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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. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Everyone is going wrong for me so far.
    Etheridge 0, Alderweireld 1 and Son (C) lmao. Please bring next week.

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

      eth, eriksen and son here

  2. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Barnes is becoming a pain in the arse for us non owners.

    Still not getting him in until gw31

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

    Bye son

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

    Son set.

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

    Moura on
    Son off

  6. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Son off

  7. Party time
      5 years, 2 months ago

      My Son is off

    • fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Just know if I get Barnes, I'm getting a string of 2 pointers.

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      90 for Kane, animal!

    • Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No way Burnley are going down.

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

        Unfortunately

      2. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        current 3 are the ones imo

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

        Brighton in trouble. No game this week and FA Cup run is not helpful.

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

        They were never going down mate 🙂

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

      UGGGGHHHHH

    • Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Can't wait to get Barnes in the team !!
      Gw29 transfer locked IN !!

    • Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Should have gone Lacazette(C) over Son(C)... ah well...

    • SirStevieG
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      How to ruin a player 101 - make them captain.

      Thanks Son.

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son was always too cheap to captain...

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

      The stats backed this performance up. I'm more disappointed in myself for not captaining Jimenez.

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

      hahahah spurs

    • tafrère
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This is it. I'll never captain someone else than Salah until the end of the season, no matter what.

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

        lol just had this thought

      2. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        ...apart from City/United in the doubles

    • Union_Jacks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I’m worried going Demarai Gray over Miguel Almiron now

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

        yeah that newcastle attack is really dangerous

    • SoShy
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kane kills Son.

    • DLL18
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kane comes back 2 weeks early, does a couple of training sessions and they they play him for 90 minutes. Wonder why he keeps getting ankle injuries?

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

        People keep kicking him in the ankle?

    • Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Most people have Son anyway so I am not that bothered.

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yes would have capped him if didn't get auba.Pretty happy with that

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

      I want more, impossible to ignore
      Impossible to ignore
      And they'll come true
      Impossible not to do
      Possible not to do

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

        lol

    • The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son (C) inevitable failure...

      What is Auba EO? Presume I should still be cheering his goals as an owner but not capper?

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        You have Auba and you C Son? Wtf

        1. The Tinkerman
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Auba played full 90 mid week, Arsenal don't look great. Son on form. Was a coin toss between Son, Auba and Anderson for me.

      2. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        65% or something - so yes

    • OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      EPL is beautiful, Spurs just destroyed Dormund, the team that have only lost 1 game this season

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

        burnley > spurs > dortmund confirmed

    • Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son owners but not cappers are we happy with blank?

      1. Union_Jacks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yes

      2. Brehmeren
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Very

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

        if you dont want points why didnt you sell him

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

        Yes

    • Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      The undrawables, what a team.

    • Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Getting Ashley Barnes!!

    • Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I spent ages looking at people saying "I brought in Son, expect him to blank", yet he kept scoring. I needed a piece of that action. Now I can officially say, "Guys, I brought in Son this week. I'm sorry"

    • Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Alli has been invisible

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

        Great first post 🙂