Tottenham entertain Manchester City on Saturday in the Premier League fixture of the weekend.
Tottenham scored late on in their last game to edge out West Brom, with Harry Kane scoring an 89th minute winner.
Spurs have made a good start to the season, however their fixture list is about to get difficult, starting with a visit of Manchester City.
Prior to the international break Manchester City drew 1-1 at home to the reigning champions Liverpool, with Gabriel Jesus cancelling out Mohamed Salah’s penalty.
Kevin de Bruyne had a chance to win the game for City, however put his penalty wide.
Premier League form: Tottenham W4 D1 L0; Manchester City W2 D2 L1
Premier League top scorers
Tottenham – Heung Min Son 8 goals
Manchester City – Three players on 2 goals
Match history
Tottenham won the meeting last season 2-0, despite City’s utter domination in the first half.
Steven Bergwijn scored on his debut in the win, with Heung Min Son sealing the win late on.
Last five Premier League meetings
Tottenham 2 Manchester City 0 – 02/02/20
Manchester City 2 Tottenham 2 – 17/08/19
Manchester City 1 Tottenham 0 – 20/04/19
Tottenham 0 Manchester City 1 – 29/10/18
Tottenham 1 Manchester City 3 – 14/04/18
Team news
Serge Aurier will start from right back after Matt Doherty tested positive for Covid-19 during the international break.
Erik Lamela is a doubt, with Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso battling it out for the third midfield spot.
Nathan Ake and Raheem Sterling sustained injuries on international duty and both are doubts.
Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho will miss the trip to the capital.
Expected starting XI’s
Tottenham (4-3-3): Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon; Sissoko, Hjojberg, Ndombele; Bale, Kane, Son
Manchester City (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan; Torres, Jesus, Sterling
Predictions
Result: Manchester City
Manchester City are unbeaten in 11 of their last 12 Premier League matches
Correct Score: 1-2
Tottenham’s last three and Manchester City’s last five Premier League matches have seen under 3.5 goals scored
Anytime Goalscorer: Ferran Torres
Torres scored a superb hat-trick on international duty for Spain and will be looking for his first Premier League goal
