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The 17:30 BST kick-off between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City rounds off the day’s Premier League action.

There is more Fantasy Premier League (FPL) interest in this fixture than usual, with a combination of widespread Wildcard deployment and a reduced fixture list leading to a small spike in popularity for Spurs players in particular.

Four of the 11 most-bought FPL assets of Gameweek 8 come from Antonio Conte’s squad but one of them, Son Heung-min, doesn’t start tonight.

But the other three, Harry Kane, Ivan Perisic and Dejan Kulusevski, make the hosts’ starting XI this evening.

Son is one of four players who drop out of the line-up from Tuesday’s Champions League defeat at Sporting Lisbon.

Cristian Romero and Emerson Royal are also among the substitutes, while Ben Davies is injured and misses out.

Dejan Kulusevski, Davinson Sanchez, Ryan Sessegnon and Clement Lenglet all come into the starting XI, with Sessegnon’s inclusion presumably meaning that Perisic starts on the right flank – something that Conte hinted at in his pre-match presser.

As for the visitors, Jamie Vardy is benched for the second successive league match as Patson Daka is entrusted with the responsibility of leading the line.

Brendan Rodgers has made three changes from Gameweek 8, with new signing Wout Faes handed a debut and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Timothy Castagne recalled.

Boubakary Soumare, Luke Thomas and Kelechi Iheanacho are benched.

GAMEWEEK 8 LINE-UPS

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Sanchez, Dier, Lenglet, Sessegnon, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic, Richarlison, Kulusevski, Kane.

Subs: Forster, Doherty, Romero, Royal, Tanganga, Bissouma, Skipp, Gil, Son.

Leicester City XI: Ward, Justin, Faes, Evans, Castagne, Maddison, Ndidi, Tielemans, Barnes, Dewsbury-Hall, Daka.

Subs: Iversen, Thomas, Amartey, Albrighton, Praet, Soumare, Perez, Iheanacho, Vardy.

GAMEWEEK 8 RESULTS SO FAR

Newcastle United1 – 1Bournemouth
Wolverhampton Wanderers0 – 3Manchester City
Nottingham Forest2 – 3Fulham
Aston Villa1 – 0Southampton

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  1. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    The level of defending in this game is atrocious

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      This. Get Brennan Johnson in!

  2. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Ndidi assist

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Indeedy

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Chuckled a little when the pundit described ward as a “top goalkeeper”

  4. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Poor Ward, that wasn't even his fault for once.

  5. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Kasper sorely missed!

  6. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    That goal was 100% Ndidis fault, but my word that positioning by Ward when Bentancur ran at the goal.

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I didn't think it was that bad. Perfect placement on the shot by Bentancur.

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Could have been better imo, kinda gave him that side to aim for and wasn't close to catch it. I might be harsh, but my opinion.

      2. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Exactly, I thought his positioning was good, if someone slots it post and in from the middle of the goal you can’t do anything

  7. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    If you'd to pick one on the WC:

    A: Toney
    B: Isak

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      For today it's B

    2. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      A

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I mean Toney, simply because GW9 fixture is good.

      I think only regret on my WC is not leaving money spare for Isak/Mitro to Toney if anything happened.

    4. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      A

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Toney

    6. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Isak

    7. MOTHRA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      A

    8. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      A

  8. -GK22-
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    So frustrating to watch teams try and fail to play it out from the back down the middle

  9. Meechoo115
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Have Kane. Feels like a blank so far !!

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He'll get one more

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Plenty time

    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Haaland cappers were whining like this earlier 😀

  10. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    My 6-2 prediction is still on

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Does your prediction have any Son involvement?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Yes 1 goal off bench, Kane brace

    2. Drexl Spivey
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      They'll need to get a wiggle on.

    3. Make FPL Casual Again
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      That'd be great, would justify hit for Pope, and kulu, peri involvement

    4. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      And 8-2 as well

  11. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    One more save ward...you can do it. Cancel out the next spurs goal.

  12. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Save for Ward!!!

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Not given

  13. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    3 - Bentancur (28)
    2 - Tielemans (26)
    1 - Justin (24)

    Kane (23)
    Maddison (22)

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Justin wow

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      53 mins

  14. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Kane fail

  15. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Come ooooon Kane !!!

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Brace needed

  16. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Perisic subbed before 60

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Sweet

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Oh come on lol. Ah well, glad for the assist at least.

  17. Meechoo115
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Perisic fail!

  18. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    No clean sheet for Perisic.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Good one

  19. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Perisic loosing the battle against Tripier

  20. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Ffs

  21. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    No CS for Peri

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

  22. Meechoo115
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    This is why Perisic is a nightmare

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Gone tonight

    2. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Its literally the 1st time he's been subbed before 60mins & no CS anyway

  23. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Perisic subbed 55th min

  24. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Trollisic

  25. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Perisic 3 pointer lol

  26. xHaTr
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Perisic owners run out of the insane luck theyve been getting

  27. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Peresic haul locked

  28. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Get out of my team Perisic

  29. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I'm hist home and it's great to see Maddison score. He's a great player in a relatively poor team.

    How did Isak play earlier? I kept money in the bank to move him to Toney next week, but may keep if he looks the business.

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Looked really good, keep

    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Looked good, and is on pens ahead of Trippier (they had a little conversation before the pen, not really an argument, and Isak won.)

    3. MOTHRA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He didn’t get a sniff. He had a penalty. If Liz Truss was asked to comment ‘the jury’s out’

  30. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Least Peri wasn’t on a CS!