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Top 10k FPL managers refuse to ditch Kane and Son double-up for Gameweek 9

The top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League managers have largely kept faith with Tottenham Hotspur despite their recent fixture-swing.

And it looks as if they have already been vindicated in that decision.

65% of these managers held onto the attacking double-up of Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£9.5m) for a tricky meeting with Manchester City, each one of them registering an attacking return.

Specifically, 86.7% of this rank bracket took Kane into Gameweek 8, his ownership at that level shrinking only as low as 85.4% for Saturday’s visit of the Citizens to north London.

Counting his yellow card, Kane scored four points thanks to his assist for Giovani Lo Celso‘s (£6.9m) second-half finish, extending his run without a blank to eight matches.

And, despite the difficulty of this match on paper, 26.2% of the top 10k still trusted Kane with the captaincy. Only Bruno Fernandes (£10.7m), backed by 28.3%, convinced more managers in that bracket to captain him than the Spurs man.

That ensured Kane still wields significant power in the top 10k, offering effective ownership at that level of 111.4%, the most of any player.

With Fernandes, Kevin De Bruyne (£11.6m) and Hakim Ziyech (£8.2m) enticing Fantasy managers in midfield, it is unsurprising that Son Heung-min (£9.5m) suffered a higher loss of owners in the top 10k.

The South Korean boasted 87.1% ownership at this level for Gameweek 8, which dropped to 74.1% for Gameweek 9.

However, the majority of his backers kept faith in Son, despite the Manchester City fixture, as he remains the most popular midfielder in the top 10k.

These managers were richly rewarded at the first hurdle, as Son scored 10 points in Gameweek 9, finding the net, keeping a clean sheet and earning two bonus.

Courtesy of Mohamed Salah‘s (£12.3m) enforced absence, Fernandes bursts into the template for Gameweek 9, already selected by 48.9% of the top 10k.

He has already racked up significant sway at this level, considering that he was the most captained by top 10k managers for Gameweek 9. That made for effective ownership of 77.2%, the second-highest of any FPL player.

An 11-point score for Gameweek 9 means Fernandes has already made an impact on the upper echelons of the Fantasy rankings.

With Liverpool defenders falling even further by the wayside this season, it is no shock to see the majority of re-modelling in the top 10k came at the back for Gameweek 9.

Chilwell, Werner start for Chelsea as Wilson fails to make Newcastle squad

Ben Chilwell (£6.0m) remains the most-popular defender in the top 10k although his ownership at this level swelled considerably from 34.6% to 49.1%.

Romain Saïss (£5.2m) has left the top-five defenders among top 10k managers, replaced as the third-most-popular by Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.6m).

Meanwhile, even Kurt Zouma (£5.4m) has dropped out of the top five, Max Kilman (£4.3m) finally creeping in, sat in 23.9% of top 10k teams.

Sunday’s meeting between Fulham and Everton at Craven Cottage has boosted the Fantasy potential of Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m).

His top 10k ownership has increased by 8.4 percentage points over the international break while he arrived in Gameweek 9 as the third-most-popular captain option at this level (12.4%).

The number of managers in the top 10k who are yet to deploy a chip continues to get smaller.

After the Gameweek 9 deadline, just 28.6% of these have kept their entire complement intact, while 45% have now used at least one chip.

As you can see, the Wildcard was the most popular of those for Gameweek, used by 6.9% of the top 10k.

Interestingly, we see the continued commitment to Spurs players even here, with Kane kept by 59% of top 10k Wildcards and 41.7% of such managers retaining Son.

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

    Anyone else still doing Son -> KDB ?

    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I would, but I already did Son to Ziyech before weekend, weee

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

      Yes still on the card, long days to the deadline still

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Bissouma has more points in the last 8 gameweeks and is 7.1million less?

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

      I did Son > Bruno

      Doing Kane + Soucek > KDB + Brewster for GW10

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

      Soucek to KdB

    6. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      i have no idea anymore. I need to get rid of Podence but that would mean I'd be losing Kane if I wanted KDB in. Otherwise can go for someone like Ziyech.

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

      I might if I could. His underlying stats were as expected and whilst in form, he was also partly lucky.

    8. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Own both

    9. Prison Mike
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Do you think KDB will outscore son over the next 4 GW’s? If yes then do it

  2. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I'd rather have Charlie Taylor than KdB next gw. They look shocking

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Don't say that, I've got Charlie ... and you suggest to abandon my plan for KDB in?

    2. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yes, they are not themselves, Aguero back though could change things.

