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

    Son Goal

  2. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    well that softens the blow of ASM on the bench

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

    Lmfao that was always going to happen.

    Mourinho you lying sack of sh*te.

    1. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Tbf he said he would be out for awhile...and he didn’t play midweek

  4. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Son 😆

  5. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Disaster but entertaining football

  6. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Harry De Bruyne

  7. Zalk
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Glad they but Lindelof on the bench to highlight that he's not the problem in the defence 😀

    1. Planet Jo
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Don't worry, they have Cavani arriving soon.

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

    Wheels on the bus are falling off again lol

  9. Planet Jo
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    GET
    IN
    MY
    SON

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

    Relax and enjoy the game lads

    I sold son but that’s the way things go when you listen to mourinho

    Cracking game so far

  11. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    lol Casuals who kept Son in score again.

    He only needs to score 2 more and I'll get 500 bucks from bet365 🙂

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Casuals never had him

      1. Muchentuchel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        there are two Spurs fans in my ML. Believe me they're as casual as casuals can be.

    2. Planet Jo
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nothing casual about it. Could bench for one game then there is the international break

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

      Casuals? Anyone with a bit of experience knows not to trust anything Mou says

    4. Eightball
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Casuals HAHA. Mourihno even said there was a chance Son plays AND even if he didn't play there is an international break and then he has great fixtures after. It made sense to keep him. I would argue casuals kneejerked him out over a possible 1 gameweek out.

  12. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I hate Mourinho

  13. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    No satellite signal - have I missed much?

  14. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Maguire responsible for 2 goals in 2 minutes, sub this moron off already

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

    Amazing Harold.

  16. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    This game is hilarious

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

    Seriously considering selling KDB to enable both Son and Bruno

  18. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    SON LOVE U THANK U

  19. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Took Son out for a hit.. Hate this game sometimes

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I did it gw2 so surely can’t punish you as badly as that!

  20. Puntillimon
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    hahahhahaha son!!!

  21. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Son > Barnes trolling us hard!

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Same 🙁

    2. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      very!

    3. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Same

  22. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    So it seems that games are only high scoring if I don’t have a players in it

  23. TAT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    KDB to Son it is.

  24. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ah lovely. Son to Harvey F****** Barnes. Jesus Christ.

    1. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yep I did exactly this

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

    What a goaaaal

  26. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Terrible people here,sell Son,sell Martial

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

      Well played

  27. Areyouthereyet
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Foden Jiminez to Son Wilson for free. Hit it?

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

      Yes

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

      During the game?

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

      Thanks! What a frustrating week!

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

    Can't wait to get Greenwood out of my team.

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

    Officially hate this effing game.

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

      A lot of stress and not much reward

      Think about why you play

  30. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    COYS