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Spurs v Burnley team news: Kulusevski and Weghorst benched

The penultimate Gameweek of the 2021/22 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season kicks off with a massive clash in north London.

Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley gets us underway at 12:00 BST.

There are matters to play for at both ends of the table, with a win for Spurs meaning that they will leapfrog Arsenal – temporarily at least – into the all-important fourth place and put the pressure on their local rivals ahead of the Monday evening game.

A victory for Burnley, however unlikely it may seem, would go a long way to ensuring their safety, as it would put them three points ahead of Leeds, who also have a significantly inferior goal difference.

The Clarets have a ‘double’ in Gameweek 37 but Fantasy interest of course mostly centres on Spurs in this fixture, with their usual front three highly owned among active FPL managers.

One of those players, Dejan Kulusevski, isn’t in Antonio Conte’s starting XI, however.

Internet rumours suggested that Kulusevski had been taken ill over the last 24 hours and while he does make the matchday squad this lunchtime, he’s only deemed fit enough for a place among the substitutes.

Lucas Moura takes the Swede’s place in Conte’s only change from Thursday night.

As for the visitors, they have made three alterations and gone with a more defensive set-up.

James Tarkowski has failed to recover from a hamstring problem and is replaced by Kevin Long at centre-back, while Matthew Lowton has been brought in for Aaron Lennon in a conservative move.

The Burnley teamsheet has Lowton lining up as a third centre-half in a 5-3-2 and while it remains to be seen if that really is the starting formation, it’s clear that Mike Jackson is doubling up on Son Heung-min down the Spurs left.

Maxwel Cornet replaces Wout Weghorst in the third change, with the Dutchman benched for the first time since his move to England earlier this year.

GAMEWEEK 37 LINE-UPS

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Emerson, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Sessegnon, Moura, Son, Kane.

Subs: Gollini, Austin, Winks, Rodon, Kulusevski, Bergwijn, White, Scarlett, Craig.

Burnley XI: Pope, Roberts, Lowton, Collins, Long, Taylor, McNeil, Cork, Brownhill, Cornet, Barnes.

Subs: Hennessey, Weghorst, Lennon, Bardsley, Mancini, Thomas, Dodgson, Costelloe, McGlynn.

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  1. LE CHARO
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Lucky Spurs

    1. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yes, actually feel a bit guilty about having those Kane points

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

        Especially as a neutral?

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

    FH is not available for this week

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

      Lol at me 🙂

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Why not?

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

        In app its saying that fh is not available for gw38

    3. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      You FHed this week ?

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

        I did fh 37, and left another one fh for 38 but balls 🙂

        1. moment
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Yeah you can't use them back to back. Sorry.

        2. tokara
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Lollll

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

          Unfortunately you are not allowed to play FH straight after another

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

          I kept WC for GW38 exactly for this constraint

    4. Hooky
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Can't use FH and TC at the same time

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

        Either your team link is wrong or you have more than 1 team?

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      How’d you manage to save 2 free hits right until the end!

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

        Fh36 and fh38 here. I fortunately remembered the rule before just going for fh 36&37 which was my "perfect plan" somewhere in gw33.

    6. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Unlucky, mate!

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

    Son denied by Pope

  4. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Can't believe the lack of atmosphere in this stadium.

  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Pope denies Son.

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    What a save!

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Was it actually? Son should have been able to target closer to the post.

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    That would have been the perfect goal for me 🙁

  8. Norco
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Son should have scored there. Spewing.

  9. fusen
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    "super save"

    But Son's shot was bending towards Pope the whole time.

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Unfortunately so 🙁

  10. tokara
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Who would u want to be in 4th???

    Arsenal or Spurs

    1. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Utd

      1. tokara
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Lolllll

      2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Didn't say 4th from bottom

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Both in top 4 Chelsea out

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      As a neutral I think I'd prefer to see Spurs there. Nothing against Arsenal but I'd like to see Kane and Son in the CL, they're world class players and under Conte they could do well in it I think, if they can add some creativity to that midfield. Arsenal have some excellent players too of course but the likes of Odegaard, Saka, White and Martinelli are all still very young and will have many good years to come, very few in that squad that are at their peak now.

