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Son and Lucas return to Spurs XI as Saka is benched for north London derby

Two clubs in contrasting form meet in the 187th north London derby this afternoon.

Kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is at 16:30 BST.

Spurs produced a limp display on Thursday night, failing to register a single shot on target in a 0-0 draw with struggling Bournemouth.

That came a week after a poor showing at Bramall Lane, although the Lilywhites are unbeaten on home soil in three post-restart matches.

Arsenal, meanwhile, have taken 10 points from a possible 12 in their last four fixtures, conceding only one goal along the way.

Jose Mourinho has made three changes from the side which drew at the Vitality Stadium.

The pacier Davinson Sanchez (£5.3m) returns at centre-back in place of Jan Vertonghen (£5.2m), while Son Heung-min (£9.6m) and Lucas Moura (£7.0m) are recalled on the flanks in place of Erik Lamela (£5.7m) and Steven Bergwijn (£7.1m).

Harry Kane (£10.9m) leads the line yet again, while Serge Aurier (£5.1m) starts once more at right-back.

There’s just the one change for Arsenal, with Bukayo Saka (£4.7m) only among the substitutes and Nicolas Pepe (£8.9m) taking his place on the right flank.

Mesut Ozil (£7.0m) is once again omitted from the matchday squad, while Eddie Nketiah (£4.4m) misses out through suspension.

Son and Kane were both jettisoned by over 100,000 FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 35+.

Of all the players in today’s two matchday squads, Saka was the most transferred in, with almost 75,000 Fantasy bosses recruiting the teenager.

These sides drew 2-2 when they last met in Gameweek 4, although both clubs have changed head coaches since then.

Kane and Son both registered attacking returns in that match, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) on target for the Gunners.


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies, Winks, Sissoko, Lo Celso, Lucas, Son, Kane.

Arsenal XI: Martinez, Mustafi, Luiz, Kolasinac, Bellerin, Ceballos, Xhaka, Tierney, Pepe, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

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

    Have Sterling & KDB. No Chelsea.

    KDB & Iheanacho to

    A. DSilva & Giroud

    B. DSilva & Ings

    C. Pulisic & Jesus

    1. Reg83
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A I guess or c maybe

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

      B

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      C

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

      Well that's confusing

    5. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

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

      C

  2. Thunder Warrior
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Sell Salah or Son for Pulisi(c)?

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

      Son. Salah against Arsenal & Chelsea defence!

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

    How is a league standing decided if you end on the same points?

    1. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Fewest amount of transfers made

      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ya that

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

      Fpl or the real league?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        FPL

  4. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Squad atm...looking at a BB this week

    Pope/Martinez
    TAA Digne Doherty Mendy Lamptey
    Bruno KDB Mahrez Martial Willian
    Greenwood Vardy Ings

    1FT 1.1m ITB...any suggestions guys?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Might only have one City starter.

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

        Might be none

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          or 3

    2. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez to Pulisic would tempt me, team news dependent

  5. Reg83
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Will Giroud start on Tuesday? Was Abraham any good last week?

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

      You'll get early team news most probably

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Peeps keep saying it, i'm going to FH so intrested where from and how much earlier than deadline ?

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

          Follow FPL Rockstar on Twitter. 10 minutes before deadline.

          1. el polako
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Dont have social media accounts but thanks, will log in here i suppouse.

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

              No problem. Be active here 10 minutes before the deadline. Someone will surely post it here.

              1. el polako
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Good stuff, thanks.

          2. Pep bites Kun
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Done - cheers

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Tammy hasn’t impressed when starting, would imagine frank will want to bounce back well in a must win game for Chelsea, he should play his best eleven which includes giroud up top

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Abraham was rubbish.

    4. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I expect him to start after Abraham failing to impress in the Sheffield game

  6. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Son to Pulisic an absolute master stroke from myself

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Before Sheffield Utd away?

