Tottenham Hotspur FPL: Who To Own, Captain And Avoid

Start with the fixtures, because they cut both ways. MUN (A) and CHE (A) are grim for a blunt attack, but Coventry, Palace and Ipswich all come to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in this stretch, and Leeds away is winnable. That's a genuinely kind run for clean sheets — which is exactly the currency Spurs are dealing in.

So who carries it? Our model's clear preference is Van Hecke, and I like the logic: he's the man who's actually been on the pitch, five starts in a row, at a price that leaves your budget alone. He's projected to be the best points-per-pound pick in the whole squad over the next six, and only about 1 in 10 managers own him. Kinsky is the same story in gloves — five starts, dirt cheap, the obvious bench keeper who might not stay on your bench. Robertson is the sneaky one further down the list: cheapest of the lot and on corners, which is a rare bit of attacking interest at that money.

Now the deadpan caveat, and it's a real one: nobody in this defence is properly nailed. Not Van Hecke, not Kinsky, not Van de Ven, who's rotated in and out. This is a crowded back line and Thomas Frank's teamsheet giveth and taketh away. If Van Hecke gets benched twice in a fortnight, the whole thesis wobbles. That's the risk you're paying under five million to accept.

And the attackers? Sávio and Bentancur are projected roughly what a good cheap defender gets, at higher prices, in the league's 19th-ranked attack, without guaranteed starts. That's paying for romance. Pass.

The call: buy Van Hecke as your budget defender for the next six — he's starting, he's cheap, and the home fixtures will do the rest. Kinsky if you need a keeper. Leave every Spurs attacker exactly where he is.