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Kane makes surprise return to Spurs starting line-up

Harry Kane (£12.4m) has made a surprise return to the Spurs starting line-up for their trip to Burnley on Saturday lunch-time.

The forward was initially expected to return to training following an ankle injury in March, but having worked with his team-mates over the last week, Mauricio Pochettino has thrown him back in.

That means Fernando Llorente (£5.7m) drops to the bench after a run of four starts for Spurs.

Alongside Kane in what looks to be a front-two is Son Heung-min (£9.0m), who may benefit from the return of the England international.

Pochettino has named a back-five for Spurs with Danny Rose (£5.8m) overcoming his yellow flag to start on the left, while Serge Aurier (£5.8m) is deployed on the right with Kieran Trippier (£6.2m) not in the matchday XI.

That decision, as well as the omission of Davinson Sánchez (£5.8m), is reportedly due to the busy upcoming schedule rather than connected with any injury problems.

However, Eric Dier (£4.7m) is reported to be missing with an illness.

Juan Foyth (£5.0m) joins Toby Alderweireld (£6.0m) and Jan Vertonghen (£5.9m) in the trio of centre-backs.

The in-form Ashley Barnes (£5.6m) leads the Burnley attack alongside Chris Wood (£6.2m) again, chasing a fourth Premier League match in a row with a goal.

Dwight McNeil (£4.4m) continues to hold down his place on the left of midfield while Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.5m) and Robbie Brady (£5.4m) are on the bench.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; Wood, Barnes.

Spurs XI: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Foyth, Vertonghen, Rose, Winks, Sissoko, Eriksen, Son, Kane.

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

    Burnley games... Zzzz

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This. Every single one of them. Just get their televised games out of the way early next season.

  2. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Son scored yet?

    1. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      We'd be on page 5 if he did

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Ha!

      2. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Haha true

      3. Homer21
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This

  3. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Get me sone point Son. 1st time trusting you with the armband in 2yrs.

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wish I had instead of switching it to Anderson last minute.

  4. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    old Burnley is back

    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Burnley defence bandwagon incoming??

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Old Heaton is back

  5. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Why is there less moaning today?

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

      Just wondering that. Unusual...

    2. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I don't know but revel in it cos it's very rare!!

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        It’s bliss.

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

      Because Son captainers are a lot more intelligent than FA captainers 😉

      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        But less intelligent than Laca Captainers 🙂

  6. Codetto
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Comment section seems very quiet today

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Prob cause everyone got 5 or 6 players in the Utd/Liverpool game tomorrow

    2. Shultan
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nothing much happening

  7. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    This has a 1-0 spurs written all over it, probably one of the center halves heading it from a corner or a kane penalty

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son in closing minutes if recent form continues.

      1. lilmessipran
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Against fatigued Burnley legs , yea that too

  8. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Man Utd news: I wouldn't take Van Dijk over Phil Jones or Chris Smalling, says Vidic

    Nemanja Vidic: 'Phil Jones Is Better Than Virgil Van Dijk'

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hahahahahaha

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He should've said he was better than Van Dijk, at least that'd be arguable.

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Arguable? VVD would be lucky to have half the career Vidic did.

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I mean I'd at least tolerate a debate on it even if I'd definitely say Vidic, he was part of the second best defence I've ever seen.

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            5 PLs, 1 CL, 5 times in TOTY, 2 POTY. There's really not even a debate.

        2. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          He did say better not who is going to have the more successful career. David May currently has a more successful career than VVD, does that make him better?

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

      😆

    4. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Well he's not wrong.

      Oh wait, that's exactly what he is.

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

      I love you Nemanja, but wtf...

    6. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Jones gets a lot of stick but he is quite good actually, just not consistent and sometimes shaky. I prefer Van Dijk but it's not that bizarre thing to say.

      1. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        It really is.

      2. Evil Buddha
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Not consistent and sometimes shaky. Yeah. Lovren is better than Jones then. Maybe the best.

        1. Zilla
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Thing is with defenders you remember the f ups only, when I say Boateng you'll remember when Messi humiliated him. Jones last season during the start was great and one of the main reasons that United kept many CSs. He isn't a great defender but not that bad.

