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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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New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

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. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Bench boosted an own goal, lovely stuff

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      I did better, I bench boosted a brace of own goals from Esteve 😆

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      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 26 days ago

        This game isn't over yet

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          1 month, 26 days ago

          True haha

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  2. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Guehi fixed City's defence already

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    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      lol this

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  3. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Yes!

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  4. putana
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    solanke kicks the ball as well though

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      Only one person kicked the ball into the net, and it wasn’t Solanke

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      1. Peteex
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 26 days ago

        Is it a forwards goal then if he pushes defender and the ball goes in from defendes head?

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        1. Peteex
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 26 days ago

          Reply fail sry

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  5. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Guehi owner FML

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    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      Benched bowen for this
      Deserved as I panicked last minute

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    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      why have guehi? city have a makeshift defence.

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  6. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Gueho OG confirmed

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  7. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    city's defence is so poor .

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  8. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    NOR has to be the worst pick in the game.

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      Who is that?

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      1. Bobbyg1
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 26 days ago

        O Reilly

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      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 26 days ago

        Nico O'Reilly?

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    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      Shocking, and I still can’t get rid of him yet unless I WC

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      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 26 days ago

        Take a hit!

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        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 26 days ago

          I might yet you know. Double Arsenal defence, Timber Gabriel

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      2. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 26 days ago

        I can't hide him. He always comes on. Needed him this week because Watkins and Saka went missing.

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  9. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Now the CS has been busted, let’s go spurs!

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  10. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    wirtz and ekitike to feast next gw

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      100% 😛

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  11. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Guehi 37.3% ownership
    Glad I benched him

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  12. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Guehi debut goal lol, just keeps scoring

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      He is a threat on set pieces

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      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 26 days ago

        He's like Maguire
        Dangerous in both penalty areas

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  13. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Pep YC

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  14. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    to be fair, that is an offside goal. it's also a foul on guehi.

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  15. xuwei
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    If it’s an own goal it’s a foul.Only way it should count is if it’s not an own goal.

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    1. tuturututu
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      Exactly

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  16. tuturututu
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    It was a clear foul on Guehi

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  17. Under my Cucurella
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Khusanov has looked awful every time I've watched him at City. Not sure what Pep sees in him

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      yeah he's terrible.

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    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      He is fast and prevented Solanke creating a chance at least.

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  18. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    which GK do you think scores the most points between now and end of season, not counting Raya?

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      Pickford

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  19. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    yeah. VAR only showed it once, but looked about 3 yards offside to me on that one viewing.

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    1. putana
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      ait-nouri kept him on

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  20. putana
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    on that replay, solanke clearly kicks the ball. Why is it an OG just because guehi got a touch as well?

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  21. Mighty Duck
    • 1 Year
    1 month, 26 days ago

    It should be Solanke G

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      Specsavers mate

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  22. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Hold on. I just saw Romero off for Sarr at half time. Injury or formation change?

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      Attitude transfer

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      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 26 days ago

        I think Romero wants to get Frank fired. At least his performance looked like that on 1st half.

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        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 26 days ago

          Wow

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    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      yes, sorry - didn't realise. hmm if Romero isn't going to score the equaliser, who on earth is?

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  23. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    this has Romero equaliser written all over this

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    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      He's not on the pitch..

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    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      It definitely doesn’t

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  24. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Haaland has been terrible. Can't see him scoring.

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      he's shattered. been dreadful for 1 month now

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      doesn't he looked tired

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    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      Awful, won’t be captaining for a while now I think. This game makes me more comfortable in that decision. Half tempted get rid of him even.

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 26 days ago

        ekitike has looked phenomenal for a few weeks now. easy captain next week against this trash city defence

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        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 26 days ago

          Yep think I will. Think I’ll go Saka > Wirtz and get JP for DCL too. Semenyo can wait another week at least.

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          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            1 month, 26 days ago

            yeah, my next transfer will either be Enzo or Wirtz

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            1. Fifa las vegas
              • 13 Years
              1 month, 26 days ago

              Ya I could do Saka, Ndiaye, DCL > Wirtz, Enzo, JP

              Which looks great in paper, assuming Pool are actually hitting some form and it’s not a flash in the pan

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    4. Mighty Duck
      • 1 Year
      1 month, 26 days ago

      LIV next who even made Gordon score.

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    5. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      No service, no goals

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  25. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Come on Solanke, wipe out Semenyo BAPS

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    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      pls

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  26. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Guehi owners who complain about it being a O.G.

    Here's the goal in replay.

    https://youtu.be/DksSPZTZES0?si=2G0o9UJTkTOH7Wp3

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    1. xuwei
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      Richest league in the world - terrible at VAR.

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    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      I’m not even and owner and I clicked 😆

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    3. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      Not the music video I expected...

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  27. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    City are as dogshit as Spurs

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      Arsenal can’t lose the league no matter how much they try

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    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      yeah, if only spurs showed up in first half

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  28. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Haaland is so ready to be sold now, never been an enjoyment pick anyway more just essential to not damage rank but that is over now or at least for this season imo.

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      he needs a week off at least

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  29. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    City have the best best through ball on goal striker & they don’t play that in the prem, weird?

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  30. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 26 days ago

    Can City please put an attack or two together already. Being dominated by Spurs here.

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 26 days ago

      by a trash spurs team btw. Arsenal's league to lose

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