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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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2,267 Comments Post a Comment
  1. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I just can’t get rid of Jimmy with these fixtures...

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

      If he doesn’t score tomorrow Hes toast and I’ll finally bring in DCL

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Tommy?

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

          I sold for Kane (c)

      2. Lilac Breasted Roller
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        agreed, then it's kane time

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

        That is totally a wrong theory man.

    2. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Ikr... Tomorrow will be crucial. The deciding factor.

      Kane-kun frontline waiting to happen

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I would for Kane! Points ceiling is way higher than Jimenez

  2. stu92
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    McCarthy
    TAA - Robbo - Saiss
    Son - Bruno - Jhames - Pereira - Soucek
    Jimenez - DCL
    (4.0 - Holding - Johnson - Davis)

    A) Jimi & Pereira > Kane & Grealish (-4)
    B) Davis > Ings
    C) Jimi & Soucek > Werner & Pulisic (-4)

    1. BooYaKasha
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Not C

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

      A

  3. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Best...

    A) 5.7 MID (Jorginho, Klich?)
    B) 5.8 DEF (excl. Chilwell/Saiss)
    C) 4.9 DEF (Lamptey?)
    D) 4.5 DEF (Cresswell, Dallas?)

    Cheers.

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

      Any 4.5m or less. Use money somewhere where you get hattricks from

  4. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    She's clubing every week, that's something I would never breed

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      How vulgar of you

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

        Are you ok Bruce?

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

          Death's finally hitting him

        2. Bruce Lee
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I think I am, are you?

          Do you really care?

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

            don’t care

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

    Aguero or DCL??

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

      Dom still

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

      KUN

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

      tricky one, DCL for value but Kun could haul any time

    4. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      DCL

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

      Aguero and LSD.

  6. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Well, KDB + Bruno + Jiminez TO Son (c) + Kane + Rodriguez didn’t wirk out did it?

    Or an i just bad at math haha. Can someone clever tell me if that works out even or less?

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

      Your just bad at math

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Haha!! So i’m taking that as good

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

    Took Bruno and Werner out on WC but (C) Sterling and brought in Son. Don’t know how to feel lol

  8. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    She loves me. She loves me not.

  9. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Probably bad idea to do Taa&Jimenez -> Regulion&Kane for a hit

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

      Not sold on regulion, might just get a rotating 4.5 def

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

      Thinking exactly that but with Digne

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

    Balbuena option this year ?

  11. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Have 19.3 , need to bring in 2 midfielders and 1 strikers
    .shoot your suggestions

    4.5 4
    4.6 Robbo digne coady Taylor
    Salah JRod 4.5 xx xx
    Kane aguero xx

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

      Grealish+ Souzek/Trossard Bamford/Watkins. Top fwd line! Can advice me below?

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

      With those 2 up top, better go 3 5 2

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

      I’d throw pulisic in there somewhere. DCL can’t be ignored.

  12. HNI
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Which is best transfer?
    Defence of Robbo Saiss Rjames Justin Mitchell in shambles but Kane/Kun temptation is lot
    1) RJames to Digne
    2) Cwilson to Kane
    3) Cwilson to Kun
    Will have to.play Mitchell vs Fulham in 2/3

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      2

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

      2

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

      Thanks guys. Will wait for midweek matches before pulling trigger and swallow the 0.2 kane rise

  13. The Legend Squad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    One of the rare occasions that a -8 has worked:

    Auba, Fernandes, KDB (total 13 points) OUT

    Salah, Son, Sterling (total 31 points)

    Net gain = 10 points!

    .

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Who was your KDB first sub?

      1. The Legend Squad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        It’s not pretty - would have been KWP.
        Net gain 9 points, you caught me 😉

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

      Well played

    3. Who are all Lukakus
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Bruno to Sterling for -4 was a bad move

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

    it occured to me when spurs were 3 up in the first half it looked to me like whu were 3 up ,they had so much possesion and were winning lots of 50/50 and tbh owning son i was frustrated that he never really looked like scoring again,yet when you read through the 20 odd pages on here it makes it sound like spurs should have been 9 up by half time,not in the least surprised spurs blew it ,i sometimes wonder wtf with this forum are people even watching the same game...

