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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. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Fab
    Pereira Ake VVD Robbo
    Salah Haz Pogba*
    Higuain Vardy King

    Subs: Hamer, Jota*, Camarasa, AWB

    A) Jota to Brooks
    B) Pogba to Fraser/Madison

    *Pogba was bought for 8.1

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Brooks is injured.

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        wait really?

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          what happened?

    2. Deli Alli OxenFree!
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      God, I wish I would’ve listened to myself and done Jota>Fraser instead of Brooks!!
      ...would’ve even been better off waiting till now, w/ 2fts now like you!...fml

  2. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    LMS safety score currently 9.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      higher than i thought

    2. Lord.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      I needed that to be the safety score last week!

  3. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    need an fpl equivalent of those “when the fun stops...stop” adverts, advising people not to rage transfer players out on saturday evenings

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      I probably should have stopped in GW1

  4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Simple decision next week.Fraser Wilson in for son kamara

  5. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Is Brooks injured?

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      No why?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        He came off injured. It was a calf issue.

    2. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      probably just a knock

    3. Old Man Willow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      "David was fine, he was just very fatigued. David hasn't done a lot of training [and] has a bit of fitness work to catch up on."
      https://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php

  6. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Which is better?

    A) Maddison & Wilson

    Or

    B) Hayden & Vardy

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      a for me

  7. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 21 days ago

    Anyone watched Leister match??
    Is Vardy now nearly essential with such awesome fixtures ??

    I can only get one of Hazard or Vardy (have Higuain already)

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      would still rather have hazard

      i have both

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        So you think Fulham was the reason ??

        I can get H.Barnes/Gray/Tielemans though

        So Hazard+Wilson+Leister Midfielder

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          haz is just in a completely diff league to vardy, and chelsea are to leicester. haz gets an extra point for a goal and potential cs.

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Yeah
            Agreed. Also Wilson would be good over Vardy hopefully 🙂
            Cheers mate

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 21 days ago

        He was energetic and clinical. Not essential though

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Thank you 🙂
          Will wait obviously but thinking about -4 to get
          Hazard+Wilson+Leister Midfielder

      • Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Hard to ignore him really ... but all of Higuain Vardy Salah & Hazard are must have players for the blanks

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Yeah.
          It's Hazard + Wilson + Leister Midfielder
          OR
          Vardy + Fraser + Leister Midfielder as options for me

      • IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Don't fancy vardy next week.Time to get him was this week.Hazard all day

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Yeah.
          Leaning towards that.
          Thank you 🙂

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Higuain or Wilson for 31/33?

      Plan is to get Hazard for Son.

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        higuain if money no object

      2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Money no problem higuain

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          problem higuain money no

          1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            😆

    4. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Only Aguero's 5 goals will save my GW

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        This.

        Looking at that Watford team it's possible too.....

      2. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Sterling's, here

    5. Stevie G
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Son and Jimenez out for

      1.Maddison and Wilson
      2.Fraser and Vardy
      (Already have Brooks)

    6. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 21 days ago

      Aloha

      Ditch Felipe (could be benched, been awful) or Camarasa (blanks) for Ryan Fraser next week? 8BGW players currently

      1. Rocky FPL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Planning on doing Felipe to Fraser for a hit.

      2. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Surely it has to be camarasara

        1 point from Anderson is better than no points

      3. MTPockets
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Obviously the blanker

        • Rocky FPL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Probably Camarasa in your case if you can afford.

        • EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          this is a completely ridiculous question with all due respect

        • TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Ummm....

        • IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Loll

      4. Rocky FPL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Whats up with the Watford lineup?
        Ready for a spanking or The bus is ready?

        1. Ross From Friends
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          I think the bus is ready but hopefully won't work

        2. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          It does look like he's already conceded defeat and is resting players for the FA Cup qtr final.

      5. Gaffa914
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Felipe Anderson really poor at the moment

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Has been for months now, to be fair.

