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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. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Can't wait for my 2 pts from my captain today.

    1. conorbon
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Same, season can’t get much worst

    2. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Same boat here

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

    Son or Mendy given upcoming fixtures and also long-term season keeper.

    I guess Son the no-brainer?

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

      Was too fixed on switching mendy in from zinch,

      I meant Son or Mount

      1. conorbon
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ah Son for now

    2. conorbon
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      They don’t play in the same areas

  3. conorbon
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    The Pep giveth the Pep taketh

    KDB VC, please don’t bring Sterling on

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He will, with 1 minute left...because he hates FPL

  4. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    So many Sterling captainers in the top 10k. Hoping for a 5 minute cameo and a 1 pointer.

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I’d love that

    2. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      This but due to my main ML rival captaining him.

  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Soyboy is everything United thought Maguire was.

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

      Soyboy is raw will cost some points for leicester with his recklessess.

      But he got potential though

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

        Still better than Luiz

  6. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Zinchenko Mount and Sterling in my lineup.

    Good thing I have a playing bench.

    (Cantwell, Lundstram & Mings)

  7. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Söyüncü The Turkish Baresi

  8. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Maddison good enough to play for top 6 club right?

    Apart from city and liv think he would definitely get into other 4 starting xi's (ars che tot mu)

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He's brillliant, gotta be England's No 10

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

      He is already playing for one

    3. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Leicester are a top 6 club, ahead of united

  9. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Spurs have regressed gradually for a number of seasons, UCL run papered over the cracks, 18 points from the last 17 games is relegation form

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Plus the fact that they have no home ground.. or atleast they play like they don't.

  10. Francis Begbie
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    C Sterling, Aurier in this week but Söyüncü is a man like me. Pure warrior.

  11. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Do we think Mendy will be fully back now? Still think Zhink will get some game time, no?

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A Spursy week.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It's happened again.

  13. Four Hit Wonder
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Took a dramatic -12 hit but I'm happy so far because I avoided the trolling by Sterling. Hope I don't get trolled by Salah.

    Sterling, Salah, James, Greenwood -> Mane, Richarlison, Cantwell, Aubameyang

  14. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    That is so harsh. Zinc has done nothing wrong. Maybe hes injured.

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The fact he is not even on the bench shows it’s not tactical and it’s either a test or I jury

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 7 months ago

        He's been awful what are you watching

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      This is a poor result for Arsenal fans. Their biggest rivals taking all 3 points.

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

        Watford haven't played yet

      2. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Generous that.

    4. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Fellow Sterling captainers, we all knew the risk. How disappointed can you seriously be?

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

        Pretty glum

      2. Four Hit Wonder
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Took a -12 hit to get him out and I feel better than you all.

      3. fgdu
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        this is almost as bad as that time Ricos bps got sniped

      4. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not bothered, it's a game, doesn't ruin my life. Sterling could come on and get points and if not then ah well 🙂

      5. Pinturicchio10
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Not at all. It's not a big deal.

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

        I think it might be a wildcard week.

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Only Sterling to Son.

      7. rodragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wilcard this team?
        Pickford button
        Digne awb taa lund kelly
        Salah David silva tielemans cantwell Dendonker
        Aguero barnes vardy

        WC team:
        Pope button
        Taa tomori/mings rico lund kelly
        Mane kdb son cantwell hayden
        Aguero pukki abraham
        0.5itb....
        Thanks in advance..

        1. Peter Ouch
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I would

      8. Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        VAR is just horrible. It hasn't improved the fairness of the game one bit.

      9. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        at least Kane has some baps or can he lose them somehow?

      10. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No vardy assist?

        1. Pipermaru
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Ball was deflected.

      11. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not a very good day for Sterling owners 🙁

        It was coming.

        Kun and KDB to haul 🙂

        Pity about Aurier but not to dishartened...

      12. thepuntmaster
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Bench Maddison to play Cantwell...

      13. MGD
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Why is Sterling benched tho?
        Rested? Seems early..

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

          Agree. Also why rest him for Carabao cup.

        2. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          It was bound to happen with Pep.

          I made the right move by moving him on.

        3. FDMS All Starz
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Form dropped and he did look visibly tired

      14. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Come on Robo, get that bandwagon rolling

      15. schwing
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Rico first sub for Zinc LOL!

      16. Herman Toothrot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Girlfriend has Maddison, Ricardo and KDB (C)

        1. Herman Toothrot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Ffs... Wilson too

      17. Ange Ball
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Got Mendy in for Kelly only downer sterling cap benched gut was saying Salah this week

      18. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        GW2: Benched Lundstram 14 pts
        GW3: Wildcarded out Salah 15 pts
        GW4: Captained Sterling 3 pts
        GW5: Captained Sterling 2 pts
        GW6: Captained Sterling benched

        10-15 pts swing every week due to bad decisions from myself. Everything going wrong this year, it's crazy.

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

          Only GW3 and GW6 were bad decisions.

      19. Lexi2014
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        KDB Captain. Let’s go!