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Everton and Spurs serve up dismal game as Gomes suffers horror injury

Everton 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur

  • Goals: Cenk Tosun (£5.7m) | Dele Alli (£8.4m)
  • Assists: Lucas Digne (£5.9m)| Son Heung-min (£9.6m)
  • Bonus: Serge Aurier (£4.8m) x3, Alli x2, Digne x1

Everton confirmed on Monday that Andre Gomes (£5.3m) has undergone successful surgery after the Portuguese midfielder suffered a “fracture-dislocation to his right ankle” in the Toffees’ 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.

It was a 79th-minute tackle from Son Heung-min (£9.6m) that ultimately led to the hideous-looking injury, with Gomes subsequently trapping his leg in the turf as he collided with Serge Aurier (£4.8m).

Son received a straight red card for his challenge which, viewed in isolation, was of the cynical nature rather than anything too malicious.

The 7.1%-owned Spurs midfielder will, pending an appeal, now miss the Lilywhites’ next three league matches, returning for the Gameweek 15 clash with Manchester United in early December.

Mauricio Pochettino joined the chorus of players, managers, fans and pundits expressing sympathy for Gomes but voiced his disappointment at the decision to dismiss Son, with referee Martin Atkinson seemingly having been poised to book the South Korea international before the consequences of his tackle became apparent.

The visitors had been leading 1-0 at that stage and Everton went on to press their numerical advantage by scoring an equaliser late in stoppage time.

Asked if Spurs would appeal the red card, Pochettino said:

I don’t know. I don’t know what will happen now, the club will see if possible or not. What we cannot change is all that happened after the red card.

We are going to talk about the VAR because the VAR need to check if it was a bad tackle from Sonny and judge the action, not judge what happened after that was very bad luck for Andre. We feel very disappointed with this type of situation on the VAR. VAR to help the referee. I’m confused more with the situation. I was talking to the referee and they need help. They need to go check on the screen. They have the screen: why not?

At the end the decision because everything changed. I think the game was under control for Tottenham and I think we really believed that we would win the game at the end. The problem is playing with one less. And then we concede a goal playing with one less and it was very, very tough. It was completely unfair for Sonny and completely unfair for Tottenham.

It has since been reported that Spurs will try to get the dismissal overturned and it’ll be interesting to see what the response from the Football Association will be.

The early signs weren’t too positive, with the FA having seemingly doubled-down on Atkinson’s decision to send off the South Korean attacker when releasing a statement just after full-time:

The red card for Son was for endangering the safety of a player which happened as a consequence of his initial challenge.

Son had earlier registered his seventh attacking return in the last eight Gameweeks, teeing up Dele Alli (£8.4m) for the game’s opening goal.

The match had been drifting towards a goalless draw at that point, with the two teams serving up one of the most forgettable encounters of the 2019/20 campaign.

Everton and Spurs have struggled for form this season and there was nervousness from both teams at Goodison Park, with Fantasy managers given little incentive to invest in either side – especially in attack.

Spurs were almost non-existent going forward, registering only four shots all evening, and even their goal stemmed from a misplaced pass from Alex Iwobi (£5.8m) rather than anything they carved out themselves.

The unavailability of Harry Kane (£10.8m) was a mitigating factor, with Lucas Moura (£7.0m) proving to be an ineffectual spearhead in his absence.

The England striker missed out with illness, with Pochettino saying ahead of kick-off:

He and his family got a virus and started to feel bad on Friday night. It was impossible for him to train on Saturday and now he cannot play.

Christian Eriksen (£8.7m) was poor yet again and, with Son suspended next weekend, owners of John Lundstram (£4.8m) and co might be growing increasingly confident of a clean sheet when Sheffield United visit north London in Gameweek 12.

Alli’s goal was at least a positive and there may be a modest bit of Fantasy interest in the former MK Dons man, who has now completed three successive 90-minute run-outs in the league and scored two goals in that time.

Everton weren’t much better, with Richarlison (£7.9m) – again leading the line – carrying what little threat the hosts posed.

The Brazilian twice tested Paulo Gazzaniga (£4.5m) and fired wide in the first half, later being denied a penalty when tumbling in the box.

That was one of three claims for a spot-kick refuted by VAR, with a challenge on Son and an Alli handball not punished.

Everton’s Fantasy assets seem to be in a “don’t buy, don’t sell” limbo at present – the Toffees next face two of the most obliging defences in the Premier League and owners of Richarlison et al may be reluctant to part ways before matches against Southampton and Norwich.

An awful run of fixtures from Gameweeks 14-18, coupled with some indifferent form, may deter many non-owners from venturing near the Toffees despite their upcoming double-header, however.

There were some success stories at Goodison, with Aurier’s 88th-minute substitution meaning that he not only banked a clean sheet before Everton’s equaliser but also claimed maximum bonus points to go with it.

Lucas Digne (£5.9m), meanwhile, was staring down the barrel of a blank before his superb volleyed cross was nodded in by substitute Cenk Tosun (£5.7m) for the hosts’ late leveller.

