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Tomori and Targett absent as Pulisic returns for Chelsea

Christian Pulisic (£7.0m) returns to the Chelsea team to face Brighton on the first matchday of 2020.

Joining him in the starting line-up is right-back Reece James (£5.0m), who was recently ruled out by Frank Lampard for at least a week.

He plays on the right of defence which means another appearance at left-back for Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.8m).

Tammy Abraham (£7.8m) and Mason Mount (£6.3m) also keep their places in the 4-3-3 system.

However, Fikayo Tomori (£4.8m) misses out on the match altogether which means a place on the bench for Tariq Lamptey (£4.0m) once again.

Brighton manager Graham Potter has selected Pascal Groß (£6.4m) and Aaron Connolly (£4.5m) on the bench with Steven Alzate (£4.5m) and Leandro Trossard (£5.8m) starting either side of Neal Maupay (£5.8m).

Burnley host Aston Villa in the other lunch-time match where Matt Targett (£4.4m) misses out through injury.

Dean Smith has gone for a slightly altered shape to usual, lining up in a 3-4-3 system featuring Neil Taylor (£4.3m) and Frédéric Guilbert (£4.4m) as the wing-backs and Tyrone Mings (£4.5m) in the back-three.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Montoya; Pröpper, Mooy, Bissouma; Trossard, Maupay, Alzate.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Rüdiger, R James; Kanté, Jorginho, Mount; Pulisic, Abraham, Willian.

Burnley XI: Pope; Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Brady; A Barnes, Wood.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Hause, Mings, Konsa; N Taylor, D Luiz, Nakamba, Guilbert; Grealish, Wesley, Trézéguet.

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  1. ‘Tis the Season
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Harry claimed grealish assist on Twitter..

  2. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A deflected pass/cross isn't an assist if the intended target isn't the guy who scored the goal

      Yet any kind of shot that rebounds to absolutely anywhere is an assist

      Is that right?

      1. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        As long as the original shot was on target, the shooter gets an assist for the rebound (and almost every rebounded shot will obviously be on target).

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes, but it was pretty clear that Wesley was the intended target. There is noone ahead of Grealish, other than Wesley, he can be passing to.

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          he wasn’t the target imho

      3. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        a block of a shot on goal whereby someone scores off the rebound is an assist ... it’s in the rules

        Rebounds
        If a shot on goal is blocked by an opposition player, is saved by a goalkeeper or hits the woodwork, and a goal is scored from the rebound, then an assist is awarded.

    • Garfield1001
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Where the hell is my assist

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

      Grealish on my bench

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Same but I think he will come on for either KDB or Vardy

    • Champions united
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lagta h aaj grealish ek goal to marega hi

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        ?

      2. fantasyfog
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        stroke

    • Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No assist for Jacky on fpl yet

    • Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Can’t give Tammy assist and not Grealish, exact same circumstances.....

      1. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        hahaha cracking up

      2. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        😛

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

        Exactly!

        That is so ironic at the moment. Tammy gets an assist and Grealish does not.. 😀

        Extremely obvious nonsense, comparing both situations!

    • Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Phew no Grealish assist.

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I think we are the only two on here thinking that 😉

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

          Massive deflection changed its course - unfortunate but a fact

          1. Railwayman
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Not the first time it happened.

        2. Forza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Make it three 😀

    • how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If 2020 is going to be like this I'm going back to bed

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I came close to this. But Jack has his goal now, more to come.

        Silly pencil pushers.

    • Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      This FPL game is turning into a joke.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Certainly losing integrity at an alarming rate

    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      LuKaku assist

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Of course, it is New Year's Day. And the FPL and Opta teams are probably running a skeleton team. So could be delays to getting the points added.

      1. boc610
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        ha yeah. thats it.

    • McSauce
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Pope couldn’t even keep clean sheets on his bed!

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Terrible patter. Honestly, you should be ashamed of that attempt.

    • Public user
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone know where fpl office ?

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻)

      2. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Follow Daniel's shouting.

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

        @jonty towers

    • Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      As Grealish owner, I feel absolutely robbed in the first 35min. Not a good start of the New Year...

    • goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      @OfficialFPL

      We can confirm the goal has been awarded to Harry Kane. The assist therefore is from Wesley.

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

        hahahaha

      2. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Cant even force myself to laugh

    • Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      It is Kane assit

    • McGlynn8
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      How is that an assist for Tammy and not Grealish?

      1. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        rebounded shot. That's a standard. Has everyone only just started playing this week?

        1. McGlynn8
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Wasn’t disputing the Tammy assist but was wondering why Grealish didn’t get his but now he has so cheers

    • Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      It’s staggering how many on here who have been playing for years still don’t know some basic rules

    • FreddyP3
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Grealish robbed of a goal and assist. Great.

    • Jullepuu
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Even the official fpl twitter account says that it was a Grealish assist. Nice way to start the year

    • The Yorkshire Pirlo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Just getting scammed of by points every week now. Starting to hate this game.

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

        This

      2. fantasyfog
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        only just starting? been frustrating the hell out of me for years

    • Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      "After review" post incoming from fpl official

    • Dacra
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Pope to Ramsdale for this weeks ft?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Foster?

    • Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      These 38 minutes of football show that FPL is 99% luck.

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

        and 1% VAR

      2. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        It's also b*llshit decisions by the EPL/FPL.

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      FPL VAR check rules no assist

    • BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ryan still yet to make a save...

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

        Tempted to sell for Fabianski next week.

    • Perthite
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Abraham awarded the assist to Wesley goal.

    • Atom&Humber
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      dw guys Grealish assist will be added once fpm towers sorts out their hangover

    • jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Grealish assist added

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        ... to owner's new years wish list 😉

        1. Big Hands Barry
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          D*ck

        2. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Arse

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

          F off lol

        4. Futile Tinkering
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          😆 come on man, I jumped up for nothing then.

      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not for me?

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

        Really?