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5 October 2019 1323 comments
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Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£9.8m) have survived rotation rumours to start Tottenham’s trip to Brighton on Saturday lunch-time.

Mauricio Pochettino has made four changes side that was defeated by Leicester City last weekend in a bid to revitalise Spurs’ 2019/20 campaign. 

Danny Rose (£5.5m) drops out at the expense of Ben Davies (£5.4m) while Serge Aurier‘s (£4.9m) suspension sees Moussa Sissoko (£5.0m) moving to right-back.

Eric Dier (£4.9m) earns a start with Harry Winks (£5.4m) dropping to the bench, while Erik Lamela (£6.1m) also starts in the lunch-time kick-off at the Amex Stadium, alongside Christian Eriksen (£8.8m).

Pochettino had hinted earlier in the week that rotation could be on the horizon within his Spurs side, and his team selections for the visit to the Amex are representative of a manager who will be hurting from a series of poor domestic and European results. 

The Argentinian will be desperately hoping that his side can bounce back in emphatic fashion on the south coast, but they will come up against a Brighton outfit who will be equally keen to get their 2019/20 campaign back on track. 

Graham Potter has made just one change to the team who visited Stamford Bridge last wekeend with Yves Bissouma (£5.0m) dropping to the bench and Aaron Connolly (£4.5m) earning his first Premier League start of the 2019/20 campaign. 

The Brighton manager’s decision to drop a midfield player in Bissouma and play Connolly up front could be representative of a plan to attack a fragile Spurs side on the counter-attack.

However, that might increase the onus on Lewis Dunk (£4.6m) and Adam Webster (£4.4m) to keep things tight against a Spurs attack eager to make-up for their humiliating defeat to Bayern Munich.

Potter will be looking for a response from his Brighton side after they comfortably beaten 2-0 by Chelsea last time out, as the Seagulls go in search of their first league win since the opening day against Watford. 

Brighton XI: Ryan; Burn, Dunk, Webster, Montoya; Alzate, Mooy, D Stephens, Groß; Maupay, Connolly.

Spurs XI: Lloris; Davies, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Sissoko; Dier, Ndombele; Eriksen, Lamela, Son; Kane.

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  1. MagicMessi
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Yeeeeeeeees Dunk you legend

  2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Surprise points from Ryan hopefully the start of a good week

  3. SirStevieG
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Ryan cleanie get in!!!

    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 26 days ago

      This!

  4. EMBOLOFAN
    7 years, 26 days ago

    potter to united?

    1. jason_ni
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Be an improvement..

  5. Hy liverpool
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Tottenham next manager predictions

    A. Mourinho
    B. Marcelo pielsa
    C. Allegri
    D. Someone else

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Mourinho

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      7 years, 26 days ago

      venables

    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Please not Jose. Don't want any ex UTD near my club * vomits *

      1. Qaiss
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Yeah of course you don't want Jose because Jose is a winner and Spurs don't win anything...

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          7 years, 26 days ago

          Was a winner till he went to that clown circus of a club. They finish managers like they do players 😉

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Jenas

    5. ‘Tis the Season
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Levy

      1. Hy liverpool
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Himself?

    6. The Knights Template
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Ricky Stuart

  6. have you seen cyan
    7 years, 26 days ago

    great result for Brighton glad they got a win, spurs abysmal

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Massive cleanie that.

    2. Balls of Steel
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Delighted for young Connolly, finally got his chance and grabbed it with both hands!

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Why did I sell Montoya?

    JK. Probably would have played Kelly over him anyway this match.

    Potential points lost for me thoughhhh

  8. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Montoya CS yay!

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Feels good don't it? 😎

  9. luke
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Ryan and Dunk, jammy but nice way to start the week!

    1. Hy liverpool
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Not jammy

    2. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      7 years, 26 days ago

      But Coach.

