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The final match of Gameweek 18 takes place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Chelsea the visitors to north London.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

The team news is straightforward from a Spurs perspective: Jose Mourinho has named an unchanged side for the third game running.

The Chelsea starting XI requires a bit more explanation, however.

Frank Lampard has benched Christian Pulisic (£7.3m) for the first time in the Premier League since Gameweek 9, with Jorginho (£5.0m) and the injured Emerson Palmieri (£5.5m) also making way from the side that lost to Bournemouth.

Marcus Alonso (£6.0m) gets his first start since Gameweek 10, with Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m) and Fikayo Tomori (£4.8m) also recalled.

All of that would seem to suggest that Lampard has switched to a 3-4-3, with Tomori joining Kurt Zouma (£4.7m) and Antonio Rudiger (£6.0m) at centre-half.

Mason Mount (£6.5m) and Willian (£7.0m) appear to be flanking Tammy Abraham (£7.9m) in attack.

Mount, Pulisic and Abraham were three of the four most-sold FPL assets of Gameweek 18.

Lampard’s side have lost four of their last five Premier League games and haven’t kept a clean sheet on the road in 2019/20.

Spurs, by contrast, have won four of their five league games under Jose Mourinho since the ‘Special One’ first took charge a month ago.

Dele Alli (£8.8m), Son Heung-min (£10.1m) and Harry Kane (£10.9m) are averaging 8.0, 7.8 and 5.4 points per game respectively under their new manager.

Kane is the fourth-most-popular captaincy pick of Gameweek 18, while only three FPL assets were bought by more managers than Son in the run-up to this weekend.


Spurs XI: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Dier, Sissoko, Dele, Son, Lucas, Kane.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Tomori, Rudiger, Alonso, Kante, Kovacic, Willian, Mount, Abraham.



  1. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    You know what's magical?

    I still go through in the cup haha with 31 points.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Lucky boy

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Mine came purely down to Alli (C) vs. Son (C).

      Lucky me.

    3. fish&chips
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      I'm going out with 49 🙁

    4. Babelcopter
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Im going out with 50pts. Son (c) killed me. Have Alli and Tammy so feck me

    5. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      I'm losing and my opponent is on 36 🙁

  2. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Willian seems like a nice option?

  3. STONEROSES
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Alli the Best Son replacement?
    (got KDB, Mane, Maddy already)

  4. C'mon the Fylde
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Son -> Salah.

    Easy decision, for me.

    1. Flynny
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Do u have mane too?

      1. C'mon the Fylde
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 25 days ago

        Not, now.
        Salah is coming to his old form.

  5. Vlad Tepes
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Son should have -2 because the incident happend before 60 min?

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      He wasn't sent off till after sixty minutes.

  6. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    How long will Son be suspended? Didn't see what he got sent off for.

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      All the three nice fixtures

    2. One for All
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      3 gws

    3. Tsparkes10
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      11th Jan

    4. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      3 games. was sent off as a joke

    5. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Cheers guys. Salah in then.

  7. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Anyone see if azpi was injured? Thought I saw him pull up and then he was being spoken to by medics on the bench. Kind of desperately need James to start this GW (don’t ask) so would be helpful x

  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Jose time.

  9. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    8 minutes

  10. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Richarlison or Ali for Son replacement?

    1. C'mon the Fylde
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Alli

  11. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Jimenez(C), Ings and Vardy saved my GW. Today was a nightmare.

  12. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    no one at Spurs can deliver a decent corner, its a total joke. Eriksen not even worth 2 quid, someone just have him on the free please

  13. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    At least this week's transfer is a no brainer now..
    Son -> Salah

  14. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Son red card, how did this happen?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Killed a man.

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Tried to kick Rudiger

    3. Regin
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Kicked ruediger with his studs from a lying down position m not much impact, it was the intent

  15. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    I had such hope coming into this game - Son captain, Alli, Aurier & Tammy ... just two points for all of them. This game is a cruel mistress 🙁

  16. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Aguero in tempting but Jesus has been great tbf. So rotation between the 2 wouldn't surprise me

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Aguero will start.

  17. Railwayman
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Of course Tomori is on my bench with a CS... 8 minutes added time, enough for Aurier to get me another red card 🙁

    1. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Of course I sold tomori for kelly this round sigh

  18. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Kane so streetwise

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Eriksen delivery is atrocious

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      he used to be a "set piece specialist"

  20. Regin
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Y the hell 8 mins? I want game to finish.

  21. Drogo
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Son -> Pogba right here right now?

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      No no

  22. Eleven Hag
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Atleast Jose has excuse to blames the refs - he can save his blaming of players for another games

  23. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    I want Salah as my Son replacement. But I'd have to give up Rash or Tammy.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      I am torn between him or KDB. Probably will get both however not sure who to prioritize

    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Sell Rashford

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Clear pen on Alli not checked by var

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      LOL

  25. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Willian on 3BP, Alonso on 2 and Tomori on 1

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      Tomori trolling dellerdu

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 25 days ago

        Sellers

  26. McSauce
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    in a serious way is willian a decent low cost 4th mid like Grealish over the Xmas Period?

    1. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      or richarlison? maybe bounce back effect for new manager

      1. McSauce
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 25 days ago

        yes true that

  27. _Make
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    I've never seen a busier Sofascore Details page than the one for this match. 19 entries and counting!

  28. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Pulisic to Salah -4 ?

    Yay or nay

  29. TH
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Anyone considering putting Kun in their team?

  30. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 25 days ago

    Is Son price locked?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      When the flag comes off.

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 25 days ago

        What?

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 25 days ago

      no