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Reguilón benched as Gameweek 6 continues to hurt FPL managers

The latest unfortunate turn of events in Gameweek 6 of Fantasy Premier League is a Monday-night benching for Sergio Reguilón (£5.6m).

Over 120,000 Fantasy managers picked up Spurs’ left-back for Gameweek 6, inspired by his role in the 6-1 win at Old Trafford and the 3-3- draw with West Ham.

However, Jose Mourinho had other plans, selecting Ben Davies (£4.8m) on the left-hand side of his back-four at Burnley.

Serge Aurier (£5.2m) has suffered the same treatment, replaced at right-back by Matt Doherty (£5.8m).

Thankfully, the rest of the Spurs team lines up mostly as we expected with the heavily backed pairing of Harry Kane (£10.9m) and Son Heung-min (£9.5m) selected at centre-forward and left-wing respectively.

All eyes will be on the right-hand side of Burnley’s defence tonight as Matt Lowton (£4.4m) comes in for his first start of the season.

His preparation for this match has not been ideal as he only recently returned to training from a knee injury, forced into action against Spurs with Phil Bardsley (£4.5m) and Gameweek 5 stand-in Erik Pieters (£4.4m) missing out.

Ben Mee (£4.9m) remains absent so Kevin Long (£4.5m) is James Tarkowski‘s (£5.4m) centre-back partner once again as Charlie Taylor (£4.5m) continues his extended run as the first-choice left-back.

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope; C Taylor, Tarkowski, K Long, Lowton; McNeil, Brownhill, Westwood, Gudmundsson; Wood, A Barnes.

Tottenham Hotspur XI (4-2-3-1): Lloris; B Davies, Dier, Alderweireld, Doherty; Højbjerg, Sissoko; Son, Ndombele, Moura; Kane.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM FPL GAMEWEEK 6

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

    McCarthy / Nyland
    TAA / Robertson / Justin / Mitchell / KWP
    Salah / Son / Mahrez / Podence / Bissouma
    Kane / DCL / Maupay

    0,4£ ITB (1 FT)

    A) Mahrez --> Zaha
    B) Maupay --> Bamford
    C) Podence & TAA --> Zaha & Saiss (-4)
    D) Other?

  2. Pooodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone keen to join the support club for those with FPL teams this week who have got:

    - Zero goals
    - Zero assists
    - Zero clean sheets?

    Just Kane and Son to go for me to fix it (thanks Dallas and Justin clean sheets on the bench...)

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

      One KWP clean sheet but he also got booked. Have McCarthy, Charlie Taylor and Doherty on my bench...

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

        My highlights are Martinez's save point and Pulisic's clean sheet point...

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

          Grateful for the Podence and Bruno clean sheet points also.

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

            You're killing it!

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

          I got a havertz one to cover for his yellow

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

            Nice! That counts as a positive this week.

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

      Could still get a Son CS

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

        True! That will take me to the lofty heights of 25 points.

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

          Question:
          Is the link on your FFS-profile leading to the wrong team? Link leads to a team with 40 points so far this GW.

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

            It does - that's last year's!

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

              Now fixed!

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

                Like it!

                Benching points is never fun, but would have benched Justin myself.

                At least not as bad as my benching of Saïss GW1 with his 15 points that week. Still don’t understand how I managed to bench him vs SHU...

                Does not look likely that I reach my goal of top 5k this year after a poor start... 85 points points behind top 10k already.

    3. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I’m in that club. I have Chilwell but he is first on bench, so sitting here hoping that Reguilón doesn’t come on.

      says it all

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

        Fingers crossed- sadly there's no way for me to get my bench points this week!

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

        Same.

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

      Meeee

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

    Bale to score a 30 yard missile and spurs win 1-0

    Bale wagon!

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

      Someone in my league actually has him.

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

    Burnley could do with a player capable of hitting a barn door.

    1. Fozzyb34r
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A Barnes door*

    2. Party time
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Kane can

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

      Dyche gonna manage stoke

    4. Party time
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Kane

      • WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Spurs look tired

      • fc_skrald
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        one of the better things this gw: my mini league leader triple captained Salah

      • Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        This game needs Reguilon

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

        Lamela coming on

      • IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Gareth to bale them out of this. On for Moura shortly

      • ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Pope on 0 save lol

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Spurs need to shoot for him to save them. Incredibly poor from the North Londoners

        2. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          No shots will do that

      • Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Lamela incoming?

        1. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yes

        2. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I thought they'd shipped him off to Leyton Orient for being a cheating little git.

      • You've got red on you.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        This Game Week:

        Own Bamford = points

        Don't own Bamford = no points

        1. Third Eye Vision
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          & Zaha & Saiss

        2. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Ings, Jimenez and Zaha all got points.

      • jimmyabs1987
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Some people on here are so fickle! Spurs have scored the most goals in the league this year and just because they come up against a bus the size of Lancashire at turf moor it’s Jose this and Kane that.

