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Dugout Discussion December 8

Kane and Eriksen benched for Spurs trip to Leicester

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Harry Kane (£12.5m) owners are in despair after he was named on the bench for tonight’s game against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.

Mauricio Pochettio has shuffled his pack ahead of Tottenham’s crunch tie against Barcelona on Tuesday night. Midfield maestro Christian Eriksen (£9.3m) is another who finds himself on the bench.

Son Heung-min (£8.4m) looks set to lead the line in Kane’s absence. The South Korean has been in fine form in recent weeks with two goals and an assist in his last three appearances. It will be no surprise to see him register more attacking returns tonight.

Ben Davies (£5.6m) starts ahead of Danny Rose (£5.8m) while Dele Alli (£8.9m) comes back in to the starting XI having come off the bench against Southampton in Gameweek 15. Jan Vertonghen (£5.9m) also returns having served his suspension.

Harry Maguire (£5.4m) is named amongst the substitutes for Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.9m) leads the line again in the absence of the injured Jamie Vardy (£8.9m).

James Maddison (£6.8m) owners will be hoping he can find the back of the net for the third consecutive Gameweek. He’s likely to be on spot kick duty if the Foxes are to be awarded one.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Morgan, Evans, Chilwell, Mendy, Ndidi, Iborra, Maddison, Gray, Iheanacho.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Dier, Davies, Sissoko, Winks, Alli, Moura, Son.

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  1. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Taking into account Kane is on the bench, Auba only got an assist and Sterling blanked, what do we expect the average score to be this week?

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    1. FPL_Gyarados
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      40 is my guess

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    2. AndyCook
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Lots of fairly obvious clean sheets which should make it over 40

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      • Podge
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        38 at the mo

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    3. Lucky Z
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      51 without Salah/Robertson and with Sane/TAA/Kane should be considered OK score?

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      1. Buck The Trent
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah

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      2. AndyCook
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Well it’s not really about what players you have because the league has all the managers in but it’s not a bad score

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

        44 with 5 to play. Slightly above average I imagine. Not great though.

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        1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Same 41 with 5 left.No salah hurt and auba disappointed

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

            It was Laca disappointment for me.

            Admittedly Kane is one of my 5.

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            1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Same have kamara juicy 5 pointer if he doesn't play.Cue a onepointer

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        2. All de Gea no iDier
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Link to your team must be wrong then,

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

            I’m using livefpl for the live rank if you’re questioning the discrepancy

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        3. evilfish
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          21 (-4) with 5 to play. Doubt many will be as bad as that.

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      4. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Hope Spuds go 2 down after 10 minutes. FU Poch 😡

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        1. KGFC
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          True that... bring Kane on and Kane better gets his hatty boots on!!

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

        Messi is shaking 😛

        https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/12/05/salah-benched-as-mane-and-robertson-miss-out-altogether/?hc_page=43&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_19396627

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

        Im on 10 points (-4)
        Anyone worse?

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        1. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          You win for sure

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          1. Strchld
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            I think so too.
            Oh I forgot, im getting AWB off the bench!

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            1. FPL Pillars
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              me too lol

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        2. Geriatric Unathletic
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Jeez. You make me feel grateful for my 22 and a -8 hit to subtract. 🙂

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        3. JARI
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          10 (-8)

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      7. Zinedine Kilbane
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Planned on mahrez & martial to Hazard and 5m fodder. Should I reconsider selling mahrez now with the fixtures and more certainty of starts?

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        1. Lucky Z
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          I'd do this with Torreira/Kante.

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          1. Zinedine Kilbane
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Cheers Lucky- think i'l get Torreira

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      8. My Name Is Pepu
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        This GW has really go to my head. Salah decides to show up with a hatty the very same week I sell him. Took hits and got on the Arsenal attack hype train. No returns for any player apart from Anderson this week.

        Gonna log off atleast for a week's time. Adios.

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        1. shearer9
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Why did you sell before he played Bmouth, out of interest?

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          1. My Name Is Pepu
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            To accommodate Aubameyang. A deserve a couple of kicks in the balls tbh for that knee-jerk.

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        2. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          It’s fine. No one expected a hat trick. (Salah owner)

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          1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Ditched salah 3 weeks back.Surely expected a huge haul someday from him but not today.Well done

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            1. Cok3y5murf
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              I’ll probably be selling him for Sterling now 😛 That third goal gave me something to think about though. Was class.

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      9. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        freakish weekend, in a bad way for me, how did everyone fare... good or bad??

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        1. My Name Is Pepu
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Read above

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          1. SPorting
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            You didn’t log off

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            1. My Name Is Pepu
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Just enjoying the last few minutes.

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              1. SPorting
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Adios!

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        2. SPorting
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Good

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        3. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          63-4 from 8, Auba capt. No Salah. Will happily take that!

