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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The South Korean’s challenge led to a horror injury for Andre Gomes (£5.3m) but he had his red card rescinded in the week.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. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Get in. What a result, still unbeaten away from home. May own Lund and Hendo but fpl is 2nd in my heart. Up the Foocin blades

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

      wont play sp*rs every week

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

      True that.

    3. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Another great result and could have easily won it. Great stuff from The Blades ( and benched Lundstram ☺).

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yup, so happy VAR didn't take it away from us. I'm honestly thinking bringing Baldock in next week lol

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Proving a very tough side to beat. Next home fixture against mediocre mid table Man U should be easy . ☺

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

      For sure

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

    Barnes bonus 2?

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

    Poope guaranteed clean sheets at home.

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

    Spurs are even worse than Man Utd!!

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

      I know they're bad but come on.

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

        At least Man Utd are decent defensively. Spurs are poor in attack and defense!

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Here we go. Spurs are bad etc etc. No praise for us loool, love it

      1. Sreeraj (TKF 15)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Sheffield Played amazing!

  5. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Casuals with pope getting lucky..

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

      We are so lucky.

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

      Thanks Chucky

  6. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Double Burnley clean sheet, cheers Dyche

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

      oups

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

      snap

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

    Hendo out Pieters dropped Ward injured im in sh1te street

  8. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So Burnley are basically guaranteed cleans at home v non top 6 teams. Good to know

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

    Is the pulisic injury legitimate?

    Or just an international break thing?

    Want to bring him in....thanks

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

      Lampard said he injured his hip.

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

        Ok thanks.

  10. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone the final Spurs bonus?

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

      McGoldrick
      Aurier
      Son

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        321 or 322?

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

          I’ll leave you in suspense.

          1. Dynamic Duos
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Remember YNWA!

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

              322 would be:

              McGoldrick
              Aurier Son

              BPS are close though.

              1. Dynamic Duos
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Cheers mate.

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

            F off

        2. Zladan
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          331

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

    Pope 2 BAPs if FFS are correct.

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

      Hero. You and pope.

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

      Wow

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

      Unreal

    4. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Fix

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

      Lol
      I deserve that !!

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

        We who have held him for a while do.

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

    Can we have a regular hot topic once someone has worked out the final bonuses?

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

      Post it and a mod wlll Hulk it

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

        I'm not smart enough. And I'm not sure these tend to get hulked do they?

    2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      When I say someone, I do mean Rainer, yes.

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

      Should be a copy and paste job from a site, which I forget the name of. Think Rainer/TorresMagic pointed it my way before.

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

    Ralph and Pellegrini in huge trouble

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

    Need to sell Diop, the binary defender. Last six: 0,1,0,1,0,1.

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

      Come on, sucker, lick my battery.

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

      That's 13pts

    3. Bird Raymond
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Brought in Hanley for him, offers similar returns for a 0.5 saving!

  15. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    White smoke

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

    Do we need spurs coverage against West ham?
    I'm genuinely worried as a fan, not necessarily because of spurs 🙂

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

      After watching Spurs, you need 3 West Ham and VAR turned off!

    2. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not really. Spurs aren’t great and could be managerless.

    3. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      West Ham turn up in derbies

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

    Most Prem managers ever sacked between the same GWs?

    New record could be set over the IB.

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

      Ole, Emery, Poch, Pellegrini and Ralph all gone

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

      Poach Emery Hudson ?

  18. Parm
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Richarlison 10 pointer with Norwich up next...(c)?

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I don't think I have that much faith

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

      It's a good week for it with no otherwise obvious pick

    3. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Got him in this gw and capping him vs Norwich for sure.

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

      Fixtures after Norwich though - not good

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

        7m itb to get in a Sterling or Mane type in. Way ahead of the curve pal.

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

          Nice - great captain choice for next week, then ship out

    5. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      55/45 Richarlison / Sterling atm 🙂

  19. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Prioritise getting Son or Laca?

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Neither

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Can't resist Laca with Soton up next.

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

    Sheff U have some great fixtures coming up. I wouldn't even count Man U at home as a red on the fixture list.

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

    Desperately need a Vardy blank after that unexpected Kane blank!

  22. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    According to livefpl, Leicester have an effective ownership of almost exactly ten times arsenal's.

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

      And I only have Soyuncu lol

  23. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So I guess C. Wilson has ran his race and it’s finally time to rid?

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

      I'm selling and buying Jimenez deffo.