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Dugout Discussion August 15

Kane missing for Spurs as Guardiola starts Grealish and Mahrez

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

    I sincerely apologise Kaptain Kane!

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2021/08/04/aston-villa-confirm-signing-of-southamptons-danny-ings/?hc_page=3&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_23918285

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    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Ha. Lovely.

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  2. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    CS gone...SON can replace Kane

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  3. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Has anyone not scored today?

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

      Mahrez

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    2. i am jose mourinho
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Lloris

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

      Gundo!

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    4. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Grealish

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

    Neville saying Dias put his keeper off. As if Ederson was going to get there anyway 😆

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  5. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Why didn't Ederson try to save that? He could have. At least dive man

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  6. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Pathetic from Ake.

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

    Thank god i switched Son out for Bruno.

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  8. The Wanton Trader
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Needed that soooo much. Get in!!

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

    Can Mahrez and Gundogan cover Son?

    Asking for a friend

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    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Sorry but NO

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

      Pray they make 60 first

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    3. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Mahrez, Gundo, Torres and Grealish can cover Son.

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  10. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    John Stones surely now nailed.

    Nathan Ake is bad. BAD bad.

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  11. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Wilson, Benrahma and Son today. No Bruno starting to feel less bad!

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

    Why is Ake playing over Laporte and Stones?

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  13. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Son you absolute man - gets me into my first 100!

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

      My first too without bench boost.

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  14. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Sonny deserves his plaudits. So professional throughout, never a doubt he gives his all. Spurs should value him much higher than Emotional Harry

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    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Agreed. I get Levy wanting to get what he can for Kane, but you've signed up Son to a new contract which is so good for them. Take the money and build your attack around him instead of dragging this out for ages and risking selling Kane near deadline day and having no-one but Son as a forward for the season.

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  15. PartyTime
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Ederson couldn’t even stretch lol

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

    Sheikh needs to let Pep spend some money on defenders.

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

      50m each for 2 CBs or this time 100m each?

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

        100m x2?

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

      Have to save money now with this worldwide move to renewables

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  17. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Is Mahrez still on?

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  18. TheComRED-YNWA
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Got Bruno, Salah, and Son. Sitting on 100pts while I wait on Antonio and Benrahma bonus.
    THANK YOU EVERYONE

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

      ok?

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      1. TheComRED-YNWA
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Just thanking everyone who helped me once again

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  19. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    All those riches at City and they end up with Mendy and Ake starting games.

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

      Pep looooooves Mendy

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

      It's like Pep wants a challenge 😆

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    3. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Almost a hundred million for the pair of them...

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

      93 million well spent

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    5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Who also cost about £100m between them 😆

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  20. @persecuted_by_mods
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Peps subs are about to cause some chaos

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    • Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Sonsetional! I've had many fpl legends in my team, but no midfielder has such a special place in my heart as this lad! He's been so so good to my team. Always repaid the faith!

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    • Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      People slating ake it’s almost impossible 1 on 1 v sonny with space either side

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      1. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Ake backing up and allowing Son all the time on the ball, also hai positioning was atrocious

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

        The only thing Son was going to do was cut it to shoot That's all he does.

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      3. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Ake has been terrible since joining City. Needs game time but not this one.

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    • JBG
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Good thing Pep has a 100m pound player on the pitch, should be able to get 4 assists very soon. That's normal for players that price.

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    • Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Aké is still backing off into the sunset

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    • Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Non Son owner

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

      this win probability thing is a joke surely - yes we know the team winning is likely to win

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    • TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Has anyone not scored points?

      Ridiculous first week.genuinely hard to get a bad score

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      1. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah feeling like 99 is now low with all these posts above 100

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

          not every fpl player is on this site

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      2. i am jose mourinho
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Save this for next week

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      3. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Dig out Jia You's little No Bruno No Salah Bench Boost league 😉

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

      My Son X

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

        High five mate! Never doubted Son

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          No one doubted Son, but you can't have them all.

          Why can't people understand that?

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

            This is true

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

      What a chance Bergwijn

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    • Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Quick question?

      Sanchez | Fodder
      Digne Shaw Targett*
      Salah Bruno Son Jota Fraser
      Antonio Toney*
      ¦ Ayling White Scarlett

      0.5 ITB

      Targett, Toney -> Dier, Richarlison

      For a hit...

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Give it an hour.

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