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Sessegnon replaces the suspended Son as Potter rings the changes

The first of nine matches to take place on Boxing Day kicks off at 12:30 GMT, with Brighton and Hove Albion the visitors to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

With this being the first of two Fantasy Premier League deadlines in the space of 48 hours, we FPL managers will be anticipating a shock benching or two today.

The damage isn’t too bad from a Tottenham Hotspur perspective, with one of Jose Mourinho’s two line-up changes being enforced.

Spurs’ appeal to get the Gameweek 18 dismissal of Son Heung-min (£9.9m) overturned has failed, so the South Korea international will now sit out the Lilywhites’ next three league matches – starting with this one.

Son’s place on the left flank has been taken by Ryan Sessegnon (£5.4m), who makes his first league start of 2019/20.

Eric Dier (£4.9m) drops to the bench, meanwhile, with Harry Winks (£5.2m) promoted to the starting XI.

There are starts for popular FPL buys Harry Kane (£11.0m), Dele Alli (£8.9m) and Serge Aurier (£5.1m), who maintain their ever-present Premier League appearance records under their new manager.

There are five changes for the visitors, however.

Shane Duffy (£4.8m), Ezequiel Schelotto (£4.0m), Bernardo (£4.3m), Aaron Connolly (£4.6m) and Steven Alzate (£4.5m) are all brought into the team, with Martin Montoya (£4.5m), Leandro Trossard (£5.8m), Davy Propper (£4.9m) and Neal Maupay (£5.8m) dropping to the bench.

Lewis Dunk (£4.7m) is absent from the matchday squad altogether as he is suffering from illness.

Christmas-led rotation is perhaps only one of the reasons for Graham Potter’s tinkering.

Albion look to be adopting a three-man central defence, with Potter perhaps having witnessed the joy that Wolves and Chelsea got against the Lilywhites when playing a similar formation recently.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Winks, Sissoko, Lucas, Dele, Sessegnon, Kane.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan, Schelotto, Webster, Duffy, Burn, Bernardo, Stephens, Mooy, Gross, Alzate, Connolly.

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  1. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Yes Spurs have been useless, but they have Norwich and Saints next ffs...

    1. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Both of whom have looked fair recently

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That means good fixtures for norwich and saints tbh

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Giving up on Spurs, form over fixtures.

  2. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Son, Stevens, Aurier to 7m mid, Digne and Robertson for -4pts?

    1. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I think that, if you have Spurs, you see them through GW21 before ditching.

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Sensible approach I guess but thats not working recently 😀

        1. Rust Cohle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          125 min of football left to play against leaky sides.

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Keep Aurier IMO.

  3. DT42
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    When is Lamela back? Has to be better than Moura

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Was expected in January last time I read

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

      He's on the bench today.

    3. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He’s on the bench.

    4. Arse Craic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      On the bench today

  4. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Best Alli replacements?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pepe 😉

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Pogba

      2. N00B
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I will if he will score two today.

    2. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Maddison

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

      Might switch to Maddison if needs be. But hard to sell with the next 2 games

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

    So Alli © was a mistake right ??
    😮

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes will be lucky to get anything today

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

        Sighh

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not yet

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

        I'm at work
        Blessing in disguise probably 😀

    3. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Underrated Potter probably, not feeling great about it

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

      Still a half to go
      Enough time for a brace

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

        Ho Ho Ho

    5. drughi
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      45 mins left and Brighton are trash after all so anything could happen

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

        Fingers crossed !

    6. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Game not over.......but yes a terrible mistake

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

        Cheers

    7. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not looking good at the moment, maybe 2nd half miracle

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

        Amen

        1. Goro Majima
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          At least you didn't do Rash to Kane for a hit and captain him!

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

            Boom
            GL for second half

            1. Goro Majima
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Cheers, you too!

    8. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He scores when you least expect it.

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

        I'm not expecting anything now ....

  6. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Forgot to do my team and I m left with Son Red Card and Soy & Dendoncker on the bench. FML

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

      We've all done it - commiserations.

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

    Is this the last week to use the first WC?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yep

  8. james 101
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    4 yellows in the first half

    Predict the number of reds and yellows?

    R1
    Y6

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Zero
      9

  9. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What happened to Harry Kane.?

    Looks a shadow of the clinical and clever striker he was couple of seasons ago

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      VAR ruined him, would have stood without VAR 🙁

      1. Arse Craic
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Haha

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

        Harry boy is finished

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Trying to breathe through his nose

    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The issue is the lack of creativity from midfield. He isn’t being serviced with the early balls and quality chances in and around the box.

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yh could also be due to demise of Alli and Eriksen compared to the high energy pressing and creativity they offered back then

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

      Without Eriksen ticking and serving him on a platter he's meh

    5. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He's still a great striker but he's not employed where he can do most damage. He also need the bullets to fire so his supply chain is vital.

  10. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kane (C) and Aurier - I thought Xmas was fun

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not always when Mou is involved 😉

    2. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Relax, still another half to go..

  11. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Which gk is best long term going forward? Ramsdale?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ryan

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Guiata

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        This

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

      Ryan

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

    Vertonghen being slated on the commentary I heard...yet the top Spurs player for BPS...lovely

  13. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Should I hold Pukki now?

