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Llorente leads the line for Spurs as Pochettino deploys wing-backs

The final match of Gameweek 23 takes place this afternoon at Craven Cottage, as Fulham face injury-hit Tottenham Hotspur. Kick-off is at 16:00 GMT.

Spurs are, of course, without Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Moussa Sissoko, all of whom have played vital roles for the Lilywhites over the last couple of months.

Lucas Moura, meanwhile, isn’t fit to feature because of a knee injury.

Fernando Llorente is handed his first Premier League start of the season and only his second in a Spurs shirt, with Erik Lamela and Davinson Sanchez also given recalls as Mauricio Pochettino switches from a 4-4-2 diamond to what looks like a 3-4-2-1.

That system change would likely see Christian Eriksen – who was bought by over 100,000 FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 23 – drop back into a central midfield two alongside Harry Winks.

Danny Rose replaces Ben Davies on the left flank, meanwhile.

Claudio Ranieri’s only alteration sees Ryan Babel make his Fulham debut in place of Ryan Sessegnon.

As expected, Aboubakar Kamara isn’t involved in the Cottagers’ match-day squad after a reported training ground bust-up.

Spurs won the reverse fixture of this match 3-1 back in August, with Kieran Trippier the only one of the three Spurs goalscorers who lines up this afternoon.

Aleksandar Mitrovic was on target for Fulham at Wembley.

The Cottagers have conceded more goals, big chances and efforts on target than any other Premier League side in 2018/19 but Ranieri’s troops have only conceded four goals in their four most-recent top-flight fixtures at Craven Cottage.

Fulham XI (3-4-3): Rico, Odoi, Ream, Le Marchand, Christie, Seri, Chambers, Bryan, Babel, Schurrle, Mitrovic.

Spurs XI (3-4-2-1): Lloris, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Rose, Winks, Eriksen, Trippier, Dele, Lamela, Llorente.

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  1. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Live ownership - #FULTOT

    Trippier 13.5%
    Mitrovic 12.4%
    Eriksen 6.8%
    Alderweireld 3.9%
    Lloris 3.8%
    Alli 2.6%

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Fulham 1-0 (45th min) please

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Oi

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Talk dirty to me

    2. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Super sexy Alli

  2. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Has Spanish Kane scored yet?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes at the wrong end.

  3. Football Heaven
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ings to Kane?

    1. Football Heaven
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Oops
      Ings to Auba?

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Sounds good. Wait about 10 days though.

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Auba might even fall by then.

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Eh?

  4. Killitzer
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What to do with Hazard?

    1. Keep for home vs Huddersfield
    2. Sell for sterling

    Current mf- Salah, Sané, Pogba, Fraser

    Otherwise could take a hit and bring Firmino in and £8m mf?

    1. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Give him a game with Higuain...

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sure keep for Huddlesfield, but also Bournemouth... who he has a great record against.

    3. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      See what happens in CC/FA Cup.

      You might have bigger issues.

    4. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Got to give him those 2 games in my opinion. They then have city and son is back, feels like that would be the time to pull the trigger.

  5. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who scores more in next 3 GWs
    Alli/Eriksen or Sane?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Let's watch this match first, maybe?

    2. Fantastisk
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Alli and Eriksen

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Think it's or rather than and

  6. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sane (C) worked a treat, it was almost orgasmic seeing his points flowing into my team 🙂 🙂 🙂

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Still a fail compared to Salah.

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        thats true but i needed him to return to recover my GW

      2. Long ball Larry
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Not really considering price difference

        1. #FPLBhuna
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Long ball larry 1
          TM 0

          Love it

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Playing golf?

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          He owns both, it's a fail.

        3. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          He has Salah AND Sané, so it's still a fail in comparison.

          Plus, we aren't capping based on points per million.

        4. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          When you own both, price doesn't matter when considering captaincy 😆

        5. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          No. This game's results are calculated on points. Not price

          1. Long ball Larry
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Extra money used well goes a long way

        6. Long ball Larry
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Didn’t realise he owned both

      3. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Heh.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Less than Salah (C) though 😉

    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Disgusting

    4. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      GGMU!

    5. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Looool

      Well played lad

    6. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Dare u to do that next GW

  7. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who is on Pens for Spurs? Eriksen?

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Alli I would think.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Dele probably, or Llorente for the hatty.

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Alli

    4. Fantastisk
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Eriksen

  8. Paul
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wowww Sterling on 2 baps....yesssss

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bloody loving itttt

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Scam

  9. BRKFCTrueRover
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Smooth Kane and Son to jiminez and Sane.

    1. Gonna mesut up
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nice, Did the same but with Hazard to salah for some added smoothnacity

    2. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lots doing the same

  10. french holiday
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Conte in glasses watching the game checking his FPL scores..

  11. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Babel close.

  12. Art Vandelay
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any chance Danilo's goal is removed? I have lost 1st place in my ML as a result. Grr..

    1. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Did he start schindler?

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It should have been an own goal, but no chance it will be changed now.

  13. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Conte eying the Fulham job?

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs after Poch goes to United more like.

  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Boring 1-1 draw from OGs please.

    (Own goals, not Ole of course)

  15. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I think @£5.5 he could be a bargain.

  16. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Babel close! Shiiiiiee!!!! CMOOOON

  17. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Babel has great humor. Dying his hair just to take a piss on all those players to whom it matters a great deal 😀

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Babel has been dying his hair since the early 2000s..

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Because it matters a great deal to him

      2. Salarrivederci
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        and he ended up with this ! 😀 The guy is hilarious !

  18. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Dennis Odoi is not PL quality. Fulham need to get a replacement in asap.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He got them there so they owe him one I think

  19. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Babel is 95 years old, wouldnt cost him over 4.0M

  20. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Kamara scores that...

  21. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Want nothing more than an Alli blank!

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I want nothing less than an Alli blank!

      Yessss counterbalanced your woo woo curse tactic

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      For a tenner I will throw in a YC...

  22. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sane to Hazard worked out well 3 gameweeks ago. 🙄

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Only got FFS to blame!

    2. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Snap

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Leroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooy!

    4. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Chelsea are a mess, sell him.

      1. Hits from the Bong
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Just..one..more game...

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Higuain could improve Haz's returns.

  23. Fantastisk
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ref missed a blatant pen there.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He shouldn't have stepped up for it then.

      1. Fantastisk
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Fulham!!!!!

  24. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    my crazy ass neighbor has been hoovering for roughly 6 hours now, she started hoovering her ceiling (my floor at like 10am) and has now made it into hallway

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe she collapsed. I think you should go check on her.

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I would propose a house swap for a day

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    OMG llorente

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Llorente own goal. FML!

  27. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Llorente goal

  28. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    GET IN

  29. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Llorente time 😎

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      OG 😆

  30. Goat
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    So who brought in Llorente

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wild Rover took a punt on him.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      😎