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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. Planet Head
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Valery, why don't you come on over to the watchlist

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

    Maddie to vardy

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

      OOOOOOOOO

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

    VARDINHOOOOOO

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

    VARDYYYYYYY

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

    Vardyyyyyyyyy

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

    Vardy Captain 🙂

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

      Same

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

    Woohoo

  8. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    WKD BLUEEEEEEEEEE

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

    Vardy VC but so glad I got him in for Rashford 3GW's ago

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

      Got Rondón for Rash - Rash now needs a Hattie to make it seem silly

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

    So whinging until your player scores isn’t fruitless.

    Need to take notes from Dakes.

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

      of course. it works sometimes

  11. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I rest my case.

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

      Your case doesn’t need resting.

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

    Maddison! Some points finally!

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

    Vardy Party Captainnnnnnnn
    Get inn

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

    cmon pereira grab a goal mate!

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

      Thisssss!

  15. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wilson ! so happy i got him the very last minute ))

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

    Vardy oh why I only gave you (V)

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same. Haz(C)

  17. Goat
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Doherty + Jiminez + Anderson
    To
    Azpilicueta + Wilson + Fraser
    -8

    Will this pay off over GW31 and 33?

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

    Mini league rival with Tielemans + Vardy (C)…

  19. Modest Bob
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy captain hallllllowwww

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

    Given Spurs don't do draws, I wonder who will get the goal...

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

      NLD

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

      Southampton...JWP

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

      Spurs drew last week...

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

        Oh yeah...I was away last week and that completely slipped by me 😀

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

    VARDYCAPTAIN

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

    Maddison on 2 baps

  23. Party time
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The party is not over. Don't go anywhere boys!!!

    • DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Chasing Fulham is bliss

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wardie G

    • Says
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Walker-Peters should have been walking-petering off the pitch for a red card, tripped a striker who was through on goal

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

        Sp*rs, aka FA United will never get a red card.

    • Garlana
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ward prowse goal

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

        That should have been Son to score second goal uffff

    • aborg
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Spurs always seem to mess things up towards the last part of the season. They seem to do this against much lower opposition.

      1. Says
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        not enough squad rotation perhaps leading to fatigue?

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

          Yes I guess that is the reason why.

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

      Spurs doing their best to not finish in the top 4.

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

      SPURS dear god