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Son keeps place for Spurs as Dyche freshens up Burnley defence

Son Heung-min (£9.6m) retains his starting place for Spurs in Gameweek 12 following his sending off at Everton last time out.

The South Korean’s challenge led to a horror injury for Andre Gomes (£5.3m) but he had his red card rescinded in the week.

Following a two-goal display in the Champions League, Son is back on the left-hand side of Spurs attack as they host Sheffield United.

Those searching for a budget forward with regular game-time to rely on will be encouraged by Lys Mousset‘s (£4.9m) third start in the last four Gameweeks for the Blades.

Despite a 21-point haul in Gameweek 11, John Lundstram (£4.8m) is the sixth-most benched option for Gameweek 12.

Following an uncharacteristic defeat to Sheffield United in Gameweek 11, Sean Dyche has made two changes to the Burnley defence for the visit of West Ham.

Full-backs Erik Pieters (£4.7m) and Matt Lowton (£4.5m) both drop to the bench allowing Charlie Taylor (£4.2m) and Phil Bardsley (£4.3m) to come in on the left and right respectively.

However, the most important development for the Clarets sees Chris Wood (£6.2m) return to the starting XI for the first time since Gameweek 9.

Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) drops down to the bench and Ashley Barnes (£6.3m) holds his place in the side.

Opponents West Ham have also made changes after losing to Newcastle last time out, with a specific focus on the right-hand side.

Ryan Fredericks (£4.5m) comes back in for Pablo Zabaleta (£4.3m) while Andriy Yarmolenko (£6.0m) drops to the bench also.

Robert Snodgrass (£5.2m), who has now started three in a row, shifts from the middle onto the right, with Pablo Fornals (£6.0m) coming into the side for Yarmolenko.

There are also plenty of changes at St Mary’s Stadium as Southampton host Everton.

Moussa Djenepo (£5.2m) makes his first start since Gamewee 5 while Cédric (£4.8m) is handed the right-back berth for the first time since Gameweek 6.

Following recent criticism, Michael Keane (£5.4m) drops to the Everton bench with Mason Holgate (£4.4m) coming in alongside Yerry Mina (£5.4m).

Alex Iwobi (£5.8m) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.8m) are also among the substitutes this afternoon with Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.5m) and Cenk Tosun (£5.7m) occupying the number 10 and centre-forward roles respectively.

Thankfully for Fantasy managers, there are not too many team news updates from Newcastle this afternoon.

The Magpies are unchanged from the side that beat West Ham last time out, while Lewis Cook (£5.0m) is the only alteration for Bournemouth, Jefferson Lerma (£4.8m) missing out through suspension.

Burnley XI: Pope; C Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; A Barnes, Wood.

West Ham XI: Roberto; Cresswell, Balbuena, Diop, Fredericks; Rice, Noble; Anderson, Fornals, Snodgrass; Haller.

Newcastle XI: Dúbravka; Willems, Clark, Lascelles, Fernández, Yedlin; Saint-Maximin, Shelvey, Hayden, Almirón; Joelinton.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Rico, Aké, S Cook, A Smith; Fraser, Billing, L Cook, H Wilson; J King, C Wilson.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bednarek, Vestergaard, J Stephens, Cédric; Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Djenepo, Redmond; Ings.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Mina, Holgate, Sidibé; Schneiderlin, Davies; Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Walcott; Tosun.

Spurs XI: Gazzaniga; B Davies, D Sánchez, Dier, Aurier; Ndombèlé, Sissoko; Son, Alli, Lo Celso; Kane.

Sheff Utd XI: D Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; Mousset, McGoldrick.

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1,592 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Amd ppl think var is for united 🙄

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

      U wot m8?

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

    If it takes more than 30 seconds to decide whether a player is offside then its likely because he is level so the benefit of doubt should go to the attacker & let the goal stand

    1. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      far too sensible

    2. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      these officials are trying to make any excuse to not allow these goals, it's a joke

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

      noted

    4. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I know, the old benefit of the doubt to the attacking team should still be in effect even with VAR.

  3. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Dammit I have to work, gonna be late to the party.

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

      There is no party mate, focus on work

    2. Unfathomable Ruination
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      WWEWD?

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

    How did Roberto get an own goal?

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

      Punched it onto his own net after a corner

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

        Cheers

    2. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Scored at the wrong end.

