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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. Meechoo115
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Have spurs got a midfield playing??

  2. Rainer
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs are shite.

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Awful

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What does that make my team then?

      1. Rainer
        4 years, 1 month ago

        At least we know your guys are bad 🙂

        Better times are coming post-IB!

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Hope you're right! 😀

  3. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Son’s time to shine!

    1. Monklane
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I see what you did there.

    2. lilmessipran
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sonshine?

  4. GOTHAM City F.C.
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Daka lively

    1. x.jim.x
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Maradona-esque

  5. sandman58
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ffs...why was Perisic subbed?

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

      Ice on calf on bench. Was also getting a bit rinsed by Justin.

      1. sandman58
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks mate

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What is this defending?

  7. Meechoo115
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Can see Vardy coming on to score

  8. Nomar
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Decision time.

    Keep Kulu or get Madison?

    1. Christina.
      4 years, 1 month ago

      maddi

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I am getting Maddison, fixtures too good to ignore

      1. Nomar
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Aye.

        Might just get Perisic instead as he'll get assists too.

  9. sandman58
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who's the best 3 defenders to have going forward?

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

      Trippier / James / Cancelo

    2. MOTHRA
      4 years, 1 month ago

      James trippier cancelo

    3. sandman58
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wow.... identical

      1. MOTHRA
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Facts are facts

    4. F_Ivanovic
      4 years, 1 month ago

      TAA, Cancelo, James.

  10. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Daka is gonna be an insane differential for this run of games for Leicester.

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

      When he starts.......

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

        Has started the last two and looked lively. Too bad forward slots are so valuable this year (who would've thought that would be the case...)

  11. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    This feels like a (K)ane fail as it stands

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

      If he matches Haaland it's not a fail.

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

        You’ve taken the gamble but won nothing - fail in my eyes.

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Depends on who you have in midfield.

      3. TKC07
        4 years, 1 month ago

        How about the BP related health issues.. after Wolves red card.. ?

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Why?

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

        You’ve taken a big rank gamble in not capping Haaland, seen him blank - to gain nothing is pretty underwhelming.

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

          Sorry - meant seen him score the one. Quiet by his standards and considering the red card.

        2. DARE TO BISCAN
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Still half an hour left

    3. banskt
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Haaland (C) + KDB winning as it stands.

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

        I have all 3 so this outcome is completely fine for me.

  12. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    4 years, 1 month ago

    3 - Bentancur (32)
    2 - Tielemans (31)
    1 - Maddison (29)

    Kane (27)
    Justin (27)

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

      Big man only 5 BPS away from max BAPS!

      Let’s see if the No clean sheet theory favours me this time!

  13. Over Midwicket
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Justin looking like a steal with these fixtures

    1. Bobby Digital
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Problem is Leicester concede three every game

    2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Still has Ward behind him letting everything in though

    3. x.jim.x
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They bought a new keeper?

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

        Keeper isn’t the issue

        1. x.jim.x
          4 years, 1 month ago

          He’s not *the* issue, but he is a huge issue. Would struggle in the Championship.

    4. JBG
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Is he? Spurs have been poor and yet they've scored 3 goals.

    5. lilmessipran
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think a defender can be a steal until your team can actually defend..you can have Neco for 0.2 cheaper and more attacking threat in an equally bad defence

      1. Meechoo115
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 1 month ago

        This is true

    6. Royal5
      4 years, 1 month ago

      So did Ward

  14. lilmessipran
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Maddison looks good for the upcoming Leicester fixtures

    1. Boz
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Very

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      4 years, 1 month ago

      We need an article about big poker tournaments or darts around the midlands in the next few months

      Will help understand which games he will miss

  15. Gizzachance
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lloris busier than ward ?

  16. Shultan
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Regret not WCing all my targets apart from pope & mitro have returned

    1. Bubz
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Surely not

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

        Popular WC picks:
        - Kane
        - Kulusevski (ish)
        - Isak
        - Trippier
        - KDB
        - Maddison

        Haaland/Cancelo also returned. Perisic could be in there technically.

        WC has done alright this GW.

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Only Mitro, Pope & Andreas blanked for me - buts that's with James & Zaha benched, who could be substituted for another starter over Andreas.

        1. Bubz
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Mitro, Pope, Bailey, Andreas and Perisic (basically a blank) for me.

  17. FPL Daniel
    4 years, 1 month ago

    One oooon Kane come ooooon, I.know you’ll score again

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Leicester look more likely

      1. FPL Daniel
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yep you are right

  18. Meechoo115
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ffs Son. Looks nervous

  19. FPL Daniel
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Betting against Haaland would be nonexistent if Kane doesn’t do something soon

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      When is Haaland playing Leicester?!

      1. Bubz
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Good grief he will score 10

    2. JBG
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I agree, sadly.

  20. SHOOTER MCGINN
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Barnes + Maddison too much? Guess they won't be playing Spurs every week

    1. FantasyTony
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. Barnes is a wasteman.

  21. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ohh Ward 2 pts on par with Pope!

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

      100% improvement on his first 4 fixtures. The trend line is positive...

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

    Richarlison subbed before 60 too

  23. Santi sensei
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Wards on 2 points B)

  24. _Ninja_
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kulu off

    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's looked very leggy today

  25. Meechoo115
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kane plays 90!

    1. TKC07
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Still time to pick his usual YC..

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 1 month ago

        and his second goal

  26. banskt
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Conte is a great manager, but his teams are boring and difficult to watch.

  27. Thanos
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Time to bin Kulu. Just glad to have got a parting gift from him.

    1. Digital-Real
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

    2. Not again Shirley
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes move to Leicester midfielder.

  28. JBG
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Wow how poor have Spurs been going forward, this half.

    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Really awful

  29. PogChamp
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Looks like another GW where those who gambled on Kane(c) won't be rewarded

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      4 years, 1 month ago

      20 mins to go wally

    2. Bubz
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Indeed. Disappointed

  30. Kaneyonero
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kane hattrick yet?

    1. Bobby Digital
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It's coming