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Doherty makes Spurs debut as Everton hand starts to three summer signings

Following on from Leicester City’s 3-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion, the second Premier League match of the day sees Tottenham Hotspur take on Everton.

Kick-off in north London is at 16:30 BST.

The headline team news is that all five major summer signings from these two clubs are handed their full debuts today.

Matt Doherty (£6.0m) makes his Spurs bow at right-back, with Serge Aurier (£5.5m) relegated to the bench.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£5.0m) also slots straight into central midfield, as expected.

Having not featured for the Lilywhites in pre-season thanks to self-isolation and international duty, Harry Kane (£10.5m) is back to lead the line.

Son Heung-min (£9.0m), Dele Alli (£8.0m) and Lucas Moura (£7.0m) will support the England international in attack.

All of Everton’s three summer signings make their full debuts, with central midfielders Allan (£5.5m) and Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.5m) selected in Carlo Ancelotti’s starting XI.

James Rodriguez (£7.5m) also makes the cut, despite having started just one league match in the last 11 months.

Son and Doherty are the most-owned players on show here, with both players boasting double-digit ownerships.

Kane was the fourth-most-popular captaincy pick in Gameweek 1, with just over 300,000 FPL managers handing him the armband.

Richarlison (£8.0m), who may well be occupying a wide-midfield role based on Everton’s starting XI, is the only Toffee with an FPL ownership of over 10%.


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Doherty, Alderweireld, Dier, Davies, Hojbjerg, Winks, Dele, Lucas, Son, Kane.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Mina, Keane, Digne, Allan, Gomes, Doucoure, Rodriguez, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.


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2,661 Comments Post a Comment
  1. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Alli sucks and I hate his new hairstyle

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He doesnt know about you at all.

      1. sirmorbach
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Of course not, I'm well aware he's far more successful than I could ever dream of being myself.

        I still hate his hair.

    2. Hay Number 2
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I’m with you!!!

  2. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Son looks the one to have, fellas and ladies

  3. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Dele owners happy to walk away with 3 points

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

    FFS Son why pass to the donkey instead of Kane...

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Poor pass tbf

    2. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Kane ran into offside position tbf

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        He could have passed before he was in an offside position

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

        Thats what happens when you run behind and no one passes to you in time...

  5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Should I:

    A) watch Spurs - Everton
    B) keep reading “Say nothing”

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      A

  6. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    trade mark late run

  7. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    What is that sh.. on Allis lip?

  8. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    This Peacock streaming service is unwatchable.
    Brings me back to the days of dialup internet connections. In the USA we cant watch the Premier League.

  9. Hattrick Harry
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    atm Salah transferred 70k IN and 20k OUT

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Some of the outs were before the hattrick

    2. Hattrick Harry
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      About 100k more IN than OUT leads to price rise

  10. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Alli better vfm than Son if they start together

    1. Rochdale_Cowboy
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Lay off the Crack

  11. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Where’s DCL?

  12. DRIZ ✅
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Thats 1-0 if Kane was there instead of Dele

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Shame Kane was headed offside hey

    2. Locarno
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      1-0 if it was my mum instead of Dele.

      1. Leonard hatred
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        thats true. she's never struggled to slip one in.

    3. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      You must be mistaking it for a penalty

    4. Pedram
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He was offside

  13. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Richarlison hasn’t done anything yet to alay my feeling immediately after the deadline that I’d made a mistake in picking him...

    Howlers don’t help

  14. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Delboy's dirty tash wants that shot back

  15. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Looks like Brewster may be moving to Sheffield United after all. Left out of yesterday's squad, left out of today's U23 squad and now Sheffield Star reporting they're in close talks to get it done.

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Steal at 4.5 if nailed

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Getting mins either way.

        Loan = Liverpool insert play time clause.

        Buy = Can't see Sheffield benching £25m+ striker.

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I don't think he'll be nailed given all the forwards Sheffield United have. Subbed on/off early like the rest of them.

        Best 4.5m FWD for sure though. All you need is a point or two from them most weeks.

      3. Hattrick Harry
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Huh he will not be nailed but better than nothing, though not worth use transfer if not wc

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      can’t see him starting ahead of McBurnie though 😉

    3. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      So i can have oliver burke and him cuz they could rotate and then go big everywhere else?

    4. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I hope so, I took the chance and left him on my bench just in case he got a move to a prem club.

    5. JamTart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Wish I'd left him as 3rd striker was too worried he would stay as a sub and I'd regret not having a third pool slot

  16. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    that could have been a goal from Kane

  17. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Everton are definitely the better team here

  18. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    this is the kinda game where Dier or Davies will score, Everton lose focus and BOOM

  19. JamTart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Was delighted with Son holding it up for my guy... then that!

  20. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    J.Rodriguez not good enough...

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      No as that could be used as reference for the Burnley player

  21. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Aurier to start next week ?

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Do spurs have any games before their next prem game?

  22. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    One thing's for sure, Doherty isn't worth 6m.

    1. Neves say Neves
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Why’s that?

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        He's way further back compared to where he would play at Wolves and he has been pushed wide rather than allowed to drift in centrally like for Wolves.

        1. FFSbet.com
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Nah,very advanced and going into box

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yup

    3. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yup glad i didn't have him. Mostly just there for the CS points

    4. MGMT
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      You sure about that?

    5. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Lol, you nearly looked a complete mug. Again

      1. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        He cant type and watch in the same time,so probably miss his runs into box

  23. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Why does Dele Ali look like he's joined a 1980s witness protection program?!

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Hahah, actually does.

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

      He looks like a side character from a blaxploitation movie

      1. Drexl Spivey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        "We're sweating all three sisters down in the lockup."

  24. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    James so close. He’s looking like a very good pick

    1. amitmishr
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah, looks like the player Madrid bought. But still think Everton need to go 4231 to utilize him best

      1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        They are playing 4-2-3-1 today I think. Richarlison on wing

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          4-3-3

  25. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Rodriguez close

  26. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    James gonna get 1-2 attacking returns in next 3 for sure

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah. He looks interesting.

  27. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Doucoure dominating

  28. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    James is class, 7.5 is a steal

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      HEs injury prone so probably best to avoid

    2. Hay Number 2
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He is...and I’m sniffing pal

    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Until he gets bored and crap

  29. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    When are October detailed schedule coming out? Espescially the first weekend of Oct. Would like to know how to prioritize PL games 😉

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Expect an announcement during the week

  30. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    How many turns did Lucas make there