  3. M2.0
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    A) Zaha
    B) Bruno
    C) Zyiech

    Currently have zaha

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

      B easy

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

      I would keep Zaha with his fixture until GW11

      1. M2.0
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers for the input, his fixtures certainly look tasty

  4. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Genuinely can’t see myself dropping Son or Kane now. Exactly the performance we needed to see against a good team. What you all thinking?

    1. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Thinking the same. Very effective. I was all set to lose Son but now thinking he is a season keeper alongside Kane.

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

      Cant decide who to drop out of KDB, Kane and Son to get Salah back. Almost hoping there's an injury to make the decision easier!

    3. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      For me it depends on your captaincy options as you're not going to captain either of them in their coming fixtures.

      If you can get whoever you think the best captaincy options are without selling Kane or Son, great. The Spurs players might be limited in the points they get over the coming weeks but they're not going to stop getting points.

      However, if keeping them means you can't bring in the captain options you want then there's a problem. Because I'd take the best captain pick over an in-form player I won't captain every time. Captaincy is just too important.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Thinking of just doing Fernandez >> KDB(c) and keeping the pair

        1. Prison Mike
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Bruno could of had a monster haul today, put it on a plate for both Martial and Rashford... and has never blanked away from home in the premier league.

          I wouldn’t be that quick to ditch him.

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

      High line and failure there. Pep being stubborn imo. Ederson made a mistake or two actually in that goal.

      It was one Son goal from counter attack as was expected should he score.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        A yard off a Kane goal and son assist too

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

        Next match we expect Kane to be the one more likely to score. (Or people ger last week.) And everyone has forgotten that another day Kane wouldn't have been offside when putting that ball into the net.

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

      I’m keeping Kane. He’s a bloody class act that lad.

      Probably do Son > Salah when he has Fulham

  5. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Kept Foden with the next fixtures in mind but Im even less sure now

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      See if he starts midweek

      1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I donr think you get any clues with Pep at all

    2. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Sell

    3. NETFLIX & CHILWELL
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Fellow Foden owner here.

      We need to stop trying to convince ourselves he's going to play.

      I've been kidding myself for about four GW now and I still bloody have him.

      We need to cut him loose.

      Who to replace him with though?

      1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I may go Kane Foden to Bamford KDB.

        1. NETFLIX & CHILWELL
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I have Bamford and Kane and want to keep them both really.

          Genuinely just want rid of Foden!

          1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            I guess see if he plays well in the week as Pep must be angry with that showing. If not a really good show he goes

  6. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    53 from 6 including Bruno capt and saved an FT... hopefully a first 3 points tomorrow and few more hauls. Climbing up to that 1m, how’s everyone else doing?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not as good as yours but decent enough to be happy

    2. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Same mate 53

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

      35 from 4, Bruno (c)

      Look set to stay around 25k OR for the sixth week in a row

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

        Good going

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

      38 (-4), should have capped Bruno over Kane!
      DCL, Rodriguez and Soucek to go

    5. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      41 but had to earn it by dropping Salah for a hit to Bruno captain instead of Grealish captain and no Lamptey-1 !

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

      44 from 7 including Bruno captain. Relatively happy as the Villa - Brighton game was a disaster with Barkley getting injured after 2 minutes, Martinez blank and Lamptey red card.

  7. Warby84
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Was on free hit this week currently on 55 with 2 play, could be worse..

    Martinez
    Van Aanholt Trent(X) Coufal
    Sterling Salah(?) Son Zaha
    Kane Wilson

    Lamptey(X) Brewster Branthwaite

    Trent must go so I’m thinking Cancelo..
    Kane to Vardy (C) -4 (dependant on Salah)

    Thoughts?

    1. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Can you get the freehit back?

      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        It’s not that bad.. Couple of hits I reckon..

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

    Guaita will find some way to concede vs Burnley and get a yellow card with 0 saves. Can’t wait

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

    Sterling owners (if any left?), keeping or selling now?

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

      Have to keep if he is fit, Burnley next.

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

      Captain this week. Glutton for punishment.

    3. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Keeping, zero doubt.

    4. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Keeping

    5. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Keeping and probably captain! Annoying yes!

  10. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Corona in the West Brom squad. He's coughing away on that interview. That reporter probably crapping herself

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

    Who would you take long term?

    A) Cancelo
    B) Castagne
    C) Laporte
    D) Reguilon

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

      A, B, D, C

    2. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      D

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

      A or B, think either good options

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

      Cancelo

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

      Add James to that list

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

    sterling to kdb worth doing after the GW?

    1. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I would keep if you dont have 2FT

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

        nah i have 2 FTs

  13. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    0.1 off Son > KDB so better option?

