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The 17:30 BST kick-off between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City rounds off the day’s Premier League action.

There is more Fantasy Premier League (FPL) interest in this fixture than usual, with a combination of widespread Wildcard deployment and a reduced fixture list leading to a small spike in popularity for Spurs players in particular.

Four of the 11 most-bought FPL assets of Gameweek 8 come from Antonio Conte’s squad but one of them, Son Heung-min, doesn’t start tonight.

But the other three, Harry Kane, Ivan Perisic and Dejan Kulusevski, make the hosts’ starting XI this evening.

Son is one of four players who drop out of the line-up from Tuesday’s Champions League defeat at Sporting Lisbon.

Cristian Romero and Emerson Royal are also among the substitutes, while Ben Davies is injured and misses out.

Dejan Kulusevski, Davinson Sanchez, Ryan Sessegnon and Clement Lenglet all come into the starting XI, with Sessegnon’s inclusion presumably meaning that Perisic starts on the right flank – something that Conte hinted at in his pre-match presser.

As for the visitors, Jamie Vardy is benched for the second successive league match as Patson Daka is entrusted with the responsibility of leading the line.

Brendan Rodgers has made three changes from Gameweek 8, with new signing Wout Faes handed a debut and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Timothy Castagne recalled.

Boubakary Soumare, Luke Thomas and Kelechi Iheanacho are benched.

GAMEWEEK 8 LINE-UPS

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Sanchez, Dier, Lenglet, Sessegnon, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic, Richarlison, Kulusevski, Kane.

Subs: Forster, Doherty, Romero, Royal, Tanganga, Bissouma, Skipp, Gil, Son.

Leicester City XI: Ward, Justin, Faes, Evans, Castagne, Maddison, Ndidi, Tielemans, Barnes, Dewsbury-Hall, Daka.

Subs: Iversen, Thomas, Amartey, Albrighton, Praet, Soumare, Perez, Iheanacho, Vardy.

GAMEWEEK 8 RESULTS SO FAR

Newcastle United1 – 1Bournemouth
Wolverhampton Wanderers0 – 3Manchester City
Nottingham Forest2 – 3Fulham
Aston Villa1 – 0Southampton

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  1. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Points for absolutely everyone today then !

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      How?

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Plenty without Kane

      1. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I believe those without Kane have Isak.

  2. Santi sensei
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    From PL champions to relegation. That must be hard for leicester fans

  3. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So many teams with Perisic and Ward...

  4. DARE TO BISCAN
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Brendan - I don't need a defensive coach - Rodgers

  5. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ward so bad

  6. EWH2020
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Imagine how Iverson feels just sitting there watching Ward every week

    1. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He will start against NFO

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      The more Ward plays, the better Iverson becomes.

      1. Drexl Spivey
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        😆

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ward is appalling.

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      How you blame him for this tho lol

    2. Santi sensei
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I know he is bad. But the defence infront of him is worse.

  8. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ward is non league level

  9. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    LOVE YOU WARD!

  10. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I cannot believe what I’m seeing with Ward

    1. Drexl Spivey
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Paid a decent chunk for him too (as backup keepers go).

  11. Fish up a tree
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Hospital Ward!

    Worse keeper ever?

  12. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    It’s a foul

  13. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Poor from ward but a blatant foul so can’t really have a go at him for that

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      You just did lol

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Cutting him some slack

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Look at how he just doesn’t react to the cross though, terrible keeping

    3. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It was a foul obviously, but Ward is 6 ft 3 in and he is playing like he is 3 ft 1½ in.

    4. banskt
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Foul, yes.

      But so poor from Ward just standing there and not taking out the opponent players.

  14. Jon Snow
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Genuine disaster, 31 pts with a -4, no perisic, Kane, son on bench. Maddison is my only hope

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Eh 31 points is surely quite a good score this week?

  15. PogChamp
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ward is the most mentioned player on here and I have no idea why. He's a £4m keeper...right?

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He’s an easy target, 2 goals he could do nothing about

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        He's got beaten time and time at that near post already this season. Flapping quite a lot too.

    2. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, that's because he's absolutely horrendous!!

    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Entitlement.

  16. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kane more concerned about handball

  17. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    oh my god

  18. Khark
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I don't even think Ward would get in my NLN team. Awful goalkeeper.

  19. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Iversen needs to start next or coming in 2nd half ...

    1. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He will start next or Rodgers will lose his job.

  20. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    FPL really nailed their price for Ward this year lol.

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      maybe over priced

      1. Khark
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        By 3m

        1. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          They should be paying us to have him

        2. MOTHRA
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Very good. 🙂

  21. Haalander
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Either Iversen is a worse keeper(which I don’t think he could be) or Rodger’s is clearly trying to get sacked

  22. FFSbet.com
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ward > Scott Sterling (-4) ?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Sharkic is better

  23. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kulu is whizzing some dangerous crosses in

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Need Son at the end of those far post

  24. meenabakery
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Iversen must be beyond awful.

    1. Khark
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      They have Smithies too who was Cardiff's first choice in the Championship too.

    2. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      From what I've read about preseason he did quiet alright!

  25. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Pope and Trippier double up very unlucky...lucky goal conceded and post hit, could have been 20 points

    1. Khark
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure, Newcastle's underlying numbers for Defence have been poor this season. It's been coming, double up always been too risky for me.

      1. Make FPL Casual Again
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah their defence overhyped all right but Trippier, Pope almost stand alone options...

        Tripper could have had a goal and assist today, regardless of Cs...

        Pope's a great keeper in a better defence than BUR

  26. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Before his 7 or 8 games for Leicester City, Danny Ward who is 29 has played 72 previous professional league games.

    He's not experienced in competetive football.

  27. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How come Kulu was ready to take the corner then replaced by Perisic?

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe Kulu height/aerial ability is more useful in the box.

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Peri has himself in FPL

  28. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Only own Ward in this match and I just want more Spurs corners to see what he does next

  29. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So glad I'll be wildcarding this GW and can get rid of Ward :')

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Any other playing 4.0s?

      1. MrZ
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        There will be none soon

        1. banskt
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Has to be. All Leicester keepers are 4.0 or below.

      2. Salarrivederci
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Iversen between the sticks at home against Nott' next week at 3.9

      3. Wolfman180
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I'd happily sacrifice 0.5m to not see that name in my squad lol. Thought I'd get away with playing him whilst Sanchez has blank fixture but I'm rather worried at this stage

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He's the reason I'm not wildcarding

      1. Wolfman180
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        How so?

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Don't want to spend more than 7.9 on keepers

  30. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Eric Dier and Højbjerg being Spurs joint 2nd top scorers with 2 each while Son has 0 is something you probably wouldn't have expected to see at the start of the season!

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Son will come good . I might give him the armband in GW 11