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

      yep give him a big cuddle

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

    Alli and Aurier, step it upppp

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes do something

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

    If Alli blanks here, would you hold him on a WC?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Only with an exit plan

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

      no

    4. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Punish the blankers

    5. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He's not really passing the eye test either, although it's Spurs in general who have been disappointing..

  16. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Was that spurs set piece just before the goal where sissoko came off the back to score, given as offside ? Why did the ref show his hands as advantage ?

    1. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Broadcast said that the linesman flagged it, but didn’t see it myself.

  17. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I was a tiny click away from getting Kane for a hit.
    Forgive me Jimi.

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

    Kdb better play, Alli vc

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Haha.. Same! We'll be okay

  19. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Martinelli worth the 0.2 over Greenwood on WC? Can't really use the 0.2 anywhere else..

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

      Depends on what Arteta does with him tbh.

      Question comes a week or so early.

    2. Arse Craic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I think so, but should be bench points regardless

    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Imo yes, but has a slight hamstring issue and might go away in January with Brazil U23’s.

    4. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers guys! Interesting points will need to think over it!

  20. Dele
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Not sure I’ve ever been this depressed on Boxing Day.

    Three cheers for Jose.

  21. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Revised WC.
    Ramsdale, Button.
    TAA, Kelly, Lundstram, Soyuncu, Rico.
    KDB, Sterling, Salah, Grealish, Cantwell.
    Rashford, Vardy, Greenwood.
    0.0m.

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Solid, mine should be something similar but personally trust Tammy more than Rashford and Mane more than Salah..

  22. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Early kick off on boxing day

    Too much turkey for spuds lads

    Glad I only have Alli to remove as well!

  23. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Nomination for transfer flop of the decade?
    I'll start with the hyped up 20m signing Lazar Markovic

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Harry Maguire was 85m

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        early days, not a flop yet tbf!

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Sanchez to United

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        defo but I'd label that stupidity by the board more so than flop considering the contract he was on!

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pulisic to my team

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

        Redemption is nigh.

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

        tell me about it, I even captained him v WHU!

    4. gryffsonofarthur
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Rem Lazar?

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

      20m is peanuts. Try 100m Pogfail

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        it wasn't peanuts 6 years ago and Pogba hasn't flopped he's just surrounded by flops lol

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

          If that's the case then how about almost every single ManU buy since Fergie then? Rapidly losing in on a billion pounds

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

      Sadio Berahino says hello.

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yup, lost his confidence in front of goal at a different level altogether!

    7. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mangala.

    8. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Over 100 bar on Maguire and AWB has to be up there

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        You are clueless about football if you think AWB is a flop!

    9. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Andy Carroll maybe?

  24. balint84
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    will Kane score?

    1. Sz21
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Fingers crossed.
      Playing a little further forward than normal and has been a bit unlucky.

      Seems on it in fairness but the service has been brutal.

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Probably, a late penalty to gobble up all the baps.

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

    looks like Mourinho is not a great manager anymore

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

      That's been evident for ages

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      *three finger gesture*

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

      Hasn’t got much to work with tbh, can’t change them over night

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yes the Spurs squad is horrible and isn't worth 100s of millions of pounds in fees and salaries.

        They also have a crap stadium

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

          Stupid logic used, when Mourinho took over it was the same squad same stadium...it’s not Mourinhos fault, will take time for him to take effect with his style and players he wants

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

        They were an elite side a year ago and were just champions league finalists. He's rubbish

        1. Stupendous
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Yea fdms talking crap

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

            Grow up

            1. Stupendous
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              You're talking rubbish and you were called out for it. Simples.

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

                This is the problem with modern day football...kids expecting things to be turned around by the click of their fingers if not they blame the manager...can’t judge a new manager on 6games, stupid

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

          But their confidence was down with poch...clearly there is a problem in the squad, maybe it’s the players that want to leave

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

            This is true but Mou has still been pants since he left Inter. he's no panacea for Spurs

  26. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I'm going crazy in the second half if Kane scores, be prepared lads

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

      Penalty for kaboom

  27. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Alli's brother needs to do one

  28. gryffsonofarthur
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Gazza, Aurier owner. Ryan on my bench. Not a great start to the gameweek......

    1. Arse Craic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ditch Gazza for Button

    2. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Double spurs defenders???

      Only yourself to blame. Head wobble time

    3. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch

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

      Ryan won't get a clean sheet

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

    I have Ryan and no Spurs players. So don't particularly want Kane scoring but yet again another example of how VAR is ruining the game. Haven't seen the disallowed goal. For once VAR may have got this offside right but you can't celebrate goals anymore because of VAR. It absolutely sucks. So many shocking offside decisions they have got wrong despite clear video evidence. Never knew they changed the rules that level is now offside.

    1. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It's a business worth billions worldwide. Always going to have to attempt to correct costly errors or things missed.

      In this day of technology and fast change it was always inevitable.

      Football has gone since they made stadiums all seaters, never capped prices and wages, and now the soulless bowl arenas (not all!) And daytripper fans have taken over.

      Soulless business top flight football these days mostly

  30. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Do I want a Ryan CS or an Alli return? Both have ownership of around 16.5%.

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      68k OR. Does anyone have any stats?

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ryan cs

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers. I can see Sessegnon scoring now 🙁

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

      More people would have captained Alli.

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

        So a Ryan cleanie.

    4. Gaffers
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You want Kane penalty saved and Alli rebound tap-in

      I'd be cheering with you