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All four of Tottenham’s big hitters have made the starting line-up as they prepare to take on Cardiff City in south Wales.

Harry Kane (ยฃ12.6m) leads the line supported by Son Heung-min (ยฃ8.8m), Christian Eriksen (ยฃ9.3m) and Dele Alli (ยฃ8.9m) in midfield.

Harry Winks (ยฃ5.5m) and Moussa Sissoko (ยฃ4.9m) get the nod in the holding roles, protecting a back-four which features Kieran Trippier (ยฃ6.1m) and Danny Rose (ยฃ5.8m) either side of Toby Alderweireld (ยฃ6.0m) and Davinson Sรกnchez (ยฃ5.8m).

Ben Davies (ยฃ5.6m), Juan Foyth (ยฃ5.0m) and Lucas Moura (ยฃ6.9m) are among the key names on the bench.

Callum Paterson (ยฃ5.1m) leads the Cardiff line once again, as Neil Warnock goes for a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Victor Camarasa (ยฃ4.6m), now the top-scoring Bluebirds midfielder, is stationed in the number 10 role today with Josh Murphy (ยฃ4.8m) and Bobby Reid (ยฃ5.2m) operating in the wide areas of attacking midfield.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge, Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Cunningham, Gunnarsson, Murphy, Arter, Camarasa, Reid, Paterson.

Tottenham XI: Lloris; Rose, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Trippier; Winks, Sissoko; Eriksen, Alli, Son; Kane.

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  1. Ligdon
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Will Rashford play tomo ?

    1. Teomi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      50/50. He is in the squad anyway

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Benched IMO

  2. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    @OfficialFPL SCOUT: Kane (£12.6m) has 8 goals and 4 assists in the last 10 Gameweeks. Owned by nearly a third of managers (32.7%), he is also the most captained this GW (1,016,323)

  3. french holiday
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Auba reminds me of Salah...wont be long before he starts killing those big chances and getting big hauls

    1. Son is Rising
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      He's got a history of missing big chances though

      1. french holiday
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        He has a history of winning scoring titles!

        1. Son is Rising
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          True, but it's because is movement is out of this world. He's actually not a great finisher and is one of the few top strikers with a G/xG ratio less than 1.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I am keeping him, plays every minute of every game say no more.

      1. AuFeld
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        This. Great player and a million less then Kane.

    3. GoingUpUpUp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Agree on the Auba hold - also aware that it looks like Aguero may go down in price tonight. City will turn that corner..

  4. Teomi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Ditch Felipe or rich to make room for Salah?

    1. RashFraud
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Rich is dropping tonight

    2. Sz21
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Felipe

    3. seewhyaxe
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Felipe has pretty tough fixtures ahead

      1. acidicleo
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Not that tough...

      2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Arsenal home and Bournemouth away tough.Having a laugh

        1. acidicleo
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          True...
          And Leicester at home was supposed to be easy fixture for Rich..

      3. *Reformed-Character*
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Are you alright ?

    4. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Felipe

    5. acidicleo
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Was thinking Felipe...
      Having 2nd thoughts after today's game!!!

  5. smix
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Martial & Auba to Salah & Jimenez or just hold ?

    1. RashFraud
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Do it

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Hold

    3. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      not now ofc

  6. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    As Auba captainer and Kane owner do I want Kane to get shed load of goals?

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Depends on your rank. His EO is around 85% in the Top 10k.

    2. noahzark22
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      you want points, right?

    3. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      yeah

    4. Sz21
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I do. A hat trick would be nice.

      Its Hazard I am more worried about.

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Got them all.

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Lots of goals as his EO is

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Below 100%

  7. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Was planning on shipping out auba to make room for salah.. May need to rethink, he's a goal machine

    1. seewhyaxe
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I just did it actually as I’d be away next week or so

    2. acidicleo
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Same here..waiting for kane audition..

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        You may be waiting long time.

        1. acidicleo
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          But Salah is more essential than auba n kane imo...

          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Kane G

  8. Boo Ya Ka Sha
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Please tell me that the Arsenal/Fulham baps aren't final...

    1. DR0GBA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      you want more jammy points?

      1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        don't be a sour puss

        1. DR0GBA
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          it's ok, when Hazard scores i'll gloat all I want too

          1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            same.

    2. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Auba 0 bonus for sure.

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        It wasn’t ever unsure......

    3. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      2 baps for Kola. Happy days

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Auba bps 27
      Kamara bps 25

      Despite Auba playing 90mins vs. 30mins and getting 1G1A vs 1G!

      1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I see you.

    5. *Reformed-Character*
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      You were lucky to get any points Brian....

  9. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Assists are too subjective IMO. Think they need to make it harder to get an assist. Make clear that if an opposition player or the post/bar touch the ball before the goal is scored by the goalscorer then no assist. Would reduce the overall number of assists, but it is very easy to adjudicate. As soon as the opposition or the post/bar touches the ball before the goalscorer scores then the assist would be gone.