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        4. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          72 so far with Anderson, Hazard, Alonso and Salah (c). Still got Kane, Chilwell, Patricio, Bennet, Jimenez and Richarlison to play.

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

          on 21 so far... awful

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

          87 with Jiménez, Doherty and Richarlison to play.

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        7. Sgt Frank Drebin
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Very good, but not captaining Salah still hurts, I try to cheer, but can't stop thinking about Mo 😛 I would have been on 86 points if I captained him, and I was so close...

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        8. FPL_Gyarados
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Good for me. Got around 74 before bonus and Richarlison and Doherty to play and 1pt to come off the bench.

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      10. ShababQ
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        This is kinda unbelievable, Auba, my captain has the lowest points from my front 7 so far...

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        1. ShababQ
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          lower than my defenders too, Alonso and Bellerin

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        2. My Name Is Pepu
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Subtle brag?

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

          He is the highest of mine...

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        4. Sgt Frank Drebin
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Haha same 😛

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        5. evilfish
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          I just wish that any of my front 7 got more than 2 points.

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      11. arndff_
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Would you WC this squad?

        Fabianski
        Robertson Kolasinac Doherty AWB
        Salah Sane Fraser
        Kane(C) Auba(VC) Jimenez

        Button | Richarlison Yedlin Diangana

        1FT, 0.1M ITB

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        1. Buck The Trent
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Nope

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          1. arndff_
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            When would you play it then? Thanks.

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        2. MTPockets
            5 years, 6 months ago

            to what?

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          • LSK
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Team looks great to my eyes. Think you’ll end up wildcarding for 3 or 4 moves eventually as you’re nicely set up

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

              Can you afford Richarlison to F Anderson? That’s what I’d do

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          • COLLIN QUANER
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            must be trolling

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        3. All de Gea no iDier
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          3 of the top 10K had Pogba as (C)

          Just shows that there are still some elephants in there.

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          1. arndff_
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Elephants... 😀

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            1. All de Gea no iDier
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              They shouldn't be up there. Nobody knows how they got there. But they can't stay up there long.

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        4. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Not happy with Kane benching even though I captained Mo.

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        5. Thomas M.
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Haha when you hope that you won't see Kane on the pitch at all today as a owner. Luiz on my second bench spot for 15p is killing me. Kane, Doherty or Richarlison can't play 🙁

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

          Is an Arsenal defender worth it for the next couple of weeks? Thinking about Bellerin in for Duffy.

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          1. GoonerRed
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            For sure. The fixtures are quite kind for Arsenal over the next few weeks.

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          2. AndyCook
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Yes but only because of price

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          3. arndff_
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Do you think that Kane will come in?

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            1. The real slim shady
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Sadly yes. Min 75.

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            2. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Yes, can't see Spurs being comfortable.

              He'll want any chance of a goal too to catch Salah.

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          4. The real slim shady
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            If Kane dont play I will get Salah VC points. A no show would be so amazing.

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            1. SPorting
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              A 10 min cameo would be awful

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          5. shearer9
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            I've got Kane (C) and Salah (VC). I'm either laughing or crying at the end of this.

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          6. KAPO KANE
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Come on Kane know you can do this!

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

            Just saw Felipe Anderson goal. Deserves a place in my team for that alone. Beautiful curve on the ball.

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          8. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            2-1 (Eric Dier x2, Son O.G)

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            1. DV8R
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              OG not assisted by Maddison

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            2. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Why would Son be defending for him to score an OG? Think it through lad.

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              1. Royal5
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Deflected shot after a corner.

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            3. All de Gea no iDier
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              And Kane on in the last minute!

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          9. SweeSwee
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            All this time I thought Kane’s lack of movement and energy was just his playing style. Turns out he was tired and needed a rest.

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            1. Royal5
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              You solved it Hercule.

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          10. FPL ZB
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            If my FPL was a racehorse, the screens would be being put up around it right now

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          11. maurorodi00
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            How about next gw sell salah to som and the week after bring him back ?

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          12. Alonso The Great Midfielder
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            either 2-0 to leciester and kane will coming up early or 2-0 to spurs and kane will not play at all pleaseeee

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          13. Bubz
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Come one Leciesterrr

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            1. Jack Burton
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              This

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          14. Snevitz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            56 with 4 to go, finally a good week. Wish I'd captained Salah though.

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          15. Digital-Real
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            not a cat in hell's chance Moura passes to Son

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          16. Pompel
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            So 'arry benched then. One beautiful point off the bench from AWB then 😐 . But otoh my ML leader captained Kane.

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          17. Zladan
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Looked at liverank there and saw Son on 4 points!

            Turns out he has done nothing and is joint with 21 other players on 3 BPS.

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