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Son recovers from injury as Doherty and Davies drop to bench for United v Spurs

Son Heung-min (£9.0m) is fit to feature in Tottenham Hotspur’s clash with Manchester United this afternoon, having made a swift recovery from a hamstring injury.

Having initially ruled the Korean out until after the October international break, Jose Mourinho appeared to be slowly backpedalling on that initial prognosis during the week and Son indeed makes the starting XI this afternoon.

Kick-off in the penultimate match of Gameweek 4 is at 16:30 BST.

Son may have been passed fit but Mourinho has otherwise rung the changes from the Gameweek 3 draw against Newcastle United, no doubt in response to the Lilywhites’ brutal schedule that has seen them play cup matches on both Tuesday and Thursday this week.

Full-backs Matt Doherty (£5.9m) and Ben Davies (£4.9m) drop to the bench, while Giovani Lo Celso (£6.9m) isn’t risked after sustaining a knock in the 7-2 win over Maccabi Haifa.

Midfielders Lucas Moura (£6.9m) and Harry Winks (£5.5m) are also among the substitutes, having started all three Premier League games before today.

Dele Alli (£7.6m) makes the 18-man squad but again doesn’t feature from the start.

Serge Aurier (£5.2m), Sergio Reguilon (£5.5m), Moussa Sissoko (£4.8m), Tanguy Ndombele (£5.9m) and Erik Lamela (£5.9m) are the players who come into Spurs’ side at Old Trafford.

The Manchester United team news is a lot more straightforward.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made one alteration to his side from Gameweek 3, with Eric Bailly (£5.0m) replacing Victor Lindelof (£4.9m) at centre-half.

Almost 1.4 million FPL managers sold Son ahead of the Gameweek 4 deadline, with no other Fantasy asset suffering as many transfers out as the South Korea international in a single Gameweek so far this season.

Anthony Martial (£8.9m) was also out of favour, with his 303,342 sales making him the second-most sold FPL forward of this weekend.

Bruno Fernandes (£10.5m) is the only Manchester United player who has a double-digit ownership in FPL at the time of writing, with three Spurs players – Doherty, Son and Harry Kane (£10.5m) – featuring in more than 10% of Fantasy squads.


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Aurier, Dier, Sanchez, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Sissoko, Ndombele, Lamela, Son, Kane.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Pogba, Fernandes, Rashford, Greenwood, Martial.


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2,957 Comments Post a Comment
  1. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Heung-Min Son returns!

    What powers of recovery!

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Amazson

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I used to love Jose and SAF mind game duels in conferences. Seems like Jose is up to his old tricks!

    3. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Miraculous! Spurs medical team deserves a raise.

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        A clap will suffice

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          😆

  2. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I did Saka to Barnes for a hit ffs

  3. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Brandon Williams can finally move to his favoured RB position now.

    LB: Telles, Shaw
    RB: AWB, Williams

    Dalot officially loaned to AC Milan.

    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Is Cavani going to make my martial punt even worse than it already has been?

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Might give him a kick up the arse. Cavani may be an impact sub from the bench for now, but he'll surelyl impact Martial's minutes.

        Hoping he becomes a Zlatan and not a Falcao...

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Trying to guess football is impossible though. Could be Cavani straight in and Martial dropped... or Martial LW.

          Who knows!

          1. Valar(Keith)
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Haha. Cheers. Yeah my Werner martial Mitro frontline in need of some surgery

  4. Ohhhhh Gary Macca!
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Goal from Bruno pending..

  5. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Pretty happy to see Aurier starting to be honest. Rashford and Martial need to run at him all game.

  6. Willmissudimitrypayet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Who is penalty taker for Aston Villa?

    Grealish? Barkley? Hourihane? Watkins?

    1. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Grealish

      1. Urchin
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Are you the guy who created livefpl.net?

        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          *legend

          1. Urchin
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            +1
            What a brilliant creation

            1. Ragabolly
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Thanks all, my pleasure 🙂

        2. Gobigorgohome
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          yes

        3. Ragabolly
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yes 😀

      2. Willmissudimitrypayet
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Nice, thanks. Doesn't that make him quite an FPL option then?

    2. LAMELA_AND_CONSUELA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Jack

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yup. I sold him but not for a hit.

        Casual move tbf.

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Got emmmm

        • Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          😆

        • Utopsis
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          *simulated gunfire*

        • Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Are you surprised?

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Sancho hopefully tomorrow and we'll have a great window.

