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Alli returns for Spurs as Bergwin drops to the bench

Dele Alli (£8.3m) is straight back in the Spurs line-up for Gameweek 31+ as Spurs host West Ham in a London derby.

The mid-priced midfielder missed Double Gameweek 30+ due to a social-media-related suspension but has no issues breaking back into Jose Mourinho’s team at the first time of asking.

Alli takes up the number 10 role, fulfilled by Erik Lamela (£5.7m) against Manchester United, hoping to get back to his pre-lockdown form, which yielded five attacking returns between Gameweeks 24 and 29.

The return of the England international sees Lamela drop to the bench, but Double Gameweek 30+ goalscorer Steven Bergwijn (£7.4m) suffers the same fate.

His wide-attacking midfield berth has been handed to the returning Lucas Moura (£7.1m), who missed the Manchester United game through injury.

While Alli poses some potential as a differential, the main Fantasy focus from this London derby will, of course, be on Son Heung-min (£9.7m).

The South Korean is owned by just 7.9% worldwide, but he still sits in 40% of squads inside the top 10,000 managers.

Furthermore, 6.7% of those at that level have handed him the armband for Gameweek 31+.

As ever, there is little interest in the West Ham assets, their 4-3-3 line-up probably more encouraging for the 6% invested in Serge Aurier (£4.9m) more than anything else.

Still without a recognised striker in the starting XI due to Sébastien Haller‘s (£6.8m) injury, David Moyes has named a front-three consisting of midfielders.

Pablo Fornals (£6.0m), typically deployed in the middle, sits on one side of Michail Antonio (£6.9m) with Jarrod Bowen (£6.4m) on the other.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Balbuena, Diop, Fredericks; Rice, Soucek, Noble; Fornals, Antonio, Bowen.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris; B Davies, D Sánchez, Dier, Aurier; Sissoko, Lo Celso; Son, Alli, Moura; Kane.

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  1. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ffs . Son's crying now

  2. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    That hurt as a Son capper

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    That’s just classic FPL 😆

  4. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Loving VAR 😀

  5. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    No more goals lads. Wrap it up. Football is dead.

  6. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Mourinho gone backward as a manager since he was at Madrid.

    His best attacking player is Son. Yet he has posted Son wide left rather than central.

    1. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Son should be playing through the middle...

  7. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    VAR bloody bs go do one, ruining the game

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      How?

      Not gonna follow the rules now?

    2. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Because you own Son? Lol it was rightfully offside, relax. It wasn't even one of the millimetre ones it was pretty clear on replay.

    3. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I'd say it's more the rules just being more closely followed.

      Because, that is offside. I'd say the offside rule needs to be changed.

      If you subscribe to the notion that offsides should remain in the game, you can't then moan if an offside is caught on camera and then that evidence is used to make a decision.

      That's nonsensical.

      I do agree that those kind offsides are ridiculous. The offside rule needs re-working to make sense. At the moment it punishes attacking players far more than it needs to.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        If you change it to give the attacking player more room, there will still be a line set by which they are or are not offside which player will look to exploit just as much.

        1. ReindeerHotdog
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Of course. Whatever aspect of the game, that will always be the case.

          You see it with players not standing the full 10 yards back from free kicks. The ball just off the quadrant when taking corners/on the very edge/sometimes not even on the penalty spot. Throwing the ball forward when dropping the ball down for a free kick, running down the line for throw ins. Keeper holding onto the ball longer than they should.

          There will always be aspects of the game players look to exploit, but I do think the offside rule could do with being altered in some way. I don't know what the answer is though, I just think the way it is isn't optimal.

          Sort of like how I think 5 subs should be allowed every game in a normal season. Encourages more attacking football and will prevent injuries/fatigue. Hellish idea for FPL managers though.

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Yeah that's all well and good, but doesn't address the perceived issue of "VAR ruining the game"

  8. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    who would have got the assist?

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Lo celso

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Lo Celso I think

  9. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Moura less

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ban

  10. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Absolutely disgusting what Liverpool have dome to this league

  11. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Alli is such a useless player... Always diving.. trying to cheat

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yeh and constantly trying to be too fancy with flicks. gives ball away nearly every time he gets it

  12. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Wonder how deep into his boot Son’s toe is?

  13. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Lol so funny last 5 pages here as a Son owner. All I can say is lol

  14. OptimusBlack
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    This So Silly

  15. Bring the Cavalry
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Took that wee break from fantasy football last few months for granted

  16. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Darn it.

  17. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Same as Aubameyang's offside against Brighton last week. Rules are rules!

  18. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    People will be calling him unlucky

  19. ReindeerHotdog
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Brilliant finish though. If that's any consolation.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      None whatsoever.

      1. ReindeerHotdog
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Ah. Thought I'd try to cheer some of you up... Yes I think the atmosphere has turned rrrrrrrrather sour.

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah, means I'm hopeful he gets to 60 mins at least

    3. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Lol

  20. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Wonder how many mobile phones / remote controls have just been launched across the living room 😀

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Like swining a cat by the tail!

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Just had to knock on my neighbours door and ask for mine back

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        brilliant 😀

        hope the kids are in bed and the dog's in the garden

  21. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Mwahah. Lucky Alli owner...so far

  22. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    FFS!!!

  23. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    F!ck f!ck off

  24. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Who'd have gotten the assist though?

  25. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Life's a bitch and then you die.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      ... and then you marry one.

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Potentially marry one in between

    3. selig
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      That’s why we get high

  26. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Anticlimax 🙁

  27. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Gosh darn var... ruining my points!!!

  28. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    LOOOOOOOOOOL

  29. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    At least Son was invovled in celebrations

  30. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Moura miss