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Doherty makes Spurs debut as Everton hand starts to three summer signings

Following on from Leicester City’s 3-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion, the second Premier League match of the day sees Tottenham Hotspur take on Everton.

Kick-off in north London is at 16:30 BST.

The headline team news is that all five major summer signings from these two clubs are handed their full debuts today.

Matt Doherty (£6.0m) makes his Spurs bow at right-back, with Serge Aurier (£5.5m) relegated to the bench.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£5.0m) also slots straight into central midfield, as expected.

Having not featured for the Lilywhites in pre-season thanks to self-isolation and international duty, Harry Kane (£10.5m) is back to lead the line.

Son Heung-min (£9.0m), Dele Alli (£8.0m) and Lucas Moura (£7.0m) will support the England international in attack.

All of Everton’s three summer signings make their full debuts, with central midfielders Allan (£5.5m) and Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.5m) selected in Carlo Ancelotti’s starting XI.

James Rodriguez (£7.5m) also makes the cut, despite having started just one league match in the last 11 months.

Son and Doherty are the most-owned players on show here, with both players boasting double-digit ownerships.

Kane was the fourth-most-popular captaincy pick in Gameweek 1, with just over 300,000 FPL managers handing him the armband.

Richarlison (£8.0m), who may well be occupying a wide-midfield role based on Everton’s starting XI, is the only Toffee with an FPL ownership of over 10%.


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Doherty, Alderweireld, Dier, Davies, Hojbjerg, Winks, Dele, Lucas, Son, Kane.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Mina, Keane, Digne, Allan, Gomes, Doucoure, Rodriguez, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.


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2,661 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Time for wildcard baby

    1. Visionaries
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Haha really

    2. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Dier was a terrible pick. Thanks everyone on here

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        yw!

  2. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Easy call to get Alli out. Alli > Greenwood it is.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Either him or Willian (WHU)

      1. Strchld
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Dont like Willians fixtures after WHU

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Auba to go with those fixtures and he can represent ARS in my team, happy enough. Greenwood may get rotated?

  3. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Alli > Sissoko, Mou defensive movement? Avoid Spurs then!

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

    Can’t wait to do Havertz and Ings ➡️ Bruno and DCL

  5. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Yaaaay points

  6. Ser Davos
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    It's such a treat always picking the wrong forward between Ings and DCL 😆

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      So much this

    2. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Haha agreed...some things never change

  7. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    good day for casuals with James and DCL hauling...

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      James?

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        James Justin

        1. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Great save!

    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      James blanking atm

    3. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Lol

    4. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I don’t understand what makes those people casuals.

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

    DCL is the FPL devil

  9. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Alli Ings ASM can all get in the bin.

    1. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Throw Soucek in there too

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Don’t have him thankfully.

  10. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What I am expecting from Mou's Spurs

    LOL at me for picking Spurs players

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Told myself one of the things I would do this season was not get fooled into buying Spurs attackers. Here I am with Kane anyway...

      1. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Tbf he is probably the best option but I think I’m getting rid of all of them

  11. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Oh no, Son CS gone.

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

    Son, Werner to Rashford, Martial for -4?

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah. Do it before the match ends

    2. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Im thinking The same but Bruno instead of Rash

    3. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah do it.. Son and Werner both blanked so they are useless

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Jose won’t love Dier after that.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Jose loves none

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Except himself

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It wasn't Dier. It was Alderweireld.

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        didnt even bother jumping

  14. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Dier nooooo

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It was his fault as well.

  15. DRIZ ✅
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    DCL nailed for good

  16. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hojbjerg with maybe the most horrible performance I have ever seen so far

  17. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Son ... do something fella

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

    Højbjerg will end up on the Wanyama/Ndombele scrap heap.

  19. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Might just do Alli to JRod next week for that WBA fixture...

  20. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Who to prioritise for next week?

    A) KDB
    B) Sterling
    C) Bruno

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      C, obviously

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

      C

  21. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Spurs cleanie fecked

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Elvis is dead.

  22. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Tempted to WCand load up on Everton for those fixtures

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Who you thinking, James and DCL?

  23. Dr. Rog
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    2 players that i own who are playing today

    Justin & DCL.

    Lovely stuff

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ok?

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Wp

  24. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Greenwood or James Rodriguez?

    JRod is nailed...

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

      JR

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      To fail*
      😉

    3. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Greenwood is nailed unless we sign someone better

  25. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    winks 59 min.

    #fplgeneral

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

    Spurs need to take a leaf out of Everton's book and invest majorly in central midfield.

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      They be broke. Could only afford Hojberg

    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      They did. Berg, Lo Celso, Hojberg

  27. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Dear Mr Son

    Can you please rise up to the occasion?

    Best regards
    Vazza

    1. Apwilkin
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Careful. The last time I kindly asked him that he got me a red card when he was my captain.

  28. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Spurs look absolutely terrible. Surely Mourinho's final top level job?

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      ManU should have been it for Jose. Levy stupid enough to give him another shot

  29. Locarno
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Winks off. All three of his owners must be gutted.

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

    Son overpriced at 9?