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Alli not in the Spurs squad as Armstrong returns for Saints

After being replaced at half-time last Sunday against Everton, Dele Alli (£7.9m) has been dropped from the Spurs squad altogether for Sunday lunchtime’s clash with Southampton.

The attacking midfielder was selected by some FPL managers as a cheaper alternative to Son Heung-min (£8.9m), in the hopes that he would recreate the excellent form at the beginning of Jose Mourinho’s time in north London last year.

Instead, Alli was taken off early on the opening day of the season and wasn’t part of Thursday’s Europa League struggles in Plovdiv. With Gareth Bale’s spectacular return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Alli’s days may be numbered and certainly are from a Fantasy perspective.

He is replaced by Tanguy Ndombele (£6.0m) in one of two changes made by Mourinho from last Sunday, with Toby Alderweireld (£5.5m) making way for Davinson Sanchez (£5.5m) at centre-back.

In what is a horrifically busy schedule for Spurs, it will be interesting to see how safe Son and Harry Kane (£10.5m) are from rotation in the coming weeks, although both start today.

Former Southampton captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£5.0m) makes a swift return to his former club after a £15m summer transfer, with Southampton’s popular FPL defender Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.5m) also facing his old side after making the reverse journey.

The Saints lost 1-0 last weekend and have responded with their own two changes, as Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) has recovered from a thigh injury picked up on international duty to replace Will Smallbone (£4.5m) in attacking midfield.

Manager Ralph Hasenhuttl gave off negative vibes after their midweek Carabao Cup defeat to Brentford, suggesting it would be a very long and difficult season for a side who finished 2019/20 in brilliant form.

Whilst they would not have expected two defeats and no goals to start their season, the dual-threat of both Che Adams (£6.0m) and Danny Ings (£8.4m) up front should ensure that Southampton won’t be in serious danger and they would love to open their accounts today.

Hasenhuttl’s other change to the starting line-up sees Moussa Djenepo (£5.5m) replace the injured Nathan Redmond (£6.5m).

The winger suffered a light ankle injury against Brentford.

Southampton XI (4-4-2): McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand; Armstrong, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Djenepo; Ings, Adams.

Tottenham Hotspur XI (4-3-3): Lloris; Doherty, Dier, Sanchez, Davies; Hojbjerg, Winks, Ndombele; Lucas, Son, Kane.

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2,663 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Son sellers Unite!

    o/

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Can't win em all. Sold for Hames, looked like a win yesterday

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

      I knew this could happen. Son is my biggest fpl troll. Kept patience last season punished.
      Sold and punished

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

      O/
      cost myself 23 points so far

    4. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      At least I brought in DCL

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

      Absolute mare.
      What to do about Mc Carthy?

  2. thomashl
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I haven't owned Son so far this season, so a bit FOMO there.

    But: Can imagine quite a few got rid – even for a hit – this week... Ouch 🙂

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

      Yup
      Must be very bad feeling

    2. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Oh, there all here! Salty lot!

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

      The early WC’ers will be the ones hurting now, it’s so difficult to determine how teams will play after 1-2 games, Spurs were crap for a game and a half and now they have scored 4 lol

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

        Yeah. Even if I want to make a handful of changes, I'd rather suck it up and take a hit or two during the coming GWs.

        So much can happen with the transfer window still, and we're only starting to get a picture of what teams look like now.

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

    Don’t get distracted by this. Spurs are still ropey and 95% of this is down to Soton’s woefulness

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

      This

    2. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes but spurs have decent fixtures

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      But Son is playing more centrally. That’s the key thing.

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

        Yeah, that is a key takeaway

    4. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      As a Kane and Son owner i have to say "i don't give a f**ck"!!!

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

      Commentators getting carried away

    6. DrunkPhilosophy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      100% , you can't play a high line against Son if you aren't good enough for it... I was really regretting not selling him for JRod yesterday... look how that turned out

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

    Buvey from 90min might have been right with predicting Southampton in the bottom 3 lol wow

  5. Planet Jo
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    There might be someone out there somewhere who has captained Salah and Son in successive GWs and is whipping this FPL.

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

      This

  6. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Kane needs to play a KDB like role. Spurs really lack the playmaker and he's doing it perfectly

    1. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Kane midfield next season

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

    triple southampton, got Alli & Dier. WC finger getting twitchy

  8. Red Devil Swede
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Imagine having Salah (c) last GW and DCL (c) + Son for this. https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/2292387/event/2

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

      Wow even has ZAHA !
      This is INSANE

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Disgusting

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

      Nuts.surely top tonight. Not sure what he was thinking with Felipe wk1 but apart from that pretty flawless first two weeks.

  9. Openboxman
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Mini leauge rival whos never played before has son captained. Also had mo captained last week.

    Unbelivable Jeff. Week 2 and ivw given up already haha.

  10. Mouldmaster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I’ve come here just to get it out my system:

    My names Mouldmaster and I’m a Son and Ings seller.

    I’ll always be a Son and Ings seller, it will be something that lives with me forever.

    The best I can do is manage it.

    My choices were sound, and the Rodriguez points were a nice tonic, but it will be hard to recover.

    Please be kind to us all 😉

    M

  11. King Drogba11
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Stephens and Bednarek are awful.

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

    Outrageous that Kane has 4 assists!

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

    Rise from 4,054,243m to 1,200,213.

  14. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Doherty yc

  15. michaelington
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Chris wood captain next week

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Doherty yellow

  17. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I'm so happy I hit the wildcard button!!!

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

    Please add Saints to the list of fixtures to target.

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

    My transfers only cost me 41 points this week. Not bad.

  20. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    "Season over" was for about half our ago. Now it's "delete team" time.
    Come on. Let's do this

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

    Doherty YC

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

    On WC would you go super weak defence including dropping Trent if it meant:

    Martinez Steer
    Saiss Taylor Lewis KWP Mitchell
    Salah KDB Son JRod Bissouma
    Werner Jimenez Mitrovic

    0.6 ITB

    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      One game I went without TAA last season....

    2. mattk lfc
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      TAA > 4.5 would allow me to get a midfield of Salah, Sterling, Son, Zaha and James. Tempted until clean sheets are a thing again

  23. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    4 goals and not a sausage for Doherty. Useless

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

      And now a yellow pahahah

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

    Son essential ?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nah keep selling 😆

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

        Never had him thank god

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          But yh, will be full of confidence after this.

    2. Hiroku
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nah, just whoever plays against Southampton next week

  25. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Come on, who WC’d Son out for Rash/Bruno?

    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      425,000 did

    2. Squib
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Me

  26. zes
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    People on here saying Mou has lost it when he took N’Dombele off at half time lol

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Adams subbed

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

    Shane Long incoming

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

    Oh eff off Doherty. Thankful to be rid of you next week

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Calm your tits princess

  30. DantheManinaPan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    If I wildcarded, I'd be switching TEN of my old team out.

    That seems like enough for me to pull the trigger, particularly with fixture swings incoming