        Seriously...

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

          Not much of a bus, Burnley have asked more questions to be fair.

        2. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          How have they scored those goals? Against two capitulated defences. They cannot unlock a tight defence and has been the case for a very long time. I like Spurs but would never flirt with captaincy in a fixture such as this

          1. jimmyabs1987
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            I am not disagreeing with you, the counter and running in behind is their style and that’s that. I don’t get why you would cap a spurs player in this fixture. It’s tough going to turf moor and I’m not surprised at how it is panning out

      • Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Oh lord ; Mourinho calling for the cheating diving machine to get a penalty.

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

          Kane started the match.

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

            Lamela laughs in your general direction. AND gets you sent off.

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

              Attempted murder from Martial.

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

                Twas the gentleman in red with the doffed glove in the six yard box.

        2. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Bruno has played mate

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

            United have Danny James. He's their Lamela.

            1. IRBOX ⚽
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              He’s not a diving cheating pen merchant though is he? Fernandes will forever hold that honour the little worm

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

                James? Arguably the worst in the league alongside Lamela.

      • Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Is this the gameweek from hell?

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

          Yes, but i call it a normal gw for me this season

        2. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Pretty standard for this season.

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

          no, 67 points personally 🙂

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

          Well, until next week it is

        5. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yes!

      • Yordan Letchkov
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Is Mahrez / Podence -> Grealish / Zaha for free a non-brainer?

        Or should I add Brewster -> Adams for a -4?
        Unfortunately 0.1 short of adding Bamford - grrr...

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

          Get Zaha in

        2. Yordan Letchkov
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Also 0.1 short to do Mahrez / Brewster -> Zaha / DCL ... FFS

      • FISSH
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        None of my outfield players have done anything.

      • ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        What does Jose see in Moura and Bavies to keep starting them?

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

          Resting the 1st choice FBs for Thursday.

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

            He sure loves to win the Europa

          2. Bushwhacker
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Which seems rather backwards.

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

              He has a better chance of winning europa league than the PL.

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

                Better chance of qualifying for the CL in the PL.

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

                  He wants to win trophies

        2. jimmyabs1987
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Because Bavies throws his body into blocks like that and reguilon and Aurier would leave us too exposed

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

        Pick one:
        1. Keep Mitro for 1 more week
        2. Swap for Bamford
        3. Swap for Adams (slightly better fixtures compared to Bam)

        1. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          1 for me

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

        At this point it's become comical. I've never had an OR lower than 3m before, yet it's looking like I'll end up at 5m this week, after a few weeks around 4m. Still, it's going to be fun trying to climb up the ranks. It can't really get any worse.

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

          It can't get any worse is the title of this season

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

          A few green arrows and you'll fly up from that position. Still early doors.

        3. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          It's the most extraordinary start to a season in recent years. The players I usually dominate in my leagues are the ones dominating. It's all polar opposite currently and I feel many regular players like you are experiencing the same thing. As you say, the challenge and fun to climb up the ranks....makes it all the more sweeter, a real battle, good luck with the war!

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

          Cheers guys. Hope you all enjoy the season as well.

      • Iceball
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Have 2ft. Plan was to get Kane. Give TAA and Jimenez one more game or just get Kane and dont overthink it?

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

          dont get kane, youll want rid in 2 gws anyway

      • Kaneyonero
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        PlZ anything even an omg from bemba

      • HollywoodXI
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Harry Kane: “I’m going to play stroker this season and smash 12 attacking returns in 5 games.”

        Me: “better bring Kane in for GW6 and admit defeat.”

        Harry Kane: “hmm think I’ll play DCM from now on.”

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          He was playing DCM for those fixtures he returned in...

          1. HollywoodXI
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            He was play number 10. Not number 4 role.

            1. IRBOX ⚽
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              More of an 8

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

          This is every transfer i make this sesson.

      • how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Barnes leave a foot in every time.

        On top of the elbow he's very lucky to have no card.

      • Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Son haul of 3 points atm

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

          Sub him, I'll take it!

        2. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Get Son off! I need that CS point

      • ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Looks like Bale is not gonna come on then

        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Why?

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

            They sub in Lamela, so unless he comes on for Son, I don't see him coming on.

            1. how now brown cow
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Lamela can play deeper. Ndombele could easily come off for bale.

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

        0 shots on target. To think that the Kane cappers we’re laughing at the rest of us only a few hours ago.

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

          Salah was always the right choice.

          Just unlucky

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

            Exactly he could have hauled but it wasn't to be.

      • The Mandalorian
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        It's a bad GW but no need to panic. Salah came close, Pool should have had a CS, Grealish had a shot cleared off the line, Wolves conceded late and Everton saw red. It could have been very different. Expect things will improve next GW.

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

          Wish I could share your optimism

        2. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Loads of people are having a nightmare. Not a big deal imo.