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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. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Go to hell lino + VAR.

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

    Nice when a plan works out. Sold Son twice this season and he scored 4 goals straight after.

    Was all set to sell for Greenwood then found the note. NEVER SELL SON

  3. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    What’s the actual point anymore

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Just thinking the same. It's not enjoyable anymore.

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Points actually

  4. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    What the hell VAR?

  5. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    This is ruining football.

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Linesman flagged. Var should've corrected it though.

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Point is it would've been disallowed even without var

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Ah I didn’t know that. That changes things, thanks.

  6. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    FPL aside, VAR application has to be reviewed

  7. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Yet another ridiculous VAR offside

  8. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Son loves scoring when I don't own him!!

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

    Linesman is on his FH

  10. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    so the VAR image shows that he's ONSIDE and the goal is still ruled out?

  11. Jernau M Gurgeh
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Kane needs smaller shoe size lol

  12. Je suis le chat
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Why Marks the best player, he kept Son and Harry. Still, I love the hiding behind the couch after selling them and benching Dallas.

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I think a lot of people kept Kane and Son. Pretty logical with a good fixture in 36 and against a Leeds side without their 2 most influential players this season.

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

      had to sell son to bring in Bruno but should have held firm and just sold kane like I wanted to. Bruno will no doubt stink the place up in his '3' games but not worth the risk going without.

  13. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Sonny boy proving that single gameweekers can be just as effective as double (or triple) gameweekers!

    1. BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Balance of probability, single game away to Leeds not as good as DG

      1. Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        We'll see

  14. A. PRISE
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Did the offside rules change? Can someone explain?

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Kane didn't cut his toenails today.
      That's all

  15. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Not even attempting to show any evidence of offside decisions now.

  16. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Need another VAR to check VAR

  17. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Rudiger Azpi and Vardy
    To
    Dallas Robbo and DCL for -4?

  18. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I can totally believe in human atrocities carried out by people who don’t stop and consider what they’re actually doing. It absolutely beggars belief some of these decisions.

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      The lines weren’t even aligned with the pitch. It’s shocking.

  19. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Just a game peeps. Just a game.

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      It was a really great, simple, beautiful game.

      1. Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I meant FPL

  20. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Clear offside

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

      Clear as mud

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Kane to Vardy (-4)?

  21. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    So good to see Darren Moore back on the touchline

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

    VAR mm decisions ruining the game.

  23. Make Arrows Green Again
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Any chance Evans misses the next match? Got Dallas first on my bench.

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

      Yes

      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Ty

  24. Ozzy smith
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Why do people act as if the technology implemented by VAR is remotely capable of measuring accurately enough to make a definitive call when it’s that close?

    The ‘advantage’ should just be given to the attacker as he’s clearly not gaining an unfair advantage on the defender. Football really is a laughable sport at the moment, offside law needs modification asap.

    1. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Exactly

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      You are a logical, sensible person. Congrats.

    3. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      One of the many reasons this has been the least enjoyable season of top flight football I can remember.

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

      True.

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

      Yes a margin should be defined

  25. zon
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Alli making Spurs tick. With Jose they would pass the ball around on their own third and wonder what to do when opposition defends

    1. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Jose needs someone to deflect blame onto. He'll do exactly the same thing at Roma.

  26. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I would rather have offside goals, red cards not given than this var crap.

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Linesman flagged

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        And rightly so.

    2. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No way I rather have correct decisions as this can cause clubs to be relegated

      People bitter on here depending on if they have that players on or not

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

        no its just football used to be more enjoyable to watch! I can point to 20 plus occasions this season and many not to do with FPL. They will get the right balance eventually its just pretty inexcuasable why its taking so long...

      2. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I want to cheer for goals rather than waiting var to check every damn video angle

        1. Tango74
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          But when it’s the opposition you are praying for it be ruled out by any means

          Agreed it takes so frigging long

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

    Benched Dallas but started Son and Kane at least 🙂

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I'm have eggs benedict for breakfast tomorrow.

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

        Me too and jam on toast if I’m lucky enough to get Dallas off the bench!

        1. The Knights Template
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Me too!

  28. Yome
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    People obviously don’t look at fixtures. Son and Kane play in blank gameweek but still they managed to sell them.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      People, huh!

    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Kane's 2pts will definitely come in useful to me next week.

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

    If Struijk scores today I will quit FPL AGAIN!

  30. Runaway
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    As a FHer, I have 5 players in my original team from this game and it started to be too painful to watch..

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      5 more minutes, you can relax after that... Just hope that they dont score anymore.

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Kept son on my FH

      Undroppable when he’s on a purple patch