Dele Alli scores twice and Christian Eriksen delivers a pair of assists in Spurs’ 4-1 win at St Mary’s. Harry Kane breaks his scoring duck but proceeds to miss a second-half spot-kick as his transfer exodus builds momentum.
On the Rise
Dele Alli
Tottenham’s midfield differential added to last week’s goal against Burnley by grabbing a decisive double in a 4-1 Spurs canter at St Mary’s.
Alli now has three goals and as many assists in the last six Gameweeks, yet the recent exploits of Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen means he remains very much overlooked, sitting in just over 5.3% of FPL squads.
With Watford, West Brom, Sunderland and Middlesbrough in the upcoming six rounds of fixtures, the starlet has the schedule to maintain his recent return to form.
Christian Eriksen
A pair of assists, allied with two bonus points, helped the Dane to a fourth double-figure haul in the last six Gameweeks.
Eriksen’s underlying numbers continue to strengthen his claim for inclusion, with last night’s display taking him to joint-fourth in the FPL midfield standings alongside Liverpool’s Adam Lallana.
While the Kane exodus looks set to pick up pace, the 14%-owned Eriksen has done more than enough to stay part of our plans for the time being.
Danny Rose
Supplying the pass for the visitors’ fourth, Rose now has a goal and two assists to his name over the last three Gameweeks.
Sitting fourth amongst defenders in terms of points per match this season, Rose’s average of 5.0 is greater than Kyle Walker’s 4.4, yet, like Alli, he continues to remain overlooked and boast an ownership under 7%.
Walker’s subsequent suspension looks to be diverting transfer traffic to his team-mate – Rose is the fifth most transferred in defender ahead of Gameweek 19’s deadline tomorrow evening.
Virgil van Dijk
The Dutchman finally opened his account for the season by nodding an early opener in last night’s clash with Spurs.
With four clean sheets and eight bonus points in the six matches prior to last night, Van Dijk has risen to fifth in the FPL defender standings as the Saints prepare for a favourable run of fixtures.
As the only ever-present in Claude Puel’s rearguard, the 5.7-priced Van Dijk’s penchant for picking up bonus makes him the standout candidate, though with speculation mounting over his future, it remains to be seen whether he’ll be at St Mary’s by the time the January transfer window shuts.
In Decline
Harry Kane
If he hadn’t slipped when taking that second-half penalty, the FPL transfer market may well have had a very different complexion overnight.
Despite scoring for the first time in four Gameweeks, Kane’s fluffed spot-kick ultimately left him with just four points from last night’s fixture – a total of 10 points over the last four.
With Zlatan Ibrahimovic racking up the returns and both Diego Costa and Sergio Aguero back from suspension, Kane continues to shed ownership at pace – only Theo Walcott has earned more transfers out this Gameweek.
Kyle Walker
Along with team-mate Jan Vertonghen, the Spurs right-back finally toppled off the Suspension Tightrope after earning his fifth yellow card of the campaign at St Mary’s.
Sitting in 38% of FPL squads, Walker – the most popular defender in the game – will now miss the Gameweek 19 visit to Vicarage Road on New Year’s Day.
Bearing in mind that Walker faces Chelsea and Man City in the subsequent three, his owners may now look for an exit route, with Antonio Conte’s resilient defence the obvious premium priced replacements.
Nathan Redmond
With Charlie Austin injured, Dusan Tadic out of favour and Sofiane Boufal heading to the Africa Cup of Nations next month, we were hoping that Redmond could offer a viable route into the Saints attack ahead of some fine fixtures.
The Saints’ next seven matches (WBA, eve, bur, LEI, swa, WHU, sun) look promising at both ends of the pitch but the former Norwich man’s dismissal rules him out of the Baggies encounter and continued the disastrous form that has served up a single assist in nine Gameweeks.
