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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. Superflymonk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How the heck is Mendy on baps?! Lol

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Spamming crosses, passes.

      1. Superflymonk
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        oh, ok

  2. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone else considering Pogba? Feeling he might be in a bit of a golden run and has Southampton next

  3. Davros
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Still the one (poor) shot on target from City. Still essential vs Norwich?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 8 months ago

        No way Norwich are as good as spurs and city will play this poorly every week

      • Alexis Nonsense
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        They'll have Kane, Messi and Neymar by then

        1. farmerfat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          PSG getting Kane 😛

      • TomSaints
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Not much pre season, they probably score 8

        1. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          They'll be angry. You don't want to meet City when they're angry.

          1. TomSaints
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Exactly, plus palace were shocking yesterday

          2. Zimo
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Do they turn green too?

      • It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yes but who will play?

    2. james 101
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Thoughts on Buendia after yesterday’s game?

      1. james 101
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        (Stick or hit?)

      2. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Don't buy, don't sell.

      3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Needs at least the next 2 otherwise you're exposing yourself to danger of extreme sellers remorse

        1. james 101
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Thinking that. But he’s about the only one in my team I’m currently questioning. I have a solid starting 11 without him anyway though.

    3. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      100m for winning fouls

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        He's already won the most fouls and it's week 1.

        1. AW127
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          He can win as many fouls as he wants, MCI have still scored 0 goals...

    4. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Moura 😆

    5. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Come on Mahrez

    6. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Question - That Son deflected shot that was on target but was wrongly given as a goal kick, does that count as a shot off target for BPS?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        yep

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          That’s just stupid

    7. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Is that a foul? Looks a good tackle but it’s Grealish so…

    8. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Remember lads, we picked our squads for GW1 for good reason, we should have patience 🙂

      1. Leao ball
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Decent post

    9. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez off for Jesus shortly it seems.

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Sterling

    10. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Jesus coming on

    11. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      If they could just get Pep a £150m striker then he could show his true genius

      I don't know how he's supposed to function with this raggle-taggle band of misfits

      1. Licky
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        His genius is constrained by the pitiful tools at his disposal.

      2. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Spent 100m on a player they don’t need which has made payinf 150m for a player they do need impossible.

      3. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Would be at Artetas level if he didn't have the world's best players playing for him. Can't all be Fergie winning the league with Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia as your wingers and Cleverley in midfield.

    12. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Walker, Stones and Rodri will be straight back into this Man City side next week. Mendy, Ake and Fernandinho will be out.

      1. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Harsh on Dinho

    13. Turmoil
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Might seem stupid now but Havertz to Son for a hit

      1. Turmoil
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Or leave 3 mil in the bank ?

    14. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Lucky Mahrez.

    15. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Unlucky Torres

    16. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      TorresNoMagic

      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        El NoNo

    17. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Kung Fu man coming on for Sterling.

    18. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Never understood why city bother crossing the ball with sterling and Torres in there

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        That wasn't a bad one.

        Pass/crosses across the box work well for them.

    19. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Well, not a soul in my main ML with Son in their team lol, phew.

    20. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Jesus is gonna need some decent crosses.

    21. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez lucky not to be subbed

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        how? they need him on

    22. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Another day, another blank for Raheem Sterlol

    23. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling subbed instead, Jesus on.

    24. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ferran looking ordinary two games in a row.

    25. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Prepare yourself for a masterclass in Pep roulette ahead of Norwich

    26. Ibralicious
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez assist wasted. How is this Ferran lad missing tap ins like that

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Hockey assist?

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Wasn't it Cancelo?

      3. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Think it was Cancelo that crossed it

    27. DannyDrinkVodka
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Everyone gets a century special to the start of the season

      1. james 101
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I’ve been playing ages and I think this is my highest starting score so far

        It’s all downhill from here…!

    28. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Tangaga just removed Sterling from his pocket