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FPL managers turn to Pope and Burnley defence as Spurs visit Turf Moor

The Fantasy Premier League community will have a keen eye on Nick Pope (£4.8m) in Saturday’s team-time match.

The Burnley goalkeeper, preparing to face Spurs this afternoon, is the most popular Fantasy asset at Turf Moor, sitting in 18.1% of teams.

His owners will be hoping for either a clutch of saves, a clean sheet, or both as he faces a Spurs team with a point to prove.

Jose Mourinho’s men were knocked out of the FA Cup on penalties by Norwich midweek and their most recent Premier League outing resulted in a home defeat at the hands of Wolves.

For that reason, the Fantasy interest in Spurs assets remains relatively low. In fact, their most popular fit asset, owned by just 5.8%, Serge Aurier (£5.0m) finds himself on the bench this afternoon.

Joining him among the substitutes is Lucas Moura (£7.1m) while Dele Alli (£8.3m) and Steven Bergwijn (£7.5m) both feature in the starting XI this afternoon, neither one owned by more than 5%.

Fantasy managers may be monitoring these attacking assets in light of Spurs’ upcoming fixture in Blank Gameweek 31 when they host West Ham.

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

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris; Vertonghen, Alderweireld, D Sánchez, Tanganga; Dier, Skipp, Ndombele; Lamela, Bergwijn; Alli.

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  1. villa_til_i_die
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Takes guts to admit to that, unlucky!

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      I always knew he was a train spotter.

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        That's right a Fantasy Football player has someone to belittle.

        1. GreennRed
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 21 days ago

          Trainspotting is tough in Japan. Have you seen how fast they are?

  2. Hitmonlee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    My TC Auba worked a treat then haha

    I’m on 41 still with 6 to play so could be worse I suppose

  3. Ser Davos
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Pope, Lundstram, Auba...

    Can't recall a season being as murky as this one. I have conceded I'm just not that proficient at this game, but even so. Torture every move

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      A Vardy hattrick, all setup by Maddison would be the icing on the topsy-turvy cake

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      I read that in Ser Davos' voice.

  4. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    How’s everyone doing so far? On 50 after BPS added with auba (c) kdb (potentially x2) soy to go

    1. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      44 with Pope CS Digne Rich Perez and KDB to go

    2. shaunyjames
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      41 with Auba(c) KDB Pepe DCL and Pereira so looking ok(ish)

    3. Nimby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Pretty average I think. 41 after BPS but still have De Bruyne, Pereira and Barnes to play. Was really confident of a 70+ score this week but not looking too likely now.

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Let’s hope kdb plays both!

    4. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      61 despite capping Salah over Mane. 😉

      But only have DCL, KdB and err Perez left.

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Nice one!

    5. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      54 -8 with KDB(c) Periera,Perez,Fernandes and DCL remaining.

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Good score that

    6. Ibra
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      49 with KDB, Vardy, Grealish and Rich to go

    7. YouReds
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      57 KDB(c), Vardy to go

    8. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Average GW with KDB © vardy Perez Bruno to go

    9. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      43 with Pépé (c), Auba, KDB, DCL and Fernandes to play

    10. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      18 on FH. Took out McCarthy, Fernandez, Salah, Mane. Was a final roll of the dice and needless to say it didn't work out. I'm just going to enjoy the football from now on.

  5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Charlie Taylor second half goal would make a gameweek of it

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      No thanks 🙁 played Cathcart over him!

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Ive him first sub for Robbo

        Meanwhile Lundy’s 12 pointer mocking me from 3rd sub lol

        1. Rhodes your boat
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 21 days ago

          Lundy back to bite!

  6. shaunyjames
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Just seen the Soton highlights and McCarthy nearly had an assist too - imagine the haul

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Wow
      I feel sick benching him now 😕

  7. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    If you can't beat them, join them.
    I'll use one of my 2 FT tonight to bring IN Pope !
    Enough of this 😀

    1. shaunyjames
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      And play him against ManC?

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Nope
        Will play McCarthy finally 😀

        1. shaunyjames
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 21 days ago

          Il be in the same boat, doing Button -> Pope for the blank and setting up BB but you know Pope will haul against MCity now

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 21 days ago

            😀

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        probably get a pen save vs city knowing this seaosn and how shoddy City are at pens. I played Foster vs Pool based on the stupid season theory and it worked, CS lol

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 21 days ago

          Lol

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Okay, too many midweek games to go.
      Will wait until deadline 😀

  8. Iggypop
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    People actually had faith in arsenal! Lol

    1. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      They won

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Heh

    2. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Arsenal are a typical, stale Premier League team whose players think they're far better then they actually are

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

      He plays for any other team and I'd have brought him in this week.
      But kept faith with Vardy.

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

        Auba that is

    4. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      More hindsight foresight.

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

    Seriously, what is the time gap until a goal can be overturned, or any decision for that matter.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      The next restart.

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

        So could be 45 mins in theory

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 21 days ago

          Or a few months.

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 21 days ago

            Facepalm

    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Depends on your lawyer.

  10. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Auba has never scored against Man City

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Overdue so.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Due comments incoming 😛

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      There is always first time

  11. Long ago I drew a walrus
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Now's a good time to start

  12. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Pope Barnes Taylor Fernandez my bench... Ugh.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Y U NO BB?!?

    2. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Don't count Taylor yet, he starts in my team. So, very soon CS will be wiped!

      1. sunzip14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Lol timing!

      2. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Like that lol

  13. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Moura and lo celso on

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Finally.

  14. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    No Kane, no Son, no Davies. Why can't Jose keep it simple?

    Lloris
    Aurier Sanchez Alderweireld Tanganga
    Ndombele Lo-Celso Winks
    Bergwijn Moura Lamela

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Leipzeg

  15. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Who would you rather have for 31 till wc:
    a) Sarr
    b) Moura

  16. lindeg
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    53, with mount, kdb, foden, vardy - should be a solid green arrow right?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Yep

  17. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Is 39 (-4) decent score If I still have Auba C, Barnes, Soy and Bruno left?
    Sadly did Kelly to Saiss for a hit when heard that Robbo is benched. (Lundstram 1. on bench)

  18. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Pen spurs

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Alli g

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      What's the bettig that Pope saves it and ends up with more points than McCarthy anyway. Sigh.

  19. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Guy in my ML in 2nd did FH this week and captained traore...

  20. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    SPURS PEN

  21. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Pope pen save inc

  22. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Pope 15 pointer locked!

  23. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Me gives away pen

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      How many now?

  24. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Pope penalty save incoming.

  25. mattk lfc
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Alli to sky it please

  26. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Alli Goal
    Lamela assist

  27. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    YESSSS

  28. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Alli G
    Lamela A

    Pope CS gone!

  29. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Pope CS gone

  30. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Yessssssssssssssssssssssssss