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Thursday’s FPL team news: Ronaldo returns, Saka benched

The final two fixtures of Gameweek 14 take place this evening – Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford at 19.30 GMT, followed by Manchester United v Arsenal 45 minutes later.

Antonio Conte make two changes from the 2-1 win over Leeds United in Gameweek 12, with Davinson Sanchez (£4.5m) and Oliver Skipp (£4.5m) coming in for Japhet Tanganga (£4.3m) and Harry Winks (£4.4m), both of whom drop to the bench.

That means Harry Kane (£12.3m) – who has scored just one goal in 11 league appearances this season – leads the line, with Son Heung-min (£10.4m) and Lucas Moura (£6.4m) flanking him either side.

As for Brentford, they are unchanged from their 1-0 win over Everton on Sunday, with Sergi Canos (£5.5m), Christian Norgaard (£5.0m) and Rico Henry (£4.5m) all recovering from knocks to keep their place in the starting XI.

Thomas Frank’s side have lost just one of their six away matches this season, and will move into the top half of the table with a win tonight.

Elsewhere, Man Utd make three changes from their Gameweek 13 draw at Stamford Bridge, with Harry Maguire (£5.4m), Diogo Dalot (£4.4m) and Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.3m) replacing Eric Bailly (£4.9m), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.2m) and Nemanja Matic (£4.5m).

At Arsenal, Gabriel Martinelli (£5.2m) starts in place of Bukayo Saka (£6.3m), who is a substitute, while Mohamed Elneny (£4.4m) comes in for Albert Sambi Lokonga (£4.8m).

GAMEWEEK 14 LINE-UPS

Spurs XI: Lloris, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Royal, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Reguilon, Moura, Son, Kane

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Winks, Gil, Sessegnon, Alli, Bergwijn, Tanganga, Ndombele

Brentford XI: Fernandez, Goode, Jansson, Pinnock, Canos, Onyeka, Norgaard, Janelt, Henry, Mbeumo, Toney

Subs: Cox, Jansen, Forss, Wissa, Ghoddos, Baptiste, Roersley, Maghoma, Stevens


Man Utd XI: de Gea, Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Telles, McTominay, Fred, Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford, Ronaldo

Subs: Henderson, Bailly, Jones, Lingard, Mata, Van de Beek, Diallo, Greenwood, Martial

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Partey, Elneny, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Aubameyang

Subs: Okonkwo, Tierney, Holding, Maitland-Niles, Lokonga, Pepe, Saka, Lacazette, Nketiah

2,311 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Kane and Son essential again!

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      pain for Kane owners...

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Ode/ESR ranger...

    Fred been Arsenal's best player!

  3. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Son goal removed

    1. Calculated Risks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Lies

      1. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Jokes

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Ban lol

  4. Halftime
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Son (c), Reguilon and Dier owner. Massive haul.

  5. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Rüdiger to Reguilon? Got James

  6. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsdale 12 pointer again. Might have to get him in for a hit.

    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      United will score

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Hahahahaha

        1. Threat Level Midnight
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          You were saying?

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      lol i wish 4 a 12 pointer, more like 3/4

    3. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      jinxed it

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

    FFS lol main rival has reg son lol

    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Deserves a break after the very unusual cancellation last GW

  8. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    That's my Son

  9. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Imagine not owning Reguilon

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Well... Getting him did cost me 4 pts and bench jam from Dennis.

  10. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    HODOR

  11. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I don't care if Kane scores 20 goals against Norwich, he is going straight out after that match.

    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      This. So much this

    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Imo when he scores once he will go on a streak.

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

    I swear to god if Ronaldo doesn't score tonight....

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Mate you already know he's not going to. Just save yourself the stress.

      1. Threat Level Midnight
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Keep up the good takes

      2. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Wut?

  13. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    This is why the PL is the best in the world..

    Regulation contenders 1-0 up vs the title contenders

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      No title contenders playing tonight bro

  14. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    You are forgiven Son

  15. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Emil Smith-Rowe - the one person I didn't want to score tonight. Btw, since GW8 when I brought Mbeumo in:

    Mbeumo: 1.2 xGI, 11 pts (+ 2 today)
    ESR: 1.4 xG, 37 pts (+ 7 today)

    Margins are sometime so small in this game and luck really plays a role.

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      He’s on for max bonus too FYI

  16. balint84
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Is Mbeumo good or should get rid of?

    1. fricky_
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Get him out of there

  17. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno G
    Fred A

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Lovely goal.

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Get rid of that Ramsdale clean sheet beautiful

  18. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Brunoooooo

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Owners stand up!

      ….Crickets…

  19. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Yesss Ramsdale CS busted lol

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      First good thing that's happened this week

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      As Son, Reg + Saka owner I can live with it.

  20. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno G

  21. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Conte is going to get Kane a goal just by shouting at him to get in the box.

  22. fricky_
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Reguilon, thank you

  23. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Actually that was a well worked goal. Bravo Man Poo

  24. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    its odd to think thats 22 multi millionaires we are watching.

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Let them eat football

  25. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Eat that goal!!

  26. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Second assist of the night from Fred.

    World class!

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Haha

  27. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Sold Bruno for Son... Boooh

  28. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Fred of all people 😆

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

    FFS Ronaldo lol strikers are pointless this season

  30. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Rudiger > reg?

    Have James & got 2FT..

    1. JohnBlack
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      No

    2. MikeS
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      No way

    3. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I would

    4. fricky_
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      No way I'm taking out Rudiger yet

    5. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Good question really. I’m in same position

      1. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Think I might go for it

    6. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      No way