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Mourinho starts Moura up-front as Tanganga features again

Lucas Moura (£7.1m) has again been placed up-front by Jose Mourinho in the absence of Harry Kane (£10.9m), as Spurs make three changes to the side which lost 1-0 at home to Liverpool.

In comes Erik Lamela (£5.7m) for Danny Rose (£5.3m), after scoring in the midweek FA Cup replay against Middlesbrough. It is the Argentinian’s first league start since the 3-0 defeat at Brighton in Gameweek 8.

Tuesday’s other goal scorer Giovani Lo Celso (£7.3m) is also rewarded with a starting spot, in place of Christian Eriksen (£8.6m). Rumours continue to link Eriksen with an imminent move to Inter but recent weeks have seen him granted more game time by Mourinho.

Youngster Japhet Tanganga (£4.0m) continues to have a presence in defence, with Jan Vertonghen (£5.2m) replacing Davinson Sanchez (£5.3m) in a back four. Fans will be encouraged to see goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (£5.3m) return to training but he isn’t expected to return from his elbow injury for several weeks.

As for Watford, Nigel Pearson has named an unchanged side from the 11 that eased past Bournemouth in a 3-0 win.

A midfield three with Etienne Capoue (£4.8m) and Nathaniel Chalobah (£4.4m) gives Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.6m) the license to get forward, duly responding with two goals and two assists in the past three matches.

The Hornets have looked much more dangerous in attack over their last five games, with Troy Deeney (£6.2m) scoring four times, Gerard Deulofeu (£6.1m) notching a couple and big-money signing Ismaïla Sarr (£6.2m) adding three assists to his pair of goals.

Adam Masina (£4.3m) plays at left-back in place of Kiko Femenía (£4.2m), who Pearson says is “making really good progress” from a hamstring injury but was never in contention to make the line-up.

New signing Ignacio Pussetto (£5.0m) is named as a substitute alongside Roberto Pereyra (£5.6m) and Christian Kabasele (£4.3m), whilst Spurs’ new loanee Gedson Fernandes sits on the opposing bench.

Watford XI (4-3-3): Foster; Mariappa, Dawson, Cathcart, Masina; Capoue, Doucoure, Chalobah; Sarr, Deeney, Deulofeu.

Tottenham Hotspur XI (4-2-3-1): Gazzaniga; Tanganga, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Aurier; Winks, Lo Celso; Lamela, Alli, Son; Lucas Moura.

FPLMarc Newcastle fan that spends far too much time thinking about FPL.

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  1. Party time
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Come on VAR do ya thing please

    • Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Gazza owners omg, sadly I have Guaita haha

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Alli subbed

    • fplking14
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Any Deeney owners here so we can cry together?

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lol, Gazza owners showing themselves.

      1. Party time
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Lol

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

        Ings plays

      3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Alli off
        Eriksen on

      4. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Sold Aurier for a hit 😎

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          CS and baps incoming for more troll action...

      5. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Us Gazza owners deserve it big time!

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          100 percent

        2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Benched him for Ryan...

        3. Aubamazette
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          After stinking up my team for so long

      6. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Delessential off

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

          Rested for his haul vs Norwich 😉

          1. HonestBlatter
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            THIS

      7. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        3 bps, penalty save and maybe a cs! Let's go Gazza. Finally!!!!

      8. The Mighty Hippo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Oh Troy, you've broken my heart.

      9. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        But Deeny never misses pen?

      10. noahzark22
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I quit. Brought Deeney in this week

        1. HonestBlatter
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          sorry

      11. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Alli clean sheet locked in

      12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        No masuaku

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

        Mahrez benched

      14. School of Poch
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Gazzaniga finally done something for me

      15. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Sub Aurier off plsssss

      16. Vlad Tepes
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        WHY is Lamela still on the pitch. Why did he take off Alli??

        1. HonestBlatter
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Saving Alli for Norwich HAUL

      17. Rover
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Was seriously considering Deeney as my Rashford replacement to then switch to Ings after the winter break. So glad I caved to price rises and jumped on Ings instead.

