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Man Utd v Spurs: Hosts unchanged + van de Ven starts

7 February 2026 503 comments
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Gameweek 25 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues with Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur.

Kick-off is at 12.30pm GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Michael Carrick opts for an unchanged line-up as United seek a fourth league win on the bounce under his stewarship.

It means that Benjamin Sesko again has to settle for a place on the bench, despite grabbing the winner against Fulham last weekend.

Thomas Frank makes three changes to his Spurs side.

Micky van de Ven is back from injury, so Radu Dragusin drops to the bench. The Dutchman and Cristian Romero, who had been suffering from illness, were both passed fit by Thomas Frank yesterday.

Wilson Odobert and Pape Matar Sarr are also recalled after impressing off the bench against Manchester City. Yves Bissouma and Randal Kolo Muani make way.

Despite Frank saying that Djed Spence had a “good chance” of featuring, he misses out.

LINE-UPS

Manchester United XI: Lammens, Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Mainoo, Amad, Bruno Fernandes, Cunha, Mbeumo.

Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Zirkzee, Malacia, Yoro, Ugarte, Heaven, Sesko, T Fletcher.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, João Palhinha, Romero, Van de Ven, Gray, Gallagher, Sarr, Udogie, Odobert, Simons, Solanke.

Subs: Kinsky, Dragusin, Bissouma, Tel, Kolo Muani, Souza, Olusesi, Byfield, Williams-Barnett.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

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:

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  1. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    20 days, 20 hours ago

    My FPL team has an icon that says my man city and crystal palace players don't have a fixture in 31.

    The scout members fixture ticker says man city and palace have a fixture in 31.

    Who is right?

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      20 days, 20 hours ago

      The guys who run the game.

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        20 days, 20 hours ago

        So you're saying that Scout just haven't got round to updating things?

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    2. Punned It
        20 days, 20 hours ago

        Neither of them, we simply cannot know. Matters completely out of your control could force either. It's Schrödinger's gameweek.

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        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          20 days, 20 hours ago

          Official FPL seem quite certain. The status update clearly says, "This player currently has no Premier League fixture in Gameweek 31."

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        2. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          20 days, 20 hours ago

          Surely the official game wouldnt put it in unless its confirmed.

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          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            20 days, 20 hours ago

            Confusion reigns! 🙁

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          2. Punned It
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              What if a deranged group of terrorists from Manchester demand it is held after all, holding several hostages?

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              1. Brosstan
                • 11 Years
                20 days, 20 hours ago

                Would be season ending for me

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                1. Punned It
                    20 days, 20 hours ago

                    Everything is season ending for you, therefore nothing is season ending for you. QED.

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                    1. Brosstan
                      • 11 Years
                      20 days, 20 hours ago

                      If your season ends but no one is there to hear you complain about it, is it really over?

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            • Cold Palms
              • 1 Year
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              The overall number of minds is just one. In truth, there is only one mind."

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              1. Punned It
                  20 days, 20 hours ago

                  Unless also your own mind is a liar, so you are forever caught guessing between one and zero. Or perhaps inner dialogue implies a twoness? And yet..

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            • RedLightning
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 15 Years
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              MCI v CRY will have to be rearranged from its original date, but could possibly still be in GW31 if neither team is still in the FA Cup or if neither is still in Europe.

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          3. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            20 days, 20 hours ago

            Hats off to Neale. This looks like 22 out of 22. I'm sure premier league teams have experienced people on the payroll to predict opposition line ups, but I doubt they will be as good as The Maestro.

            https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2026/02/06/man-united-v-tottenham-predicted-line-ups-fpl-team-news

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          4. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            20 days, 20 hours ago

            A blank and another early Mbeumo sub would be lovely today.

            Spurs's away form is better than people think; hopefully Carrick doesn't like what he sees and rings the changes early on in the second half.

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            1. Dubem_FC
              • 10 Years
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              I completely agree.

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          5. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            20 days, 20 hours ago

            Big slabhead headed goal incoming. I can feel it.

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            1. keefy59
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              Yes but who for ?

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          6. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
            • 9 Years
            20 days, 20 hours ago

            Huge game for me with Mbeumo captain. Can go really bad.

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            1. FPL Virgin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              Sesko is itching to get on after winning the Fulham game for United last weekend.

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            2. Brosstan
              • 11 Years
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              Or really good! If you manifest a hatty it will happen

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          7. Halftime
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            20 days, 20 hours ago

            Brought in Summerville for Palmer. A move that would have sounded crazy a few months ago but he's in great form.
            He was an option when he was at Leeds too.

