Dugout Discussion

Trippier starts but key Spurs men remain out of first XI

Kieran Trippier (£6.3m) is set for a tenth consecutive league start as Tottenham Hotspur visit Wolves this evening.

The right-back has been considered a rotation risk in the past but he has been ever-present since returning from the World Cup with Serge Aurier (£5.8m) largely consigned to the bench.

However, a large number of key Spurs men remain out of the first XI with Christian Eriksen (£9.2m) and Son Heung-min (£8.3m) on the bench for a third match in a row.

Dele Alli (£8.9m) is left out of the match day squad altogether, despite a comeback from injury in the League Cup midweek.

Juan Foyth, not in FPL yet, starts at centre-back with Davinson Sánchez (£5.8m) on the bench.

Meanwhile, hosts Wolves make one change to the side that lost at Brighton in Gameweek 10, with Adama Traore (£5.4m) dropping out for Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m).

Wolves XI: Patricio; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Jonny, Moutinho, Neves, Doherty; Caveleiro, Jimenez, Costa

Spurs XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Foyth, Davies, Sissoko, Dembele, Winks, Lamela, Lucas, Kane.

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1,260 Comments Post a Comment
  1. jam
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Played Doherty, benched Jimenez.
    Sounds like I'm not alone. At least it's good for the team value, right...

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

      You are not alone. I am here with you.

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      If it makes you sleep better tonight..yeah sure

    3. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      me too.

    4. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Benched Jim here 🙁

    5. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Hang in there bro, we're all in it together!

    6. billysupertramp
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      why on earth you played def vs spurs. shame yourself on a game.

      1. billysupertramp
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        *not a game.

      2. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        he maybe played 3 5 2 just like me. and his 3 defender is probably doherty

        1. jam
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          It was Doherty, Hojberg, AWB or Jiminez. Not exactly spoiled for choice!

    7. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      😆 No, points over team value

  2. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Doherty is a season keeper.

  3. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    First time seeing Irish Alonso...

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I'm very impressed.

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Patricio been stuck on 5 saves for half an hour 🙁

  5. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    A) Mitro > Wilson
    B) Bacuna > Diangana (5th mid)
    C) Save FT

    Fab
    Yedlin Mendy Laporte Duffy
    Richarlison Maddison Hazard Salah
    Aguero Arny

    Subs: Mitro Doherty,Bacuna

    1. GoonSquad
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A

  6. el polako
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I wonder is Traore's nickname is Sonic ?

    1. billysupertramp
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      his nickanme is

  7. Claudio555
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Got some money left and planning to buy Mane for next GW. Who am I selling:

    - Richarlison (great form but bad fixtures)

    - Maddison (bad form but great fixtures)

    1. No Totti No Party
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Same dillema here

    2. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Form over fixtures.

    3. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Madd

    4. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Maddison

    5. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Maddison's form is fine, he would have had few assists more if his teammates were a wee bit more accurate.

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        This isn’t what form is

        1. el polako
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Please explain.

          1. Ha.
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Form is a player’s average score per match, calculated from all matches played by his club in the last 30 days.

            https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/help

            1. el polako
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Oh ok.
              I judge players form by watching him play and therefore Maddison is in form in my book.

    6. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Haven’t watched Maddison play lately have you

    7. jam
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Same thing, think I'll go Madds. Could price drop tonight unfortunately, not sure I have a replacement yet.

      1. jam
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        And, Madds vs Burnley is a great prospect.

  8. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Poch with meme material right there.

  9. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Doherty from my team asking Jimenez if he wants to come on, but Raul be like
    Naah bro, let's punish the lad this once!

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Great story

  10. Eddie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Spurs looking super shaky.

    1. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      spursy

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Is it you Gary ?

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Since 1882.

    3. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      But Wolves can't quite capitalise.

  11. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    where was Jimenez last GW when i needed to someone come in, i had just 9 players to play, and of course now all 15 will play. LOL

  12. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Jiminez benchers Unite!

    And trippier sellers.

    Oh Ffs

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      What about Neves sellers?

    2. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Oh yeah, those essential four Trippier points.

      1. Cookie Kid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Big time

        What about Jimenez? Was that 4 points?

  13. 1569Tippins
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    First 4 players today (Fabianski - Richarlison - Arnautovic - Wilson) = 35pts

    Last 4 players today (Robertson - Doherty - Salah - Mane) = 7pts

    Oh what could have been!

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Poor you.

  14. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Patricio I needed the extra save...

  15. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Is 22 from 5 an alright score after this nightmare of a day with FPL?

