Dream Team gaffers must DITCH Tottenham players as matter of urgency ahead of Gameweek 25

BEFORE thinking about anything else this week, Dream Team managers must ditch their Tottenham players as soon as possible.

This is a matter of urgency not because Ange Postecoglou’s men lost to Wolves last time out but simply because they are the only team without a single fixture to fulfil in Gameweek 25.

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Spurs were scheduled to face Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend but that ill-tempered derby has been postponed because the Blues are due to meet Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday.

Luton are the other top flight team without a weekend fixture (they visit Anfield this evening instead) but they won’t blank in Gameweek 25 because of their midweek FA Cup fixture.

Spurs were eliminated from the prestigious cup competition by Manchester City in the fourth round and so Son Heung-min (£4.8m) and friends won’t be in action again until early March.

With nine teams set to fulfil two fixtures in Gameweek 25 and ten due to play once, Spurs are very much the unfortunate outliers.

Needless to say, without any point-scoring opportunities at all, their players will inevitably slip down the rankings throughout the remainder of February.

At the time of writing, James Maddison (£4.1m) features in 12.7% of teams with Pedro Porro (£3.6m), Son and Guglielmo Vicario (£2.3m) also relatively popular.

In regards to potential replacements, targeting busy assets is always a wise move.

Pedro Neto (£3.4m) plays against Sheffield United and Brighton in Gameweek 25 and has notched 16 goal involvements in 19 appearances this season.

Pascal Gross (£4.4m) has risen up to joint-fourth among midfielders, level on points with Cole Palmer (£4.4m), after a fine spell of form.

In fact, because of the upcoming Europa League round of 16 ties, the Brighton midfielder is set for three consecutive double Gameweeks, starting with Everton and Wolves.

For comparison, Roberto De Zerbi’s men are due to play six games in the time Spurs will just twice across the next three Gameweeks.

Liverpool will also fulfil six fixtures in the same time frame with Man City, Aston Villa, West Ham and Bournemouth having five fixtures each.

Consequently, familiar favourites from Anfield and the Etihad should continue to thrive – standard practice.

Elsewhere, the likes of Ollie Watkins (£4.4m), Dominic Solanke (£3.9m) and Jarrod Bowen (£4.7m) certainly have the potential to provide plentiful returns as well, though the latter’s form has tailed away of late.

Whatever route gaffers decide to take going forward, it’s imperative they replace their Spurs stars before Saturday’s 2pm deadline.

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk