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6 August 2022 1310 comments
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After an entertaining and surprisingly evenly matched contest at Craven Cottage, four more Gameweek 1 matches take place at the traditional kick-off time:

Tottenham HotspurvSouthampton
Newcastle UnitedvNottingham Forest
Leeds UnitedvWolverhampton Wanderers
BournemouthvAston Villa

The news isn’t good for owners of Ivan Perisic and/or Matt Doherty, both of whom are benched this afternoon after cautionary words from Antonio Conte about the pair’s fitness.

Harry Kane and Son Heung-min are joined by Dejan Kulusevski in the Spurs front three, with Richarlison suspended.

New signings Gavin Bazunu, Romeo Lavia and Joe Aribo are handed competitive debuts by Ralph Hasenhuttl, who also opts for Adam Armstrong up top.

Leon Bailey is part of Aston Villa’s starting XI but Ollie Watkins is not; the latter has to take his place among the substitutes as Danny Ings leads the line.

Marcus Tavernier makes his Bournemouth debut after arriving from Middlesbrough, with Kieffer Moore supporting Dominic Solanke in attack.

Pedro Neto is part of a Wolves side who are not only without Raul Jimenez but also Joao Moutinho, who has reportedly picked up a problem in training. Morgan Gibbs-White drops back into midfield as a result, with Hwang Hee-Chan joining Pedro Neto and Daniel Podence in attack.

Four of Leeds’ summer signings are include in Jesse Marsch’s starting XI: Rasmus Kristensen, Tyler Adams, Marc Roca and Brendan Aaronson.

Patrick Bamford starts in attack, having missed much of last season through injury.

In the final match at St James’ Park, Sven Botman has to make do with a place on the bench as Eddie Howe sticks with Fabian Schar and Dan Burn at centre-half.

Nick Pope is between the posts.

Steve Cooper names six of Nottingham Forest’s summer signings in his line-up, including Jesse Lingard, Dean Henderson and budget FPL defender Neco Williams.

GAMEWEEK 1 LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Travers, Kelly, Mepham, Lerma, Solanke, Smith, Tavernier, Moore, Pearson, Billing, Zemura

Subs: Dennis, Cook, Christie, Marconde, Stacey, Stanislas, Dembele, Hill, Anthony

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Carlos, Konsa, McGinn, Ings, Coutinho, Digne, Bailey, Ramsey, Kamara

Subs: Olsen, Mings, Luiz, Buendia, Watkins, Chambers, Augustinsson, Young, Archer


Leeds United XI: Meslier, Kristensen, Koch, Llorente, Struijk, Adams, Roca, Aaronson, Harrison, Rodrigo, Bamford

Subs: Klaesson, Hjelde, Drameh, Klich, Gray, Gyabi, Summerville, Gelhardt, Greenwood

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Jonny, Collins, Kilman, Ait-Nouri, Neves, Dendoncker, Gibbs-White, Podence, Neto, Hwang

Subs: Sarkic, Mosquera, Boly, Coady, Ronan, Cundle, Hodge, Bueno, Campbell


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Joelinton, Wilson, Saint-Maximin, Targett, Almiron, Willock, Burn, Guimaraes

Subs: Dubravka, Botman, Lascelles, Ritchie, Wood, Fraser, Murphy, Anderson, Longstaff

Nottingham Forest XI: Henderson, Worrall, Williams, Colback, Lingard, O’Brien, Toffolo, Surridge, Niakhate, Johnson, McKenna

Subs: Hennessey, Biancone, Mangala, Soh, Awoniyi, Mighten, Cafu, Taylor, Hammond


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Royal, Sessegnon, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Kulusevski, Son, Kane

Subs: Forster, Doherty, Spence, Lenglet, Sanchez, Perisic, Bissouma, Bryan, Lucas

Southampton XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Valery, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Aribo, Djenepo, Armstrong

Subs: McCarthy, Stephens, Adams, Redmond, Perraud, Stuart Armstrong, Elyounoussi, Diallo, Kotchap



  1. Hattrick Harry
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    schar g, no assist

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    No Toon assist.

  3. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    LOL OG SOU

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Assist?

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Royal

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Thanks

  4. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Royal assist
    Embarrassing OG

  5. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    The correct answer is Schar

  6. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Oh dear, shocking defending by saints

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      OG

  7. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    3 goals no Kane....

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No Kane, no pain

  8. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Assist for soton og?

    1. Khark
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Son

      1. Khark
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        No wait think it was royal

  9. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    LOL

    Salisu absolutely COMEDY OG

  10. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Goal Involvements from 3 Spurs defenders

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Four involvements.
      Kulu lovely G royal A

  11. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Salisu showing Kane how to score. Take notes you clown.

  12. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Come on Son, need that goal matey

  13. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kulu Goal! deserved

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Wow, congrats to those that started with him. Was tempted.

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I was very tempted too, but didn't do it...oh well!

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      It was Mount or Kulu 🙁

      1. Mona Lisa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Mount hasn't played yet tho

  14. schlupptheweek
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    If that was Salah that'd be an assist for Son

  15. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kane with 0 involvement in 3 goals. Doing us owners dirty here

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      *4

  16. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Royal hauling. Nothing for Kane

  17. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    KULU!!

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Got him Roja? First name in my team after Salah…

  18. Drexl Spivey
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I'll take it.

  19. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kulu!

  20. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Should have kept Kulu

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He's brilliant.

      My main differential too.

  21. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    4 1 Spurs

    Kulusevski

    My man

  22. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kulu 😎

  23. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kulu you're the one!

  24. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Get in Kulu

  25. tokara
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pass to Sonny the F

  26. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    4 goals. No Kane involvement. How did I fall for this trap again.

  27. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I just can’t believe we keep doing this.

    Does any other team make so many suicidal defensive errors as saints? It’s so frustrating as we’ve largely held our own if you cut out the mistakes..

  28. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Should have gone Kulu...

    1. It's Fergie Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      This poses a problem for me. My plan was to rotate my 8 mil spot and next week I was going to go Kulu > Foden, now I'm not so sure.

  29. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Lol wtf Kane

  30. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wow ROYAL MEGA HAUL

    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      As Prince Andrew said to the trafficked girl

      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Jeez….