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Son benched as Alli returns while Wilson is fit to start

Five Premier League matches kick off at 15:00 GMT this afternoon.

The headline team news perhaps comes from St. Mary’s Stadium, where Spurs are the visitors.

Dele Alli returns to Mauricio Pochettino’s starting XI for the first time since Gameweek 23, while Son Heung-min is benched in the Premier League for the first time since December.

Kyle Walker-Peters, Eric Dier and Lucas Moura also start as Toby Alderweireld, the injured Kieran Trippier and Victor Wanyama make way from the side that drew 1-1 with Arsenal last Saturday.

Southampton are unchanged.

Jamie Vardy is fit to lead the line for Leicester City, with Demarai Gray replacing Wes Morgan as Brendan Rodgers switches from a wing-back system to a 4-2-3-1.

Scott Parker sticks with the same 11 players that performed well against Chelsea.

Manuel Pellegrini also names the same side that lined up for Gameweek 29, meaning that Marko Arnautovic has to be content with a place on the bench again. Fabian Balbuena is also among the substitutes.

Neil Warnock has made four changes for the visit of the Hammers, with Bruno Ecuele Manga, Harry Arter, Josh Murphy and Junior Hoilett back in the Bluebirds’ side.

The quartet to make way are Joe Ralls, Kenneth Zohore, Bobby Reid and Sol Bamba, who has been ruled out for the season with a knee injury.

Callum Wilson returns from a knee injury for Bournemouth, who have the England striker, David Brooks, Josh King and Ryan Fraser in the same side for the first time since Gameweek 23.

Jefferson Lerma returns from suspension, while Nathaniel Clyne and Jack Simpson drop to the bench.

Zanka, Elias Kachunga and Aaron Mooy return for Huddersfield as Karlan Grant, Terence Kongolo and the injured Jonathan Hogg drop out.

DeAndre Yedlin and Ki Sung-yueng replace the injured Sean Longstaff and Javier Manquillo for Newcastle, while Marco Silva recalls Richarlison and Andre Gomes at the expense of Theo Walcott and Morgan Schneiderlin.

Cardiff City XI (4-2-3-1): Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Ecuele Manga, Bennett, Gunnarsson, Arter, Hoilett, Camarasa, Murphy, Niasse.

West Ham United XI (4-1-4-1): Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Snodgrass, Noble, Lanzini, Felipe Anderson, Chicharito.

Huddersfield Town XI (4-4-2 diamond): Lössl, Bacuna, Zanka, Schindler, Durm, Stankovic, Mooy, Billing, Pritchard, Mounie, Kachunga.

Bournemouth XI (4-4-2): Boruc, Smith, Mepham, Aké, Daniels, Brooks, Lerma, Surman, Fraser, King, Wilson.

Leicester City XI (4-2-3-1): Schmeichel, Ricardo, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell, Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison, Gray, Barnes, Vardy.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Rico, Odoi, Nordtveit, Ream, Bryan, Chambers, McDonald, Babel, Cairney, Sessegnon, Mitrovic.

Newcastle United XI (3-4-2-1): Dubravka, Schar, Lascelles, Lejeune, Yedlin, Hayden, Ki, Ritchie, Almiron, Perez, Rondon.

Southampton XI (3-5-2): Gunn, Yoshida, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Valery, Hojbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Bertrand, Austin, Redmond.

Tottenham Hotspur XI (4-2-3-1): Lloris, Walker-Peters, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Sissoko, Eriksen, Alli, Lucas, Kane.

1,933 Comments Post a Comment
  1. SM001
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Rice and Fab cleansheet gone. Better now than in the 89th minute.

    1. Sif
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same with AWB. Oh well.

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

      Double WHAMmy

  2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anderson better turn up today!

  3. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    West Ham havent really started playing yet, wow. Cardiff deserved the lead, have grabbbed the initiative from the get go.

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

      From the comments on here this week, you would think the game was Barnet v Barcelona

  4. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Choosing Fab over Boruc seems like such a smart decision this early.