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

        You're cool

        1. Bartowski
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          You're reckless.

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

            Original

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

      Mishandled a corner kick.

    4. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      GK own goals are not unusual actually

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

        Not watching the game, just wanted to know how it happened.

    5. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Flapped it in from a corner. He's a mug

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

        You're not wrong

  5. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Lundstram playing? Or taken off

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Still on

  6. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Leicester unchanged again

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pep says Leicester will be his next job.

  7. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Im looking at the VAR replay again and he's offside...Why is there so much moaning? Its not even a debate!

    1. theodosios
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You are blind or trolling?

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        The line doesn't lie

    2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Because they spend three minutes looking at a toe. That's gross!

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        But offside by an inch or a foot, why do you care and why does it matter? OFFSIDE IS OFFSIDE!!!

    3. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Moaning is because nobody cares whether his left toe is offside, it didn't give him any advantage. Shouldn't have been looked at in the first place

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

      It's never ever offside. Nor was it leading to the goal directly. Horror decision.

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        But that is not the rule...you guys are just adding your own, invented offside rules to justify your own anger. It's silly.

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I think the point that's being made, or at least should be is the accuracy.
          They're taking a definitive moment of when the ball is played to a definitive line in the ground but there is room for error in that split second of contact that effects that line on the ground.
          Offside is offside but it's being mega-accurate on a system that is not as accurate.
          Is there an answer, I'm not sure other than if say it's less than an inch offside then it's deemed 'not conclusive' .

  8. Planet Jo
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    If you're an England supporter, who would you prefer as the manager?

    Gareth Southgate or Frank Lampard?

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

      Southgate

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

      Yes ....Holding, Bellerin and Ozil finally back in the starting XI.....and no Xhaka in sight 😀

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

    Haller troll!

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

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

    ARS: Leno, Bellerín, David Luiz, Holding, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Chambers, Özil, Torreira, Aubameyang, Lacazette
    Subs: Martínez, Sokratis, Saka, Tierney, Willock, Martinelli, Pépé

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

      We aren't losing today

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

        Loool

      2. DR0GBA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        nah, drawing instead 🙂

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Interesting Arsenal team. Would have preferred to see:

      Leno
      Sokratis Luiz Holding
      Bellerin Torreira Willock* Guendouzi Tierney
      Lacazette Aubameyang

      * Would start Ceballos ahead of Willock when Ceballos is fit.

  11. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    19 points and 10k green arrow :wow:

  12. theodosios
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Spurs are simply awful

    1. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Most teams are.

    2. Don Van Vliet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'll reiterate what Hoddle mentioned a week or so ago:

      If they're going to be so granular in their detail when drawing the offside line, then the same attention to detail should be placed on when, exactly, the ball is played.

      In this instance, the ball being played half a second earlier would make all the difference.

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        They freeze frame as the ball is on his foot. The millisecond before it is played forward.

        1. Don Van Vliet
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Exactly. Not the instant the first part of the foot makes contact with the ball.

          It's inconsistent application of the same rule.

    3. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      3412 for arsenal with ozil in the hole. Pepe benched again somehow. Good for Auba tho

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Tierney benched for his owner

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

      Ozil in.

      Glad i played soy

    5. Unfathomable Ruination
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Are West Ham doing anything?

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

        Scoring in 5.

    6. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      why Pope not concedes yet???

      1. Unfathomable Ruination
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cause he's the man in these streets!

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

        Behave young man

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

      Pepe looking a great differential at the moment!

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

        Pepe benched

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

      Horror show day. Down to Vardy and a goalfest tomorrow to pull it out of the fire

    9. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Goal everton rich

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

      I have double Spurs defence today, but that was a joke

    11. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Richarlison goal

    12. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Richy G

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

      Perez or Tielemans for Mount?

      Also have Vardy

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

        Perez

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Watch the game

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

          Will do

    14. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Leaving now for Vardy party. Anyone need picking up?

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

      Levy opens his purse to try and get spurs back in the top four

    16. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Get in there Everton your beauty !!!!

    17. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Watching Jon Walters on Final Score. Usually he talks crap, but he is right about what he has just said on VAR.

      The PL and refs have been arrogant in the way VAR has been implemented in the PL - there is no monitor checks by the onfield ref, there is no independent refs in charge of VAR and there is no monitor for fans at the game to see what the VAR is seeing.

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

      Mount to Rich in droves!