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Son benched as Alli returns while Wilson is fit to start

Five Premier League matches kick off at 15:00 GMT this afternoon.

The headline team news perhaps comes from St. Mary’s Stadium, where Spurs are the visitors.

Dele Alli returns to Mauricio Pochettino’s starting XI for the first time since Gameweek 23, while Son Heung-min is benched in the Premier League for the first time since December.

Kyle Walker-Peters, Eric Dier and Lucas Moura also start as Toby Alderweireld, the injured Kieran Trippier and Victor Wanyama make way from the side that drew 1-1 with Arsenal last Saturday.

Southampton are unchanged.

Jamie Vardy is fit to lead the line for Leicester City, with Demarai Gray replacing Wes Morgan as Brendan Rodgers switches from a wing-back system to a 4-2-3-1.

Scott Parker sticks with the same 11 players that performed well against Chelsea.

Manuel Pellegrini also names the same side that lined up for Gameweek 29, meaning that Marko Arnautovic has to be content with a place on the bench again. Fabian Balbuena is also among the substitutes.

Neil Warnock has made four changes for the visit of the Hammers, with Bruno Ecuele Manga, Harry Arter, Josh Murphy and Junior Hoilett back in the Bluebirds’ side.

The quartet to make way are Joe Ralls, Kenneth Zohore, Bobby Reid and Sol Bamba, who has been ruled out for the season with a knee injury.

Callum Wilson returns from a knee injury for Bournemouth, who have the England striker, David Brooks, Josh King and Ryan Fraser in the same side for the first time since Gameweek 23.

Jefferson Lerma returns from suspension, while Nathaniel Clyne and Jack Simpson drop to the bench.

Zanka, Elias Kachunga and Aaron Mooy return for Huddersfield as Karlan Grant, Terence Kongolo and the injured Jonathan Hogg drop out.

DeAndre Yedlin and Ki Sung-yueng replace the injured Sean Longstaff and Javier Manquillo for Newcastle, while Marco Silva recalls Richarlison and Andre Gomes at the expense of Theo Walcott and Morgan Schneiderlin.

Cardiff City XI (4-2-3-1): Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Ecuele Manga, Bennett, Gunnarsson, Arter, Hoilett, Camarasa, Murphy, Niasse.

West Ham United XI (4-1-4-1): Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Snodgrass, Noble, Lanzini, Felipe Anderson, Chicharito.

Huddersfield Town XI (4-4-2 diamond): Lössl, Bacuna, Zanka, Schindler, Durm, Stankovic, Mooy, Billing, Pritchard, Mounie, Kachunga.

Bournemouth XI (4-4-2): Boruc, Smith, Mepham, Aké, Daniels, Brooks, Lerma, Surman, Fraser, King, Wilson.

Leicester City XI (4-2-3-1): Schmeichel, Ricardo, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell, Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison, Gray, Barnes, Vardy.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Rico, Odoi, Nordtveit, Ream, Bryan, Chambers, McDonald, Babel, Cairney, Sessegnon, Mitrovic.

Newcastle United XI (3-4-2-1): Dubravka, Schar, Lascelles, Lejeune, Yedlin, Hayden, Ki, Ritchie, Almiron, Perez, Rondon.

Southampton XI (3-5-2): Gunn, Yoshida, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Valery, Hojbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Bertrand, Austin, Redmond.

Tottenham Hotspur XI (4-2-3-1): Lloris, Walker-Peters, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Sissoko, Eriksen, Alli, Lucas, Kane.

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  1. YEAH PITCH!
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    And so the Son sets.

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Unless free hitting and he rises again, like it or not

        1. YEAH PITCH!
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Why would he rise again? People will surely avoid now.

          1. MTPockets
              5 years, 2 months ago

              My bad choice of words. FH31 means can't sell him for a while

              1. YEAH PITCH!
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Ahhh. Got you now mate. That's a bit annoying. You activated your free hit?

