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Eriksen benched as both Son and Moura start for Spurs

There are some slight concerns about Harry Kane‘s (£11.1m) positioning in this afternoon’s match between Spurs and Newcastle.

The centre-forward naturally keeps his place in the side but shares the team-sheet with both Lucas Moura (£7.5m) and Son Heung-min (£9.5m).

Crucially, Christian Eriksen (£8.9m) finds himself on the bench once again, which could require Kane to drop deep to provide creativity for Moura and Son.

Spurs did not look in particularly good shape for the first hour of their Gameweek 1 hosting of Aston Villa, when Eriksen was on the bench.

It was only after he took to the field that Mauricio Pochettino’s men really got into their attacking stride.

It will, therefore, be of great interest to Fantasy managers how Kane, Moura and Son line-up against Newcastle.

Elsewhere in the Spurs side, Kyle Walker-Peters (£5.0m) continues his spell at right-back while Jan Vertonghen (£5.3m) makes it onto the bench but is still waiting for his first Premier League minutes of the season.

Opponents Newcastle line-up as expected, in a 5-3-2 formation, which continues to feature FPL midfielder Miguel Almirón (£6.0m) as a centre-forward.

Meanwhile, Wolves host Burnley in the other 4:30pm kick-off, with the benching of Leander Dendoncker (£4.5m) the biggest news.

After starting both league matches for Wolves so far this season, he has been replaced in the starting line-up by Morgan Gibbs-White (£5.0m).

That marks the only change from the side that drew with Manchester United, Matt Doherty (£6.0m) back at right wing-back after missing out against Torino midweek.

Hoping to crash another party away from home is Ashley Barnes (£6.6m) who came into Gameweek 3 behind only Teemu Pukki (£6.9m) and Raheem Sterling (£12.2m) for shots in the box.

Spurs XI: Lloris; Rose, D Sánchez, Alderweireld, Walker-Peters; Sissoko, Winks; Moura, Son, Lamela; Kane.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Ritchie, Dummett, Lascelles, Schär, Krafth; Saint-Maximin, S Longstaff, Hayden; Almirón, Joelinton.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Jonny, Neves, Gibbs-White, Moutinho, Doherty; D Jota, Jiménez.

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Gudmundsson; Barnes, Wood.

2,138 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Podge
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Play one of;
    1 Cantwell at wham
    2 Barnes home to pool or
    3 Lundstram at Chelsea ?

    1. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Cantwell for me. Norwich like attacking West Ham can't defend.

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        That’s what I’m on at the mo. Thanks

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'm on: Cantwell 5th mid

      Barnes first sub. Lund second sub. Kelly third

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      1 by a fair margin imo

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Would you play either of other 2 over Ceballos?

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Barnes is on a heater tbf so I might consider starting him over Ceballos...close one!

    4. teddy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Barnes surely on form with Liverpool looking shaky enough to justify

  2. AdamJ91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Jimenez > Haller (-4) still a viable option?

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Why not?

  3. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    The big winners from today were man utd

    With VAR now in to eliminate diving spurs will find it hard to get into top 4

  4. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Finished with 50 pts.
    Any suggestions? I'd love Aguero, instead of Kane.
    I still have my WC available.

    Pope
    Soyuncu VVD Digne
    Dendoncker Salah Sterling McGinn KDB
    King Kane

    Button, Lundstram, Kelly, Greenwood

    0.4m itb

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Front 2 to Pukki Haller

    2. Guru Mediation
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Newcastle were excellent today. They cut off the supply to Kane brilliantly. He'll have far more opportunities against Luiz next week

    3. Karhumies
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Consider at least Aubameyang, Haller, Pukki, Barnes and potentially switching to a 3-4-3 with Dendoncker/Cantwell/McGinn as the rotating 4th/5th mid.

  5. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    TAA, 9️⃣ assists in his last

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      10 appearances.

  6. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Well at least we know why statistically VAR doesn't increase the amount of penalties. They just don't give them, however obvious.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      perfect

    2. RichardNixon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The way it being implemented in the EPL is embarrassing. What muppets came up with this interpretation of using it? Poor decisions are being checked and then upheld. Wtf is the point of it?

      1. Regin
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Clear and obvious error. No clear and obvious error. Kane capper?

        1. RichardNixon
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Its not just Kane. Three decisions in the Chelsea game. DSilva today against Bournemouth. There was one on Laporte (from memory) in round one. Its the way its being implemented. VAR wont overturn any poor decisions unless its a clear dive and the ref has given a penalty. Only in England its being used this way and poor decisions are being upheld. Comedy hour. Why not let the ref have a look at it on the monitor like everywhere else in the world??

    3. RichardNixon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      For example the penalty in the burnley wolves game.

      The ref gives the penalty which is a questionable decision. VAR checks and upholds it.

      If the ref didnt give it, which would have been a perfectly acceptable decision, VAR would check it and uphold the decision.

      Comedy hour. Some Benny Hill music should be played every time a decision is being checked by VAR

  7. Dirty Harry
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Perez and Jota get the heck out of my team

  8. GreennRed
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is Robbie often on Sky Sports?

  9. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    August curse over for Kane, normal service to resume from September 1st onwards.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      yeah, a big injury and a few goals

      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        And 130 points by Jan

  10. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    cant believe kane blanked at home to cardiff

  11. PlayPercentage
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    The LiveFPL site is down/busy. So the name doesn't match the actual user experience!
    Any alternatives to see my projected ranking or the average GW scores?

