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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.

1,933 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    James Ward Beckamdino

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

    Prowse in the house, again.
    2nd on my bench, again.

  3. ‘Tis the Season
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    justice for Southhamton

  4. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    nice JWP

    1. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      bad news for next season, probably 6.0 - 6.5 next year

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

    New G

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

    Gonna be a lot of money lost to da bookies dis weekend

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

    Well sometimes I go out by myself
    And I look across the water
    And I think of all the things, what you're doing
    And in my head I paint a picture
    'Cause since I've come on home,
    Well my body's been a mess
    And I've missed your ginger hair
    And the way you like to dress
    Won't you come on over
    Stop making a fool out of me
    Why don't you come on over

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

      Jamie Vardy?

  8. YEAH PITCH!
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero hattrick please.

  9. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    For the third time I have had Ward-Prowse score while on my bench. Silly me.

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy you beauty!!! I almost did a double penetration transfer if I brought Fraser too

  11. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    JWP seriously in my thinking now

  12. yordani
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fabian Schar 10 yellow card, missing GW 31 🙁

  13. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Schär banned??

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

      yes

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Might have to take a hit then

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

    all kicking off now.

    cmon Pereira, HUD, Fabianski.

    G, G, Pen save?

  15. Deli Alli OxenFree!
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Damn!
    Joe was so on point in the Breakfast Club earlier...
    It IS The Era Of Ward-Prowess!!
    LOL

  16. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Perez g Almiron a

  17. Godfrey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Almiron, finally some points from him

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

      Kiwi won't like this...

    2. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It was coming. Had been threatening...

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

    -8 for Son Trippier and Jimenez out not looking bad so far.
    Vardy in has done it 🙂
    Brooks and Rice not so good 🙁

  19. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Im getting absolutely crushed today, save Vardy

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

      yep, same. felipe, pereira, fabianski, awb. Boruc and Camarasa benched

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

    6 goals and counting in 9GWs for JWP @ 5.1m.

    Wowser

    if only he played next week instead of the crapstain that is felipe.

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

      Great value!

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

    No wins in Spurs for 4 as things stand, cracks starting to appear

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

    Spurs will never get close to winning anything

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

    Spura are the tram that should not qualify for cl next season. Such a waste of the spot.

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

      Trams should be excluded regardless of quality.

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Tram = Freudian slip?

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Can’t stay on track

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

      Milan will be on cl next season no need for any other team

    5. DF
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Still in it though. Could go another round too. You're talking bollocxs

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

    Come on my Son

  25. jia you
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy(c) wasn't my worst shout 🙂

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

      ^this

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

      smh

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

    Perez goal, Rondon assist

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

      YESSSSS!

  27. Farke in hell
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pickford shouldn't be England's no. 1 anymore.

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He never was.

      It was just that Southgate picked him.

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

    Rondon I love you, you big hairy bear

  29. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    JWP will be sold in the summer

  30. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wow newcastle.