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Kane and Son start but Reguilon benched for Spurs against an unchanged Leeds side

Two of Gameweek 17’s most popular captaincy options start this lunchtime affair, as Son Heung-min (£9.7m) and new father Harry Kane (£11.0m) aim to halt Spurs’ winless streak of four league matches.

Jose Mourinho’s side have had a longer rest than planned, due to the late postponement of Gameweek 16’s meeting with Fulham. It has been six days since their 1-1 draw at Wolves.

His two changes see Toby Alderweireld (£5.4m) and Steven Bergwijn (£7.0m) replace Davinson Sanchez (£5.3m) and Sergio Reguilon (£5.7m), as pictures emerge of the left-back being at a festive gathering alongside team mates Giovani Lo Celso (£6.9m) and Erik Lamela (£5.7m).

The latter two are now reported to have Covid-19 and do not make the matchday squad, although Reguilon is named as a substitute. A club statement states they are “extremely disappointed and strongly condemn” the actions of these players.

Gareth Bale (£9.3m) is still out with the calf injury sustained at Stoke, whilst Matt Doherty (£5.7m) starts at right-back.

Opponents Leeds are the talk of the town these days, with an entertaining style of football delivering 60 goals so far – 30 for, 30 against. No team has been involved in more, made even more remarkable by the lack of festive rotation.

Marcelo Bielsa’s sides are meant to tire quickly and let the season fade away, yet they visit North London on the back of a 5-0 destruction of West Brom and a solid 1-0 win over Burnley.

Therefore, Bielsa has once again named an unchanged starting 11. The same players have started the last six matches except for one difference – Pascal Struijk (£3.9m) replaced the injured Liam Cooper (£4.3m) for the most recent three.

That means another start for Patrick Bamford (£6.6m), hoping to add to the ten goals and five assists that make him the third highest-scoring FPL striker. It also see Mateusz Klich (£5.5m) recover from the midweek knock on his thigh.

Ahead of Gameweek 19, where their pair of fixtures against Brighton and Hove Albion and Southampton are amongst the most appealing, a number of managers have bought exciting winger Raphinha (£5.5m) and attacking full-back Stuart Dallas (£4.8m).

Both continue to start for Bielsa, with Luke Ayling (£4.5m) filling in at centre back until defensive injuries begin to heal. Ezgjan Alioski (£4.5m) has excelled since coming in at left back.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris; Doherty, Alderweireld, Dier, Davies; Hojbjerg, Winks, Ndombele, Bergwijn, Kane, Son

Leeds United XI: Meslier; Dallas, Ayling, Struijk, Alioski; Phillips; Raphinha, Klich, Rodrigo, Harrison; Bamford

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2,007 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Why didn't it enter my head to play Soucek over Bamford doh

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Because Leeds score lots of goals

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

      My exact thoughts haha. Though Everton away is a tough game too.

      Last chance is Wilson out

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

      Bamford has better stats, more points, he's on penalties and he's in a team that creates more chances even in difficult fixtures. Soucek had 2 shots and created 0 chances - it could easily have gone the other way.

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

    GW From Hell...no kane... Vardy cappo hattie badly needed...

  3. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    56 with Salah, Mane, Adams, Justin, Johnstone to go!

    1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      We do not care

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Get off the page then

        1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Nope. You get off cuz the page isn't meant for brag posts. You should know that after 3 years of posting here.

          1. Pep Roulette
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            I don't care 😉

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

      Similar with Salah Robbo Adams Mitchell McCarthy to go! All the best

      1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        We don't care

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

      68, with McCarthy, Zouma, Cancelo and Salah. Cresswell with 11 points first sub.

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

    Rather have Saiss or Aurier on FH18

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

    Son outscores Kane -again-

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Don't think so

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

    Dier, Son and Kane (c) doing what they should’ve done against Fulham

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

    Son & Kane same points eventually then?

