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Gameweek 29 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) concludes with Tottenham Hotspur hosting Crystal Palace.

TEAM NEWS

The Champions League side enters this match just one point away from the relegation zone after being winless in 10. Therefore, Igor Tudor is shaking things up with four changes to the starting XI.

Out go Xavi Simons (£6.5m), Conor Gallagher (£5.3m), Yves Bissouma (£5.2m) and Radu Dragusin (£4.5m), making way for Mathys Tel (£6.2m), Pape Matar Sarr (£4.5m), Kevin Danso (£4.2m) and Joao Victor de Souza (£4.0m). It’s the latter’s first start for Spurs.

Centre-back Cristian Romero (£5.0m) is serving the final match of his suspension, while Palace’s Maxence Lacroix (£5.1m) is also banned.

Oliver Glasner has changed two spots from Sunday’s defeat at Manchester United. Chadi Riad (£4.0m) and Evann Guessand (£6.2m) replace Lacroix and Brennan Johnson (£6.5m).

Jean-Philippe Mateta (£7.5m, knee) will return to training next week, whereas Eddie Nketiah (£5.4m, hamstring) is out until April.

LINE-UPS

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario; Porro, Danso, van de Ven, Souza; Gray, Palhinha, Sarr; Kolo Muani, Solanke, Tel

Subs: Kinsky, Austin, Olusesi, Kyerematen, Xavi, Bissouma, Richarlison, Rowswell, Gallagher  

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson; Richards, Riad, Canvot; Muñoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Guessand, Sarr; Strand Larsen

Subs: Benitez, Lerma, Sosa, Clyne, Devenny, Hughes, Yeremy, Johnson, Uche  


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  1. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    5 hours, 46 mins ago

    Dyche in?

  2. JBG
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 46 mins ago

    How has nothing happened this 2nd half?

  3. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 hours, 46 mins ago

    Anyone know what’s in those yellow sachets that players suck on when coming on?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      5 hours, 45 mins ago

      Mustard

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        5 hours, 34 mins ago

        Coleman’s English Mustard

        Stings the nostrils.

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          5 hours, 32 mins ago

          You say too much mustard gets up your nose? Nonsense. https://youtu.be/bhk-57Jh2G0?si=o2PGRhaC6pfuXzJX

    2. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 hours, 43 mins ago

      Lemon curd

  4. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    5 hours, 43 mins ago

    Have 3 city and 3 arsenal so need to get rid of a few for 31.

    Guehi/Rice/DCL -> Hill/Anderson/Ekitike worth it? Will WC in 32

    Kelleher
    Gabriel Timber VVD
    Rice Semenyo Bruno Wilson
    Haaland Pedro DCL

    Dubravka Rogers Guehi Alderete

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      5 hours, 37 mins ago

      Do you have 3FT?

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        4 hours, 5 mins ago

        just 2 so would be a -4

    2. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      5 hours, 30 mins ago

      Don’t move until after the FACup as City might not blank in 31

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        4 hours, 5 mins ago

        ah ok thanks

  5. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    5 hours, 38 mins ago

    Xavi Simons always looks like he's about to cry

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 hours, 37 mins ago

      You would do too if you played for this Spurs team!

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      5 hours, 37 mins ago

      😆

      Spot on

    3. JBG
      • 7 Years
      5 hours, 37 mins ago

      Wouldn't you if you played for Spurs?

    4. ITS AMAD WORLD
      • 3 Years
      5 hours, 33 mins ago

      He probably wishes he stayed at RB Leipzig now

    5. F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 hours, 32 mins ago

      jesus' long lost brother

  6. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    5 hours, 38 mins ago

    Porro's attacking threat taken out on the bench instead

  7. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    5 hours, 38 mins ago

    Which players are you currently planning "keeping" in GW31 from the blanking teams (Arsenal, Man City, Crystal Palace, Wolves) par injuries?

    For me it's Haaland & Gabriel.