    1. willl
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I'd rather they make it every goal needs an assist.

      Second last player to touch the ball before on the scoring team gets it.

      1. noahzark22
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        doesn't work when loss of possession occurs

        1. willl
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Or you get lucky assists, depends how you look at it.

          1. noahzark22
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            That's stupid.

    2. noahzark22
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      So my intended cross into the box glances off an opponent before being scored by my teammate, i don't get an assist any more?

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yes. It sounds harsh, but you remove subjectivity. When trying to measure something, as soon as you introduce opinion into it you lose credibility.

        It is like getting a ruler which you need to measure millimetres, but doesn't have any millimetre marks on it.

        1. noahzark22
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          The rules state what is and isn't an assist. It's reasonable and fairly consistent.

          1. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            No it isn't. Why didn't one of Firmino and Salah get an assist against Utd for the Shaqiri goal?

            'fairly' consistent is not 100% consistent. Subjectivity introduces bias. Bias is not good in measurement.

            1. noahzark22
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Didn't see the goal. And nothing will be 100% consistent unless we just eliminate everything but a direct pass as an assist. And that's stupid.

              1. diesel001
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                Boom! You nailed it. A direct pass should only count as an assist. 100% consistency, noone can complain about the application of the rules.

    3. MTPockets
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Agree but they won't change it yet. As fantasy sports keeps growing though most subjective measures will be binned - there'll be too much money riding on it.

    4. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Everton are so frustrating.
      Siggy+digne were supposed to be my differential's.
      ๐Ÿ™

      1. Alli 3',17',64�…
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Digne is not a differential, not owning Dinge is a difefrential

        1. *Reformed-Character*
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Oh dear that’s rather dramatic

          1. Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            He is the most owned defender in the game among active teams (63%)

            1. Amey
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

            2. CRO KLOPP
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              That's top 10 k mate,not in the game

              1. Amey
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                Ohh.
                I'm no way near 10k then it's still a differential ๐Ÿ˜€

            3. CRO KLOPP
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Btw,how many active teams in FPL is atm?

            4. *Reformed-Character*
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Lol he’s definitely not, check your source

        2. Whats the Huth
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Differential in mini leagues though

          1. Amey
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Exactly this.
            Failed me so many times though

      2. Maddi Son
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah was pretty gutted about Siggy in particular today. Still has some nice fixtures coming up.

        1. Amey
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah.
          Hopefully he hauls against Bournemouth.

    5. boc610
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      The whinging on here over this festive period has been embarrassing. Bemba da's little moan about an 18 point captain score perfectly illustrates this. There's times I think it's been hacked by Russian trolls.

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        If you want to look at moaning, just look at Chucky’s post history from today b

        1. Alli 3',17',64�…
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          roller coaster of emotions for Chucky

        2. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Chucky isnt genuine though, which makes it tolerable.

          1. *Reformed-Character*
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Debatable

      2. Mortal.Swinbat
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Some people on here are toxic, just leave them be I guess

        1. boc610
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Its the sense of entitlement that I can't stand. Especially the points chasers who just got a player in and think where's my haul then??

    6. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Neil Warnock doesn’t have eyebrows

      1. Good quiz team name that.

        1. La Roja
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Last yeat I was in a mini league called Richard Keys missing top tip

      2. Mysterion
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        It's Griphook in disguise https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmCtQgmXoAAQY9n.jpg

    7. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Wonderful farewell gift from Kola
      Welcome to my team TAA. Liverpool defence double up will be juicy

      1. french holiday
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Get Lovern instead

        1. Whats the Huth
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Lovren isn’t nailed. Gomez will displace him

          1. french holiday
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Gomez is injured long term and Trent has competition from Clyne and Milner.

      2. DeathoftheParty
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Looking at this transfer... Or Ed to Al...

    8. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Who goes to make way for Salah?

      Son & Harry or Auba??? 2FTs.

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Auba

      2. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Watch the game & decide, crystal ball says Harry.

      3. โ˜ˆโ˜พ
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I'm dumping Son & Harry

    9. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Save my GW please Harry (C)

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Save my season bubz.
        I'm in freefall.

      2. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        We are only 2 games in!

        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          I know but they couldn't have gone much worse

          1. TheDragon
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Ye - Everton 2 weeks in a row have been a disaster

    10. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Is this worth -4?

      Auba Martial Son โžก Hazard Salah Kamara(bench fodder)

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        No

      2. MTPockets
          7 years, 4 months ago

          yes

        • Pierce34
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Who starts?

          1. La Roja
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Erm.. 11 players?

            1. Pierce34
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              I mean, you're selling three starters and one of the replacements is bench fodder. You'll be starting Hazard, Salah and who else in Auba's place?

