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Spurs v Man City team news: De Bruyne benched again

5 February 2023 998 comments
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The Sunday 4.30pm GMT kick-off sees Tottenham Hotspur host champions Manchester City in north London.

The big Fantasy Premier League (FPL) news is that Kevin De Bruyne starts on the bench again for tactical reasons, having also missed the reverse fixture at the Etihad in Double Gameweek 20.

Aymeric Laporte and Ilkay Gundogan are substitutes, while John Stones is absent from the matchday squad through injury. City are also without Phil Foden again.

“He was there at the hotel. He felt unwell all night – really, really bad.” – Pep Guardiola on Phil Foden

Kyle Walker, Nathan Ake, Bernardo Silva and Julian Alvarez all come into the starting XI.

Spurs, meanwhile, are unchanged from Gameweek 21, with new signing Pedro Porro on the bench.

GAMEWEEK 22 LINE-UPS

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Royal, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic, Kulusevski, Son, Kane

Subs: Porro, Skipp, Sanchez, Richarlison, Danjuma, Sessegnon, Forster, Lenglet, Bissouma

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Ake, Lewis, Rodri, Mahrez, Bernardo, Alvarez, Grealish, Haaland

Subs: Perrone, Dias, Phillips, Gundogan, Laporte, De Bruyne, Ortega, Gomez, Palmer

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  1. FCHaalandaise
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Akanji is my worst signing of the season and it's not even close.

    Abysmal

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  2. mdm
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Get Mahrez for a hit still worth it?

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    1. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      No

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  3. FantasyClub
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone put off using TC on Haaland next GW?
    Might be a blessing in disguise he didn’t score fired up for next…

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    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      It's arguably ideal for TC as he tends to haul after disappointing performances e.g. 13 points in GW17 and 17 in GW21. Can see them demolishing Villa!

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      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I'd agree with this. They've also probably got to go at Arsenal, a draw doesn't help them, so I will be captaining him and would TC if I had it

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        1. FantasyClub
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah I’m throwing it on him

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    2. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Leicester scored four against Villa. Played TC Rashford full well knowing Haaland might score three against Villa, and then get nothing at Arsenal.

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      1. FantasyClub
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Yo benching Haaland wasn’t so bad eh haha

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        1. Sheffield Wednesday
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah you missed Haaland's 2pts and got Toney's 1pt instead. Still that was fun.

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  4. Sheffield Wednesday
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno > KdB still a thing?

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    1. FCHaalandaise
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Keeping Bruno the rest of the season

      Nope

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    2. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Not for KDB maybe Saka or Ødegaard

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    3. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Not sure Bruno is worth holding past Leicester. Yet I think there is much better things you can do with him than KDB

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    4. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I have two Arsenal mids already and was thinking of adding Gabriel or Nketiah.

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  5. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Ramsdale (Ward)
    White Tripper Shaw ( Mee Patte)
    Mahrez Ødegaard Rashford Bruno Mitoma
    Kane Haaland ( Mitro)
    With this team which is better move ?
    A- Patterson > Aké
    B- White & Bruno >
    Aké & Saka for -4
    C- Ramsdale & Bruno >
    Kepa & Saka for -4

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    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      City aren't solid enough at the back for me. A possibly a not bad move but wouldn't do it as part of B. C is tempting if you fancy the risk

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      1. OptimusBlack
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Thxx

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  6. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Think I’m going Saka captain, just broke into 500 k with 81 points, it’s make or break.

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Wake n bake

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    2. Mirror Man
        2 years, 10 months ago

        LL seal of approval locked in!
        Off to the races.
        glglgl

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    3. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Which one for -4?

      A) Bruno to KDB (bench Mitoma)
      B) Patterson to Ake (bench one of Shaw/Tripp)

      Kepa
      Shaw White Tripp (Bueno Pattterson)
      Bruno Rash Saka Mitoma Mahrez
      Kane Haaland Nketiah

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      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Neither

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      2. OptimusBlack
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        This so Close my team see above and I think B is better I wouldn't bench Mitoma so B and bench Shaw

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    4. FantasyClub
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Toney ➡️ Kane -4 ?

      Would mean benching Mitoma though…

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    5. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Im looking forward to Liverpool being given 2 Premier League titles for the 13/14 and 18/19 seasons when they came 2nd to City during the period when City breached financial rules! Lol

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    6. Hypnos
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      reckon KDB will get more DGW than Mahrez in light of yesterday's game?

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      1. Hypnos
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        DGW minutes*

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