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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.

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

    Son on

  2. Mikeharbrw
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sons out guns out

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

    Any subs used in the spurs game yet?

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

      Son

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

        Cheers TM

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

    Is there really any reason NOT to do Anderson to Fraser (-4)?

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

      Anderson plays, no one else?

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

      Chasing points always works.

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

      Considering the same move for a -8…

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

    Son on 😎

  6. the german
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Shitty madison and king. Arghhhhh

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

    What happened Lascelles?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Subbed

  8. Optic1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Putting in Brooks over Fraser has seriously wound me up... especially as I was always going to put in Fraser until all I could hear was Brooks stats. Ffs.

    1. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same here

    1. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wish this could of been posted last night. Plumped for Brooks after being convinced that Fraser was finished for the season.

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

        It's in the Hot Topics

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

    Come on son

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

    Son subbed on.

  11. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Given how this week has gone so far fully expecting a Son haul now after shipping him due to his blanks

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

    Son on

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

    1 minute til Sterling news

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

    Schar yellow a massive blessing in disguise for me. Now I can get Robertson for -4 instead of carrying this excuse of a footballer through two blanks.

  15. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Always planned to get Fraser, but was 0.1 off and got Brooks...

  16. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Great down to 9 players next week

    Up yours Schar you prat.

  17. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kun and sterling start

  18. Donblaster
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else bring in both Brooks/ASmith this wk for gw31 planning?

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

    XI | Ederson, Walker, Kompany (C), Otamendi, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Silva, Mahrez, Sterling, Bernardo, Aguero

    Subs | Muric, Danilo, Laporte, Delph, Sané, Jesus, Foden

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

      The men were wrong. I'm back with the women

  20. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero starts! Phew!

  21. Dele
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Really annoyed I didn't go with my gut on Wilson.

  22. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kun & Sterling start

  23. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kun starts!!!!

  24. JohnnyMagrinho
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Utter rubbish that Wilson magically recovers in time for this game and pops up with a goal and assist.

      The wrestle between him and King makes investing in that attack an absolute minefield.

      Absolutely ridiculous to think that bringing King in for this week could turn out so poor. What a waste of time.

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

        Ah bless

        1. JohnnyMagrinho
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I think it’s a valid point.

            How many times this season have we seen Wilson haul one week and King the next.

            Wilson wasn’t confirmed to start this week - it’s just tiresome when managers are so effing vague about availability of their players when they obviously know what they’re doing.

            And then fantasy managers who make ridiculous choices get rewarded for it.

            Poor logic so often gets rewarded in this game. It’s just a bit boring.

        2. Vlad Tepes
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Things could turn next week. I Brought in Brooks and King this GW.....

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

        Aguero you sexy beast

      3. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Well choosing Brooks over Fraser is slightly annoying, at least Kun starts.

      4. SPorting
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Right then Son, you’ve got 20 mins to redeem yourself for cock-blocking my jammy Fraser bench points.

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

          Benched Fraser!???????

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

            Strong squad. First world problems.

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

        I hate Ryan Fraser so much

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

        Who are these twirps predicting Sane was going to start?

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

          Crap top of page, sorry 🙁

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

            No it's justified