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Eriksen, Alli, Lucas and Son named in strong Spurs starting XI

After the Fantasy Premier League points-fest at Anfield last night, Gameweek 36 continues in north London as Tottenham Hotspur face West Ham United in the Saturday lunchtime kick-off.

Rotation was a concern for those who own Spurs assets as the Lilywhites are in Champions League action on Tuesday, with Mauricio Pochettino sending out mixed messages in his pre-match press conference yesterday – the Argentinean talking of “fatigue” and “fresh legs” but also emphatically stressing the importance of today’s fixture.

The Tottenham boss has named a strong-looking team for this London derby, however, with Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli, Lucas Moura and Son Heung-min all featuring in the starting XI.

There are some high-profile exclusions in defence, though, with Kieran Trippier and Jan Vertonghen among the players to make way.

Vertonghen isn’t part of the match-day squad but Trippier is among the substitutes, along with Fernando Llorente and Vincent Janssen.

Pochettino has lined his side up in a 4-3-1-2 formation, with Ben Davies and Juan Foyth at full-back and Eriksen dropping back alongside Eric Dier and Danny Rose in a three-man central midfield.

Alli will provide the support for Lucas and Son.

Manuel Pellegrini has made two changes from the side that drew with Leicester last Saturday, with Issa Diop and Ryan Fredericks replacing Angelo Ogbonna and Pablo Zabaleta.

Jack Wilshere and the fit-again Javier Hernandez are among the substitutes but there is no place in Pellegrini’s 18-man squad for Aaron Cresswell or Manuel Lanzini, both of whom returned to training after minor injuries this week.

Marko Arnautovic leads the line again despite being without a Premier League goal since early January.

Just over 100,000 FPL managers transferred in Son this week, with around 67,000 purchasing Lucas.

142,887 Fantasy bosses handed Son the captaincy, with 3,289 of those using the Triple Captain chip on the South Korean midfielder.

Tottenham Hotspur XI(4-3-1-2): Lloris, Foyth, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Davies, Dier, Rose, Eriksen, Alli, Moura, Son.

Subs: Gazzaniga, Trippier, Janssen, Wanyama, Walker-Peters, Llorente, Skipp.

West Ham United XI (4-1-4-1): Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Balbuena, Masuaku, Noble, Rice, Antonio, Snodgrass, Anderson, Arnautovic.

Subs: Adrian, Zabaleta, Obiang, Wilshere, Ogbonna, Perez, Hernandez.

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  1. thepoet85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Llorente immediate impact ha

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      s yet to happen.

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    😆 at the celebration

  3. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Duffy/Dunk to come in for Vert owners could be aok in the end

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Come oooooon Chelsea!!!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yes 😀

  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Bollocks to that

  6. Jay_
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Need a GIF of the Antonio celebration ASAP 😀

    • OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Antonio nearly doing the “helicopter” as his celebration 😆

    • S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Beavis cs and baps gone 🙁

      1. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        He’s still on for a bap!

    • Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      At least not so fussed about Verthongen no show now

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        .. except they would've kept the cleanie ofc

    • Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      So the one who will drop more points go to the c.l. next year???

    • Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Classic Fabianski 10 pointer probably

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Nope

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sonny McSonface is playing crap.

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Whats wrong with using his actual name?

        1. SM001
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          He was pushing the ends of his eyebrows down too.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        He deserves max bonus for that alone.

      2. Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        That'll be in the next Fifa update

    • seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      there goes the Lloris cs

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      West ham going for a second

      Spurs all over the shop

    • Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Vertonghen could have stopped Antonio... justice.

    • Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      1 minute warning

    • RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Duffy to Boly?

      Lloris
      TAA, Doherty, Duffy
      Salah, Mane, Son, Sterling
      Aguero, Jimenez, Ings

      Subs: Foster, Valery, Højbjerg, Dunk

      0 in the bank

      1. asquishypotato
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Not the time to ask, check back later.

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Line ups incoming

    • Mr Arsenal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      That top 4 race will have Wolves in it at this rate.

    • Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No surprises, all teams opting for 11 players

      1. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Lies, ban request.

      2. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Boooooring

      3. dark91
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Oh lucky casuals again

    • Miniboss
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Ajax will run over this band of slackers

    • DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      The holy trinity start: Jimmy, Jota, Doherty

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      ⚽ Team News 📰
      CRY: Guaita, Wan-Bissaka, Dann, Kelly, van Aanholt, Meyer, Kouyaté, Milivojevic, McArthur, Zaha, Benteke
      Subs: Hennessey, Ward, Sako, Riedewald, Townsend, Ayew, Batshuayi

      EVE: Pickford, Zouma, Coleman, Keane, Digne, Gueye, Sigurdsson, Schneiderlin, Richarlison, Bernard, Calvert-Lewin
      Subs: Stekelenburg, Baines, Jagielka, McCarthy, Tosun, Walcott, Lookman

      FUL: Rico, Ream, Le Marchand, Bryan, Odoi, Sessegnon, Cairney, Babel, Zambo Anguissa, Chambers, Mitrovic
      Subs: Fabri, Christie, Mawson, Elliott, Kebano, Seri, Ayité

      CAR: Etheridge, Morrison, Peltier, Bennett, Ecuele Manga, Mendez-Laing, Camarasa, Bacuna, Gunnarsson, Hoilett, Niasse
      Subs: Brian Murphy, Cunningham, Jazz Richards, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Harris, Ward, Healey

      SOU: Gunn, Valery, Bednarek, Stephens, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Højbjerg, Oriol Romeu, Long, Ings
      Subs: Forster, Targett, Ramsay, Armstrong, Lemina, Sims, Austin

      BOU: Boruc, Mepham, Steve Cook, Simpson, Clyne, Lerma, Gosling, Aké, King, Wilson, Brooks
      Subs: Begovic, Ibe, Hyndman, Fraser, Surridge, Solanke, Mousset

      WAT: Foster, Mariappa, Kiko Femenía, Cathcart, Holebas, Pereyra, Capoue, Hughes, Doucouré, Deulofeu, Gray
      Subs: Gomes, Janmaat, Masina, Kabasele, Chalobah, Sema, Success

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

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        All my players start!

      2. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Of course Valery starts now...

      3. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Bobby De Cordova-Reid benched 😮

      4. Celt Abroad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Damn where is Yoshida?

      5. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ings

      6. Naboo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yoshi and Fraser out

    • Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Fraser ffs

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I benched Wilson for him! Classic

      2. Sif
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Rested for beach volleyball tourney.

    • bialk
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Fraser benched. Who cares

      1. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Mo Mane Mo Problems would like a word with you.

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Haha yes.

          Fraser is my season in a player.

          Played him and he blanks, benched him and he hauls...

      2. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        This

    • Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Here's the goal machine that is, Janssen

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Janssen on
      Rose off

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Llorente and janssen as a strikeforce

      Deary me

    • IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No Yoshida