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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. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Wilson, wish we'd not had a WC!

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

      What do you mean?

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        I brought in Wilson, was my main change from my old team before the world cup and now he's not even in the squad!

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

          Ah play. Who is first on your bench?

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

            *Ah okay

  2. FPL Emu
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    So annoying they completely ignore the rules for goals like that. Kane has two arms in the defender's back, would 100% be a free kick outside the box

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      What about the pen on Kane then?

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

      Loooooooolllllll

      1. FPL Emu
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Show me how I am wrong

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

          You are allowed to touch the other players
          Did you see the foul on Kane by Mee that wasn't given, even that is not enough contact

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

          It's a contact sport and you're allowed some degree of physicality.

          1. FPL Emu
            • 15 Years
            3 years, 18 days ago

            You are allowed contact, absolutely. You are not allowed to push your opponent in the back with two arms in a duel though.

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

              I agree with you. It was a foul.

              But a fair outcome given Mees tackle was also a foul. 2 wrongs have made a right in this case.

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

      Let's just make it a non contact sport then

  3. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Lol

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

    2-2 Omg!!!

  5. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    2-2 nice

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

    Kulu assist

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

    Mitrovic trolls everybody

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

      Yellow card and all will be forgiven.

  8. Maddamotha
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Where Wilson

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      wicked waste of wishful whims

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

        Very good

  9. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Kulu assist

  10. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    And assist for Kulu! K&K decent effort in the end.

  11. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    I called 2 2 but ain't counting no Cockerells

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

    Hojbjerg standing where Kane should be

  13. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Kulu

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

    No way is that a Kulu assist

  15. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Content with a Kulu 5 pointer, now hold onto a draw Brentford!

  16. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Blame Tom Hanks

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

      Gladly! Overrated actor

  17. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    How’s that not been given as a kulu assist??

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

      Never mind just seen !

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

      It has hasn't it?

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

        yep apologies they didn’t add it initially

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

      It has, but shouldn’t be

    4. The Final Boss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Already given, my question is how is that been a kulu assist? Hijbjerg never an intended target..

  18. The Final Boss
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Kulu assist, what a joke

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

      well he passed the ball, didn't he?

      1. The Final Boss
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Assist given for just passing the ball?? Come on..

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

      Exactly. Big deflection and no way was Hojberg the intended target

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

        They give those all day

    3. maditass
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      He is passing the ball straight to højberg. Clear assist from kulu

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

        Specsavers for you mate

      2. The Final Boss
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Went straight to hojbjerg after took a big deflection..

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

    One more Kane plz thx

  20. tikitaka123
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Counting on Kulu!!! 😀

  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Lol Mbuemo

  22. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Worst dive I ever seen

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Shocking

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

    Everyone diving all over the place
    Doherty and Mbeumo should be booked

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

      At least Doherty got touched 😆 Mbuemo just don't care

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

    2 out of 10 for that dive

  25. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Callum Wilson misses out through illness this afternoon while Jonjo Shelvey is also sidelined with a calf injury.
    https://twitter.com/NUFC/status/1607376554577002497?t=03SFAUn4HiLPDukFdc5_wg&s=19

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

      Wilson is a walking sick note, never worth owning

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

    Does Mbuemo not know we have Var now...

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

    Kane 3 baps?

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

      Just dropped to 2. May drop further.

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

        .... and he dropped!

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Højbjerg (TOT) (3)
      Janelt (BRE) (2)
      Kane (TOT) (2)
      Lenglet (TOT) (2)

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        still time for Kane owners for him to get 3 Baps - faith

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

      He will end up with 0

    4. Sandy Ravage
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      never count your baps until they're stashed

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

    Kane misses easy chance

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

      Richarlison would've buried that

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      His sporting nature requires difficulty

    3. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      - baps

  29. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Anyone a fan of Bueno?
    The player not the chocolate. 🙂

    1. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Starts v Everton, let's hope the 3.9 defender continues with 90 mins+ with a clean sheet.

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

      He's Bueno.

    3. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Yes, Beuno

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

    Trippier coming in for Wilson.