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Son and Grealish absent as Bale is benched for final Blank Gameweek 29 match

Son Heung-min (£9.4m) and Jack Grealish (£7.5m) will both sit out the final match of Blank Gameweek 29, while Gareth Bale (£9.7m) begins this evening’s clash between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur on the bench.

Kick-off at Villa Park is at 19:30 GMT.

Bale’s demotion from the Spurs starting XI is a blow to the legions of Fantasy Premier League managers who bought the Welshman ahead of Gameweek 29.

The winger was the subject of more transfers in (771,282) than any other player ahead of Friday’s deadline.

The most-sold FPL asset of the round, Son, hasn’t recovered from the muscle injury that forced him off in the north London derby last Sunday.

Son and Bale are among four players in Jose Mourinho’s Gameweek 28 line-up who miss out this afternoon, with the benched Matt Doherty (£5.6m) and the absent Toby Alderweireld (£5.4m) the others to make way.

Spurs confirmed that Alderweireld and Serge Aurier (£5.2m) both miss out through illness today.

In come Carlos Vinicius (£6.9m), Japhet Tanganga (£4.9m), Joe Rodon (£5.0m) and Giovani Lo Celso (£6.9m).

There’s no rest for Harry Kane (£11.5m) after his 120-minute run-out on Thursday: the England striker, captained by over two million FPL bosses tonight, starts.

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith has made two changes following his side’s draw with Newcastle United over a week ago.

Matty Cash (£5.0m) and Morgan Sanson (£5.5m) start, with Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.3m) and Jacob Ramsey (£4.5m) dropping out.

Despite the positive noises about Grealish in Smith’s pre-match press conference, the Villa talisman misses his sixth successive league match.


Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, McGinn, Luiz, Sanson, Traore, Watkins, Trezeguet.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Tanganga, Sanchez, Rodon, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso, Ndombele, Vinicius, Kane, Moura.

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1,164 Comments Post a Comment
  1. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Miss probably.

    1. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Phew

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Streetwise etc etc

  3. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Missed pen for a non pen

  4. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Kane G

  5. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Goal Kane

    1. Effe
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Kane into bonus points now too

      1. Effe
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        Actually not quite

      2. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        Is he?

  6. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Points for everyone

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      except non kane owners

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Double points for most

  7. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Streetwise Kane strikes again

  8. mattk lfc
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    That is a gift for us Kane cappers

  9. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    what a silly tackle

  10. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    laaamme

  11. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Villa 0 Spurs 1 (Kane)

    1. Effe
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      ?

  12. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Stay on the bench Bale

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Come onnnnnn

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        Can only hope...

    2. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      BALE IN NOW

  13. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    That's just what Kane does.

  14. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Fek off this is a pen? Lol

    1. LewisKitesurf
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Stone wall how can it not be. Neville sounding like a moron here

  15. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    So much wasted energy on here commenting about Kane only having 1 point 55mins into the game, as if it was over.

  16. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Probs scores again and makes the Trossard captain punt completely moot.

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Yep I know =[

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Hopefully

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      trossard c is more satisfying to be honest

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        nah

      2. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        It was last night. Luckily I didn't check my rank mid gameweek as it was always likely to be a short-lived glory.

  17. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Dirty Cash I hate you

  18. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    No Bale then

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Could rest Kane.

  19. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    That goal does take shine off all the differential captain wins

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Just wait until he scores another

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      A second definitely would

  20. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    THAT'S MA BOI!!!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Subscribe to your cappo picks.

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        haha very very lucky penalty indeed

        1. WVA
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 days ago

          Your luck this season is sensational

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 8 days ago

            It certainly has, need to start playing the lotto

    2. 1984 TC
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      That’s awesome! All comes down to skill in this game.

  21. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    That's why choose Kane over Bale or even Son. (If only 1)

  22. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Just get Bale on to block Kane vc points.

  23. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Kane (c) and Targett owner. Thats probably a red arrow for me

  24. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Kane’s so shifty

  25. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Football has become a joke, no way a penalty.
    (kane owner)

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      I agree. Cash tries to block cross and Kane jumps across him and away from the ball

  26. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Kane assist for the penalty too

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      If only 😆

  27. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Kane goal crashes live fpl

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Could've been worse. You could've gone maverick with Aubameyang (c) :/

  28. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Fff non-owner. Cash you are an idiot.

  29. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    The jam is strong with this one. Dumbest PK I've seen in quite some time.

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      I mean, don't get me wrong, he's my captain, so no complaints, but...wow