Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Sreya

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City – Tottenham Hotspur hosts Manchester City at the Wembley on 14th April, Saturday in a crucial English Premier League fixture.

Manchester City have had a rough couple of weeks after getting knocked out of UEFA Champions League courtesy Liverpool and also failing to secure the Premier League title after suffering a defeat at the hands of Manchester United last weekend.

Pep Guardiola’s side are still the league leaders with eighty-four points while Tottenham Hotspur, who won 2-1 over Stoke City in their previous league outing, are fourth in the standings with sixty-seven points.

Team News

Harry Winks, Kyle Walker-Pieters and Danny Rose are sidelined through injuries for the home side. The visitors will be without the suspended Fernandinho and the injured Benjamin Mendy and Sergio Aguero.

Tottenham Hotspur Possible Starting Lineup: Hugo Lloris, Serge Aurier, Davinson Sanchez, Jan Vertonghen, Ben Davies, Eric Dier, Moussa Dembele, Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli, Son Heung-Min, Harry Kane.

Manchester City Possible Starting Lineup: Ederson, Kyle Walker, Vincent CKompan, Nicolas Otamendi, Fabian Delph, Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, Leroy Sane.

“It is not about one result that we are going to show that we are ready or not ready [to challenge for the title].

We have already shown we are ready to compete. We need to be consistent during the whole season and be the best team like Manchester City are doing today. We need to show ourselves that we can compete.”

– Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham Hotspur.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in three wins for Tottenham Hotspur, one win for Manchester City and one draw.

It should be a closely contested affair with a 2-2 draw being the most probable result of the game.