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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. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kane to stay if Spurs win?

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

      They don't need him 😉

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hehe

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Better without him. But the price just went up.

  2. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Only City player I'd want rn is Gundogan tbh. But does he even start with KDB seemingly available too?

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I would avoid Man City until I see injuries which means players are assured of starts.

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Foden injured, Kane not available. Now or never!

      2. james 101
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Agreed. Sadly.

    2. The Invincibles
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Gundogan isn’t the first to go when KDB returns. Mahrez/Torres/Grealish will sit out first. Gundo can play in a variety of positions too.

    3. MOZIL
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Grealish will play his position

  3. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Need that Grealish bap to stick to get exactly 100 😀

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Jinxedddd

      • Jack Burton
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ouch

      • One More Hit
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers mate, I've gone from 90 to 88

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Skip has been really good, calm and composed

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Heard he was incredible for Norwich last year.

    3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Grealish wishing he signed for Spurs?

      1. King Carlos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Should've stayed at Villa

        1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          😀

          It is funny the commentator on SKY almost sounds disappointed in Grealish/City he was so hyped up at the start. Like a big kid he was.

    4. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Son HODL those 3 baps

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        hope he loses all three

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

        HODOR!!

      3. TheTinman
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Of course. As long as no more goals. Still has winning goal points.

    5. Salan
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      How come Grealish and Mendy can have bonus point up to this moment? Ridiculous.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        It's called bonus points.

        1. Salan
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Whatever it called, there is no way these two can get bonus points ahead of Son and Spurs GK and Defenders.

    6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Had Pepe pencilled in to either Mahrez or Gundogan, not so sure now after today’s showing.

    7. thegame983
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Loris winning bps

    8. artvandelay316
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Jota > Bruno and Vardy > A. Armstrong for GW2, for -4?

      Alternatively, Vardy > Lukaku for free?

      I already have DCL and Ings up front and Salah, Greenwood, Mbeumo and Dallas in mid.

      1. RogDog_jimmy
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wouldn’t be getting rid of Vardy coming up against WH.
        There’s goals in that game for sure.

        1. artvandelay316
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          More than from Bruno or Lukaku?

          1. RogDog_jimmy
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Who knows. But doing all that for a hit seems weird to me.
            Leicester have good fixtures. No idea what Chelsea will look like.

    9. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      KDB a notch above everyone else

    10. Boywiththesoupdragontattoo
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Can’t remember many weeks without a single draw.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Well spotted. Not a good week for defenders - barring Leicester and Chelsea.

        1. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          My Liverpool duo want a word

          1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
            • 16 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            haha yeah I forgot liverpool. I only had the one.

        2. Nightcrawler
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Pool

        3. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          pool?

        4. The Invincibles
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          And Liverpool

    11. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mahrez and Barnes to Son and Sarr is very tempting.

      1. Rassi
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        And kneejerky.

        1. Bartowski
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I don't know both seem to be the main outputs for their team, albeit with the Kane caveat but his inclusion helps Son so not as kneejerky as you might think.

      2. Salan
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not bad

    12. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wasn't Nunos Wolves ManCitys nemesis team?

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

        Yep. Pacey counters.

        Need to get lucky and hold out early doors but the longer the game goes...

    13. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      £100m pound YC

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I think be will get more than 1 this year

    14. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Grealish yc

    15. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The Harry Kane team beat City without Kane, unlucky Pep

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

      Grealish moaning at that

      HAHAHAHAHAHA

    17. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Grealish YC

    18. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Grealish realising he will have to do more than make a few good dribbles for 100m

    19. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Grealish in the statistics on his debut

    20. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Grealish comes away with something after all

    21. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      1 point for 100m

      you just LOVE to see it

      1. Egg noodle
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        LOVE it

    22. Lord of Ings
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Is mahrez likely to be benched vs Norwich?

      1. Rassi
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Do you really think people here know?

      2. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wouldn’t surprise me, toss a coin

      3. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I don’t think so.

      4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        He’s returned in 10 of the last 39 gameweeks so it’s entirely possible

      5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Only Pep knows

    23. Salan
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Very nice Grealish got a yellow card.

    24. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ake won’t be playing again

    25. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Riyad Mahrlolz

      Jack Grealolsh

      Ferran Torrelols

      😆

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        You are a creative genius

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Lovely stuff isn’t it 😆

    26. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nuno going to do a number on Pep and without his 'ace' striker 😆

      1. Tinkermania
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Nuno says my "ace" strike has scored a winner

    27. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Gonna be tough trying to put grealish in alongside my trio of Salah, Son and Bruno. Can hopefully fit him in for Raphina with FTs around the international break when Raphina goes to SA with an ings + Digne downgrade. That midfield 4 is too good to resist. Hopefully there's a city exodus and this 1 pointer causes a nice drop in grealishs price 🙂

    28. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      An unfit Stones is better than a fully fit Ake.