                1. MTPockets
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    No in 32

        2. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Guess who

          1. fr3d
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            First

            1. Ginkapo FPL
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Aatish

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

          Look at what they've done to my Son.

        4. fr3d
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Hud 1-0 Bou at full time plz

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

            Puncheon goal too, while we're at it.

        5. adibo
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Got only 8 players next gameweek .. is that good enough ?

          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Others will have 11, FH teams will be very strong, will your 8 start ? Are your 8 any good ?

            You will have a tough day

        6. AD331
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I should really know this...
          But does your free transfer carry over if you use the 'Free Hit' chip?
          Or shall I use my transfer then activate it?

          1. TOPCAT1960
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            No ...sorry

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

            Nope, you lose your FT the week you play your FH

            You'll be back to you old team + 1 FT the week after

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

            Nope

            1. AD331
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Thnx guys

              So if I make a transfer now for example, then activate my free hit, that would essentially be a way around of not losing my free transfer right?

              1. AD331
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                As I still get to use it alongside the free hit?

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

                No that wouldn’t work

                1. AD331
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Oh okay, thought that maybe I could still use my free transfer alongside activating it. Thanks

        7. Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          You win some and you lose Son

        8. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Come on my sons!!

        9. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          How much do you normally have itb? Rethinking keeping Jimmy and Kun just because the mill I save is normally in the bank.

          1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            money itb doesn't accrue interest btw

          2. FPL_Gyarados
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Start of the year 0
            During the year probably about 0.5 or less on average.
            Odd week have 1 or 2 million if selling a big player and waiting for next week's free transfer.

        10. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          503 people have bought Aguero this gameweek 🙁

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

            Good for them

          2. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Ahead of the curve

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

            Since 11:30? 😆

            1. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Yes this gameweek

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

            idiots

        11. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yes Borus. Point on the board

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Yes Digne. Making it 2! I think that's all my points for the day until the final game

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

            The Orville ?

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

              That's Bortas!

            2. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Oops
              Horus*

        12. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Only 3 players playing, fun

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

          Fab first save

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

            good boi

            1. Ron_Swanson
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Ouch

        14. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          All the differentials playing now. Template plays tomorrow

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

            Brooksy hopefully getting them points. Solanke hopefully will get a meaningful cameo.

        15. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Cardiff goal?

          1. Over Midwicket
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Give it a few minutes

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

          Hoilett G
          Dammit

        17. Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Kane shooting wide for fun

        18. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Thank you Fabianski 🙁

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            That Cardiff goal costs me 5 pts 🙁

            1. Professor Abel X
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              You can’t count points that were never going to materialise

              1. FPL Daniel
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Yes I can

                1. FPL Daniel
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  It's called opportunity cost

        19. fedolefan
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          There goes my WHam clean sheet nice and early.

          1. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            *everyone's

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

              Actually some in my ML bench him regularly for Etheridge.

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

          Fab CS gone, ugh

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

          Fab

        22. Shultan
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Theres goes fab CS

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

            Wow, it's 10min early this week 😆

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

          christ sake fabianski

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

            Good boi

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

              bad boi

              pen save needed

        24. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          West Ham in terrible form and already on the beach imo

          1. HammersFan
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Fighting for 7th, beat Newcastle and Fulham, Drew with palace and Liverpool. Lost 1-0 to city. Can’t call that poor form.

        25. Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Oh great, Rice CS gone

        26. Over Midwicket
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Fab owners are used to this

          1. Kno
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Indeed, all about them save points

        27. twoplustwo
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          West Ham def scummers dead

        28. QueefParkRangers
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          FFS West ham defence

        29. TLF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Any assist for that Cardiff goal ?

          1. YEAH PITCH!
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Murphy

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

              Cheers

          2. bialk
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Murfy

        30. YEAH PITCH!
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Thanks for nothing Fabianksi.