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The Dugout Discussion – Spurs vs West Brom

We return from an FA Cup hiatus with an opening fixture that could easily make or break Gameweek 21 for many Fantasy managers.

An in-form Spurs, off the back of five straight victories, will host an equally buoyant West Brom with a cast of major assets on show.

Dele Alli is unquestionably the headline act.

Subject to more than 560,000 transfers in ahead of today’s deadline, there is huge expectation on his shoulders as he bids to maintain form that has seen him fire seven goals in his last four Gameweeks.

Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane look capable of overshadowing even Alli from their supporting roles.

But Kane has been a source of major frustration of late, blanking in his last three White Hart Lane encounters, including plum fixtures with both Burnley and Hull City.

In contrast, Eriksen has been a consistent force by his previous standards. Five double-figure returns from his last eight Gameweeks suggests that he will again be major figure in today’s Baggies clash.

West Brom have their own major Fantasy asset.

Matt Phillips has emerged as a key value target for our five-man midfields, notching seven assists and four goals in his last ten outings; he has been subject to more than 450,000 transfers in since Gameweek 19.

It remains to be seen if he can continue such form against a Spurs backline that has shipped just five goals in 10 home matches.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. walkman666
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Foster fantastic. Kane feeling it. He has a strong off foot shot!

  2. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Surely it's time take Alli off. Keep him fresh for ermm, whatever game he has next.

    1. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yes. Early sub and save him.

  3. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    For the assist they just said which Spurs player was closest to the ball, err Eriksen....

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah - the ball went towards the West Brom goal all by itself

    2. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Alternatively, they said, who took the shot that eventually went in. Just saying. Jayzus.

  4. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Foster. Keep em out

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

      This plus switch to 3 at the back.

  5. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Damn Kane looks like scoring everytime.

    too bad i was 0.1 short of getting him. got Giroud instead

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Could still work out ok... Kane should really have at least 2 goals today, maybe 4... Although long time left for him to smash it

  6. Manani
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    is Nyom off the ACON??

    1. general_franco
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      No. Just back from it but hasn't been given clearance to play today.

    2. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      nope. doesnt want to play for cameroon and it looks like cameroon wont give him clearance to play in the PL during AFCON.

  7. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Spurs clearly looking the best team right now in PL.

  8. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Kane should actually be on 4 goals

  9. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Eriksen is so good that he does trick shot assists 🙂

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      😀

  10. FPL Emu
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Not so sure I'll start McAuley at home to Sunderland next week, watching this

    1. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Sunderland are not Spurs

  11. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Seems like Pulis has concentrated more on stopping Alli than Kane!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Sounds like a good plan.

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        True

  12. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I could see Poch taking Alli or Rose off first, Alli to rest him & Rose to avoid that 9th yellow

    1. Bleach †
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers, Geoff

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      dream on

    3. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Doubtful

    4. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Good point for Rose. Probably good for his CS chance.

  13. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Pulis needs a couple of new CBs. A 37 yo McAuley is never going to have a good game against the speed of the Spurs players. Ditto for 33 yo Olsson.

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      They are linked with Stones

      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        *A couple of new, good CBs

        😉

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Jonny Evans

      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Tampon Evans, in for one week, out for three

    3. FPL Emu
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Olsson is probably the worst premier league defender

  14. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Take Chadli off - bring Robson-Kanu on.

  15. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Please take Alli off at half time

  16. Lizard Lips
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    This site led me to Eriksen, he's been phenomenal for me since bringing him in.

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Most essential player in the game no doubt

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I wouldn't say this site was needed to see that Eriksen is a good pick.

      1. Camp No No
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        For him it apparently was.

        1. Lizard Lips
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Sexist.

      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        This. If you watxh the games you wouldn't need this site to tell you that

      3. Lizard Lips
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        True, but I'd not seen much of Tottenham, and thus the rave reviews on here made me choose him blind. Having seen him I can see why!

    3. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, best move I made all season was firmino to Eriksen before the 18 point haul. All other moves were wrong, but this one, I luckily got right.

      1. Lizard Lips
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Know how you feel! Already regret bringing Giroud in!

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

        I did Firmino to Payet instead of Eriksen. It went horribly wrong.

        1. XabiAlonso
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Hope u then went payet to Eriksen to make it all better

          1. Jack Irish
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Since getting him in and getting his 19 Point haul, if he gets 3 bonus today he would have got me 55 points in just 6 games! Thats 9.1 PPG.... essential?

