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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. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs clean sheet banked

  2. â­ Bemba_Da â­
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Bet kane triple cappers can't even look

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

      ðŸ™

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

      Do we know how many in the top 10k have TC’d Kane? Is there any way to know?

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

      Torture mate

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

    Hoooooooooooooooooold

    1. + 42.

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I'd take that...

        1. 😆

  4. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Still no Spurs goal and it's obvious why. Benching your highest scoring striker in 2018 was always risky from Poch.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      😆

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Huh?

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

      Ben Davies. Weak link at full back when he plays at home.

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

    i was really hoping for more saves from adrian

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

    West Ham bus. DGW fail

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

    How is it 20 mins already???

  8. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Bench wankery of the highest order in effect at Whizz Towers.

    DeBryne's 12 points staring at me from the 2nd sub position on bench and needed Collins to not turn up tonight to get them...
    Might be the start of a GW salvage...

    Cheers Collins!!! You da man 😆

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

      You seriously benched KDB?

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        According to sources he was injured and with the quick turnaround in fixtures I really thought it was highly unlikely that he would play.

        Lesson learned. Play the doubt and let the subs work out from there...

    2. Onanism is rife.

      Colins, you say? You compleat t**ser! 😉

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

        When u see someone stretchered off you have to assume the worst!

        I got rid and it's not gone well!

        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I feel your pain Fresh :/

      2. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        😆

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

    We need a Spurs goal for the Moyes bus to move further forward

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

    Unhoooooooolllld.

    1. The Enlightener
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      +43! 😆

  11. gunner 2727
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Most painful FPL game I've ever watched this

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

    arnautovic and ogbonna owners what are your plans after this gw

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

      Keeping & waiting for news on Arnie. Sublime fixtures

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

        Same.

        I would probably consider Ramsey when he is healed for Arnie

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

      What happened to Arnautovic?

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

        hamstring injury

  13. â­ Bemba_Da â­
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    This is pathetic from West ham, come on kane destroy them my son

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      OK dad.

  14. A Betting Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Got a horrible feeling this will be 1-0 Alli, Davies assist.

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

      Of course...

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

      Yes please =D

    3. gunner 2727
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      That's the worst result possible so yes

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

      That would be lovely

  15. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Looking like a spurs blank already.

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

      Clean sheet?

  16. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Need a spurs goal to open it up.

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

    Spurs 105% possesion.

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

      So if I don't caption Spurs possession I go down in rank?

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

        *captain.

        Ugh not worth it now.

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

    Calamitous TC. Everyone laugh at me

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

      Long way to go

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

      Calm down and be patient.

  19. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Well this is frustrating ðŸ˜

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

    Kane goal in a 1-0 victory would pretty much guarantee max BAPS given how little defending Spurs have had to do.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not if he keeps getting caught offside

  21. Pierce34
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Why do Spurs need 2 defensive mids for this game?

  22. NoKaneNoGain
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Davies passing a lot to Son. This looks promising! Especially with old man Zabaleta tracking him.

  23. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    This has been a bit crap hasn't it? Need Spurs to score 2 before half time

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

    Arnie would have scored that

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

    Why is Arnautovic not even on bench?

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

      Slightly injury but hopefully saved for the blue fixtures

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

      Injured apparently ðŸ™

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

      Mmmm nooooo

  26. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Remember when people thought TC Kane was a good idea?

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

      Just a pity he had cold or more people would have TC’d him

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

    Kane looks the same as he did against Arsenal.

    Won’t be surprised if he’s off by 60.

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

    Twice Kane should have been in the box and was deep looking for the ball

  29. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Thought I couldn't outdo the Andy Carroll TC last yr but looks like I've done it..

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

      TC Kane after a double hat trick coming into a DGW is not even in the same universe as TC Carroll under any circumstance

  30. Un De Sceaux
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    If Kane blanks here we all know whats coming next...

    There will be a hot topic about Kane and the "2018 Theory"

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes next it's Everton at home.

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

        Home game? I'm out...