Dembele got his first start of the season in Sunday's 1-0 against Sunderland, but had to be subbed out late in the match due to injury.

Even back in the lineup, Dembele's fantasy value is limited in his defensive midfield role.

Dembele (suspension) has been included in the squad for Wednesday's Champions League match with Monaco.

Dembele returns to the side for the first time since receiving a six match ban for poking Diego Costa's eye. Dembele was key to Tottenham's success last season as a defensive midfielder. With the addition of Victor Wanyama and Eric Dier's new contract, Dembele will have to prove his worth to earn consistent starting time.

Dembele has returned to training with Belgium after missing their last two games with an injury, Sky Sports reports.

Dembele picked up the ailment during the June 18 match versus Ireland and was replaced in the 57th minute. While Dembele has been a key cog for Belgium and Tottenham and his presence on the field would bring a lot of experience to the team in a crucial game, he's not much of a fantasy producer playing primarily as a holding midfielder.

Dembele received a six-match ban from the FA for violent conduct during Spurs' match against Chelsea on May 2.

In a chippy match throughout, with a number of reckless challenges being tossed about by both sides, Dembele's eye poke on Diego Costa went above-and-beyond. With two matches remaining this season, Dembele is in line to miss the first four matches of next season as well. With his season now over, the holding midfielder will finish with three goals and an assist in 29 Premier League matches and was one of the key cogs that kept Spurs' defense so strong.

Dembele has been charged with violent conduct by the FA on Wednesday, Sky Sports reports. An FA statement said: "It is alleged the player's behaviour constituted violent conduct in circumstances where the standard punishment of three matches that would otherwise apply is clearly insufficient."

The reason for Dembele's charge is his incident with Diego Costa after Monday's nervy derby with Chelsea, that was missed by the referee but caught on camera. He could be facing a lengthy suspension which could see him miss not only the end of this season but also a chunk of the beginning of next year. The Spurs' midfielder has until 6pm on Thursday to respond to the charge.

Chelsea and Tottenham will have to face FA for endless scuffles during and after their game on Monday, according to the Telegraph.

One of the main incidents, alongside many others, will be Diego Costa gouged in the eye by Dembele after the game which may see the latter getting slapped with a three-match ban for violent conduct. A potential suspension may send the defensive midfielder on the sidelines for the remaining Spurs' two games.

Dembele picked up an assist on two key passes, one shot off target and one dribble in Monday's 4-0 romp over Stoke.

Another solid performance by Dembele. His terrific run with the ball into the penalty area and then smart pass back to Harry Kane opened up just enough space for the latter to unleash his masterful shot for the first goal of the game. Dembele has been an invaluable cog for the Spurs' dominant midfield but that hasn't always translated as well in his fantasy campaign. Nevertheless, with three goals and one assist in his basket and 2.9 dribbles and almost one shot average per game the potential is always there and he is as good as it gets by a holding midfielder.