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Son recovers from injury as Doherty and Davies drop to bench for United v Spurs

Son Heung-min (£9.0m) is fit to feature in Tottenham Hotspur’s clash with Manchester United this afternoon, having made a swift recovery from a hamstring injury.

Having initially ruled the Korean out until after the October international break, Jose Mourinho appeared to be slowly backpedalling on that initial prognosis during the week and Son indeed makes the starting XI this afternoon.

Kick-off in the penultimate match of Gameweek 4 is at 16:30 BST.

Son may have been passed fit but Mourinho has otherwise rung the changes from the Gameweek 3 draw against Newcastle United, no doubt in response to the Lilywhites’ brutal schedule that has seen them play cup matches on both Tuesday and Thursday this week.

Full-backs Matt Doherty (£5.9m) and Ben Davies (£4.9m) drop to the bench, while Giovani Lo Celso (£6.9m) isn’t risked after sustaining a knock in the 7-2 win over Maccabi Haifa.

Midfielders Lucas Moura (£6.9m) and Harry Winks (£5.5m) are also among the substitutes, having started all three Premier League games before today.

Dele Alli (£7.6m) makes the 18-man squad but again doesn’t feature from the start.

Serge Aurier (£5.2m), Sergio Reguilon (£5.5m), Moussa Sissoko (£4.8m), Tanguy Ndombele (£5.9m) and Erik Lamela (£5.9m) are the players who come into Spurs’ side at Old Trafford.

The Manchester United team news is a lot more straightforward.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made one alteration to his side from Gameweek 3, with Eric Bailly (£5.0m) replacing Victor Lindelof (£4.9m) at centre-half.

Almost 1.4 million FPL managers sold Son ahead of the Gameweek 4 deadline, with no other Fantasy asset suffering as many transfers out as the South Korea international in a single Gameweek so far this season.

Anthony Martial (£8.9m) was also out of favour, with his 303,342 sales making him the second-most sold FPL forward of this weekend.

Bruno Fernandes (£10.5m) is the only Manchester United player who has a double-digit ownership in FPL at the time of writing, with three Spurs players – Doherty, Son and Harry Kane (£10.5m) – featuring in more than 10% of Fantasy squads.


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Aurier, Dier, Sanchez, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Sissoko, Ndombele, Lamela, Son, Kane.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Pogba, Fernandes, Rashford, Greenwood, Martial.


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2,957 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    KDB and Jimmy out for Son and Kane fir a hit?

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

      Watch the match

    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Just depends on what KDB turns up against Arsenal. Had a good track record against them

    3. Ohhhhh Gary Macca!
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Most sideways move ever

  2. ace3.1415
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I'm doing James > Chilwell. Is Foden > Barnes (-4) a good transfer?

  3. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Son will play 45 again but come off with a tweaked hammy. 1 point for all you owners and a worry that this might be a chronic gamble.

  4. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Last Man Standing Update (3500 teams)

    Current safety score = 18
    Top score = 75
    LMS average = 36.24 (-1.44) = 34.8
    Players played = 9.09/12.01
    Captains played = 79.37%

    2 games + autosubs to go.

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

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

    UNITED PENNNN

  6. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Bruno

  7. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Penalty!!! I sold Martial of course!

  8. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Gw1. Son
    Gw2. Son to Rashford. Oops 4 goals
    Gw3. Rashford to Son. Injured
    Gw4. Son 1st on bench but James no show. Exciting how the story ends

  9. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Martial assist please.. cmon bruno

  10. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Terrible

  11. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I need to get Penandes

  12. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Come one. Bruno start the comeback for me.

  13. FPL_Devil
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Well Martial to Ings working well so far...

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yep

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

      Aye.

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

      Martial to Jiminez here

  14. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Weak.

    Shoot any player who goes down easy

  15. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Penandes

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

    This is unbelievable. Sold Bruno on WC too

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

    That took longer than expected tbf.

  18. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Bruno and Kane!

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

    This is a cruel game. Never ever WC unless there is a double or so

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

    YESSSSSSS BRUNOOOOOOO

  21. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I'm sure this is asked with regularity but just wanted to check

    If I do 2 transfers today (at a cost of 4pts)
    Then play wildcard in 10 days time..... do I still forfeit 4 points?

  22. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Martial assist, I take it

  23. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Yes yes yeah yes brunooo

  24. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    BRUNO!

  25. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Oh ffs

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

    Penandes goiaaalll

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

    Bruno the Jorginho way

  28. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Did Jimi lose his power supply once they sold Doherty & Jota?

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Saiss got me a CS and 3 baps from a wingback position without doing anything, and Semedo hasn't worked out what a wingback does either. Also, Fulham defended with discipline.

  29. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Flippin dive innit? Bruno's points with the week's only pen shames me, but I'll take 'em!

  30. Fpl_Juggernaut
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Penandes is back