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Alli and Bale return to Spurs XI as Kane is widely backed with Gameweek 34 captaincy

Amid the chaos caused by the postponement of Manchester United v Liverpool, it’s easy to forget that there is another Premier League match still to come on Sunday evening.

Tottenham Hotspur v Sheffield United gets underway in north London at 19:15 BST.

It’s a significant match from a Fantasy Premier League perspective, too, with Harry Kane (£11.9m) widely backed with the armband.

Over 2.3 million FPL managers overall have captained the England international in Gameweek 34, with 88.62% of the top 10,000 doing likewise (see below).

Kane’s ‘effective ownership’ among this leading group is in excess of 181% as a result.

He and Son Heung-min (£9.6m) were among the top three most-bought players of Gameweek 34 ahead of last Friday’s deadline, attracting a combined c. 590,000 transfers in.

Any lingering concerns about the premium FPL forward’s fitness were assuaged by interim Spurs boss Ryan Mason in his pre-match press conference and Kane indeed starts this evening.

There are only two changes to the Lilywhites’ line-up from Sunday’s Carabao Cup final defeat at the hands of Manchester City.

Gareth Bale (£9.1m) and the long-overlooked Dele Alli (£7.4m) return to the starting XI, with Harry Winks (£5.1m) and Lucas Moura (£6.7m) making way.

Mason said of his team selection ahead of kick-off:

[Dele] had an excellent training week. The boys have been bright all week but I felt that Dele stood out and had to reward him for that.

Lucas missed training all week, only joined the squad yesterday. Gareth produced a moment for us against Southampton, he was unlucky at the weekend not to get the nod; he’s also had a good training week so we felt it was right to bring him back in.

As for Sheffield United, Paul Heckingbottom has made just the one alteration from the side that defeated Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 last weekend.

The fit-again Chris Basham (£4.6m) starts ahead of Kean Bryan (£3.9m), who is absent from the matchday squad altogether.

Sander Berge (£4.9m) is also back from injury after a lengthy absence but is only among the substitutes.

LINE-UPS

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso, Son, Alli, Bale, Kane.

Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale, Baldock, Basham, Egan, Bogle, Fleck, Norwood, Stevens, Osborn, McGoldrick, Brewster.


SUNDAY’S OTHER GAMEWEEK 34 ACTION

A match that had very little impact on the upper echelons of Fantasy Premier League went the way of the visitors at St James’ Park.

Thanks to a combination of injuries, rotation and general disinterest in either side, not a single player on show had an effective ownership of greater than 0.27% in the top 10k.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.3m) was back in the starting XI after a spell out with malaria and continued his fine individual record against a listless and potentially ‘on the beach’ Newcastle United, scoring one and fortuitously assisting another en route to a first double-digit haul since Gameweek 24.

A third of his 12 attacking returns this season have come against the Magpies.

Budget FPL midfielder Gabriel Martinelli (£4.9m) set up the Gabon international’s goal, with the even-cheaper Mohamed Elneny (£4.2m) scoring the opener following an Aubameyang miscue.

Bernd Leno (£5.0m), Bukayo Saka (£5.1m), Emile Smith Rowe (£4.2m) and Rob Holding (£4.3m) were all either unused substitutes or not involved as Arteta once again ran wild with the rotation with one eye on Europe.

Arsenal were again without Kieran Tierney (£5.2m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£8.4m), with Arteta offering a pessimistic update ahead of kick-off.


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  1. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Kane always blanks when playing vs easy on paper teams at home

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

      He's usually got a great record against the bottom teams

      1. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Not at home i think ... Too many blanks vs weak teams and i remember because i captained and TC fail often 😀

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

      His last easy home game he got 19 pts?

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

      Incorrect.

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

    Brewster > Kane

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

      Keep Brewster

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        😀

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

    Vryda goal tomorrow would be magical

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I need this so bad.

      1. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Same!

  4. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    If Kane is semi injured like people keep saying why didn't they take him off

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

      Seemed nuts to keep him on in that form.

  5. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Ramsdale didnt C Kane, put it on Bale

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Smells of match fixing scam, high stakes between them on Fantasy bets 😉

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      The funny thing they actually have defended solidly except when Bale has had the ball so could be validity in that lol

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        You see the little wink/boss after FT? 😉

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Wink/nodd autocorrect

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            CONSPIRACY!

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

    5 utd / liv players and Holding on the bench... this has ruined my season 🙁

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

      You got to realise that many people have the same

    2. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      12pts with 2 playing tomorrow....5 pool/united waiting

      1. RogDog_jimmy
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        18 with two to go.
        Woof.

      2. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Tough times hey!!

        When we thinking United Pool gets played, 36??

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    not even a kane assist there

    1. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Delighted with that, rival for MotM has Reguilon

  8. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Can’t they just give Kane a goal, they’re going down anyway

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

      Can’t Spurs just give Sheffield a goal? They’re not getting Europe anyway

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Clean sheet pride

      2. OLD Rafiki
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Fare enough

  9. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Reguilon you foool!

  10. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Ffs... The one week a -4 would have actually paid off. Salah to Son, but noooo.. 2 GWs with hits scared me off.

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Michael Oliver was set to ref today Salah and Bruno we’re excellent picks

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

      Don't be scared of hits unless you're ranked top 1,000.

      Not all the time.

  11. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Oh Reggie...

