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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. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ings goal ruled out

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

    Ings goal
    Adam assist

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldn’t have been an Adam’s assist

      Lloris headed it

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

        intended target though

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

        ok.. agree after replay

  3. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    DANNY INGSSSS

    1. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      HANDBALLLLLLS

      1. GROBARI
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I KNOWWWWW

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

    Is Son going to punish the sellers ?

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

    That will be dissalowed too

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

    Disallowed again, point in case

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

      Case in point even

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

    Handy ball

  8. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Handball

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

    Dings

  10. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Goal going to be disallowed

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

    hand ball

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ings goal disallowed

  13. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    One season wonder

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

    Should be a yellow card for Ings as well, trying to cheat

  15. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Disallowed again

  16. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ings goal disallowed, relief

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

    Spurs are very bad

  18. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Don't know why I'm watching this. This game only means pain.

    1. Cousin Greg
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It is hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember happiness for we have no scar to show for joy

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

    Che owners so unlucky!!!!!

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I am crying 😀

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

      He had such an easy chance and missed it

  20. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    VAR knows I have Mccarthy and Davies, wants no score.

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

    Spurs are crap

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

    Ings owners, I’m with you

  23. Gooner Kebab
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Sold Ings for Martial here - this has all the ingredients for a rough week

  24. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    VAR is great (if you own playing defenders).

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

      LindeLOL owners disagree

  25. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Am not allowed to lol at anymore are we? I got a ban yesterday

    1. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Bit tiresome

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

      Rightly so.

      "lol, your player had a goal disallowed lol".

      Anyone that posts that crap needs to grow up.

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

      Normally an hour freezeout if its very obvious lol@ post. You need to be more creative like "having a chuckle thinking about X owners" 🙂

      1. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Nice. Will think some up

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

    It is 1-1 and 0-0

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

    Kane, Ings, Doc, Adams

    20 minutes of FPL Twitter + FFS Comments meltdown

  28. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wouldnt have been an Adams assist anyway

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

      Yup

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nope

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

      ok

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

    Fair enough. Ings owner but that was clear.

  30. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ings goal counted?

    1. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No