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Bale named on the bench as much-captained Kane and Son start against West Ham

The two most-captained players of Gameweek 5 feature in the third Premier League match of the day.

West Ham United are the visitors to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with kick-off in north London at 16:30 BST.

Son Heung-min (£9.3m) and Harry Kane (£10.7m) have both been handed the armband by over one million Fantasy Premier League managers for this clash.

They were also the most-bought players in their respective FPL positions ahead of Gameweek 5, with Son attracting more transfers in – just under two million – than any other asset.

Those two in-form attackers start again this afternoon but loan signing Gareth Bale (£9.5m) is only among the substitutes, having made the Spurs matchday squad for the first time since his move from Real Madrid.

There is a change to the Spurs frontline for the visit of the Hammers, however, with Lucas Moura (£6.9m) dropping to the bench and Steven Bergwijn (£7.1m) starting in his stead.

The only other alteration to the Lilywhites’ starting XI from the side that thrashed Manchester United 6-1 two weeks ago sees Toby Alderweireld (£5.4m) replace the injured Eric Dier (£5.0m) at centre-half.

All of that means that Matt Doherty (£5.9m) and Ben Davies (£4.9m) have to be content with places on the bench again.

Dele Alli (£7.5m) isn’t involved in the 18-man squad.

The West Ham team news is straightforward, as David Moyes names an unchanged side from the one that beat Leicester City 3-0 last time out.

Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m) has recovered from injury to take his place at left wing-back.

Not one West Ham asset has a double-digit ownership in FPL, with Michail Antonio (£6.3m) the only member of their starting XI who features in more than 5% of Fantasy squads.


Spurs XI: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Sissoko, Ndombele, Bergwijn, Son, Kane.

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Masuaku, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Bowen, Antonio.

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  1. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Regulion, Son and Kane (c). Lovely.

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

      Congratulations

    2. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Fair play. I went Semedo instead of Regulion.

    3. Slartibartfast
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Same 😎

    4. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Same

  2. Je suis le chat
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lucky the deadline changed to 11am, I just missed out on transferring captaincy from Son to Mo.

  3. Ain't No Holebas Girl
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    It's been so long I'd forgotten what a captain haul feels like, cheers Harry

  4. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    BTW, this guy Reguilon is class, if people are happy to go with three Spurs.

  5. NotsoSpursy
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Kane could get 4 today 🙂

  6. Chirsbom
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    #FeelsGood to be a Spurs fan these days. We got the players, we got the stadium, we got the manager, now it seems we got the drive.

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

      Agreed I’m super happy!

  7. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    My god I almost switched captaincy to Salah yesterday! Phew!

  8. Ninja Škrtel
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Cheers thread for Son and Kane owners. Cheers!

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

      Cheers brah

  9. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Antonio yc, Son down.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Back up for more.

  10. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    50-50 call on my WC between Semedo and Regulion and I went for SEMEDO 🙁 Almost ended up with the Spurs super trio.

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

    Spurs are actually going to win the league.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Everton beat them though.

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

      Judged against this West Ham performance Sunderland could.

    3. villa_til_i_die
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yep, unless they seriously implode, it could be spurs year!

  12. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Kane has 5 goals 7 assists from just 4 games and 20 mins

    That is ridiculous

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

      And i had him for none of it 😆

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

    West Ham's defensive stats were pretty good going into this game...

    Think I might just get a Kane Son Bale triple up and keep them there all season 😆

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

      Actually mightnt be a bad idea!

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

    Rank 3m. Kane and Son in on WC this week. Disgustingly good. Already my highest scoring gameweek of the season with 4 players and the rest of this game left. FINALLY some good fortune!

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Not really good fortune, good picks

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

        I thought most of my picks were good but their points totals suggest not

  15. All For One
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Those without Son and Kane worth using wildcard just to get both? painful to watch with no Spurs lol.

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

      Is there anyone not owning at least one of them!!

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Me lmao sold Son when I thought he was injured then swapped Asm to Zaha due to price drop, so couldn't bring Son in this gw

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes do it. We'll just keep freefalling in rank without them

  16. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    West ham playing without a keeper?

  17. Agger
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Imagine not owning Kane and DCL.

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

      According to this forum they’re just overrated Englishmen.

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

      DCL? Wrong game. Imagine not owning (insert whoever is in form at the moment)...

  18. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Can’t believe my Spurs triple up actually worked...Green arrows incoming. Finally a good GW after a disastrous start...Woohoo.

  19. FISSH
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Son and Kane double up hello

  20. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I see the pattern:
    GW2 5
    GW4 6
    This is going to be 7
    8 v Burnley, 9 v Brighton, 10 v WBA Then it's City 😉

  21. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Why are Spurs bothering with Bale?

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

      Depth. Team building. Experience. Bale is valuable even if he becomes our Girud, just comes on every now and then and gets a result.

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

    Soucek goal to confirm my ticket to dreamland please

    1. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes please would be grateful

  23. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    After selling Son+Kane on wc last week, corrected the mistake by bringing both for -4 and captaining Kane!

    1. Sloane426
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      So you should have just saved your wildcard

  24. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    To think I started the season with both Son & Kane. Wish I never watched the first game they played against Everton. Put me off massively, they were cat mess.

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

      Nobody expected Everton to play like they have, to be frank. Caught everybody off guard. I think they deserve more credit for the result than Spurs.

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

    Will end in double digits. Complete annihilation of Hammers

  26. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    It used to be that teams would double up on Kane and keep him quiet but it’s just not possible with other good players around him now, so dangerous with any space

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

      hope you re having a better gw steve the spud 🙂

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks Alex Hamsterdam

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

    OR #53 with his Kane TC must be smiling right now
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1580436/event/5

    1. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nah I'd rather Salah/Kane on a Double gameweek all day

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

      If he had Reguillon instead of Doherty too...

  28. KUNingas
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    A) Maupay + Pulisic -> Kane + Trossard (-4)
    B) Maupay + Pulisic + PVA -> Kane + Zaha + 4.0 (-8)

  29. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    So Kane and Son are the new DCL and J.Rod? 😀

    On a serious note, congratulations to everyone that brought them in this week, this is going to get ugly for West ham now. 😀

  30. shaunyjames
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    My Hamez Son & Kane in for a kneejerky -8 is actually paying off, wow