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Dugout Discussion September 13

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

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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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  1. Pedram
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Imagine playing Davies over Justin

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    1. BENOIT
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      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Posts like this are what makes this site great.

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    2. Magic Zico
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      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Classic reply: "Good decision bad outcome!"

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  2. Pratik
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    I hate Mourinho and the way Spurs play, it makes it really hard to be a Spurs fan. 🙁

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    1. Make United Great Again
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I know your pain

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  3. sully29
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    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    My FPL team looks like it's trying to spell out "I hate you" in binary.

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  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    This is bad from spurs

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  5. Hairy Potter
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Spurs playing like a bunch of strangers at the minute.

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  6. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Spurs behind at home and can't even keep the ball. Mourinhoball

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  7. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    this 2H is very bad

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  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Spurs still have a chance. Siggy coming on

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    1. Vazza
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      HAHA

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  9. Dacra
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    I expected good things from Davies and Alli.

    Bleurgh.

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  10. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Gonna love the Ings to Martial movers complaining next week

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      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        I have double Soton Ings Adams and feeling good now 🙂

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    • SAUCY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      As if DCL has scored, next goal after Christmas/COVID

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      1. Gizzachance
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Troll

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        1. SAUCY SALAH
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          Going by post lockdown form

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      2. Bubz
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        He's going to bang them in over the next few games

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        1. SAUCY SALAH
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          Won’t play Spurs every week lol

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    • Andy_Social
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Interesting sub from Carlo. Attacking when protecting a lead.

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      1. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Spurs have to push forward and DCL has worked his socks off.

        Everton haven't looked defensively troubled in a while and can gamble on doubling his lead.

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    • Ser Davos
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Please can somebody tell myself the FPL Towers Admin email address?

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      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Towersadmind@fpl.uk

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        1. dark91
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          The last 'd' is short for "director"

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          1. Ser Davos
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 8 days ago

            Many thanks!

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    • thehodge
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Might keep JWP v Spurs at this rate..

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      1. Apwilkin
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Ya i am less concerned about Adams next week.

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    • dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Don't know what Spurs were thinking when they hired Mourinho. The team is playing very badly

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      1. Bubz
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        I think the problem is the player's attitudes

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        1. dark91
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          Hmmm if that was the case I am pretty sure Mourinho (Mr. Attitude) would have dealt with it. He already has a rich history with the likes of Casillas, Ozil, ... etc.

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    • FPL Dakes
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Alli to JRod?

      Just seen it posted that Alli is injured

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      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        will he start for Burnley ?

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    • SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Don't understand why Spurs aren't aiming for Kane every time. Guy barely gets a touch of the ball these days and he's the one guy that can finish. Bizarre.

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      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Who is shooter mcginn? Is it a reference to happy gimore?

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        1. SHOOTER MCGINN
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          Yeh it is. Back from when McGinn was on fire at the end of last year. Needs an update really

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    • Hotdogs for Tea
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      let’s get Siggy with it ...

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      1. Ser Davos
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Forgot about him

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    • Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      DCL will go to the euros next summer. Good player off the bench

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    • Manani
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I was happy with my team before but this spurs game makes me want to WC lol

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    • lordkippe
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      DCL looks so sharp. Nice fixtures. Going to get him

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        yep might even take a hit to buy him

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    • SADIO SANÉ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      double Spurs mids thinking at least one of them would haul, and then I could swap the other one to Greenwood, what a clown

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      1. Manani
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        i went last minute from Son + Alli to Alli + Havertz, just so I could get a Spurs defender in lol

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    • Hairy Potter
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Spurs will probably get a penalty late on and draw.

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      1. Gizzachance
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Still got good fixtures after this
        Only utd in the next few

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    • Make United Great Again
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Carlo Ancelotti is a proven manager with his first pre season with Everton. Maybe we overlooked them

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      1. Make United Great Again
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Got his players in too.

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    • Rainer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      3 Everton mightn't be enough.

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      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Definitely massive value in there.

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    • Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Spurs need a creative central midfielder. Very poor attacking wise

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      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        maybe Felli back from China?

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      2. Royal5
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        This

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      3. Dr Van Nostrand
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        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Shame they were too cheap to keep one of the best in Eriksen

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        1. JBG
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          Inter trying to get rid of him, so not sure he is "one of the best" anymore.

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          1. Dr Van Nostrand
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 8 days ago

            Only 28. Conte just doesn't fancy him. I'm sure he'd thrive again elsewhere

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        2. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          That’s incorrect, Levy said we would match any offer he received from elsewhere but he wanted a new challenge

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          1. Dr Van Nostrand
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 8 days ago

            Was too late by then. Levy already let the rot set in by keeping the wage cap too long.

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      4. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Some one like Eriksen?

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    • Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      The only reason I have DCL is because I invested the money from not owning Salah.

      Would of had Nketiah otherwise.

      Funny old game

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      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Swings and roundabouts - even the winners make plenty of "mistakes"

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    • HippY
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Who has Digne? Me!

      Who has Digne on the bench? Also me..

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      1. Vazza
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Sorry to hear that mate

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      2. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Deserve it then. Sorry.

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      3. Bada Bing
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Ouch. I would never bench a premium player, whatever the fixture.

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        1. HippY
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          Blaming the 'gut feeling'. I went triple Southampton so had KWP over Digne, with Son for spurs. Live and learn I suppose

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    • Brosstan
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Mourinho teams are so utterly bad at pressing. No coordination just one guy deciding to press randomly, then another guy maybe deciding to press. But just waste of energy because theres always passing options when the press isnt coordinated

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      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        He can't adapt to the modern game

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        1. Make United Great Again
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          This. Same issues at United.

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    • goriuanx
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      So glad I went without Spurs, I'd be transferring them out this week. No intent in their football, lack of movement.

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