Fantasy football tips for gameweek 12: Diogo Jota, Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Mohamed Salah



It is a classic debate in fantasy football as Spurs start a run of games with a home game against Leeds on Sunday, then a trip to Burnley and a home game against Brentford.

In recent seasons, there was no hesitation in getting one or both of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min in your team.

This Spurs team have scored just nine goals in 11 games this season, and they haven't managed a shot on target in over 200 minutes of league football.

The question is: do you want to wait and see how Antonio Conte changes things, or do you want to trust the expected improvement and get on board at the start?

If you're also a Mohamed Salah owner, you'll want to factor into the equation how many times you'll captain your Spurs assets in the coming weeks.

Are they worth the big investment if you aren't planning to give them the armband?

Almost 20% of managers own Son, who has been a popular pick since the start of the season, although Kane's ownership is still below 10%.

He costs a lot more than that, so it might take a few transfers for some of you to make that happen, but rest assured managers will pile in if he can demonstrate some of the finishing skills he showed in an England shirt recently.

With Roberto Firmino injured, is Diogo Jota worth a punt?

I think I'm going to ignore both of them and then commentate on the game against Leeds as part of the double bill on Radio 5 Live.

I'm in the form-over-fixtures camp. I'm targeting Diogo Jota as my one transfer this week because I can't trust Spurs to fire and I'm not sure if Chris Sutton will approve.

Jota is the main man for the centre-forward role in the most potent team in the division, and he costs just over seven million dollars. He's a good long-term buy, with the two players set to head off to the Africa Cup of Nations in January.

Phil Foden, who costs £8.3m and has played almost every minute of Manchester City's past six games, was one of the names Statman Dave mentioned on this week's show.

If you want to see a difference in the squad, then look at Bernardo Silva, he's cheaper than Foden, he's owned by just 6.5% of managers, and he's immune toPep roulette.

Many of the strikers are going through a barren patch at the moment, and I've got my eye on Gabriel Jesus.

The only two forwards who have more points than the Brazilian this season are Jamie Vardy and Michail Antonio, and they both cost less than eight million pounds. The picture will change when Dominic, Patrick, and Danny are all fit again.

Eddie Howe was Wilson's boss and he might be worth a look at £7.3m. Three of the next four games are at home.

I think I'm sticking with the Egyptian as my captain for the home game against the Gunners on Saturday as he's still only blanked once this season, but given the improvement under Mikel Arteta and the injury list, I think this might be one week to bet against the

If I were to choose, I would go with Chris Sutton's choice of Son or Kane, which would cost me a lot.

Chris and Statman Dave are on the Fantasy 606 show. The latest episode of gameweek 11 is available on the 606 feed.