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

    Spurs absolutely toothless

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

    Come on Winks, wipe that clean sheet

  3. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pool vs Lei should be a cracker of a game! Both teams to full strength and both like to attack!

  4. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Cantwell stopping my Dunk points 🙁

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

      Hoping Rico is benched tomorrow lol

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

      You are the one who's stopping dunk points

      1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Damnnnnnnn

  5. Rust Cohle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Spurs are shambolic.

  6. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    KDB to Son -4, Cantwell and Montoya benched. I suck

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

      Oof.. that stings.

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

    Bench fodder news:
    McGovern > Button
    Saka & Guendouzi > Hayden & Dendoncker
    Connolly > Greenwood

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

    Moura shot saved. Poor shot on a one on one

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

    Connolly trying to prefect the Aguero limp.

  10. Demí
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Arsenal fans. Would you take Poch over Emery?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      lol

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Poch who isnt bored of his club? Of course

    3. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Arsenal fans celebrated winning a Europa league like they’d won the Champions League lol

      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        When did they win?

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

    Ryan you beast

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

    Will Aurier be back before WAT or after?

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Does it even matter?

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

        Did you go Pepe in the end Reckless?

        1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Wrong reckless, I’m recklessS the better looking one

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

            ... oh

    2. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Just a 1 match suspension, but didn’t exactly cover himself in glory against Bayern.

  13. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How did this team played CL final last year is beyond me

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

      Missing llorente

    2. dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      How did they even beat Ajax

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

      No Trippier, Llorente

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

      Final was in May...5 months ago...

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

        Sorry 1 June

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          It’s the same team dude. Same players

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

            I know - my point was that it hasn't even been a year...it's only been 5 months to go from CL final to Brighton's B!tches...

    5. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      VAR.

    6. Brehmeren
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lucas Moura

  14. villa_til_i_die
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Son essential!

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

      !!!

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

      thought he'd scored for a second then, even though I already know he's gone off ffs

    3. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No

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

    Getting Pepe instead of Son feels like a little win. Then again it's Pepe...

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

      Neither is the biggest win by far though. Neither close to good value so far

  16. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Kane > Connolly -4 yay or nay???

    1. KDB4PREZ
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I’d pay -8 to get rid of Kane said it weeks ago

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

    Ryan please don't lose the clean sheet.

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Don't worry, he won't.

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Please do. One of my rivals has Ryan and Dunk double up!

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

    One more Ryan save for the point and BAP race.

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      There’s ur save

  19. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    This could be 6 or 7

  20. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    If Poch goes out, who would get the job? Shudder to imagine what it would be for Spurs fans if they hire the AvBs and Sherwoods of the world. Not to mention Hughes/Allardyce/Moyes etc.
    For me, Poch has proven so much at spurs. Perhaps not trophies, but you tell me he hasnt improved spurs massive for the past 5 years.
    He reached a bloody CL final a few months ago. Consecutive CL finishes for the past few years, remember a time when Spurs fans could only dream of that.
    Everyone has their opinion, but Im of the opinion that Poch should stay. He's stuck with you lot through some s***ty times, time to return the favor.

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Potter

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        That would be a very positive catch, but I think its too soon for him, itll ruin him if they get him now.

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

      They can have Ole. Think Ole could come good at a smaller club where he’s under a little less pressure. Just not right for us

    3. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Eriksen killed him.
      One player can destroy a whole team. Same would've happened to us if we kept Coutinho.

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Eriksen should just go if he wants out. Lo Celso needs to get fit asap to fill his spot.

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

      Jose

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        A very good shout. Trophy winner and proven PL quality. My only doubt is if he is the correct type of manager to mastermind a rebuild.

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

      Allegri

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Camt really comment on Allegri. Any decent manager wouldve won the keague with Juve. Dont watcha lot of his football tbh.

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

    Moura shot saved by ryan

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

    Ryaaaan

  23. KDB4PREZ
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    BPS locked

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

    Moura looks threatening. Strange poch doesn't trust him

  25. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Kdb to Yarmo. If Mahez misses out even a 2 pointer from Yarmo will feel like a win.

  26. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What a match by Ryan!!

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

      He's hardly had to do anything

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        He made 3 very essential saves. If any of those went in, it could have helped Spurs get back into the game

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

    Jesus, Spurs can’t even wipe the cleanie! Truly abysmal.

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

      Sold Montoya this week 😐

      1. Eric the King
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Same

  28. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How on earth is that not a red with VAR?

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Because VAR is failing terribly.

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

        Varce.

  29. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Ryan, hold onto this 😀

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

    Can feel a Salah haul.

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Let me know what it’s like feeling a celeb

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Operation Yewtree notified