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Kane supported by Moura and Lamela against Villa

Harry Kane (£11.0m) will be supported by Lucas Moura (£7.5m) and Erik Lamela (£6.0m) for Spurs’ Gameweek 1 clash with Aston Villa.

With Son Heung-min (£9.5m) suspended and Dele Alli (£8.5m) ruled out with a hamstring injury, there was an opportunity for cheaper midfield players to come in for Spurs.

Moura and Lamela have taken those opportunities and those who included them in their first squad of the season will be delighted.

Moura is currently in 11.2% of squads as the Brazilian was considered the most popular cheaper alternative to the expensive Kane.

Lamela is the real differential, snapped up by Scout legend Mark Sutherns for Gameweek 1, and owned by just 0.7% of Fantasy managers.

Christian Eriksen (£9.0m) is among the substitutes and it will be interesting to see which of the attacking players he replaces if he does come on.

Kyle Walker-Peters (£5.0m) gets a start at right-back with Juan Foyth (£5.0m) suspended, although Serge Aurier (£5.0m) has recovered from his knock to feature on the bench.

Meanwhile, Dean Smith surprised Fantasy managers with some elements of his team selection.

Despite Matt Targett (£4.5m) and Frederic Guilbert (£4.5m) playing extensively at left and right full-back respectively in pre-season, neither were in the starting line-up.

The former was named on the bench while Guilbert was not in the matchday squad at all.

Furthermore, Jota (£6.0m) also impressed during the summer but is named among the substitutes while Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) and Trezeguet (£5.5m) start either side of Wesley (£6.0m)

Spurs XI: Lloris; Rose, Sánchez, Alderweireld, Walker-Peters; Ndombele, Sissoko, Winks; Lamela, Lucas; Kane.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; N Taylor, Mings, Engels, El Mohamady; Grealish, McGinn, Hourihane; El Ghazi, Wesley, Trezeguet.

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  1. Lav
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    72 points including bonus with Kane, Perez, Greenwood or Dendoncker left.

    Not bad.

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Why would you post this

      1. Lav
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Whats wrong with it!m? People way to sensitive on here. This website stinks outside the DZ.

        1. tafrère
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          DZ >>>

          1. Lav
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Love it, always around then.

        2. SPorting
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Bit harsh on the rest of us mate.

          That's a very decent score just don't react to the haters.

          1. Lav
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            You are right, not everyone is like this. Apologies.

    2. Planet Head
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nice

      1. Lav
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks. Hope youre doing well.

    3. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nice, on 85 with bonus pts, Perez left

  2. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Why isn't Guilbert on Villa matchsquad ? Injured ? Or just not selected ?

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      🙁

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No clue. I'm sure we'll find out.

    3. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      is that the sound of a FFScout bubble bursting I hear

    4. The Wanton Trader
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I brought him in last minute to rotate with Montoya.
      It’s a weird one that he’s not even on the bench. Must have a niggle or something...

    5. Planet Head
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Seems like he was a placeholder

  3. Teror
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Bournemouth showed today why I refused to double up on them. The only teams worth doubling up on at this stage are Liv and City. Still need Martial to avoid blanking to justify my picking him over Fraser but my logic has been vindicated.

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      You're a star. Keep it up.

      1. Teror
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thank you, I will.

        1. Pumpkinhead
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          You're so knowledgable, you must have won FPL like.. every year right?

          1. Teror
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Clearly more knowledgeable than you considering you decided to go without Sterling. Reckless? More like Clueless, bruv.

            1. Pumpkinhead
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              HMU at the end of the season with your rank

            2. Pumpkinhead
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              GL getting into the top 100k this year 🙂

              1. Teror
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Cheers bbz x

                1. Pumpkinhead
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Looks like my logic has been vindicated - absolutely misteak of a fpl manager here.

                  1. Pumpkinhead
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    whoops

            3. ENZO SZN™
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Oof

    2. St. Joseph
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Showed that a 8 M for their FW is too much

      1. Teror
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah Wilson hardly justified his price. Better than a blank tho and if some of the cheapies keep performing it's an easy downgrade.

    3. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I agree. However I dared doubling up on Brighton. Too bad one of them was Trossard..

  4. Tommo1888
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Any site for live average score ???

    1. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Livefpl

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Game average is 46 points from an average of 6.2 players.

  5. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Lads, to those of you who are watching: how did my punts (a) Che Adams and (b) Robinson look?

    I know they did nothing relevant, but, like, where they sh--e to the point of getting dropped?

    1. Green Arrow
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I watched the Bournemouth Sheffield game, and I would urge you to keep Robinson. He will come good soon

      1. sirmorbach
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Oh yeah? Wow, that is good to hear. Thanks, mate. Thanks indeed.

        (Hopefully you're not being ironic lol)

        1. Green Arrow
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I was watching the game because I have 3 Bournemouth players, and I will ship out King and Fraser in the coming weeks..and probably bring in Robinson during those trades. He's a steal as a 5.5 mid for a starting striker. Sheffield impressed me much more than Bournemouth today

          1. sirmorbach
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Quite good to hear that. Thanks for your help, I very much appreciate it!

  6. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Still early days, 6 of last seasons top 9 in PL are still to play.

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

    Will Pope steal a bap?

