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Spurs v Liverpool team news: Szoboszlai fit

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Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool is up next on a busy Saturday of Premier League football.

Kick-off in north London is at 17.30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

There’s just one change apiece at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Lucas Bergvall comes in for Richarlison, who drops to the hosts’ bench.

As for the Reds, it’s an enforced alteration at right-back as Conor Bradley replaces the injured Joe Gomez.

Dominik Szoboszlai is fit after a minor injury scare and retains his place in the visitors’ line-up.

Jeremie Frimpong is also available after a medium-term absence and takes his place on the bench.

LINE-UPS

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence, Bergvall, Bentancur, Gray, Kudus, Kolo Muani, Simons.

Subs: Kinsky, Dragusin, Danso, Palhinha, Richarlison, Tel, Johnson, Odobert, Davies.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Jones, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Wirtz, Ekitike.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Isak, Chiesa, Robertson, Frimpong, Nyoni, Ramsay, Ngumoha, Lucky.

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  1. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Liverpool don't realize Spurs are very comfortable with 9 men. This is Ange-ball.

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  2. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    One of the refs of the season

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    1. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      There's an intense rivalry at the top of that competition

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    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Worst* ffs

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  3. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Wirtz definitely looked like he pulled up with hammy

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Correct rubbing hammy hence quick subbing

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    2. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Might want to hold those Hugo transfers, not sure who is getting him the ball next game

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      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Frimpong moved to a winger

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        1. FPL Sanky
          • 2 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Frimpong will be RB.... Bradley looks to be out again....Szob suspended

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          1. Sir Michael Taker
            • 11 Years
            3 months, 15 days ago

            Frimpong came off hurt too lol

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            1. FPL Sanky
              • 2 Years
              3 months, 15 days ago

              He is fine...he came out to celebrate with the team in the end....he was just trying to waste time

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            2. x.jim.x
              • 11 Years
              3 months, 15 days ago

              I don't think he's going to miss a game because of a cut lip mate

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              1. g40steve
                • 8 Years
                3 months, 15 days ago

                WSL Jim

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  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    was richy not on a yellow already?

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  5. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Spurs inconsistent, Frank under pressure, Liverpool with a soft under belly and Simons decides to do that. At least Spurs had a go of making it a contest late on as we saw with United vs Everton, not everyone can beat 10 men.

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  6. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Ha that was a wild ride

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  7. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    FPL are apparently disregarding Van Dijk getting defcons

    I really have heard it all

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    1. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Does Suthern Comfort own?

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    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      He got 3 in around 10 seconds and when I checked the app he’d only had 1 all game 😆

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    3. Under my Cucurella
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      This. Watched him get 10 in the last 10 minutes alone

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    4. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      My post was sarcasm guys

      Stop counting hoofs out of the box and begging for points for it

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  8. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    May just keep Thiago one more week, have Ekitike already, don't trust Bowen that much and don't have 2FTs to switch back to 352

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    1. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      I think Bowen will do well. He had a few chances and won’t be playing MC but poor teams

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  9. Yes Ndidi
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Bradley > Isak > Frimpong > Chiesa

    Sub subbing on, being subbed by another sub who is then subbed by another sub.

    Has that happened before?

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      That’s crazy

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    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Lol wow

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  10. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Neither team comes out of that looking good tbh - pathetic from both of them

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    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      shocking discipline from tottenham. shocking football from liverpool

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      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Actually horrendous to look like the worse team with a 2-man advantage. Xavi cost Spurs 2 points and Romero cost them the last one.

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        1. Bushwhacker
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Two man advantage . . in the 93rd minute . . .FFS

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  11. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    that was dreadful from liverpool after their 2nd goal. one of the worst 30 mins of football ive seen from a team

    VVD is gone after wolves

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      I'm still buying Ekitike

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    2. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Keeping for WOL & LEE and hoping Gab is back in the frame after that

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  12. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Time to go Eketitke?

    I can do Raya + Thiago âž¡ Ekitike + Areola giving me -

    Areola
    NOR - Andersen - Van den Berg
    Saka - Palmer - Foden - Semenyo
    Haaland - Eketike - Woltemade

    Dubravka - King - Gudmundsson - Reinildo

    Leaves me just enough in the bank for Semenyo âž¡ Cunha in 19.

    Thoughts? 🙂

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    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      burnley and west ham would do well to keep 3 clean sheets between them till the end of the season

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Big fixture swing for West Ham and it’s Nuno. I trust him too much that I can see Areola spiking a 10 pointer somewhere in that run.

        I would otherwise happily take a few 3 pointers from Areola for 4.3 m to afford that front 7.

