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Llorente leads the line for Spurs as Pochettino deploys wing-backs

The final match of Gameweek 23 takes place this afternoon at Craven Cottage, as Fulham face injury-hit Tottenham Hotspur. Kick-off is at 16:00 GMT.

Spurs are, of course, without Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Moussa Sissoko, all of whom have played vital roles for the Lilywhites over the last couple of months.

Lucas Moura, meanwhile, isn’t fit to feature because of a knee injury.

Fernando Llorente is handed his first Premier League start of the season and only his second in a Spurs shirt, with Erik Lamela and Davinson Sanchez also given recalls as Mauricio Pochettino switches from a 4-4-2 diamond to what looks like a 3-4-2-1.

That system change would likely see Christian Eriksen – who was bought by over 100,000 FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 23 – drop back into a central midfield two alongside Harry Winks.

Danny Rose replaces Ben Davies on the left flank, meanwhile.

Claudio Ranieri’s only alteration sees Ryan Babel make his Fulham debut in place of Ryan Sessegnon.

As expected, Aboubakar Kamara isn’t involved in the Cottagers’ match-day squad after a reported training ground bust-up.

Spurs won the reverse fixture of this match 3-1 back in August, with Kieran Trippier the only one of the three Spurs goalscorers who lines up this afternoon.

Aleksandar Mitrovic was on target for Fulham at Wembley.

The Cottagers have conceded more goals, big chances and efforts on target than any other Premier League side in 2018/19 but Ranieri’s troops have only conceded four goals in their four most-recent top-flight fixtures at Craven Cottage.

Fulham XI (3-4-3): Rico, Odoi, Ream, Le Marchand, Christie, Seri, Chambers, Bryan, Babel, Schurrle, Mitrovic.

Spurs XI (3-4-2-1): Lloris, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Rose, Winks, Eriksen, Trippier, Dele, Lamela, Llorente.

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1,895 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Winks and Rose you legends!

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Rose 😮

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

        was that kdou?
        fml im blind

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

          explains your view on the Digne OG

      2. Runaway
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        for assisting to assister

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

      yellow card

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

    That N'Koudou assist was exquisite.

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

      How many people assisted this goal?!

    2. Ha Ha Land
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      True!! Inch perfect!!
      COYS!!

  3. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Do people not notice that spurs never deserve to win. Get used to it they’re the jammiest team in the league and live on it. Never see them win convincingly more than twice a season

    1. Big Ping
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Alright Salty McSalterson!

    2. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      They are a bit pants to be fair

    3. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I hate spurs as well

    4. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If they're getting into the top 4 consistently, then perhaps your view is just biased.

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

      Bit harsh, even I can admit they've crushed teams on more than the odd occasion.

    6. Infamy, Infamy
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      How long ago was it Spurs scored 11 in 2 games?

  4. Beatle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Will Winks take Alli's bonus?

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      yes

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Oh yes!

  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Spurs are going to get absolutely flattened by Dortmund.

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Aye

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

      Llorente playing the long con...

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    3 BAPs for Harry!

    Some things never change.

  7. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    got Alli before this round of fixtures. at least got some points today, but need to replace him I guess. which midfielder should I get ?Money no Issue Already got Salah & Pogba

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Winks

      Do it now to get the big price rise

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      10 days until next PL game so hold on. Fact Alli sitting on bench and not straight down tunnel suggests may just be minor tweak

    3. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wait till we get news on the injury / Lucas. The injury did look nasty though.

      1. Robson-Canoe
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Nasty? What exactly happened?

        1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Looked like he pulled his hammy.

  8. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    85 points.

    1. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Same. Delighted with that.

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        92

  9. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Well done Spurs - massive 3 points there

  10. Andy'81
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Love it, NUFC really only have to better one from Cardiff, Burnley, Southampton and Palace now to stay up, all in all a very good weekend for Newcastle even though we're still s***.

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'd say Southampton and Palace are good enough to avoid the drop.

    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nice. You guys deserve any edges available

      1. Andy'81
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        In all honesty we don't, all of the clubs mentioned have shown more ambition than Newcastle.

  11. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Spurs haven't drawn a single PL game this season lol. Long may it continue.

  12. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    who assisted that goal, i guess im blind thought it was rose. If its Georges usless kdou then ok..

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sissoko

    2. Yoshioka
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sanchez

  13. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ugh f**k off Spurs

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Spurs winning while not playing well and with a couple of injuries, sign of champions.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Which alternative table this time?

      1. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Table of London teams

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        W or L no D.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          The Undrawables.

  15. Lucackadoodledoo
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Goal on the BRINK of Full time by WINKS. For Fulham this STINKS

    Dam I'm funny.

    1. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      "Dam I'm funny, me THINKS"

      1. Lucackadoodledoo
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Dam shoulda thought of that one 🙂

    2. Yoshioka
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Missed the goal, any links?

      1. JJO
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        There it is,you just need few clicks

      2. Lucackadoodledoo
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        No but Blink and you'd miss it 🙂

  16. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    After watching Sissoko,Alli, Lamela(many times) etc player's suffering muscle injuries, it makes me wonder if that is related to the fatigue OR pressing style of playing/ too much sometimes 😮

    Anyone thinks same ??

