Bent, Bentley and De Ridder raise their fantasy profiles that little bit more as Spurs and Wigan ease to wins in their last friendly fixtures of the pre-season.

Here’s the notes and teams…

Utrecht 0 Wigan Athletic 2

Steve Bruce’s side ended their pre-season with a comfortable win in Utrecht thanks to goals from De Ridder and Kilbane.

De Ridder struck a sumptuous free kick to give Wigan the lead just before the half-hour mark after Palacious had been fouled. Kilbane doubled the lead with a volley in the second half.

Wigan were still without the likes of Kirkland, Koumas, Taylor and Scharner through injury and that quartet will continue to be doubts for the trip to Upton Park next weekend. Heskey is another you can add to that list after the striker was forced off after just 19 minutes.

Valencia and Zaki were unavailable for this one due to Visa restrictions. That meant that Bruce pushed Kapo up front, playing just off Heskey. De Ridder took the right midfield berth and combined well with Melchiot throughout the game. He looks a certain starter at West Ham after a very decent pre-season and is likely to switch to the left with Valencia returning on the right.

Wigan vs Utrecht:
Pollitt; Melchiot, Boyce, Bramble, Figueroa; de Ridder (Camara), Palacios (Brown), Cattermole, Kilbane; Kapo (Sibierski 72), Heskey (King 19)

Tottenham 5 Roma 0

Both Bentley and Bent hit a brace of goals as Spurs romped to an impressive win over Roma at the Lane.

Bentley got a dream home debut underway as early as three minutes, curling a free-kick that eluded everyone to creep in at the far post. Bent got his first of the afternoon just moments later, latching onto a poor back pass to slot past the keeper. Just before half-time, Bentley struck his second – a fabulous 25-yard effort to send Spurs in three to the good.

Shortly after half-time, Spurs were four up. Dos Santos fed Lennon after being freed by Bentley and the second-half sub made no mistake. Bentley was involved again in the fifth just a few minutes later, swinging in a corner which Woodgate headed into the path of Bent who swept it home for his 12th goal of the pre-season.

Ramos went with a 4-4-2 which saw Berbatov paired with the in-form Bent. That meant no place for Bale as dos Santos, Bentley, Modric and Jenas made up the midfield. Zokora was employed at right-back while Dawson partnered Woodgate in central defence. The right back role could well change hands however, with Man City’s Corluka expected to officially sign for Spurs early next week. That would give Ramos a wealth of options in this area with Hutton also a factor.

A starting role for Bale now looks in doubt. If Berbatov leaves the club in the next few days then he could feature at Boro if Ramos opts for just one up front. In a 4-4-2 however, it appears that Bale is frozen out in midfield, at least for now. He could of course take the left-back role but that has been occupied by Assou-Ekotto throughout the pre-season.

If Bale’s reputation with fantasy managers reduced following today’s game, then Bentley’s and Bent’s only rocketed further. Bent has been the form striker this summer and must surely get a start at the Riverside next weekend with our without Berbatov. Bentley meanwhile appears to have hit the ground running and overshadowed Modric in terms of his creative output.

Tottenham vs Roma:
Gomes, Zokora, Assou-Ekotto (Bale 45), Dawson, Woodgate, Jenas (O’Hara 69), Modric, Bentley (Gilberto 69), dos Santos, Berbatov (Lennon 45), Bent.