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  13. Big Sam Time
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    You can only have 1 what Liverpool midfielder do you pick?

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    1. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Wirtz

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      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Just done his hammy

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    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      None

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      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        This

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    3. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      None

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    4. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      What's the forfeit?

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    5. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Salah

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    6. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Why bother lol. They’re awful

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  14. SomeoneKnows
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Early transfer thoughts for 3FT + 0.3itb...

    A) Burn > Nunes
    B) Burn > Keane
    C) Burn + Minteh + Thiago >
    Keane + Wilson + Bowen

    Raya
    Timber, Lacroix, Andersen
    Saka, Foden, Bruno, Semenyo, Minteh
    Haaland, Thiago*

    (Dubravka, Burn* Gudmundsson, Guiu)

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      B

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  15. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    alison (dub)
    richards cala mukiele (oriely clyne)
    Saka rice foden neto (king)
    Haland tiago ekitke

    Which, 3fts?

    A) tiago king to bowen miley
    b) tiago neto king to bowen gordon deveny/4.3mid.
    c) tiago neto alison to bowen gordon pope (was going to do alison to pope gw20 anyway, gw19 FH)
    d) tiago neto to bowen murphy/rogers

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  16. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Will LIV even be able to field 11 next game?

    Wirtz, Isak, Bradley, Szob (sus), Salah (afcon), Gakpo all out

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    1. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Wirtz and Bradley could be ok

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      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Did you not see Worst pull up after that last run & subbed off straight away

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    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      The squad is thin . . it's not quite that thin. Might see some talented kids.

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  17. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Tbh as a supporter, Pool should have just lost or drew that game. Absolutely pathetic performance especially against 9 men. They could hold the ball probably max five seconds.

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      They played 9 men for six minutes.

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  18. Sir Michael Taker
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    The boy Rio might be one for the one week punters next time. Surely in line for some decent minutes somewhere on the pitch

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  19. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    I guess every manager and their dog will transfer Ekitike in for Thiago then this week.

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    1. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Not those who already brought him in for Woltemade.
      Ahem.

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      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Did Thiago & Wolte to Hugo & DCL

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    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      I currently have both lol

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    3. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Bowen says hi

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  20. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Anyone know why Esteve missed out?

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    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      "little bit of a knock. We thought he was going to be okay but yesterday he came out of training, so that's disappointing."

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Thanks

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  21. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    I will get my first keeper CS of the season today if Henderson can hold vs the might Leeds. Got Guehi too, so that would be nice 🙂

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    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      The best FPL player ever, DCL says hi.

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        True :/

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    2. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      No jinx pls

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  22. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Romero almost became the first player in history to get an assist whilst off the pitch

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  23. Dank Squid
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    2 red cards? Flashback, first time I watched football, the 1990 World Cup final.

    Woltemade to Bowen, price changes, I knew it would hurt. VDB outscoring VVD is small consolation.

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  24. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Any chance vvd gets 10 defcon

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    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      They are working on it at the fpl towers

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    2. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      You didn’t deserve a clean sheet last week

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Surely i deserve goals every week with vvd

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    3. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      How many was that whiffed clearance worth?

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Vvd shoud get defcon points for tje warm up

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  25. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Who do you prefer Cunha or Semenyo?

    Already got Bruno, but I want Cunha too. Semenyo is doing well though and will have higher ownership. Man U better fixtures, and maybe Cunha's output increases with Mbeumo out?

    Not doing it tonight.

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    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Cunha and Semenyo - 8 shots per game, 1 goal (2 goals when luck is involved). Yeah, Cunha, fixtures, 2 home games in the next 3

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Added bonus is two players on Boxing Day too.

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  26. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Only way for me to get ekitike without doing major surgery in my team is to sell foden. Fixtures turning a bit for city. Would you do it ?

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      No

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  27. Assisting the assister
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Best mid under 5.3 so I can fund Ekiteke transfer? Thoughts welcome. Miley?

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Yea, I was looking other day, probably is Miley. Best of a bad bunch.

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Or Dewsbury ofc who is the standout option, and just hope he fit again soon.

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    2. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Could gamble on KDH return

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  28. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Need a brace each from Hincapie and Raya otherwise it's season over.

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      The season was over the minute it began. If you really think about it.

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  29. DBry
      3 months, 15 days ago

      VvD, Bruno g and Thiago out

      Keane,cunha and Bowen in

      Will free hit in 19. So only really miss VvD for the wolves game.

      ?

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    • Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Honestly curious how Van Der Ven wasn't sent off for that scissor kick on Isak. Spurs were genuinely nasty today, not something you normally see.

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