last season meet at the Amex.

Guiu Dubravka

Budget Fantasy picks take centre stage today.

Burnley have four £4.0m defenders – Kyle Walker being the odd one out – and a £4.0m goalkeeper in their starting XI this afternoon, with Martin Dubravka getting the nod between the posts.

Lyle Foster, a £5.0m forward, leads the line.

The Clarets make their Premier League return against Tottenham Hotspur, who make three changes from the Super Cup clash with Paris Saint-Germain.

Lucas Bergvall, Brennan Johnson and Archie Gray come in for Joao Palhinha, Kevin Danso and Rodrigo Bentancur.

In the north-east, the big hope from the £4.5m forward pool, Marc Guiu, is on the bench.

The Black Cats have two £4.0m defenders in their team, Jensen Seelt and Reinaldo Mandava.

Mandava is one of seven new signings in their starting XI, alongside Granit Xhaka, Habib Diarra, Noah Sadiki, Chemsdine Talbi, Simon Adingra and Robin Roefs.

Mads Hermansen is straight into the West Ham United team, with Alphonse Areola having to settle for a place on the bench.

El Hadji Malick Diouf gets his Premier League debut but £4.5m midfielder Freddie Potts drops to the bench, despite having started West Ham’s final three friendlies.

Finally, at the Amex, Fabian Hurzeler makes just one change from his final pre-season line-up: Carlos Baleba is in for Diego Gomez.

Danny Welbeck is only among the substitutes.

Fulham boss Marco Silva matches Hurzeler in making one change from last weekend.

It’s an enforced alteration, too, with Ryan Sessegnon missing out. Jorge Cuenca comes in.

LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbuggen, Dunk, van Hecke, Wieffer, De Cuyper, O’Riley, Ayari, Baleba, Minteh, Mitoma, Rutter.

Subs: Steele, Gruda, Welbeck, Milner, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Gomez, Veltman, Coppola.

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Bassey, Anderson, Cuenca, Lukic, Berge, Wilson, Iwobi, Jimenez, King.

Subs: Lecomte, Reed, Muniz, Cairney, Adama, Pereira, Castagne, Diop, Emile Smith Rowe.


Sunderland XI: Roefs, Hume, Seelt, Ballard, Reinaldo, Sadiki, Xhaka, Diarra, Talbi, Mayenda, Adingra

Subs: Patterson, Neil, Guiu, Roberts, Rigg, Alderete, Isidor, Le Fee, Jones

West Ham United XI: Hermansen, Todibo, Kilman, Aguerd, Wan-Bissaka, Rodriguez, Ward-Prowse, Diouf, Bowen, Paqueta, Fullkrug

Subs: Areola, Walker-Peters, Alvarez, Wilson, Mavropanos, Soucek, Scarles, Potts, Irving


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Spence, Gray, Bergvall, Kudus, Sarr, Johnson, Richarlison 

Subs: Kinsky, Danso, Joao Palhinha, Tel, Vuskovic, Solanke, Odobert, Bentancur, Davies.

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Sonne, Walker, Ekdal, Esteve, Hartman, Mejbri, Cullen, Laurent, Anthony, Foster. 

Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Bruun Larsen, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Tchaouna, Flemming, Ramsey, Lucas Pires.

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  1. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 18 days ago

    Spurs 3-0
    BJ G

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Sarr A

  2. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 months, 18 days ago

    3 nil Spurs

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Johnson

  3. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    9 months, 18 days ago

    Yes p sarr assist!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      That's actually worth it

      Maybe Spurs are going to be okay this season

      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 months, 18 days ago

        They won't play Burnley every week..........

  4. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    9 months, 18 days ago

    Marmoush benched, dodged that bullet anyway.
    Do something Bernardo.

  5. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    9 months, 18 days ago

    Sarr A

  6. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    9 months, 18 days ago

    Johnson G
    Sarr A

  7. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    9 months, 18 days ago

    BJ G

  8. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    9 months, 18 days ago

    PMS assist!!!

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Get some rest, mate.

  9. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    9 months, 18 days ago

    Went Salah over Richarlison, Palmer over Kudus and Wirtz over Semenyo ffs 🙁

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Crazy moves

  10. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    9 months, 18 days ago

    So, err... How does Solanke get back in here?

    1. Towsor44
      • 13 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Wait for Richi injury

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      if he is fit he should come on now

  11. Moon Dog
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Burnley are whipping boys. Spurs haven't even been that good.

      1. sozopol
        • 14 Years
        9 months, 18 days ago

        Salty

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Will Spurs keep hold of their CS?

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        9 months, 18 days ago

        VdV hobbling...

        But he'll probably walk it off

    • Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Should of kept vdv an saved a mill from ver porro!

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        9 months, 18 days ago

        *over

      2. DeSelby
        • 3 Years
        9 months, 18 days ago

        *have

    • fantasist
      • 16 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      BJ can really finish

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        9 months, 18 days ago

        Yeah ice cold that

      2. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        9 months, 18 days ago

        A good BJ finish is always good.

    • Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Kudus to score next please

    • DannyDrinkVodka
      • 6 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Ffs had Richarlison until last minute and my Chelsea friend convinced me to switch him to Joao Pedro! Argh!

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        9 months, 18 days ago

        You’ve trusted a Chelsea fan.
        It’s your own fault.

    • sozopol
      • 14 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      And there’s my PM Sarr assist

    • AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Callum Wilson debut

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 months, 18 days ago

        On for Rodriguez

    • henrysquire
      • 7 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Of course he benches Marmoush.

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        9 months, 18 days ago

        😆

    • Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Kudus has taken 4/5 corners, Porro took the other corner. I was under the impression Porro took most set pieces haha

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 months, 18 days ago

        disappointing match from porro in all honesty. need the 6 at least

    • Mother Farke
      • 2 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      No Richarlison hatty.

    • FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Massively disappointed by West Ham but dub for Kudus.

      Will be interesting to see if PMSarr remains a solid option

    • AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Sunderland GOAL

      2 nil.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 months, 18 days ago

        Ballard

        Header from the Ivorian cross

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Sunderland 2-0
      Ballard G

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        9 months, 18 days ago

        Adingra A

    • TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Sunderland 2-0 looool

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 months, 18 days ago

        Promoted teams often do well on the opening day

        Especially at home

    • AYEW JOKING
      • 1 Year
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Mistakenly capped richy no f-ing way what is this luck

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      are west ham in trouble this season?

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        9 months, 18 days ago

        Potter has no authority.

    • Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Bowen and Watkins. Lol @ "experts". At least I only got one of them.

    • g40steve
      • 8 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Don’t rate Vicario

    • Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      9 months, 18 days ago

      Sunderland 2-0

      West Ham as per usual, dog meat!