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Latest update on Kane’s ankle injury after double-digit haul at Everton

Everton 2-2 Spurs

  • Goals: Gylfi Sigurdsson x2 (£6.8m) | Harry Kane x2 (£11.7m)
  • Assists: James Rodríguez (£7.7m), Seamus Coleman (£4.8m) | Tanguy Ndombele (£5.9m)
  • Bonus points: Sigurdsson x3, Kane x2, Eric Dier x1 (£4.6m), Hugo Lloris x1 (£5.6m), Rodríguez x1

KANE YOU BELIEVE IT?

Fantasy Premier League managers are waiting for an update on Harry Kane‘s (£11.7m) fitness as he limped off injured in Spurs’ 2-2 draw at Everton on Friday night.

The opening match of Double Gameweek 32 proved to be a mixed evening as the premium forward scored twice but suffered from more ankle pain, an issue that has caused him plenty of grief this season.

José Mourinho and Eric Dier (£4.6m) offered attempts at optimism at full-time although his 359,246 Triple Captainers (the most amassed by one player in a Gameweek this season) might have preferred more positive post-match quotes.

“(Told Spurs fans would be anxious about Kane’s injury) Yeah, me too but I think it’s too early. I think it’s too early to say something. For him to leave the pitch at 2-2 with a couple of minutes to go is obviously because he felt something. Let me be optimistic and believe he has time to recover. Let’s see.” – Jose Mourinho

“I don’t really know much. I don’t have much to say. I don’t want to be stupidly optimistic. At the moment I don’t know. I believe tomorrow we will have more detail. I don’t think he’s crutches but I don’t know.” – José Mourinho

“It’s always worrying when you see him limping because he doesn’t fall over easily. He takes a lot of knocks and gets on with. It’s early days, so we’ll have to see. He’s a tough boy and he’ll do his best.” – Eric Dier

However, it will be the next few days that really tell whether or not Kane will feature in Spurs’ second Double Gameweek 32 match against Southampton.

The press conference for that match is likely to take place on Monday or Tuesday at the earliest while its proximity to the EFL Cup final could also be a factor.

Spurs meet Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, April 25, four days after the Premier League clash with Saints. The latter does seem an ideal opportunity to rest Kane if he has serious issues with his ankle. Still, losing ground in their race for the top four is also something Mourinho may not want to risk either.

HERE COMES THE SON

If Kane is to miss the second match of Double Gameweek 32, all eyes are sure to turn to Son Heung-min (£9.5m) as his potential replacement in the centre-forward role.

However, it must be said the South Korean endured something of a quiet evening at Goodison Park on Friday.

He was actually deployed as a striker in Spurs’ 3-4-1-2 formation anyway but with scant creative spark behind him, Son had very little to do for at least the first hour.

Without Giovani Lo Celso (£6.9m) or Lucas Moura (£6.6m) on the pitch, Son and Kane largely fed on scraps, the former unable to provide his usual creative contributions having been tasked with a striker’s role.

He teed up Tanguy Ndombele (£5.9m) for Spurs first shot in the 25th minute but not manage his first effort inside the box until the 51st when Jordan Pickford (£4.8m) made a decent stop.

It was Kane who fed him down the left-hand side, someone who could be missing for Spurs on Wednesday night.

A few minutes later, Toby Alderweireld (£5.4m) nodded a Son corner over the crossbar but outside of those events there was little to write home about.

His blank at Goodison Park was a fourth in six matches for the premium midfielder so his Double Gameweek 32 meeting with Southampton could be a defining one for his 48.7% ownership.

The South Korean netted four times against Saints in Gameweek 2 but is without a fixture in Blank Gameweek 33 when Spurs participate in the EFL Cup final with Manchester City.

THE NAME’S BOND, JAMES RODRÍGUEZ

Ahead of some appealing fixtures between now and the end of the season, James Rodríguez (£7.7m) continued his impressive home form.

Playing a number 10 role in a 3-5-1-1 formation, he was at the heart of one of Everton’s best performances at Goodison Park this season.

Even without Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.5m), the Toffees produced more shots than in any home league match in 2020/21 against Spurs, Rodríguez coming close to another big haul after his 11-point score in the Gameweek 30 draw with Crystal Palace.

The Colombian international put both Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£6.8m) for decent chances in the opening exchanges before having his own shot saved by a busy Hugo Lloris (£5.6m).

