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7 February 2015 1877 comments
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With Tottenham and Arsenal registering convincing wins last weekend, both sides take confidence into today’s crucial north London derby as the race for the top four intensifies.

For the hosts, Harry Kane has eight goals and three assists from his last eight League starts and, having delivered a 19-point haul against Chelsea on New Year’s Day, he has proven he can deliver against the toughest opponents. Christian Eriksen is also a man bang in form, having netted four goals in his last six outings in all competitions. Their twin threat will carry the hopes for the Spurs faithful, although Mauricio Pochettino’s side may find the going tough against an Arsenal defence that has kept clean sheets in their last three league encounters.

The Tottenham team news finds Pochettino make two changes as Eric Dier and Nabil Bentaleb earn recalls at the expense of Federico Fazio and Paulinho who drop to the bench.

As expected, Alexis Sanchez is missing from the Arsenal teamsheet as Arsene Wenger preserves his star asset in the light of his recent hamstring problems. The Gunners’ boss makes one change – handing Danny Welbeck an immediate recall following his recovery from a thigh injury – Theo Walcott drops to the bench.

In the absence of Sanchez and Walcott, Fantasy managers will be looking Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud to produce once again. Over 130,000 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers have drafted in Cazorla this week, with many making the straight swap from Sanchez. The Spaniard has scored twice and bagged three assists in the last two Gameweeks from the central “number 10” role, while five goals and an assist in his last six highlights Olivier Giroud’s recent form.

  1. palace ash
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Lol Zouma owners
    Get in Targett owners!

    Whoop whoop

    1. darko
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Targett's guaranteed for the next three, I'd say.

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Hope Target fails miserably for you

    3. NIGHTHIKER - I Kane, I Shaw…
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Targett was never really that much of a punt IMO as he's their only other left back...

  2. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC 12s12 seconds ago

    #SaintsFC team vs @QPRFC: Forster, Clyne, Fonte (c), Yoshida, Targett, Wanyama, S. Davis, Ward-Prowse, Elia, Mané, Pellè.
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    1. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Mane 🙂

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Well done scouts in mane and Elia starting

    3. SamH123
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      no Tadic no Schneiderlin

  3. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Damn Zouma punt didn't pay off!

    1. Moosie the Staggie
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      He was always a punt and a transfer waiting to happen imo

  4. Nice1Cyrille
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Most owned striker in FPL scores

    1. JWF
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      *player

  5. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    #SAFC subs v @SwansOfficial: Brown, Fletcher, Johnson, Coates, Giaccherini, Mannone, Agnew.

    #Swans subs v @SunderlandAFC: Tremmel, Rangel, Amat, Fulton, Carroll, Montero, Oliveira.
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  6. Declan
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    😯

  7. Heydudes13
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Bertrand dropped

    1. MDK
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Suspended?

      1. Berbalove
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Yes.

      2. Limbo
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        3 match ban for 'wreckless' challenge

    2. Charlie&TheLads
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      his cup of tea

  8. Wouter
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    That clutch defending, if you can even call it defending haha

  9. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Spurs absolutely battering Arsenal!

  10. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Arsenal literally on the ropes.

    1. Berbalove
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Not literally?

      1. Charlie&TheLads
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Hahaha BURN!

  11. Wirtzle Gummidge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Walcott and Remy. Differentials.

    1. Nice1Cyrille
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I swapped Giroud for Remy at the last minute

  12. Hibbopotamus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    The rise of Kane has been truly remarkable. Best English striker in the world right now

    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Best English striker in the world?

      1. Hibbopotamus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        "Right now"

        1. Mull
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          I'm not arguing with the comment. Just a weird way of phrasing it . The best English striker in the world doesn't really make logical sense in a grammatical way.

          1. Charlie&TheLads
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            That's the best comment from an Englishman in the world right now

          2. Hibbopotamus
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            I'm just saying he's in the best form of any striker who would qualify for England's national team. That's a mouthful though, so I went with "best English striker." You get the idea

          3. NIGHTHIKER - I Kane, I Shaw…
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            I see what you mean. Best English striker is what he means, but adding 'in the world' makes it sound cooler..

            1. Hibbopotamus
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 2 months ago

              Remembering the word "British" might've helped me here. But yes, I suppose I wanted to add emphasis. Believe it or not I was an English major in college so semantics arguments like this bother me.

          4. NIGHTHIKER - I Kane, I Shaw…
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            I mean, San Marino's goalkeeper is the best SanMarinese goalkeeper in the world but I wouldn't say that counts for much...

            1. Charlie&TheLads
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 2 months ago

              he's not that good though, relatively

  13. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Zoumanaut, lost in space.

  14. JWF
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Come on, batter the feckers.

    1. JWF
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Cue an Arsenal goal.

  15. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    lol : zouma owners, inevitable!

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Wowzers. Dodged a bullet, there! 🙂

      1. Your Mum's Athletic
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        ive literally been banging on about it all week 🙂

        1. Oi! Shadders!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Literally 'banging on'?

    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Right when my replacement (Bellerin) loses his CS. Great 5 mins 😀

  16. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Kane scored, and not on my bench 🙂

  17. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Happy days. Solid start to my WC.

  18. FPLEL
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Kane should've had a brace.

    1. Wouter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      He was off mate

      1. FPLEL
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Yep. Disregard.

  19. Yome
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Sorry but I really want to laugh to the Zouma owners !

    1. Berbalove
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Go ahead, I'll join you.

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        And me
        Was soooo much more risky than Bellerin

  20. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Kane NON owners...buckle up...kane going for the brace.

  21. pistol_pete
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Kane- what a goal machine!

  22. Colonel Shoe è‚æ± 
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    phew, didnt want a bellerin cleanie on my bench

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      🙂

  23. palace ash
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Who has Remy?

  24. Tiki-Taka
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Thought Fabregas was fit again? ðŸ™

    1. Charlie&TheLads
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      not my type really...

  25. TwiggsJameson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    No Zouma.

  26. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Sold Tadic for Silva

    Thank Fook

    Mane in next week then

  27. Sif
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Gru out of the baps ðŸ™

  28. Xhaka Kahn't
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Come on arsenal dig in! Spurs looking rampant

  29. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    zouma. wally. who is next to baffle the transfer in bandwagon....

  30. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    You're a wizard Harry

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      lol

    2. Charlie&TheLads
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      -1 for Potter reference, child!