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Kane makes surprise return to Spurs starting line-up

Harry Kane (£12.4m) has made a surprise return to the Spurs starting line-up for their trip to Burnley on Saturday lunch-time.

The forward was initially expected to return to training following an ankle injury in March, but having worked with his team-mates over the last week, Mauricio Pochettino has thrown him back in.

That means Fernando Llorente (£5.7m) drops to the bench after a run of four starts for Spurs.

Alongside Kane in what looks to be a front-two is Son Heung-min (£9.0m), who may benefit from the return of the England international.

Pochettino has named a back-five for Spurs with Danny Rose (£5.8m) overcoming his yellow flag to start on the left, while Serge Aurier (£5.8m) is deployed on the right with Kieran Trippier (£6.2m) not in the matchday XI.

That decision, as well as the omission of Davinson Sánchez (£5.8m), is reportedly due to the busy upcoming schedule rather than connected with any injury problems.

However, Eric Dier (£4.7m) is reported to be missing with an illness.

Juan Foyth (£5.0m) joins Toby Alderweireld (£6.0m) and Jan Vertonghen (£5.9m) in the trio of centre-backs.

The in-form Ashley Barnes (£5.6m) leads the Burnley attack alongside Chris Wood (£6.2m) again, chasing a fourth Premier League match in a row with a goal.

Dwight McNeil (£4.4m) continues to hold down his place on the left of midfield while Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.5m) and Robbie Brady (£5.4m) are on the bench.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; Wood, Barnes.

Spurs XI: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Foyth, Vertonghen, Rose, Winks, Sissoko, Eriksen, Son, Kane.

725 Comments Post a Comment
  1. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    foyth is garbage

  2. Merlin the Wraith
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Leave Kane on, get Son off in 59'. Lad's giving me palpatations while he's still on the pitch, all my ML rivals C him, mind you, nice to see spuds cleanie gone hehe

  3. Colek Pauh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    spurs will lose or can draw?

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Will probably win

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Lose

  4. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Nooooo Son(C) CS points gone 🙁

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

    1 less point for Son captainers

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      *2

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Presuming he means vs owners, non cap.

  6. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Brought in McNeil this week, nice.

  7. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    It's time for Son to shine

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

      It is shining.

    2. Party time
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Son can't see under the Sun

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

      Need at least a goal son come on...

    4. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If it wasn't for the blanks we'd all have McNeil as a 5th mid

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He’s playing in the blanks

        1. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Sorry I meant needing to be careful with transfers etc.

        2. tm245
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          And some of us have him.

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

        McNeil outshining Anderson and has much better stats too

    5. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What a difference Tom Heaton makes

    6. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      McNeil bandwagon

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

      Harry off for Llorente imminent.

    8. Magumbo
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son 2 pointer confirmed

    9. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Llorente Time 🙂

    10. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Llorente on
      Winks off

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        eriksen and son a bit deeper now then, ugh

    11. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son captain massive fail.

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

        Does he not score every game? Plenty of time left.

      2. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        fail relative to captaining who?

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Deulofeu

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            yeah but realistically

    12. pjomara
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Predicting Spurs first draw

    13. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      There goes Spurs' title challenge . . .

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        it never existed

    14. JELLYFISH
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rose is sh1te

    15. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rose really isn't very good at crossing is he.

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        hes not good at anything

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Whining about deserving higher wages comes to mind

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            yeah and that

        2. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          apart from throw ins

        3. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Long throws

      2. b91jh
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He is good at throw-in.

    16. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Tottenham just got taller

    17. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Tom Heaton is a great keeper. Burnley missed him a lot.

    18. Lucky Z
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      McNeil for -4 works well

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        still only gets you 2 points.

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Minus the player going out, presumably a 0.

          1. Lucky Z
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Went player who had no fixture obviously

        2. Lucky Z
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Also long-term effect for BGWs

      2. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        ok

    19. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Guys... Son scored with one of the last plays of the game on a jammy breakaway last week. Still time

    20. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      There was something in the air that night
      Burnley were tight,
      Fernando!
      Couldn't get past Tark and Mee
      We sent you free
      Fernando!

    21. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son you feckur

    22. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Llorente YC

    23. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Llorente 0 pointer confirmes 🙂

    24. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      KANEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Rose Assist

    25. Waynoo
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      KANEEEEEE