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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. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Looks like I will need to start WC early so as not to lose more value on Aubameyang = such disappointing returns this season!

  2. Jon Snow
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Goal: SON
    Assist: PAIN

    Shoutout to anyone like me who took out Son for a hit

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

      Another one?

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

      I took JRod out for a hit.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Daniel will be sad

        1. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I let him down badly.

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

            Still top, so I am happy:)

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

        Oh Granville.

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

    Lol Regulion. Leave that garbage in Spain

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

      Don’t you mean Bale. 😀

  4. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Season over

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

      See you next GW.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Why of course lol. But yeah, season over

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

      Same. 0% chance of surviving LMS, 3 horrendous gws in a row and closing in on OR 4m

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

        4.3m at the moment here. I'm in mini leagues where people are flying high owning the likes of Neto, etc. so, season is all but over already.

  5. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    This season! A little late to this game, no players. Son, Kane, Bruno, Martial all have goal/assist in 15min.

  6. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Giggs in the stands getting ready to take over

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      If Woodward hasn’t learned his lesson yet ... that could be the case.

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

      God help us.

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

    Mourinho should get 3bps for Son start

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

    I’d nearly rather Ole played Awb and Shaw as right and left CB with Telles and Williams right and left back. Couldn’t be much worse.

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

    Where would Cavani fit in? Striker? Or on the right hand side?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Bench has warmer seats I think

    2. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Operating table?

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

      On a beach or bar somewhere laughing on £350k a wk

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        lol

    4. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Centre back. Can't be any worse that the current crop

  10. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Who do I need to ship first:

    A) Greenwood
    B) Mitro
    C) Holding
    D) KdB

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

      KDB is a season keeper

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Lol

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

      Mitro

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

      B and C

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

      Holding - he's the only one no longer starting

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

    Reece James to...

    1) Chilwell
    2) Castagne
    3) Bellerin
    4) KWP

    I already have TAA, Saiss, Lamptey, Ferguson

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

      5) Son

    2. Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Chilwell

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

        2

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

      1

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

    SON ALMOST ANOTHER

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Clearly not 100% ; my Dad would have put that away

    2. Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What’s your definition of “almost” he didn’t even have control of the ball

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

    Jimi -> Kane for a -4 looks good

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

      Really?!

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

        Knees jerky

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

    Son did that for his sellers, nice guy.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      You mean people who believes the manager that he was injured?

  15. GAMBIT
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Kane playing the Firmino roll?

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

    Harry Maguire at fault there again. Shaw in acres of space and Maguire waiting too long to give the pass.

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

    The space for LWs against AWB is rid

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

      iculous.

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

      It was an absolute joke against Brighton.

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Bailly*

  18. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Do United players not make runs into the box?

  19. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Spurs will be 2nd this season, maybe win it

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

      Not be so stupid

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

        Don’t

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

      Lol

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

    Where was Shaw there

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

    Nvm I need Son ASAP

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

    Come on Son. Hattrick please

  23. Kellz86
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Kane’s vision and passing has been exquisite this season, beautiful ball to Aurier

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      For a so called centre forward he really is a good passer and creator.

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

      Where was it all those years though?

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

    Bailly done great there to be fair

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

    Spurs should have 2 more

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

    ManU needs defenders... Forget Sancho!!!

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

    KDB Sterling Jimmy out

    Kane Son Salah in.

    8 pt hit.

    Easiest point hit in 10 years

  28. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ole better revert to his 11 at the back tactic ... oops 10 at the back!

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

    RC martial

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

      So soft

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

    0.5 ITB 2 FT

    Rashford + Digne -> Son + Robbo

    what do you think?