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Bale makes first league start of season alongside well-owned Kane and Son

After scoring a late winner against Brighton last Sunday, Gareth Bale (£9.5m) is set to make his first league start for Tottenham Hotspur since returning to north London.

The man on loan from Real Madrid will star in a fearsome front three alongside Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£9.6m) – the season’s two highest FPL scorers – with Matt Doherty (£5.8m) and Sergio Reguilon (£5.6m) retaining their spots at full-back.

Bale replaces Erik Lamela (£5.8m) in head coach Jose Mourinho’s only change from the 2-1 win over the Seagulls, which gave Spurs their first home win of the season.

It’s a different story for them on the road though, winning all three away matches at a combined score of 12-3. The many managers who have captained either Kane or Son this weekend will be expecting to repeat this 4-1 average against a winless side currently sat in 18th place.

Kane scored his 200th Spurs goal in Thursday night’s Europa League win over Ludogorets and has a superb record against today’s opponents West Bromwich Albion, netting seven times in seven matches.

This slow start to the season has put Slaven Bilic under pressure and his reaction is to make three changes from their 2-0 defeat at previously winless Fulham.

Matheus Pereira (£5.9m) and Grady Diangana (£5.5m) starred in the Baggies’ promotion push but both make way in an apparent switch to 5-4-1.

Branislav Ivanovic (£4.5m) is the third man to miss out, as he and Pereira have returned positive coronavirus tests ahead of the international break.

In their places come Callum Robinson (£5.5m), Kyle Bartley (£4.5m) and Dara O’Shea (£4.3m), with the latter two playing their first minutes since completing all of West Brom’s first four games.

Robinson scored twice in Gameweek 3’s thrilling 3-3 draw with Chelsea and Bilic is counting on both he and Karlan Grant (£5.9m) to provide the goals that could save his job.

West Brom are undefeated in their last three home clashes with Spurs.


WEST BROMWICH ALBION XI (5-4-1): Johnstone; Furlong, Bartley, Ajayi, O’Shea, Townsend; Krovinovic, Livermore, Gallagher, Robinson; Grant.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR XI (4-3-3): Lloris; Doherty, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon; Hojbjerg, Ndombele, Sissoko; Bale, Son, Kane

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1,497 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Fantasy Gold
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Today is Podence and Jimenez day.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Sky have got good games this Sunday. Should be competitive and entertaining affairs.

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Anything to wipe that Justin cleanie

      1. Good Times
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Amen to that!

    3. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      please be right!

    4. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I really hope so on the Podence front.

      I've been trying to sell him for the last month.

      Another goal this week and I'll be sat on my sofa smugly watching others scrambling to get him in

  2. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Kane(c). Who is with me?

    1. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Most people but not me. Come on Son!

      1. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Im with you

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Pretty much everyone on here.

    3. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Accidental Mo capper here, still want Kane and Son to crush it.

      1. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        depends on Kane's EO

    4. korbendallas82
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      im in on Kane (C). Im happy with an assist.

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

    I'd be very disappointed if this match has less than two goals

    The matchup is dreamy. Very good vs very bad

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs have been ruthless away from home as well.

      If I could I’d probably TC right now

  4. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How is WBA lining up?

    9-0-1?

    1. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      In doggy style

      1. Party time
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Lol

      2. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        With 9 centre backs. The Pulis wall.

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Pulis played 10-0-0

          I think this WBA team is more attacking

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

        Giggity.

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      As a Kane owner, and captainer, I am a bit worried that he’s only going to have three goal involvements today.

      1. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Haha... it's hubris like this that angers karma into making him blank

        1. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I also saved an old lady from a burning building this morning, so it should balance out

      2. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Bookmarked

      3. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        He will have his shots saved and blank

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Predicting a 2-1 win to WBA....

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Gotta be worth a tenner

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          May as well chuck it down the nearest drain.

        2. thegaffer82
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Send your tenner to me instead

    4. chocolove
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      That west brom line up... Amazing for them if dont get relegated

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Mathematically they could be today

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

      Help appreciated chaps - 1 FT, 2.5 ITB.

