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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. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I think I'm more pissed off about not having the game to watch than losing Son and Kane points 🙁

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No I’m definitely more annoyed about losing Son and Kane. I’ve plenty to be doing for New Year’s Eve dinner tomorrow

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

      This, exactly this

    3. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This 100%. Was really looking forward to it.

    4. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      yep agree. now wondering how I fill the 2hr gap.

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

      I’m gutted about both okay! 😉

    6. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This!

      I've only lost Son on top of 4 others before.

      Life goes on.

    7. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It's a double whammy for me. Days are long and boring now and football fills the void.

    8. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Same here

    9. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Completely agree. The days are dragging so the football helps to break it up.
      I totally understand why, and hope everyone involved is OK though.

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

    Wonder what the average is off the bench and how much it will affect rank.

    Mine is 5...

    1. TOPCAT1960
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Just 3.41 according to live FPL

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

      Livefpl.net

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

      Top 10k - 6
      Overall - 4.65

    4. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      2 here thanks to Mings suspension and fodder

    5. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I have 2 pts

    6. Sting in the Tail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I’ve 12

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

    £5 Free Bet if you place a 5p bet on Newcastle vs Liverpool @ SkyBet

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

      Only for new users?

      1. Merlinho
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        No, for all

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

    my team this week has, Dias, Cancelo, Son, Kane, first sub Lookman, 2nd sub Lamptey out this week, with Wilson flagged too

    at least i still have 3rd sub Lewis who is not nailed and plays Liverpool for a chance of 1pt and Salah(c) to look forward to 😆

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

    If you think your GW rank is bad now, wait until the jammy auto subs kick in tonight

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

      Unless you have some ‘jammy’ points on the bench of course 🙂

  6. OrmskirkFC
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    47 points from 7 players and no captain is pretty jammy, and today I learned never to captain/vice players from the same team in a pandemic.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      In fairness we haven't had a pandemic recently to have learned that lesson so don't be too hard on yourself.

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      17 from 4 players (including Taylor).

      Oh forgot I'd transferred Dier in so along with Son, KDB, DCL, Zouma, Taylor and Stones on the bench I've taken a few hits.

      Salah captain and Wilson to go and just 4 points off the bench!

  7. Je suis le chat
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    In the battle of the geniuses, I'll make gains this week as Magnus has only Kilman in defence if Robbo benched.

  8. choco27
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Will Wilson start this GW?
    Thanx

  9. No_Mo_Salah?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kane (c) and Son (vc) here... anyone else in the same boat?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      We're all in slightly different but damaged boats!

  10. Manani
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    9 players only this week playing for me, despite having 0 city player!

    unexpected benching of Coufal and James really hurt me as well

  11. wantsharptv
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Very annoying. Can't start 11 players this week unless mane (c) salah Jones start

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

      All three will be rested. I hope you have a good VC

      1. wantsharptv
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Gave it Bamford

  12. Luton_Fan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A. Mane to bruno. Lamptey to taa (got robbo and salah) -4
    B. Keep mane. Lamptey to justin/castagne. Do bruno for son in gw19 (fh 18)

    Hmmmmmm

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

    Imagine if these fixtures got moved to DGW19

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

      Or BGW 18

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

      Madness!! I'd want to FH in 19 definitely.

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

        I’d want BB

  14. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gw gets better and better.
    1st Zouma, cancelo, dcl.
    Now dier, son, kane and anguissa as my sub is gone.
    Burke and lampty subs bringing in zero.

    I'll have 5 players at this rate.
    17 from 3 with robbo and salah(c) to play

    1. AgentFern
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wow, I though I had I tough. See below. On a score of 20 so far

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

    Official: The Premier League say they have "full confidence" that the 2020/21 season can continue due to the low number of positive coronavirus tests across the "overwhelming majority of clubs"

    Keep planning guys!

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

      Put it on the back-burner until Friday, information is crucial and can totally upset plans

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

        Yup definitely not making a transfer until 5 mins before deadline this week!

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

      I want to keep on planning... but I have been buttfooked by this week and am afraid to do anything with my team now

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

        I agree. Need info about City's game this weekend before I make any plans.

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

      That the PL used "full confidence", doesn't fill me with confidence.

      Aren't they the words clubs use for their manager before their manager gets sacked?

    4. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      'Full confidence' sounds disingenuous.

  16. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    https://twitter.com/BenCrellin/status/1344305951378124803

    If the current schedule stays the same then the earliest date that Spurs vs Fulham could move to is the midweek in GW26

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

      Oh thank god!

      Would have been a headache if United, City, Pool & Spurs had a double in the same gameweek.

  17. AgentFern
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Dias, Robbo, Coufal, KDB, Son and DCL no shows

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

      Robbo?

      1. Merlinho
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Leaks suggest he’s benched

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Why wouldn't Robbo play if game isn't off?

      1. Merlinho
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Leaks suggest he’s benched

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

    Robbo had better start tonight

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      brace yourself...

  19. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Game is a bit of a farce now.
    Those fortunate will most players playing full of Leeds, West Ham, Southampton, few/no city everton and Spurs must be rocketing up the rankings?

    I have KDB, Sterling, Dier, Son and possibly Robertson all out.
    Maybe even Wilson might not start.

    That could be at least 5/6 players out with only Brewster on the bench for me.

