Scout Notes

Gabriel injury latest as Son and Kane haul in north London derby

We round up the key Fantasy Premier League (FPL) talking points from Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal in our Scout Notes summary.

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SPURS REIGNITE TOP FOUR PUSH

Two goals from Harry Kane (£12.4m) and a red card to Arsenal’s Rob Holding (£4.1m) put Tottenham in firm control of the north London derby, before Son Heung-min (£11.0m) added a third early in the second-half.

Spurs have now won five of their last six home league games, scoring at least three goals in each of those victories, with Burnley up next in Sunday’s Gameweek 37 opener.

The Clarets, meanwhile, could potentially be missing both of their first-choice centre-halves: James Tarkowski (£4.9m) exited last weekend’s game against Aston Villa in the early stages of the second half after feeling tightness in his hamstring, while Ben Mee (£4.6m) is out with a leg injury.

As for Son, the South Korean is now just one goal behind Mohamed Salah (£13.3m) in the Golden Boot race. The Liverpool man looked like he was going to run away with the award a few months back, but Son has hit 10 goals in his last eight league games to close within one of the Egyptian.

He wasn’t able to draw level with Salah on Thursday, however, with Antonio Conte withdrawing the player after 72 minutes, much to his frustration.

“Obviously I want to play always but what can I say? I have to accept it. We have a game on Sunday so that’s why. I am not angry just disappointed. I have to move on. I wanted to keep playing. We have an important game so I need to be ready, recover well and be fresh again.” – Son Heung-min on his withdrawal after 72 minutes

“I know Son Heung-min wanted to continue to play but I had to think not only about this game but to have fresh players. They spent a lot of energy. I made the decision to give them a bit of rest. He promised me on Sunday he will go to try to score.” – Antonio Conte on Son Heung-min

Son’s goal and assist means that he has now produced five double-figure hauls in his last eight matches and trails Salah by just 16 points at the top of the FPL standings.

On the injury front, Cristiano Romero (£4.8m) missed out due to a hip injury, which Conte touched on before kick-off.

“In the game against Liverpool he received a hit on his hip. After the game he had pain and is not right to recover.” – Antonio Conte on Cristian Romero

DEFENSIVE ISSUES AT ARSENAL

Despite tonight’s damaging defeat, Arsenal remain in the driving seat for a top-four spot with a one-point lead.

Despite that, there’s no room for any slip-ups against Newcastle United and Everton and they are struggling defensively: they have now gone eight league matches without a clean sheet since the 1-0 win at Aston Villa in Gameweek 30.

That’s coincided with injuries to Thomas Partey (£5.0m), Kieran Tierney (£4.9m) and more recently Ben White (£4.6m), although the latter did make the bench tonight.

However, it gets worse for Mikel Arteta, as they lost key centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes (£5.4m) to injury against Spurs, while Holding will serve his one-match ban at St James’ Park following his red card.

As for Gabriel, the 24-year-old went down feeling his hamstring and limped off shortly after, although Arteta did sound fairly upbeat in his post-match interview.

Gabi [Gabriel] is not normally a player who asks to be get off the pitch. He felt something but hopefully it’s not much. It’s a muscular problem and we’ll have to assess it” – Mikel Arteta


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Sanchez, Dier, Davies (Rodon 82), Royal, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Sessegnon, Kulusevski (Moura 72), Son (Bergwijn 72), Kane

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Cedric, Holding, Gabriel (Tavares 76), Tomiyasu, Elneny, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli (Smith Rowe 64), Nketiah (Lacazette 73)

561 Comments Post a Comment
  1. George James
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Best move?

    A) White >> Digne -4

    B) Sanchez >> Martinez -4

    C) neither.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

  2. Mozumbus
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Bottomed
    How's she looking, FH:
    Martinez
    Digne Anderson Holgate
    Salah Son Maddison Zaha
    Kane Ings Richarlison(c)
    Stele Tsimikas Delph Amartey
    0.0 ITB

    1. DavvaMC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I like it. I hope the 3 up top is the way to go!

    2. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Vardy instead of Kane if you are not leading in any ML… time to have some fun and see if it works out…

    3. DavvaMC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Happy with the defence? Worried no Liverpool defender?

      1. Mozumbus
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Not happy, suffering from low TV. Want to go heavy in the front.

