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Son Heung-min (£9.4m) returns to the Tottenham Hotspur starting XI this afternoon but Gareth Bale (£9.2m) once again has to content himself with a place among the substitutes.

Manchester United are the visitors to north London, where the action gets under way at 16:30 BST.

Son is one of three players recalled to Jose Mourinho’s side, with the other two changes occuring in defence.

Eric Dier (£4.6m) and Serge Aurier (£5.2m) are brought into the back four as Davinson Sanchez (£5.2m), Japhet Tanganga (£4.9m) and Carlos Vinicius make way.

Manchester United make three changes from the side that beat Granada 2-0 on Thursday night but compared to Gameweek 31, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s starting XI shows just one tweak.

Scott McTominay (£4.9m) is recalled, with Mason Greenwood (£7.0m) dropping to the bench.

That means that David de Gea (£5.3m) is once again only among the substitutes, with Dean Henderson (£5.2m) lining up between the posts.


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Reguilon, Aurier, Rodon, Dier, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso, Ndombele, Moura, Son, Kane

Manchester United XI: Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Pogba, Fred, McTominay, Fernandes, Rashford, Cavani


GAMEWEEK 31 SO FAR…

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The phenomenal form of Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.9m) and Jesse Lingard (£6.4m) continued at the London Stadium, with both players bagging braces in West Ham United’s 3-2 win over Leicester City.

The pair are joint-top of the Premier League’s goalscoring table from Gameweek 22 onwards, which marked the start of both of their extended runs in their respective sides.

The in-demand pair were among the top three most-bought players of Gameweek 31 and rewarded their new and existing owners with double-digit hauls; this was Lingard’s fifth such return in nine West Ham appearances.

Also among the points was the injured Michail Antonio‘s (£6.6m) replacement, Jarrod Bowen (£5.9m), who teed up Lingard’s second goal and then scored what turned out to be the match-winner when converting Tomas Soucek‘s (£5.3m) pass.

It was a poor afternoon for owners of the defenders on show, with West Ham almost letting a three-goal lead slip yet again.

It’s one clean sheet in seven for the Hammers, one in eight for Leicester.

Vladimir Coufal (£4.6m) and Ricardo Pereira (£5.9m) at least partly compensated with assists but Aaron Cresswell (£5.9m) limped off with a hamstring injury, with his substitution marking the first time he has missed Premier League minutes this season.

James Maddison (£7.2m) and Ayoze Perez (£6.0m) were missing altogether from the visitors’ squad but their absences are thought to be for disciplinary reasons rather than injury-related.

  1. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Ah man as if Lingard and Iheanacho have both braced today, wounding!

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Kane and Son both blanking here really would be the bad tasting icing on the cake

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Had a chance to get them. Passed it thinking next week would probably be the right time.

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      At least you played Dallas

    4. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      No right to give out with your 17 Dallas points!

    5. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      You have one at least?

  2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Have the exact cash to do Gundo + DCL to Son + Iheanacho for -4. With that latest Iheanacho performance he will definitely rise. Take a risk and do it now?

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Son and Nacho don’t play again until next gameweek so if you’ll be priced out you might aswell do it

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        Yes. No European involvement.

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      No risk

      United 1 nil

    3. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Go for it

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        See Son rise too now.

        1. Moderately content penguin
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 days ago

          The Son rise will come I suspect but that'll be a way off - Iheanacho could be tonight almost - tomorrow almost for certain

          1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 4 days ago

            Do it tonight, right? I will have a double up on following teams:

            Spurs
            Leicester
            Liverpool
            Leeds
            Villa

            1. Moderately content penguin
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 4 days ago

              Looks good

              Irritatingly I'm 0.1 off Maddison. My Cresswell transfer was diabolical. One of those wrong calls that happen

              1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 4 days ago

                A hit wont fix it?

                1. Moderately content penguin
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 4 days ago

                  Oh hit needed now without question

                  Will probably take it this week not next for H2H reasons. Also leaves me a week to decide whether to duck Mo in 33 and go Maddison instead.

                  1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 4 days ago

                    Between those two I think you should go Salah.

                    1. Moderately content penguin
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 4 days ago

                      Seems logical I guess

                      But looking at balance of fixtures in 33 and 34 not sure I don't prefer Maddison if he's looking fit and on form. Palace are very much a team to attack.

                      Mo I'll want from 35 almost for sure but only 33 attracts me between now and then

                      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
                        • 9 Years
                        5 years, 4 days ago

                        Its Leeds and Newcastle for Salah. I would still say go for him.

                      2. Moderately content penguin
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 4 days ago

                        Don't think the Leeds fixture is especially good

                        Their home form in defence is very respectable - definitely not in the to target area, Look at defensive stats more recently and they are simply. mid range generally and they are actually ahead of City on XGC for last 6 matches at home!

                        Not expecting a cs but don't see anything exciting there. Add in United in 34 and I'm prepared to stay off.

  3. Isca Extremadura
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Yeah, easy one that

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Looking more like a 1 nil encounter now.

  5. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Cavani G
    Pogba a

  6. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Cavani G

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Back of the net.

      Should be a better game now.

  7. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Kane hasn’t cut it against Top 10 opposition of late, fully expecting a blank...

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      He's sooooooo overrated....

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Dier sleeping

  9. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    McTominay should be off.

  10. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Get in, old man!

  11. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    My rival had Lloris coming on for Pope so that was nice...

  12. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Son slapped over by his finger tips!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      No way is that..
      Wow.

      Madness.

  13. JBG
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    If they disallow the goal because of that, it will be an embarrassing call.

  14. djman102
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    This is going to be one of those games where Pogba takes all Bruno's attacking spots isn't it?

    1. People in Preston
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Bruno playing wide is never good.

  15. sambyy
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Should be disallowed

  16. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Worth getting a Spurs defender for -4 vs eve, SOU ?

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Son down and out after a fingertip on his face

  18. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Son could have been killed and/or lost an eye.

    1. It's Fergie Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      please

  19. KAALI_DAAL
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Cavaniiiiiiiiii

    1. Life_Ban
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Anulled

  20. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Pathetic if this is disallowed. Get up Son you pathetic idiot. Barely touches him.

    1. Steve Chance
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Don't hate the player...

  21. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    It's either a goal or a red card

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      agreed

  22. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    unbelievable!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Madness.

  23. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    That could have big implications on the title race.

  24. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    It's a contact sport.

    Ffs....

  25. JBG
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Idi u PM.. What a horrible call.

  26. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    McTominay is a joke, there was absolutely no need for him to slap Son

    1. The Train Driver
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      He was just removing Sons hand away as he was trying to grab him first.

      1. ivantys
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        Son was nowhere near the ball, he just wanted to slap him on purpose

  27. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    That’s a farce

  28. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Son dead

  29. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Get up Son and score a goal, much better entertainment!

  30. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Disallowed.