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Bale back in Spurs starting XI as Kane is handed triple captaincy by third of top 10k

The second of five Premier League matches to be held on Saturday will have a huge say in many Fantasy managers’ fortunes in Double Gameweek 26.

Burnley are the visitors to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where kick-off is at 14:00 GMT.

Just over one million Fantasy Premier League bosses handed the armband to Harry Kane (£11.1m), with the Spurs striker second only to Bruno Fernandes in the captaincy stakes in the current Gameweek.

Kane is by far the most popular option among the top 10,000 FPL managers, however, with just under 58% of this elite group making the England international their skipper.

Indeed, a third of the leading 10k have used their Triple Captain chip on Kane.

A total of 615,011 Fantasy managers transferred in the premium forward this week.

Jose Mourinho makes 10 changes from the Spurs side that began the Europa League tie against Wolfsberger on Wednesday.

Toby Alderweireld (£5.4m) is the only one who survives the cut, with Gareth Bale (£9.3m) starting a Premier League game for just the third time this season.

The Burnley team news is straightforward, with Sean Dyche naming an unchanged side.

Striker Chris Wood (£6.2m) is on the bench after a month out with a hamstring injury.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 26 SO FAR…

Bale back in Spurs starting XI as Kane is handed triple captaincy by third of top 10k 1

FPL managers who own Leicester City assets were left largely empty-handed by part one of their Gameweek 26 double-header.

The jaded-looking Foxes succumbed to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Arsenal, with goalscorer Youri Tielemans (£6.4m) the only Leicester player who emerged from the encounter with anything other than appearance points.

The Belgian had waltzed through a non-existent Arsenal defence to open the scoring early on but from then on it looked more like Brendan Rodgers’ side, and not their visitors, who were suffering from their involvement in Europe on Thursday night.

An anonymous Jamie Vardy (£10.2m) registered preciously zero shots or key passes but the Leicester striker may at least get a second bite of the cherry against Burnley in midweek, something that Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) almost certainly won’t have.

The most-bought FPL asset of Double Gameweek 26 succumbed to a knee injury after 51 minutes, with reports after the game suggesting he will be out for up to six weeks.

A Leicester side already missing James Maddison (£7.3m), among others, then lost Jonny Evans (£5.5m) to a knock late on.

As for Arsenal, they were much changed after Thursday’s win over Benfica, with Bukayo Saka (£5.2m) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.3m) among the substitutes.

Willian (£7.5m) claimed a brace of assists for David Luiz (£5.4m) and Nicolas Pepe‘s (£7.4m) goals, with Alexandre Lacazette (£8.1m) despatching a first-half penalty after a Pepe shot had been handled.

Budget FPL midfielder Emile Smith Rowe (£4.3m) was yet another injury victim at the King Power Stadium.


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Reguilon, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Aurier, Ndombele, Hojbjerg, Moura, Bale, Son, Kane.

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Brownhill, Cork, Westwood, McNeil, Rodriguez, Vydra.

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1,407 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Come on Kane

    Is what I’ll be doing after the match

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Looking forward to it 😉 X

  2. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    This Burnley CS wipeout is good news for us serious FPL athletes

  3. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Moura ruins Son second assist

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Son big chance created but wasted.

  5. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Third of the top 10k triple captaining Kane is insane!

    1. Sanchit
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      FOMO

  6. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Do you think KDB starts next one?

  7. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Moura refusing to send Son owners to heaven

  8. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Anyone else did Son (TC)????

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Burnley soooo open.

    Kane, Bale & Son could all feast here.

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Got them all.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Lovely Bale points!

  10. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Spurs playing well

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    I knew it Bale could do it. I was promoting the discussion as well. It was given in the stars

  12. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Wouldn't mind a few Pope saves before Kane hits his brace

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    What happened to Barnes, do we need to sell him ?

    1. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Yes knee ligaments

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Too bad. For a certain period I was considering downgrading him to fodder and go big at the back instead or get Watkins. Wish I went for it

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Most likely, yes.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Too many people have spent 4 pts on him

  14. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Son looking great

  15. estheblessed
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Spurs looking good going forward. I've got Pope so hopefully some saves in there.

  16. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Kane(tc) and Son. Come on.

  17. King Drogba11
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Early signs of a huge thumping here.

    So nervous as someone without Kane

  18. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Fuming that I only have Kane in this game

  19. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Already in deficit - would have captained Son if I hadn’t brought Kane in. Got some goals to score Harry!

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      14 minutes...

  20. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Think there are some goals in this for Spurs

  21. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Not a good start as a Kane (TC) with no Son and Bale

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      You were saying 😀

  22. SB007
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Kane goal

  23. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Kane G
    Bale A

  24. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Yessszzz

  25. Meinhoff
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    YESSS HARRYYYY

  26. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    K G
    B A

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Kilo Gram
      British airways

  27. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Haaaaaaarry

  28. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Gonna need some goals from Kane early.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      OMG

  29. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Hazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzaaaaaaaa (TC)

  30. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    KANE!!!!