Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Sreya

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United – Tottenham Hotspur hosts Manchester United at the Wembley on 31st January, Wednesday in an English Premier League fixture.

Tottenham Hotspur are fifth in the English Premier League standings with forty-five points while Manchester United are second with fifty-three points. Both the teams are undefeated in their last six matches.

While Tottenham drew 1-1 against Southampton in their last game, Manchester United won 1-0 against Burnley in their previous outing.

Team News

Harry Winks is injured while Danny Rose and Toby Alderweireld are sidelined through injuries. Manchester United will be without the injured Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Daley Blind.

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

Manchester United Possible Starting Lineup: David de Gea, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Marcos Rojo, Antonio Valencia, Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba, Ashley Young, Jesse Lingard, Alexis Sanchez, Romelu Lukaku.

“It is so important to win games, to be close and to have the possibility to fight to the end. I don’t think the key to the top four is to win tomorrow or to win Sunday. But yes it is so important to put yourself in a good position in the table and in the end be there.”

– Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham Hotspur.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United H2H Stats, Manchester United have won three and lost two of their previous five matches against Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester United have kept a clean sheet in their last four league games while Tottenham Hotspur are undefeated in their last eleven home games.

Moreover, Tottenham Hotspur are undefeated in their last 5 home matches against Man Utd in all competitions. It should be a closely contested affair with a 1-1 draw being the most probable result.