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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. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kane G

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

      Rose A

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

    McNeil finds Wood.....there's your 'head'line

  3. Party time
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kane!

    • Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Lolrente yellow

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kane is back

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

      Brilliant from Kane

    • Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sir Harry is back

    • IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kaneeeeeee

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

      Boooo Kane

    • Jon Snow
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rose should just start crossing with his hands

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rose assist

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

      Rory Delap assist

    • drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      there he is

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son winner incoming. Congrats cappers

      1. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thank you

      2. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Not a wise move against a renown Burnley defence

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

          not really renown this season is it

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What a player!!!

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

      Rose stole 10 yds on the throw

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

        Burnley stole a corner.

      2. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        You can argue Burnley didn't deserve the goal as it shouldn't have been a corner. Even Stevens

    • tm245
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      That is good for FPL, finally some decisions to make.

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

        Fixtures and GW31 mean many will ignore.

        1. tm245
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Agreed, though I don’t think those are the worst fixtures. I think he does pretty well in London derbies.

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

            yeah kinda wanted him this week instead of Auba, he does seem to do well in those games

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

        I mentioned earlier that he has 0.25% ownership in top 10k! Some differential. I’ve restructured my team to allow for two main strikers but even then the extra mil you need for Kane (compared to Aguero or auba) makes him to tough to fit in

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

      Welp, he’s back!

      Won’t be getting him though. Auba to Aguero this week I’m kinda thinking...

    • HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kane selfish. Shouldve passed to Son who had easy tap in

      (Son captainer btw)

      1. Evasivo
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Sounds fair enough

    • EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      daniel rose is a horrible little midget

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

        Lol. Not exactly little for a midget, is he?

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

          good one mate

    • Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Matched my ML rival by bringing in Aubameyang for this week and he swapped him for Kane and Captained

    • Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Fortunately no one owns Rose and Kane, both yellow flagged

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

        I've got both 🙂 Rose not much longer probably tho

        1. Evasivo
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          😮

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Foyth YC

    • Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      GW27 Breakout Player.

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hoyt YC

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        *Juan Foyth

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

        justin hoyt

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What does Foyth have on Poch?

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Juan knows

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

        Pochs Daughter nudes 😉

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

        He's 21 and Argentinian.

    • OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      wtf foyth

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        what a useless defender

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What a miss Hendricks

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

        ?

    • balint84
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      next week Kane or Kun? (only 1ft)

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

        latter

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

        Kane for sure

      3. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        None

        1. balint84
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          hold Firmino instead?