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

    Kulu assist deleted

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

      Wild Rover humming.

    2. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      nah, you know that's not true

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

        ?

        1. Chalobah's Witness
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Would be absolutely ridiculous there's far more dodgy assists been given. This was actually pretty clean.

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

            It's already gone mate.

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

      Good, never an assist.

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

      Fpl causing a stir already

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

      Doesn't bother me either way but don't see how you can class that as an assist, wasn't even trying to pass it anywhere near Hojbjerg

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

        I agree

    6. The Final Boss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Good. Rightly so as I was moaning in the last page..

  2. TOBY1
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Why Kulu assist gone. What a joke

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

      Glad i dodged Kulu in my team

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        He'll come good for the owners.

  3. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How many went with mitro?
    Did some switch like me cause of the injury doubt

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

      Stuck with him, but benched him

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

      I was happy to punt on Martial given the 4 yellow card situation, although still having Mitro to start was in one of my final drafts. Time will tell whether it was worth it.

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Same here

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

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/help/rules

    "If an opposing player touches the ball after the final pass before a goal is scored, significantly altering the intended destination of the ball, then no assist is awarded. Should a touch by an opposing player be followed by a defensive error by another opposing outfield player then no assist will be awarded. If the goal scorer loses and then regains possession, then no assist is awarded."

    And despite the first sentence above, they gave the assist to Kulusevski?

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

      No assist noe

  5. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bueno & Patterson incoming for GW 20

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

      Exciting subs

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

      I have both. On the bench.

    3. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe not

  6. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kane noooo

  7. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Noooo kane post

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bar

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      still might score & besides goal get the extra Baps

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

    Kane off the bar

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

    Kane crossbar 😮

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He's getting closer

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

    Kane is back!

  11. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kane not getting any bonus here

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

      I've captained him when he's scored two goals and he didn't get any, hates them

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

    Toney big miss

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

    Toney sitter, obviously didn’t back the brace

  14. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    kulu assist gone and me too this week so sick of negative happenings ,didnt miss it anyway,lost its magic

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      🙂

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

      Same

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

    Feel hard done by as a Kulu owner

    1. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I don’t own him but I’d be livid about that if I did! I don’t understand how that can be taken away considering the amount of generous assists FPL usually dish out.

  16. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Is Fernandes back on penalties instead of Rashford (now that Ronaldo' off)?

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

      Martial might get a sniff

  17. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    No Wilson, not happy with that.

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

      Not surprised though surely

      1. CoracAld2831
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Sadly not.

        Should've gotten Almiron and ditched Kulusevski.

        1. CoracAld2831
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Makes me miss World Cup Fantasy though.

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

    Trossard playing striker ?

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

      Beleive so. Undav not an option because he has been -awful- for them apparently.

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

      Looks likely

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

      As usual

  19. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Not a Kulu owner but that should be an assist

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

      It shouldn't because of the deflection.

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/help/rules:

      "If an opposing player touches the ball after the final pass before a goal is scored, significantly altering the intended destination of the ball, then no assist is awarded."

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

        Was a very minor touch

      2. Chalobah's Witness
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Ball wasn't deflected that much.
        The direction was almost the same with or without a touch from the Brentford defender.

      3. Goodfeathers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        “significantly altering the intended destination” doesn’t apply here.

    2. G00LI0
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Surely it will be given. Direction of ball was not significantly altered. Be very harsh if not given

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

    Almiron on pens?

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

      Wood

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

      Don't think so. Prob Wood

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

    Kulu assist removed and Wilson no show within minutes. Ahh how I’ve missed you fpl 😆

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

      So little in our control. Game of dice.

  22. el polako
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Wilson injured again, even without playing?

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

      Only ill

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

      Sick

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

      He is always sick or injured

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

    I am not a Kulu owner but I think I have seen worse assists given than that.

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

      100%. If they are really enforcing the rules going forward following the break then great but needs to be fully consistent from here on in.

  24. G00LI0
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Surely that assist will be given for Kulu? Direction of ball was not significantly altered. Very hard done by if it is not

  25. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Two out of two so far!

    Kulu over Kane

    Wilson over Almiron

    Make it 3!! (James over Cancelo lol)

    1. TOBY1
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Same

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Sorry to hear Camerozz/Toby1 - hope rest of squad perform for you both

    2. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      got James and Cancelo which means both will be out

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

      Exact same here

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

    Kane looks good

    1. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      handsome dude

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

        Haha

    2. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Even his Mum doesn't think that's true.

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

      One of the best strikers in the world. Levy did well to get a leash round his neck.

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

        He's gonna leave for free after one more season

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

          He'll barely be able to run then

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

            He barely runs now. That's not his strength 😆

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

    What has happened to Everton. Just look at that team.

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

      It's a long-term rot that probably won't be solved soon

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

      Keep buying average PL players in the hope those players will get better playing for Everton. But what usually happens is that they get worse.

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

      Yep, they are relegation fodder, for sure…

  28. I Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    They have given so many cheaper assists than that Kulusevski one. Nonsense.

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

      Agreed

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Doesn't mean giving another dodgy one makes it right though, does it?

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

      As a Kulu non-owner not sure how to feel

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

    Got to give Kane a bit of credit today after THAT penalty miss, great goal today and inches from a winner

    1. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      As of how many inches is one a winner?

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

        Hit the bar

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

    One more save please Raya