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Kane missing for Spurs as Guardiola starts Grealish and Mahrez

The most-anticipated Premier League fixture of the weekend sees reigning champions Manchester City take on Tottenham Hotspur, as Nuno Espirito Santo begins his reign as manager. (We’ll be following the match live and discussing key points in a live YouTube watchalong).

For the home team, Harry Kane (£12.5m) misses out completely with Son Heung-min (£10.0m) set to lead the line in his absence.

The South Korean international has impressed during pre-season and has an excellent record against Man City. In fact, he has only scored more goals in all competitions against Southampton.

Japhet Tanganga (£4.5m) starts at right-back, a role he was trialled in during last weekends friendly win against Arsenal, alongside Davinson Sanchez (£4.5m), Eric Dier (£4.5m) and Sergio Reguilón (£5.0m).

Dele Alli (£6.5m) features from the off, too, with new arrivals Bryan Gil (£6.0m) and Cristian Romero (£5.0m) both having to settle for a place on the bench.

As for Manchester City, new signing Jack Grealish (£8.0m), owned by 24.4% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers, starts for the visitors in north London, with Riyad Mahrez (£9.0m), Ferran Torres (£8.0m) and Raheem Sterling (£11.0m) completing the forward line.

Kevin De Bruyne (£12.0m), meanwhile, is on the bench with John Stones (£5.5m) and Kyle Walker (£5.5m), while Phil Foden (£8.0m) misses out with a foot injury as expected.

Kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is at 16.30 BST.

LINE-UPS

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Tanganga, Sanchez, Dier, Reguilon, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Alli, Bergwijn, Moura, Son

Subs: Gollini, Romero, Davies, Doherty, Winks, Sissoko, Lo Celso, Gil, Scarlett

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Ake, Mendy, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Grealish, Mahrez, Torres, Sterling

Subs: Steffen, Stones, Laporte, Walker, Zinchenko, Rodri, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Jesus

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3,383 Comments Post a Comment
  1. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    3X 4.5 Spurs defenders.

  2. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez moron

  3. BIGREDDOG
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Can't believe he missed that!!

  4. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Everyone's overpriced today chill lads. Grealish is quality

  5. Yankee Toffee
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Did Mahrez slip?

  6. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    I don't see City scoring here

    1. Andy1
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Like your reverse psychology

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Stadium curse.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Spurs r just better, thats al

        1. Simon69
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Big Al Yankovic?

  7. Nightcrawler
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Grealishs fpl ownership is just bonkers

    Cant imagine anyone on here has him. Got to be all casuals

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I own him 🙂

    2. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      they're casuals until he scores

    3. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      End this "casuals" nonsense once and for all. A good pick is a good pick.

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Okay in that case i say he is a bad pick

  8. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Gundo and Son over Bruno and Benrahma looks so bad right now..

    1. JBG
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Right now?

      1. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Now as well.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Only now?

      1. JBG
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        This is what I was going for...

      2. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Getting worse every minute of this game, thats the point. 2-2 and goal + assist and it would not look so bad.

  9. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Nuno to unleash Wolves in the second half right???

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Release the hounds. Excellent.

      1. The-Red-1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Excellent show!

  10. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Son close.

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I that your team linked?
      Very aggressive, defo not template 🙂

  11. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Oof finally Son shoots. Close

  12. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Corner wrongfully not given for Sons shot

  13. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Damn Son so close

  14. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    corner that

  15. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Things can change very quickly. People were slating Antonio in the first half, and look what he went on to do. One moment of quality and the landscape changes.

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Wise words

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      People saying Benrahma would get pulled at the hour now he’s the talk of the town

      1. Hairy Potter
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Not sure how many people had even seen him play before bringing him in on the FFS recommendation.

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Doubt there’d have been many. There were warning flags around him, but he scored his 1 shoot he had on target the entire game so now the bandwagon will commence

    3. Nightcrawler
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      The problem with city players is they could be hooked off any time

    4. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      You just need to avoid this place during matchdays if you don't want to see a load of reactionary nonsense. Remember some fool slagging off Bamford before he scored a hattie last year.

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Refs still useless, nice to see.

  17. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    That's better from Son

  18. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    It does not work with Grealish

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      what game u watching

      1. El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        He holds the ball and City's trademark is fast circulation and space. Not gonna work. And with KDB back, forget it.

    2. Marvin of all he surveys
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      That's that then. I suppose they'd better transfer list him.

    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yep. Career over in 45 mins. Pep should've consulted you first.

  19. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    son close

  20. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Lucas Moura has been very good so far.

  21. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Refs have been poor today. Murphy's tackle wasn't a pen

    1. AW127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      It was definitely a pen

      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Nah check the replay again

    2. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yes it wasnt. Clearly got the ball before.

  22. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Benrahma bandwagon? Just saw the result.

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Would be a bigger chance if they didn't have LEI next. WHU created plenty though

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Won’t play Newcastle every week, and has a ‘tough’ fixture next but the following two are good. His performance today was a tale of two halves

  23. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez benched next week by this rate

    1. AW127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      please yes

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      You do realise this is Mahrez, and that it's GW 1 right?

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Son has now realised Kane isn't playing.

    1. Good Times
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Lol

  25. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez to Pogba. DONE.

    1. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      what? The whole point of Mahrez was for Norwich at Home

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        lol this, rookie mistake

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Needs to play the game.

      3. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        I realised I don't like this fear of him being benched.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      too early

    3. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      u know mahrez plays norwich right?

    4. JBG
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      That's the knee jerk spirit.

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        lol

    5. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Then Pogba to Mahrez after second half brace?

      1. TyroneGAA
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Imagine he scores 2 here lol

        1. Egg noodle
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Then guaranteed benching by Pep next game

    6. TyroneGAA
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      No if’s no buts just getting it done I like it..

  26. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Grealish is an awful pick for FPL. Not on set pieces or pens either at Villa or City. Plays way too wide as well

    1. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I'm sure you said last season he's a great pick when everyone had him early in the season

      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Nah he wasn't but I held onto him for way too long. El Ghazi playing ruined him as a FPL option

        1. Simon69
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Grealish wasn't a great fantasy asset at Villa? Yikes. That's an opinion I suppose.

    2. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Gundog great value

    3. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Be cool.

    4. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      With Kevin he will shine like Silva

    5. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      After 45 min lol

    6. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Depends whre he plays. Last half of last season he played so wide that had limited value in FPL. He's a quality player though and I reckon he'll end up playing a lot inside.

  27. Jensen Luiz Coleman
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    City always seem stronger in the second half.

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Spoken moments after he was receiving the ball on a run into the box

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Currently standing slap bang in the 10 position. Oh, now more like CF. Pep also said he can play as a striker.

        HT

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          I'm so sorry, this was meant as a reply to INAZUMA X1

  28. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Tanganga has Grealish in his back pocket.

  29. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Hojbherg should play CAM with Skipp and Winks in the double pivot. At least he can create chances

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      yep. he was a beast for denmark playing further up

    2. R.C
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Hojbjerg*

  30. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Bemba, my guy, give me an OMG SON please

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Probably the best top post of all FFS time

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      got to wait at least another 15 mins I’m afraid