  11. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    I can kiss my top 10k dreams goodbye as a Son capper

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    3 - Sánchez (43)
    2 - Sessegnon (32)
    1 - Kane (26)

    Dier (25)
    Davies (24)
    Lloris (20)
    Emerson Royal (19)

    Kane 6 pointer...

    1. Norco
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Kane needs another return

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      8pts from Sess covering me nicely in case of a Jota no-show

      1. Ejaaz11
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Unlikely with the amount of minutes played by mane and Diaz and with Salah out

        1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          True but just in case of any random injury or anything it's good to have

  13. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Ok. Son captain fail.

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

      He is absolutely desperate for a goal, so at least expect him to get more and more selfish as the game goes on.

      The worry will be if Conte subs him off

  14. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Come on Vardy Maddison Castagne!

  15. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Feeling unlucky here on my Sess FH punt - he’s been looking dangerous!

  16. M2.0
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Burnley are a disgrace to football.

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I think you will find that is Millwall

    2. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Agreed. Why aren’t they letting my FPL players score?

    3. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      The only disgraces to football are the so called analysts who think that every team should play joga bonito - no matter what their skill level erc.

  17. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Even Kane is a better corner taker than Son

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Kane is one of the best passers in the world, Son is awful at taking setpieces for the most part, I really don't know why he gets them

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Agreed. Was referring to Kane taking them for England.

        1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Ah yes I remember that mess, never made sense in that team. Although I remember Henry used to take those and FKs for Arsenal too although he wasn't as much of an aerial threat as Kane so you could justify it a bit more

  18. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Went with Schmeichel as he was the most nailed on defensive option. Clever 😎

  19. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Come on Burnley!

    - true Arsenal fan, Kane owner, Son non-capper

  20. MrJobby
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    I’ve compiled my 11 worst transfers of season FPL .
    Players who I brought in and either didn’t play , blanked , lost form or ended up with injuries the week I brought
    Guita played him ahead of Sanchez and lost points
    Digne he was the -1 king
    Emerson royal the time I had him in in a dgw he got 1 point and missed the next game and I had 9 points sat on bench
    Pinnock I played him ahead of cancelo and he got 1 and cancelo got 14 points .
    Andros Townsend - just woeful
    Ismael Sarr got a long term injury and was just awful when I had him
    Mahrez - always got pep roulette wrong
    Foden - always got pep roulette and wrong
    Saint maxim - just always let me down
    Edoaurd - literally never played again when I brought him in
    Idah - season ending injury the week I brought him In

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

      Feel the Edouard one especially. Great stats, never playing again.

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

      Imagine playing FH & when game updates the FH chip is still available & I am on -43 🙁

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

        Ouch mate
        Last season my rival forgot to activate wildcard correctly lost 120 points , could be a record . He lost the league to me by less than that in the end

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

          Even worse just looked -48 dropped from 200k to 400k

          1. fedolefan
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Why make so many transfers without hitting the FH chip? You ain't going to affect price changes given how they obviously manipulate it, so no reason to wait.

  21. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Weghorst sent out to graze. Could be coming on soon.

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      This made me laugh

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Environmentally friendly Burnley.

  22. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Kulu getting a run.

  23. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Here comes our Kulu cameo 🙁

  24. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Kulu coming on

  25. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    (C) fail

  26. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Kulu had better be on for Moura

  27. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Kulu coming on. Should have left last on the bench.

  28. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Kane do anything second half?

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Nope...........Spurs look tired and Burnley looking more dangerous

  29. A. PRISE
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    First time owning Son. He absolutely destroyed my rank all year with his goals and now he does nothing. Well fk you very much Son

    1. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Same here bro. And I captained him..

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Same

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      If you didn’t captain him, it’s good for your rank a blank as more than 100% EO

    3. tokara
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      U jinx us

  30. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Really hope Spurs concede. Should be punished for benching Kulu and ruining my Son(c) and Kane.

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Hey, I need my Davies CS seeing as I'm nerfed with my Sonic and Kulu cam.