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            1. g40steve
              • 7 Years
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              Seen Chelsea fixtures 😉

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              1. Halftime
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                20 days, 20 hours ago

                Already have Chalobah and J Pedro, that's enough Chelsea for me.

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          8. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            20 days, 20 hours ago

            Couldn’t care less about FPL in this game even with captain playing. Really just hoping Utd can finally beat this Spurs team!

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            1. JBG
              • 7 Years
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              Would be sad if this MU, that is inform, can't beat the worst Spurs side in a long while

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              1. FPL Blow-In
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                20 days, 20 hours ago

                The same spurs side that still got a draw with City last weekend

                Utd haven’t beaten them in any competition since 2022

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                1. JBG
                  • 7 Years
                  20 days, 20 hours ago

                  True tbf

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                  1. FPL Blow-In
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    20 days, 20 hours ago

                    Utd looking good so far to begin but have done at numerous times this season without making it count (until recently).

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          9. CoracAld2831
            • 5 Years
            20 days, 20 hours ago

            Hopefully a captain success instead fail this time.

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          10. Amartey Partey
            • 6 Years
            20 days, 20 hours ago

            Wow. Almost a Bruno assists Mbeumo goal in 40 seconds.

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            1. el polako
              • 8 Years
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              My FPL season is sponsored by „almost”.

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          11. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            20 days, 20 hours ago

            Cunha is central with Mbuemo wide

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          12. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            20 days, 20 hours ago

            Amad looks like he is limping.

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            1. el polako
              • 8 Years
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              Properly or attention seeking „Saka style”?

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              1. FPL Blow-In
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                20 days, 20 hours ago

                No looks ok again

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            2. Amartey Partey
              • 6 Years
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              He’s fine

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          13. Amartey Partey
            • 6 Years
            20 days, 20 hours ago

            Has anyone not captained Bruno?

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            1. el polako
              • 8 Years
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              Seen few Gabriel’s and Joao Pedro’s.

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            2. Halftime
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              Pedro for me

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            3. F4L
              • 11 Years
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              yea, kinda hoping bruno just gets 5 or something

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            4. Herger
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              Havertz

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            5. Ady87
              • 12 Years
              20 days, 19 hours ago

              Palmer differential for me this week against Wolves

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          14. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            20 days, 20 hours ago

            Do something Bruno and Cunha!

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          15. g40steve
            • 7 Years
            20 days, 20 hours ago

            Cas banger saved

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            1. el polako
              • 8 Years
              20 days, 20 hours ago

              Too close to the middle.

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          16. Ady87
            • 12 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            Spurs have been our bogey team for years. Didn’t beat them in 4 attempts last season - 5 losses and 3 draws since we last beat them.

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            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              20 days, 19 hours ago

              October 22 when we last got one over on them

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            2. panda07
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              20 days, 19 hours ago

              They're a bogey team for City too. They love playing the Manchester teams.

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          17. g40steve
            • 7 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            LiveFPL have some interesting averts 😳

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            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              20 days, 19 hours ago

              Pretty sure it’s based on your browser history. Take some time off cornhub

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          18. gooberman
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            I thought Mbuemo was meant to be playing as the striker? Not once seen him in a central position. Looks like he's playing left wing.

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            1. Amartey Partey
              • 6 Years
              20 days, 19 hours ago

              Yeah. Looks like he’s playing left but coming in centrally at times. Cunha middle.

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          19. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            Wow, thought that was curling in 😯

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            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              20 days, 19 hours ago

              Close effort

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          20. F4L
            • 11 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            in those central areas, i do think cunha is stealing bruno's thunder just a little bit

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          21. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            Cunha close with a banger

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          22. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            Cunha would’ve got a pen if that had been just inside the box.

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          23. tiger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            Lol Romero with yet another red card

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          24. Il Capitano
            • 5 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            Romero RC

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          25. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            Romero is a lunatic

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          26. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            Romero RC

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          27. Mr. O'Connell
            • 13 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            Fair play Bruno cappers. You knew.

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            1. Gudjohnsen
              • 9 Years
              20 days, 19 hours ago

              still hasn't done anything

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          28. gooberman
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            Romero is an absolute piece of s##t. Shouldn't be allowed to play football. Brainless maniac.

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          29. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            Romero Red

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          30. g40steve
            • 7 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            Water is wet

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            1. g40steve
              • 7 Years
              20 days, 19 hours ago

              Misses 4 games

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          31. Feanor
            • 16 Years
            20 days, 19 hours ago

            United can run riot now.

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            1. Herger
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              20 days, 19 hours ago

              Remember when it was 0-0 at Old Trafford and Everton went down to 10 men. Remember how Man Utd ran riot.

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