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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. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Yeeeeeeeees Dunk you legend

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

    Surprise points from Ryan hopefully the start of a good week

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

    Ryan cleanie get in!!!

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

      This!

  4. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    potter to united?

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

      Be an improvement..

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

    Tottenham next manager predictions

    A. Mourinho
    B. Marcelo pielsa
    C. Allegri
    D. Someone else

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Mourinho

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

      venables

    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Please not Jose. Don't want any ex UTD near my club * vomits *

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

        Yeah of course you don't want Jose because Jose is a winner and Spurs don't win anything...

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Was a winner till he went to that clown circus of a club. They finish managers like they do players 😉

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

      Jenas

    5. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Levy

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

        Himself?

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

      Ricky Stuart

  6. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    great result for Brighton glad they got a win, spurs abysmal

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

      Massive cleanie that.

    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Delighted for young Connolly, finally got his chance and grabbed it with both hands!

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

    Why did I sell Montoya?

    JK. Probably would have played Kelly over him anyway this match.

    Potential points lost for me thoughhhh

  8. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Montoya CS yay!

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

      Feels good don't it? 😎

  9. luke
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ryan and Dunk, jammy but nice way to start the week!

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

      Not jammy

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

      But Coach.

  10. THEKID_88
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Is Ryan amongst the BAPS?

    1. clodhopper
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No unluckily

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

      Nope. But Happy with the 7 points ofcourse.
      Shame i have sonny tho

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

    Spurs just look so miserable.

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

      Something is not right there

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

        Vertonghen on the score sheet after all perhaps

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

    Played Dunk over Kelly/Rico. Such a gamble

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

    Good start Ryan cs and save point ... not bad!

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

    I feel ashamed that my team lost to 10 men Spurs.

  15. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Is Connolly a bandwagon yet?

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

      Mans had his 1 and only miracle game of his life

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

        Nah, looks like the start of something

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

        LOL

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

      Essential

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

      He won't get to play against Spurs every week.

  16. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    End of the road for Pouch, some pundits have short memories.

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

    Leave the Greenwood, Take the Connolly.

  18. b91jh
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Cant imagine the scene that millions of people are discussing which Brighton striker is better.

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

      I'd have thought BHA fans would crash the Greenwood/Martinelli debate on who is the best PL teenage striker.

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

    New stadium syndrome.

  20. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Brilliant

    10 goals conceded in under 5 days

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

    Connolly 3
    Dunk 2
    Maupay 1

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

      Surely not with the yellow card?

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

        It’s classic Dunk.

      2. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Why not?

    2. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Dunk on 1, Maupay 2

  22. Arse Craic
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Brighton up Spurs

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      You biscuit

      1. Arse Craic
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Dunk your biscuit

        1. ‘Tis the Season
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Arse

  23. drughi
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Hows this wc team looking

    Ryan
    Tomori Robertson Otamendi
    Sterling Mane Mount Maddison
    Vardy Abraham Jimenez

    button soyuncu lundstram dendoncker

    1. b91jh
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Follow professional scouts here and get Connolly!

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      You need KDB surely . Or a route for him

    3. Swanremainsthesame
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Double on lpool assets for their easy fixture run surely, mun & TOT looking possible TC material

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

    Lundstram RC today because I started him. Hauls when I bench him.

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

      This is your lucky day, mind ...

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

      Nope.. he will haul.

    3. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Boo hoo, these kind of posts are really really cringe. It's FPL, it's not like your life is on the line

  25. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Poch is getting himself fired on purpose.. signed long term contract so decent payout. And gets utd or real job 😀

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Could be something in that?
      I am dumping Son as the team are shocking, this is Brighton!!

  26. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Hate that Brighton CS though

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

      Don't cry

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I'm quite enamoured with mine 😉

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

      Love it, sorry 🙂

    4. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Melt

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

      Before the season I was 50-50 between Ryan and Heaton, went for Heaton. I always miss the right 4.5 GK.

  27. teneighty
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I'll just bank the 0.1 on Son and forget about ever owning him.

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Even so..Don’t get rid before watford

      1. teneighty
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Will he play though?

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

      samsies

  28. b91jh
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Connolly will do a Shane Duffy next week.

  29. Old Bull
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Just heard Spurs have lost 18 games in the last 10 months

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

      Poch would fit right in at United!

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

      Won 1 away game in the PL in all of 2019. If that was Arsenal then you would hear about it non stop. But Spurs are the media's favourite team so they get a free ride

      1. Old Bull
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Think tomorrow that will be different

  30. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Wow Lovren starting for Liverpool... Now I am little regretting buying Mount over Maddison. And Vardy owners could have some fun...