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Kane missing for Spurs as Guardiola starts Grealish and Mahrez

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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3,383 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Podge
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    10+ please mr Mahrez

  2. Andy1
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Come on gundo

  3. Joey Tribbiani
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hyped!

  4. R.C.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    It's way better to follow the herd than go slightly differential

    Template always wins

    1. Kellz86
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Finishing on 99 if Antonio keeps full bps, template for the win!

    2. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It doesn't but falling behind it early on can be disastrous.

    3. diesel001
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Agree. Posted the 'template' team multiple times on Friday before the deadline. It was this:

      Martinez - (Foster)
      TAA - Shaw - Digne - Tsimikas - (White)
      Salah(c) - Fernandes - Grealish - (Bissouma) - (Gilmour)
      Ings - Antonio - Toney

      92 pts with Grealish in play.

      1. Hansel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        No way template was/is 4-3-3 mate

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Check ownership percentages

        2. diesel001
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Go on to the FPL website. Sort by most selected players.

          The team I have posted has:

          - The 2 most selected GKs
          - 9 of the 10 most selected outfield players (the one change is Digne in for Dias as getting Dias was unaffordable)

      2. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lol not template at all

        1. diesel001
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Tell me what is the template then?

          Because at the time of posting on Friday I had picked:

          2 most selected GKs
          9 of the 10 most selected outfield players
          3 of the most selected cheapies (Bissouma, Gilmour, Tsimikas)

          The only change from the 10 most selected outfield players is Digne in for Dias as Dias would have made it unaffordable.

          If ownership doesn't make something template then I don't know what does.

    4. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It’s a template for a reason.

  5. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Tanganga nailed on? 4.5m...

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Might as well get Dier. He's more nailed and also 4.5m.

      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He's not

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yes he is... Spurs defense is underpriced imo.

    2. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Given Nuno's record at wolves, nobody is nailed on yet.

    3. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Surely won’t play against smaller clubs. No attacking sense.

  6. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    let's go Mahrezzzzzzz

  7. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Streetwise Grealish at it already.

  8. Shark Team
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Now there are live updates on leagues' tables right?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not fully, no bonus etc.

  9. Piggs Boson
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Liking Gundog's positioning so far.

    Grealish and Gundog playing as advanced 8s, Sterling and Mahrez wide holding the width, fullbacks inside. Pep is committed to this now.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A bit of rotation and fluidity but this seems to be the base idea.

  10. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    2 mins 30 for Grealish winning first free kick
    who had that?

  11. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What’s a ‘good’ score this week?

    1. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      at least 100 without chips I think

      1. SAUCY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        At least, what the hell.

        85+ a good score

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      69

      1. Zimo
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        My man

      2. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yes sir. I like your style.

    3. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      90+ pre City & Son.

    4. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I got 94 but apparently not good

    5. borat
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Anything over 150

    6. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      93

  12. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How’s that not a yellow card for Skipp??

  13. borat
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Dele needs to cut his hair to see the Ball properly

  14. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    There have been many hairstyle trends in human history that have been imitated by thousands of people. I hope this is not the case with Jack Grealish's hairstyle.

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      CR7’s two dead scallions hanging from his forehead in the early Utd days will never be beaten

    2. borat
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What about dele's hairstyle today

    3. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Shame the R9 look didn't take off...

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        That was the hairstyle equivalent of a lobotomy 😆

  15. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Early goal and floodgates will be wide open.

  16. ace3.1415
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone know what is wrong with talksport live commentary?

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      How do you mean, 'wrong'? Seems okay, from a technical sense.

  17. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Soon we all gonna have at least 2 city players

  18. Zilla
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Citeh dominating

  19. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cmon Son

  20. Bartowski
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Question is who drops out of this Man City team once De Bruyne is back?

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      torres, gundo false 9

      1. Bartowski
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        What are you basing that on?

        1. TheBiffas
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          nothing. thats just my guess. its pep, youll never really know

          1. Jam0sh
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Gündogan owner perhaps?

            1. TheBiffas
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              nope. mahrez owner.

    2. Andy_Social
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Unclear, but Gundogan will drop back. He's on free kicks, corners get forward here. That won't last.

    3. Licky
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe KDB in for Grealish, and then more rotation up front?

      1. Bartowski
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I would have thought their record signing would have been bought for more than just rotating on the wings,

  21. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Was Son looking for Kane there?

  22. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    No contact game.

  23. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Tanganga working hard for an early YC

  24. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    wtf is that hairstyle

  25. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    skipp is having a blinder here

  26. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    i just notice KDB is on the bench..

  27. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This heat map is going to be very interesting for City. So much overlapping. I don't even know where Grealish is even playing.

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Gundo taking one free kick and a corner already feels new to me

      1. Andy_Social
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Kev back next game though

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Left side advanced 8

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        That's on paper. In the game he's switching positions with Sterling constantly. He's more of a winger out of possession because I think they prefer Sterling defensively and deeper when on the ball.

      2. Steinburg FC
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Pep found his Silva replacement

      3. Piggs Boson
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        This. But will roam out wide if Sterling comes inside.

    3. Dr. Rog
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      looks like a free role to me

  28. mcginnntonic
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    alli looking decent? I’m not watching game but he’s on my watch list

    1. Steinburg FC
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      like an English Zidan

      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Current age?

    2. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      spurs not really had the ball

      1. Old Man
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        They're bound to score first then ...

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Like a Norwegian Josh King

    4. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Skipp looks likely for a pen or 2

    5. diesel001
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Grealish going to be the new David Silva for City?

      1. TheBiffas
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        de bruyne is

      2. Pep's Money Laundry
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        The new Foden