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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The South Korean’s challenge led to a horror injury for Andre Gomes (£5.3m) but he had his red card rescinded in the week.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. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    double or even triple up on Sheffield def seems viable looking at the next 6-7 games

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

      Henderson after Utd

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

    Levy’s pocket not big enough!

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

    So far only Abraham played for me...boring

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

    Where’s my Lundstram goal?

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

      VAR are waiting to rule it out.

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

    Dier is so bad. So, so bad.

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

      Championship player at best. Can't believe he played in the World Championship.

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

    Criminal if Sours get anything out of this game!!!!!!!!!!!

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Daniel picks are smashing against Scout picks !!!

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

      Who the feck is Daniel?

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

      3rd person complex?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        The most passionate fpl player out there. That is how is Daniel. Having best history rank way above yours. Zing 🙂

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          *who

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

          Was that copied from your LinkedIn profile?

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

    Perfectly poised for the Kane winner again 😎

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

      hahahahaaha

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

    When will Burnley concede? Got Pope in goal.

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

      Give it 5 mins

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

    Harry Kane wants the Sheff goal.

  11. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Lundstram to score the winner?

  12. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Just saw Tomori got us 9 pointer. Noice! 😳

    1. syke63
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Benched him. Sending an angry letter to the Scout Picks.

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

    Never have a team deserved a winner as much as Sheffield here.

  14. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Cmon Lunstram. Just score 1.

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

      Let's be realiastic. He's a 4.0 defender.

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

        4.8

      2. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        He is the top scoring defender.

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Or assist.

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

    Newcastle have improved since Bruce realised he needed to put pace into the team. Now you have Willems, Yedlin, Saint-Maximin and Almiron in the team together.

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

      Makes a lot of sense with their low press style

  16. Harper (No more Penandes)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Did Dier even touch it? couldn't see it

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

    Auriera still 3 baps

    1. Pedram
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Fraud

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

    Son dive again

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

    Time for Pope to comcede

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

    21 from 6 players...not good, again. Vardy (C) and City MFs running riot will save me.

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

      Top 10k is 20 from 5 after BAPS so you are doing pretty much average.

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

        I'm used to smashing the Top 10 k average each week though (well, at least in season's past...). So, this is...disappointing.

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

          You could still do. Especially if Vardy(c) goes off.

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

    Give that Korean guy a YC ffs...this is 3rd time he is diving

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

      disgrace

    2. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He has a name

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

        Heung - Min "from a great player to diving and false crying guy" Son?

  22. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Henderson the 4th most transferred in GK this week
    FPL should probably add a flag!

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

    Cynical kicks and diving.

    Oh, Sonny Son...

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

    How many BAPs will us pope owners get after deductions?

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

      He's in the convo for 1 pt...

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

    Aurier off
    Moura on

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

    Yarmolenko miss 1 on 1

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

    Aurier BPS banked.

  28. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    AUrier locking in his 3 baps

  29. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Where is Lascells ?
    Why has he played 16 minutes only 😮

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

      Got injured and had to come off.

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

        Excellent.
        Sold Otamendi for Lascells this gw only !

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

        Did it look bad?

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

      Injured. We picked the wrong Newcastle defender, my friend

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

        Bloody hell

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

    Kane almost