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Mourinho benches Alli as Spurs visit injury-hit Sheff Utd

Dele Alli (£8.3m) has been named on the Spurs bench ahead of their trip to Sheffield United.

The England international misses out on a start in Jose Mourinho’s talented attack, fronted by Harry Kane (£10.9m).

Son Heung-min (£9.8m), Lucas Moura (£7.1m) and Steven Bergwijn (£7.5m) are the three options named in attacking midfield, supported by a deeper pair of Giovani Lo Celso (£7.3m) and Moussa Sissoko (£4.8m).

The Fantasy attention will almost certainly be on the South Korean tonight. He is owned by 8.8% of managers worldwide and scored 12 points against Sheffield United back in Gameweek 12.

Those invested in the Spurs attack will be boosted by the line-up that Chris Wilder has been forced to field for the Blades.

Recent injuries to John Lundstram (£4.8m) and John Fleck (£4.8m), have severely limited his options in midfield. With Luke Freeman (£5.0m) also absent with a knock, Oliver Norwood (£4.8m), Ben Osborn (£4.7m) and Sander Berge (£4.7m) start together for the first time in the Premier League this season, Jack Rodwell (£4.5m) the only back-up on the bench.

Jack O’Connell (£4.6m) is still not back from injury either so Jack Robinson (£4.0m) continues to deputise in central defence alongside Chris Basham (£4.6m) and John Egan (£4.5m).

Spurs’ defence continues to offer greater stability though. For the third successive match since Project Restart began, Mourinho has paired Eric Dier (£4.8m) with Davinson Sánchez (£5.3m) at centre-back, flanked by Ben Davies (£5.3m) and Serge Aurier (£5.0m) in the full-back roles.

Sheffield United XI: D Henderson; Robinson, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Osborn, Norwood, Berge, Baldock; McBurnie, McGoldrick.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris; B Davies, D Sánchez, Dier, Aurier; Sissoko, Lo Celso; Son, Moura, Bergwijn; Kane.

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  1. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Mousset with his tenth goal/assist in barely 1,000 minutes.

  2. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Pope trembling in his boots now.

  3. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    WTF WAS THAT?!?!?!

  4. mrodgers91
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Rethinking auba to kane next week after this mess

  5. SackWenger
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Good to see Mousset giving Tottenham their just desserts

  6. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Son to who?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Martial

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Anyone.

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Anyone

  7. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Baldock goal please

  8. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    People with no City looking at Mahrez for the next few GWs?

    1. SackWenger
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Absolutely - was hoping for this team news

    2. Old Gregg
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yes son > mahrez for me.

  9. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    What a goalll, lovely

  10. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Son to mahrez then?

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Most likely

    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Easy move.

  11. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    That was like a training goal..

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Son could still score though

  12. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    why do I support Spurs -_-

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Only way is up

  13. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Aurier subbed

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      CS banked

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      At least he bagged a point.

  14. Lev Yashin
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I love the old party games like musical statues.

    Dier is really good at it too.

  15. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Son (c) 🙂

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ditto

  16. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Goodbye Son and Rashford.

    1. Zen_Master
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Why would you wanna get rid of Rashford?

  17. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Damn damn damn. Every decision going wrong, it’s like I’m cursed

  18. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    20 minutes Alli...
    The miracle FPL result is still on (as a non Aurier and son owner).
    I’m on 30 pts this week so definitely need a miracle!

  19. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    FFS Foden starts meaning he will be benched Sunday...

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ah, that’s true. I was going to play him too

  20. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    My rival has Stevens first sub. Cheers Saka 🙁 I would love some luck like that. Gap closed now

  21. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Thank fook I avoided Aurier, can't stink up my team this time round like he's done so many times before.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      First time owner 🙁

  22. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    2 weeks ago I had Stevens, Henderson, Auba and Richarlison amongst others

    Probably worst WC in recent memory tbh

  23. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Aurier off..

  24. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Alli & Ndombele ON
    Sissoko & Aurier OFF

  25. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    No 0 for Aurier 🙁

  26. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Quickly removes Aurier from my WC team.

  27. Henning
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Son and Lundstram to Mahrez and AWB for -4?

  28. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Andy Hinchcliffe saying Spurs need to improve defensively. That isn't going to happen until Aurier is out of the team or they play a defensive midfielder whose primary job is to cover for Aurier defensively.

  29. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    After seeing that lineup - so tempted by DCL & Guendozi > Mahrez & Connolly for 2 FT's

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Mousset's 4.4 if you have the money.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        need a 4.2 as have exact change for the move - can't stretch to the moose

  30. teddypicker
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Play one: Aurier eve h or Doherty ars h

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Both will concede plenty. 😉