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7 February 2015 1877 comments
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With Tottenham and Arsenal registering convincing wins last weekend, both sides take confidence into today’s crucial north London derby as the race for the top four intensifies.

For the hosts, Harry Kane has eight goals and three assists from his last eight League starts and, having delivered a 19-point haul against Chelsea on New Year’s Day, he has proven he can deliver against the toughest opponents. Christian Eriksen is also a man bang in form, having netted four goals in his last six outings in all competitions. Their twin threat will carry the hopes for the Spurs faithful, although Mauricio Pochettino’s side may find the going tough against an Arsenal defence that has kept clean sheets in their last three league encounters.

The Tottenham team news finds Pochettino make two changes as Eric Dier and Nabil Bentaleb earn recalls at the expense of Federico Fazio and Paulinho who drop to the bench.

As expected, Alexis Sanchez is missing from the Arsenal teamsheet as Arsene Wenger preserves his star asset in the light of his recent hamstring problems. The Gunners’ boss makes one change – handing Danny Welbeck an immediate recall following his recovery from a thigh injury – Theo Walcott drops to the bench.

In the absence of Sanchez and Walcott, Fantasy managers will be looking Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud to produce once again. Over 130,000 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers have drafted in Cazorla this week, with many making the straight swap from Sanchez. The Spaniard has scored twice and bagged three assists in the last two Gameweeks from the central “number 10” role, while five goals and an assist in his last six highlights Olivier Giroud’s recent form.

  1. Sánchez
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Hoping for a Spurs win to nil now Theos benched.
    Got Kane and Rose. COME ON YOU SPURS

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Im with you on this one. A red card for cazorla would be nice too
      🙂

      1. inter the wild
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        shut up, hater.

    2. MoMalpasHands
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      At least he won't have to listen to Frimpong talk about Dench.

  2. Oi! Shadders!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    'A perfect attempt' that was just off target.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Got saved.

    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      It was going in....

    3. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Haha.

    4. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Might have just crept in

      1. Oi! Shadders!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        But didn't, therefore wasn't perfect.

        1. Lanley Staurel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 10 months ago

          🙄

  3. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Ospina in trouble?

    1. Charlie&TheLads
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      gone!

    2. Your Mum's Athletic
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      schezza on - goals incoming

  4. BIG TONES
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Harry Kane shoots on sight

  5. Nobodinho
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    What's wrong with Ospina 😯

    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      He plays for Arsenal.

  6. GunsnRoses
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Ospina injured.
    Monreal translates 🙁

  7. Top 210 Club
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Ospina staying on

  8. Red Devil Swede
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    And to imagine I transfered Kane out on the Jan WC..

    1. Charlie&TheLads
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      em.....why would you even tell people that???

  9. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    I put a fiver on Kane Ags combined with Celtic to score+2.5

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Reply fail.....

  10. The Light Knight
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Ospina head gone

    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Just saw it rolling down the tunnel 🙁

  11. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    8.6% of the top 1000 will be hoping Ospina can continue..

  12. Mr Sarcastic
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Sanchez transfers not reseted.
    Am I wrong or haven't they done that earlier in the season when someone dropped 0.3?

    Yep, desperately wishing he won't drop more than 0.1 before LEI.

    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      It's a new GW.

      1. Mr Sarcastic
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        I know, but they reseted last gw's transfers before imo (costa being my case before)

  13. money face bandwagon
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    walcott owners...hoping he will come off from the bench? or rather have ur sub coming

    1. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      I'm foolish enough to have Walcott and also kept Sanchez.... need him to play!

      1. money face bandwagon
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        i have defoe on bench..so not sure i would want a 70min walcott or defoe..maybe defoe just

  14. Hurri Kane 42
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Arsene becoming stupid with age ??? No Wally !!

    1. MoMalpasHands
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Hopefully he's going to use him as an impact sub and we'll see him around the sixty minute mark.

  15. V-2 Schneiderlin
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Can't believe I'm now relying on George Boyd to save my game week ...

    1. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Standard practice for me.....

      1. V-2 Schneiderlin
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        In fairness he's done it in the past... 🙂

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      You'll be fine.

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      It's on;y 9 minutes old - there are lots of possibilities other than Boydinho

    4. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      He's always there when you need him.

      1. V-2 Schneiderlin
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        True!

  16. Charlie&TheLads
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Ospina ... shaky.....

  17. Purps
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Bit disappointing that people were calling me a w@nker for stating that Sanchez wouldn't be in the squad. Mark my words, he'll be out for a while.

  18. Declan
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss

  19. Billy Gilmore
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    lol

  20. Nobodinho
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    OZIL GOAL GIROUD ASSIST

  21. Debauchy
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Getn innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

  22. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Ozil goal Giroud assist

  23. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    😯

  24. Charlie&TheLads
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    uuuhhh Giroud what are you at?

  25. Mull
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Ozil goal, Giroud assist.

  26. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    And just as i told you 😉

    Mesut Ozil

  27. Boydinho
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    brilliant assist from donkey

    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Brilliant miss hit

  28. Moosie the Staggie
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Awesome pass from Giroud 😀

  29. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Beautiful assist from Giroud

  30. Wouter
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Girouuddd assist