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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. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kick someone, Dele!

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

    Aurier (5)
    Obiang (4)
    Rice (4)

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

      Congrats Rice lovers

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

      4 portions of rice. Greedy!

    3. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Early days, no?

  3. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kane TC is a spectacular failure

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

      He just got me 3 pts 😎

      1. Egg noodle
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        My TC Son isn't really doing much better either 😆

    2. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Only 8mins gone lol

    3. NissA
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He's got plenty of time to outdo that Andy Carroll TC from the other season

    4. built_this_city
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A deserved one

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

    Dirty from Son, book him!

  5. Pacer.
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Look at Kane, he's absolutely delirious with fever. It's like that episode of Frasier where he locks himself in the recording studio

    Will he even make 60

    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Still looks a bit groggy off that Sherry trifle tbh...

  6. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Has the "second" freekick taker ever taken the kick?

    ever?

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

      Eriksen takes the odd one when Bavies lets him.

  7. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Ogbonna at the back post ;_;

  8. acidicleo
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    watching this one as kane alli son owner...
    erik shhhh!!!

  9. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    lolzini

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      😛

  10. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    So if Zabs studs were up to injure Son's foot, surely his foot was at the same height?

    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I sometimes wonder where footy is going with this stuff....It's almost like any untidy play means a free kick.

  11. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    If this is still 0-0 going the 85th minute, I'm going to be doing my best Rocky impression.

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

      i might join you, double wh defense

    2. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      If it's 0-0 at 85 i'm expecting Adrian to be into double figures.

  12. Monkey Hanger
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Todays average 3.2pts.

    If you have six playing, you have twice as many as most.

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

    No Rose does blunt Spurs' attack. Davies just doesn't have the pace. Llorente may be needed later.

  14. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Son looking spritely.

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

    Looking at Bellerin, not a bad shout over the next few, right ?

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

      Too many injuries at the back for arse

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Is it because he scored last game?

  16. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Averages up 3.2(10K) and 1.7 (overall)

    1. MTPockets
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Looks like autosubs taking avg up 10.

    2. Sarnab
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Arsenal confirm Konstantinos. Official

      https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/948971408780152832

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

        Really puts them in the title race

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

        Arsenal don't need to sign potential. They need to sign the finished article.

        1. Egg noodle
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          And so they signed Per Mertesacker

        2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          You just don’t get it! Arsene KNOWS! He could have signed Messi, Ronaldo, Hazard by chose not to when he can sign some kid who’s going to be the next whoever. And they never are.

          Not sure this kid isn’t selling many shirts either with that name. Won’t fit on the back.

      3. Ode
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        First signing through Sven Mislintat

      4. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Final piece of the jigsaw

    3. Pino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Couthino

      A) keep
      B) sell

      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        C) wait for news

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

        Sell

    4. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      When's Harry coming on?

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

      Kane needs bournvita..

    6. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kane MINUS BPS

    7. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      How could Arnie get injured. No consideration whatsoever. The youth of today I tell ya

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

      Fix says average went up by 10

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Think about it - how is possible?

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

          I’m thinking it’s odd but auto subs ?

      2. rivercityransom
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        always happens at the start of the game, everyone is at 3 baps to start with

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

          Of course cheers

          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            ah - you didn't mean just tonight then! All is clear. 😀

    9. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kane not doing any pressing today 🙁

      Must still be ill

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        58 min sub

    10. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Anyoen got any idea the eprcentage of people in top 10k who triple captained Kane?

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Wasn't it 8%?

        1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          ok cheers

    11. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kane misses a sitter,

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

        Lol harsh

    12. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      West Ham's bus has definitely travelled

    13. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Bus w@nkerrrrs

    14. Rash
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Get sissoko off

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

      Kane goal disallowed