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Son recovers from injury as Doherty and Davies drop to bench for United v Spurs

Son Heung-min (£9.0m) is fit to feature in Tottenham Hotspur’s clash with Manchester United this afternoon, having made a swift recovery from a hamstring injury.

Having initially ruled the Korean out until after the October international break, Jose Mourinho appeared to be slowly backpedalling on that initial prognosis during the week and Son indeed makes the starting XI this afternoon.

Kick-off in the penultimate match of Gameweek 4 is at 16:30 BST.

Son may have been passed fit but Mourinho has otherwise rung the changes from the Gameweek 3 draw against Newcastle United, no doubt in response to the Lilywhites’ brutal schedule that has seen them play cup matches on both Tuesday and Thursday this week.

Full-backs Matt Doherty (£5.9m) and Ben Davies (£4.9m) drop to the bench, while Giovani Lo Celso (£6.9m) isn’t risked after sustaining a knock in the 7-2 win over Maccabi Haifa.

Midfielders Lucas Moura (£6.9m) and Harry Winks (£5.5m) are also among the substitutes, having started all three Premier League games before today.

Dele Alli (£7.6m) makes the 18-man squad but again doesn’t feature from the start.

Serge Aurier (£5.2m), Sergio Reguilon (£5.5m), Moussa Sissoko (£4.8m), Tanguy Ndombele (£5.9m) and Erik Lamela (£5.9m) are the players who come into Spurs’ side at Old Trafford.

The Manchester United team news is a lot more straightforward.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made one alteration to his side from Gameweek 3, with Eric Bailly (£5.0m) replacing Victor Lindelof (£4.9m) at centre-half.

Almost 1.4 million FPL managers sold Son ahead of the Gameweek 4 deadline, with no other Fantasy asset suffering as many transfers out as the South Korea international in a single Gameweek so far this season.

Anthony Martial (£8.9m) was also out of favour, with his 303,342 sales making him the second-most sold FPL forward of this weekend.

Bruno Fernandes (£10.5m) is the only Manchester United player who has a double-digit ownership in FPL at the time of writing, with three Spurs players – Doherty, Son and Harry Kane (£10.5m) – featuring in more than 10% of Fantasy squads.


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Aurier, Dier, Sanchez, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Sissoko, Ndombele, Lamela, Son, Kane.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Pogba, Fernandes, Rashford, Greenwood, Martial.


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2,957 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Looks like I will need to start WC early so as not to lose more value on Aubameyang = such disappointing returns this season!

  2. Jon Snow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Goal: SON
    Assist: PAIN

    Shoutout to anyone like me who took out Son for a hit

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Another one?

    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I took JRod out for a hit.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Daniel will be sad

        1. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I let him down badly.

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 15 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Still top, so I am happy:)

      2. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Oh Granville.

  3. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lol Regulion. Leave that garbage in Spain

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Don’t you mean Bale. 😀

  4. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Season over

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      See you next GW.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Why of course lol. But yeah, season over

    2. Brosstan
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Same. 0% chance of surviving LMS, 3 horrendous gws in a row and closing in on OR 4m

      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        4.3m at the moment here. I'm in mini leagues where people are flying high owning the likes of Neto, etc. so, season is all but over already.

  5. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    This season! A little late to this game, no players. Son, Kane, Bruno, Martial all have goal/assist in 15min.

  6. have you seen cyan
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Giggs in the stands getting ready to take over

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If Woodward hasn’t learned his lesson yet ... that could be the case.

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      God help us.

  7. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mourinho should get 3bps for Son start

  8. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I’d nearly rather Ole played Awb and Shaw as right and left CB with Telles and Williams right and left back. Couldn’t be much worse.

  9. BENOIT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Where would Cavani fit in? Striker? Or on the right hand side?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bench has warmer seats I think

    2. Drexl Spivey
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Operating table?

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      On a beach or bar somewhere laughing on £350k a wk

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        lol

    4. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Centre back. Can't be any worse that the current crop

  10. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who do I need to ship first:

    A) Greenwood
    B) Mitro
    C) Holding
    D) KdB

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      KDB is a season keeper

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

    2. Ohhhhh Gary Macca!
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mitro

    3. Zimo
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B and C

    4. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Holding - he's the only one no longer starting

  11. ace3.1415
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Reece James to...

    1) Chilwell
    2) Castagne
    3) Bellerin
    4) KWP

    I already have TAA, Saiss, Lamptey, Ferguson

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      5) Son

    2. Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Chilwell

      1. Chalobah's Witness
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        2

    3. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      1

  12. Gobigorgohome
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    SON ALMOST ANOTHER

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Clearly not 100% ; my Dad would have put that away

    2. Kellz86
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What’s your definition of “almost” he didn’t even have control of the ball

  13. Flair
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Jimi -> Kane for a -4 looks good

    1. 1zverGGadeM
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Really?!

      1. Flair
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Knees jerky

  14. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Son did that for his sellers, nice guy.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You mean people who believes the manager that he was injured?

  15. GAMBIT
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kane playing the Firmino roll?

  16. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Harry Maguire at fault there again. Shaw in acres of space and Maguire waiting too long to give the pass.

  17. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    The space for LWs against AWB is rid

    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      iculous.

    2. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It was an absolute joke against Brighton.

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bailly*

  18. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Do United players not make runs into the box?

  19. have you seen cyan
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs will be 2nd this season, maybe win it

    1. Ohhhhh Gary Macca!
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not be so stupid

      1. Ohhhhh Gary Macca!
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Don’t

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

  20. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Where was Shaw there

  21. Flair
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Nvm I need Son ASAP

  22. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Son. Hattrick please

  23. Kellz86
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kane’s vision and passing has been exquisite this season, beautiful ball to Aurier

    1. Old Man
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      For a so called centre forward he really is a good passer and creator.

    2. Tinkermania
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Where was it all those years though?

  24. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bailly done great there to be fair

  25. Flair
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs should have 2 more

  26. KGFC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ManU needs defenders... Forget Sancho!!!

  27. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    KDB Sterling Jimmy out

    Kane Son Salah in.

    8 pt hit.

    Easiest point hit in 10 years

  28. Bushwhacker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ole better revert to his 11 at the back tactic ... oops 10 at the back!

  29. _Ninja_
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    RC martial

    1. _Ninja_
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      So soft

  30. mitre
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    0.5 ITB 2 FT

    Rashford + Digne -> Son + Robbo

    what do you think?