Indeed if any Fantasy assets could take credit from Sunday’s game, it was the two defences – although the relative solidity of Spurs and Everton’s backlines, who have only two clean sheets between them in the last nine Gameweeks, was aided by the toothlessness of their opponents in attack.

Everton XI (4-3-3): Pickford; Sidibe, Holgate, Mina, Digne; Davies (Calvert-Lewin 83′), Gomes (Sigurdsson 84′), Delph; Walcott (Tosun 68′), Richarlison, Iwobi. 

Tottenham Hotspur XI (4-2-3-1): Gazzaniga; Aurier (Foyth 88′), Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies; Ndombele (Lo Celso 73′), Sissoko; Son, Eriksen (Sessegnon 90′), Alli; Lucas. 

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  1. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Decided not to pull the trigger last night on sterling - would have been -4 anyhow.

    Rolling into the next GW with this

    Pope
    Taa lund rico
    Sterling mane Kdb mount yarma
    Vardy Tammy

    Soy dunk greenwood

    Gtg?

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

      yes, just benching headache:)

    2. pjanns
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Solid! I feel it's a coin toss between Rico or Soy.

      But I would probably go Soy, but only based on the gut-feeling.

  2. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Better option for the next few gameweeks?

    A) Tomori, Salah/Sterling & 6.2m mid/fwd
    B) Robbo, Maddison & Jimenez

    Have Mane & KDB.

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

      B

    2. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Should have mentioned B will cost a -8 this week.

      A means no hits as I already have Tomori & Sterling. So I could move from Sterling to Salah next week.

    3. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B by far. -8 could repay even this Gw and certainly for future

    4. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Probably B but who knows

    5. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B also mate

  3. JM11
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Need a DEF under 4.5, who you got?

    A.) Janmaat
    B.) Willems
    C.) Someone else?

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

      you can't stretch it to O'connell?

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      b

    3. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B

    4. Little Frank
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      If you fancy a punt, Charlie Taylor at Burnley. Should have the left back spot after a couple of poor showings from Pieters (replaced him at half time last GW), is more attacking and has decent fixtures for the next 3.

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I was waiting for C.Taylor to get back in.
        Back four of;
        Gazzaniga (4.4m)
        Lundstram (4m) Rico (4.1m) Taylor (4.2m)

    5. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A

  4. pjanns
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Rock solid bottom.

    1 FT 2mill ITB

    Just bank the FT right?

    Next GW I will do the following for free and will the probably play Lund, Soy and Robertson every week:

    Montoya + Diop --> Reid + Robertson

    Pope
    Rico - Lund - Soy
    Mount - Sterling - Mane - KDB
    Vardy - Jimmy - Tammy
    (Button - Cantwell - Montoya - Diop)

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

      anyone with a comment to this? Much appreciated.

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah save the FT for now

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

        Thanks a lot:)

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

    hi guys, what to do with this lot? 1FT and 0.2 ITB

    Heaton Button
    TAA Chilwell Rico Lunds Dunk
    Salah Sterling KDB McGin Dedonck
    Tammy Vardy Greenwood

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

      Bank the FT and play 4-4-2 as your backline is good.

      not much you can do with 1 Ft and 0,2.

  6. Wally banter
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Reposting from previous page

    So a template is forming and how you tackle this upcoming hectic schedules and move ahead?

    Pope to Henderson

    Lund TAA/Robbo Soyancu Rico bench fodder

    Salah/Mane Sterling/Kdb Maddison/Martial/Tielemans Mount

    Vardy Tammy Jiminez/Rashford

    Who are the viable alternatives, which are the players we need to sacrifice .

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

      Auba is really the one missing from that template sheet.

      1. Wally banter
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        But whom should be sacrificed? Jiminez is doing good business for his value, so as tammy... vardy is slowly becoming a cap option

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

          Would probably sacrifice Jimmy.

          But at the moment Jimmy is better value, but if you are chasing it's a viable option imo.

  7. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pope
    TAA Rico Lundstram
    Mount Mane Kdb CHO*
    Vardy Abra Jimenez
    Button Soy Dendo Boly*
    5.7itb 1ft

    Kun out already. Now CHO, Boly to...
    A. Maddison/Tielemans and Robbo
    B. Martial and Robbo
    C. Salah and Willems/Saiss

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      i like C if you are chasing, B if you are close to the leaders, A if you are ahead

    2. pjanns
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Would probably go C. 🙂

      I'm really considering Mane + Salah double up after the City game, with either TAA og Robbo in the back.

