Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Sreya

Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur – Manchester City hosts Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad on 21st January, Saturday in a crucial English Premier League fixture.

Manchester City are fifth in the English Premier League standings with forty two points and have won only one of their last three fixtures in the league, losing the other two. Tottenham Hotspur, on the other hand, are on a roll with six consecutive wins, which also included a 2-0 victory over league leaders Chelsea.

Manchester City lost 4-0 to Everton in their last outing while Tottenham won 4-0 against West Bromwich Albion.

Team News

Ilkay Gundogan is injured while Fernandinho is suspended. Vincent Kompany is yet to regain match fitness while Fernando will face a late fitness test.

Tottenham Hotspur will be without the injured Jan Vertonghen. Erik Lamela has been listed as a doubt.

Manchester City Possible Starting Lineup: Claudio Bravo, Bacary Sagna, Nicolas Otamendi, John Stones, Aleksandar Kolarov, Yaya Toure, Pablo Zabaleta, Kevin de Bruyne, David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero.

Tottenham Hotspur Possible Starting Lineup: Hugo Lloris, Eric Dier, Toby Alderweireld, Ben Davies, Kyle Walker, Victor Wanyama, Moussa Dembele, Danny Rose, Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen, Harry Kane.

“It’s Mauricio’s third season there, so they play how he wants. Strong physically, good build-up, quality between the lines. They have great full-backs with [Danny] Rose and [Kyle] Walker. It’s a real good team – they play attractive football.”

– Pep Guardiola, Manchester City.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur H2H Stats, Tottenham Hotspur have won three and lost two of their last five matches against Manchester City. In fact, Tottenham have won the most three recent meetings by a combined scoreline of 8-1.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in eight of Manchester City’s last ten games in the Premier League. Tottenham Hotspur are likely to win 2-1 tonight.