Tottenham vs Man City Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | EFL Cup, October 30, 2024

Tottenham vs Man City Preview

• Tournament: EFL Cup
• Date: Wednesday, Oct 30
• Kick-off Time: 08:15 pm GMT
• Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, England

The Cityzens will travel to Tottenham for their round-of-16 clash of the 2024/25 EFL Cup at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The North London giants will be looking to get their form back on track following their 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace over the weekend.

Hosts Tottenham are one of the top squads in the Premier League who are hoping to recover from their disappointing loss to the Eagles this weekend. Captain Heung-min Son is out of contention with his injury and a win against the league champions would relieve some of the pressure mounted on Ange Postecoglou at the start of the season.

Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola’s men have maintained their unbeaten run across all competitions and are sitting third in the 36-team UCL table after bagging seven points from the first three fixtures. Man City are currently sitting leading the Premier League standings with 23 points and are coming off a comfortable 1-0 win over Southampton.

Tottenham Team News

Tottenham would be without the services of Djed Spence and captain Son Heung-min. Tottenham starlet Lucas Bergvall also sustained a calf injury during the international break and remains out of this tie. James Maddison and Destiny Udogie are expected to keep their spot in the starting lineup.

Spurs boss Agne Postecoglou revealed the reason for Son’s absence stating, “Son is almost fit but probably from our perspective we’ll aim for the weekend. We’re quite confident he’ll be right for the weekend” in the pre-match conference.

And, he also hinted that Richarlison could start in place of Son on the left, “I think Richy has obviously played a lot of his football on the left and he’s definitely an option there for us and an option through the middle as well.”

Man City Team News

As for Man City, they would not be without first-team players Rodri (ACL), Oscar Bobb (leg fracture), Kevin De Bruyne (groin) and Kyle Walker (knee). The likes of Jack Grealish (knock) and Jeremy Doku (muscle) have joined City’s growling list of injuries. Stefan Ortega is expected to start in between the sticks in this cup tie.

Pep Guardiola hoped his side do well on pitch and pick up no fresh injuries ahead of the upcoming International breaks in November, and recalled their elimination from the competition last year in the Pre media talk. Pep told, “[We have] a few players. We are going to try and do a good game to try to go through.

“Always it happens. Last season we were out against Newcastle but played really well. Perform well, this is what I want, no injuries please and go to the last week before the international break in November.”, he added.

Tottenham vs Man City Predicted Lineups

Tottenham predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Vicario

Defenders: Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie

Midfielders: Kulusevski, Bissouma, Maddison

Forwards: Johnson, Solanke, Odobert

Man City predicted lineup (3-2-4-1):

Goalkeeper: Ortega

Defenders: Stones, Dias, Gvardiol

Midfielders: Lewis, Kovacic; Savinho, Bernardo, Foden, Nunes

Forwards: Haaland

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Head-to-Head Record

The two sides have faced off only 171 times in the past, with Tottenham winning 66 of those games. Man City have won 68 ties between both sides, whereas the remaining 37 games ended in a draw.

Last five match results:

Key Players to Watch in Tottenham vs Man City

Dominic Solanke (Tottenham)

Summer signing Dominic Solanke received his first international call-up in seven years in Lee Carsley’s England squad for this month’s Nations League fixtures. He has scored three goals in his last three appearances for Tottenham and is backed to hit the ground running with the North London giants.

Erling Haaland (Man City)

The Norwegian striker ended his three-game drought in the weekend fixture against Southampton in just under five minutes. Haaland has continued his robust form across all competitions scoring 14 goals in just 13 appearances.

Tottenham vs Man City Prediction

There were plenty of optimism among the Spurs’ supporters when the club spent lavishly over the summer but have witnessed a lack of consistency in performances in recent games. Tottenham are currently on a disappointing run of form and have lost two of their last three Premier League games. They are coming off a 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace in their last game and have lost their last two matches against Manchester City without finding the back of the net.

As for Man City, they will be aiming to build on their 1-0 win over Southampton after a majestic unbeaten return to the 2024/25 campaign. Pep’s side who are currently sitting first in the league standings are enjoying their longest-ever unbeaten Premier League run and bookmakers are favouring the visiting side to secure a win.

Predicted Score: Tottenham 1-2 Man City

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