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2 February 2019 1430 comments
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Son Heung-min (£8.6m) looks set to lead the Spurs attack against Newcastle today as he earned his second consecutive start since returning from the Asian Cup.

That pushes Fernando Llorente (£5.7m) to a place among the substitutes despite his 12-point haul against Watford midweek.

There was also a surprise benching for Danny Rose (£5.8m), who was expected to start with an injury to Ben Davies (£5.6m). Jan Vertonghen (£5.9m) might potentially fill in for him at left-back, although could be part of a back-three if one of the midfielders named in the team is playing wing-back on the opposite flank to Kieran Trippier (£6.1m).

Christian Eriksen (£9.4m), Lucas Moura (£6.8m) and Erik Lamela (£6.1m) look like the supporting cast to Son in attacking midfield.

Newcastle have named a relatively unsurprisingly formation too, going with the 4-5-1 system that has served them so well of late.

Matt Ritchie (£5.8m) and Christian Atsu (£5.1m) look likely to provide support to DeAndre Yedlin (£4.5m) and Florian Lejeune (£4.4m) while Salomón Rondón (£5.7m) leads a one-man attack.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Winks, Sissoko, Eriksen, Lamela, Lucas, Son.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka; Yedlin, Schar, Lascelles, Lejeune, Ritchie; Perez, Longstaff, Hayden, Atsu; Rondon.

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  1. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Son brace is inevitable

    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      God I hope so, spurs haven't been great lately though!

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I fancy a Newcastle win

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Crikey

        1. Urchin
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Son could still get a brace...

          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            I don’t fancy Toon to get three 🙂

            1. La Roja
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              2-2 then 😀

            2. Urchin
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              They got 2 against City, Spurs defense definitely more awful... 😉
              Come on help out our mate La Roja... 😉

              1. La Roja
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                I’m a Lloris owner 😛

                1. Urchin
                  • 12 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  U r tough to please 😉

          2. La Roja
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

  2. Francescoli
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Sonny!

    1. *Reformed-Character*
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      His names son ....

  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling (C)

    #yolo

    1. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Sane (TC)

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Same here

    3. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Hazard(c)

    4. Codetto
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      It's all about Sane TC this gw i'm afraid

    5. semiconductor
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Sterling captain too

  4. Surfreak
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Rose punt went well then and Lorente on the bench! You gotta laugh at this game sometimes 🙂

    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Both are awful picks IMO

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Rose is far from awful pick when Bavies is out injured

        1. Surfreak
          • 17 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          They were awful as well last week lol joker.

          1. La Roja
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Nice grav

      2. Surfreak
        • 17 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Sure sure

      3. SADIO SANÉ
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Rose is, Llorente was(is?) a decent short-term punt imo

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          sorry didn't realise Bavies is injured, pretty unlucky

      4. JohnnyMagrinho
        7 years, 5 months ago

        They’re just not though are they? Kane our for next few weeks and Davies isn’t fit either. Both Rose & Llorente replace them as like for like substitutes.

        Inexplicable benching from Poch. No reason at all to think neither would start.

        For next few GWs both are sound choices as long as you’re prepared to have to replace them.

        1. WVA
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Both are far too rotation prone just look at their history and this week just strengthens that argument.

          1. JohnnyMagrinho
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Haha. Incredible. Very bloody easy to say that after the effing line ups have come out.

            Rubbish argument. At a time where Pochettino only has one centre forward and left back available it’s almost impossible to predict he’d go without them.

            When was the last time he played MOURA as a CF? Haha. Ridiculous comment mate.

    2. Begbie.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Took a punt on Rose too knowing I'll be switching to Kola next week no matter what. Just a shame Poch is obsessed with rotating full backs.

      1. semiconductor
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Was about to do the exact same but decided to get kola directly and bench him

  5. Miguel Sanchez
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    I love differential Sonny - won't last long

    1. *Reformed-Character*
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      His names son

      1. Planet Head
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        If we're getting pedantic....

      2. Miguel Sanchez
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        *His name's Son

    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Not long at all. Assuming he will be the one people go to when dropping Sane.

