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Aurier starts again as Leicester and Spurs name unchanged teams

Leicester City continue their push for a UEFA Champions League qualification place this afternoon.

The Foxes head south face to Spurs in their latest pursuit of three points, with kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at 16:00 BST.

The team news is very straightforward as both managers have named unchanged starting XIs following wins in Gameweek 36+.

That means another start for Serge Aurier (£5.1m), who has travelled back from France after spending time with his family in the wake of his brother’s death.

It also means a second successive run-out for Luke Thomas (£4.0m) for the visitors, with the budget Fantasy Premier League defender again featuring at left wing-back.

Brendan Rodgers’ side are without Ricardo Pereira (£6.2m), James Maddison (£7.3m), Ben Chilwell (£5.5m), Christian Fuchs (£4.2m) and Marc Albrighton (£5.1m) through injury, with Caglar Soyuncu (£4.9m) suspended.

Dele Alli (£8.3m) is still unavailable for Spurs but Juan Foyth (£4.8m) returns from a lengthy lay-off and is among the substitutes.

Only one Leicester player has an effective ownership of more than 1% in the top 10k: that, unsurprisingly, is Jamie Vardy (£9.7m), who sits in just over one in five of these squads.

Aurier has been benched by more than half of his owners within the top 10k, meanwhile.

Mourinho’s starting XI may have been unchanged in the last three games but the formation continues to evolve, with Son Heung-min (£9.7m) here playing out wide on the left of a 4-2-3-1 rather than up top alongside Harry Kane (£10.9m).


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies; Sissoko, Winks; Lo Celso, Lucas, Son; Kane.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Bennett, Morgan, Evans; Justin, Ndidi, Tielemans, Thomas; Perez, Vardy, Barnes.

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  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    It’s Vardy goal time...

  2. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    C’mon Kane! Grab 1 more goal my boi!
    You got this

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Save it till next week, it’ll only be a 4 point goal today...

  3. Amey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Come on Vardy FFS !!

  4. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Wake up Vardy!

  5. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Why did I start Digne over Aurier

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Same reason I started VVD - fair play to Aurier

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Kane hatty disallowed

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Chances of reversal?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        50/50

  7. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I almost wish I didn’t have FH for this week. Too many good options

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Going to remove a lot of points 😆

      1. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yep or at the very least pick the wrong options

  8. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Kane pissing away the baps

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      lol

  9. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Come on Harry, time for hat-trick

  10. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    OMG Kane

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      😀

  11. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Did many of you start Aurier?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Me, because I forgot the deadline

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Jammy casual

    2. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah. Was either him or Azpi.

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Nice

    3. Party time
        3 years, 9 months ago

        😆 many didn’t

      • Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I did

      • Releasebreaks
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        He is nailed in my team

      • Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Started VVD and also brought in Tarkowski

    4. Party time
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Aurier CS locked on casuals bench

      • Isco Disco
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Hurricane time!
        Grab 1 more goal Harry and get that hatty

      • Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        well done to kane owners and aurier non sellers. surely too late to get kane now isnt it ?

        1. AzzaroMax99
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          yep.

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            thats what I thought 🙂 cheers

        2. Releasebreaks
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          grab him and you can still join us Kane owners for gw38

      • BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        First time I benched Aurier for long time. Of course cs incoming.

      • Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Vardy anonymous

        1. Zladan
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          He has been since the restart!

          Just manages to capitalise on his 10 touches per match.

      • waltzingmatildas
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Ings, wood, vardy frontline.....i felt quietly confident but very disappointed!

        1. Zladan
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Ings pen kiss makes up for Wood Jammu was facing 9 men!

          1. Zladan
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Kiss miss shmiss

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Gary Neville jokingly suggesting Troy Deeney as new manager of Watford!

      • Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        C'mon Vardy, nick a late one.

      • Oggle22
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Wow looking at the stats on Bet365 have spurs been clinical or Leicester being wasteful

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Classic Mourinho counter-attack. Similar to the Arsenal game. You'd think teams would wise up to it.

        2. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Two great Kane finishes, Leicester awful all over.

      • potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        This Leicester team is just shocking.

        1. Egg noodle
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Injuries

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Dirty Sanchez.

      • Party time
          3 years, 9 months ago

          If that Kane’s 2nd goal took a deflection, I bet it will be awarded to Kane. Really pissed off Son didn’t get that one, it was clearly on target

        • Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Martial rested yas. Need that hatty against the hammers please

        • Salarrivederci
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          If Spurs bury Leicester, then United will do the same.
          Still only 1 United player all of you FH'ers? 😉

          1. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Martial and Bruno probably for me

          2. Superflymonk
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Home Away makes a huge difference.

          3. Lucy2019
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            That is not how it works.

          4. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            You're reading too much into one game.

            We thought Man City would bury Southampton and Bournemouth. They lost 1-0 and won 2-1. Hardly the maulings expected.

            Not saying Man Utd won't bury Leicester. But using this as the only sample, especially with Leicester beating Sheff Utd last time out is too small.

            1. Salarrivederci
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              I know alright 🙂
              Just wrting this to make myself feel better going with all three of Fernandes, Martial & Rashford in the last GW

              1. diesel001
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 9 months ago

                It could pay off or you. Good luck!

        • Monkey Hanger
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          My team is seemingly 76% template.

          What is yours.

          1. grumpyman
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            61%

            1. grumpyman
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              6 green arrows since restart.

          2. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            66

        • EL_FENOMENO
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Current forward line is Wood, Ings, Jesus. Would have to lose Mane + one of them to get Auba in for -4. Do you reckon its worth it?

          1. Pep bites Kun
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Wouldn't be my first choice - to replace who?

        • Releasebreaks
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Need this game to finish, so i can have this Aurier 6 tasty points

          1. Zladan
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Or better yet let him come off and then Wes Morgan or Thomas score to possibly put Aurier in baps.

        • La Roja
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Lloris 6th dave

          1. La Roja
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Save*

          2. Zladan
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Saves are known as Daves in honour of DDG the great.

        • TomSaints
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Urgh took a hit to get rid of Aurier convinced he wouldn’t start