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

    What was the Martial red for?

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Slapped Lamela

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

        Silly boy

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

          After Lamela forarmed him in the neck. Both should’ve been given yellow cards.

          1. Blues for Salah
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Let's be real here - Martial red, Lamela yellow, Bailly red

  2. Party time
      3 years, 6 months ago

      So are we all just gonna bring Son back or pretend he does not exist?

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

        He comes straight back. I'll eat the mistake among many other mistakes...

        1. Party time
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Haha

          • Pratik
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Yup, he's excellent value for money. Probably today itself.

        2. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I pretend that I don’t exist anymore since I sold Son

        3. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Bringing him in for a hit

          1. Party time
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Lovely stuff

              1. THFC4LIFE
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 6 months ago

                Along with Kane

          2. Dynamic Duos
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            I had already planned to bring Son and (c) him, so doing that still

          3. AC Yew
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Yep Salah to Son lol

          4. Danstoke82
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            He’s coming back and staying in my team.

        4. Muchentuchel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Chances Son getting rested in the 2nd half?

          1. El Presidente
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Ah ah ah

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

              Need to know if he'll continue. I've got big money on him.

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

          I've worked it out, we're playing Nightmare Football not Fantasy Football

        6. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Son and kane are a must by the look of things

        7. El Presidente
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          So, United fans tell me now..
          What was it about Mourinho exactly? LOL

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

            Mou v Woodward maybe

            1. El Presidente
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Yeah, but there was a lot of fans saying the problem was Mourinho and his defensive football.... bla bla bla bla...

          2. JakeTheRed
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            We have a problem in Ed Woodward.

            Doesn't change the fact that Mourinho's attitude stank at United & this game doesn't change the fact that he's past it.

            1. El Presidente
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Right.

        8. Milk, 1 Šuker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Kane close to a fifth! Bleeding heck!

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

          Kane stats just like the old days? Time to bring in?

        10. HellasLEAF
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Spurs far superior side.

          We can blame Ole but it's the personnel imo.

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

            its 100% the manager. Ole is rubbish

          2. Piggs Boson
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Moyes, Van Gaal and Mourinho are not bad managers. There is something else that's rotten. Things were rapidly declining in SAF's latter years too. Fortunate to win the league in his last season with the squad he had.

            TIFO did a good video on what's really happening behind the scenes, and it's disgusting.

        11. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Thinking to activate WC and fit Kane and Son. Great fixtures.

          1. thetommy14
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Doing this ASAP

        12. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          harvey f***** barnes.

          1. thegaffer82
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Was my Son replacement 🙁

          2. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Don’t mate, I blame Jose and FPL for that 25% chance or playing flag

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

          Would you just do Werner Foden to DCL Son with 2FT tonight, despite the IB?

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            If you have exact funds, yeah

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

              Near it

        14. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Greenwood > Son for free no brainier?

          1. The Tinkerman
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Yep

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

            Orgasmic

        15. thegaffer82
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          The red card (which was right to be given - but should have also happened to Lamela) will mask how poor Utd are.

          Spurs were well on top before it, and were pretty much able to waltz through our ‘defense’ at will.

          We will all rush to get Son back in now (including me). And next week he will come up against a much better DF than Utd’s and will go back to being a ‘decent’ pick... but he won’t be scoring anywhere near the points he’s got against Saints and us.

          C’est la vie!

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

            He wont score 4 goals every week .... just every other week

        16. Wizard of Ozil
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          please SALAH, HAVE A DAY OFF!!!!!!

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

          This is awful. I've owned Doherty all season and Aurier is out there with 7 hectares of space against 10 men.

          If he doesn't come on I get 0 points off the bench from a Brighton defender. FFS!

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

          Jealous of the fly on the wall in the United dressing room.

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

          On a serious note, Foden & Jiminez > Son & Wilson?

          Or Foden & Ings > Son & Wilson...

        20. mattk lfc
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          KDB and Jimi > Son and Kane is awfully tempting. Could backfire but I feel it has to be done

        21. Garlana
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Only good decision I've made this season...kept son after mourinho comments where he didn't rule him out and banked 2ft.

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

            Ditto. Plenty evene benched this gw. Huge differential.

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

              Yeh huge.funnily enough alot of my ml took him out for Jayrod lol

          2. tinear
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            We are the few lucky people

          3. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Exactly the same. Of all the major hauls that have players have had over the first four weeks this is my first, so please don't begrudge it or me at 4.9million OR

        22. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Martial in for a telling off

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

            Ole doesnt tell off anyone. He will blame the ref and Lamela in an attempt to please Lazy Tony. Sunshine manager, no balls, no conviction, just hoping to "nice guy" h\is way to a trophy which will never work.

        23. Cookie Kid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          We all getting Son then?

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

          Not sure how Kane has not increased in price. Been brilliant this season.

          1. Niho992
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            This and Tottenham didnt get single pen so far.

          2. F4L
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            awkward price point with most doubling up on premium mids

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

          Son is a season keeper then, yes?

        26. Do I Not Like Orange
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Which -4 is best?

          A) KDB/Ings > Son/Kane
          B) KDB/Foden > Son/Pulisic

        27. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          It's funny that Man United fans crying about Lamela dive, but they are all supporting dives by Bruno. Lol. Got what they deserved.

        28. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Anyone get 3 points for Son while he was in their team and what's looking like 42+ while not in their team?

        29. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Ayling, Lewis or Taylor?

          1. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Son. 😉

        30. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Who’d want to be Ole giving the half time team talk? I bet there’s no tea cups or Boots flying around. He will just “the lads could have been better”

        31. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Out digne foden kdb Werner
          In chillwell son havertz Kane

          For -8

          Crazy season may as well ride the wave 🙂