          1. Evil Buddha
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            De Gea was the major reason United had clean sheets last season. They conceded plenty of shots and their expected goals conceded was not low at all.

            1. Debauchy
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              This

            2. Zilla
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I agree, that's why I didn't say he was the reason. All I want to clarify really is that he isn't that bad as people portray him imo.

      3. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I too prefer Van Dijk to Jones, in much the same way that I prefer Aguero to Troy Deeney.

        1. Zilla
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          😆

        2. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          😀

        3. Deeney-is-a-god
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Disagree with thr last one...

      4. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Really?

    7. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe he meant in terms of entertainment value. http://66.media.tumblr.com/97d74666bd099d435c621955c57cb11b/tumblr_noi34oCAb91shaydvo1_500.gif

  9. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    My first week owning Son, he is bound to blank

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

      Still early in the match.

      Wish I went for Lacazette though...

    2. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nah a goal in 90+ is guaranteed.

      1. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Hardly

  10. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Son classified as a ST next season?

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Already is on Sky and TFF

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Likely that he will be next year on FPL then too

    2. Yeboahs Yorkshire Puds
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Reckon so Salah too

  11. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Why is Danny Rose getting booed so much when gets ball?

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

      Stayed down whining for a long time after a challenge earlier in the game.

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Not even his own team mates bothered to stop attack because of him 😉

  12. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Am having such a poor season.. horrible rank, no chance of winning any MLs that i've made a bet with 8th place in work ML to see which one of us finishes higher up!

  13. Colek Pauh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    who will score?
    son or kane or erikssen?
    please dont 0-0

    1. Party time
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Aurier. Winks assist

      • Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        0-0 all over it

        1. Colek Pauh
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          please dont stalemate, need point this week.

      • Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Son

    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Would love to find a transfer spare to turn Fabs into Heaton over the next few weeks.

      1. Majestic Chanka
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Take a hit for it if you think over a few weeks you’ll get more points.

        I doubt you’ll feel you have the spare transfer for a GK at any point for the rest of the season.

    3. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      yawn @ this gameweek

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        To be fair, most of the action is likely to be tomorrow

        1. Patch
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Another Arsenal Capper Optimist

          1. Numb
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Just logical looking at the fixtures

    4. TaiwanHC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son is going to get 2 or 3 points, isn’t he?

      1. Colek Pauh
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        hopefully he assist or score or earn penalty

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

        You think he'll make 60'?

        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          90, booked and loses the CS with a goal that's impossible to ignore

      3. Party time
          5 years, 2 months ago

          1 is a possibility

        • Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Nah he always scores.

        • Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Always gets a lucky goal. Will be a massive deflection or something

          1. Numb
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            90th minute. I’m not panicking yet

          2. Evil Buddha
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Nah it's more likely to be a slight deflection and definitely on target. He would get fpl assists otherwise.

          3. Hy liverpool
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            You don't have him then?

            1. Numb
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Sounds more like a reason *to* own him

      4. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Why is Aurier playing where Son should be

      5. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Tell you what, Burnley defend in numbers, how many claret shirts in their own box at any one time!

        1. FPL_Gyarados
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          All of them

      6. pakornk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        is it me or Spurs play better without Kane?

      7. Gegenpress
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I have 6 players in the big game tomorrow! Anyone got the same?

        Salah (C)
        Mane
        Shaw
        Pogba
        Rashford
        Shaw

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          3 for me - Salah, Pogba and Rashford

          1. Gegenpress
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Decent

        2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I’d call that 7 personally.

          1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Oh Shaw twice, then 6.

        3. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Is Shaw twice suggesting he is fat?

          1. Hy liverpool
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Lol

          2. Gegenpress
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Toushe I meant Robertson

          3. Make Arrows Green Again
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Tubby Shaw

            1. Majestic Chanka
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Wayne Shaw is basically Luke Shaws’ Ghost of Christmas Future

        4. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I have 0.

