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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. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Maddy!!
    Wrong 6m mid again.

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      7*

    2. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      £7.1

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      LOL 🙂

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Just saw no Sterling 🙁 Oh my *gulp. I predicted a potentially strange GW

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      no Zinchenko too. Oh my. Freefall upcoming 🙁 Time to WC?

  3. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Not watching the game. Why was this goal disallowed?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ji_eVeCbDI

    1. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Son was offside

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        by 1 mm

        1. Poseidon.
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Irrelevant tbh

        2. Qaiss
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Offside is offside, clown

    2. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Because it was offside. Of course you're wondering why it was disallowed, you're used to seeing your team score goals by cheating!!

      1. Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        It wasn't offside. It really wasn't.

        1. Poseidon.
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Watch it on tele. It was extremely marginal but also beyond dispute

          1. Marvin Moon
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            He's level.

            1. Poseidon.
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              He just isn’t

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

    Welcome aboard the Mendy Train

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

      Choo choo

  5. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling comes on do we think?

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

      Of course does. Look at that bench

    2. lindeg
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      only if chasing the game, which seems unlikely

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

      No. Unless Man city are behind by 65th minute

    4. thegame983
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      One of Sterling/ Jesus will come on

    5. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

  6. Critical Observer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Why no assist given to Vardy? Teed it up for Pereira, like.

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

      Huge deflection

      1. Critical Observer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        it didn’t seem to touch anyone let alone any huge deflection

    2. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not intended target and took a deflection I think.

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

      Ball deflected off a Spurs defender

    4. RichardNixon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I thought it was Barnes and not Vardy? Anyhow, not given whoever it was so its irrelevant

  7. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Thanks Pep! You are GREAT!

  8. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    TG I used my WC and took out Zinc and Sterling... For the first time.. thank you Pep!

  9. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    So Sterling not essential. At least not in Pep's mind.

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He’s not gonna play every game, they all get rotated.

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

    Maddison struggling

  11. Bada Bing
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What a player Maddison is. Southgate is an absolute tool for inexplicably playing Barkley over him.

    1. thegame983
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Barkley plays for a 'bigger' club. That's all these England managers seem to care about

      1. Bada Bing
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        It's certainly not based on ability and performances...

    2. Belli2007
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Couldn't agree more!! Don't get why people rate Barkley

  12. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling captain. David silva Vice . What i have to expect from them?

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

      Hope that Dilva delivers!

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

    DOesnt look like Maddison can continue here

  14. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Let’s see what the “sterling starts or plays 0” cavalry have to say later on this afternoon

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

      All depends on Watford.

  15. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Uhmmm kinda happy with (s)on..

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

      ah bit dissappointed thought spurs would smash them, that aurier ruled out goal really grates

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Auba will easily outscore him

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pep’s lineups pretty predictable nowadays.

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

      so predictable... I don't think a single person would have picked that lineup. No Zinchenko in the SQUAD

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

        He talked up about Mendy during press conference to be fair

  17. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    why are people surprised Sterling got benched? it was kinda obvious. he was the only attacker to play 2 full games in a row obviously he wasnt going to start this one. Aguero KDB or Salah was always going to be a better captain pick

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A historian is a prophet looking backwards.

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yep never a captain option for me. My phone died before the deadline yesterday and I would have swapped De Bruyne to Salah. Hope that doesn’t cost me.

    3. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Because they are already 5pts behind Liverpool and they got stung last week after benching one of their best players. It's utter madness. I so hope they drop more pts.

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

        Nobody likes benching their best player. But they cant play 38 games + champs. They need to be rested.

  18. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Just noticed Aguero has 96% EO in the top 10k - this is going to be painful not having jim!

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

      Luckily I am nowhere near the top 10k.

      (Kill me.)

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Even better if he stays quiet 😉

  19. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Really not happy. Logged on yesterday morning for first time for days, to find that Sterling had mysteriously become my Triple captain (definitely not activated by me). Managed to cancel it in time.

    Logged on this morning. Bloody Sterling Triple captain again! No idea how these glitch occurred. No-one has hacked my account (if they had, they would have made Hayden Triple captain). No doubt FPL won't correct this.

    Think that's it for me this season, will concentrate on Sky game.

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

      App or website?

    2. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Weird you had that with Sterling too! I captained Kane and saved my team. Refreshed to confirm again and slept. Woke up with Sterling Captain and Rashford VC

      1. sunzip14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Mine was website (Safari, iPhone)

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

      Do you drink heavily in the night time?

      1. sunzip14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I do not drink. Day or night

    4. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Are you saving the team?

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

    Aurier won’t be getting that goal at this stage, will he?

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

    Please god Watford. Keep Aguero out of it

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

      My hope for highly owned premiums that I dont own is that they're kept to one attacking return. If you go into games like this seriously hoping for a Kun blank you're gonna have a bad time.

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

      Kick aguero out of it

  22. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone know why Zinchenko isn’t in the squad today? Not complaining mind, get those Rico points of the bench now

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

      Woeful at Norwich and Mendy is back.

      Has also played a lot of football lately.

  23. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Quite the time to post this
    On a WC
    Aubameyang+ mount
    Or
    Tammy+ Sterling

    Already have kun & kdb

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

      Auba and Mount

    2. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Tammy Sterling

  24. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    This is the reason Salah is so much better for fpl. He plays every game.

  25. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Oh eff off Pep you absolute moron benching Sterling. Did you not learn your lesson from last week about benching your best players! Already 5pts behind Liverpool and now he benches Sterling. Right that's enough for me this season, I've given up. Wake me up when next season starts.

    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Strange decision considering they’re 5 points behind Pool.

    1. Licious Lizard
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah? ...

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

    Bielsa raging, Leeds have blown it against Derby.

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

      Coldplay!

  27. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Hopefully Moise has a quiet game.

  28. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling,Barnes,Haller > Son,Abraham,Vardy -4?

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

      Maybe just the first two for free?

  29. Taegugk Warrior
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Zinch > aurier...?

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

      Yeah

      1. Taegugk Warrior
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Aurier save his place for starting line up...?

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

          yea he played pretty well very far forward, needs to work on his through balls. Over-hitting them way too often