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Kane and Son survive rotation rumours as Brighton host Spurs

Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£9.8m) have survived rotation rumours to start Tottenham’s trip to Brighton on Saturday lunch-time.

Mauricio Pochettino has made four changes side that was defeated by Leicester City last weekend in a bid to revitalise Spurs’ 2019/20 campaign. 

Danny Rose (£5.5m) drops out at the expense of Ben Davies (£5.4m) while Serge Aurier‘s (£4.9m) suspension sees Moussa Sissoko (£5.0m) moving to right-back.

Eric Dier (£4.9m) earns a start with Harry Winks (£5.4m) dropping to the bench, while Erik Lamela (£6.1m) also starts in the lunch-time kick-off at the Amex Stadium, alongside Christian Eriksen (£8.8m).

Pochettino had hinted earlier in the week that rotation could be on the horizon within his Spurs side, and his team selections for the visit to the Amex are representative of a manager who will be hurting from a series of poor domestic and European results. 

The Argentinian will be desperately hoping that his side can bounce back in emphatic fashion on the south coast, but they will come up against a Brighton outfit who will be equally keen to get their 2019/20 campaign back on track. 

Graham Potter has made just one change to the team who visited Stamford Bridge last wekeend with Yves Bissouma (£5.0m) dropping to the bench and Aaron Connolly (£4.5m) earning his first Premier League start of the 2019/20 campaign. 

The Brighton manager’s decision to drop a midfield player in Bissouma and play Connolly up front could be representative of a plan to attack a fragile Spurs side on the counter-attack.

However, that might increase the onus on Lewis Dunk (£4.6m) and Adam Webster (£4.4m) to keep things tight against a Spurs attack eager to make-up for their humiliating defeat to Bayern Munich.

Potter will be looking for a response from his Brighton side after they comfortably beaten 2-0 by Chelsea last time out, as the Seagulls go in search of their first league win since the opening day against Watford. 

Brighton XI: Ryan; Burn, Dunk, Webster, Montoya; Alzate, Mooy, D Stephens, Groß; Maupay, Connolly.

Spurs XI: Lloris; Davies, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Sissoko; Dier, Ndombele; Eriksen, Lamela, Son; Kane.

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  1. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Dammit Dunk. Another 11pointer on my bench like gw1

  2. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I transferred Son out as part of Sterling in, inspired 🙂

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Same here bud!

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Haha! We tell the future!

  3. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I get double digit points on my bench every week. This week it’s Dunk’s turn to take a bow.

    1. Unliklinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Bad luck. He's coming in for Matip for me.

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

      third on my bench
      need spurs to score

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      It’s not really bad luck. Even without transfers he’d have been behind Cantwell and Tielemans.

  4. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Cantwell starts!

    1. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Fecking hell. Blocking Dunk

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        ah damn, you might get some luck elsewhere

  5. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Who is this Connoly guy? Marvelous ...

  6. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    That guy on the left looked like Poch aged 20 years.

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe he travelled back in time in an attempt to fix his mistakes.

  7. FISSH
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    DUNK YOU HERO

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

    On my wc I went on tomori instead of dunk.

    Damn

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Should've asked your girl

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

        Haha I didn't, that's why!

  9. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I've got Dunk first on my bench, I hope KDB doesn't make a spectacular recovery for this week.

  10. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Should have started Dunk....Not

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Not Rico 🙁

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      It was the right choice not to.

  11. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Auba to kane?
    Kdb to son? 😀

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Sounds about right 😉

  12. 3 A
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Connoly dont play Spurs every week or else he can be top scorer in the league 😀

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

    Todd!

  14. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    With Poch sacked during the IB and Watford up next, Spurs assets essential now!

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

    Strike for Son.

  16. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    BUR: Pope, Mee, Lowton, Tarkowski, Pieters, Gudmundsson, Westwood, McNeil, Hendrick, Wood, Barnes
    Subs: Hart, Long, Taylor, Lennon, Brady, Rodriguez, Vydra

    EVE: Pickford, Digne, Keane, Mina, Coleman, Schneiderlin, Delph, Sigurdsson, Iwobi, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin
    Subs: Lössl, Sidibé, Holgate, Davies, André Gomes, Kean, Bernard

    LIV: Adrián, van Dijk, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Lovren, Milner, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Firmino, Salah, Mané
    Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Henderson, Harvey Elliott, Lallana, Keita, Origi