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      5 hours, 37 mins ago

      *on keeping

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      5 hours, 37 mins ago

      Raya Timber Gabriel Semenyo

      Haaland out after West Ham

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      5 hours, 37 mins ago

      Raya and gabriel

    4. JBG
      • 7 Years
      5 hours, 36 mins ago

      Gabriel and Timber

    5. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      5 hours, 36 mins ago

      Haaland gone for me. My team value is the worst on this site so I can't carry 14m+ passengers.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        5 hours, 34 mins ago

        Yes, but nothing really to do with the money. It’s not like you can use it to buy a red hot Salah instead!

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          5 hours, 31 mins ago

          Honestly it's so bad. Selling value just over 100m.

          I want Palmer too.

    6. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 hours, 36 mins ago

      I have Haaland, Semenyo and Gabby, and will be benching them all.

      1. JohnnyB10
        • 1 Year
        5 hours, 19 mins ago

        Haaland, Semenyo and Gab.

    7. Moon Dog
        5 hours, 32 mins ago

        Haaland, Semenyo, & Gabriel atm

      • TallestJohn
        • 8 Years
        5 hours, 30 mins ago

        Already got rid of Håland, Rice and Timber. Will probably keep Gabriel and Semenyo now.

      • I have no Wirtz
          5 hours, 19 mins ago

          Keeping: Gab Semenyo O’Reilly*
          Out: Haaland Munoz

          Unless Haaland proper hauls against WestHam which looks unlikely at this point.

        • Tic Tacs
          • 6 Years
          4 hours, 41 mins ago

          Jose Sa, Gabriel, Semenyo, either Sarr or Haaland

      • AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 hours, 37 mins ago

        The remaining 2025/26 PL fixtures (9 games each, as of Mar 5):

        West Ham:

        14/3 H Man City
        22/3 A Aston Villa
        10/4 H Wolves
        20/4 A Crystal Palace
        25/4 H Everton
        2/5 A Brentford
        9/5 H Arsenal
        17/5 A Newcastle
        24/5 H Leeds

        Tottenham:

        15/3 A Liverpool
        22/3 H Nottm Forest
        12/4 A Sunderland
        18/4 H Brighton
        25/4 A Wolves
        2/5 A Aston Villa
        9/5 H Leeds
        17/5 A Chelsea
        24/5 H Everton

        Forest:

        15/3 H Fulham
        22/3 A Tottenham
        11/4 H Aston Villa
        18/4 H Burnley
        24/4 A Sunderland
        2/5 A Chelsea
        9/5 H Newcastle
        17/5 A Man Utd
        24/5 H Bournemouth

        1. CoracAld2831
          • 5 Years
          5 hours, 36 mins ago

          Spurs might be cooked.

        2. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 hours, 36 mins ago

          West Ham need to win the Wolves to Brentford games.

          They're the form team in that group.

          Forest showing more than Spurs too.

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 6 Years
            5 hours, 34 mins ago

            west ham and forest both need to win just 3 more games, and a draw somwhere. there is no way tottenham are getting more than 8 points

            1. JohnnyB10
              • 1 Year
              5 hours, 19 mins ago

              This

        3. Nightcrawler
          • 6 Years
          5 hours, 36 mins ago

          the problem for tottenham isnt fixtures. theyre the worst team in the league atm so every fixture they go in as underdogs

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            5 hours, 33 mins ago

            Very much this.

          2. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            5 hours, 32 mins ago

            All of their best players are injured tbf.

            1. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              5 hours, 31 mins ago

              Yeah

              But are any due back?

              They also have to hit it right away

            2. Nomar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              5 hours, 30 mins ago

              They really weren’t much better when they were fit, though.

