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Mourinho benches Son and Lucas as injured Holgate misses out for Everton

There are two Premier League matches kicking off simultaneously at 18:00 BST, with Bournemouth hosting Tottenham Hotspur and Everton facing Southampton.

There is bad news for owners of Son Heung-min (£9.7m) and Lucas Moura (£7.1m), with both of those wide-midfielders dropping to the bench at the Vitality.

Steven Bergwijn (£7.2m) and Erik Lamela (£5.7m) come in for those two players.

The suspended Eric Dier (£4.8m) will be unavailable until Gameweek 38+ and is replaced by Jan Vertonghen (£5.2m) at centre-half, meanwhile.

Two more popular Fantasy Premier League purchases, Serge Aurier (£5.1m) and Harry Kane (£11.0m), keep up their post-restart ever-present records.

Kane, Aurier and Son all have double-digit ownerships in the top 10k, with almost one in four of these managers owning the Korean.

For the hosts, Callum Wilson (£7.4m) returns from a two-match ban and replaces Dominic Solanke (£5.1m) in attack.

Dan Gosling (£4.8m) for Lewis Cook (£5.0m) is the only other change for Eddie Howe’s side following their 5-2 defeat by Manchester United.

At Goodison Park, Mason Holgate (£4.4m) misses out for Everton with an injury he picked up on Monday evening.

Yerry Mina (£5.3m) replaces the sidelined centre-half, while Anthony Gordon (£4.5m) for Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.3m) is Carlo Ancelotti’s only other alteration from the starting XI that lost at Spurs in Gameweek 33+.

Alex Iwobi (£5.6m) recovers from a hamstring injury to start, while the fit-again Theo Walcott (£6.2m) is among the substitutes.

Ralph Hasenhuttl has unsurprisingly kept faith with the same 11 players who beat Manchester City on Sunday, with Danny Ings (£7.3m) again leading the line.

This fixture features the second-most-bought FPL forward of Gameweek 34+, Ings, and the second-most-sold striker, Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.3m).

Both of those players are owned by more than one in five of the top 10k.


Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Smith, Kelly, Aké, Rico, Lerma, Gosling, Brooks, King, Stanislas, C Wilson.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Winks, Sissoko, Lo Celso, Lamela, Bergwijn, Kane.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Mina, Keane, Digne, Iwobi, Gomes, Davies, Gordon, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Pieters, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Redmond, Adams, Ings.

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  1. Wild Rover
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rico Luiz

  2. Krafty Werks
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Spurs to be 1-0 at H/T...Son to come on in the 59th min and get a goal & assist, you heard it here first...regards...Mystic Meg.

    1. SomewhatPleasing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Septic Peg.

  3. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Aurier 12/15 pointer on here.

    1. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      *2 pointer

  4. The 12th Man
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Gosling

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure Gosling will be too happy about it but okay.

  5. Nightf0x
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Jimi son kiko/lascels -4
    To
    Vardy mahrez/foden/antonio 6.1 def

    Yes or No

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

    Kane DM..... captain fail..

    1. diesel001
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Perfect upgrade for Firmino at Liverpool.

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Harold playing Hollywood passes from his DM role

    1. The 12th Man
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He’s playing further forward tonight then?

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Lazy Son (who doesn't track back) not playing means Harold can be a bit more adventurous

        1. Tinkermania
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Think it's the other way round.

    2. Brosstan
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He probably saw Sissoko down there and wondered how the ball will ever get past the halfway line

  8. Brosstan
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Stick to fouling your opponents Sissoko you donkey..

  9. Bubz
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Another DCL blank confirmed. Absolutr waste of space he is

    1. diesel001
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Donkeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

    2. Old Man
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cue a goal and an assist. Sigh (first on bench)

  10. Mr. O'Connell
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Can't decide what's less fun:

    Watching Kane as an owner
    Watching Salah as a non-owner

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Watching Aurier as an owner, has to be up there.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I own him, but benched him for Saiss. Not really enjoying this match at all.

      2. FPL_Gyarados
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I second this

  11. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Really had enough of mou already

    Son and Lucas are 2 of the bright sparks at our club who bring a lot of energy to the side instead of sideways square passing as per usual, don't really see the logic of benching them both the bloke is clueless and should retire once he’s left spurs hopefully after doing as little damage as possible

  12. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What has happened to what used to FF gold in Sigudson. On the bench again and the Everton midfield is Meh

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ancelotti likes work rate

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He's passed his best

    3. diesel001
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      His best position is on the left wing where he can cross it into a tall striker. But Ancelotti doesn't play him there and he isn't mobile enough to play in CM. When he does play CM, Everton inevitably concede.

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        His best position is CAM

  13. Twisted Saltergater
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Southampton playing some lovely stuff

  14. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Need something from Ings.

    1. The 12th Man
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Looks promising.

  15. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ings on bench if Greenwood, Bruno and Awb will play. Scared.

  16. JONALDINHO
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Need a digne haul to save my week

  17. Pep Roulette
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bournemouth have been amazing until now!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bournemouth, amazing?

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This game! They're dominating Spurs completely!

    2. Brosstan
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hard working but extremely low quality. Hardly amazing

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes, there is so much difference in the intensity of both the teams!

  18. popey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    to fund jimi to vardy (with 2 FT)

    a) doherty to justin (have saiss)
    b) rashford to ings (have martial and bruno)

    Leaning towards b) as will want him for 36 and he could do well against utd the way oton are playing.

    Man utd performance tonight may decide

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Justin does offer much attacking and Leicester's defensive fixtures turn quite quickly
      Rashford wait and see tonight, but I still think he is a good option and remember the average team has 3 Utd players

  19. goriuanx
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Looks like Havertz to Chelsea is a real possibility this summer. Reported in Germany and now by The Telegraph too.

    1. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lots of strong sources. Would make a terrifying front 4

      1. goriuanx
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Smashing signings from Chelsea. Very jealous of Havertz and Werner wow.

    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Matt Law is normally pretty good on Chelsea stuff. Fingers crossed. He is class.

  20. Lucy2019
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Spurs really are shite.

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Awful, get someone on who’ll actually carry the ball

  21. Brosstan
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kane clearance +bps

  22. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rico looking Rico-y.

  23. diesel001
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Spurs doing more defending than Bournemouth.

  24. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Southampton are the better side.

    1. SomewhatPleasing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Looking quite lively

  25. diesel001
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kane clearance close to his own goal line.

  26. Dynamic Duos
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Lol @Spurs @Mourinho, fancy benching Son and then playing like this

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Sissoko making stanislaz look like Ronaldinho

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        To be fair Stanislas did look like Ronaldinho for a second against United

      2. Brosstan
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Stanislas is a great player, just always injured.

  27. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Harry Kane fox in the box!

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He's gonna score an own goal, I can feel it.

    2. THAT'S LIFE
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Will be able to play another 10 years at CH

    3. JonSnow
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      just the wrong box at the moment

  28. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bournemouth building pressure

  29. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mourinho is done.

    1. THAT'S LIFE
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No Son Ali and Erik gone. It shows

  30. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Iwobi fail