      Martinez
      Chillwell, Zouma, Justin
      Salah, Son, Fernandes, Barkley
      Kane, DCL, Bamford

      (Steer, Kilman, Bissouma, Mitchell)

      Considering:

      A) Barkley -> Grealish/Rodriguez/Ziyech/Jota
      B) Mitchell -> Vestergaard/Coufal
      C) Barkley & Fernandes -> Grealish & KDB (-4) (exact cash...)

      Cheers

      1. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        not C
        hold over IB & A

        1. Catastrophe
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Ta

    6. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Kane 155% and Son 107% ownership in top 10k

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        As I own neither, do I want either to score?

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Get to DFS

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Closed 🙁

          2. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Oops forgot lockdown, go for a nap

        2. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          😉

      2. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        A six goal hammering and your're catching up for the rest of the season

    7. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      This will be one of those games where West Brom ends up winning or something

    8. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      OMG still 0-0

      1. chocolove
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Kane fail

    9. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      over IB... too kneejerking & points chasing?

      2FTs

      Ings, Son & Podence out
      (Brewster), Bruno & Ziyech/Hames in

    10. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      People always call Kane a mouth breather but Doherty is worse. Dont think Ive ever seen him with his mouth closed

      1. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Haha, literally the first time I've heard Kane (or anyone) called a mouth breather before.

        I'll have to spend the rest of the game watching for the veracity of this statement now 🙂

    11. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      If u own salah but didnt captain u want him to blank right?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Nope.

      2. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        No I don’t think so

      3. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        nope. doubt his EO is over 100% so want points

        1. Nightcrawler
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Even if its 80% with captaincy thats 160 blank is needed i think

      4. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Did you do Kane(c)? If so, I jinxed him for you.

        1. Nightcrawler
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Yup. Hopefully the streak continues

      5. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Nope... Haul
        EO 70%

      6. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Nah would be under 100% EO across all ranks

    12. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      By what minute will people be calling a Kane captain fail? 20?

      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        6...

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          😛

    13. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Kane captain fail...

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        This.. I am glad I went for werner

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Kicking myself for listening to the so-called "pros" on here...

      2. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Should have TCd Eze instead ffs

    14. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Who will take Pens?
      Bale or Kane??

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Bale

        1. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          The others don't know yet that it's bale. 😀

          1. Gobigorgohome
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            😉

        2. thegaffer82
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Non-Kane owner confirmed

          1. Chenku╰☆╮
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            I own Werner and son. So what?

            1. thegaffer82
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              So... erm... I was ... erm...

              right then!

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Obviously Kane

      3. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Surely Kane..

      4. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        K

      5. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        ok thanks

    15. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I should have captained Chilwell over Kane.. not sure Kane can score 8 points by the look of it 🙁

    16. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Got the kids watching a film so keep the score updates coming in!

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Great game, loads of goals so far....

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Patience 🙂

        2. Gobigorgohome
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          may be I am watching an old game then 🙁

    17. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Son extremely peripheral

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Must be on the horizon.....

      2. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        It's only 10mins in... chill 🙂

      3. Nanoelektronicar
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        As expected in this type of game. But a lot time left.

    18. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Kane disposessed.. goodbye BPS

      1. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        yes captain fail 🙁

    19. built_this_city
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Kane (c) fail - not hopeful

    20. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs are in energy saving mode 🙁

      1. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        yes legs need be freash for International games.. i can understand

        1. thegaffer82
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          haha

    21. BarryManilows
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      What’s happening with price rises tonight, will ziyech & Bruno rise?

      1. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        None of them close to a rise, can still wait

        1. BarryManilows
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Ok

    22. afsr
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      How was Bowen yesterday? Keep or sell?

    23. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Good thing this isn't a comedy club. You'd all be booted out.

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Kane to save our season!

    24. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      LOL SON WTF

    25. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Son fail

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        World enters another ice age.....

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

          No that's Sun. I reverse ur trolling with grammarnazi trap card

    26. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Son had so much time...

    27. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Son why

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Sorry dad