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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. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kane is literally playing like a CDM. I can't believe I fell for it.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      If only that pen was given argh

    2. Party time
        3 years, 8 months ago

        😆

      • Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Not even doing that good a job of it either

      • Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Saw him vs Sheffield looking sharp and had 3 goals disallowed. I'd like that Kane back please.

    3. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jimenez to Ings this week or next?

      1. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Have the same question. Seems no upside to holding Jimi the way Ings is scoring

      2. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Form vs fixture. Eye test over the last two games says Ings to me.

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Thinking beyond next week - you'd want him for 36/37 anyway, maybe even 38.

    4. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      The more spurs decline the further Back Kane goes - Kane to replace lloris next year

      1. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Horrible to watch given how good of a striker he can be

    5. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Sadly, Son will come on for a 1 point cameo to stop me getting Taylor’s 11 points off the bench.

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Spurs need Son, come on half time at this rate

      2. Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Half time if this continues as is.

        It's Dier

    6. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ings will rise tonight/tomorrow

      I hope he makes it till Saturday without rising so I can straight swap to Jimi

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        * can swap Jimi to Ings

    7. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      The effort levels from Spurs is embarrassing

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        It’s pathetic

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        United 2-3 years ago were the same?

      3. Young Lingard
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        The guy who’s runs and makes things happen is tooo attacking

    8. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Fing joke, I was just turning my computer on and suddenly I just thought could Son be benched, low and behold...

    9. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      The two South coast teams are bossing the games here.

    10. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      There’s Ings benchers in the Top 10k 😮

      8th attackers proving wasteful once more.

      1. Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        And that's why I'm happy with Connolly as my third forward!

      2. Boz
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Why I’m happy to keep Jimi on the bench for now

      3. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thats why im happy with dcl on bench

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

        Thats why im happy with kane in my bench

      5. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        That’s why I’m happy to not own ings

    11. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You have to hand it to Mourinho. He's managed to make his new team more boring than any other team he's ever managed.

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        If I was manager, and intentionally aimed to sabotage them, I still think I’d accidentally do better.

    12. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Bournemouth seem to have the run on Spurs defs every set piece, wouldn't be surprised if a goal comes from there

      • Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ings straight up to 3bps

      • Party time
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Bought Ings at 6.0. What a steal 🙂

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Hate him

          2. Mr. O'Connell
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Same. Sold him 5gw ago tho.

            1. Party time
                3 years, 8 months ago

                I will sell him this week. Then he will be back for the final 3 fixtures

            2. Bubz
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Sold him at the restart. Horrendous decision

              1. Clintymints
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                same but Auba had to come in

              2. Party time
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Lmao.. Benched him away at Watford 😆 Hopefully he rewards me this gw with a double digit return for my stupid error in gw 32

                • HashAttack
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  It was pretty bad before the restart .. had him for 6 matches and got all of 15 points

            3. Forza Papac
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Ings and Armstrong the new Wilson and Fraser

            4. sminkypinky
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              My bench this week is
              Holgate Robinson ASM so I pretty much Welcome a Son cameo

              1. Camzy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                I hope everyone plays because Nketiah -2 is waiting to come in and suck the life out of my team this week

            5. Sun Jihai
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Aurier now on 3bps 🙂

            6. Gudjohnsen
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Spurs don't get a lot of pens do they compared to United?

              1. Greek Freak
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Well, United are a better team and create more chances, that's something to do with it.

                Having said that, I have a sneaky suspicion the earlier push on Kane would've been a pen had it been for United...

                1. Gudjohnsen
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Agreed

              2. diesel001
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                You have to get into the opposition's penalty area to win penalties....

            7. Brosstan
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Credit where its due, Aurier has actually become a good player under Mourinho. Only Spurs player worth owning

            8. Srv210
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Spurs gameplay looks very poor, all defensive against Bournemouth amidst a poor run of form ..not cool kane

              1. JONALDINHO
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Gameplay? This ain’t fifa

            9. Costa Nostra
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Kane playing with a bunch of worthless chaps! The whole team is pants!

            10. Wilshere Knowledge
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Lamela with his 18th foul of the game.

            11. Forza Papac
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Does live rank on livefpl include current bonus point standings?

              1. Rainer
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Yes.

              2. Ze_Austin
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Yup

            12. Mr. Chimes
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Ings scoring on my bench. Wolves defensive woes. Next up: United attack blanking

              1. Brosstan
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                if you bench ings you dont deserve his points anyway

                1. Mr. Chimes
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Why must you hurt me

            13. Tcheco
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Keep a well rested Son for Arsenal or get Antonio in?

              1. Gudjohnsen
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Keep

              2. Saxe-Gotha
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                I'm thinking of ditching for Mahrez.

                1. Tcheco
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Was thinking that but scared of Pep rotation

                  1. Saxe-Gotha
                    • 9 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    I agree, it is a worry but the way Spurs are playing doesn't give me confidence on any type of haul from Son under Mourinho. At this point, 15 mins of Mahrez looks a better option than 90 from Son.

              3. Srv210
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                The way Spurs are playing I don't think they are gonna score much

            14. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Season over for me tbh, Son benched, Ings scoring as usual. Rich will do fck all
              Game over

              1. Mr. Chimes
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Head up son!

            15. bennydebull
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Quick question. If I make two transfers, decide I don't like them and hit the free hit chip at later in the week, does it revert back to what I had from the previous game week?

              1. Sun Jihai
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Yes

                1. bennydebull
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Ta

              2. @persecuted_by_mods
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Yes, butttt the following week you don't have 2 transfers you only have 1

                  1. bennydebull
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Okay. That makes sense

              3. Scholes Out For Summer
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Kane get in the box ffs

                1. Eat my goal!
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  He’s spent plenty of time defending his box, ease up!

              4. Gudjohnsen
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Kane to Vardy tonight?

                1. Mr. O'Connell
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Just did it now

              5. Rotation's Alter Ego
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                DCL stats after 40 minutes

                5 touches
                3 possession lost

                Pretty impressive in fairness

                1. @persecuted_by_mods
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    An improvement on how crap he's been

                2. Paul Psychic Octopus
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Hadn't appreciated just how awful Spurs have become under Mourinho.

                  What a catastrophic knee-jerk it was to get rid of Poch.