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

      Total lottery

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

      Most will get very low scores this week, it seems, so not likely to move the masses

    3. TOPCAT1960
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      And then DGW follow, so skill will allow you catch up if you are short now ?

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah but if you are lucky now with your team selection all those players have to do is load up on Spurs, Man City, Everton etc and they will be getting double the benefit later on.
        Top of a LMS I am in currently has 50 plus points with the liverpool lads to go. Meanwhile I have 10 points!

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

      I was planning for BB in gw 19 so have 3 Leeds, 2 West Ham and 1 Southampton.

      As you say, just pure good luck.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        How many points this week?

      2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah I noticed that those going for BB would not only get the benefit of those players in for that week. But will also have done brilliantly this week. It could not have worked out better.

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

        Yes. Total opposite to teams that were build with gw 18 in mind.

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

      At this point there isn't really anything to lose for me anymore. Every week is worse than the previous one anyway.

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

      Shows how important bench is .

      Think they should have ‘more subs in game and 115m

    7. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It's luck of the draw and adds to the fun!!

    8. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The season is a freak and a write-off, just like 2020 itself. Just take what you can from it and look forward to better times next season. Who knows, they might even fix VAR/the offside rule by then.

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

      My defenders:
      Dias, Stones, Dier, Coufal, (Lewis)

      And I have also Kane and KdB. 2 ft:s to sort it out, but my only playing gk is Mendy who will blank next.

      Difficult to plan for bgw if the lesson learned is to avoid double and triple ups. Teams with no FH18 strategy have lost a lot now. Some (like me) even had Wolves and New players on the bench this week.

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

    Amazon.

    Paying all that money for the midweek December fixtures (20 in total) and 10% postponed.

    To balance that, they have got some fixtures to show while all the games have been televised.

    1. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bezos will be ok, I'll keep my violin in its case!

  21. maniacsfpl
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Weren't some people here bragging about doing KDB -> Son and trashing on "KDB loyalists"?

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

      They are still winning.....

  22. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Guy in my minileague played his bench boost this week and so far has had Zouma, Balbuena, Calvert-Lewin, Kane (c) and Son (v) not feature. He’s still managed 53 with Salah to go.

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

      Gigantic score, maby BB this week was A master stroke

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I’m hoping to at least match him. 43 with Salah (c) and Firmino to go.

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

        But he'd get all his bench players anyway at this rate as his starters won't have played, so hasn't he just wasted the BB chip for nothing?

        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah he’d have the same score without using it.

  23. Ragabolly
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Spurs postponement means:

    - Salah EO in top10k rises to 155.53% after gaining 12.64% more captains. Bruno gained 8.85%.

    - Current Cup qualifying score is still 30. Some 29's also qualify

    - Current average autosubs increase is 6.02, to increase more after Salah/Wilson play

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

      Hulk

    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Needed to know exactly this, cheers!

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

      Salah(c) still a differential then.

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

      Cheers Ragabolly.

    5. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Such power at your fingertips

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

      So much Jam

      Cheers mate!

  24. GlasgowFF
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    To be honest I think all this COVID fixture shenanigans is great. Makes it much more interesting.

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

      Bet you enjoy a good snuff video too

  25. FULLSERVICECOVER
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Season should never of gone ahead. Postponements gonna happen every week now. And as for fpl its ruined this year

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

      Why? Plenty of seasons have had more postponement from bad weather.

      The real questions is why these games have been cancelled and others such as blades game were not.

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

      I fear this is just the beginning of postponements now.

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

      No games means no TV money which means there may be less clubs

    4. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Disagree, rather be exasperated but distracted by a farcical season than depressed at the unrelenting misery of the outside world.

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

    Premier League holding emergency meeting. Will take a vote on potentially also scrapping tonight's Newcastle vs Liverpool game and review the situation in the new year.

    https://twitter.com/FootbalIhub/status/1344304383471869953

    1. GlasgowFF
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      They better not. They are going to pile the fixtures up so much the Euro's will start about a day after the season ends.

    2. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      what a mess

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

      sounds like bs to me

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

      Well I have Bruno vice capt so I don’t mind if cancelled

    5. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What? What is the point in scrapping a game where everyone is ready to play?

      They would need a plan if taking a break. As Ole says, when will the games be played instead?

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

      anyone else suggesting the same on twitter? let me guess, no

    7. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Please be true

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Why do you want that to happen?

    8. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I suspect it is to head it off.

      If Allardyce is so concerned he didn't need to go for a job that involves mixing and travelling.

      The match is probably the safest part of it.

      A 4 week circuit break and players will be in Dubai or somewhere mixing etc.

      They need the discipline and we need the games in lockdown!

    9. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      That link isn't working and no where else like Talk Sport are reporting that and i can't see it on Twitter.

      Are you sure you're not stirring it up on here?

  27. GlasgowFF
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If Salah grabs a hatty tonight it will be massive.

  28. 3MSW
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So this week I'm down Kane(C), Son, Lloris, Dias, DCL, Zouma and Mings!

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

    Sorry if posted but a little Crellin update:

    "If the current schedule stays the same then the earliest date that Spurs vs Fulham could move to is the midweek in GW26"

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

      Thanks

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

      That's ages away. I want my points now!

  30. ivanthemerciless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    In my mini league a rival has Kane TC with Son VC, does he lose the triple captain chip with the game postponed or will it carry?

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

      Lost

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

      UP.IN.SMOKE

    3. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It is used so it doesn't matter if game is cancelled.