    Gtf out of my team

  12. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Godssake Reguillon

  13. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Reguilon denies Kane assist

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

      He tired and missed

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Needed to be the other way round

  14. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Kane covertly clocking up a 6th blank in his last 11 starts

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

      8g2a in 11 games isn’t too bad is it

    2. Dirty_Harry
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      This is good as it will open up a possibility of breaking from the template for the run in

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Feels like nearly all those came in the Palace game somehow

    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Maximus Cherry Pickemous

  15. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    89 with one to play. Any good?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      ok...

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

      Congrats

    3. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Ban please

    4. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Decent. You'll be in top 1k for this gw for sure.

    5. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Link to your team?

        1. Utopsis
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Good week!

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

      Well done. Love it when a plan comes together!

    7. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No link no love

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

        Probably TC Kane, Havertz, Aubameyang, Aguero and triple Bha defence

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

          *Bale

        2. Forza Papac
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Bale(c), Havertz, DCL, White, Lloris, Nacho

          1. The Suspended One
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            88*

          2. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Wow blimey, there’s the upside of not being template right there!

            Congrats and enjoy in this very low scoring week, big gains!

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

      Time to quit pal

    9. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      You mean 8.9

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

      24 here. I’ll catch up next week

    11. 1984 TC
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Well done!

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

      I think he was talking about minutes 😀

      1. ChelseaGuy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Lol

    13. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Nah, a bit rubbish.

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

    What's better than a Kane rotation, a big blank....

    Sorry to troll but after previous shenanigans things you love to see.

  17. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Watkins to Kane for a hit turned out to be a baaaaaaad call

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

      Just this seasons bad luck

    2. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I did the opposite before spurs blank 😀

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

    40 points down in mini league. Top 2 have Kane (c) no Son.

    No Kane son (c) for me. Channeled lateriser differential pick and worked for first time this season

  19. FPL Notebook (John)
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Fellow non-Kane owners...

    We did it!

    Group Hug

    1. JJeyy
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Less go

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

      What a rollercoaster

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

      Who'd you captain or vice captain?

      1. FPL Notebook (John)
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Captained Son

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

      It passed without damage yaay but no group hug 😀 covid and all

      1. FPL Notebook (John)
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Oh yeah, sorry. Hugs postponed for now

    5. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Son (C), Lloris and no Kane here. Nice change of feeling after my 5 MUN/LIV players missing out

    6. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I don't own Kane but my rival had Bale(C) so doesn't feel like a win.

    7. Reece’s Pieces
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Happy Nacho(c) here.

      Feels like a bit of missed opportunity now form him/Leicester

      1. FPL Notebook (John)
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        5 points much better than 2 i always say.

        1. Reece’s Pieces
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          I’ll happily take it - 10 over 4, and the right hunch that Kane wasn’t right

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

            Captained Bale?

            Or on the West Brom talisman...

            At this end of the season what does 1st or 2nd really mean in a mini league now?

  20. Spg76
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Everyone in my ML had Kane(c). Nearest rival is on 14 points and 1 player to go. That’s brutal

  21. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I honestly think Kane is done, his days of being top striker are far gone. Goodbye Kane.

    1. JJeyy
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      been back a week after being injured clearly gonna be rusty so early

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

        He needs akways time to find his form after injury. I think he avoids contacts and therefore prefers to pass and be more creative.

    2. Spg76
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Fitness played a part?

    3. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Ok...top scorer and assister in the league...

  22. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Removed Kane last gw to accomodate Vardy. Ended up captaining Son hence had to captain him. Absolute luck.

    1. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Niiiice. I was similar, but in came Watkins and Trent

  23. Pukkipartyy
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Nice blank!

  24. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Kane to Watkins done! Feels good 🙂

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Why the rush?

  25. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Chance of Man Utd v Liverpool staying in GW34?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Reckon it’ll go to GW36, and Pool/Brom will double GW35

      1. Cookie Kid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Would that mean WBA v Liverpool game moving then?

        Ben Crellin in a social media blackout when we need him 🙂

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Yep pool Brom moved back a few days into midweek of GW35 giving both teams a double35 & removing Utd’s blank 36

          1. Cookie Kid
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Brilliant thanks!

            Hope that happens, I’ve been fearing Bruno every week (owners will say ‘why?’) and if he has a double and then a game in 36 he’s a buy for me still

  26. rokonto
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone captain Bale?

    1. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Captain Havertz :))

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

      I believe Lateriser did. Credit to him

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        He captained Kane, did he?

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          *didn't

      2. Well you know, Triffic
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        He went Kane

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

        No he didn't

      4. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Lateriser has given up already. No credit for that

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

          My mistake, I thought he did. I actually (vc) Bale fwiw. Switched captaincy to Vardy. But I’d have taken Vardy vs 10 men for 80 minutes any day. Just didn’t work out

  27. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    56 with Coufal & Soucek to go! Had many bad weeks now so just need to write this down!

    1. Reece’s Pieces
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Well done!

  28. sk24
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    71 all out any good?

    1. 1984 TC
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yes, very good imho and everyone is happy you got that score.

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

    What formation is everyone on this week?

    I’m on a pleasing on the eye, symmetrical looking

    3-2-3

    1. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      1-2-3

    2. 1984 TC
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      2-5-3 = “all out attack” chip

  30. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Wtf 4 goals and ZERO attacking returns from Kane...

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Hardy touched it