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Tottenham Hotspur will be hoping to continue their upward momentum when they host Crystal Palace this evening.

Kick-off in north London is at 17:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Roberto De Zerbi’s side shows just one change from the 2-0 win at Chelsea a week ago.

James Maddison has recovered from injury to make the matchday squad but his manager isn’t risking him from the start again, so his place in the starting line-up is taken by Dominic Solanke.

Pedro Porro has to content himself with bench duty once more.

As for Crystal Palace, their head coach, Pierre Sage, makes two alterations from their last league outing.

Oscar Mingueza is in for Anan Khalaili at right wing-back, while the fit-again Dean Henderson replaces Walter Benitez between the posts.

LINE-UPS

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Kinsky, Gray, van Hecke, van de Ven, Robertson, Fernandes, Tonali, Kudus, Marmoush, Tel, Solanke.

Subs: Dubravka, Senesi, Gallagher, Maddison, Udogie, Kulusevski, Porro, Davies, Williams-Barnett.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Mingueza, Richards, Disasi, Canvot, Mitchell, Wharton, Kamada, McNeil, Yéremy Pino, Mateta.

Subs: Benitez, Lerma, Nketiah, Hughes, Osorio, Khalaili, Doucoure, Guessand, Chilwell.


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  1. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 hour, 18 mins ago

    Mikel let's not risk Calafiori tomorrow.
    De Cuyper will work just fine from my bench

    1. Snoopydog
      1 hour, 10 mins ago

      Played Cherki at last minute instead of De C. Never playing Cherki again. Still, started Verb, which turned out ok.

  2. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 hour, 17 mins ago

    Verbruggen and De Kuper benchers, Mateta owners and Haaland captainers.

    This article will help you coping with the sitch:

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 hour, 14 mins ago

      Do people really need help coping with bench points away at the Etihad?

      1. Three Pints of Schlager
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 hour, 4 mins ago

        A few people, yeah, I think..

        Just go back one page.

    2. el polako
      1 hour, 9 mins ago

      Played Tzolakis ahead of Verbruggen.
      Made sense at the time…

      1. Three Pints of Schlager
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 hour, 5 mins ago

        I think 99% did make a similar move based on the same logic.

  3. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 hour, 17 mins ago

    Ajer 13 def cons - 23 bps
    Kelleher 1 save - 24 bps

    Make it make sense!

  4. Lingardium Leviosa.
    1 hour, 15 mins ago

    I reckon Spurs is about 40% still Spursy.

  5. g40steve
    1 hour, 14 mins ago

    Gray G

    1. g40steve
      1 hour, 14 mins ago

      Kudus A

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 hour, 12 mins ago

      A Gray G Kudus A

  6. Lingardium Leviosa.
    1 hour, 13 mins ago

    Palace awful

    1. Heavy Cream
      1 hour, 8 mins ago

      Always

  7. Heavy Cream
    1 hour, 13 mins ago

    Captaining Evanilson was a touch.
    Keeping MGW was not.

  8. Bobby Digital
    1 hour, 13 mins ago

    If only Kudus was a wee bit cheaper

  9. JBG
    1 hour, 11 mins ago

    Should've done MGW to Kudus for -4 as I contemplated. NFO are so toothless.

  10. el polako
    1 hour, 9 mins ago

    Man Utd out of the relegation zone.

    1. Bobby Digital
      12 mins ago

      Both Manchester teams relegated would be scandalous

      1. JBG
        11 mins ago

        Would be good for MU.. in the long run. Because the leeches would have to sell the club.

      2. Hughes Your Daddy
        9 mins ago

        but pleasing.

  11. FDMS All Starz
    1 hour, 6 mins ago

    Would you do Pedro —> Jackson or Isak?

    3FTs & 2.0itb, Current team:

    Kinsky
    Calafiori Konsa De Cuyper
    Palmer Rogers Mbeumo Gross Tavernier
    Haaland Pedro*

    Dubravka DCL Muharemovic Egan

    1. FDMS All Starz
      1 hour, 6 mins ago

      Pedro dropping, Isak and Jackson going up today so want to make the move tonight
      (I’ll wait for Jackson to play)

      1. Bobby Digital
        1 hour, 4 mins ago

        Evanilson also an option

        1. FDMS All Starz
          1 hour, 2 mins ago

          Too much Bournemouth, I think Tav is plenty and who know how Europe will affect them in the long run

  12. Bobby Digital
    1 hour, 6 mins ago

    Need that Van Hecke bullet header now

    1. el polako
      1 hour, 6 mins ago

      Into own net please.

