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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.

1,772 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Clear red for Harry...

    Saved by the ref, English bias!

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

      Ref intimidated by his chunky eyebrows.

      1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        And the way he speaks

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Should have been yellow

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Y + Y = R.

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          That's what I am saying

  2. arkom
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pope
    Kelly / Aurier / Lundstram / Soy / Rico
    Mane / KDB / William / Alli / Cantwell
    Vardy / Tammy / Jimenez

    1 FT
    3,3£ ITB

    A) Alli & Aurier --> Salah & Webster
    B) Alli & Jimmy --> Salah & Ings
    C) Other?
    D) Save

    Of course I'll wait for today's games before making any changes..

  3. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Do something dele

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Delete him

      1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Wish I could delete the armband i put on him

        1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I take that back

  4. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Gazza 3 saves!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Now Ryan please...

  5. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli Moura fail

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep

  6. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Should have captained Lundstram over Alli

    1. DeathoftheParty
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same

    2. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He might still pull something out of his arse yet

      Eriksen should help

      1. Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Boom 😆

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You needed bigger balls

  7. Jamb0
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen on

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

      Cue additional Kane returns

  8. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    We need the depression lifting - only a few minutes until mayhem. The conversation will change then.

  9. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    If you are home to Brighton why not start Eriksen and Lo Celso? I don’t get the logics of Winks and Sessegnon

  10. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Refs just love Spurs for some reason and idk why. Spent years handing them cheap pens for dives from Kane, Son, Alli and they still get away with these nasty little fouls constantly.

  11. Don Rogers FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ryan (Martin)
    Kelly Lundy Baldock Soyuncu Robertson
    Salah Alli Grealish de Bruyne Cantwell
    Vardy Mousset Jiménez

    4.1 ITB

    WC activated but not a lot of obvious changes.

    Any Suggestions?

  12. Perthite
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Last 2 days to use Wildcard?

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

      Yep

    2. Grounderz
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes. If you have a wildcard in hand now, you must use it.

    3. Perthite
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Time to activate then!
      (and fix my keepers for starters)

  13. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Time for Plan C.....Eriksen on

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pulisic holders going to be this GWs big winners!

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

      Tammy holders, pls look away 🙁

      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Eh?

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I do hope that you're right Rainer!

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hope so!

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

      We deserve some crumbs from the table.

    5. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I hope you are not trying to jinx it...

    6. HNI
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I dont think even pulisic thinks he can score 34 pts today to make up for Maddison hauls. Madisson over Pulisic was best decision of 6gws ago. Extra doh was an added plus

  15. vincentwsho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Dendocker or Hayden the better 4.4 midfielder?

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hayden. You'll never want triple Newcastle

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

    Really hope Tammy starts!

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Why wouldn’t he?

  17. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli G

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      In da house

  18. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ALLIII

  19. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    DELE ALLI NOOO FAIL!!!!

  20. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ALLI captain get innnn!

  21. Jamb0
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen the difference

  22. DantheManinaPan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Aurier A
    Alli G

    Get innnn

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Good news.

  23. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ALLIIIIII

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What a goal.

  25. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    DELE!!! What a finish

  26. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli G

  27. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    World class goal.
    Alli G
    Aurier A

  28. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Deleeeeeeee yesssssss

  29. Arse Craic
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    🙂

  30. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli hahah

    Thanks bae