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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. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    United being OBLITERATED by the spuds

  2. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Aurier G
    Hojbjerg A

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

    This could easily be double digits

  4. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    As a UTD fan just wow

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

    Pogba at fault

    1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      He should have been taken off at halftime

  6. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Doherty should ask for a move back to Wolves, it's not too late

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

      No ta

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

        Wish him well after ten year's service but you don't progress as a club without some ruthless decisions. He doesn't suit Spurs back four though

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

    oh my god

  8. No_Mo_Salah?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone else feeling sick from selling Son? Bruno was always the plan long term but rushed the move after the 'injury'.

    1. mb1983
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, can't remember anything that's wound me up more in 10+ years of playing! The thing is, hindsight makes it look bad, but a player supposedly out for a "long time" with a "hamstring" injury usually doesn't start next week.

  9. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone stay patient with aurier ?

  10. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    That's a really good goal. Lovely pass and finish.

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

    The goal Serge continues...

  12. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Which fwd to replace Werner (to fund Podence > Son)?

    A) Mitro (shu, CPL, WBA, whm, EVE)
    B) Bamford (WOL, avl, LEI, cpl, ARS)

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

    lol

  14. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Ole could go this week if this hits 7

  15. HTL
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Doherty could learn from Aurier there...

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

    YaaaaaaaaS Beautiful let's make it 7 boys 😀

  17. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Solskjaer is a fraud, still not sure how he is managing United still

    1. 2OLEgend
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

    2. korbendallas82
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      oles main job has been to renew the squad i think, and ole took the job knowing it. he is holding it til a classmanager agrees to take the job.

  18. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Woah, incredible scoreline, could be 7 or 8 this

  19. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Presumably Bruno was subbed due to injury?

    1. Saxe-Gotha
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      No. Subbed because of a lost cause.

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

    Pain for Doherty owners

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      🙁

    2. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Atleast he ‘should’ start against west ham

  21. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Doherty goal

  22. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Why do Man Utd expect anything different? Their arrogance means they’re not willing to do the defensive work.

  23. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    NOW AURIER GETTING IN ON THE ACT.

  24. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How pathetic is Maguire, responsible for 4 goals today... not even an attempt to block

    1. Chazz69
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      What is more pathetic is the money Man Utd spent to get that Donkey

  25. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Amazing mind games from Mou.

    Spends 15m on a decoy Doherty, plays Aurier

  26. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Incredible. Started the season without Son, missed his 4 goals, WC'd him in, 45 mins, 1 point and an injury. Transferred him out for Mahrez this week. What an awful decision.

  27. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    bumtown

  28. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Right, Foden & Ings to Son & Wilson? Surely a no brainier...

  29. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Pogba is an utter disgrace. Worst most over-rated footballer I've ever seen.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Ozil in another guise.

    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      The talk is always about what he can do rather than what he actually does

    3. Chazz69
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Stating the obvious. Nothing new

  30. The Frenchie
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Son in, out?

    A) De Bruyne
    B) B. Fernandes

    1. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      B

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Shake it all about