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kane 12 Son 13

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

      Virtually

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

    A very tricky call is wether to do Kane>Vardy for the double. I will keep Son, but Vardy tempting.
    My mini league, 88% owns Kane only 11% Vardy, good differential tbh, im sure Vardy will go up a bit maybe to 33 for the double.

    Kane has Blades tho, maybe its not worth it

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

      Go ahead, Kane is less threatening if they don't get pens, which actually Vardy does too lol.

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

        I agree, honestly think Vardy is generally the better pick at the moment. Just hard to lose Kane/a bit scary, Kane could haul vs Blades for sure. Worries me

    2. djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Have the same dilemma. Planning on it right now, like Vardy for at least 120 (hopefully).

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

        Ugh dont know what to do, im really looking to climb over these weeks and feel a move like this would help alot, as he is far less owned than Kane. Logically feels like should do it, but yea just worried about it going wrong.
        And yea Vardy should be good for mins

  9. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Oh here we go, out come all the brag score posts

    1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Why do people still do that. Share it with your family instead

    2. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      So annoying isn't it, I'm much more humble and won't say anything about my 71 points with 4 players to go

      1. Uncle Gamst
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        and I won't mention my 75 with Salah, Justin and Pope/Sanchez to play 😉

        about time!

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

        Humility is appreciated, especially having scored 52 points with 6 players still left to go!

  10. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best defender for 4.0 that could play in BGW?

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

      Clearly Mitchell atm

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

      Eyes on Mitchell & Kilman this week.

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

      M.itchell?

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

      Mitchell then Struijk for the DGW

    5. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What about Strjik (That Spurs guy)

  11. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ooof Mou giving Doherty the evils

  12. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kane(c) + Son + Dier

    Benched Bamford

    Love it when a carefully thought out plan comes together 😀

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

      Well done, went you own way and paid off

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

    2. The Yorkshire Pirlo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Quite lucky your plan worked tbh

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Nothing lucky

        I saw the game panning out this way

        1. The Yorkshire Pirlo
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          You saw VAR awarding Spurs a pen when it was outside the box? And Leeds should’ve bagged

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

        The game is based on luck, but most decent managers do things for a reason, credit where it's due.

  13. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Son looked tired in the last 20 minutes.

  14. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Why is Mitchell starting FFS 🙁

  15. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Happy with Son(C) but no kane means definite red arrow this GW

  16. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Son, Goal Assist Clean sheet, doesn't claim goals that he doesn't score - 2 BAPS

    Kane - 3 BAPS

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

      Striker more BPS for goals

  17. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone considering the Salah to Son hokey pokey (no FH)? Have Kane but not having Son seems dangerous next GW

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

    Another GW for the professionals, pressing ahead now!

  19. C_G
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    60 from 6 with no Son. Now need KDB, Salah, Holding, Mendy and Mitchell to give me returns!!

    1. I Must Break You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks for letting us know

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

    65 with Mitchell, Dias, Salah and Vardy to go.

    1. I Must Break You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks. I was just sitting here wondering what your score was

  21. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    60 points and 4 to go.

    Feels good especially after last gw horror show

  22. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    At least Kane and Son can't hurt me anymore today

  23. Bees4Lyf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Well no Doherty to play us in the Cup, that’s a decent start

  24. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Spurs are so average. No doubt they’ll be mid table.

    1. The Road to Turfdom
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If they're average they're guaranteed to be(?)

      1. I Must Break You
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Mind blown

  25. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Monster score from everyone this week as we all have Kane and Son!!!!

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

      No we don’t.

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

    Kane (C), Son, Dier. One of those rare matches where it all goes to plan, thanks boys.

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Well done

  27. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Good result for Arsenal fans

  28. yalala
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What bevvies go well with custard creams?

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

      Custard and treacle egg nog special

  29. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Get in.

    74, Dias & Salah to go.

    1 mil green arrow

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

      You were due some good fortune. Good stuff

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        cheers mate 🙂

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

    Do we think Aguero starts in the BGW? Could be a big differential, and my captain, if so

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I reckon he starts

      Probably won’t play 90 min though