  12. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Do we know why all of a sudden Eriksen isn't starting?
    Is he being punished for pushing for a move?

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

      It's an open secret.

    2. Karhumies
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Why would you use a player about to leave the team in a few weeks (if they can) instead of trying to form and perfect the XI that is actually going to play the rest of the season together?

  13. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Not keen on how to get rid of first. King and Perez need to go.
    Barnes, Haller, Mount, probably Lanzini as well in the waiting line.

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

      *who

    2. GAMBIT
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe keep King... He has returned once and has decent fixtures coming up, no one really expected him to return against City

    3. Karhumies
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Perez for Mount/Trossard/Lanzini/McGinn/Ceballos/Cantwell/Neves?

  14. CunningStunt
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kane and Perez to Aguero and McGinn (-4)?

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

      Auba has no rotation risk? How long is Jesus out for?

  15. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    LMAO at delusional Kane cappers!

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You still have Wc.

    2. Guru Mediation
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Why delusional?

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        ...just kidding at all the LOLers mate as he was my captain 🙁

  16. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone else looking at the PL table and thinking that’s very close to how it’s going to finish?

    1. Bragazeti
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Top 2 is constant. Looks like the rest is up for grabs

  17. The Man Pastore
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pls rate this WC team:

    Pope Button
    VVD Laporte Soyuncu Lund Kelly
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
    Haller Barnes Pukki

    0.0itb Cheers!

    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Looks better with Pukki in 🙂

      1. The Man Pastore
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hehe

      2. C'mon the Fylde
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Isn't Mount injured?

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Where's Digne?

      1. The Man Pastore
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I wish I could have him, but I had to cut somewhere to bring pukki in..

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          This is four or five players away from my team with hits (cumulative of -16 over 3 GWs), so I do like it. Hope you have the patience for KDB though. I know I don't, so I didn't get him

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Glad you finally came to your senses and added Pukki!

      1. The Man Pastore
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah.. I guess I had too 🙂 Not sure about the defense now tho

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Pope + LIV + City...looks more than fine to me mate...GL!

  18. teddy.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Guys, I want you all to feel sorry for me. I benched Abraham's 13 pointer.

    I only scored 63 from my starters to put me on 212pts overall with 2FT and a pristine wildcard in reserve.

    1. Shuko
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Oh you poor guy, there there, it will be alright.

    2. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Tbf some people would be happy enough with that - just depends on your standards. Still plenty of season to climb the ranks

    3. The Man Pastore
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Must be terrible

    4. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nice score but why bench Abraham against Norwich, you will never play him then?

      1. teddy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I benched him after he played 29mins in his previous game and had no returns in his past two. On the day I had better options. It sucks in retrospect, and looks kinda obvious, but my decision making was perfectly sound.

        1. Danno - Emre Canada
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah after the event always seems obvious, I guess it’s all about who you played instead....

  19. Rust Cohle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Selling club

  20. PlayPercentage
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah (C) + Sterling = 38
    Salah + Sterling (C) = 31
    Not a disaster if you chose the wrong option.

    1. Rash
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      (K)ane cappers on the other hand..

    2. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Exactly. Keep the panic down.

  21. The Man Pastore
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    On WC:

    A) TAA + Walker
    B) VVD + Laporte

  22. micsway
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Barnes essential?

    1. Tampan Sakti
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Barnes or abraham for gw 4?

    2. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No. He is an exremely average player who is over performing which is not sustainable

      1. Ozzy smith
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Stats are good. Right up there for goals scored in 2019.

  23. GAMBIT
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Jota, King > Pukki, Wesley (-4)?

  24. balint84
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    on a wildcard, which ManCity player would you miss out

    A) Agüero
    B) KDB
    C) Sterling

    1. C'mon the Fylde
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Neither.
      If you had to, it'd be KDB, but he'd still be a loss.

    2. Rash
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Aguero

    3. Karhumies
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Miss Aguero. Cheaper forwards with less rotation risk and a slot for Laporte.

  25. Rust Cohle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Cardiff. Newcastle. Fish. Mammal. Whatever.

  26. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pukes perma Captain.

  27. Rash
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Early thoughts on this bunch please

    Pope
    Trent digne mina
    Salah sterling martial kdb dendonker
    Jota pukki

    Button Greenwood lundy montoya

    1ft .9itb

  28. Tomerick
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone else think Perez should be given Bournemouth before dumping?

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Perez should have been given GW1 before dumping

      1. Tomerick
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yes I agree but that wasn’t my question.

  29. Rust Cohle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mou in the stands scouting his new club. Poch, dead man walking. Vertonghen (with a shiner) and Eriksen on the bench. Banter FC.

  30. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    This year's relegation battle is going to be very exciting. All promoted teams have a win. Newcastle Southampton and palace with unexpected away victories!

    1. teddy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You often get a few anomalous results at the start of the season. Watford still looking poor, and Newcastle only beat Spurs.