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Spurs roll out a 3-5-2 as Mourinho ditches the wing-back system

After a barnstorming match between Cardiff City and Arsenal on Sunday lunchtime, the two 16:00 BST kick-offs at Vicarage Road and Turf Moor bring Gameweek 4 to an end.

Tottenham Hotspur have made three changes to the side that beat Manchester United last Monday, with Ben Davies (£5.8m), Davinson Sanchez (£5.9m) and Michel Vorm (£4.9m) – in for the injured Hugo Lloris (£5.5m) – the men to come in. Danny Rose (£5.9m) and Eric Dier (£4.9m) drop to the bench.

Sanchez’s inclusion means that Mauricio Pochettino’s side are set to employ a 3-5-2 formation this afternoon, with Lucas Moura (£7.2m) possibly set to join Harry Kane (£12.5m) in attack – as the Brazilian did in the 3-1 win over Fulham. Moura was the second-most-bought player of Gameweek 4, being drafted in by more than half a million Fantasy Premier League managers.

Watford, meanwhile, are unchanged for the fourth successive league match.

The injured Phil Jones (£5.2m) is one of three players to drop out of Jose Mourinho’s starting XI, with Fred (£5.8m) and Ander Herrera (£5.0m) forced to watch on from the bench.

Alexis Sanchez (£10.2m), Marouane Fellaini (£5.0m) and Victor Lindelof (£4.9m) earn a reprieve to the United first team, which looks on paper to be a 4-3-3 following the wing-back experiment of Gameweek 3.

United are yet to keep a clean sheet this season (having recorded a league-high 19 in 2017/18) and David De Gea (£5.9m) – the most-sold goalkeeper of this round – has the worst save percentage of all the Premier League shot-stoppers this campaign.

Having naming an unchanged team for his side’s first three league matches, Sean Dyche has rotated his full-backs, with Charlie Taylor (£4.5m) and Phil Bardsley (£4.4m) replacing Stephen Ward (£4.9m) and Matthew Lowton (£4.9m).

An injury to Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.9m) means that 18-year-old Dwight McNeil gets a start on the left flank.

Burnley XI: Hart; Taylor, Tarkowski, Mee, Bardsley; Cork, Hendrick, Westwood, Lennon, McNeil; Wood.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Valencia, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw; Fellaini, Matic, Pogba; Lingard, Lukaku, Sanchez.

Watford XI: Foster; Janmaat, Cathcart, Kabasele, Holebas; Hughes, Capoue, Doucoure, Pereyra; Deeney, Gray.

Spurs XI: Vorm; Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Sanchez, Davies; Dembele, Eriksen, Dele; Lucas, Kane.

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3,734 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Wait what lmao what did rash do? Was it rash?

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      It's either trash or rash with that guy

  2. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Rashford RC

  3. Ragabolly
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Trippier on 2 bonus without a clean sheet or goal involvement.. hmm, Mendy style

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Oh nice will take that

  4. The Train Driver
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    F-ing serious, red card for that?

    1. Fantastisk
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Deserved

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Watford playing 'up and at them' football

  6. JJO
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Rashfored

  7. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    I'd love a penalty save. It's been many seasons since I had one

    1. FISSH
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Last one I had was mignolet first game of the season Liverpool vs stoke

  8. Eden Wizard
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Who’s assist would it have been? Thanks

  9. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Richarlison or Rashford?

  10. FISSH
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Errr wut

  11. Texas Pete
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    WC team. I know the matches are on but a yay or nay would be appreciated.

    Bego
    Mendy Robertson Alonso
    Salah Haz Moura Maddison (will become Richarlison)
    Aguero Mitrovic Ings

    Subs: Hamer Wan-B Bennet Stephens

    My only real niggles are Son coming back and the keepers.

    Thoughts?

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Yay

  12. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Lukaku looking great

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      So did Theo. Till this week

  13. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Well we'll look who's back on the scoresheet. Mr troll Kaku. Hmm

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Get with the times Legs, no longer a troll, has now become essential. Bandwagon incoming. Fixtures, form, not as expensive as Salah but outperforming etc etc

  14. The Enlightener
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Shaw yc

  15. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Shaw yc

    1. slasken
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Thats -1 and 2 bonus points lost 🙁

  16. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Well timed foul by Shaw

  17. noahzark22
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    So Eriksen to Hazard now or after the IB?

  18. The Enlightener
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Kaku yc

  19. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Entertaining game, Watford look good

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Hahaha

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Timing 🙂

  20. Fantastisk
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Aguero -> Lukaku for a -4?

    1. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Not for a -4. -8 maybe but -12 would be safest

  21. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Lukaku looking good.

  22. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Shaw, Kaku YCs

  23. ingus
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Shaw yellow

  24. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Hang in in there de gea

  25. G-Whizz
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    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Watford 2 Spurs 1

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    OMG cathcart

  27. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    NOOOOoooooooooooooooooo watford goal

  28. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Oh shite

  29. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    How's Moura today? Threatening?

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      More like too physically weak to play as FW. Kabasele pwnd him

  30. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Joe Hart is soaking up these save points