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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. Henning
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Im happy to have Grealish, the only problem is that he is first on my bench.

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same

    2. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Thats tough.

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Will be lots of happy people here when Mane is rested tomorrow 😉

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        and comes on for a nice cameo

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Decent chance he will come on due to rotation

    5. Abra Dubravka
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sold him last night for Traore

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

      Same. Behind traore?

    7. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same. Hope fantasy gods will have mercy

  2. EDUARDO DA SILVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mate Pulisic must score two now, why I saw leaked bri-che, sorry Jackie boy, stop now 🙁

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

    Should I forget about DCL with this front 7?

    Salah Mane KDB Martial Grealish
    Vardy Jimenez

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Martian out for Ings and that’s my front line up 🙂

      1. DeathoftheParty
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Mine too... Mane over Salah though.

    2. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, probably just want Greenwood

    4. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      You have a lot of money.

  4. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Grealish haul baby, and it’s only half time!

    1. Freaki
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I’m hoping for more!

      1. DeathoftheParty
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        This... Big dif in my ML

  5. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I've done everything wrong this year. Every decision ends in disaster. I'm so emotionally invested too that it's giving me actual depression. I'm addicted too. 🙁

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Don't take it so seriously is my only advice.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same, the amount of wrong decisions i’ve made this season already is beyond farcical

      1. alastair
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        You should have gone to VAR

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It's a game Fudgy. Stop sulking and enjoy the unpredictability. All your posts are negative lately. Pick your self up and enjoy mate

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Best thing you can do is take a break, or play it casually.

      Once you stop caring about rank this game becomes more tolerable.

    5. Quackadoodz
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Cheer up fudgy! You’ll come good 🙂

    6. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Game is largely luck based buddy stop stressing

    7. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Double or quits?

      Run two teams next year?

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Seriously though. It’s a game.

        HeLth. Family. Friends. Your work. That stuff matters.

        This is just a laugh.

        I once hung around OR300 for half the season. Then let my team die when I met a girl and fell for her.

        Priorities my friend...

        1. james 101
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          *health.

          Spelling matters too.

    8. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Don't spend so much time on FFS is my advice

      I did and I feel like my decisions are now my own, not influenced by other people. Makes me a lot less stressed about the moves I make

    9. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Take a break or maybe find a new hobby, depression is serious stuff and this game isn't worth ruining your mental health over.

    10. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I know the feeling mate, keep your head up! I sometimes try to avoid scores for a while to avoid losing clean sheets etc!

    11. Melvin Udall
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Don't allow your happiness to hinge on a game of chance.

      Forget FPL for a week and get out for a pint. Watch a match in a pub instead.

      Dont overthink decisions.

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

      Having a shocker myself.
      But been
      playing long enough to know things can change quickly.
      Like the PL take an FA cup break. Don't worry about prices etc. and just log off for a short break.
      Try not to over think it.
      Maybe use the 2nd WC as the DGWs late in the season are overrated.
      Just reset and play week by week and don't worry about what others are doing. This site can be a nightmare if you're struggling and see others nailing it

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Agree about the double game weeks being overrated, never been great for me, or any of the chips

  6. Lev Yashin
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I think the hazy days between Xmas and New Year have scrambled my brain.

    Did Grealish -> Traoré but benched Traoré for Maddison.

    Oh well. Back on the sauce.

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      😀

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

      Oh dear.

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

      Not -4 I hope.

      1. Lev Yashin
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I wasn't that sozzled.

    4. Abra Dubravka
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Me too!

      1. Lev Yashin
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        o/'\o

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

    Still think that selling Grealish was a right call and it’s just a pure luck that people are getting points today

    1. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, I guess pure luck being the best player on the field...

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

      Taking out the talisman of a team that has scored just 2 fewer goals than Wolves this season seems criminal.

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yep, inly Burnley and all of a sudden he’s a season keeper

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

        Grealish seller?

