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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. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pickford is such a clown lol

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

      T-rex*

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

      ... and saved

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

    Pickford bout to wipe my Digne CS 😐

  3. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Celtic fans were pretty unfair to Rodgers. After everything he did for the club in one of the toughest & most competitive leagues in the world.

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

      celtic fans are scum

  4. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Rondon assist denied

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

    Pereira to Vardy and we all scream YEAHHH. Fingers crossed

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

      This!

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

      *Pereira to Maddison

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

    Pickford pen save from Ritchie to also block Rondon assist.

  7. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ugh, would have been a Rondon assist

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

    congrats Rondon owners

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

      Ritchie taking

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

      sorry Ritchie to take...

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

    Almiron pen taker ?

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

      Ritchie

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

    Pickford points

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ritchie has Digne in FPL

  12. Ron_Swanson
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ritchie missed pen

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

    Why didn't Schar take?

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

      Probably should've, to be fair.

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

    OMG PICKFORD

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

    Pickford, yesssss

  16. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Screw ya Ritchie.... spewing ruined my rondo assist

  17. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Yes Pickford captain wins

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

      yeah sure

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

    Well, maybe Rondon takes the next one.

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

    MISSED

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

      100% inaccurate post. Nice!

  20. Thiga
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I benched Pickford and started Fab lol

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

    RICHAAAAAAAA

    (Last owner on this planer)

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

      planet*

  22. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fab to Pickford!!! Anyone brave enough?

  23. Ron_Swanson
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    And Everton goal...!

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

    Lol England #1 doing bits.

    Meanwhile, BBC live text guy absolutely sucking Harry Kane off.

    1. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      “Doing bits” phrase deserves a lifetime ban.....

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

    rich sellers PUNISHED part 3

  26. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Everton 2-0

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

    Richarlison punishes the sellers

  28. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pickford owners only have him cause they can’t afford Boruc....

  29. SoShy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Richa is going to trigger so many people here

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

    Pickford shouldnt even be on the pitch.

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This, should of been off, Awaits VAR.