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

    Camarasa I love you xxx

  6. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fab and AWB losing their CS early is better than late at least

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Positive spin 😉

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

    West ham defence is so poo

  8. Louis Van Gaalstones
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    West Ham's clean sheet record is baffling

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oh, FFS...

  9. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Well, at least Poch made my decision to transfer out Son that much easier...

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

      It was easy for me regardless of that benching tbh. He becomes Maddison and I can finally get rid of Kamara to King or Wilson.

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

    Decided to Keep son instead of bringing in for straight swap for Mane, then brought in Rice for a hit and they concede to Cardiff inside 5 mins!

    CLASS

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

    Should have started Boruc. Fab is a waste

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

      fact

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      fab gets you a steady 3 points per game

    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wait for the saves.

      He’s still 5th best overall despite cs record.

    4. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Enjoying my man clean sheets at the minute with Ederson!

  12. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Higuain and hazard a must for gw 33

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

      Looks like a good bet

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

      West Ham do well vs Chelsea

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        West Ham are a bit unpredictable but I can't see nothing but a trashing

        1. Louis Van Gaalstones
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          West ham kept a clean sheet against them last time

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Thats where I am going.

  13. Offside Trapattoni
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Not even sure if Fab can keep a clean sheet vs HUD next week..

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

      West Ham home form better than away

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

      Huddersfield playing for their lives. He can concede easily

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Last week he did a cleansheet, mind 🙂

    4. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That’s the match you want him for. Huddersfield away are horrid - they actually score at home.

  14. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kane offside.

  15. Jon Snow
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Another solid 3 pointer for Fabianski? It's not much but it's honest work

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

      I hope for penalty save

  16. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    doherty and rashford to azpi and king for free ? thanks 🙂

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

      Only if you do it now.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        why ?

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

          What's the rush?

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            haha ok wont do transfer until friday of course 🙂

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good mate

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        cheers

  17. HammersFan
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I did Etheridge > Fabianski this week so cue a Cardiff 1-0 win. Thank me later guys

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

      Why didn’t you wait til next week. Always go with home team

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I sold him to Ederson instead of doing Bednarek to TAA

  18. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kane has such A bad finishing technik. Not good enough for clubs in Spain and Italy

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

      Absolute boring bonehead post

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      silly billy

    3. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Change your bait

    4. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Utter tosh.

  19. Bobby
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    i remember when Anderson scored goals for fun. They were good times

  20. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Luca Smoura looking like a young Messi

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

      Kane can't stand playing with him imo

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

    Ville brought TAA for Doherty. *Gulp. Scared

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ville has taken this season off

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

      Time to sell TAA then...

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

      Milner at RB then 🙂

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

    When was the last time Fab had a pen save ?

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

      This week

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

      gw15

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

        so 15 GWs later he'll have another one

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

      against Cardiff in the home game 🙂

  23. SM001
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pereira scuff. Roll on next season.

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

      Noooooo

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

    I felt a huge disturbance in the force. Like the sounds of millions of Fabianski clean sheets crying out in terror, then were suddenly silenced 😎

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Clean sheets would be a disturbance. This is normal service for WHU defence owners.

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      problem is who else to get at his price ? i have boruc on bench but fab seemed like the better option this gw

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

      🙁

  25. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    FH 32, wc B.B. and tc left

    A) pogba to hazard (not much value in pogba)
    B) son to hazard, jonny to ogbonna -4

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers mate

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

      Just Son to Hazard

      You'll want Pogba for 32 quite possibly, while Spurs play Liverpool, so you probably don't want Son.

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

    HUD all over Bournemouth

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      good, like bournemouth on the counterattack

  27. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    T-16 minutes until LCFC CS goes poof

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

      stop that

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

      Waiting for the inevitable.

    3. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That late?

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

    wilson close

  29. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Getting Arnie in two weeks ago was a terrible decision