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

    Yes! BruNo feels a little bit better now. Good fixtures ahead

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yep it was a decision for 2-3 gameweeks.

      Obviously started disastrously but points everywhere this week

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

      Still a terrible decision, no matter how you dress it.

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

        Yes, forgot that Bruno has a record of constantly getting hatricks. Sorry.

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

          He has a record of constantly scoring points, hence why he's a must have. Stop being salty, and get him in.

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

            Son has as well, at 2.0 less.

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

              I've got both and Salah. Think they're the 3 essentials. Makes captain decisions easy too.

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

                not really, limits and unbalances the whole team

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

    Berg misses a sitter

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

      Can’t be missing those

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

      Lol, that is not a sitter steve

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

        Son would’ve nailed that

  3. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Was hoping Cancelo would take me over 100 mark 🙁

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

    Son you beauty!!!!!

  5. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Have been saying for years, Son is just as important to Spurs as Kane is. What a player!

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

    Come on Riyadh

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

    OMG this match is sweet

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

      is it?

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

    Should be 2. City defence in tatters, Ruben Dias is mighty overrated

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

      Put Dias with Stones and he is world class. He has Ake playing next to him.

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

    Still 1/1 spurs

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

    Embarrassing really for City to be losing with this squad.

  11. Rochdale_Cowboy
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Son should be priced at 12m. Underpriced every season on FPL...

    1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      If Son was greedier, he'd be the perfect FPL player

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

      If Kane leaves and gw’s on penos you’re speaking truth

  12. Licky
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Wasted...

  13. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Greenwood and barnes for son and 4.5 (-4) and play 433? No way right?

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

      I would rather you do Bruno or Salah to Son

  14. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Knew it. Benrahma & Son > Bruno. I’m such a glorious fpl player.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Bruno & Benrahma players say hi

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

        Damn

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

        Bruno, Benrahma and Son o/

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

    its ONE goal people, jeez, anyone would of thought he'd scored a hatty lol

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

      Partey pooper.

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

      Its coming

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

    Kane would have been on a monster haul

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

      Wonder where he’s watching from

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Pep’s hot tub

  17. Viprin
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Mendy seems so lazy

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

    Grealish has been trash

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

      Overrated player

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

    Sometimes I wish I looked like Reguilon… and had a partner who looks like his does

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

      Wish I looked like Pep and had the guaranteed tenure without a Champions League clause... and an 880 million squad at my disposal like he does

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

      Hmm, I wish I looked like Marcos Llorente and had a partner like his.

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

    So, confession time:

    I started with Havertz + £0.5m ITB with the intention of doing Havertz -> Mahrez for GW2 and hitting two plum fixtures. Clearly, that decision hasn't paid off (although I'm finished on 93 points so I can't complain too much).

    Not one to compound a mistake, I'm now considering ditching the plan altogether. Do I...

    A) Stick to my guns and stick with the plan.
    B) Mahrez hasn't looked great... same plan, different City player, free up funds to improve elsewhere.
    C) Havertz -> Pogba before the price rise, free up £1m, take stock and re-evaluate after the international break with two FTs ready for GW4.

    1. The Invincibles
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Go with Mahrez, Norwich will be a totally different game to this one. Pig a has these great attacking games every now and then, but I would t be surprised if he blanks for the next few. Go with your plan and get a City attacker for next week. (I still think Gundo is a better option than Mahrez).

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

    Good game from Tanganga

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

      that's an understatement

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      If he's nailed on then I'm interested at that price.

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

        Could be a similar situation to Chelsea, Tanganga in the harder games where they need to defend and Doherty in the ones where he can attack more

    3. Athletico Underachieving
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Any attacking threat? Thinking he’d be a nice Tsimi replacement and bench fixture

  22. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    There's another in this for Son on the counter

  23. Steinburg FC
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    its all gone a bit quite...

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

      quiet 🙂

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

    Imagine the score if Kane was playing

    a) for Spurs
    b) for City

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      0-0
      0-0

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

    Moura should be flogged

  26. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    What’s Kane up to these days? Moping? Why isn’t he at the stadium?

    1. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      he is there

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Good. I guess City needs all the support they can get.

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

      Apparently he is at the stadium

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

      Sitting pretty. City deciding they need to chuck another 20M at Levy, as Levy decides he'll take 20M less.

    4. King Carlos
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      On his way to Paris

  27. Avo24
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Salah-Bruno-Son
    Just leave them and the point will come hahaha

    1. The Invincibles
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      This. To get them all I had to ‘settle’ for playing Tsimikas and Amartey!

  28. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Citeh need to spend more money really.

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

      Yeah it’s not a window without a quarter of a bil spent.

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

    Sterling back to his peak fpl self

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

    Mendy should be playing in the championship