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Spurs v Fulham postponed as second Gameweek 16 fixture falls by the wayside

The coronavirus pandemic has put paid to another top-flight fixture, with Tottenham Hotspur’s match against Fulham now confirmed as being off.

Scott Parker’s side recorded a number of positive COVID-19 tests on Tuesday and reported that a further group of players were “showing symptoms” today, resulting in a request from the Cottagers to the Premier League to postpone their Wednesday night clash with Spurs.

It wasn’t until around three and a half hours before kick-off that word started to filter through of the game’s cancellation, with the official announcement not arriving until after 15:00 GMT.

This is the second Gameweek 16 fixture to fall by the wayside, with Everton’s meeting with a coronavirus-affected Manchester City called off on Monday.

The Gameweek 11 match between Aston Villa v Newcastle was a previous casualty, with Steve Bruce’s squad decimated by illness at the time.

The Magpies’ clash with Liverpool this evening will bring the curtain down on a curtailed Gameweek 16, with kick-off at St James Park at 20:00 GMT.

No announcement has yet been made on when the outstanding fixtures will be rescheduled for, nor has there been any clue as to what the impact will be in Gameweek 17.

Fulham are due to face Burnley on Sunday, the same day that Manchester City are at Chelsea.

The ramifications for Fantasy managers could extend beyond the current Gameweek, then, and the hope will be for clear-cut information before the next FPL deadline at 16:30 GMT on Friday.

The Premier League remain confident that the 2020/21 season can continue for the time being, saying in a statement today:

With low numbers of positive tests across the overwhelming majority of clubs, the Premier League continues to have full confidence in its COVID-19 protocols and being able to continue to play our fixtures as scheduled.

Given what happened in March when similar noises made before a hasty retreat, we’ll have to take those words with a pinch of salt for the time being.


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1,425 Comments Post a Comment
  1. faux_C
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I guess the -4 for KDB to Son was a mistake then!

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Could have been worse I guess!

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        But that is a tough one to take

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lost 1 less points than I did with my Chilwell to Dier?

  2. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    PLAY UP POMPEY!

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      you was late

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

      Fratton Park 2007 for West Ham away at Portsmouth, away stand had half a roof, rained & hailed all game, middle of winter, finished 0-0, never been colder in my entire life.

      Your top page comments sends shivers down me everytime, flashbacks.

  3. Soto Ayam
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I'm only here for the whingers.

    1. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      CANCEL THE GAME

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

    BS

  5. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Aaarghh

  6. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pls tell me Liverpool game is on...

    1. tokara
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I want it off

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

      nobody knows...I have Mane(c), Salah and Robbo for that one...so far no rumours of a postponement, so fingers crossed

      1. Sanchit
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Robbo won't start though

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It's on!

      Rumours of a Robbo rest do.

  7. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This is the season you can't afford to have bench fodder.
    Need all bench players to be starters

    1. osceola31909
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I had Dias and Anguissa on my bench. I also had Mitchell, which was about my only luck this week.

  8. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Struijk with 6 points from my bench to smoothen the pain for Taylor

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Didn't Taylor play 8 minutes?

  9. chrismoo75
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Great GW ha ha

  10. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Oof. Nightmare GW. Missing Son KDB DCL, down to 9 players

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Many in a worse place

    2. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Son, Kane, KDB, DCL, Taylor

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Taylor here too. And Coufal

      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Son, Kane, Zouma, DCL, Anguissa, Taylor
        Still, Robbo can save me, can't he ........

    3. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Consider yourself lucky. KDB, Stones, DCL, Coufal, Taylor and Zouma here

    4. Gangster Panda
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Zouma, Coufal, Cancelo, Keane, Son, Mahrez, KDB, Wellbeck.
      34 points with the gameweek survivors.

  11. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bissouma and Mitchell off my bench then. At least I got 11 players out.

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

    Salah hatrick incoming. Prepare yourselves

    1. rubberdignerapids
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Salah Hattie or the game gets called off...could go either way this gw

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

    6 players for me this week then. Great

  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Praying for Liverpool game to go ahead

    1. Dont give a fuchs
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Also for Robertson to start

  15. ZLNR
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I'll have 9/11 players... And a spare keeper who scored +3 over my playing keeper trolling me

  16. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Crucial question:

    Will Lewis start vs Liverpool? Ritchie played at his position last time.

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I don't expect him to start, and not sure i want him to start either

  17. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    With foresight a 17-man squad/115m budget would have been sensible for this season.

    1. faux_C
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nah people would still just spend it all on heavy hitters and a bench full of 4.0m players. There's no way to force people to play sensibly.

  18. Parsnips
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Need to put some money into my bench. Can’t deal with this again

    1. osceola31909
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      That’s fine if the bench players aren’t on a team hit by Covid.

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

      Stones DCL Cancelo in my bench not helping much with having Kane and Son

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Don’t work I have a full playing squad & only fielding 8?

  19. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Let’s go Salah (c)!!

  20. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ah feck

    Now guaranteed the Robbo rest will transpire also

    Kane, Son, Robbo, Dias, Coufal

    Glorious

    1. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not like you’re the only one, only 5 out is pretty good!

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        No I know a real nightmare of a week. I’m sure more of this to come in the next few GWs

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

      Where is it guaranteed that Robbo rested?

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Sorry bad phrasing I meant that it’s my luck it’ll happen

  21. sergioaguero67
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kane captain
    Son vice captain

    Changed my captain from Salah to Son 5 minutes before deadline.
    Kill me now.

    1. Better off with a pin and a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ha! Snap - see below. I've got Callum Wilson and Jamal Lewis to come off my bench - they might both not start..

    2. bialk
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Never captain and vice from a same team.

  22. Better off with a pin and a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kane C, Son VC was a bit of a schoolboy error.

    1. sergioaguero67
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hi-fi mate

    2. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes never have capt and vice in same game

  23. Nellybc
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Oops... Son in wasn't the best move and just sums up the shocking week. 7 complete disasters and a 1 pointer from 8 in my squad...

    Coufal - Rested - Missed clean sheet / Man City def x 2 - No game / Taylor - injured 9 mins - Missed clean sheet
    KDB - No game / Son - No game / 2 x Everton - No game

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

    Any start for Neco Williams tonight?

  25. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    SalaaaaaHHHHHHH

  26. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Good week for me to not own any City, Everton or Chelsea players.

  27. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Very lucky to get by this gameweek with 0 Spurs

    Robbo, Mane & Salah(c) to go.

    Need Milner to get a knock before 30 mins!!

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Potential massive week for you then

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yes I really need this to turn my season around!!

  28. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Really need Salah to punish my rival tonight after he failed last week.

  29. Dele
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Null and void FPL it’s just not worth it anymore.

    KDB out for a hit to accommodate Son & Kane, painful.

    1. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Why bill and void , if it affected your opponents team and not you you be pipping up on here

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

      I did Bruno, DCL, Watkins out for Son, Kane and Brewster

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

    Luck may have been with me for once- brought in Dallas and Mané for Lewis and KDB. But committed to FH in 18 really with only 6 players ( including Mitchell and Brewster) so guess many who save FH could well end up in better position

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

      * with Salah (c) and Robertson? also to play