    3. semiconductor
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      True. My plan is to sell Richarlison for son this week

  6. Urchin
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Siggy (c)

    1. Urchin
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Oops, the move didnt go through...
      Come one Richa (c)

  7. Rocky FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Rich out Son in,
    Cant wait to remove Rich

    1. semiconductor
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Exactly the same

  8. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Sonny will do very well this week.

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      i believe his name is Son. this is what i hear..#just saying

  9. QUEN
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Not many opted for Aguero captain then?

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Poll says otherwise

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

        Ah didn’t check that, just reading comments and sane sterling seem to be popular.

        I have sane Aguero but chose aguero

  10. fc_skrald
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    So in the end I just did Digne -> Pereira with my two free transfers. Would have done this for gw27, now just hope Pereira will get some attacking points in the next games...

    Foster
    Robertson, Pereira, Doherty
    Pogba, Salah, Hazard, Richarlison, Sane
    Rashford, Jimenez

    Speroni, Bednarek, Kamara, Peltier
    2.7 million in the bank

  11. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Verthongen's 200th PL game and Harry Winks' birthday. Inevitable that one of them scores.

    1. Wakanda
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      better be

  12. Justthis
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Who wants a cuppa? 🙂

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Spurs fans

    2. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I might if you were called literally anything else 😉

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

      Ahahahaha

  13. Karan_G14
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Hazard to Son looks like a no brainer this week!

    1. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      100% happening atm, even though I own Eriksen!

      1. Karan_G14
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Could be a fruitful double up looking at the fixtures.

        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          triple up even for me with Tripper also 😉

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      all over it, hopefully Son doesn't do anything here

      1. Karan_G14
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah would be nice if he remains a differential for another week or two.

  14. jia you
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    When will the game update so that I can see if my TC activated or not! Love last second drama 😉

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      updated now

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        mine hasn't

    2. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Done

    3. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Haha, it bloody well saved! Went from activating TC direct to updating page so wasn't sure it had, def blank incoming 🙂

  15. *sigh*
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling triple captain locked in good luck everyone!

    1. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Same and literally last second at that...GL 🙂

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

      Same, good luck brother!

  16. Ginkapo FPL
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Swansea vs Barnet will be live on BBC Wales Sunday 17th Feburary 16:00 KO

  17. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Game updated...

  18. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Did something either very silly or genius:.

    Button to Boruc
    Digne to Bennett
    Pogba to Son
    Camarasa to Sterling
    Auba to Ings

    All for -12

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Had to to do first transfer as other keeper is Speroni

  19. SADIO SANÉ
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    FPL broken again

  20. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    UPDATED

  21. Delph & Safety
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    The FPL website shows up your GW26 team as your DGW25 team....

    Not the first time this has happened

    1. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Give it a few mins.

  22. puhd
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Brought in Son for Hazard for a hit. Hope it works out!

  23. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    FPL update broken?

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

    Howon the toon! But also howon Son and Erik 😉

  25. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Some Son owners are getting very excited on here. Do they think Newcastle are going to roll over ?

    1. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I think it'll be a tough game. Delighted to see Son start though

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I want to get him in for the bgw in 27 but I think today will be a tough game.

  26. gergin
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Llorente effectively won previous game for Spurs and now on the bench. Not very clever from AVB.

  27. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    #3 in the world capped Digne. Trying to be clever and made a massive error?

    1. Root
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      massive error

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      hopefully a benchwank gone horribly wrong (Baines might still play anyway)

      1. Reedy
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Ah yes that's possible. And benchwankers get all they deserve.

    3. Planet Head
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Will be making a Dignefied exit from the top 10

    4. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Wow ha. I'd love it if that came off!

      1. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        The scenes if Digne hits another 17 pointer against City

    5. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He is from the future and has seen the Digne hat trick against City 😀

    6. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Bizarre. Made no transfers, no City. And Jiminez on the bench.

      Maybe he or she has been taken ill. Or worse.

  28. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Apparently chunks of ice falling from Wembley roof. Any games at risk of being postponed due to bad weather?

    1. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Unlikely. They are only postponed if there is a danger of safety for the fans. Pitches can all handle it these days.

  29. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Properly updated now.

  30. Planet Head
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Me waving bye-bye to Last Man Standing this week. Fun while it lasted.