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Raphinha makes the Leeds bench as Struijk, Kane, Son, Dallas and Bamford all start

Triple Gameweek 35 continues with Leeds hosting Spurs and a return to the matchday squad for Raphinha (£5.4m), after missing the last three matches with a thigh problem.

It led to mass sales for the under-priced Brazilian, having gained popularity for the four goals, five assists and general excitement provided during his previous 13 games.

Leeds have a trio of promising fixtures to end the season and the 24-year-old is returning to the Fantasy Premier League scene at an interesting time.

Kalvin Phillips (£4.9m) joins him as a substitute, after head coach Marcelo Bielsa said their availability was “subject to an evaluation carried out on a daily basis”. Winger Helder Costa (£5.0m) is finished for the season and, whilst Liam Cooper’s (£4.3m) three match suspension is over, he doesn’t regain his place from bargain defender Pascal Struijk (£4.0m).

Patrick Bamford (£6.3m), Stuart Dallas (£5.2m) and Illan Meslier (£4.7m) all start.

Interestingly, Leeds have only drawn five matches this season and they were all home meetings against the ‘Super League Six’. Can they complete the pattern?

They face a Spurs side under the interim management of Ryan Mason. It’s his third game in charge and comes off the back of a convincing 4-0 win over Sheffield United. Therefore he picks an unchanged side, enabling Gareth Bale (£9.1m) to start again following his hat trick.

Ben Davies (£4.5m) is their only absence, still suffering from a calf injury. Serge Aurier (£5.2m) follows his 14 points from midweek by keeping his place at right-back ahead of Matt Doherty (£5.6m).

It’s an attacking line-up from Mason, with Dele Alli (£7.4m) joining Bale alongside the heavy shoulders that have carried Spurs throughout the season – Harry Kane (£11.8m) and Son Heung-min (£9.5m).

January meeting’s between the teams saw both men haul during the 3-0 win, with the remarkable pair currently on a combined 60 goals and assists for the season.

Kane, Son and Bamford were the three most-sold FPL players this week and this is an opportunity for faithful owners to quickly out-score the Double Gameweek assets.

LINE-UPS

LEEDS UNITED XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Ayling, Llorente, Struijk, Alioski; Koch; Dallas, Klich, Roberts, Harrison; Bamford

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR XI (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon; Hojbjerg, Lo Celso; Bale, Alli, Son; Kane

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863 Comments Post a Comment
  1. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Derby 3-2 down.

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I feel for the fans. Gutting

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Rotherham only winning 1-0, despite having 15 shots so far

  2. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    C’min Kane ffs!!!

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      C’mon* lol

  3. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Son on 24 passes with 80%+ rate

    He needs 6 passes to jump to 25 bps(2 boas atm)

    1. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Well this is geeky

  4. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Kane do something you expensive piece of garbage

  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Derby fans, including my girl, being put through the absolute ringer here.

    What on earth has happened to them this season?

  6. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Why oh why did I ditch Son over Kane. I’ll never know.

  7. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Kane to DCL a no-brainer next week.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bold statement 😛

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Sad but true xD

  8. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Son and Kane owners unlucky

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Son owners are lucky ones.

  9. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Feel sick being a Kane owner in a triple game week. My own fault, absolutely disgusting management.

    1. jammie26
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Can't argue with that.

  10. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    None wants top 4? LEI yesterday and TOT today ... WHU will pick it up?

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Hope so

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Chelsea & Liverpool

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        CHE yeah not sure LIV but they've got excellent fixtures

  11. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    3-1

    1. Jebiga
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Offside

  12. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    3 1 Leeds

  13. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Well that’s spurs feeble top 4 charge over.

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No-one wants the top four this season

  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Cmon Cardiff, score

  15. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Rodrigo

  16. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    No goal

    1. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Goal finally

  17. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Raphinha assist

  18. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    West Ham locking their lips.
    Benched Lingard over Kane 🙁

    1. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      They will fail too,thats how this GW goes.

      Bookies licking lips,Leicester and Spurs fail

  19. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    3-1

  20. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    kane or bale capt fail

  21. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Quick fire Kane hat trick in the last 5 minutes would probably cause the biggest SCENES ever

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Probably?

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        It would come close, not quite Salah vs Watford or Kane vs Leicester scenes

  22. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Honestly want Kane to gtfo my team at this rate but can’t rly be ditching him given he plays next week....

  23. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Raphinha's back

  24. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Not sure why many on here thought Spurs would win, Leeds unbeaten at Home to ‘Big 6’

  25. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Raphina is absolute quality, would walk into United's team

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      He probably will tbh

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Looks a classic Pep player to me - think he'd get loads of minutes at City.

      Signing of the season surely

    3. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Wouldn't mind swapping him with ziyech

  26. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Kane blanking on my bench boost = 🙁

  27. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Nacho looks good for a hold just to play 38

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Greenwood/Rash to Raphinha and there is enough money to bench him, yes.

  28. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Couldn't make it up. I BB an in-form Bamford + Raph + Dallas in DGW26 = 6 points. Bench the same injured + out of form trio in DGW35 = every single one gets an attacking return!

    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Well at least you still hold them.

  29. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Sheffield United will probably destroy Palace based on results so far this GW

    1. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Brewster super sub hatrick

  30. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Pen Derby