      Telles + VDB + Cavani + Sancho

      Can now play diamond at least with Telles and Williams as attacking full backs

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

        Not a great window without a proper good cb imo.

        1. R.C
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Bailly will come good

      2. Ohhhhh Gary Macca!
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        No chance

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

        Forget Sancho mate..

      4. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        United need a fast CB. We have a strong midfield but can’t play a high line because our defenders are not fast enough other than WB.

    2. Will J 256
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Saiss is on for three 3 Baps!

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      * Son never had an injury as Doherty and Davies drop to bench for United v Spurs

    4. Davros
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Time to shift Vinagre? Thinking Chilwell...

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Isn't Vinagre getting sold to Olympiakos?

      2. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, he's getting sold.

        1. Davros
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Ah ok thanks hadn’t seen that

    5. kime67
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      He never was injured, great job from Jose.

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

        He was injured, had a minor hamstring pull.

      2. Das Boot
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        How? It probably cost Spurs 2 points last weekend and they could still lose this

    6. as33
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Any1 keeping Mitro? if not, which 1 to choose?

      1. Fer Fuch's Ake
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Either Brewster to release funds or Watkins if he starts firing with the new AV addtions

    7. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I now understand Carlsen's commitment to Salah (C), man never lets him down!

      1. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Its scary going into a Liverpool game without captain on Salah, because his effective ownership is often over 100%. Just like today I can't cheer him...

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Is his EO over 100% this week? Surely not?

          1. Joey Tribbiani
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Livefpl shows 112% on my team page

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Wow wasn’t expecting that!

        2. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I don't even have him, though Sterling (C) should soften the inevitable blow

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

          ffs didn't want to sell Son and what are those clowns in defence

      2. Muchentuchel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        What's his ID?

      3. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Come on Salah (c)

      4. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, didn't he say in an interview that Salah is his favourite FPL player?

        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Payet iirc

    8. Party time
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Son hat trick imminent

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          You mean 3 points?

      • FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Solskjaer in the pre match interview wasn’t surprised by Son playing at all. Literally said that we all know what Jose is like 😆

        1. MagicMessi
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Solskjaer can't win trophies anyway ... We all know what Solskjaer is like 😀

      • nerd_is_the_werd
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        That's another 4 goals I'm gonna miss out on then.

      • Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Salah and Robbo - save me

      • Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Lamptey and Mitchell competing on my bench for who wants to give me 0 points for Reece James' 0 pointer...

      • Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        The Bruno show please

        1. Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yes

      • Niho992
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Need Son to be quiet today

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Ditto

        2. Traction Engine Foot
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I want him loud

        3. Shultan
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Nah double digit haul, get bought by the masses blank after IB then sold & repeat

        4. Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          No way

      • Shultan
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Did son to mahrez for a hit
        I'll put a bet on for Son first scorer

      • Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Lol my Son to Mane to Barnes for -4 this week is going to be the ultimate disaster...

      • Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Here comes the Son red card to reward sellers (who tf am I kidding, it was a horrible decision to get rid of him)

        1. MagicMessi
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yea I did free hit just to get Son back after I rage transferred him for hits 😀

        2. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Oh my

        3. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Luckily he dropped so I can buy him straight back.
          I only sold him because Jose said he would be out for a while. Absolute fraud

        4. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I'm bringing him in for 5 and (c)

          1. Camzy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Me too. Probably. Let's hope he gets through the match unscathed and without points.

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

        Doherty was another great pre season pick of mine.

        This season just gets worse every hour.

      • Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        28 pts off top 10k , with 2 extra players over avg , come on boys

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

          24 ( -4 )points with salahc and taa to play..come on boys..

        2. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          22 points for me ... Salah C & TAA to go so doubt I will get there

      • nerd_is_the_werd
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Man Utd 1 - 2 Spurs

        10/1, you heard it here.

      • FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Son with no goals in his previous 11 appearances v United.

      • PocketZola
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        WC or Hold?

        1ft 1.9itb

        mcarthy
        tierny taa justin
        salah kdb podence jrod
        dcl werner adams

        subs, taylor, mitchell, bisouma

        I want to get rid of tierney, werner and adams, does this justify a wc? rank is 70k atm with no hits

        1. Johan Queef
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Hold. Just get rid of Werner and Adams for a hit maybe.

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

            ings and wilson?

      • Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        My template rating is 30%, which is intriguing and confusing in that I have absolutely zero idea what the template is at this point

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah wtf is the template?