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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
    3 months, 4 days ago

    Dyche in?

  2. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 4 days ago

    How has nothing happened this 2nd half?

  3. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 4 days ago

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

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

      Mustard

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

        Coleman’s English Mustard

        Stings the nostrils.

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 4 days 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
      3 months, 4 days ago

      Lemon curd

  4. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 4 days 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
      3 months, 4 days ago

      Do you have 3FT?

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

        just 2 so would be a -4

    2. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

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

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

        ah ok thanks

  5. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 4 days ago

    Xavi Simons always looks like he's about to cry

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

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

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

      😆

      Spot on

    3. JBG
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

      Wouldn't you if you played for Spurs?

    4. ITS AMAD WORLD
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

      He probably wishes he stayed at RB Leipzig now

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

      jesus' long lost brother

  6. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 4 days ago

    Porro's attacking threat taken out on the bench instead

  7. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 4 days 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
      3 months, 4 days ago

      *on keeping

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

      Raya Timber Gabriel Semenyo

      Haaland out after West Ham

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

      Raya and gabriel

    4. JBG
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

      Gabriel and Timber

    5. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 4 days 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
        3 months, 4 days 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
          3 months, 4 days ago

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

          I want Palmer too.

    6. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

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

      1. JohnnyB10
        • 1 Year
        3 months, 4 days ago

        Haaland, Semenyo and Gab.

    7. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 months, 4 days ago

      Haaland, Semenyo, & Gabriel atm

    8. TallestJohn
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

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

    9. I have no Wirtz
        3 months, 4 days 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
        3 months, 4 days ago

        Jose Sa, Gabriel, Semenyo, either Sarr or Haaland

    10. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 4 days 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
        3 months, 4 days ago

        Spurs might be cooked.

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 4 days 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
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 4 days 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
            3 months, 4 days ago

            This

      3. Nightcrawler
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 4 days 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
          3 months, 4 days ago

          Very much this.

        2. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 4 days ago

          All of their best players are injured tbf.

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 months, 4 days ago

            Yeah

            But are any due back?

            They also have to hit it right away

          2. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            3 months, 4 days ago

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

          3. Nightcrawler
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 4 days 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
              3 months, 4 days ago

              So would Kudus, Kulusevski, Bentancur, Maddison, Bergvall

              1. Nightcrawler
                • 7 Years
                3 months, 4 days ago

                so theyre not missing ALL of their best players

                1. The Bandit
                  • 15 Years
                  3 months, 4 days ago

                  🙄

      4. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

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

      5. ITS AMAD WORLD
        • 3 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

        I can see Spurs genuinely going down here

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          3 months, 4 days ago

          Me too.

      6. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

        Forest need to do well in their next 4 games.

      7. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

        Also

        Spurs have the most difficult final day fixture

        .
        .
        .

        Opens betting app...

      8. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

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

    11. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

      gallagher is shocking

    12. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

      The Bionic ref being rewired

    13. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

      These ref comms breakdowns are becoming a joke

      1. Moon Dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        3 months, 4 days ago

        Happening WAY too often

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

        All the 'improvements' slow the game down

      3. Vinyl78LP
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

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

    14. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

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

      1. ITS AMAD WORLD
        • 3 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

        He said that to curse Spurs surely.

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 4 days 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
          3 months, 4 days ago

          It's owned by News Broadcasting

          Aka Murdoch

          As commercial as it gets

      3. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

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

      4. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

        Talk Sport is never interesting

    15. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 4 days 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
        3 months, 4 days ago

        Best news is a good night sleep

      2. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

        Drink

      3. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

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

        1. Vinyl78LP
          • 16 Years
          3 months, 4 days ago

          ..phew !

        2. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 4 days ago

          And Muñoz kept CS

    16. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 4 days ago

      Imagine that stadium in the championship oh dear

      1. JohnnyB10
        • 1 Year
        3 months, 4 days ago

        Surely that stadium will bring more revenue to the Championship…

    17. I have no Wirtz
        3 months, 4 days ago

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

        1. JohnnyB10
          • 1 Year
          3 months, 4 days ago

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

        2. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 4 days ago

          Hill a great replacement

        3. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 4 days ago

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

      • Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

        Spurs need to get on the phone to Ryan Mason quickly

        1. Vinyl78LP
          • 16 Years
          3 months, 4 days ago

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

          1. Moon Dog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            3 months, 4 days ago

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

            1. JohnnyB10
              • 1 Year
              3 months, 4 days ago

              Lol they would sure teach these youngsters a few things

      • Moon Dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        3 months, 4 days 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
          3 months, 4 days ago

          Carrick, Eriksen...

          1. Moon Dog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            3 months, 4 days 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
              3 months, 4 days ago

              It all started with Campbell probably.

        2. TallestJohn
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 4 days 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.

      • JohnnyB10
        • 1 Year
        3 months, 4 days 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
          3 months, 4 days ago

          Yes

          1. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 4 days ago

            If I had him.

          2. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 4 days ago

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

            1. JohnnyB10
              • 1 Year
              3 months, 4 days ago

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

          3. JohnnyB10
            • 1 Year
            3 months, 4 days ago

            Yeah cheers!

        2. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 4 days ago

          I'd bench

      • NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 4 days ago

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

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 4 days 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
            3 months, 4 days ago

            Money no issue

            1. Baps Hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 4 days ago

              VvD vs this Spurs. Is that even a question?

              1. NABIL - FPL otai
                • 13 Years
                3 months, 4 days ago

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

      • Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 4 days 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
          3 months, 4 days 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
            3 months, 4 days ago

            Gl 🙂

            1. NABIL - FPL otai
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 4 days ago

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

        2. JohnnyB10
          • 1 Year
          3 months, 4 days ago

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