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Son absent as Royal is handed Spurs debut

11 September 2021 1568 comments
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Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur, the first of eight Premier League fixtures on a busy Saturday, gets Gameweek 4 underway at Selhurst Park.

Kick-off is at 12:30 BST.

The headline team news is the absence of Son Heung-min, who Nuno Espirito Santo had intimated would miss this fixture with a calf problem picked up over the international break.

Santo makes three changes to the side that began the win over Watford in the Lilywhites’ last Premier League outing.

Steven Bergwijn is, like Son, injured, while Davinson Sanchez misses out as he needs to follow Covid-19 quarantine protocols having being involved with Colombia over the last week.

Emerson Royal comes in for his debut at right-back, while Harry Winks and Lucas Moura also start.

Patrick Vieira names the same starting XI from Crystal Palace’s 2-2 draw at West Ham United in Gameweek 3.

Summer signings Odsonne Edouard, Will Hughes and Michael Olise take their place on the bench.

GAMEWEEK 4 LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Guehi, Andersen, Mitchell, Kouyate, McArthur, Gallagher, Zaha, Ayew, Benteke

Subs: Butland, Milivojevic, Tomkins, Olise, Hughes, Clyne, Edouard, Kelly, Riedewald

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Tanganga, Royal, Dier, Reguilon, Winks, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Alli, Kane, Moura

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Gil, Rodon, Ndombele, Davies, Scarlett, Omole, Markanday

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  1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Switched the game off as soon as Dier went down

    Saving myself from that snooze fest

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  2. Dr. Rog
    5 years, 1 month ago

    AZ called a 2-1 win for Palace

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  3. bigwig
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else captain Jota?

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    1. Rio Angora Mohair
      5 years, 1 month ago

      LOL, I wish you luck, I was on Salah, but switched to Bruno last minute as so many people sold him, he is great differential and well capable of a big haul against Newcastle, with or without Ronaldo on the pitch!

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      1. bigwig
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Would be sickening for you if Ronnie gets a pen though

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      2. Utopsis
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I did the exact same with the same reasoning

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    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No but i like it.

      Nice putting it on a OOP like that.

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      1. bigwig
        5 years, 1 month ago

        some of his stats are insane and with bobby out it's hopefully a guaranteed start

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    3. JONALDINHO
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Went vice Jota. Was really considering over Ronaldo. Gut feeling he’ll do well

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  4. Rochdale_Cowboy
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ronnie on the bench according to people at the ground.

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    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ole sharing the team sheet with the security guards?

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      1. Mighty Banana
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ole's second cousin's girlfriend's father in law know the dets

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    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Here we go

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    3. The Knights Template
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Woohooo!

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    4. FOO FIGHTER
      5 years, 1 month ago

      500k + a werk on the bench.

      That is when all odds are defied.

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    5. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hahaha,

      CR7 so professional, he's already sitting in the dugout.

      What a consummate athlete.

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    6. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Why comment something like that? Numpty

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    7. Threat Level Midnight
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You’ve been saying he was benched for hours, prior to claiming to have this info. Lol

      Ban

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  5. Holmes
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would be nice if Brighton game proceeds in similar fashion

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    1. FOO FIGHTER
      5 years, 1 month ago

      0-0 then

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    2. Gunneryank
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hope so. Could use the cleanie after losing a defender!

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  6. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gallagher looks like a gem @£5.5m.

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    1. ZAMUNDA
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Indeed

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    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Was just going to say this. Has a bad tendency to pick up yellow cards for fouls and diving but he's got a much more advanced role with Palace this season, unlucky not to score v Brentford and had his double last week, looks like he's on freekicks too (at least when Milivojevic isn't there)

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    3. Utopsis
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He's immense - everywhere on the pitch

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  7. Dr. Rog
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sp*rs sacked the most anti-football manager with... the next most anti-football manager.

    No wonder Kane wanted to leave

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    1. Paqueta Rice
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I like Nuno a lot actually

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    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      In fairness about 3 guys turned down the job before they settled on Nuno.

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  8. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kane 4.3m too expensive

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  9. Gunneryank
    5 years, 1 month ago

    These teams know they can attack the white rectangle thingy at the ends right?

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  10. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gallagher is the new Lampard

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    1. Utopsis
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not got the same eye for goal, but he's certainly well rounded

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  11. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    5 years, 1 month ago

    This game! Wake me up when September ends.

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    1. Holmes
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It will be next international break by then

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      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Wow! Really? Cannot handle another one so soon!

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        1. Holmes
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I think next IB is after GW7, thats probably in 1st week of October

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          1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Damn!

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    2. Gunneryank
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I caught that reference...

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      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😉

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      2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        5 years, 1 month ago

        One Gunner to another!

