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Son returns as Mendy absent and James benched for Chelsea

In the final match of Gameweek 5, Tottenham Hotspur entertain Chelsea.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

The big news for Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers is that Son Heung-min (£10.0m) returns from injury and starts for Spurs, as does team-mate Eric Dier (£4.6m).

Cristian Romero (£4.9m) and Giovani Lo Celso (£5.9m) also feature in the XI having returned from quarantine, while the injuries sustained by Lucas Moura (£6.5m) and Steven Bergwijn (£6.0m) in the Europa Conference League keep them out.

Japhet Tanganga (£4.6m) is suspended after his red card in Gameweek 4.

As for Chelsea, goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga (£4.9m) suprisingly starts with Edouard Mendy (£6.0m) absent from the squad.

Andreas Christensen (£5.0m) also gets the nod, which means Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.0m) will be deployed as a wing-back with Reece James (£5.6m) on the bench.

N’Golo Kante (£4.9m) returns from injury but Jorginho (£5.9m) and Mateo Kovacic (£5.1m) are preferred in central midfield, with Kai Havertz (£8.3m) and Mason Mount (£7.4m) supporting Romelu Lukaku (£11.6m)

GAMEWEEK 5 LINE-UPS

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Royal, Romero, Dier, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Ndombele, Alli, Lo Celso, Son, Kane

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Sanchez, Winks, Gil, Rodon, Skipp, Davies, Scarlett

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Christensen, Silva, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Havertz, Lukaku

Subs: Bettinelli, Chalobah, Kante, Werner, Saul, Chilwell, Ziyech, Hudson-Odoi, James

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  1. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    RUDIGERRRRRRRERR

  2. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Rudiger casually saving my GW

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Congrats, I've got Digne 😆

      1. Alisson WondHaaland
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Ouch, honestly its been a rough WC for me. Tripled up on Wolves, Jota, Lukaku, Torres benching. Luckily this made a bad GW an OK one

  3. MountainBeach
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Guy in my league got a 20 point return from Livramento and Rudiger to City and Spurs away...sigh

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Ouch

      1. MountainBeach
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Was gonna overtake him damnit.

  4. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Which 2 Chelsea defenders to get on WC?

    Im thinking Rudi and James still.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Lol James

    2. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Imo only Rudi or maybe Alonso if he still seems nailed in a few weeks James luckily didnt get a cameo today but usually he gets so many. Last season he got 11 cameos under Tuchel

      1. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks for this stat, thats a worry.

    3. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Already have Christensen - has to be Rüdi or Alonso to partner, although wishing I had the budget for both of the latter

  5. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    To have great weeks you’ve also got to have bad ones.

    Low of the low but all uphill from here

  6. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ruddddi! Green arrow out of nowhere top 10k here I come!

  7. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea top of the league after tough opening fixtures.. that's the league done

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      So impressive. They'd have beaten Liverpool too if it wasn't for that freak moment.

    2. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Ok?

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Lukaku blank!

    What a waste of money he was this GW...

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      No supply from James

  9. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Should have sold Kane

    1. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Like 3 weeks ago

  10. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Horrible game ends a horrible gameweek. No Chelsea defenders and Lukaku blanks in a 3-0 win. Eff off!

  11. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Kaku always blanks vs the decent teams.

    Will score vs bottom half sides.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Spurs are rubbish though

  12. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    What does Kane even offer now, he doesn’t compete in the air, doesn’t hold it up, can’t run in behind - bring back Diego llorente

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Spurs are lucky to have him and Son, shouldn't get carried away or ungrateful if I were you lol

  13. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Rudiger gets me a green arrow

    1. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      He just wiped out a huge red arrow...now it's much smaller lol.

  14. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Another Lukaku blank against City and hopefully a few casuals do Lukaku -> Ronaldo before the fixture swing.

  15. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Christensen with only 6 points. Just my luck.

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      He’s 5m starting a lot of games in that defence, 6 points every week is fine

    2. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Should prove a popular comment, no doubt.

    3. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Think that's his ceiling unfortunately. Still good for his price

  16. OneArseneWenger32
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Went digne over rudiger cause of fixtures etc..boy was I wrong

  17. 1984 TC
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ok, gameweek’s over. Time to be nice to each other again and help with feedback etc etc.

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

    Maybe do Shaw->Rudiger now instead of waiting for gw7.

  19. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Rage transferring Shaw out for Alonso then..

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Then Alonso to Chilwell?

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Most likely to happen lol

      2. Esalman
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Rudiger maybe lol

  20. HD7
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Not that I am unhappy from my Wc... but only if I picked Rudi over James...

    Oh well at least Livra going in as a sub and havint Cancelo Ramsdale and especially Sarr

  21. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Lukaku blanked as expected

  22. PB-THE-VET
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    After baps looking like 68 all in

  23. Well you know, Triffic
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Spurs look worse than when they were under Jose....

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Correct, Nuno ball, # free Harry

  24. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Trolled by Mendy and Lukaku but a respectable 68 all out

  25. FantasyTony
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Hard to believe Tottenham's 5th choice manager isn't doing it for them.

  26. Footieboot
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea are the worst good team I have ever seen.

  27. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Thomas Tuchel team table toppers....

  28. dshv
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Why i didnt swap shaw to rudiger

  29. pakornk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Grealish to Sarr?

  30. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    84 all out. No Chelsea cover.