  3. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    1. Cancelo and Gordon

    Or

    2. Digne and Coutinho

    ?

    1. DavvaMC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      1.

  4. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    If Ramsey still injured move for Gordon?

    Pickford
    Cancelo VVD TAA Alonso
    Salah Son Mount Saka Ramsey*
    Watkins*

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      cant afford anyone better?

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        0.3ITB

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      You could trade in Trent and upgrade Broja and Ramsey or 2 strikers? Is it Dennis that you have too.

      Everton midfield is hard to pick from, but with 2 home games Richarlison and Ings likely worth a punt.

      Even a hit unless you want to play disciplined in gw37?

      Mind, selling Trent would mean someone like Mason coming in. Depending on what you might have up your sleeve for gw38 with a final chip?

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        cheers

  5. DavvaMC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Matip or Zinchenko on a Free Hit?

    1. DavvaMC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Also Digne or Mykolenko?

      Thanks

    2. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Matip & Mickey

  6. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    On FH:

    A) Mykolenko, Madders, Kane
    B) Trent, Gordon, KDB
    C) Trent, Madders, Vardy

    1. Bruno Commando
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I like B

    2. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

    3. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B

  7. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    How many dgw players you will have?
    Is 7 too much?

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      No such thing as to many just depends if they actually get any points

      Likes of Robbo, Trent, cancelo, salah, Kane, son, kdb could all punish free hitters loading up on double game week players

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Depends on how many minutes they're likely to get

  8. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Any Crystal Palace fans, or anyone out there, with injury updates on Guaita?

    Thanks

  9. tommo-uk-
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Which FH is better?

    A)

    Pickford

    Digne Holgate Mykolenko

    Son KDB Zaha Jota

    Watkins Ings Kane

    B)

    Pickford

    Digne Robertson Mykolenko

    Son KDB Zaha Jota

    Watkins Ings Vardy

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Not sure about triple Everton defense

    2. DavvaMC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Prefer B.

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Holgate and Kane

  10. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Not every -16 hits the same, depends what you do with the funds

  11. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Arsenal fans acting like nketiah is the next Henry after a couple of goals

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Compare stats at age 22...

  12. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Zaha or Coutinho?

    1. DavvaMC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Zaha.

  13. Athletico Underachieving
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Two burning questions for me this week…

    1) Coutinho (and roll FT) or Zaha
    2) Salah (c) or Kane (C)

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      1 zaha tempting fut 2fts for gw38 could be priceless so roll
      2 salah

      1. Athletico Underachieving
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Cheers, swaying towards Kane (C) but will have more of a think…

  14. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Pickford
    Digne TAA Robbo
    Son Buendia Coutinho Maddison KDB
    Rich Vardy

    Sanches Mateta Amartey Dias

    Who to (c)? Chasing 30 points lead and he has FH. Im f@$cked. Any recommendations?

  15. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    I have 2 free transfers. If I free hit this week will I still have 2 ft's?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      nope

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      nope so fh38

    3. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Wow, 12 seasons

      1. FPL Emu
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        You seem fun at parties

  16. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Play FH 37 or 38?

    Pope,
    Cancelo, Trent, Cash, Justin,
    Saka, Salah, Mount
    Kane, Richy, Eddie

    Ramsdale, KDH, Kulu, Silva,

    .8

  17. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Any moves here? I’m tempted to hold the FT to be honest, can’t afford Richarlison without a -4 and there is no hit I can see worth that:

    Guaita/Sanchez
    TAA, Cancelo, Justin, Cash
    Salah, Son, Coutinho, Maddison
    Weghorst, Mateta

    Mount, James, Broja

    Also risky benching the Chelsea lads I think…

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      0 ITB *

  18. matiakez
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    What to do with Ramsdale?

    Keep and hope for save points
    Play Dubravka
    Sell for a keeper who has decent fixtures in 37 and 38

  19. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Would u stick with Salah v S'hmpton?

