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

    Cash you absolute wa**ker. Kane was going nowhere. So frustrating.

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

      Elmo would never have done that.

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

      This

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

      Never a pen

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

        Always a pen, never a tackle that needed to be made. Dumb decision.

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

          He was trying to block the cross and Kane jumped away from the ball and into him. It’s the way football has gone that any contact and player goes down is a pen, non contact sport now

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

            what cross?

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

            Exactly this, he actually let the ball run to move into the sliding block. He’s a crafty old sod, normally it’s the backing in one.

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

    The most annoying player this match is Reguilon. Get rotated frequently and even can't play over 60 minutes when start.

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

      He was a decent differential as well

    2. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Yeah, what is that about

  3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Couldn’t even see the contact

  4. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Captaincy points for all serious FPL athletes

  5. Mile Plankton
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Come on Targett, you're all I've got!

  6. Yome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Alli could come on for Moura so Bale would stay seated!

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Hope so

      1. Yome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        I have Trossard ready to come on in my team

        1. Gazza2000
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 days ago

          Bamford here

          1. Yome
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 8 days ago

            Fingers crossed

  7. fusen
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    I captained Lingard and put £10 on Kane to score.

    Didn't really want to win any money back 🙁

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

    Tanganga is a decent young full back, much better than headless aurier and Doherty, thought he should start for a while hope he starts going forward

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

      Shame he's 4.9m in FPL though :/

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

    Villa back to Villa of last season.

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

    Villa consolation for the BAPs swing?

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

      Yes Watkins goal ideally

  11. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Lucas Moura gets involved in every spurs goal. such a good pick it was.

  12. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    C'mon Mou, do Vini to Bale you know you want to. 😉

  13. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Jota in for bale? Have Kane.

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

      Yep

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

      no

  14. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Kane(c) Woohoooo
    Jose please get Bale on now. I'm sure he'll score or set up another one for Harry

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

      I could do with all of this.

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

    Surprised Kane not straight to 3 bps

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

      CS & another forward with GWG.

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

    The gain from Kane points couldn’t be lower 😆

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      It's pathetic isn't it? 😆

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

      Still a gain! Take the small wins

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

    Ali warming up, no sign of Gareth

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Good

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

      Is it time to move Bale now? I am worried he now has been placed so deep in the icebox that he won't thaw up before this season is over...

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

    Bonus Points

    3 - Carlos Vinicius (30)
    2 - Rodon, Lucas Moura (29)

    Kane (27)
    Lloris (22)

  19. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Kane only 130% EO at my rank

    1. Ejaaz11
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      only costing me 17 places at the moment

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

    Cash YC

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

    No spot in this side for Bale?

    Son to join Kane up top after the international break?

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

    Any chance of a Bale showing?

  23. Cruicky
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Was a mistake to put so much stock into Villa.
    Biggest one-man team going - top half Championship team without Jack Grealish.

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

    Matty Grealcash not having the best half

  25. Bob_the_builder
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Need some Sissoko's work-rate to keep things fresh and ticking.

    1. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      also he could cover Bale

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

    Line of duty time

    1. Spatburgunder
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Just finished the last 2 episodes of S5 for a recap. Glass of rum and S6 beckons! Enjoy Pat!

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

        You too!

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

    What are people doing with Bale next week? Starting and hoping he plays vs. Newcastle? Transferring straight back out?

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Hold vs toon ... then out on wildcard in a few weeks.

      1. sandman58
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        Sell....
        Player costing that much should start....
        Also has done nothing away from home

        1. sandman58
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 days ago

          Also after 3 games fir Wales he'll be knackerd

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

      Think I will hold for Newcastle

    3. Bob_the_builder
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      I am keeping for now. Have a strong enough bench to deal with it.

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

      Selling out of disgust so everyone should keep

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

      I'm going to continue not having him in my team

  28. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Really hope Bale gets a cameo. I have Odegaard coming in where others have double digits. Spoil those bench points Gareth!

    1. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      I have dawson

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

      Not looking likely

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

      Nice to have bench points this GW. I only have 6 players in total (Son inactive).

  29. Steinburg FC
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    soft pen, if kane kept it in ok but he missed controlled before contact from Cash who was just trying to block the cross. Same as Laca pen though so at least consistent

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

    When Kane inevitably gets his 3bps I’m going to be stuck on 99 points because of that stupid lacazette yc.

    I’m sure everyone is devastated for me haha

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

      99 is an insane score!

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

      What a free hit. Well played

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

      (Pure filthy luck this week)

    4. tom_p77
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      wow. well played, Sir!

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

      I hate you

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        😆