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

    Bardsley YC

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

      should have been Red

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

      Dean licking his lips in anticipation of issuing his 100th RC...

  2. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fourth officials are a waste of space, they serve no purpose other than to act as a punchbag for managers. Should be scrapped

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

      Who will hold up the board then?

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Anyone with two arms, doesn’t need to be a ref

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          the managers?

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I'd like to see Roy Hodgson lofting that board above his head

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

      We should have A.I referees

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Who would managers punch instead?

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Each other

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

          😀

  3. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Son has been fairly anonymous.

    Asonymous.

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

      Nice

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You win Son, you lose Son

    3. pjomara
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Good sonnary of his performance.

  4. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Owned Kane whilst Son was bracing and now own Son whilst Kane is bagging loooool what a sh1t season.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Relatable

    2. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Kane picked up 21 points 'whilst Son was bracing', not sure what you're complaining about...

  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone keeping Auba this week for BOU? Or swapping to Kun for whu and BOU in the next couple too...

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Need to see the CC final.

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      keeping

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

      Wait until after the game to decide.

    4. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I was gonna switch to Kun but I really can't justify putting in anyone that doesn't play 31 at this point so Auba stays but I do already have Sterling.

    5. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      keeping for BOU

    6. LSK
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Probably keep, all my transfers will be in preparation for the blanks. But if Aguero scores another 2 or 3 in the cup and gets taken off around 60 minutes it's going to be hard to resist bringing him in.

    7. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If you just got him in then it makes sense to keep him for the BOU game

  6. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fanny and son have been some waste of space.

  7. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Son SOT

  8. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lamela spotted 🙁

  9. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs are gonna win this

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

      Really?

  10. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bardsley is so dirty, old school player

  11. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ok Foyth is an Argentinan that's the reason

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Racist

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

        Argentine is not a race you muppet

  12. Ghost Gooner
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Son about to get hooked?

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Son getting hauled?

  14. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Jota, DOh, Jim start

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      !!!!! Phew!

    2. Meltens
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Great news! Time for a treble up haul 😉

      Or five points, more likely 🙂

  15. Party time
      5 years, 1 month ago

      My son is going off

      1. Party time
          5 years, 1 month ago

          ?

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

        Llorente going off for Lamela?

        1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Llorente already came on at half time

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            And?

            1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              So he can’t be subbed off if he’s come on from the bench.

              Do you know how football rules work???

              1. Brosstan
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                I dont think you know how they work.

                1. SADIO SANÉ
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  😀

                2. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Okay maybe they do allow it. But no manager who is level headed would sub a player on and then off (my only knowledge is Mourinho with Fellani.)

                  1. Rash
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    It's happened quite a few times actually

                3. Business Cat
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Burn 😆

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

                😆

              3. Burger
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Oh dear 😀

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

        Lineup - Huddersfield starting line-up: Jonas Lössl, Tommy Smith, Chris Löwe, Jonathan Hogg, Zanka, Christopher Schindler, Aaron Mooy, Juninho Bacuna, Laurent Depoitre, Elias Kachunga, Jason Puncheon.
        Substitutes: Ben Hamer, Jon Gorenc Stankovic, Steve Mounie, Karlan Grant, Florent Hadergjonaj, Terence Kongolo, Philip Billing

        Lineup - Newcastle starting line-up: Martin Dubravka, DeAndre Yedlin, Matt Ritchie, Florian Lejeune, Jamaal Lascelles, Fabian Schär, Ayoze Pérez, Isaac Hayden, Salomón Rondón, Sean Longstaff, Miguel Almirón.
        Substitutes: Paul Dummett, Freddy Woodman, Ki Sung-yueng, Kenedy, Joselu, Christian Atsu, Javier Manquillo

        Lineup - Wolves starting line-up: Rui Patrício, Matt Doherty, Jonny, Willy Boly, Conor Coady, Ryan Bennett, Leander Dendoncker, João Moutinho, Diogo Jota, Raúl Jiménez, Rúben Neves.
        Substitutes: Adama Traoré, Hélder Costa, Ivan Cavaleiro, Rúben Vinagre, Morgan Gibbs-White, John Ruddy, Romain Saïss

        Lineup - Bournemouth starting line-up: Artur Boruc, Nathaniel Clyne, Adam Smith, Dan Gosling, Chris Mepham, Nathan Aké, Jordon Ibe, Jefferson Lerma, Dominic Solanke, Joshua King, Ryan Fraser.
        Substitutes: Asmir Begovic, Diego Rico, Lys Mousset, Sam Surridge, Jack Simpson, Charlie Daniels, Andrew Surman

        1. tm245
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers

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

          Longstaff in the hole?

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Box to box

          2. Sandy Ravage
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            He's deeper than that

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

          Solanke essential

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

            May be a better punt than Success...

        4. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Doherty - check
          Jiminez - check
          Jota - check

          Engage!

          😎

        5. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Is Solanke assured starter when Wilson will be fit?

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

            Good point hadn't thought of that, but isn't Wilson still a long way off?

            Can't see him starting before GW31...

      4. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Team News:

        BOU: Boruc, Clyne, Mepham, Adam Smith, Aké, Fraser, Gosling, Lerma, Ibe, Solanke, King
        Subs: Begovic, Daniels, Rico, Simpson, Surman, Mousset, Surridge

        WOL: Patrício, Boly, Coady, Bennett, Jonny, Neves, Doherty, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Jiménez, Jota
        Subs: Ruddy, Vinagre, Saïss, Gibbs-White, Costa, Traoré, Cavaleiro

        NEW: Dubravka, Lejeune, Yedlin, Schär, Lascelles, Ritchie, Pérez, Hayden, Almirón, Longstaff, Rondón
        Subs: Woodman, Dummett, Manquillo, Kenedy, Atsu, Ki Sung-yueng, Joselu

        HUD: Lössl, Löwe, Schindler, Smith, Zanka, Hogg, Mooy, Bacuna, Puncheon, Kachunga, Depoitre
        Subs: Hamer, Stankovic, Kongolo, Hadergjonaj, Billing, Mounie, Grant

        1. Rash
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks simma

      5. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        OK that's enough Harry, you can come off now

      6. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        who is Chris Mepham/

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          CB that Bournemouth signed in the Jan transfer window

          1. OPTA FPL
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Cook dropped?

        2. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Ex Brentford & Welsh International younster

      7. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Lamela on
        Foyth off

      8. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        5 at the back at home to Hudd is poor from Rafa.

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

          Could go 10 at the back for all I care as long as gets the cleanie.

      9. Party time
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Foyth off

          1. OPTA FPL
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            phew

            1. Party time
                5 years, 1 month ago

                🙂

          2. seewhyaxe
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Wow Almiron is worth monitoring

            1. EMBOLOFAN
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              mls player in an awful team. and very ugly

              1. Smurf
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Agreed.

            2. Smurf
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Wow?

          3. Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            McNeil almost scored

          4. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            This McNeil fella is going to be hard to ignore 😮

            1. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              These two boys might ruin him though.

          5. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Need Jimmy to score 4 goals.

          6. Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Doherty to continue his goal-scoring exploits against Bournemouth ?

            1. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Not in a week we need him, YC & 1 pointer for sure.

              1. Big boy Bowen
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Did me well in the FA cup Sun dream team 🙂

            2. Big boy Bowen
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              100%

          7. pjomara
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Only two 3pm kickoffs, it's almost like it's a bgw.

          8. SirStevieG
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Ways to ruin Son: make him captain.