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Of course, villa have been dreadful, and still the right move long term imo

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

      He has been their best player and he still had good games previously so keeping is not the worst thing for owners.

    5. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No chance. Talisman for Villa against a sloppy Burnley.

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

      Whats pure luck is VAR takling away his first goal.

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

      Was not the right call but everyone on here said it was

    8. 1314
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      the only reason I sold Grealish is to fund TAA..hope it works in long term

  8. SH1M1
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Burnley looking awful, can see Grealish reaching the 20 points mark

  9. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pope to who ??

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      ryan been first in points and good fixtures ahead

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

    2 more Grealish 😀

  11. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Need some kind of jamminess to get Grealish off my bench.

  12. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pope save point....makes up for beating old ladies on Xmas day.

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pope season keepers will be truly tested now.

  14. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jay Rod misses a sitter

  15. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Early thinking

    Grealish, Kane and Alli to Martial, KdB and DCL for -4 ?

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

      You need KDB either way.

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Agree

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

      Why sell Grealish?

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Like Martial fixtures

      2. Mambino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        yes it's bonkers selling in form player

  16. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Probably should have played Ramsdale over Ryan....

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      probably should have set and forget your goalkeeper...

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

      Keepers are so close this season, there is almost no right or wrong choice.

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Heaton says hi

  17. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Great defending JRod

  18. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Likelihood of the following not playing?

    Alli
    Moura
    Kdb
    Mane
    Vardy
    Ings
    Jiminez

    Asking for a friend who has grealish first on bench... 😛

    1. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Is it Denial?

    2. Futile Tinkering
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      If your luck is anything like mine then they'll all play and blank, or start from the bench for a cool 1 pointer

      1. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yeh I expect a few 1pters to tease me with an 80th min cameo

  19. Taegugk Warrior
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Why Lundstram price indicate to drop...?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Flag + ‘liv’

      Let them sell 🙂

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      flagged

      1. Taegugk Warrior
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        How serious his injury..?

        1. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          nothing serious... will be back for this GW, if not for next GW

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

      Does anyone care though?

  20. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sold Grealish this morning! FML had him for months!

    1. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Can't worry about it now. I'm sure you had your reasons and they still hold true despite his points.

    2. Public user
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ouch , but at least u not salty like others

  21. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I sold Grealish for Traore but helped me get in TAA so could have been worse

  22. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Picking moura over grealish a few weeks back to try and be different has not worked out at all! 🙁

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Whatever we do in FPL is wrong call 🙂

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I love this game aha

  23. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Not only have I benched Grealish, I sold Guilbert too

    Ffs

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      And kept Tomori 🙄

  24. Manani
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    no Grealish but can't complain with my Tammy points so far!

  25. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ryan save counter: Still 0

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, spewing...

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Terrible

  26. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Good from Taylor no wonder Pieters is nowhere to be seen

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

    Glad I sold Maupay after only 1 gameweek. Couldn't stand watching a player I own who has 0 talent.

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Harsh

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

        I can accept if a player is good but unlucky, but not the other way round.

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He’s going next gw most likely for me! DCL likely to replace him

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

        Think DCL is a very decent option given the upcoming fixtures. Brought in Jimi personally.

  28. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    VAR is stupid. I've never seen more blatantly ruled of goal. Talking about Grealish goal because of Wesley's heel . 1 mm heel.

    This definitely shows that rule changes related to VAR are definitely needed.

    Grealish scored splendid goal.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      What about the most blatant not offside var denied goal on sunday?

  29. Public user
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ya , I own grealish I’m casual . Non grealish owner r those serious in fpl

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      glad someone said it

  30. SoapAFC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Those who sold grealish like myself for whom did you sell him? Traore here.. Hoping for an Adama brace

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Nah

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

      sold for Martial ... already had Traore

    3. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same , but Traore 1st sub , used the cash to get Martial in for Pulisic

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

      Traore as well, I thought Burnley will defend better honestly

      1. Dirty Leeds
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Same 'ere. Nice start of the year 🙂