  17. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I wanted that almost Rose assist so bad! Just gimmi okay!!

  18. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Good time to have no spurs ffs

    On the plus side we could see kane and alli off early if the game is won after 60 mins

    1. VS10_
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Probably not. Tempo has gone down already, 10 days since last league game and 7 till next.

  19. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Call the game off

  20. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Pulis better hope that the cliche - football is a game of two halves' happens here

  21. TheBusDriver
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    do something Alli you idiot

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Red card + own goal.

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      He scored

  22. chaboi1998
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone know what the highest number of assists in one game by a player is?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      In FPL?

      1. chaboi1998
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yh

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      4 by Vardy probably

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

      Vardy and Adebayor have both had 4 I think

    4. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe that Tadic haul against Sunderland in GW8 a couple of years ago. Did he get 4?

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        That doesn't count fantasy assists like pens/FKs won and OG assists (like Eriksen's today). Vardy also had 4

    5. KingOllie
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Didnt tadic get like 5 lol?

    6. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy had a few couple of seasons back. Maybe 3 or 4, Tadic had 3 or 4 as well

    7. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      4 is the joint record between several

    8. fitzy
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Most assists in a single Premier League match: 4, joint record:[94]
      Dennis Bergkamp (for Arsenal v. Leicester City, 20 February 1999)
      José Antonio Reyes (for Arsenal v. Middlesbrough, 14 January 2006)
      Cesc Fàbregas (for Arsenal v. Blackburn Rovers, 4 October 2009)
      Emmanuel Adebayor (for Tottenham Hotspur v. Newcastle United, 11 February 2012)
      Santi Cazorla (for Arsenal v. Wigan Athletic, 14 May 2013)
      Dušan Tadić (for Southampton v. Sunderland, 18 October 2014)[95]

      Via wikipedia

      1. NATSTER
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Almost 100% from Arsenal. Hope Sanchez does it this GW.

      2. chaboi1998
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Alright cheers guys

      3. XabiAlonso
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        They not the same as fpl assists though some don't count on official stats but count in our game

    9. Camp No No
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      In PL, 4 by Bergkamp against Leicester back in 1999.

      In FPL, I don't know, may be more because assists are even easier given than in the real PL.

  23. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Not that it is going to happen... But if WBrom somehow nicked a goal before HT it would be cray

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Alli own goal would be ideal

  24. Venom Snake
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I thought Foster had made more than 3 saves?

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      He has - that's why he has 1 point

      1. Venom Snake
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Read slower

        1. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Count better 🙂

  25. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Firmino to eriksen Done !!

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I was considering this... But it could be setting up for a disaster if Firmino scores home to swansea & Eriksen blanks away to city

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Think long term

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      why haven't u done this already?!?!

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        There were other player who first needed to go

    3. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      What if eriksen gets injured

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Be positive mate

    4. Toure The Route
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      City are no way keeping a clean sheet Vs Spurs with this formation
      One of Alli, Eriksen or Kane are going to score every game this season from now in all likelihood

    5. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Firmino has Swansea next week. That is one game I'd have kept for

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I kept for Sunderland he didn't do anything.
        The only thing by which he stays is the return of coutinho.
        Will have to see how he plays as coutinho does defensive duties

  26. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Pulis shouting at one of his players lol "what you doing?!"

  27. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Liverank 5k. Thank you Spurs trio

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

      you realise not even 1 game has been played fully yet? lol

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah. Im enjoying it while i can lol

      2. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        In fairness he's resisted posting this for at least 16 minutes!

  28. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I want 5 Spurs players

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Bring in Ross Barkley before he moves.

  29. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    You can still get 12/1 on Spurs winning the league 😯

    1. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Monster with those fixtures

    2. Lizard Lips
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Where?

    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I got em at 16. Thought I was just a diluded fan. But now it's a reality

      1. Camp No No
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Well you sort of were back when they still had CL football and a group that shouldn't have been too tough to advance from. 😉

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          🙂 we have to fall apart yet

  30. Lizard Lips
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Mixed emotions as a Kane owner. I'd take 8 points at the start but he genuinely could be on 20+ already!

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      feel the same as a Alli Eriksen and Rose owner

      1. Camp No No
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Same. I'm going to be disappointed if my Spurs players don't score 20+ points each.