    A) Rash ➡️ KDB

    B) Son ➡️ Sterling

    Martinez
    Chilwell - Bellerin - Ayling
    Mane - Son - Rashford - Bowen - Grealish
    Kane - DCL

    Brewster - Lamptey - Mitchell

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A)

  14. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Missed the Villa game earlier. Anyone know who was going to take the Villa pen before it was overturned?

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

      Watkins had the ball.

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks man

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

      Watkins I think. Wasn’t Grealish for sure.

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

        Not Grealish is certain, yes.

  15. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    saiss needs to go tonight before the drop, and in general needs to go.

    best replacement?

    A castagna/fofona
    B cancelo/dias
    C someone else...

    i have chilwell and coufal and robertso (and lamptay) and martinez in goal

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

      B - Cancelo

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

      Cancelo

    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      cheers

  16. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    is kane + son out next week crazy???? for -4.

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

      Spurs assets look like a hold now, they have confidence and selling them then they go on and bag double digit hauls will look stupid. They have just beaten City quite comfortably by their standards.

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

      Yes

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

      Yes and no. I got rid of Son this week and Kane going next. I lean heavily to fixtures over form hence why.

  17. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Moving Kane and Son to Vardy and KDB made a lot more difficult to do after games today. But then you look at the fixtures.......

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

      And Aguero coming back.

    2. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      0.1M off this move. if I had the money I'd have done it.

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Same here

    4. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Think I'll do kane to Vardy for sure
      Son to kdb would require a hit
      So slightly unsure on that

  18. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So not capping Bruno almost paid off. D(C)L please

  19. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    The brave ones will stick to their plan about Man City and Spurs assets

  20. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Any smart ideas here? Team isn't looking great for next week.

    Martinez
    Coufal James KWP
    Bruno Son Grealish Foden
    Kane Werner DCL
    Forster Klich Saiss Mitchell

    1 FT, 2.3m ITB

    Originally was set on KDB, but now thinking maybe just Saiss to Cancelo?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Who's your captain?

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Bruno probably. Particularly as it's away and he had great stats tonight.

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Ok so if you don't need Vardy [C] then taking care of defence is fine

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            * KDB [C] or Vardy [C]

            1. Sun Jihai
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Vardy is tempting for sure

              I was thinking of selling Werner for him

              1. Magic Zico
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                Not Kane > Vardy? Werner fixtures after TOT is nice

    2. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Seems the best move yeah.
      Maybe Castagne when fit also an option.

  21. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Surely Foden starts the next prem game?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Surely it's uncertain

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

        Deserves a start though, city are poo without him

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Yep but it's up to Pep

    2. NETFLIX & CHILWELL
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He won't.

  22. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    A) Kane and Zaha to KDB and Bamford(-4)
    B) Semedo to Cancelo

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      a looks like a downgrade

  23. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    17 from 6, so depressing when you look forward to a week and your team doing well and that's the result! oh well, onwards and upwards!

  24. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Final bonus points added?

  25. davidfromkent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Wow Manchester United get their first home win against a bottom 3 team by way of a penalty and their opponents are cheated out of a goal by VAR,whoop whoop, OGS must be over the moon, as he says results are more important than performances, yes Utd you are trash.

    1. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Lol

    2. Ibralicious
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Breathe mate. Breathe. always time to bring Bruno in next week, no need to psyche yourself out over your bad FPL decisions

      1. davidfromkent
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        True, but Utd are still trash lol.

  26. Egyptian Giza
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    1.5K overall 2itb 1ft
    Mccarthy
    Zouma chilwell justin creswell (mitchell)
    Son penandes grealish (asm burke)
    Kane dcl werner

    My initial plan was to use my wildcard this week especially of the chelsea spurs fixture. Should i proceed with this or could i tinker with what i have now?

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

      Doesn’t look Wildcard worthy to me.

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

    My midfield for GW10

    Salah, KDB, Bruno, Jrod, Zaha

    Watch them all blank.

  28. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Evening all!! Off the topic of FPL but check out Callum Styles strike for my boy first goal today!!! You won’t see a sweeter strike this week!!! Absolute peach!!

    1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      *my boys

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

    Who’s still selling Son for KDB and giving him the armband?

    I’m having the jitters big time. City are some way off the team they used to be...

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not me. Son is a season keeper.

      Kane -> Vardy(c) gw10 and Fernandes -> Kdb in gw11.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I like this plan

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

      Will need time to think either KDB [C] or Vardy [C] if the latter Son > KDB GW11

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

      KDB is good as Fernandinho in the way City are currently set up. And Son is off to a historic start to the season and true testament of form > fixtures. Would be a huge mistake IMO

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

      Salah to Kdb if he isn't fit

  30. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I am just waiting the moment that legend McCarthy will save the penalty.