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Alli not in the Spurs squad as Armstrong returns for Saints

After being replaced at half-time last Sunday against Everton, Dele Alli (£7.9m) has been dropped from the Spurs squad altogether for Sunday lunchtime’s clash with Southampton.

The attacking midfielder was selected by some FPL managers as a cheaper alternative to Son Heung-min (£8.9m), in the hopes that he would recreate the excellent form at the beginning of Jose Mourinho’s time in north London last year.

Instead, Alli was taken off early on the opening day of the season and wasn’t part of Thursday’s Europa League struggles in Plovdiv. With Gareth Bale’s spectacular return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Alli’s days may be numbered and certainly are from a Fantasy perspective.

He is replaced by Tanguy Ndombele (£6.0m) in one of two changes made by Mourinho from last Sunday, with Toby Alderweireld (£5.5m) making way for Davinson Sanchez (£5.5m) at centre-back.

In what is a horrifically busy schedule for Spurs, it will be interesting to see how safe Son and Harry Kane (£10.5m) are from rotation in the coming weeks, although both start today.

Former Southampton captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£5.0m) makes a swift return to his former club after a £15m summer transfer, with Southampton’s popular FPL defender Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.5m) also facing his old side after making the reverse journey.

The Saints lost 1-0 last weekend and have responded with their own two changes, as Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) has recovered from a thigh injury picked up on international duty to replace Will Smallbone (£4.5m) in attacking midfield.

Manager Ralph Hasenhuttl gave off negative vibes after their midweek Carabao Cup defeat to Brentford, suggesting it would be a very long and difficult season for a side who finished 2019/20 in brilliant form.

Whilst they would not have expected two defeats and no goals to start their season, the dual-threat of both Che Adams (£6.0m) and Danny Ings (£8.4m) up front should ensure that Southampton won’t be in serious danger and they would love to open their accounts today.

Hasenhuttl’s other change to the starting line-up sees Moussa Djenepo (£5.5m) replace the injured Nathan Redmond (£6.5m).

The winger suffered a light ankle injury against Brentford.

Southampton XI (4-4-2): McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand; Armstrong, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Djenepo; Ings, Adams.

Tottenham Hotspur XI (4-3-3): Lloris; Doherty, Dier, Sanchez, Davies; Hojbjerg, Winks, Ndombele; Lucas, Son, Kane.

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2,663 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Kane

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Come oooon Son it is your time to deliver !!!

  3. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Yes Doherty.

  4. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    KANE!!!

  5. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    That’s a brilliant goal

  6. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Some finish some player

  7. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Disallowed

  8. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    McC gots to go

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

    Worst possible goal

  10. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lol

  11. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Offside! Disallowed

  12. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Offside....

  13. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Offside lol

  14. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Damn it. Offside.

  15. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Son assist so close! Looks promising

  16. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Boooom...

  17. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Woeful from Southampton

    • Klaren
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It is really nonsense how they talk about Spurs' fixture as being ridicilous.

      As a PL club, if they can't beat Bulgarian, Macedonian midtable teams without playing any of your first team players, it is entirely the club's own problem. Those clubs have a budget that's less than how much Spurs pay for a single player.

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

        Bulgarian*

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          yeah Skendija is poor they will beat it with the second squad easily imo

        2. Klaren
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          which is exactly what I wrote above?

    • Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Looooool

    • GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Offside

    • HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      OFFSIDE

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

      Few. VAR has been saints greatest signing over last 2 seasons

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yesssss offside

    • Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ouch. Phew.

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Son did a hockey assist. Unlucky owners 🙁

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Would that have been a Do assist?

      1. Volley127
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yes

      2. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yep

    • Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Disallowed? No way

    • diabydoesgallas
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Kane captain paying off surprisingly quickly 🙂

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Refresh

      2. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        and then gets snatched away from you

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

          Serves me right for being a smug so & so!

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

        Or not lmao

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Won’t have to wait much longer pal lol

    • IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Son is always offside

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        His ears are more connected

    • Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Another season where VAR ruins everything for my players. F**k VAR

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Casuals? Casuals pick Kane bro