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Kane and Eriksen benched for Spurs trip to Leicester

8 December 2018 1534 comments
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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
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 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. FPLGyarados
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      40 is my guess

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    2. AndyCook
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

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    3. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      38 at the mo

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  2. Lucky Z
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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

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    1. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah

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    2. AndyCook
      7 years, 7 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
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 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…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

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      1. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 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…
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 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
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Link to your team must be wrong then,

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      1. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

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    3. evilfish
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

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  4. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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

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    1. KGFC
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

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  5. fr3d
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 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
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Im on 10 points (-4)
    Anyone worse?

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    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      You win for sure

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      1. Strchld
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

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        1. FPL Pillars
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          me too lol

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    2. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 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
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      10 (-8)

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  7. Zinedine Kilbane
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 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
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'd do this with Torreira/Kante.

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      1. Zinedine Kilbane
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers Lucky- think i'l get Torreira

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

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

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

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

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      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 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
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 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
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 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
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Read above

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      1. SPorting
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        You didn’t log off

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

          Just enjoying the last few minutes.

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          1. SPorting
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Adios!

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    2. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Good

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    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

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    4. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 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
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      on 21 so far... awful

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    6. LSK
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      87 with Jiménez, Doherty and Richarlison to play.

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    7. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 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. FPLGyarados
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 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
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 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
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      lower than my defenders too, Alonso and Bellerin

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

      Subtle brag?

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    3. Tempestic
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      He is the highest of mine...

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

      Haha same 😛

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    5. evilfish
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

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  11. arndff_
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 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
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Nope

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      1. arndff_
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        When would you play it then? Thanks.

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    2. MTPockets
      7 years, 7 months ago

      to what?

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    3. LSK
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 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
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

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    4. COLLIN QUANER
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      must be trolling

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  12. All de Gea no iDier
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 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_
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Elephants... 😀

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      1. All de Gea no iDier
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 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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  13. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Not happy with Kane benching even though I captained Mo.

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  14. Thomas M.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 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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  15. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 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
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

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    2. AndyCook
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yes but only because of price

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  16. arndff_
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Do you think that Kane will come in?

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

      Sadly yes. Min 75.

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    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 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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  17. The real slim shady
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 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
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A 10 min cameo would be awful

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  18. shearer9
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 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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  19. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Come on Kane know you can do this!

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  20. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 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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  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      OG not assisted by Maddison

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    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Deflected shot after a corner.

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    3. All de Gea no iDier
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      And Kane on in the last minute!

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  22. SweeSwee
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 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
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      You solved it Hercule.

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  23. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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

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  24. maurorodi00
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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

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  25. Alonso The Great Midfielder
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 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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  26. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Come one Leciesterrr

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    1. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      This

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  27. Snevitz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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

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  28. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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

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  29. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 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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  30. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 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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