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

      Yeah, 2nd half really felt one side affair

  15. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Best move here? 3.3itb.

    A. Ings >> Kane
    B. Bissouma >> Grealish
    C. Davis >> Maupay/Antonio
    D. Davies >> Robbo/Chilwell

    McCarthy
    TAA, Mitchell, Saiss
    Pulisic, Salah, Rodríguez, Son, Biss
    DCL, Ings
    (Nyland, Davies, Mitchell, Davis)

    1. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      B or C. Depends if you prefer 352 or 343

  16. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    WC needed?

    McCarthy
    TAA Chilwell Saiss
    Salah Son Podence KDB
    maupay DCL Jimmy
    (Steer, Justin Bissouma Ferguson)

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

      No

  17. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Fixed game?

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

      Can’t fix a strike like that

    2. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      No just shite

  18. jimmy.floyd
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    TAA Jimmy to Digne Kane (-4)? Have exact funds.

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I would

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

      So tempted..can do Jimi > Warner for free
      Decisions decisions

    3. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Chilwell instead of Digne

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

    Who to get in for Doherty? Chilwell no brainer? Or hold Doherty for Burnley?

  20. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaane!!!

    Sorry just checking in!

    1. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Matched Werner

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

      Never too late for party. I'll join juhuuuu

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

        Captain!!

  21. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Fuming with the Spurs result but at least my transfers paid off this week, done KDB and Wood to Son and Kane(c) for a hit

    1. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      How has a spurs fan not got either earlier?

      Nothing to brag about.

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Jog on

  22. TAT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I’m down to 4.-something million after this GW, and have little to lose at this point – so going heavy on in-form players looks a good strategy. So, which of these moves looks best?

    1. KDB + Jiménez > Bruno + Kane (-4) tonight, as I can’t afford a price rise/drop.
    2. KDB + Jiménez > Grealish > Kane (-4). Getting Grealish will allow me to wait until later in the week to do transfers.
    3. KDB/Jiménez/James > Grealish/Kane/Chillwell (-8)

    Martínez
    TAA - James - Saïss
    Son - Podence - KDB* - Salah
    DCL - Watkins - Jiménez*
    (Button - Lamptey - Mitchell - Anguissa)

  23. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Who should be the best 4.4m Defender now?

    Cooper
    Lewis
    Lascelles
    Fredericks
    Balbuena

    Is Fredericks a nailed starter? Seen him back from injury but on the bench today.

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

      Lewis probably.

      1. NATSTER
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks Camzy.

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

    Who to sacrifice for Kane?

    Jimi or Foden -4

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

      Jimi

    2. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Jimi

    3. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Who do you sell Foden for Kane?

      1. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        How

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

        I have money. So just moving the funds around.

        Foden + Davis > Kane + Stephens -4.

        If I get rid of Jimi, I'd still have money to do James > Robertson.

    4. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      In my case, Jimi made the way as it's doable in 1 transfer.

      I actually would like to keep him for next two GWs (NEW, CRY), but it's difficult to upgrade Brewster to Kane.

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

    Wilson to Kane now or wait till Europa game is done?

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I am doing it on wc. He is gonna rise tonight

    2. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Now
      He'll probably get a rest and will only soar in price

  26. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    62 with Martinez to play. Taylor and Mitchell tomorrow. Lamptey and Justin the subs in that order. That's a fine and utterly mental week all told.

  27. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Just seeing that Virgil will need ACL surgery, brutal...

    1. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Pickford needs to apologise

  28. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Yeah WC it is. Kane - Werner - DCL too juicy.

  29. Muller Reus Corner
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Do you reckon Kane will rise in price again tonight?

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

      Nah

      1. Muller Reus Corner
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers, didn't think so - is there anywhere I can check prices reliably? Fingers crossed for a Digne price rise tonight

  30. Muller Reus Corner
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Jiminez and Digne to Kane and Konsa for a -4 yay or nay?