        5. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          2 shaws

        6. El-Kloppico
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          You have 2 Shaw?wow. Man U to concede surely with 2 Shaw

        7. Gegenpress
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          All you smarty pants out there I mean Robertson and not 2 Shaws lol

        8. FPL_Gyarados
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I've 6 tomorrow too. Robertson and Firmino instead of Mané and your second Shaw

          1. Gegenpress
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            So just Firmino over Mane!

            Hoping for a 4-3 LIVERPOOL

            Salah Hatrick Robertson couple assists Mane goal Assist Firmino Assist

            Pogba Rashford and Shaw goal!!

            Would be perfection

            1. FPL_Gyarados
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Yeah,
              Regretting captioning Son right now but 45mins still to go. Burnley are acting like a wall.

              1. Gegenpress
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Need a spurs win for all my bets! Cheeky Aurier goal would be good as hardly anyone has him

        9. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I have 1 Robbo for your 2 Shaw's 😛
          Rest 4 same

          1. Gegenpress
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Hopefully we (Liverpool) batter you 😉

            1. Now I'm Panicking
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              You play for Liverpool? Cool!

              1. Gegenpress
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Call me Virgil. Unlike you, Mr Virgin 😉

                1. Now I'm Panicking
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Wish I was - wouldn't have two young kids ruining my lie-ins at the weekend.

            2. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Nahh
              😉

      8. La vida FPL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        It's going to be a long weekend

      9. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This is the Burnley we all know !!

        1. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Son/erikson to score from outside the box again ?

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            They'd have to put something special. Burnley are a tough nut to crack again

        2. F_Ivanovic
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          and don't love

      10. El Lobito 10
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Will City have a double in gw32 and blank gw33?

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

          Yes

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

            *If/when they beat Swansea.

        2. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          If they beat SWA then deffo bgw 33 and likely dgw 23

        3. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          IF they beat Swansea City in the fa cup

          1. El Lobito 10
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Thank you all

        4. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          City are lucky to be facing Swansea in the cup. They wouldnt have stood a chance against the mighty Barnet.

      11. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Son captain was awful. As posted pre kick off. But I gotta maintain rank and minimise risk to stay top 5k.

        90th min winner incoming from Son.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I have a feeling Burnley will score. So 1-1 for me

          1. Richd
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I’ll take that if Son scores.

        2. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          You should be maximising risk and aiming for top 1k.

          1. Richd
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I went from 300th in the world down to 30k back to 4k thanks to Kun. Been a rollercoaster just wanna win all my ML, take the profit and try win next year

        3. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Why did you captain him then?

          1. Richd
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Cos this weeks awful. Pogba my other option

      12. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        suprise return for Kane!? thought there was actually a decent chance tbh...ignored again, although it wasn't exactly the boldest shout ever 😀 and no I didn't get him 😉

        https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2019/02/22/captain-sensible-blank-gameweek-27-a-tough-call/?hc_page=10&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_19907437

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            oh, I'm late to the party I see

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

          He loves putting himself back in the team while not fully healed. Going to hurt him down the line.

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            maybe, but it does seem that he works harder to recover than most - that could be bad in itself, but maybe the usual estimates are based on normal players that go for a more 'lazy' style of recovery and he's actually ahead of the game

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

        How did Barnes look in the 1st half?

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Whipped a decent effort just over the bar.

        2. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          tall and handsome

        3. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Like a fighter !!
          Gave Foyth a tough time.
          Tried a difficult shot too just went over.
          He looks very sharp though.
          We really can't afford to ignore him

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

            😮

            I'm sold!

      14. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Kane will be off early being first game back

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah
          Spurs need a better CM 😉

          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Lol

      15. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Should have played Tarkowski I guess

      16. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Anyone else getting Heaton potentially?

        Just scouting today but need for blanks ideally. Either him or Boruc.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          IF you have money, Heaton is a no brainier for me.

        2. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I'd love him but can't afford, going Boruc.

      17. fab
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        suggestions for AWB replacement?
        Others are Kola, Pereira, Doherty, Robbo

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Clyne/Yedlin/Burnley defender

        2. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Clyne or Lascelles

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

          Someone as cheap as possible that plays in 31/33