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After six weeks without a Premier League match, we now get 30 of them in the space of 11 days.

The action gets underway at the Brentford Community Stadium at 12:30 GMT, with Tottenham Hotspur making the cross-capital trip to west London.

The Bees have lost only one of their seven home matches this season, a 3-0 reverse to Arsenal in September.

Three wins, three draws and three clean sheets, along with 13 goals scored, have arrived in their other half-dozen home fixtures.

Goals tend to follow Spurs around on their travels, with 10 scored and as many conceded in their seven away matches.

But this corresponding fixture last season ended, you guessed it, 0-0.

As for the all-important team news, Antonio Conte is able to call upon many of the Spurs players who were away at the World Cup.

Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Eric Dier and even Ivan Perisic, who was in action for Croatia just nine days ago, all make the starting XI today.

As previously advertised, however, Hugo Lloris is only on the bench and Cristian Romero isn’t available for selection after their involvement in the World Cup final.

Fraser Forster and Japhet Tanganga get rare starts in their places.

Brentford’s last league game was a win over Manchester City in mid-November and there are unsurprisingly not many changes to that starting XI.

Christian Norgaard replaces Frank Onyeka in Thomas Frank’s one and only alteration.

Ivan Toney is available for selection and starts, despite an FA charge hanging over his head.

GAMEWEEK 17 LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Raya, Pinnock, Mee, Jorgensen, Henry, Jensen, Janelt, Norgaard, Roerslev, Toney, Mbeumo.

Subs: Cox, Goode, Da Silva, Wissa, Jansson, Damsgaard, Canos, Ghoddos, Lewis-Potter.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Forster, Doherty, Lenglet, Dier, Perisic, Bissouma, Hojbjerg, Tanganga, Son, Kulusevski, Kane.

Subs: Lloris, Royal, Sanchez, Davies, Sessegnon, Matar Sarr, Skipp, Gil, White.



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  1. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Grrrreat

  2. Debauchy
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Let' go Brentford

  3. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Has that guy played in goal before?

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      What more could Forster have done? Ball was deflected at his feet from 5 yards away.

    2. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Very experienced. Was a deflection - not his fault. This morning I had him in my starting lineup as a one-week ultra-cheap punt. But i decided nah and wemt template.

    3. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      I thought it was his fault at first but there was deflection on Lenglet, not that easy …

      1. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Yeah I only wrote it when it first went in before I saw the deflection.

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    OMG janvelt

  5. Krafty Werks
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Son's initial mistake leads to Brentford goal!!

  6. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Bees are not an easy team for any big 6 side, Toney should also score here in his last days out of jail

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Moneyball FC are killing it.

      1. Shark Team
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Impressive

  7. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Not fan of Hugo Lloris usually but he's clearly better than this one

  8. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    If Spurs don't get top 4, Conte and Kane will surely go...

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Conte will go and Kane will stay

    2. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      That’s what she said…

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      The situation has already gone from sounding positive about Conte signing a long term deal to it once again sounding like he's considering his position again within the space of a month. A few poor results and we'll probably again start to hear rumblings of him wanting to go, I never felt confident he'd stay too long after he signed such a weirdly short deal in the first place

    4. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Kane's contract is up in a year and a half. Think they'll have to sell him in the summer regardless.

    5. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      I think they'll both stay actually. Only United are dumb enough to spunk 100mil on Kane next summer and I don't know if there's any jobs out there for Conte either.

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Bayern like him, although they might baulk at 100m.

        1. FantasyTony
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          Kane shouldn't leave the PL at this point. He's on for all time top scorer. He'd be a fool to walk to away from that now.

          1. Zimo
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 18 days ago

            Probably prefers winning trophies

            1. FantasyTony
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 18 days ago

              I think all time top scorer in the league trumps moving to Bayern tbh.

      2. Herger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        He’s hardly going to come and play 2nd fiddle to Mbappe at Utd. Will want first team football for sure.

        1. Bartowski
          • 15 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          3rd fiddle surely once the soul of Pele is safely transferred to his new body kept under Old Trafford.

    6. Total Slotball
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Kane wants the Bayern move last I heard.

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Thats a perfect fit actually

  9. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Soooooo glad I didn’t fall on the Doherty bandwagon.

    Yeehaaawww

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Just about avoided it

    2. Krafty Werks
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      What Doherty bandwagon is that exactly? Oh, the 0.5% owned one?!

