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Spurs v Man City team news: Foden benched, no van de Ven

1 February 2026 491 comments
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Tottenham Hotspur take on Manchester City in the penultimate match of Gameweek 24.

Kick-off in north London is at 16:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Pep Guardiola makes three changes from the team that beat Galatasaray in midweek.

Marc Guehi, Rodri and Antoine Semenyo come into the starting XI.

Nathan Ake and Omar Marmoush drop to the bench, while Jeremy Doku misses out due to injury.

Phil Foden is named among the substitutes.

Thomas Frank makes four alterations: Radu Dragusin, Yves Bissouma, Conor Gallagher and Dominic Solanke in for Kevin Danso, Djed Spence, Pape Matar Sarr and Wilson Odobert.

Micky van de Ven, Danso and Spence are injured.

LINE-UPS

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Palhinha, Romero, Dragusin, Gray, Bissouma, Gallagher, Udogie, Simons, Kolo Muani, Solanke

Subs: Kinsky, Tel, Odobert, Sarr, Souza, Olusesi, Kyerematen, Byfield, Roswell

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, O’Reilly, Semenyo, Bernardo, Cherki, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Reijnders, Ake, Marmoush, Nico, Foden, McAidoo, Alleyne, Lewis

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Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

Spurs v Man City team news: Foden benched, no van de Ven
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  1. F4L
    • 11 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    solanke looks fit enough to start next gw

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  2. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    Ekitike captain vs this City side having to attack at Anfield could be a good call next GW

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    1. MJF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      Decent shout.

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    2. Fintroy
      • 5 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      Your having a laugh - they won't attack - the normal 'death by 1,000 passes' will apply. Bye Bye title, you boring sh*ts !""""

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  3. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    Fedolefan and Las Vegas will appreciate the completion of my transfer of O’Reilly > Chalobah 😉

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  4. borat
    • 9 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    Citeh bottling against spuds

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  5. F4L
    • 11 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    did haaland have a shot after that failed lob?

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  6. Big Mike
    • 3 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    Do we know how long Saka will be out for?

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  7. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    How the f did that not count as Guehi OG??

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    1. Bigbars
      • 15 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      shhh.. ive got Guehi

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    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      Maybe it will be changed to an own goal on FPL

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  8. MJF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    Pep to Semenyo as they were coming off: "You'll spend the rest of your career here starting on the bench and then get sold to Everton in 2030 OK?"

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    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      Swear he spent the last 20 mins playing against them

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  9. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 5 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    74 with Alderete to play. gameweek from hell

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      Show off!

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    2. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      No one likes a humble brag

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    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      Nicely done! 67 all out here. First good week in weeks.

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  10. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    So Bruno is the new perma captain then?

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      I might go Joao Pedro (wol) or Ekitike (MCI) next GW

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      🙂 no more perma cap

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        15 days, 14 hours ago

        *bruno's points today were nice but i think cunha kinda stole bruno's thunder abit, kept coming inside and taking up areas bruno would probably want to run into further forward

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    3. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      If Saka misses midweek but is fit for weekend, he’s a differential shout

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  11. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    Need Alderete to save my season.

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    1. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      Yours as well, no way! That may be too much for the guy.

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  12. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    Haaland had one shot vs Spurs, according to Google

    Had 2 vs Gala and Bodo, 0 vs Man U and off the bench vs Wolves

    Note: I haven't verified this anywhere else

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      people joke about doku but i think hes such a big miss. to me it isnt a surprise when city went on their best goal scoring run (i think it was like 25 goals in 8 matches or something), doku was just creating chance after chance

      of course cherki can do that role as well

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  13. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    Would you upgrade Potts to 7.5mid, and eventually bench HWilson, or move HWilson to 8.8mid?

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    1. TallestJohn
      • 8 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      Probably Potts. Mbeumo and Semenyo are the only ones I'd really want in the latter category, not as interested in Wirtz.

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      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        15 days, 14 hours ago

        Semenyo not better than Rice or other sub 7.5?

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        1. TallestJohn
          • 8 Years
          15 days, 14 hours ago

          Probably but I like Rice too, especially if Arsenal double. I own Rice, Semenyo and Wilson and don't want to sell any, even while I don't own any Man Utd mids.

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  14. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    Livefpl has my boy Bowen on an 8 pointer. We take them points in this useless week.

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  15. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    Roll FT and hope Saka is back?

    Verbruggen
    Gabriel Timber Andersen
    Saka* Bruno Mbuemo Enzo
    Haaland Thiago Kroupi

    Areola Keane VDB Lefee
    (2FTs & 1.2itb)

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    1. waltzingmatildas
      • 15 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      Looks good

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  16. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    Courtesy of BBC Football

    “This is the first time since December 2007 that Manchester City have failed to have a shot on target in three consecutive second halves in the Premier League.”

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  17. waltzingmatildas
    • 15 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    Best option
    A) Semenyo
    B) Mbeumo
    C) Sarr
    D) Ndiaye

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      A

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  18. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    A. Guiu > Pedro and play 3-4-3 with Haaland, Ekitike, Pedro

    B. Wilson to Semenyo and play 3-5-2

    C. Go without Pedro and Semenyo, and build up defence (currently Gabriel, Keane, O'Reilly, Estève)

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      So it's Pedro vs Semenyo vs Wilson and a better defence?
      See how Tuesday goes.

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  19. Vasshin
    • 7 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    From Auto captain Robot every week, i am thinking of even benching him next week. Who should i bench:

    Robot(liv A)
    Semenyo (liv A)
    Thiago (new A)
    bowen (bur)
    Enzo(wol)
    Bruno (tot h)
    rogers (bou)
    Rice (sun)

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      Thiago

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  20. Better luck next year
    • 6 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    Do Saka to Bruno (C) without wait?

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      May as well wait til Friday pressers, don't think team value is an issue this season

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  21. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    15 days, 14 hours ago

    Bus team captain for next GW:

    A) Ekitike (MCI)
    B) BrunoF (TOT)
    C) JPedro (wol)

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    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      B for now

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    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      B

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    3. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      A, easy.

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    4. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      city's defence is absolutely trash. Liverpool are going to batter city next week.

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  22. Punned It
      15 days, 14 hours ago

      Pondering Rogers > Semenyo for a hit. Foolish?

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        15 days, 14 hours ago

        you need both.

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      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        15 days, 14 hours ago

        I really like Rogers upcoming fixtures.

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      3. Punned It
          15 days, 14 hours ago

          Although he keeps blanking. He should have had like five goals. Is his finishing off? Don't quite fancy Wilson out, keeping Fruno and Rice, and just got Mbuemo... Maybe I'll trying to go without Semenyo, then.

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      4. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        15 days, 14 hours ago

        Other than Bruno G > Semenyo/Wirtz what else would you change in my squad?

        Raya Dubravka

        Timber Gabriel Chalobah Guehi Andersen

        Bruno Rogers Enzo Anderson Bruno G

        Thiago Haaland DCL

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        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          15 days, 14 hours ago

          1.2 ITB

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        2. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          15 days, 13 hours ago

          DCL to Joao Pedro

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      5. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        15 days, 14 hours ago

        What to do here ? Suggestions please.

        Sanchez
        Gabriel Chalobah Guehi
        Rice Enzo Bruno F Semenyo Rogers
        Haaland Ekitike

        Dubravka Thiago Alderete Reinildo

        0.5itb

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