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4 January 2018 5309 comments
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The final round of festive fixtures comes to its conclusion at Wembley Stadium as Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham play the second match of their double Gameweek 22.

Much to our collective relief, Harry Kane returns to the hosts’ starting line-up after producing just a single point from his 22 minutes off the bench at Swansea on Tuesday night.

It’s fair to say that the Fantasy Premier League hopes of many managers rely on the Spurs striker this evening.

Not only is he the top captain pick for the Gameweek (24.2%), a hefty 121,000+ Triple Captain chips have been wielded on Kane in light of back-to-back hat-tricks in his previous two starts.

The allure of a double Gameweek has also boosted in interest in Spurs midfield trio Son Heung-min, Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli. All three join Kane on the teamsheet and are also among the top 13 armband picks for Gameweek 22.

The top transfer target for Gameweek 22, with 498,000+ new owners, Son has scored in five of Tottenham’s last six at Wembley, totalling 57 points over those matches.

Eriksen and Alli, meanwhile, bagged an assist and goal respectively in Tuesday’s win at Swansea to continue their improved form.

The Dane has supplied points in six of his last seven outings, while Alli has two goals and four assists in his previous three.

At the back, Ben Davies earns successive starts for the first time since Gameweek 16 as Danny Rose misses out with a knee complaint again.

The big news for the Hammers is that Marko Arnautovic is sidelined with a minor hamstring problem.

Drafted in by over 368,000 for his pair of fixtures, he ends double Gameweek 22 on five points, having earned the assist for Andy Carroll’s late winner against West Brom.

Carroll’s two goals in the Baggies’ clash isn’t enough to keep his role in the XI, though – he drops to the bench as Chicharito leads the line instead.

The Mexican and Manuel Lanzini – who has supplied four assists in his previous five – carry the main threat to a defence that’s looking for their tenth clean sheet of the season.

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  1. Legomané
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    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I need Oggers to hold or Sonny to go wild...funny feeling I'm going to be disappointed 🙂

  2. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    CMOON YOU IRONS!

  3. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Llorente would be ideal here. Lump it into him and cause panic in the West Ham box

  4. Jereme Halliday
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Ogbonna the real MVP

  5. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I'll only take a Spurs goal if it's by Eriksen and assisted by Kane

    otherwise hodor ye hammers

  6. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Can't watch anymore.

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I swear there's been an Ayew playing against Spurs every other day this year.

  8. Jairzinho
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    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    lol kane is shit tonight

    1. Butcher
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Spurs are shit tonight

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Vertonghen 🙂

      2. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        WH are playing with 10 in defence.

  9. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    You know it's a terrible game when they cut to a shot of Jan Molby in the crowd

  10. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    3 penalties denied for Spurs in this second half.

    Soft ones, but I’m counting them in venting my frustration.

  11. FPL ZB
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    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hard to blame anyone for wanting to punch Dele Alli

  12. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    minus bps for punching a player?

    1. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Only if you get caught

    2. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not for punching Alli

  13. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    TC take your kane no show, and move on

  14. glufs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Why arent they scoring? They should be scoring.

  15. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks Cresswell

  16. JayLegend
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sensing an erikson goal coming

    1. Jindaljain
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Even me

  17. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lamela trickery needed

  18. Superballzzz
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Mike Dean not giving pens now because of what happened at the Emirates ??

  19. janowsc
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How is that not a foul on Alli?

  20. The Left Duke #3
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Why has Poch not taken Dier or Sissoko off

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Why has he started Sissoko?

  21. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Pages flew then...thought it happened.

  22. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Well first week with kane is a success so far

  23. Pinky Blinders
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Am I the only one that thinks Aurier is crap?

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No.

  24. No Luck
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    0-0 or Son goal will do!

  25. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Te all of those who bought Kane just for this Gameweek are going to sell him now...not me, I m keeping him for his Hattie vs everton

  26. Pooodle
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    As an owner of Adrian, Ogbonna, Alli and Kane (c), I'm fully expecting this to end up 1-0 with a goal from Son or Eriksen...

  27. OldBenKenobi
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lol

  28. 32chickens
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    A spam goal would be wonderful to clear those spud CSs

    1. 32chickens
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      dreams come tru

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    OMG obiang

  30. 420king
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    BOOM!