    LEI: Schmeichel, Evans, Söyüncü, Pereira, Chilwell, Ndidi, Praet, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy
    Subs: Ward, Justin, Morgan, Albrighton, Gray, Choudhury, Pérez

    NOR: McGovern, Godfrey, Amadou, Aarons, Lewis, McLean, Stiepermann, Cantwell, Leitner, Buendía, Pukki
    Subs: Archie Mair, Byram, Akin Famewo, Roberts, Srbeny, Drmic, Idah

    AVL: Heaton, Targett, Engels, Mings, Guilbert, Nakamba, Hourihane, McGinn, El Ghazi, Grealish, Wesley
    Subs: Steer, Taylor, Konsa, Trézéguet, Douglas Luiz, Jota, Davis

    WAT: Foster, Kabasele, Cathcart, Prödl, Holebas, Cleverley, Janmaat, Doucouré, Welbeck, Pereyra, Gray
    Subs: Gomes, Dawson, Kiko Femenía, Hughes, Sarr, Chalobah, Deulofeu

    SHU: Henderson, Egan, Basham, O'Connell, Baldock, Fleck, Stevens, Lundstram, Norwood, McBurnie, Robinson
    Subs: Moore, Jagielka, Freeman, Osborn, Muhamed Besic, Mousset, Sharp

    1. MTPockets
        4 years, 5 months ago

        cheers

      • seewhyaxe
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Cantwell starts!

        Deu benched?

      • The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        All player start for me

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Same

      • Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thank fook Cantwell starts

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Son air shots from 2 yards

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      This hurts so much with Connolly 3rd on my bench. Put him in this week as well!

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Who's the 'worst' player starting ahead of him?

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Probably Cantwell

      2. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Ouch! What inspired you to put Connolly in - Brighton fan?

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Needed someone for Wickham to bolster bench

    4. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Son sitter

    5. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      So, who brought Son in for KDB

    6. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cantwell starts

    7. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cantwell starts

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Woop

    8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Ser Toddrick Of Cantwellshire, reporting for duty sir

      *Salutes*

      *Punches Corner Flag*

    9. Pedram
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Holddddd Ryan

    10. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Son 🙁

    11. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Son close

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

      Lovren FFS

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

      Dunk covers Son.

    14. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yes Cantwell 😎

    15. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Liverpool team to play Leicester: Adrian, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Milner, Fabinho, Salah, Firmino, Mane.
      Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Elliott, Henderson, Lallana, Keita, Origi.

      Leicester team to play Liverpool: Schmeichel, Periera, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell, Tielemans, Ndidi, Praet, Barnes, Vardy, Maddison.
      Subs: Ward, Justin, Morgan, Choudhury, Albrighton, Gray, Perez.

      Everton team to play Burnley: Pickford, Coleman, Digne, Keane, Mina, Schneiderlin, Delph, Sigurdsson, Iwobi, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.
      Subs: Lossl, Holgate, Sidibe, Bernard, Gomes, Davies, Kean.

      Burnley team to play Everton: Pope, Lowton, Pieters, Tarkowski, Mee, Hendrick, Westwood, Gudmundsson, McNeil, Barnes, Wood.
      Subs: Hart, Taylor, Brady, Rodriguez, Lennon, Vydra, Long.

      Aston Villa starting XI: Heaton, Guilbert, Engels, Mings, Targett, Nakamba, Hourihane, McGinn, Grealish, Wesley, El Ghazi
      Subs: Steer, Taylor, Luiz, Konsa-Ngoyo, Trezeguet, Jota, Davis

      Norwich starting XI: McGovern, Aarons, Amadou, Godfrey, Lewis, Leitner, McLean, Cantwell, Buendia, Stiepermann, Pukki
      Subs: Byram, Roberts, Drmic, Srbeny, Idah, Famewo, Barclay-Mair

      Sheffield Team to play Watford: Henderson, Basham, Egan, O’Connell, Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens, McBurnie, Robinson.
      Subs: Moore, Freeman, Sharp, Jagielka, Mousset, Osborn, Besic.

      Team to play Sheffield United: Foster, Janmaat, Prodl, Kabasele, Cathcart, Holebas, Pereyra, Doucoure, Cleverley, Gray, Welbeck.
      Subs: Gomes, Dawson, Deulofeu, Chalobah, Hughes, Femenia, Sarr.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        DCL has scored 4 in his last 3 - just saying

      2. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers Classix

        1. ClassiX
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Sim Simma got there first, but thanks anyway.