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After six weeks without a Premier League match, we now get 30 of them in the space of 11 days.

The action gets underway at the Brentford Community Stadium at 12:30 GMT, with Tottenham Hotspur making the cross-capital trip to west London.

The Bees have lost only one of their seven home matches this season, a 3-0 reverse to Arsenal in September.

Three wins, three draws and three clean sheets, along with 13 goals scored, have arrived in their other half-dozen home fixtures.

Goals tend to follow Spurs around on their travels, with 10 scored and as many conceded in their seven away matches.

But this corresponding fixture last season ended, you guessed it, 0-0.

As for the all-important team news, Antonio Conte is able to call upon many of the Spurs players who were away at the World Cup.

Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Eric Dier and even Ivan Perisic, who was in action for Croatia just nine days ago, all make the starting XI today.

As previously advertised, however, Hugo Lloris is only on the bench and Cristian Romero isn’t available for selection after their involvement in the World Cup final.

Fraser Forster and Japhet Tanganga get rare starts in their places.

Brentford’s last league game was a win over Manchester City in mid-November and there are unsurprisingly not many changes to that starting XI.

Christian Norgaard replaces Frank Onyeka in Thomas Frank’s one and only alteration.

Ivan Toney is available for selection and starts, despite an FA charge hanging over his head.

GAMEWEEK 17 LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Raya, Pinnock, Mee, Jorgensen, Henry, Jensen, Janelt, Norgaard, Roerslev, Toney, Mbeumo.

Subs: Cox, Goode, Da Silva, Wissa, Jansson, Damsgaard, Canos, Ghoddos, Lewis-Potter.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Forster, Doherty, Lenglet, Dier, Perisic, Bissouma, Hojbjerg, Tanganga, Son, Kulusevski, Kane.

Subs: Lloris, Royal, Sanchez, Davies, Sessegnon, Matar Sarr, Skipp, Gil, White.



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  1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Tanganga looks rusty

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Has he ever looked good?

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        no

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

    Lump on Tanganga yellow if he makes it to the second half

  3. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Raya easily on 3 saves at HT

  4. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Business as usual for spurs.

  5. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kane out. Never again.

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Smh 😆

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

      LOL

  6. Manani
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    i know spurs looked poor defensively, but dohetry do look decent attacking wise.

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      underrated player imo

    2. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He is walking in oppositions box for fun

    3. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      not enough when walker is the same price

      1. Kellz86
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Walker is 0.2 more

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          and he is not a good fpl asset

          1. TheBiffas
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            debateable

  7. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Glad I ignored Kane and went for Darwin

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Went Kulu over an Arsenal mid myself

    2. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I watched Darwin against City and swapped Kane in. 😀

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        haha i did that too but changed my mind

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

      Are you still glad? 😀

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah im happy

        1. DycheDycheBaby
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Lol

  8. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Still early but ML differential Kulu not looking too good yet. Watch Almiron kill it. Was I too clever for my own good?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nah, no boggie. Not having Almiron wont kill you and Kulu is a fine option. Relax.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      You know how football goes, this match could easily end 1-3 Spurs.

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

      Not ML diff Kane eigther

      1. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Snap

  9. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kane has scored in six boxing day matches... Nine goals.

    1. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Means nothing

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Agree, but we Kane owners are still hoping for a Wonder in the second half 🙂

    2. Tinkermania
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      6 out of 6 or out of 20 or something else?

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

        Six straight

        1. Tinkermania
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Ah! That gives a bit of perspective instead of just saying 6. Due a blank then.

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      That was before I owned him

  10. aarrgghh
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Conte has lost that team

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

      Nah, he didn't give up even when he lost his hair...

      1. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        😆

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Did he ever have them? Heavily overrated and overprotected manager imo

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

      3-4-3 doesn't suit this team. Conte needs to change tactics.

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

      It's missing Lloris, Romero & Bentancur. Not an excuse but that does make a fiat bit of difference.

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Particularly Bentancur

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

        Some would argue that's an improvement

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

          Some being... You? Forster is worse than Lloris. Tanganga is having a mare, as was Bissouma.

  11. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Conte is the new Mourinho aka Mourinho 2.0, or Nuno Santo 2.0

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Has always lacked tactical flexibility tbf. Surprised more opposition managers don't just match up 3-4-3 / 3-5-2 and then Spurs struggle. Happened at Conte's Chelsea too when opposition managers decided to do it (2017/18 season).

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      yep

  12. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bring back Boxing day Berba

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

        He was so casual….legend

      2. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Did he ever play with Eric Cantona? That would be another level….

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          No, that would have been too much swag on one pitch.

  13. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone seen Kane Owners?

    Last Spotted BURIED deep under the CHRISTMAS TREE

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I’m here and still hoping for a haul 🙂

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Great jinx

    3. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      NOWHERE for us to hide

    4. Kellz86
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I’m at work making holiday pay so it evens out

    5. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Sold him for Martial

    6. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Right here pal. Kane goal

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

      Absolutely everywhere to hide

  14. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Perisic and Doherty the furthest forward

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, people forgot Kane is CDM

  15. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Should be penalty to Spurs
    No attempt to play the ball

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ref not even sent to monitor
      VAR is pointless, get rid

  16. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Jeez… where’s var when you need it?

  17. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Looked like a clear pen to me

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

    Kane pen denied

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

    Kane owners lucky there....he could have had a penalty to miss.

    1. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Unlucky Raya owners

  20. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    They should have been a penalty!

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

    That should be a pen tbf

  22. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kane missed another pen?

  23. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    HTF was that not a penalty?

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

    He would have missed it anyway

  25. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    omg looooooool

  26. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    This was 100% given penalty in World cup but not here of course

    1. Etihader
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Only if Argentina is playing.

  27. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Can anyone tell me why that wasn't at least reviewed?

    1. Etihader
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I guess it would not have been reviewed even if penalty was given.

      50/50 you can’t call it an obvious referee mistake to initiate a VAR review.

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Don't think that was 50/50, just a blatant rugby tackle with no attempt to play the ball, pretty obvious mistake not to give a foul?

        1. Etihader
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I also see this as a penalty. But it’s not 100% because Kane was also using hands to fight for position before the defender used his hands. Maybe the referee also thought the ball was going too far for Kane to actually score from this position.

  28. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ref worry for Kane career, he could retire if miss again

  29. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Toney oh sht

  30. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    OMG