  8. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    on a wc.
    seems lke we have reached a super remplate state:

    TAA, soyunco, tomori, lundstrum, rico
    KDB, Mane, Maddsion, mount, 4.5
    vardy, abraham, jimenez/

    now this looks fine, but i would still like to break the mold a bit - any suggestions?

    martial instead of maddison/mount?
    second pool defender?
    willems from newcastle?
    ings instead of jimenez?
    is salah now a differential?

    any ideas will be welcome

    1. Wally banter
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Salah is

    2. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Willems or Schar
      Just made the Martial move

    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I get you - I've avoided arsenal for example because of the crowd/template and it still seems odd with the fixtures. Some opportunities for sure... Jota for example.

    4. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You’re quite right.
      I have 4 of those 5 defenders.
      Exactly that midfield.
      And Kane and Laca instead of Vardy and Jimenez

      To answer the questions;
      I don’t like Martial, yes he’s OOP striker, but playing for a team who only score when they get a penalty.

      Willems I like, good run for Newcastle too.

      Liverpool not doing well enough defensively to warrant a 2nd defender...TAA and Robertson still offer attacking returns though I guess.

      Jiminez much better option than Ings.

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        cheers

    5. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wow that is basically my team - just I have pereira instead of Soy

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        it's many peoples team..

    6. Planet_Marss
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      i hate and love templates.. game sorta becomes one dimensional but its easy to attack and take advantage of the template

  9. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Team of the season so far:
    Henderson
    TAA VVD Schar Robbo
    Tielemans Guendouzi
    Mane KDB
    Vardy Kun

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

    Who scores more?

    A. Sterling and Lundstram + 4pts
    Or
    B. Mount and Vardy

    1. Planet_Marss
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      vardy lundstram

  11. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Play one:

    A- Cantwell (WAT)
    B- Rico (new)

    1. Wally banter
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Cantwell will give you 1 point, rico gives you a chance of 2 or more

      1. Party time
          4 years, 4 months ago

          This

        • _Gunner
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Do you think Cantwell will be benched?

          1. Party time
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Yes it is likely/ would've his minutes managed

        • Planet_Marss
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          cantwell likely benched going forward.. his manager ripped him after united game and hernandez who plays in that posiiton is back from injury

      2. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Can someone tell me who is the player limiting Mouset minutes?

        1. Wally banter
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          His fitness

          1. Eze Really?
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Ok. I know there are a few to choose from.

        2. Party time
            4 years, 4 months ago

            No one knows except the manager, I think they have about 5 strikers in that team

            1. Eze Really?
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Cheers. Has he played with Robinson?

              1. Party time
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  I don't know tbh because I am not interested in the attack due to rotation. Wilder likes to mix things upfront to keep the opponent guessing. I prefer the double up in defence which I already have

            2. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              4 strikers at SHU. Mousset, Robinson, McGoldrick and Sharp. Don’t think any of them are undroppable

              1. Eze Really?
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Who is your favorite?

                1. HamezMace
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Don’t really fancy any of them really, too much rotation risk, and don’t score enough goals.
                  I’m a top heavy manager.

          • bigbudgie
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Ryan
            TAA Soy Lundstrum
            Sterling KDB Maddison Mount
            Vardy (c) Rashford Tammy

            Rico Dendonker Kelly

            FT already used. 0.5 ITB. Anything worth a hit? G2G with benching / captaincy?

          • Soldham8
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            I have Son.

            How long will the appeal take to be decided?

            If it’s overturned I’ll keep hol obviously, but if it’s not looking likely I’ll have to ship him out ASAP to avoid any potential price drop.

            Any thoughts?

            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              You’ll know before Friday

            2. Party time
                4 years, 4 months ago

                I think it gets overturned. 99.9% sure about that

                1. Soldham8
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  What makes you say that? Just a feeling or have you read something?

                  1. HamezMace
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 4 months ago

                    I think this too.
                    I’m basing it on that fact the red card was awarded because of the extent of the injury. Everyone has since said it’s not a red card offence, just unfortunate accident.

            3. King Henrik
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              2fts and 2.6m in the bank.
              Any advice for this team?

              Roberto
              Soyunci Trent Tomori Lundstram
              Sterling Kdb Mount Maddison
              Aubamayang Abraham

              McGovern McGinn Soyuncu Greenwood

              1. King Henrik
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Kelly on subs bench not Soyuncu!

              2. Dele
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Struggling to see any Pool attack.

            4. Dele
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Sterling > Salah?

              To have both Salah and Mane for the fixtures... tempting.

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

              GTG? Should I be playing McGinn or Lundy ahead of anyone?

              Pope
              Rico TAA Chilwell
              Mane KDB Mount Martial
              Vardy Wilson Tammy(c)

              Lundy McGinn Lowton

            6. Gizzachance
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Thoughts guys
              Kun to Vardy ?
              Cap A Tammy
              B Vardy if trans is made
              Cheers

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

              What do you think of Pusilic as captain?

              1. GreennRed
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Could be decent. I have him vice, Vardy captain.

            8. Mongoose
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Is it worth keeping Son after the incident on Sunday.
              Also now his red card has been rescinded will he get those points back.

              1. GreennRed
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Yes and no.

            9. GreennRed
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Is Adam Smith nailed on?