      6. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        9 (-4) from 5, what a disaster of a GW. Done Kolasinac to Ake already

      7. The Yorkshire Pirlo
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 21 days ago

        Aguero, King, Brooks > Vardy, Wilson, Fraser for a -8? 🙂

        1. MTPockets
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Will feel like a tit next week if King/Brooks score

          • Deli Alli OxenFree!
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Like TLC sang back in the 90’s: “Don’t go CHASING Waterfalls!”

            ...at the very least, think about it for a few days

        2. gooberman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Vardy and Rondon coming good in second half. Over to Kun now to match them.

        3. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Look Watford line up. Disgusting. Match fixing at finest.

          1. tucaoneo
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Or a 8-0-2 bus.

          2. i am jose mourinho
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            They are not even playing deneey. Carnage incoming

            1. Nomar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 21 days ago

              Kun hatty hopefully.

            2. Lord.
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 21 days ago

              Just like last week.

          3. Niho992
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            No Deeney no Deloufeu
            No Pereyra no Hughes

            Etc

        4. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Can we all just spare a thought for those meticulous managers that bought Brooks and Schar this week in anticipation of blank GW31. It's the season of Casuals

          1. Rocky FPL
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Getting in Schar who we knew had a high risk of getting 2 match ban and you are making fun of casuals. A bit ironic.

          2. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            I brought in Adam Smith, I can't laugh.

        5. fenixri
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Sterling 5 goals with Aguero 0 involvement would be nice

        6. The Wise Owl
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          I appreciate Adam Smith came off injured, but does anyone think he'll be OK for GW31? I have a feeling Clyne will play.

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            If it's a hammy issue as reported, I reckon it's unlikely, unfortunately.

            Have to hope him coming off quickly helps the recovery.

          2. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Tests over the coming days should shed some light on how long Smith is set to spend on the sidelines, though he immediately appears to be in doubt to feature when Bournemouth take on Newcastle United next weekend.

          3. Eddie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            I think he'll be out for 31. Pulled up pretty sharp clutching hamstring. Looked like he was lingering on pitch thinking about playing on, but pulled off. Don't think he'll be risked.

        7. Pique and De Bruyne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Was a coin toss between Fraser and Brooks and typical of the last few weeks i picked the wrong one, season going down the toilet!

        8. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Sterling, Guendozi, and Rash OUT
          Mane,Maddison, Wilson IN

          For -4 ??

          1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Yes but Fraser over madd

            1. Niho992
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 21 days ago

              Thinking one from MiD/ATT from each Lei and Bou

              1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 21 days ago

                Don't fancy Leicester attack other than vards

          2. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            yes -4 in the context of GW31/GW33 is nothing to worry about

            1. Niho992
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 21 days ago

              I will use FH in 32

        9. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Worst GW ever.. no Vardy or Wilson... Season over 🙁

          1. i am jose mourinho
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Or rondon ffs

          2. jia you
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Yeah half my players got 1 pointers today...sucks!

          3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Rondon saved my gw till now.

        10. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          for some reason the website seems to have switched to mobile view on my laptop? how to switch it back?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 14 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Bottom left corner.

          2. i am jose mourinho
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Or pick desktop site at google settings

        11. jia you
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Could do Colin Quaner to DCL for the blanks (have exact money) to give me a 10th player rather than burning an FT...worth it?
          (with no wildcard I'm holding Sterling, Pogba, Son & AWB)

        12. Plymouth
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Last minute switch Camarasa in for Niasse. Should have had two goals tho. But enjoying this moment.

        13. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          New Article

        14. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          Are reports of Brooks injury confirmed or just assumption because he seemed to walk off pitch in discomfort ?

        15. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 21 days ago

          It was between Fraser/Vardy or Brooks/Higuain.

          Typically I went with the latter.

          1. Yome
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            I chose Haz instead of Vardy so feel the same

          2. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            Fraser Vardy if you have Hazard already

          3. Says
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 21 days ago

            It's really such a shame/joy since Higuain scored ? points this week.