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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. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kane Goal

    Aaaand offside

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

    If Moyes wins tonight, that will be his 200th PL victory, joining only Ferguson, Wenger & Redknapp.

    He most of one loads at Everton, cause ain't won squat since...

    1. Arctic monkeys
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Suck it United

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

      Finished in the Top 6 pretty much every season there. So he did win a lot of games

    3. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      * must have

    4. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      *won

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

    Kane offside

  4. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Wakey would've scored that.

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

    Oh no

  6. tm245
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Not sure West Ham can keep this up for 90 minutes.

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

      No way they keep this up for 45 mins, let alone 90.

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

    That was the moment 🙁

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

    Kane goal offside

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

    Reid OG
    Kane assist

    Disallowed

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

    Hold for just 78 more mins Adrián and Ogbonna!

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

      Lol

  11. 404_FC
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    kaneeeeeeeeeeeeeee

    offsideeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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

    Why no goal

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Do you not understand the basic rules of football?

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

    That won't count

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

    Offside Kane goal, damn!

  15. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Would’ve been assist only.

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

      Points is points

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        are*

  16. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Alli with the skills

  17. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Please Kane don’t waste my TC punt.

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

    Seen enough, get Llorente on!

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

      😆

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

    Kane sweating cobs already

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

      Still drunk from when he fell into that fireplace.

  20. Dannyb
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Morata would of scored that.

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

      *would've

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

        Wouldn't

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

      My apologies old man.

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

    We need WWE Kane today

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

    West Ham bus well and truly parked with handbrake on.

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

      I had somebody on here tell me the other night they wouldn’t either when it seemed fairly obvious they would.

  23. Mika-eel
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hate these Kanexit linesmen.

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

    At least make Adrian make saves ffs!

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

      THIS

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

    Harry Redknapp’s missus would have scored that.

  26. Fred the Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Why have people TC'd Kane despite knowing he was a doubt for both games?

    1. Arctic monkeys
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      They thought he would play, oviously

    2. TheCurseOfRaheem
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Because he was in form, Spurs on the up, two ways fixtures.

      I didn’t do it myself but I understand why some took the risk.

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

        easy*

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

    Classic troll DGW

    Llorente massively offside -> goal given
    Kane offside -> caught offside

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

      Lol just said the exact same thing to my bro.

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

    Spurs 3-0

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

      Australia*

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

    Is Kane wearing socks?

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

    A Spurs goal would open the floodgates. WH seem to be happy to sit back and leave Spurs have possession

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

      Trying to frustrate, working too