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Thursday’s FPL team news: Ronaldo returns, Saka benched

The final two fixtures of Gameweek 14 take place this evening – Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford at 19.30 GMT, followed by Manchester United v Arsenal 45 minutes later.

Antonio Conte make two changes from the 2-1 win over Leeds United in Gameweek 12, with Davinson Sanchez (£4.5m) and Oliver Skipp (£4.5m) coming in for Japhet Tanganga (£4.3m) and Harry Winks (£4.4m), both of whom drop to the bench.

That means Harry Kane (£12.3m) – who has scored just one goal in 11 league appearances this season – leads the line, with Son Heung-min (£10.4m) and Lucas Moura (£6.4m) flanking him either side.

As for Brentford, they are unchanged from their 1-0 win over Everton on Sunday, with Sergi Canos (£5.5m), Christian Norgaard (£5.0m) and Rico Henry (£4.5m) all recovering from knocks to keep their place in the starting XI.

Thomas Frank’s side have lost just one of their six away matches this season, and will move into the top half of the table with a win tonight.

Elsewhere, Man Utd make three changes from their Gameweek 13 draw at Stamford Bridge, with Harry Maguire (£5.4m), Diogo Dalot (£4.4m) and Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.3m) replacing Eric Bailly (£4.9m), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.2m) and Nemanja Matic (£4.5m).

At Arsenal, Gabriel Martinelli (£5.2m) starts in place of Bukayo Saka (£6.3m), who is a substitute, while Mohamed Elneny (£4.4m) comes in for Albert Sambi Lokonga (£4.8m).

GAMEWEEK 14 LINE-UPS

Spurs XI: Lloris, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Royal, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Reguilon, Moura, Son, Kane

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Winks, Gil, Sessegnon, Alli, Bergwijn, Tanganga, Ndombele

Brentford XI: Fernandez, Goode, Jansson, Pinnock, Canos, Onyeka, Norgaard, Janelt, Henry, Mbeumo, Toney

Subs: Cox, Jansen, Forss, Wissa, Ghoddos, Baptiste, Roersley, Maghoma, Stevens


Man Utd XI: de Gea, Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Telles, McTominay, Fred, Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford, Ronaldo

Subs: Henderson, Bailly, Jones, Lingard, Mata, Van de Beek, Diallo, Greenwood, Martial

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Partey, Elneny, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Aubameyang

Subs: Okonkwo, Tierney, Holding, Maitland-Niles, Lokonga, Pepe, Saka, Lacazette, Nketiah

2,311 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Fredino

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

    Lovely Ramsdale cleanie GONE!

  3. fricky_
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    This GW been a success

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

      Third one straight for me! Buzzing

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Third straight red arrow for me lol

      2. fricky_
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Same

        1. fricky_
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Green for the 3rd time in a row that is

  4. MikeS
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Atleast ramsdale clean sheet is gone.. now come on you gunners, beat this crap manure team

  5. Corona is not good 4 U
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    What to do?

    Sánchez, Foster
    Alexander-Arnold, Cancelo, Rüdiger, James, White
    Salah (C), Jota, Raphinha, Smith Rowe, Gilmour
    Antonio, Vardy, Saint-Maximin

    2 free transfers and 0.1 in the bank.

    Thank you!

  6. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Well done Scotty that’s a tackle. Bruno really needed that.

  7. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    McTom YC

  8. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Dead teams in heaven...

  9. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Pen ?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Maguire pulling Tomiyasu

      1. fricky_
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        yes

  10. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford has been carp

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      More salmon if I say so myself

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I was fishing for these comments 🙂

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Flopping on the deck?

  11. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Very nearly got in Regulion instead of Alonso. So close to dreamland 😆

    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Same... Out of Reguillon, Dias and Alonso I went Alonso of course.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Doing it would have allowed me to move Raphinha to Bernado/Gundogan for Watford.

        But given I had my mind set on Bowen for weeks didn't pull the trigger.

        Think it would have paid off, may have been close to top 10k, oh well!

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I couldn’t afford Alonso so I had to settle for Reggie

      😀

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Teehee

    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Very nearly got him over James as already have Rudiger

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Prefer James over Regulion regardless.

  12. squ1rrel
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Livra -> Reguilon (-4)?

    1. squ1rrel
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      May be priced out soon

  13. Drexl Spivey
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno player/manager.

    He's the only one that seems to get it.

  14. Corona is not good 4 U
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    A) Saint-Maximin -> Dennis for free

    B) Nothing and thereby lapse a free transfer?

    Thank you!

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      B, ASM has Burnley then Leicester

    2. Yes Ndidi
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      For free, absolutely

  15. dark91
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Whaaat!!
    That should have been a penalty

    1. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      It's Utd 😉

  16. Beatle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Well tonight couldn't be going worse

  17. fricky_
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Reguilon on 3 bps, this is so amazing

    1. Randaxus
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I still think as a 5th option that Rudiger and Dias are better options and I think they are worth the money.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I am not certain they are worth the money. Woud mean downgrading Dennis or ESR to fodder for me.

      2. fricky_
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Well the way he's looking, storming down the left, I like him very much the next 5 at least

  18. Randaxus
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    That was a penalty!

  19. Grande Tubarão
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    How's that not a pen lol

  20. EDUARDO DA SILVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    VARchester

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      This

  21. fricky_
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Lol Ronaldo

  22. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Sooooo much space for Spurs counters.

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      And yet Kane won't do jacksh*t.

    2. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      No logic in selling Raphinha this week…

  23. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Clean sheets are rare this week

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Big one for Reggy owners!

    2. Randaxus
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Most teams are better at attacking now, I think that will mean an overall decrease in the amount of clean sheets outside of teams like City and Chelsea.

    3. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Just happy those filthy Arsenal and Palace cs points were wiped

      1. splitzz
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        and southampton

  24. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    The ball literally sailed over everyone, not like he was getting it. That’s normal enough contact anyway

  25. Concrete
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Livramento to Regulion

    TAA James Rudiger Cancelo Reg
    Salah Jota Foden Raphinha Mbuemo
    Vardy King Hwang

    Y or N

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I did for -4 last week. So Y from me, but why did you wait?

  26. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Ronaldo, Vardy to King, Dennis?

    1. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      haha wow... Not this week.

  27. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso > Reguilon tempting..

    1. Randaxus
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Don't forget than Chelsea have conceded the least goals in the league.

  28. @persecuted_by_mods
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Not saying much but this has been man utds best performance in a long while, rough around the edges but they resemble a team

    • have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      capping Kane next week should be a no brainer, but nope

    • MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Get another, Sonny!