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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. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Was planning Higuain for 31, but now...

    1) Higuain
    2) Vardy

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

      Give fixtures (and form, I guess), Vardy looks better.

    2. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Both

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not sure I can muster that, but will check. It would mean a hit, though, and was trying to avoid that. Plus, means selling Jim, and there's way too much value already in him.

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

    Getting in Vardy paid off - making him on VC maybe not so. And as for playing FAnderson over Ward-Prowse ....... WHY?!!!!

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

    GO CARDIFF!

  4. micsway
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    James Ward-Prowse 6 goals in the last 9 games for only 5m, why are not more people talking about him?

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

      I have no idea. I'm one of them. Doesn't seem to be talked about much at all.

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

    Need Aguero to put in a good shift this evening otherwise today's returns will be all for nichts.

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

      Need that for Sterling and zilch for Kun. One of us will probably be happy!

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

    45 from 4 after BAPs a bit meh but could be worse 😉

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

      Small red

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy(c)?

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

        Yup, two of my four playing today (AWB & Son) got 1 pointers!

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

      10 from 2. I'll getcha

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

        def not ruling it out!

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

      Nice. Enjoy

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

        cheers

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

      Stawp it

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

      36 from 4 here, suppose it’s ok too 😉

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

        🙂

    7. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I have Vardy (C) and 4 blanks.

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

        2 out of 4 blanks here but Vardy makes up for it 🙂

    8. maff
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Think I should be on 57 from 6 (vardy captain and Perez). But I'm having an awful season generally

  7. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    4 points so far. Anyone worse?

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

      On par with Jonty

  8. ceerus
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy vs Wilson on GW31 and GW33?

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

      Vardy

  9. Planet Jo
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Not sure my switching the armband from Vardy to TAA at the last minute was very clever.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      nor am i

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

    Why is Poch so in demand by other top clubs?

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

      They can see what he's done without any money.

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        he inherited his best players

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

      This! I've won the same amount of trophies as him, as has anyone haha

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      also no evidence he actually is

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

    When your captain gets a brace, an assist and 3 baps 🙂

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well played.

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

      nice one. wish id had the cojones.

      sat hoping for a sterling haul here

    3. noahzark22
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      !!

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

      VC for me 🙁 glad I had him though

  12. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Need an Ederson Sterling Aguero masterclass.

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

      Soon

  13. noahzark22
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    My 1FT will give me 11 players next week. Should I take a hit to get another to avoid Digne playing Chelsea?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      no

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

      Depends what the other players are like ... rotation happens so having a bench option isn’t a bad idea

  14. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    30 weeks in and time to delete the FPL account. Surprised I held out for so long.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      bye

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

        Wind your neck in noob.

    2. TyroneGAA
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’m on 4 from 4 atm ant in the top 40k best I ever done I just hope that sterling does the business

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

      Have a drink Deano!

  15. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Son to Hazard for a hit looking good at the moment. Although Aguero to Higuain on my FT makes me too scared to watch the next game with Aguero starting.

    Can we please get an Aguero blank....

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

    Mr hindsight here.

    Should have captained Vardy..

    Still Sterling might outscore him.

  17. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    5 from 4 looking good?

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

      Snap!

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

        If only Fabianski has got a 6th save, I’d be 6 from 4.

        What might have been.

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

      Decent

    3. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I think this could be an incredibly polarising week. Even more so depending on which of Aguero and sterling go big vs Watford

  18. Champions united
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Botomed
    Sterling/son/Pogba
    Whom to sacrifice to get
    Vardy +fraser
    Jimmz+?

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

    Wilson gonna hop Fraser for the baps?

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

      Winning goal

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

        Good, good

  20. Wally711
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A solid 2 points so far this gameweek but only 2 players played. Garbage Rice transfer.

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

    Rumours that Sterling is lol'ing at Vardy's 16 points

  22. Kai
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    VARDY CAPTAIN

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

    Newcastle are 3pts behind Everton and Bournemouth.

  24. @fpl_phenom
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero this would be a grea tweek to get a ridiculous amount of goals and assists.... car crash so far!

  25. Go-on-son
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Right guys, having a mild panic attack. I've set up to make the most out of the double gameweeks week after next. So far I let one double fixture (man utd/wolves) is confirmed. Are people confident more will be forthcoming? And if so, when?

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Look up Ben Crellin on twitter. Very good info on the permutations

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

    Did Brooks go off with an injury?

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

      Just about the only thing he did do.

  27. Red Devil Swede
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What's the consensus on chip use for the rest of the season? FH, WC and TC?

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

      Yes I’ll use them all

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

    Rodgers be like to Vardy in the shower "my precious...."

  29. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    good day with about 35-40 points from boruc, fraser, vardey and harveybarnes....n my ML rivals got none of them and am gonna go top of d league by this GW

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

      Bottomed brag

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

        Repost incoming

    2. andrewe63
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy owners been crying for weeks.

  30. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone own and play this GW: AWB, Anderson, Son?

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

      Here

    2. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Only 2/3

    3. LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      o/

    4. noahzark22
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      awb and son

    5. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep. Still feeling relatively upbeat though, as my other 2 were Rondon & Vardy.

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

      Yes sir

    7. Magumbo
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      All 3 of them, also no Leicester attack and no rondon

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Damn - that is painful.