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The final match of Gameweek 18 takes place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Chelsea the visitors to north London.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

The team news is straightforward from a Spurs perspective: Jose Mourinho has named an unchanged side for the third game running.

The Chelsea starting XI requires a bit more explanation, however.

Frank Lampard has benched Christian Pulisic (£7.3m) for the first time in the Premier League since Gameweek 9, with Jorginho (£5.0m) and the injured Emerson Palmieri (£5.5m) also making way from the side that lost to Bournemouth.

Marcus Alonso (£6.0m) gets his first start since Gameweek 10, with Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m) and Fikayo Tomori (£4.8m) also recalled.

All of that would seem to suggest that Lampard has switched to a 3-4-3, with Tomori joining Kurt Zouma (£4.7m) and Antonio Rudiger (£6.0m) at centre-half.

Mason Mount (£6.5m) and Willian (£7.0m) appear to be flanking Tammy Abraham (£7.9m) in attack.

Mount, Pulisic and Abraham were three of the four most-sold FPL assets of Gameweek 18.

Lampard’s side have lost four of their last five Premier League games and haven’t kept a clean sheet on the road in 2019/20.

Spurs, by contrast, have won four of their five league games under Jose Mourinho since the ‘Special One’ first took charge a month ago.

Dele Alli (£8.8m), Son Heung-min (£10.1m) and Harry Kane (£10.9m) are averaging 8.0, 7.8 and 5.4 points per game respectively under their new manager.

Kane is the fourth-most-popular captaincy pick of Gameweek 18, while only three FPL assets were bought by more managers than Son in the run-up to this weekend.


Spurs XI: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Dier, Sissoko, Dele, Son, Lucas, Kane.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Tomori, Rudiger, Alonso, Kante, Kovacic, Willian, Mount, Abraham.



  1. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Zouma Mounts Kane.

  2. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Zouma YC

  3. drughi
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Mane>Son was a mistake, reversing it coming week

    1. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Did same move...think i'll leave Son for Brighton as liv have leicester away but getting rid after

  4. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Son Alli to who?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Martial & Yank Wally.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Sarr and Willian

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Willian and Kovacic if you’re that short sighted 😀

    4. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Salah & Grealish

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 25 days ago

        This is interesting

      2. Gobigorgohome
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 25 days ago

        this looks not bad

  5. StayoutheSpiceZone
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Horrible Sunday so far

  6. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    When does the next WC become active? 😆

  7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    4 players including captain playing today. Looking at 8 points with some luck.

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      So far my story too

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      I had 5. 5 blanks for now 🙁

  8. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    The ref has Mount on FPL, refuses to card him after several yellow card incidents.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      He just plays hard.

  9. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Spurs are lost. Chelsea dominating the game!!!

    1. TheDragon
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Hopefully they sort it out at half time. I’ve got 5 players in this game - I’ll be lucky to get 10 points at this rate

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 25 days ago

        I have 6 today if captain is counted twice. All blanks 🙁 unreal

  10. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    At the end of the day, even if Son blanks, at least I did the same captain as Magnus.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Magnus knows

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      It’s the only thing that counts really

  11. drughi
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    So chelsea can defend?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      With this lineup yes.

    2. bialk
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      No. Spurs can't attack.

  12. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Tight Vert

  13. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Mourinho needs to push Kane and Son or Moura higher up the pitch and leave them there. That way the CBs have to stay back and it creates space in midfield.

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      You want Kane to leave his favourite position? That's sacred!

  14. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Why is everyone talking about selling spurs assets? Its only the first half ffs

    1. TheDragon
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Not sure if you are watching but they’ve been absolutely abysmal

    2. Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Comment section is awful sometimes

  15. toerag
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    i fancy a punt on grealish. but who to give him a week for??

    richalison, mane, sterling, maddison, kdb

    the only one i wont lose money on is sterling - worth a nibble??

    1. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Id keep that midfield for next week

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Dump Richalison.

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 25 days ago

        I would captain richarlison not get rid this week !
        Maddison probably

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 25 days ago

          Weren’t watching yesterday then ...

  16. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Who else is heading out the cup?!
    Need Alli to make up an 8 point diff but dont see that happening

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Staying only due to dead team
      Uffff

    2. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Hoi hoi

    3. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Rather fortunately I’m playing a dead team ; barring Kane going crazy I might get away with this disaster.

  17. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    needs Eriksen and Winks? -_-

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Eriksen should be starting end off

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 25 days ago

        Clearly won’t agree to a new contract. He’ll be gone in January.

  18. TheDragon
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Spurs are literally just hoofing it long. They’ve got absolutely no idea what to do here

  19. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Think I'll give Son and Alli this Brighton game before maybe losing one?

    1. DAZZ
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      That’s what im doing, would be criminal to lose one before that game

    2. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Yeah thinking the same

    3. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      And sell them for Norwich ?

    4. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Lose one. There’s no upside to both.

  20. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    No way on earth I get 6 blanks today !!! Come oooonnn laaaadsss!!!!

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Captain is still one blank!

  21. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Where is my ‘second striker’ Dele Alli? Is he on the pitch?

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Spurs literally have no midfield 🙁

  22. el polako
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Still upset that my captain yesterday managed only 4 points...
    Soo unlucky KDB.

  23. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Spurs looks worse than Man United FFS

  24. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Oles win percentage as a permanent manager without penalties is 7%... Oh dear oh dear

    1. TheDragon
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      That’s an amazing stat

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      He’s clueless.

  25. EDUARDO DA SILVA
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Why is dier a footballer

    1. Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      He's the worst player in the premier league

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      He was on free kicks for England not long ago absolute joke of a player!

      Get Kane back on corners that's what I say

    3. el polako
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Not a man enough to play rugby.

  26. hogree
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    How does this WC look people? 0.1 ITB

    Ramsdale
    TAA - Soy - Lund - Guilbert - Rico
    KDB - Mahrez - Salah - Grealish - 4.4
    Maupay - Kane - Vardy

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Pretty awful tbh.

      Double Bournemouth defence
      Guilbert
      Mahrez
      Kane

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 25 days ago

        Agree. Why on Earth would you want Mahrez?!?

  27. Pras (FPL)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Spurs need McTominay and Fred in the middle

    1. Party time
        6 years, 25 days ago

        😆 True

        1. Pras (FPL)
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 25 days ago

          We can do a straight swap DM-DM for Kane

    2. The Train Driver
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Kante needs to stop being so good, messing up my Son Alli double up

    3. Monkey Hanger
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Time for Tammy to come off yet?

    4. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      No other trade available at the time