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

    KDB Mane rests next would be carnage

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

    Mark knows!

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

    Any of you gone with vardy captain?

    1. Will Kane
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yep. Get Salah instead if he plays!

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

      Plenty..myself also vc kdb

    3. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yep Alli VC

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

      Yes Rashford VC

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

    all 5 ML rivals ahead of me with Vardy (C) KDB (VC)

    Me Vardy (C) Salah (VC)

    Nervous times...

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

    Vardy getting sold in this wind or summit?

  6. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mark knows 🙂

  7. Liastro ⭐️
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone else with KDB VC?

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

      Me

    2. Moose™
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Me

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      You are alone

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Not*

    4. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I did until I switched to Salah last min.

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Same

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

      Me.

    6. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      me

  8. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Why vardy not in the squad again?

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

      Because of a kid, ridiculous if you ask me

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Hopefully having a vasectomy.

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

    Rodgers confirmed that Jamie Vardy will be back for Wednesday's match after attending the birth of his child at the weekend

    Nice

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

      Didn't he also confirm he was back today?

  10. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah VC.

    Oh well.

  11. Rash
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mane vc for me, not sure how I feel about that.

  12. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Awful play for anyone who benched Grealish.

    Sell him if you can’t play him against sides like Burnley.

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      In my mind Burnley at home is a tough fixture. Maybe need to get into the 2020's and recalibrate my thinking.

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

        Same here. Plus villa is awful

    2. umerlfc
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Gonna come on for Vardy owners which practically means almost everyone here

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

    The jam this season is the strongest i’ve ever seen

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

      Yeah, strange season this is. Almost every time when a massive C pick is benched, some tasty jam comes of from the bench and as a VC. Earlier this season Sterling, KDB, Mane...

  14. Champions united
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    No vardy salah cap

  15. AC Yew
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy not in squad. Alli VC. Anyone else

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

      Salah for me and I think he´s due a rest :/

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

    Donkey in, thought I had Rico first on my bench haha wtf

  17. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Put Grealish first bench and captained Vardy because I thought this might happen. Wasn't it obvious?

  18. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo (born 9 May 1998), known as Douglas Luiz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Aston Villa
    and
    is my sub for Vardy.

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

    Wood G
    But subject to VAR check

  20. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    So when do we dump Vardy?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Never

  21. delux
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mark knows!
    No Vardy 🙂

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He's just stupid not owning him

  22. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Alli VC, Rico off the bench ... could be worse I suppose

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

      I wish I kept my VC on Alli, can't lie

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        he has been involved in lots ... hopefully will convert some of that involvement

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

    Heaton you idiot. 1st shot on goal and goal

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

    Who is your vice and first sub ?
    Rashford and Aurier for me.

    1. boc610
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      grealish, KDB

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

      TAA and Traore

  25. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is dunk on 5 yellow cards?
    Missing the next one?

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

    Burnley goal given

  27. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Zaha VC captain, can he finally repay the faith?

    Not massively confident but he is against Norwich defence

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

    Really Villa? You were all fouling the strikers with your arms and they didnt. Yet you claim foulplay?

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

    OMG Kepa made a good save.

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

      Saved Connolly shot.