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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. TAArt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    anyone fancying a King Wilson double up?

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

      1 am going Fraser wilson

  2. Bees4Lyf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bees 2-1 at boro!! Get in!!!

  3. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Valery goal

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

      Lol. What goal threat.

      1. Patch
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Fantastic son has to come on

        1. Burger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Hope not, camarasa 1st sub 🙁

  4. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Peltier 6 points mocking me from the bench

  5. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    1-1 Southampton Valery

  6. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs cleanie wiped out

  7. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Tot 1-1

  8. I Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Watford resting players for the FA Cup then.

  9. Eddie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Come on you Saints!

  10. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    score hud score

  11. Eddie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fab getting close to Baps.

  12. the german
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Goal valery again

  13. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Just seen that Bmouth scored twice, don’t spoil how many points King and Brooks are on, I want to see for myself first!

    1. i am jose mourinho
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Selfish

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Haha

  14. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Danny Rose howler

  15. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No CS point for Son

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Eh?

  16. tisza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What sort of Valery goal? Not another beltér?

  17. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Funny next week when Brooks and King go mental

  18. Dannyb
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs really have gone to shiete

  19. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling mental haul needed then this week. Nothing for Kun

  20. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs going from title challenge to 4th place scrap

  21. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    2-1 LEICESTER

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

      WHO

  22. teneighty
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lloris better save another damn penalty!

  23. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy ... eurgh

  24. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Soton! Bottlenham Hotspur hahahahahaha

  25. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    VAAAARRRDDYYYYYY PAAARRRRTTTTTTYYYYYY

  26. HamezMace
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Did Lloris to Boruc last week.
    For once, GW31 planning has worked in my favour.

  27. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    more saves fabianski cmon!

  28. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Yess Solanke involved. No need to panic-in a new chip strategy. Clyne a bigger concern

  29. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy captain 🙂

  30. Annie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    VARDYYYYYY