              1. La Roja
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                Front 7 would be;

                Snoddy salah Hazard Pogba Richarlison

                Kane Wilson

        • Maddi Son
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Yes

        • g40steve
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          LOL, No

          Serious knee jerking

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            why is that LOL?

          2. La Roja
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            How is this a knee jerking? Explain

        • notlob legin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Yes - I think so long term

        • SADIO SANÉ
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          get Kamara off that bench ๐Ÿ˜‰

      3. WVA
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Exact money to do Alonso + Rashford > TAA + Firmino?

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Rashford will play?

      4. DeathoftheParty
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Kola 2 baps never gunna hold, right?

        1. Whats the Huth
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          It’s final

          Happy day ๐Ÿ˜€

          1. DeathoftheParty
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Oh my days...

        2. MTPockets
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Should do

          • Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            He'll definitely hold 2 but likely to just miss out on 3.

        3. Chalobah's Witness
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Auba's assist isn't even shown in the match statistics on the premierleague website. Makes me f... nervous.

          1. *Reformed-Character*
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Came of defender

            1. Chalobah's Witness
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              defo came of Auba

          2. Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            It's probably because it's a 'fantasy' assist rather than a proper one. Anyway, they very very rarely add or remove assists once given on the game.

          3. MTPockets
              7 years, 4 months ago

              It's a "fantasy" assist

            • Mysterion
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Maybe because it's a fantasy assist

            • french holiday
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              They didnt show Salah's dives in the match statistics

          4. Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Is Shaw > TAA a good move? Has Brighton and Burnley at home after the Spurs match but they didn't keep a CS vs. Cardiff, Huddersfield or Bournemouth

            1. One for All
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Ofcourse it's good Man Utd can't keep a clean sheet while Liverpool have the best defence and great fixtures to get clean sheets

            2. french holiday
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Why Trent. Get Lovern instead. Looks to have nailed his place.

              1. One for All
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                0.1 difference Trent will get you more assists

              2. *Reformed-Character*
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                Trent over Lovren comfortably

                1. french holiday
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 4 months ago

                  Trent more rotation risk due to Clyne but Lovern has no comprtition atm.

          5. french holiday
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            All eyes will be on Sanchez. Could be the next big thing to emerge after Pogba

            1. Alli 3',17',64�…
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Gawd no, I was one of the mugs in GW1 who chose Sanchez. Not falling for that again

              1. g40steve
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                I remember TC him two years ago, 75pts so bring him on.

                1. Alli 3',17',64�…
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 4 months ago

                  yea he cost me a season with that haul...

              2. DeathoftheParty
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                This... All this... So much this. Pogba form nailed on under Ole.

            2. CRO KLOPP
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Could be a new Tadiฤ‡ on the other hand

            3. Sun Jihai
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              FPL price system doesn't work
              He's still the 4th most expensive midfielder in the game at £10.0m!

          6. UshFPL
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            It's Harry Kane hat-trick time boys

            1. DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              My word I hope you're right.

            2. UshFPL
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Two to go!

          7. That's Groß
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            This WC team any good?

            Etheridge Button
            Bernardo Bennett Jonny Tomkins TAA
            Salah Hazard Richarlison Camarasa Romeu
            Kane Aubameyang Ings

            Focussed on getting in all the big hitters and then patching up elsewhere.

            1. Les Bleus
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              That defense ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

              1. That's Groß
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                Risky I know but all the cash is spent up top. TV quite low!

          8. Garlana
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Aubam (c), why are his baps so poo with a goal and assist? Shots off target and lost the ball too often?

            1. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Big Chances missed.

            2. MTPockets
                7 years, 4 months ago

                4 big chances missed = 4 * -3
                https://www.anewpla.net/fpl/live/bps.php?gw=21&fixture=201

                1. Garlana
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 4 months ago

                  Ouch, still gotta be happy with 18 tho I guess ๐Ÿ™‚

              • The Polymath
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                Yep

              • Amey
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                BON is it you ??

            3. Justthis
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Rashford to Auba???

            4. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              LMS safety score currently 1 before Spurs game.

              1. Hazz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                ๐Ÿ˜†

              2. DA Minnion (Former great)
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                Don't even have that much.

            5. acidicleo
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Hope I didn't get it wrong - haz (c) and auba (vc) !!!!!

              1. DA Minnion (Former great)
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                Be glad you have both.

            6. Maddi Son
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Hazard(c) who own Kane.

              If you could switch to Kane now, would you?

              1. Eytexi
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                No chance.

              2. SADIO SANÉ
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                it's close, probably yeah

              3. DeathoftheParty
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                I'm on Pog and have Harry. Pretty happy with the situation. Harry will catch fire next GW... Its his time of year.

              4. CRO KLOPP
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                I would captain him before deadline, what's different now?

            7. Niho992
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Anyone has worst begining of the year than me ?

              Pereira 1 on the bench, Kamara 3 on the bench

              No Arsenal cover.

            8. g40steve
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Game on lads & lasses ๐Ÿ™‚