      18. Jekori
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Gazza > Fabianski last gw sums up my season. Along with wrong (c) choices of course

      19. Dannyb
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Pep can suck my plums

        1. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Not if I get there first

      20. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Ok Son you can justify he Alli > Son anytime now

      21. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        No Mahrez?

      22. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Another crap game week in the making.

        1. Ady87
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yep, I’m for a shocking week.

        2. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          After one game? Wow

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            ALli blank, Mahrez, Sidibe and Jesus benched.

      23. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        ⚽ Team News 📰
        ARS: Leno, Mustafi, Saka, David Luiz, Maitland-Niles, Martinelli, Xhaka, Pépé, Özil, Torreira, Lacazette
        Subs: Martínez, Holding, Bellerín, Guendouzi, Ceballos, Willock, Nketiah

        SHU: Henderson, O'Connell, Basham, Egan, Fleck, Stevens, Lundstram, Baldock, Norwood, Mousset, McBurnie
        Subs: Verrips, Jagielka, Freeman, Muhamed Besic, Osborn, Sharp, Robinson

        BHA: Ryan, Dunk, Alzate, Bernardo, Webster, Trossard, Stephens, Pröpper, Mooy, Maupay, Connolly
        Subs: Button, Montoya, Duffy, Bissouma, Groß, Murray, Jahanbakhsh

        AVL: Reina, Mings, Konsa, Hause, Drinkwater, Nakamba, Targett, Guilbert, Grealish, El Ghazi, Trézéguet
        Subs: Nyland, Chester, El Mohamady, Vassilev, Douglas Luiz, Lansbury, Hourihane

        MCI: Ederson, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Mendy, Stones, David Silva, De Bruyne, Gündogan, Agüero, Sterling, Bernardo Silva
        Subs: Bravo, Walker, Otamendi, Rodrigo, Mahrez, Foden, Jesus

        CRY: Guaita, Riedewald, Kelly, Cahill, Tomkins, Ayew, McCarthy, McArthur, Zaha, Kouyaté, Tosun
        Subs: Hennessey, Woods, Ward, Dann, Gio McGregor, Pierrick, Wickham

        NOR: Krul, Godfrey, Byram, Zimmermann, Aarons, Tettey, Buendía, Cantwell, Duda, McLean, Pukki
        Subs: Ralf Fährmann, Hanley, Lewis, Trybull, Rupp, Hernández, Drmic

        BOU: Ramsdale, Rico, Adam Smith, Steve Cook, Aké, Billing, Gosling, Lerma, Fraser, Callum Wilson, Harry Wilson
        Subs: Boruc, Simpson, Francis, Lewis Cook, Surman, Surridge, Solanke

        SOU: McCarthy, Bednarek, Bertrand, Cédric, Stephens, Højbjerg, Redmond, Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Ings, Long
        Subs: Gunn, Vestergaard, Djenepo, Oriol Romeu, Boufal, Adams, Obafemi

        WOL: Patrício, Coady, Dendoncker, Saïss, Neves, Doherty, Moutinho, Jonny, Jiménez, Traoré, Neto
        Subs: Ruddy, Buur, Kilman, Giles, Bruno Jordao, Gibbs-White, Ashley-Seal

        WHU: Randolph, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Zabaleta, Diop, Noble, Snodgrass, Fornals, Rice, Lanzini, Haller
        Subs: Martin, Balbuena, Cardoso, Reid, Masuaku, Ngakia, Ajeti

        EVE: Pickford, Digne, Mina, Holgate, Coleman, Walcott, Davies, Delph, Bernard, Kean, Calvert-Lewin
        Subs: Stekelenburg, Sidibé, Gibson, Baines, Schneiderlin, Niasse, Gordon

        1. mookie
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Cheers

      24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        No sidibe

        1. Mo Salah No Mane
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Please don't come on

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

          Hahahahahahah, just got him in last night for Rico. Great move!

      25. Woy_is_back
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        KDB starts, need a blank. Captained Vardeyyyy

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

          He’ll blank

      26. Planet Head
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Mahrez was always a risky choice

        1. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah, but he is on form, scores goals, others in his position not necessarily lighting the PL up etc

          Pep's rotation is the issue.