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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
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Spurs 3-0
    BJ G

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Sarr A

  2. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    3 nil Spurs

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Johnson

  3. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Yes p sarr assist!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      That's actually worth it

      Maybe Spurs are going to be okay this season

      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

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

  4. The Night Trunker.
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

  5. Sgt. Schultz
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Sarr A

  6. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Johnson G
    Sarr A

  7. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    BJ G

  8. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    PMS assist!!!

    1. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Get some rest, mate.

  9. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

    1. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Crazy moves

  10. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

    1. Towsor44
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Wait for Richi injury

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      if he is fit he should come on now

  11. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

    1. sozopol
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Salty

  12. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Will Spurs keep hold of their CS?

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      VdV hobbling...

      But he'll probably walk it off

  13. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      *over

    2. DeSelby
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      *have

  14. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    BJ can really finish

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yeah ice cold that

    2. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      A good BJ finish is always good.

  15. Kaneyonero
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Kudus to score next please

  16. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

  17. sozopol
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    And there’s my PM Sarr assist

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Callum Wilson debut

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      On for Rodriguez

  19. henrysquire
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Of course he benches Marmoush.

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      😆

  20. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month 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
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

  21. Mother Farke
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    No Richarlison hatty.

  22. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Massively disappointed by West Ham but dub for Kudus.

    Will be interesting to see if PMSarr remains a solid option

  23. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Sunderland GOAL

    2 nil.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Ballard

      Header from the Ivorian cross

  24. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Sunderland 2-0
    Ballard G

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Adingra A

  25. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Sunderland 2-0 looool

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Promoted teams often do well on the opening day

      Especially at home

  26. AYEW JOKING
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

  27. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    are west ham in trouble this season?

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Potter has no authority.

  28. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

  29. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Don’t rate Vicario

  30. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Sunderland 2-0

    West Ham as per usual, dog meat!