    2. Pompel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 hour, 3 mins ago

      Was quite set on getting him in this gw, followed the herd and brought in Tavernier instead.. So he'll haul for sure

  13. HOLLLDDDDD Kinsky

    1. el polako
      1 hour ago

      Clean sheet for Spurs locked in.

        1. el polako
          2 mins ago

          At home against 10 men Palace.

  14. Archie Gray ledge

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      26 mins ago

      Future England captain

  15. have you seen cyan
    59 mins ago

    Poor Mateta, put in a good shift at Palace over the years, but always wanted to leave. They hold him hostage.

    1. el polako
      19 mins ago

      So he went on sabotage route.

      1. have you seen cyan
        9 mins ago

        Doubt he, he normally does sulk for a bit. But never really downs tools. He has asked to leave for like 4 windows or something now.

        1. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          5 mins ago

          He failed a medical at Milan.

    2. Failed a medical too, believe at AC Milan

      1. have you seen cyan
        7 mins ago

        Oh did he, didn't know that.

        1. el polako
          7 mins ago

          Yeah they realised he have a turning angle and speed of a oil tanker.

          1. have you seen cyan
            5 mins ago

            xD

            I think Mateta is pretty good when in form! Not 20 goals a season good, but 15.

    3. Hughes Your Daddy
      11 mins ago

      Idiot, wind you neck in. He failed his medical due to stringent Italian rules, we were happy to let him leave for the fee they offered.

      1. have you seen cyan
        5 mins ago

        Calm down sweety. He has been asking to leave for a long time.

        1. I am clam thanks, just laughing at your uninformed stupidity. A long time? he has had a dream to play in Serie A for a couple of years and we have never stood in his way. We got a good offer from AC Milan which we accepted but he failed his medical, end of story.

  16. Absolutely Muñozed
    55 mins ago

    Hold that CS Kinsky - its my only chance of getting some points

    1. el polako
      6 mins ago

      Don’t worry.
      Locked in.

    2. Gizzachance
      1 min ago

      Same, can’t see him matching my verb pts on bench !

  17. Bobby Digital
    52 mins ago

    Tekkers from Spurs

  18. Rogers 1 bonus, Palmer finishes on 11 defcon

    1. Maybe sneaks another ....
      ....

  19. Snoopydog
    47 mins ago

    Did Rogers just get a bonus point?

    1. Snoopydog
      3 mins ago

      Looks like yes. Yay.

  20. What why Gray subbed??

    1. More Tragic
      just now

      y/c

      not giving the ref a chance to even it up probably

  21. have you seen cyan
    27 mins ago

    Schade's form has really dropped off last 4 games. 0.6 XG and 0.02 xa combined over those games.

    To see how bad that is, look at his stats in the Chelsea game, he got 0.54xg and 0.02 xa, so what he previously did in one game, has now taken him 4 games...

    Minutes have dropped too.

    Think its time to move him on.

  22. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    27 mins ago

    Need spurs and villa to win for £3700.

    Cash out currently £1250

    What would you do?

    1. g40steve
      7 mins ago

      I always take the money, Spurs could still do a Spursy

    2. SM001
      7 mins ago

      It's a 15% consultancy fee if I tell you...

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 mins ago

      Spurs should win and then reassess what the cash out is

    4. g40steve
      just now

      Palace nearly scored 😆

  23. Cmon Palace..Conceive Believe Achieve and wipe that Kinsky/Van Heck cleanie...

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    24 mins ago

    Jackson starts

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 min ago

      Hat trick incoming

  25. More Tragic
    24 mins ago

    Jackson starts

  26. More Tragic
    23 mins ago

    So does (M)anzambi

    1. Its in his heaaad, in his heaaadd

  27. Heeee heee shamon mfers....

  28. Sid07
    22 mins ago

    DCL + MGW to Isak + tavenier ( 2ft)

    1) yes
    2) no

    1. 3) Maybe

  29. Djerbil
    21 mins ago

    Gonzalo Garcia starts

  30. snow pea in repose
    19 mins ago

    Nketiah due?

    1. JBG
      1 min ago

      Due the same as Mateta