  10. THEKID_88
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Is Ryan amongst the BAPS?

    1. clodhopper
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 26 days ago

      No unluckily

    2. Hy liverpool
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Nope. But Happy with the 7 points ofcourse.
      Shame i have sonny tho

  11. tm245
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Spurs just look so miserable.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Something is not right there

      1. Swanremainsthesame
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Vertonghen on the score sheet after all perhaps

  12. MagicMessi
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Played Dunk over Kelly/Rico. Such a gamble

  13. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Good start Ryan cs and save point ... not bad!

  14. Differential C (Mark)
    7 years, 26 days ago

    I feel ashamed that my team lost to 10 men Spurs.

  15. Pacer.
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Is Connolly a bandwagon yet?

    1. Freaki
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Mans had his 1 and only miracle game of his life

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Nah, looks like the start of something

      2. Rainer
        7 years, 26 days ago

        LOL

    2. jason_ni
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Essential

    3. Spab
      7 years, 26 days ago

      He won't get to play against Spurs every week.

  16. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 26 days ago

    End of the road for Pouch, some pundits have short memories.

  17. Differential C (Mark)
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Leave the Greenwood, Take the Connolly.

  18. b91jh
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Cant imagine the scene that millions of people are discussing which Brighton striker is better.

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      7 years, 26 days ago

      I'd have thought BHA fans would crash the Greenwood/Martinelli debate on who is the best PL teenage striker.

  19. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    7 years, 26 days ago

    New stadium syndrome.

  20. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Brilliant

    10 goals conceded in under 5 days

  21. Rainer
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Connolly 3
    Dunk 2
    Maupay 1

    1. One More Hit
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Surely not with the yellow card?

      1. Rainer
        7 years, 26 days ago

        It’s classic Dunk.

      2. Epic Fail
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Why not?

    2. Railwayman
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Dunk on 1, Maupay 2

  22. Arse Craic
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Brighton up Spurs

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      7 years, 26 days ago

      You biscuit

      1. Arse Craic
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Dunk your biscuit

        1. ‘Tis the Season
          7 years, 26 days ago

          Arse

  23. drughi
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Hows this wc team looking

    Ryan
    Tomori Robertson Otamendi
    Sterling Mane Mount Maddison
    Vardy Abraham Jimenez

    button soyuncu lundstram dendoncker

    1. b91jh
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Follow professional scouts here and get Connolly!

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      7 years, 26 days ago

      You need KDB surely . Or a route for him

    3. Swanremainsthesame
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Double on lpool assets for their easy fixture run surely, mun & TOT looking possible TC material

  24. diesel001
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Lundstram RC today because I started him. Hauls when I bench him.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 26 days ago

      This is your lucky day, mind ...

    2. Bobby Digital
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Nope.. he will haul.

    3. Qaiss
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Boo hoo, these kind of posts are really really cringe. It's FPL, it's not like your life is on the line

  25. Chenku╰☆╮
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Poch is getting himself fired on purpose.. signed long term contract so decent payout. And gets utd or real job 😀

    1. g40steve
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Could be something in that?
      I am dumping Son as the team are shocking, this is Brighton!!

  26. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Hate that Brighton CS though

    1. Hy liverpool
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Don't cry

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 26 days ago

      I'm quite enamoured with mine 😉

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Love it, sorry 🙂

    4. Rogue Todd
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Melt

    5. Railwayman
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Before the season I was 50-50 between Ryan and Heaton, went for Heaton. I always miss the right 4.5 GK.

  27. teneighty
    7 years, 26 days ago

    I'll just bank the 0.1 on Son and forget about ever owning him.

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Even so..Don’t get rid before watford

      1. teneighty
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Will he play though?

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      7 years, 26 days ago

      samsies

  28. b91jh
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Connolly will do a Shane Duffy next week.

  29. Old Bull
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Just heard Spurs have lost 18 games in the last 10 months

    1. Rainer
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Poch would fit right in at United!

    2. Qaiss
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Won 1 away game in the PL in all of 2019. If that was Arsenal then you would hear about it non stop. But Spurs are the media's favourite team so they get a free ride

      1. Old Bull
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Think tomorrow that will be different

  30. Railwayman
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Wow Lovren starting for Liverpool... Now I am little regretting buying Mount over Maddison. And Vardy owners could have some fun...