            3. Nightcrawler
              • 6 Years
              5 hours, 28 mins ago

              solanke tel/richarlison bissouma/sarr paulinha viacrio romero vdv would start for their first choice xi. romero is out for his own stupidity

              1. The Bandit
                • 15 Years
                5 hours, 24 mins ago

                So would Kudus, Kulusevski, Bentancur, Maddison, Bergvall

                1. Nightcrawler
                  • 6 Years
                  5 hours, 23 mins ago

                  so theyre not missing ALL of their best players

                  1. The Bandit
                    • 15 Years
                    5 hours, 21 mins ago

                    🙄

        4. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          5 hours, 33 mins ago

          Villa at the moment looks like their best chance of points!

        5. ITS AMAD WORLD
          • 3 Years
          5 hours, 32 mins ago

          I can see Spurs genuinely going down here

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            5 hours, 27 mins ago

            Me too.

        6. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 hours, 31 mins ago

          Forest need to do well in their next 4 games.

        7. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 hours, 28 mins ago

          Also

          Spurs have the most difficult final day fixture

          .
          .
          .

          Opens betting app...

        8. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 hours, 27 mins ago

          4 wins in 29 home games, unless they turn it around now?!

      • Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        5 hours, 36 mins ago

        gallagher is shocking

      • keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 hours, 34 mins ago

        The Bionic ref being rewired

      • The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        5 hours, 33 mins ago

        These ref comms breakdowns are becoming a joke

        1. Moon Dog
            5 hours, 31 mins ago

            Happening WAY too often

          • AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            5 hours, 26 mins ago

            All the 'improvements' slow the game down

          • Vinyl78LP
            • 16 Years
            5 hours, 22 mins ago

            They should at least stop the clock for these breakdowns..

        2. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          5 hours, 31 mins ago

          Simon Jordan on Talksport this morning said Spurs would win tonight. Tomorrow’s show will be interesting.

          1. ITS AMAD WORLD
            • 3 Years
            5 hours, 29 mins ago

            He said that to curse Spurs surely.

          2. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 11 Years
            5 hours, 28 mins ago

            Talk sport is trash imo. They take themselves far far too seriously and betting ads every 10 mins.

            1. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              5 hours, 23 mins ago

              It's owned by News Broadcasting

              Aka Murdoch

              As commercial as it gets

          3. brianutd-why always we? 20
            • 14 Years
            5 hours, 27 mins ago

            It’s an opinion not facts and he will explicitly explain his views

          4. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            5 hours, 23 mins ago

            Talk Sport is never interesting

        3. Vinyl78LP
          • 16 Years
          5 hours, 26 mins ago

          After only just scraping 30 points, just logging on to see if Van Der Ven can save my gameweek tonight - any good news for me guys?

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            5 hours, 23 mins ago

            Best news is a good night sleep

          2. Freshy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            5 hours, 23 mins ago

            Drink

          3. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            5 hours, 22 mins ago

            Yes he’s scored twice and is on for max bonus.

            1. Vinyl78LP
              • 16 Years
              5 hours, 19 mins ago

              ..phew !

            2. Baps Hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 hours, 15 mins ago

              And Muñoz kept CS

        4. brianutd-why always we? 20
          • 14 Years
          5 hours, 20 mins ago

          Imagine that stadium in the championship oh dear

          1. JohnnyB10
            • 1 Year
            5 hours, 17 mins ago

            Surely that stadium will bring more revenue to the Championship…

        5. I have no Wirtz
            5 hours, 19 mins ago

            If Munoz shoulder is badly injured, is Hill a good replacement? Who else?

            1. JohnnyB10
              • 1 Year
              5 hours, 16 mins ago

              Clyne lol. Jk. Hill most definitely the best option!

            2. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 11 Years
              5 hours, 16 mins ago

              Hill a great replacement

            3. Baps Hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 hours, 14 mins ago

              I sold Haaland for Ekitike. Considering Timber to make him stop getting points again.

          • Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 hours, 18 mins ago

            Spurs need to get on the phone to Ryan Mason quickly

            1. Vinyl78LP
              • 16 Years
              5 hours, 9 mins ago

              Big Sam, Dyche and Harry all on standby for the same call. Couldn't get any worse tbf

              1. Moon Dog
                  5 hours, 6 mins ago

                  Might as well pull Crouch and Defoe out of retirement too. They can't be worse than this.

