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Pochettino favours Ndombele to Eriksen in Leicester clash

Mauricio Pochettino has made two big changes to his Tottenham Hotspur side ahead of the visit to Leicester City.

Following the 4-0 win over Crystal Palace, he has brought Tanguy Ndombele (£6.0m) in to replace Christian Eriksen (£8.8m) while Paulo Gazzaniga (£4.4m) deputises for Hugo Lloris (£5.5m) whose wife has just given birth.

The absence of Eriksen may concern some Fantasy managers still invested in the Spurs attack although he was quite poor against Olympiakos midweek.

Spurs’ backline of Serge Aurier (£4.9m), Toby Alderweireld (£5.5m), Jan Vertonghen (£5.3m) and Danny Rose (£5.5m) remains unchanged for the lunch-time kick-off against the Foxes, whilst the goal-scorers from the victory over Palace in Erik Lamela (£6.1m) and Heung-min Son (£9.6m) retain their starting berths. 

Son scored twice in the demolition of Roy Hodgson’s side, and Pochettino will be hoping for a similar level of impact from his South-Korean talisman at the King Power Stadium. 

For Leicester, Brendan Rodgers has made two changes to the side who narrowly lost out to Manchester United last weekend, with Ayoze Perez (£6.1m) and Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) returning to the starting XI at the expense of Hamza Choudhury (£4.5m) and Demarai Gray (£5.3m).

That tweak might help James Maddison (£7.1m) occupy a more central role after playing on the flanks recently.

After starting the 2019/20 campaign in fine form, the Foxes will be aiming to bounce back from defeat at Manchester United.

The likes of Jamie Vardy (£8.9m) with three goals so far this season, will look to exploit a Spurs defence who once again displayed their fragilities in blowing a two-goal lead against Olympiacos in the Champions League mid-week. 

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Ricardo, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell; Ndidi; Perez, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes; Vardy.

Spurs XI: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Winks, Sissoko, Ndombele, Lamela, Son, Kane.

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  1. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    wow no Lloris, Sterling, Zink or Iwobi. Template in tatters (I know lloris not template but)

    1. JonBoy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Iwobi isnae template, either?

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        quite a few people have him

  2. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Woow maddison screamer take a bow

  3. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Maddy

  4. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Maddison bandwagon is gonna kickstart

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      And it's come screeching to a halt....

  5. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Lets all have a laugh at Totts

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

    Zinchenko and Dendoncker >> Soy and Cantwell for -4?

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Great finish

  8. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Le bomb from Maddison.

  9. Lev Yashin
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    SON!!!!!

    Maddison!

  10. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    YESS MADDISON!

  11. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Is Sterling starting today?

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nope

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nope :'( I was wrong.

    3. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Lol

  12. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    MADISONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

  13. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Spurs away form is not good

  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling to Maddison. Simples

  15. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    fooksake spurss

  16. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Mad isson

  17. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Another 2 points lost. And on and on it goes

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Differential points though 😉

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

        I only bought him for points, not differential points. I want my money back

  18. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Greenwood, James and Zinch to Tammy, Cantwell and Guilbert for -4 hit?

  19. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What a points swing for aurier in last five minutes. 2 points to 1!

  20. DeathoftheParty
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Watford...

  21. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Hope for 3-2 Watford. Sterling late brace assisted by KDB

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Told you mate!

  22. bros
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Now! There is a REAL goal, well done Maddi!

  23. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Poch deserves it for benching Eriksen

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

      Eriksen was trash in the UCL match.

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        True, but even when he's trash, he's the best source of creativity in that midfield

    2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Madness isn't it

    3. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      played ok tbh without Eriksen just had few good chances

  24. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    3 Leicester from GW9?

    Vardy Maddison Soyuncu

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Like Tammy and Pukki with Kun. No room for Vardy for me.

      Maddison, however......

    2. 3 A
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ricardo Pereira can have some monstrous point

  25. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Guys help please

    Vardy mcginn James

    What to do with these players ?

    2 ft

  26. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling owners chill. If he comes off the bench he’s likely to get points. If he doesn’t you’ll get bench points from someone and an alternative captain. Sterling captainer here.

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

      As an owner and captainer, I would prefer he stayed on the bench. I think I'm likely to get more points

    2. Drogo
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      yep, 1 point from getting subbed at 84' and double that for captain = 2 points.

  27. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Why didn't we just captain Pukki... atleast he was 100% to start.

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Because cool kids had aguero

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      VC for me... hoping Sterling is nailed to that bench

  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Maddison injures

  29. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Rico jammy points coming on for Zinchenko

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Mendy will last 90?

      Could do but chance he comes off

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Zinch not in squad.

      2. Andy'81
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        It'll not be Zinchenko that replaces him, he's not in the squad.

  30. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Starting Sterling and Cantwell or...

    Sterling, Greenwood > Abraham, Son (-4)

    Actually pretty tempting, Cantwell would be first sub with Pukki starting.