In the closing stages, Rodríguez played an excellent ball into substitute Joshua King (£5.1m) who could have won the game for Everton were it not for another smart Lloris stop.

“We should have won. It was our best performance at home this season. We are disappointed with the result and not the performance. I think we have to keep fighting because we have still possibility to play like tonight. I think we pressed well, forward, aggressive.” – Carlo Ancelotti

“When James came in the play and we had a lot of opportunity. We have to keep the performance and to be able to repeat. Always when he’s fit he’s always influential. He is a player of another level. With the ball he is fantastic. He always has a good pass. Really important for us.” – Carlo Ancelotti

In Double Gameweek 32, Rodríguez’s points came from a Fantasy assist for winning a first-half penalty as well as one bonus.

It means the former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich man has supplied nine attacking returns at home this season, the joint-most among Everton players, level with Calvert-Lewin.

Still, it must be highlighted that 81.8% of these goal involvements have occurred at Goodison Park, suggesting upcoming trips to Arsenal, West Ham and Manchester carry less appeal than when Aston Villa, Sheffield United and Wolves come to Merseyside in Gameweeks 34, 36 and 37 respectively.

Meanwhile, Sigurdsson was the top-scoring player on Friday night with his two goals and maximum bonus.

The Icelandic international was helped in his endeavours by his ongoing role in penalties, his latest spot-kick highlighting he is ahead of Rodríguez and Richarlison (£7.9m).

His Friday-night goals were his first attacking returns since Double Gameweek 26, where he supplied a pair of assists across matches against Southampton and West Bromwich Albion.

While Sigurdsson can offer a saving of £1.1m against Rodríguez, he has been less frequently involved in attacking points while on the pitch this season.

He has produced six goals and four assists across 1,735 minutes of Premier League football while his more expensive counterpart has six goals and five assists in 1,601.

Everton XI (3-5-1-1): Pickford; Keane, Godfrey, Holgate; Digne, Allan, Sigurdsson, T Davies (J King 83′), Iwobi (Coleman 60′); Rodríguez; Richarlison.

Tottenham Hotspur XI (3-4-1-2): Lloris; Alderweireld, Rodon, Dier; Reguilón (Moura 63′), Højbjerg, Sissoko, Aurier; Ndombele (Lamela 63′); Son, Kane (Alli 90+3′).

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268 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Bavarian
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Predictions
    NEW WHU

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      2-2.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Although West Ham should have enough to win it.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Both teams to score.

    3. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      2-2

    4. Aadii
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      1-3

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

      Agreed

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

      1-2

    7. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      0-2

      Lingard and fornals with the goals

      Bowen 1 assist

    8. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      2-2

    9. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      0 : 2

  2. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Anybody else only just notice CPL don’t have a game this week... obviously someone has to miss out if Spurs play twice and there’s still the standard 10 games.
    But it just goes to show how far CPL are off my fantasy radar this season

    1. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I could not even figure out who was missing a game on the fpl site. Has to find it from the fixture ticker.

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      They should be on your radar but just as the team to attack - second only to Southampton.

      Really strong correlation of fixtures in run in this season and last. Last time they got 1 point from the last 8 - not that they were especially on the beach but just because they faced the top 5 or so in those matches. Same outcome quite possible this time. Bad results are often contagious.

      35 double and Zaha should be on your radar if it happens. Still has one of the best ppg in FPL and it should be SHU and Southampton.

  3. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Where is Messiaku?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Over in Spain, unless you mean Messi Lingard, who is starting.

      Masuaku? Minor injury. He got a knock at the end of the last match. Not many picked up on it, but ran through the West Ham forums:

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/23679548

      He'll likely be back next week:

      https://twitter.com/ExWHUemployee/status/1383367922546970624?s=19

  4. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    0:2

  5. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    If i wild card Kane out i lose 0.4m if i want him back.
    Not such a biggie as I've traded him a few times.

    It's all about points not pounds anyhow.

  6. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    West spam will end up 10th

  7. smix
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Is that a potential Coufal assist for the penalty ?

    1. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Hope so- he was the one who sent it in and it struck the players arm- I believe that counts

    2. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Assist given

  8. Gizzachance
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Oops w ham

  9. CrouchDown
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Dawson first on bench is going to make the next 5 days lots of fun