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Was going to do him to Martial for a hit but decided against it in the end.

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

      Son was lucky. Defensive error and a good assist. Did you see Spurs in the second half? Terrible. No wonder they didn't have a shot on target vs Bournemouth if they are expecting their opponents to attack them to hit them on the counter.

    4. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Seems silly now, Newby error I guess, and spurs were just THAT bad V Bournemouth. Didn’t pay shef Utd enough respect. Life lessons

  7. JURGENAUT
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone else has Vardy? What are you expecting tonight?

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

      A brace would be nice. I currently have 0 attacking returns and 0 clean sheets to my team. Anything would be good, really.

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

        This, currently on 15 points from 6 with Vardy, Rashford, Ings, DDG & Fernandes (c) left to go...

        1. Baron Penguin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          16 with Vardy, Greenwood, Martial, Fernandes (C) - I’ll even take an assist, just anything please!!

      2. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        This. Well I’ve got Mahrez and Doh 6pters but a grand total of 11pts from 6 others...

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

      o/ captain....blank and a red card

      1. HTL
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Would be glorious

    3. LikeItLoveIt
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I need something!

    4. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      2 goals & unowned Bournemouth to wipe Leicester clean sheet, perfect 🙂

      1. Jealous Viper
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Pretty much every Bournemouth player is unowned now

    5. Jealous Viper
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      10 and above as my cap. Would be greatly appreciated

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

      Need him to push my score last 100

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        🙄

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

          Lol

    7. Iggypop
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Hatty, assist and 3 bonus

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

    Best captain choice next GW?

    1. Fernandes (Crystal Palace)
    2. Pulisic (Norwich)
    3. KDB (Bournemouth)

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      either pulisic or willian

    2. JabariParkersEyelid
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno surely.

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

        Pulisic against Norwich could be juicy though, they look horrendous and well, they are relegated now...

  9. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    3 GW left need to stay calm, no rash moves.

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

      He's not worth the 9.0m

  10. Reg83
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Foden or d Silva?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      dilva

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

      Foden for this week.

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

      DSilva

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

      Silva

  11. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone else think Bournemouth could pull a rabbit out the hat tonight ?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes definitely

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      The way this GW is going anything can happen.

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      That's the hope with no Vardy, Watford, Villa and West Ham wins are killers though. They really should have beat Spurs.

      1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        No Vardy??

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          It was a choice between Vardy or Sterling.

          1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Ah never mind, thought you were talking about Leicester’s line up!!

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

      Nope. No Maddison is a positive for Leicester.

    5. redsallstars
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yep. I had Bournemouth, watford, villa all to win this week on acca. No good though as Liverpool out of all teams let me down

  12. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What's your thoughts on the early transfers?

    Mahrez and Jimenez to Pulisic and Jesus (-4)

    1ft 1itb
    Pope
    TAA Doherty Aurier
    Martial KDB Bruno Sterling
    Ings Greenwood Jimenez*
    Martinez Mahrez* Saiss Taylor

    1. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Who would you bench? My front 8 is KDB, Foden, Pulisic, Martial, Fernandes, Jesus, Greenwood & Vardy and I have no idea!

      1. Vazza
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I’m on the same boat mate... I want to bring Ings into my team for Jimenez but then I am going to have 8 really good attackers and wouldn’t know who to drop to the bench...

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      haha it definitely creates a benching headache. Might only do the Mahrez to Pulisic transfer and bench Jimenez

  13. Threat Level Midnight
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Well, officially my worst move of the year...Hindsight 20/20 I guess.

    Jimmy/Son/Guendo>>Mane/Foden/Gordon (-4)

    There’s always next year though, right?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Captain Mane?