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No.

      But be happy with our 7 points.

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

        8 sounds so much better.

      2. Lav
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        This

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No

    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      looks like he's on for 1 bap yes.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Ooh, I say! 😀

        1. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          FFS members area is incredibly fast for updating live BAPs.
          faster than FPL itself.

      2. Gentle_Turks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Currently he's losing out to Gudmunsson. Don't know if thats final.

        1. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          he'll end up with the same as Gud . 28pts each.
          trust in FFS members area ,

    4. bixie11
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Im happy, but Ryan on my bench is gettibg bap

  8. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Montoya coming on for Trossard on my bench.

    Thank you very much. 🙂

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

      Casual

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        That’s kind of like a compliment these days.

        1. Pumpkinhead
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          how

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Brilliant.

      Rico for me, so a bit annoyed Sheffield scored.

      What are you doing with Trossard?

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Can’t have 6m on the bench, Berbs.

        May see if this was just a bedding in benching, but if no start next week then he has to go?

        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Unless their manager said he was unwell etc., I think I'm selling. I'm sold on Buendia.

  9. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    You must feel embarrassed @Kiwivillan

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      what did he say

      1. Lav
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Lundstram and Kelly would not start. Guys a clown.

        1. Pumpkinhead
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Because everything you've said on this site has been correct?

      2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        He has been literally spamming all pre season about villa, buy jota, buy Guilbert, buy villa etc etc.

        His best recommended pick jota - benched.

  10. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    So many greedy people

    Now give me a Kane hatty

  11. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I’d expect some big scores here to be fair, seeing as the majority have probably spent 20+ hours tinkering their teams since June, i’d be disappointed if i got less than 70 today

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I registered on fpl this week picked my squad in thursday and still on 79 lol

    2. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      82 with Vardy and Grealish still to play. I need at least 90 to be satisfied.

  12. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    79 with jota and Moura to go. Lovely start

  13. SB8
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    80 points with no players. Too bad?

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Season over..

      It’s very good. The people who post their scores on here:

      a) spend a lot of time on FPL and thus are better than average
      b) have particularly high scores, all the people with low scores don’t post

      So the above can distort your view of good.

      1. The Legend Squad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        This is true! Usually the scores people post are significantly higher than the top 10k average of the GW. Don’t be disheartened by them, these people are just proud of their achievement and want to show it off - fair play to them!

  14. Manani
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    hope more clar budget midfield option emerge so I can replace Fraser

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      fickle

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        This

  15. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Whodathunk I should have started Dunk over Robbo?

  16. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    everton was too bad in both sides of the pitch
    Digne to a city defender ?

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'll bank the 6 points

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He just got you a cleanie for goodness sakes!

      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        this

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Sell him before he scores a DFK in a win to nil then buy him back straight after it

    4. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Considering transfering Siggy out first but not this week

  17. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Kane needs a brace to justify his presence in my team.

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Well he needs to score you 2 weeks
      Worth of points today as he is getting nothing next game week

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Because Spurs didn’t put 4 past City in the champions league and Kane isn’t on pens? Good one..

        1. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          How much involvement did Kane have in the champions league games again?

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            The bias is dreadful here on game day

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I fear for his ankles personally

  18. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    No Salah, Didn't captain Sterling. All hopes on Kane(C). Kane captainers Unite!

  19. Paddy Gooner
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What are Allison owners doing - transferring for Ederson or Adrian?

    1. zizoo10
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      mate who needs premos when u have lord pope

  20. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Lamela starting ruins Kane

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

      Ruins everyone to be fair.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Has played well in preseason tbf. Only a matter of time till we see how it goes.

    2. tokara
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Lamela screws everyone up

  21. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Heaton...lets do this!

  22. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Who else fell into the Ryan Fraser trap? *raises hand*

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      o/

    2. Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Fell into the Ake trap 🙂

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

        'Goal threat'

    3. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      180 points last year - lets not forget

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Aye, only 179 points to go then.

        1. Pumpkinhead
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Didn't get them all in one week

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Had him & Wilson for 5.5 & 6.0 last season - and I just wasn’t willing to pay their current prices - too high - they will get returns though if you stick with them for a while....

      But it’s a lot of budget

  23. Mull
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Kane's going to be 10.7m by this time next week if he doesn't do anything. 😆

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      And 11.3 after the hat trick.

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        no chance before city

    2. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      scenes!

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Be lovely

    4. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      or 11.3 if he scores big.

  24. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Moura Hatty imminent!

  25. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Brighton with low xG score 3. Efficient.

  26. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Cmon Villa!!! 1-0 pls

  27. zizoo10
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    what a week. 77 points with my two most exciting prospects. Perez & Martial the goat

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      lol

  28. Paddyb1982
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Is the fpl website slow today. Some websites saying pickford made 3rd save in 89th min but fpl site says only made 2

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Members area says 2.

      1. Paddyb1982
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks

  29. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    So, who do I get in for Trossard?

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'm looking at Buendia. 2 home games, then West Ham away.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Got 0.5 to spare. May get Pérez.

  30. JurgenRodgers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Takes Trossard punt!!
    Checks result
    Gets excited
    Logs off 🙁

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      ....Sees Montoya first on his bench....
      Smiles smugly