Fantasy Football Scout: Time to buy Spurs players?
Sam from FPL Family asks whether now is the time to buy Spurs players ahead of their great run of Fantasy fixtures.
They’re scoring plenty of goals but Brighton’s comeback win exposed some of their defensive problems.
It’s likely not a surprise to anyone that I’m here to talk about Spurs. This season has been tough to watch but not for the reasons you may think.
I have watched my team be creative and defend better than previously, yet still drop points in lots of league outings. As a fan, that has been frustrating. As an FPL manager, maybe even more so because the returns don’t match the underlying numbers. Not until the last few Gameweeks, anyway.
Spurs are about to embark on an attractive fixture run which places them second on Scout’s Season Ticker between now and Gameweek 20. On paper, only Wolves have nicer matches in this period.
Defence
When listening to the FPL community, you will hear a lot about the Spurs defence going all ‘Spursy’. Of course, not much is more irritating than the loss of the clean sheet, especially when you have spent a premium price tag on them. For example, with Pedro Porro (£5.5m). Spurs have kept two clean sheets so far and, in last season’s opening six, they also kept two.
Up until the infamous Gameweek 11 versus Chelsea, the north London side was in fine form and contained several popular FPL picks. But away from Porro, current ownership numbers are dramatically down. When looking at the data, it shouldn’t be like this.
| 2023/24 | THE FIRST SIX MATCHES | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Clean sheets | 2 |
| 7 | Goals conceded | 5 |
| 81 | Attempts conceded | 51 |
| 52 | Attempts inside the box conceded | 44 |
| 28 | Attempts outside the box conceded | 7 |
| 13 | Big Chances conceded | 8 |
| 60.5 | Possession | 63.1 |
In comparison to last season’s early runouts, Spurs have had more possession, conceded less often and allowed fewer attempts. Just as importantly, they’ve also reduced the number of big chances for opponents.
Only three teams in the league are on more clean sheets – Liverpool’s five, plus the four of Man United and three of Arsenal.