      1. Threat Level Midnight
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        You got it.

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      nope

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        lol

      2. Threat Level Midnight
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yikes imagine being you

        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          apologies I misread the post and thought he was asking about the transfers haha

    3. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I break even if Vardy scores 27 points - Jimenez+Son (13+8) + 2 hits = 29. Got 2 points back from Willan

  14. gers23
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Predictions for tomorrow? A goal fest or tight game? Need Maguire to outscore Pogba and Ings lol

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nothing to lose from saints

      3-1 Utd

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

      5-2 thriller.

    3. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Need Martial pre game injury to bank 11 points of bench.

    4. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      3-2 utd

  15. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which move is best:
    A) Doherty+Jimenez to Boly+Jesus
    B) Doherty+Sarr to Aurier+Pulisic

    Have 2FT, so no hits with either

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B looks good

  16. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Selling son went well then.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Lucky points today - didnt look a threat.
      This game can be so frustrating (Auba owner)

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Quite jammy tbh

  17. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    1FT. 1.4m itb. Best move?

    A. Jimmy >> Ings / Giroud
    B. KDB / Salah >> Sterling / Puli
    C. Free hit
    D. Save

    Martinez
    TAA • Doherty • Kiko
    Salah • Martial • KDB • Bruno
    Vardy • Jimmy • Greeny
    (3.9, Foden, Lascelles, Holgate)

  18. LikeItLoveIt
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    This week has been a nightmare. Need vardy and man u to pull off the ledge

  19. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy mega haul needed.

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

      Sooooo needed

  20. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who you got left?

    Vardy,
    Bruno
    Martial
    Greenwood

    40 from the above would be excellent 🙂

    1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pretty much the same. Like everyone in my mini league.

    3. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      That is exactly what I have left. I have 16 so far and also took a -8. Fernandes (C) 20 pointer needed.

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

      same 4 with Bruno (c)

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

    Vardy better outscore Jimenez

  22. michaelington
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    How bad were Chelsea yesterday? Not sure whether to bring Chelsea cover in against Norwich.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      They will bounce back, Lampard very keen on top 4 finish plus lets not underestimate Blades they are really good team.

  23. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez or KDB to Dilva?

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

      Mahrez

  24. bigdip
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Need to close ML gap. (Already did TAA & Nketiah to VVD & Jesus for -4 hit)

    DDG (Martin)
    VVD, Saiss, Holgate (Kiko, Lascelles)
    Kdb, Willian, MANE, Bruno (Saka)
    Kane, Greenwood, Jesus (c)

    Big risk time. for - 8 hit, Mane to bring in one of these TC options:

    A) Sterling
    B) Pulisic
    C) Salah
    D) Don't take -8 hit and TC Willan/Jesus/Bruno

  25. gers23
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Points predictions for

    Maguire
    Pogba
    Ings

    I'd take 2 2 2

    1. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      6 5 2

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

      6
      8 kicking off from last week
      9

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

        How does that work. If Ings is scoring? You reckon Maguire gets a goal and conceds & gets booked?

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

          Concedes twice, YC to prevent the baps

    3. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      6,2,2

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

      6
      6
      2

  26. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wow, Solanke no goals in 38 PL apps for Bournemouth! Liverpool robbed them for £15m

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

      Think they had Stockholm Syndrome after buying Jordan Ibe

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

        And Brad Smith

  27. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy (C), blank, redcard and penaltymiss incomming.

  28. Reg83
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jesus replaced on 69 minuy. So he starts right vs bmouth?

    1. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I certainly hope so. I can see him getting 60 minutes in all the remaining matches.

  29. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hi guys. Need some advice here. Plan was to do Jimenez + Salah to Jesus + Sterling -4, but I am having second thoughts due to the FA Cup game. Should I save the FT? Still have BB. Plan to use it in gw37

    Team:
    Dubravka
    TAA Aurier Boly
    Salah KDB Bruno Martial
    Vardy Jimenez Greenwood
    ___
    Martinez Traore Taylor Lundstram

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

      Surely you’d want a little chelsea for Norwich?

  30. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Let's go Jamie, put this golden boot race beyond doubt!