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Eriksen benched as both Son and Moura start for Spurs

There are some slight concerns about Harry Kane‘s (£11.1m) positioning in this afternoon’s match between Spurs and Newcastle.

The centre-forward naturally keeps his place in the side but shares the team-sheet with both Lucas Moura (£7.5m) and Son Heung-min (£9.5m).

Crucially, Christian Eriksen (£8.9m) finds himself on the bench once again, which could require Kane to drop deep to provide creativity for Moura and Son.

Spurs did not look in particularly good shape for the first hour of their Gameweek 1 hosting of Aston Villa, when Eriksen was on the bench.

It was only after he took to the field that Mauricio Pochettino’s men really got into their attacking stride.

It will, therefore, be of great interest to Fantasy managers how Kane, Moura and Son line-up against Newcastle.

Elsewhere in the Spurs side, Kyle Walker-Peters (£5.0m) continues his spell at right-back while Jan Vertonghen (£5.3m) makes it onto the bench but is still waiting for his first Premier League minutes of the season.

Opponents Newcastle line-up as expected, in a 5-3-2 formation, which continues to feature FPL midfielder Miguel Almirón (£6.0m) as a centre-forward.

Meanwhile, Wolves host Burnley in the other 4:30pm kick-off, with the benching of Leander Dendoncker (£4.5m) the biggest news.

After starting both league matches for Wolves so far this season, he has been replaced in the starting line-up by Morgan Gibbs-White (£5.0m).

That marks the only change from the side that drew with Manchester United, Matt Doherty (£6.0m) back at right wing-back after missing out against Torino midweek.

Hoping to crash another party away from home is Ashley Barnes (£6.6m) who came into Gameweek 3 behind only Teemu Pukki (£6.9m) and Raheem Sterling (£12.2m) for shots in the box.

Spurs XI: Lloris; Rose, D Sánchez, Alderweireld, Walker-Peters; Sissoko, Winks; Moura, Son, Lamela; Kane.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Ritchie, Dummett, Lascelles, Schär, Krafth; Saint-Maximin, S Longstaff, Hayden; Almirón, Joelinton.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Jonny, Neves, Gibbs-White, Moutinho, Doherty; D Jota, Jiménez.

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Gudmundsson; Barnes, Wood.

2,138 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ross From Friends
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pope clean sheet gonezo! wooohooo

  2. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Jimenez and Pope owner, I should be happy about this?

    1. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yeb, more pope owners compared to Jimmy, so you go out + compared to most others

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Any update on pope bonus?

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      ...zero

    2. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      gone missing

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Anxious?

    4. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Any update on Kane returns?

  4. Guy Demel
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Jimenez Pen, who assisted?

    1. Relaxing
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Jim

    2. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No one. Jimenez earned himself.

  5. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    pope owners...
    kane owners...

    hello

    1. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Happy Pope owner. He’s not 11M.

  6. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Thank god Jimenez scored. Pope was on my bench

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Pope was due a rise, not sure now.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Jimenez ownership?

  7. Hairy Potter
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Haha, some times I just love football! Whipping boys, nailed on for relegation, worst manager in the league, Kane going to destroy them! Haha!

    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      For all those kane lovers, didn't u learn against Cardiff last year. Spurs rarely play well against easy opponents at home. I leared the hard lesson last year, using my free hit in gw8 to get triple spurs

      1. Hairy Potter
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        TBF, I had Kane purely out of fear. Delighted with his blank. Real football means far more than FPL!

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      We'll probably get beat next week, but just happy to enjoy the rest of the weekend!

  8. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wish i could say i feel sorry for Kane cappers and pope owners but i dont :/

  9. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Who could've guessed Aston Villa and Newcastle would be the only teams to keep the clean sheets.

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      And Southampton - no one has defenders from those teams, making my triple Toffee defender disaster on Friday a lot less serious - I've still won my weekly cash ML!

    2. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I did start Lascelles but then again I took out Joelinton as part of a hit for Shaw so it swings in roundabouts as always.

  10. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    YEEEESSSS BURNLEY AND SPURS NO CS

  11. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    CS is only in your dream 😉

  12. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Kane captain fails

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hindsight

  13. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Got to be kidding... needed Pope cleanie bad.

  14. Alli
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    A) Dendoncker > Cantwell
    B) Jota > Barnes

    Ryan - Heaton
    VVD - Digne - Zinc - Dunk - Diop
    Salah - Sterling - KDB - Martial - Dendoncker
    Pukki - Jota - Greenwood

  15. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pope owners fiddled.

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Spurs will be a different team once Son is back.

    1. Guru Mediation
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Son was dreadful

  17. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Martial,Rashford,Kane > Salah,Haller and Barnes for -8.

    1. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      take a -12 or you haven't done much!

  18. KOKAK
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Congrats Spurs for trying so hard to draw with Newcastle! 😀

  19. Baby Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Kane captain fail and then Burnley go and concede in the 97th minute.

    F this game lol

  20. The Man Pastore
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wtf! 7minutes extra time is insane

  21. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Jim, you magnificent sonuva...

  22. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Time to rage quit.

    1. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yep 30 here

    2. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Have wanted to every week so far.

  23. Bees4Lyf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Gutted with pope

  24. YoungPretender
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Jota > Haller

    Or

    Dendonker > Mount

    1. CornerTakenQuicklyOrigi
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Mount innit.

  25. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What happened???
    What did Pope do?

  26. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pope BAP update plz?

    1. Lacabacca
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      -4

  27. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I loved every bit of pope losing his cleanie at the death.

  28. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    a great week (bar spurs losing)

  29. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Should've played Heaton at home.

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yup. Same - almost huh?