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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. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    85 all out with no Bruno. I’ll take it.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Done good.

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Salah (c), Son, Antonio, Ings and double Liverpool defence came good for me.

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

          As above but with Pereira and Wilson - beat all the Bruno owners in my ML 🙂

  2. Superflymonk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Phew! Well done Nuno! Son haul & 7 lovely points incoming for Willock no show as icing on the cake. Best start to a season in all my fpl career 114 all out. Juuhhuuuu!

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

    City blanks. City blanks everywhere.

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Perfect, so now their transfers in will be minimal before their next match

  4. Thomas Magnum
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Boxing Day 1963 type week lol

  5. Dr. Rog
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Are you watching, are you watching, are you watching Harry Kane

    1. 3 A
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      +1

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

      Yes, I am

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

      Shame he's going to probably end up coming in and disrupting that energy.

  6. Ibralicious
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    So this result finalized marks an entire GW comprised of wins & losses, not a single drawn game. Wonder if that's ever happened in an opening GW before?

    1. SINGH
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Loads of times

  7. Steinburg FC
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    what a shift from the boys!

    1. Galza
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      They’ll certainly feel it in the morning. Great display!!

  8. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What a mad start to the season. Love it.

  9. Pacer.
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Link to mods and cons anyone pls?

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

        Thanking you

  10. No Salah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Feeling a great satisfaction to see Spurs win vs city.

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

    92 points for my BruNO team. I consider that a win.

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

      same BruNO score here, respect

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

    Ha Son is claiming this team. Good on him!

  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Imagine signing Grealish for £100mil instead of going all out for Haaland. Top kek

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

    ETA on Gundo's return date?

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

      Lol

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      next weekend 🙂

    1. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You didn't predict Ederson

  15. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I own Greenwood and Son. Thoughts on?

    Mahrez>Pogba?

    I have no Fernandes but think a Man Utd double up with Son is easier for my team at the moment

    Mahrez has Norwich next but with Pep roulette who knows? Maybe give Mahrez one more week? Thought Sterling looked the worst out of City's attackers

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

      Stick. Its one week.

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Selling Mahrez before Norwich is madness. Use your head and stop knocking after one week

      1. Lallana_
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I'm worried Mahrez won't start...but think Sterling will get dropped if anyone?

        Think City's best attack is Grealish Sterling Mahrez

        with De Bruyne back in midfield

    3. Dreaming of glory
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Easy downgrade so u can wait a week or 2

      1. Lallana_
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Very true. Don't need to worry about price changes.

        And could get Raphinha for Mahrez too. Just worried not owning Bruno or Pogba after that performance.

  16. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    107 all out - feeling good but should I be worried for no CIty as they are facing Norwich next GW?

    Sanchez
    Ayling TAA Shaw Amartey Obam
    Salah(C) Bruno Greenwood Jota Bissoma
    Antonio Ings Toney

    save or Jota to City mid?

    1. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes you should be worried but equally you could get somebody in and they get 10 minutes from the bench. City's midfield is a nightmare for rotation bar maybe KDB once he's fit.

      1. OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        The fear is because now City will come hard on Norwich

    2. Athletico Underachieving
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It’s one rotation risk for another really, toss a coin. Although I’d say don’t do anything yet, reassess on Friday

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

    99 or 100 points depending on bonus points.

    Considering how it started with no Bruno, That’s gone well.

    1. Dreaming of glory
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Unreal no bruno

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

        Fairly happy with Greenwood and Son instead of Bruno and 4.5m

        1. Dreaming of glory
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I had them 2 but captained greenwood over salah as a week 1 gamble. Still banked mid 80 tho so not too bad, Wilson, Antonio & son helped bridge the gap today

  18. Salah(c)
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bruno to (K)DB for norwich?

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

      Why does anyone think Norwich is bad? They played well yesterday.

  19. Rochdale_Cowboy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pep is a massive fraud. With the same squad David moyes would win the league, all the cups the champions league, Leyland daf trophy World Cup, and Eurovision song contest. #baldfraud

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

      He's perfected the 1-0 loss - champions league final, community shield, opening day of the premier .....

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

    The Spurs sub looks a bit FAT 🙂

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

    45 all out. Hoping for 55 next week so I can get to 100 like everyone else.

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

      Wow Deulo that sucks mate. Chin up and chase

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

        Haha thanks dude. Gotta love the chase!

  22. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Happy for Nuno here

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

    It really is Uniteds to lose now.

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

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

      Very kneejerk.

      Last year it was a Spurs and Everton title race at this time.

    3. mezza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      They will finish 4th

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

      Chelsea

    5. Coolbean
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I don’t think even Ole considers them title contenders

  24. Dreaming of glory
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    85 no bruno ill take

    Thoughts on this tho? Watford strikers could be great enablers!
    Mahrez > bruno
    Toney > Dennis

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

      No mate, settle down - those moves are so risky

      1. Dreaming of glory
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ha cheers. Was on edge over mahrez with pep roulette. Bruno hat trick was hard to take yday as I had seen the dip end of last season & euros and thought I'd gamble he was sluggish coming back

    2. Lallana_
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Toney and Mahrez good games ahead. maybe wait a week

  25. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Plumped for Manè along with Salah and Bruno at the expense of Son and Antonio. Frustrating

    1. Rochdale_Cowboy
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Bad decision to start with 2 premiums from the same club.

  26. Thomas Magnum
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Scrolling through Instagram and seen an ad appear for new Leeds shirt with Jack Harrison modeling it. Is that a sign I shouldn’t sell him this week?

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No, captain him

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

    the Son never sets at the Hotspur stadium

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

      Such a likeable guy.

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

    Get rid of Mahrez now or give him the Norwich game?

    1. EgyptianKing
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Great question….

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

      how was he today? I didn't watch the game. and who was city's best player?

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

        Most of the play was on the left side, Mahrez was mostly standing alone wide on the right side. Missed a sitter.

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      How’s your nerve?

    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Will he get Norwich game though?

  29. EgyptianKing
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Already some knee-jering:

    Mahrez to Son??

    lol