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Bale makes first league start of season alongside well-owned Kane and Son

After scoring a late winner against Brighton last Sunday, Gareth Bale (£9.5m) is set to make his first league start for Tottenham Hotspur since returning to north London.

The man on loan from Real Madrid will star in a fearsome front three alongside Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£9.6m) – the season’s two highest FPL scorers – with Matt Doherty (£5.8m) and Sergio Reguilon (£5.6m) retaining their spots at full-back.

Bale replaces Erik Lamela (£5.8m) in head coach Jose Mourinho’s only change from the 2-1 win over the Seagulls, which gave Spurs their first home win of the season.

It’s a different story for them on the road though, winning all three away matches at a combined score of 12-3. The many managers who have captained either Kane or Son this weekend will be expecting to repeat this 4-1 average against a winless side currently sat in 18th place.

Kane scored his 200th Spurs goal in Thursday night’s Europa League win over Ludogorets and has a superb record against today’s opponents West Bromwich Albion, netting seven times in seven matches.

This slow start to the season has put Slaven Bilic under pressure and his reaction is to make three changes from their 2-0 defeat at previously winless Fulham.

Matheus Pereira (£5.9m) and Grady Diangana (£5.5m) starred in the Baggies’ promotion push but both make way in an apparent switch to 5-4-1.

Branislav Ivanovic (£4.5m) is the third man to miss out, as he and Pereira have returned positive coronavirus tests ahead of the international break.

In their places come Callum Robinson (£5.5m), Kyle Bartley (£4.5m) and Dara O’Shea (£4.3m), with the latter two playing their first minutes since completing all of West Brom’s first four games.

Robinson scored twice in Gameweek 3’s thrilling 3-3 draw with Chelsea and Bilic is counting on both he and Karlan Grant (£5.9m) to provide the goals that could save his job.

West Brom are undefeated in their last three home clashes with Spurs.


WEST BROMWICH ALBION XI (5-4-1): Johnstone; Furlong, Bartley, Ajayi, O’Shea, Townsend; Krovinovic, Livermore, Gallagher, Robinson; Grant.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR XI (4-3-3): Lloris; Doherty, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon; Hojbjerg, Ndombele, Sissoko; Bale, Son, Kane

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1,497 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Surely everyone just has Son or Kane captain so doesn't really matter if both blank?

    1. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Define everyone

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It doesn't

    3. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not my rival... who forgot to change his team and so gets Lamptey off the bench and Salah (c)

    4. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      it matters
      my rival captained Bruno and
      dont have Kane and Son
      he has Vardy Bamford Werner

      LOL at me

    5. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not everyone.

  2. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy Captain lets go

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

      K

  3. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jota apparently starting against City. Goodbye Foden

  4. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    son outscoring Kane is something

  5. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Gosh, alot of tears being shed this afternoon.

    1. Lazymedia
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      One game ending peoples season, apparently. The overeaction to a blank captain is truly hillarious. Everyone has blank weeks, expecting to high valu players to score every single week is ridiculous.

  6. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    This has got 0-0 written all over it....

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I guess no Nostradamus in your family tree

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Jinx worked 😉

  7. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Just going to start capping someone random in my front 7

  8. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    There were plenty of signs... Newcastle, Brighton, Burnley, Antwerp.... You just needed to pay attention..

  9. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Another One of those days lol , And we all fail together dum dum

  10. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    People actually want to keep Spurs after this typical abysmal display!?

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Mate we get it - you can stop now

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I was hearing "fixture proof" and "form over fixtures" before the game so let's see

    3. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Can't deny they've been abysmal.

      But it's quite obvious that it isn't typical

  11. Arctic monkeys
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Kane blocking shots

    + bonus

  12. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    3 cappo blanks straight - cheers Son, cryin.

    Well done on a hard earned CS, Baggies

  13. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Spurs game phone notifications when son and Kane aren't in my team

    Buzzzzz goal! Son (kane)
    Buzzzzz goal! Son (kane)
    Buzzzzz goal! Son (kane)
    Buzzzzz goal! Kane (son)
    Buzzzzz goal! Son (kane)
    Buzzzzz goal! Kane (son)
    Buzzzzz goal! Kane (son)

    Spurs game phone notifications when son and Kane are in my team

    Buzzzzz final score 0-0

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yip

  14. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Should have known the way things are going this season. Black is white, white is black. If Kane has an 'easy' fixture, is in great form and is the obvious pick - don't pick him and go Chilwell instead.

    Might captain Podence next week against an in form Saints

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Erm

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

      Ban

  16. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Mourinho deserves this for starting with a very defensive midfield.

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    west brom all out attack, spurs hanging on

  18. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Kane goal, Doherty assist

  19. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    HURRIKANE!

  20. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    KANEEEEEEEE GOALLLLLLLL

  21. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Kane captain fail?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I posted right after the goal as a joke 🙂 just for the record

  22. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Stop crying all you negative Nancies!

  23. Hattrick Harry
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Kane 150th PL goal!

  24. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    THATS MY CAPTAIN

  25. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    (C) Kane nice!

  26. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    KANEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  27. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Eat that Magnus :)))

  28. DRIZ ✅
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How is Kane looking? hopefully no late goal, im not watching as in box office

    I have Salah C and head to head rival has Kane C

    Who will get more?

  29. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ofc i C Son ffs

  30. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Kane owners can stop complaining now