    Iv have no city and was considering Kdb

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I will stick and captain sir

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I'm tempted to twist.

      Holding Salah while everyone else hauls seems an odd approach.

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      captain material

  20. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    kdb or son on fh? Have Kane. cheers

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Both if you can but to answer your question KDB for me

  21. tibollom
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    trailing my ML rival by 25pts, ive still got a FH to play and he doesnt.. is it doable?

    This is his team, should I be looking to differentiate myself completely?

    Rams Foster
    Taa Laporte Alonso Myko Fofana
    Salah KDB Son Gordon Brownhill
    Richa dennis nketia

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      he has a good team. get kane (no kdb or son) on fh and robertson instead of taa. watkins up front and double villa defence. gl 🙂

      1. tibollom
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        yea he does.. so you dont think it's too risky to go without KDB? other option would be no Salah and get Diaz instead?

        Could do a FH like this:

        Schemeicel
        Matip Cash Digne
        Diaz KDB BSilva? Zaha
        Kane Vardy Watkins

        Steele Andersen Gordon Tsiki

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I would just pick what you think will score the best this week. 25 points is nothing. Kane, Zaha and Cash look like decent differentials to me.

      1. tibollom
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        thanks mate, yep am on those 3 for sure... question is do I remove salah to have a better squad and take Diaz instead? any chance salah is rested given the final is sunday and they play tuesday?

  22. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    FH g2g. Would love to squeeze Coutinho in, but pretty happy with that midfield anyway. Feel I'm just a Robertson/Trent short of a good team.

    Pickford
    Cash, Matip, Emerson R
    Salah, Son, KDB, Zaha, Gordon
    Kane, Rich

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Very good team.

  23. Bobby_Baggio
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Ok an adjustment to my FH. Thoughts? Would love Salah but very tricky.

    Pickford
    Cash - Mykolenko - Digne
    Jota - KDB - Zaha - Son
    Vardy - Ings - Richarlison

    (Steele) - Castagne - Anderson - KDH

    1. Ëð
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I like it. No Salah could definitely work!

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Risky but having Salah does dent rest of team. Jota can be Diaz if needed. Cheers

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      It's different, I'll give you that. Can't bring myself to pick Digne. Hadn't thought too much about Vardy. Reckon he'll get minutes in both games?

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Reckon he will yea, might not be much in second game but he did look good.

        Digne isn't my fav choice but can't think who else to get?

  24. Ëð
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    A) Pickford, Digne
    B) Martinez, Mykolenko

    Already have Matty Cash

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B

    2. Abra Dubravka
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Not sure there’s anything in it. I’ve gone A

  25. Steager
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Thoughts on MEHREZ, on a FH.

    City Out of champions league and he’s been well rested. Surely has to play next game?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      You'd say so but you never know.

      Mahrez and Jesus in the current team predictions line ups.

  26. Abra Dubravka
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Already have Kane on a FH, but no Villa attack.

    A) Cancelo and Ings? 3-4-3
    B) Anderson and Son? 3-5-2

    1. GE
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B

  27. GE
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    1) Salah -> Son
    2) Salah and Laporte -> Son and Robbie (-4)
    3) Laporte -> Cash
    4) Laporte -> Digne
    5) Other?

    (1FT, 0.8 itb)

    Schmeichel
    TAA/Cancelo/Matip/Alonso
    Salah/KDB/Kulu/Mount/Gordon
    Richarlison

    Bench: Foster, Nkietah, Laporte*, Dennis*

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I'd go 3 bench alonso

  28. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Still chasing points on a BB.

    I've got exact money for Jesus and Williams to Richarlison and Mykolenko.

    Shall i do the transfers today, or hold for news?

  29. PSK1982
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    On FH

    1. Trent, Digne, Gordon
    2. Matip, Mykolenko, Coutinho

  30. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Which FH option would you choose?
    KDB over Kane in 2.?

    1.
    Schm
    Digne Andersen Holgate
    Salah KDB Son Gordon
    Kane Ings Richa

    2.
    Pickford
    Robo Digne Andersen
    Salah Son Maddison Zaha
    Kane Ings Richa