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Mark Suthern fanboys. He's got an OR of 5 million and has gone for a few outliers.

        1. Krafty Werks
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          Ah I see, so1 one person mentioned him as a possible good punt and suddenly it's a bandwagon?....a 0.5% owned bandwagon?! Beyond me that?!

    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      He might score though

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        He will score in a few weeks when everyone has sold

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          Just realised I actually sold him this week myself

  10. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Assist?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      None I think, would have been an OG

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Gone to Jensen atm. Haven't seen the angle from the other side though. Took FPL a bit to post so reckon they took a look and checked it was on target.

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          Thanks both

  11. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Janvelt wagon….wonder what that looks like….some sort of Swedish sedan?

    1. Drumandbaines123
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Janelt essential

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      All I know is that he is Vitaly important to Brentford

    3. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      A Volvo family station wagon with two in the front 3 in the middle and 4 in the back.

      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        4 in the middle*

  12. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Kulu getting booked today

    1. Krafty Werks
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      ...and scoring!!

    2. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      For a Xmas panto?

  13. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Since promoted to EPL, Brentford open the score 16 times, they won 13 draw 3

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      You need to finish your posts with a word. Buzzin'

    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Tough times ahead for spurs

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Early days - who knows what they might do? They might come back and win 1-3.

      2. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        I had Kane for 16 gameweeks and 65 points. No regrets letting him go - had bad vibes about where Spurs are heading

        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          Same

      3. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Hopefully

  14. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Ivan Toney doesn’t miss from 12 yards.

  15. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Kulu looking hungry

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      He's an awesome player.

    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Poor of spurs not feeding their players

  16. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Let it stay like this, please. No FPL assets in this match.

  17. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Finding it difficult to get excited watching premier league so soon after world cup. Should be 3-4 weeks of break after world cup to start missing football.

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      This is a poor game though. I was utterly unenthusiastic about the World Cup until bl00dy brilliant games kept breaking out.

      1. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Yup boring game. Kane still thinking about missed penalty looks like. Regret putting him

  18. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Is it just me, or is LiveFPL down for everyone?

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Yes

    2. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Finally loaded up for me now

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Yeah, same. Whew!

        1. The Mentaculus
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          Ownership stats look a bit off, e.g. Ward 11.7%

  19. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Where's Son?

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      crying

    2. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Mine is playing video game and other one is watching videos on phone

  20. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Glad I dodged a bullet with Kane

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      You might regret saying that - he likes the second half.

      1. artvandelay316
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Yep. Long way to go yet.

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Is this one of those revers jinx?

    3. GeordieZebras
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Not even half time. What a silly comment so early.

    4. Nightf0x
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Out of all my WC team the site crashed, and mitro to kane didnt went thorugh might reconsider

    5. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      I predict no goals in December for Kane

      1. Utopsis
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Bold prediction on the 26th of said month

  21. Drumandbaines123
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Raya haul loading...

    1. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Yes please! Had such a tough time choosing a keeper but landed on Raya

    2. Drumandbaines123
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      He is a save machine

      1. The Mentaculus
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Yep still top of the save count & highest proportion of shots faced outside the box : inside the box is what settled it for me

  22. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Site crashed & 1 transfer from my WC team didnt go through which is mitro to kane, should i do it now or look for wilson(have almiron)/toney ?

    1. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Keep Mitro for the next 2 if fit

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Wait for games to finish

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Gotta wait for all the matches to finish. Kane could get a YC before the end of this match and get suspended.

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        He will definitely get a YC

    4. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Don't bother with Kane, I own him now, this game sums up what will happen while I do, fewest touches of any player on the pitch including keepers.

  23. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    The state of this pitch....

    1. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      did the yanks do weird things on it?

    2. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Mudbath for all? Not watching yet

  24. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Come on Kane! Do something!!!

    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Yeah miss a penalty...

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        A yellow card would be fun.

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      You'll be lucky if he gets 2 points in this game

  25. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Brighton knew when get rid of trash

  26. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Stop the late flags please

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Toney goal disallowed

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      That's not like you Bemba, you must be a bit behind, that was a while ago 😉

  28. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    If Kulu blanks I'll take it personally

  29. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    The look of disappointment on Toney's face there, you just know he had himself as an anytime goal scorer today...

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Naughty naughty. Mind you, he'll get this for the rest of his career now.

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Hahahaha love it

  30. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    OMG Kane touched the ball