    1. All de Gea no iDier
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Depends who the other 6 are

      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Mendy, Kun, Ederson, Haz, Alonso, Mitro.

    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I think so, I'm only on 23 - the big boys play tomorrow.

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        from 6

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          oops 7 even

      2. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Reduced minutes for Kun and possibly Haz makes points harder to get, though.

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          95% of people are in the same boat though

          1. TAT
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            That's very true!

  16. Tickle Me Enzo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Did Kolasinac get subbed off due to a knock? Saw him slightly limp for a few seconds but my stream went dead after and couldn't tell

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Tactical

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

      Needed to score and had already taken off Auba. Also was a bit of a liability. The number of time Salah was played in and he was left for dead.

    3. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He's just returned from injury. Would be surprised if it wasn't planned.

  17. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Mendy > Foyth -4?

    1. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      hahahaha

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Oh ye of little Foyth

  18. dark91
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Mike Dean is such an embarrassing referee

    1. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      The linesman should have gone to specsavers!

    2. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Read somewhere Wolves should have had a third pen? Akways found Dean pro-Spurs anyway.

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

    How does this front 7 look?

    Hazard - Mane - Martial - Richarlison
    Aguero - Lacazette - Arnautovic

    Alonso and Trippier?Robertson in defence as well.

    Can have this without hits in the next few GWs but would have to lose Salah. Worth it?

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

      *Trippier/Robertson

    2. GoonSquad
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Need to know who you're upgrading. You'll still have captain options with no Salah.

    3. Dr Robotnik
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Looks pretty similar to what I'm aiming for too, so yes. I think I'm doing Salah to Mane after Fulham regardless of how many Salah scores in that game.

  20. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    29 pre bonus. Any worse here?

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      18 with 5 big boys left 🙂

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

      Quite a few given the Top 10k average is about 29

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

        That 29 includes bonus

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      21 from 7

    4. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Here....18 from 8 post baps, with A(g)uero, Mendy & Alonso to go... big red arrow incoming 🙁

    5. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I think that's a decent enough score so far this week.

    6. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      awful humble brag, 3/10

  21. noonan357
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Sacrifice Madd to be able to afford Arnie?

    1. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      1000000000000000%

  22. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Any chance Robbo is rested next weekend?

  23. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Jimenez makes up for me transferring Schmeical for Fab 🙂

  24. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I imagine Rui didnt get that 6th save even though it went from 7->8 on Flashscore?

  25. Alli
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Really want to get rid of Walcott. King, Cairney and Stephens all falling in price tonight and Wilson rising so I'm thinking of using my WC.

    Patricio - Hamer
    Mendy - Robertson - Alonso - Doherty - W.Bissaka
    Salah - Hazard - Walcott - Cairney - Stephens
    Aguero - Arnautovic - King

    2 FT - 0 ITB

    A. Doherty, Walcott > Schindler, Richarlison
    B. Mendy, Walcott > Laporte, Richarlison
    C. Robertson, Walcott > TAA, Richarlison/Martial
    D. Salah, Walcott > Mané, Mahrez/D.Silva/Martial
    E. Salah, Walcott, Cairney, King > Mané, Richarlison, Martial, Wilson (WC)
    F. Salah, Walcott, Cairney, Stephens, King > Mané, Mahrez/D.Silva, Xhaka, Hojberg, Wilson (WC)

  26. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Mark is really showing his class now....53 point post BAPS currently, with Sterling (c), Mendy, Alonso and Hazard to come .... wow...

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A Kun hatty though and RIP

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

      Aguero to punish him though?

    3. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      What’s his OR?

    4. 1569Tippins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Excellent GW but what's his OR?

    5. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      All depends on city tomorrow though

    6. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      ID?

      1. SuperMane Returns
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        4668

    7. Speedu
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Link to his team?

    8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Are you considering the 4 point hit though? Part of which was for Mitrovic out which we don't yet know the result of.... And as he has no liverpool defence a week where they concede would usually look good and vice-versa... Plus if Kun does a Kun tomorrow there could be tears for non-captainers, let alone non-owners.

      Overall I'd say an above average gameweek... but not really spectacular. Every Tom, Dick & Harry with Richarlison, Wilson, Arnie will have done well this week.

  27. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Best replacement for Maddison?
    I have Rich and Martial.

    7.4m max

  28. Monya Meow Meow
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    26 from 7, having a shocker here after last week's dream score.
    Need a Mitro and Kun haul to save me

  29. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Who needs Arnautovic when you’ve got Jimenez

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Well, you.

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Won’t play Spurs every week

  30. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Kun(c), Mitro, Haz, Billing, Alonso and Mendy to Dave my GW. 10 points so far...