                  1. JohnnyB10
                    • 1 Year
                    4 hours, 58 mins ago

                    Lol they would sure teach these youngsters a few things

            2. Moon Dog
                5 hours, 13 mins ago

                0 wins in 2026.

                I don't understand how it's come to this. From Bale and Modric, to Kane & Son, to... this. Horrendous mismanagement.

                1. NABIL - FPL otai
                  • 13 Years
                  5 hours, 5 mins ago

                  Carrick, Eriksen...

                  1. Moon Dog
                      4 hours, 58 mins ago

                      Berbatov, L. King, Robbie Keane, Van der Vaart, Walker, Vertonghen. The list could go on...

                      Frightening what's happened...

                      1. NABIL - FPL otai
                        • 13 Years
                        4 hours, 57 mins ago

                        It all started with Campbell probably.

                  2. TallestJohn
                    • 8 Years
                    4 hours, 28 mins ago

                    My Welsh bias is coming into play but as recently as a month ago their three best creative players were injured and their response was to sell their best winger to a rival.

                    They had one guy who can run fast in a straight line and drive the ball across goal, now they don't even have that.

                2. JohnnyB10
                  • 1 Year
                  5 hours, 11 mins ago

                  Any of you guys who got Tarkowski, would you play him next match? ( ARS away ). Gab, VVD and Hill must be in line before him, right?

                  1. Baps Hunter
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    5 hours, 6 mins ago

                    Yes

                    1. Baps Hunter
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 8 Years
                      5 hours, 3 mins ago

                      If I had him.

                    2. Baps Hunter
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 8 Years
                      5 hours, 2 mins ago

                      To the last question. Having two questions like that isn't without risks.

                      1. JohnnyB10
                        • 1 Year
                        5 hours ago

                        This, set pieces and all that, ya never know!

                    3. JohnnyB10
                      • 1 Year
                      5 hours, 2 mins ago

                      Yeah cheers!

                  2. NABIL - FPL otai
                    • 13 Years
                    5 hours, 5 mins ago

                    I'd bench

                3. NABIL - FPL otai
                  • 13 Years
                  5 hours, 6 mins ago

                  Munoz to Hill or VVD? No BOU or LIV defence atm

                  1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                    • 11 Years
                    5 hours, 4 mins ago

                    Depends what you do with the money I suppose. Hill a great replacement regardless though. It's just that vvd has spurs next...

                    1. NABIL - FPL otai
                      • 13 Years
                      5 hours, 4 mins ago

                      Money no issue

                      1. Baps Hunter
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 8 Years
                        5 hours, 1 min ago

                        VvD vs this Spurs. Is that even a question?

                        1. NABIL - FPL otai
                          • 13 Years
                          4 hours, 59 mins ago

                          VVD looked like a clown vs Wolves for the first goal.

                4. Ajax Hamsterdam
                  • 11 Years
                  5 hours, 3 mins ago

                  I am all ove the place with my team...Munoz and Wilson owner. Also have Rogers. No Pedro. Not a clue what to do. This break will do me good I think. Have a nice weekend all !

                  1. NABIL - FPL otai
                    • 13 Years
                    4 hours, 59 mins ago

                    Very similar situation. Currently limping to GW31 with roefs, mukiele, Munoz, Wilson.. Rogers stinking. Collins enigmatic. No Semenyo is killing me.

                    And I still got Gabriel Timber and Haaland.

                    Think Munoz should go out first rather than Rogers.

                    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                      • 11 Years
                      4 hours, 57 mins ago

                      Gl 🙂

                      1. NABIL - FPL otai
                        • 13 Years
                        4 hours, 55 mins ago

                        Gl to you too. At least I already got mine with Ekitike and JP hauls 😉

                  2. JohnnyB10
                    • 1 Year
                    4 hours, 54 mins ago

                    You too bro, take a nice break and come back stronger! 🙂