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      3. Utopsis
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Great band

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  12. ZAMUNDA
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Both teams playing deep

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    1. The Knights Template
      5 years, 1 month ago

      There are lots of horses around these days.

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      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        5 years, 1 month ago

        A stable stable!

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  13. FOO FIGHTER
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Why no love for Murphy NEW?

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  14. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kane playing as a CDM

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  15. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Not saying FPL has changed how I watch football but I’m tiring myself out watching this Spurs game basically just to will Reguilon on to get some returns!

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    1. F_Ivanovic
      5 years, 1 month ago

      imagine being a Spurs fan and feeling obliged to watch it but hating every minute of it.

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      1. PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ha, quite. I suppose they can console themselves with the fact Nuno himself is a little more likeable than Jose even if the football still isn’t great?

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    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'm in Australia, so we CAN watch the 3pm games. Imma just waiting for the ManU game.

      Spurs is like moving wallpaper.

      I like Gallagher though.

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      1. PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, he’s great. Really impressed wherever he’s been on loan and looks like he’s playing further forward than he sometimes has before

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  16. Paqueta Rice
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Should have sold Kane for the -4 after all (hoping this is a reverse jinx)

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    1. Harry the Hack
      5 years, 1 month ago

      please be good at reverse jinxes

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  17. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gallagher denied by Lloris

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  18. 3 A
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hugo Lloris saves.

    Huiyo LowRisk

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  19. Paqueta Rice
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Young Gallagher becoming an option? In great positions

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    1. Paqueta Rice
      5 years, 1 month ago

      On corners there too. Might be better than Gray/Odegaard etc

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    2. Holmes
      5 years, 1 month ago

      From GW9

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    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Good 5th mid option forShaw

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  20. Pep Roulette
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Already regretting picking Odegaard over Gallagher

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    1. FOO FIGHTER
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Arsenal in the bottom 3.

      Why people have been rushing to get in their assets is going to lead to hits and WC's.

      Same with Wolves.

      Could be wrong but let's see.

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  21. JBG
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs really found the right manager to bring back exciting football after Mourinho didn't they?

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  22. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Shocking performance from spurs so far, watch as they win 1-0 anyways

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    1. ZAMUNDA
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully Dele

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  23. El Presidente
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Palace can totally win this thing!

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    1. The Knights Template
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Naahh

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  24. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gallagher adding to this ever expanding pool of 6.0 mids with “potential”

    Traore, Sarr, ESR, Gray, Soucek, Gallagher, West Ham’s new #10…

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    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      £5.5m

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        5 years, 1 month ago

        *sub-6.0 that should say

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        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Or 6.0 and under

          Max 6.0

          Whatever, you catch my drift

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          1. Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I think he'll outperform all the others

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    2. Ze_Austin
      5 years, 1 month ago

      *whispers* Dan James

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      1. FOO FIGHTER
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Gray

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        1. Ze_Austin
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Already on the list

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      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😆 Harrison, James, Raphinha - let’s see can he fit all 3 in, coukd be gold if he does!

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    3. The Knights Template
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Soucek is proven.

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He has the potential to be a beast

        Still think he should get pennos for West Ham - he had a great record at them

        Got very unlucky last season with the own goal & rescinded red card - would easily have had an extra 5-10 points there alone

        Will do bits all year

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    4. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      yip. thought his 2 goals last gw were taken very well. been lively so far, unlucky not to score.

      also on direct free kicks atm apparently

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  25. Joey Tribbiani
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Palace playing like its 11v10

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  26. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Think Kane to Ronaldo is on the cards for me this week

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    1. Harry the Hack
      5 years, 1 month ago

      i was thinking to upgrade him to Watkins

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        5 years, 1 month ago

        The thing is as soon as I sell him he will haul

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      May as well weigh up Lukaku too.

      Think both could be better options.

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, though Kane fixtures look very tidy.
        It’s tough

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    3. The Knights Template
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Did you mean Pukki?

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Pukki is so GW1

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    4. Utopsis
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Spurs without Son are toothless

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  27. jia you
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Amazing watching this dross how Spurs have won their first 3 games!

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    1. Andy_Social
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The last 2 most unimpressively. Their mediocre football means the results are unsustainable. Royal is disappointing and Kane is playing like he has for England - in three games he had three decent touches. Mind you, he scored three goals. Funny old game.

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    2. Gunneryank
      5 years, 1 month ago

      To be fair they looked a bit better when Son was playing, unsurprisingly. Not like this.

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  28. Ze_Austin
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ah. I see why Tanganga is undroppable

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  29. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Dreadful first half for Spurs … Kane not involved …. Boring stuff indeed.

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  30. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    5 years, 1 month ago

    All about the Alonso 15 pointer this evening!

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    1. AIRMILES
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Might not even play, tbh

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Undroppable imo

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