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It makes one wonder that they had 16 players at the world cup and were unlucky with injuries snowballing into one another.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Every top team has player's with national duty.
        It's not about number of injuries, it's about so many of them of similar
        Agree with you about them unlucky though mate

    2. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, fatigue and perhaps lack of depth. Poch even said after the Wolves loss that fatigue played a big factor.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah

      2. Boo Ya Ka Sha
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Maybe the fitness group in the staff played the wrong cards. But would we be thinking this if Kane's ankle wasn't smashed by Jones and Lucas' knee wasn't kicked? I don't think Lucas suffered a muscle injury, did he? Nowadays, agents protect their players quite a bit. You could say that some of these injuries could be exaggerated since the players/agents want to protect their banks/careers. Sir Alex said something about this shortly before retiring.

  17. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Looks like a green arrow despite No Mo. Chuffed with that.

    Given the bench headache that many of us have for next week, are any Alli owners considering benching him?

    For me, I don't have the cash to upgrade him, so I think waiting for 2FTs would be the best option, unless Son is coming home early. I have one of Digne or AWB to take his place from the bench anyway.

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Think Son will make the final or semis at least. SK look a class above everyone except Iran tbh.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah I would expect so too, but you never know! 😀 If they're knocked out in semis (would probably be by Australia, I think), then he would be back in GW25. If they're desperate, they could fly him straight back to the bench on GW24 even, but the semi final match is the day before haha

        1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Eh, the Socceroos sadly do not look up to scratch for this tournament, although I hope they can grow into it. Son back soon would certainly be excellent news, for Spurs and me 🙂

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            You kept him on the bench? That was my plan, but then TAA injury came through and I felt I needed to sell one of them.

            If Iran are the only ones who can beat Korea, then they'll meet in the final, unfortunately for us.

    2. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He has 10 days to recover. Hazard is also plummeting to £10.9. I will wait and maybe get Hazard. Hope Higuain is with them by then.

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Winks 0.3 price rise incoming. Got to be silly not to jump aboard

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Early season Neves gang will be all over him!

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Hey, even I'm included in that.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Good work Bemba.

    3. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, been silly too long, not this time

  19. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bringing auba for -4,get rid of one of these:

    A) Mitro
    B) Ings
    C) Richarlison
    D) Anderson

    1. Silecro
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Correction,get rid of two of them

      1. lordkippe
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        A & D

  20. Superflymonk
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hmmm...So how did lamela look? Just had enough to bring him in for mitro if i shift funds

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Forget it

      1. Superflymonk
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        okay

  21. teknicolourfox
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    William and David Luiz > Sane and TAA

    For -4 before price rises or wait see what happens during week games?

    1. JohnBlack
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Do it

      1. teknicolourfox
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers

  22. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hi Managers,

    1FT
    4m ITB

    Any advices on next transfer are appreciated 🙂

    Fab
    Doherty VVD Robbo Digne
    Salah Pogba Anderson Richa
    Rashford Auba

    Subs: Button, AWB, Camarasa, Success

    1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Similar boat as me. I think wait and see is a good option until we know blanks for 27.

      1. HD7
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah patience is the way I guess

  23. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Not watching game, did Alli get injured? 🙁

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hamstring towards the end of the game

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      yes

    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't go down the tunnel after he came off, do think he'll be a doubt for Chelsea on Thursday however

    4. Rock n Grohl
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      There is no tunnel at CC

  24. gonzalocampos
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Mitro out with 5 yellow cards? Play Button (Fulham away) instead of Fabianski (Woves away?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Up to 10 needed now.

  25. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Told you Fulham cant win, face the facts. They didnt even score, they had 12 men for the majority of the game and even Llorente tried to help them out but it wasnt enough vs a massively depleted Spurs side. Imagine the scoreline vs a fully fit and available Spurs...
    Unlucky guys

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      *yawn*

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wow you must be psychic to predict that.

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

      You want some credits? Get them in real life. Not over the Internet.

    4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Enjoy another trophyless season 🙂

    5. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      it is funny tho, how mnay replys i egt earlier of even people placing bets at 1-0 that fulham would win. Where are they all now lol like 16 people?

    6. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      And...

    7. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      You aren't helping yourself mate

    8. Rock n Grohl
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Mark sign this guy up, top quality analysis.

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

        Like Mark reads this site these days LOL

  26. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is this team that bad?

    Keep dropping at the moment after selling sane and sterling in recent weeks and not having rashford for this hot streak. Really want to roll a free transfer so I have more information and time to do some real surgery.

    Fabianski
    Robbo Digne Doherty
    Salah Hazard Pogba Martial Richarlison
    Auba (C) Jimenez

    Steele, Kamara, AWB, Schindler

    1FT 0.9ITB

    Should I hold a transfer here or does it need a bit of a shake up?

    Cheers 🙂

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Martial and Richarlison, but no Rashford holding you back.

      1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah it's been so frustrating. Jumped on martial after Cardiff. Obviously went for the wrong man in hindsight.

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nice team save transfer

      1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers man. Doesn't feel like it with the healthy red arrow I'm getting this week!

  27. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Lots of salty Spurs haters here. Why people dislike them I will never understand. They're the only club that has managed to break into the big club hegemony without buying the game. And they continue to grind out performances despite awful injuries, sign of great mentality.

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      True that not a hater just banter

    2. Fantastisk
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Awful club that wins nothing.

  28. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fulham are going down

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah.
      They can't defend.

  29. Uncle Gamst
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    WHATEVER the question....Llorente is NOT the answer!!!

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wild Rover wanted this yesterday

  30. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Why are all gravless newly signed up posters who post a lot insufferable?

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

      played nine years, better then your little 4 next to your name man. Because that number represents your fantasy years right? By your logic anyway, so you're 4 years in?
      Basically an fpl virgin then

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Kys

      2. Fantastisk
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        SAVAGE

      3. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        You need to add Alli's hammy in your timeline