Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City: Preview, Prediction and Match Details

Manchester City will travel to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to play Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. Both sides will meet in this EFL Cup fixture. Manchester City hopes to continue its recent streak of back-to-back wins. Tottenham Hotspur has also been decent with its form and comfortably sits in the middle of the Premier League standings.

Match Details

Match: Manchester City @ Tottenham Hotspur

Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Date & Time: Oct 30, 2024 at 8.15 pm UK

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City: Preview

After back-to-back wins against West Ham United and AZ Alkmaar, Tottenham’s old inconsistencies resurfaced over the weekend as they suffered a setback against Crystal Palace, who secured their first victory. Spurs’ lackluster display at Selhurst Park was compounded by a crucial mistake in their build-up play, gifting Jean-Philippe Mateta the opportunity to score his third league goal and clinch the win for Palace.

Tottenham’s EFL Cup journey almost ended prematurely in the third round, where they narrowly escaped an upset against Coventry City, thanks to last-minute goals from Djed Spence and Brennan Johnson. Meanwhile, Manchester City has enjoyed a perfect October, securing five consecutive wins across the Premier League and Champions League. In their latest outing, Erling Haaland found the net for the 11th time this season in a narrow win over struggling Southampton at the Etihad.

With two consecutive clean-sheet victories at home, City now faces a grueling schedule of four away matches in just 11 days leading up to the international break. Having dominated the EFL Cup in the late 2010s and early 2020s, the current holders have experienced early exits in recent years, bowing out in the quarter-finals or earlier in two of the last three seasons.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City: Team News

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham are likely to be without Son Heung-min, who missed last week’s matches against AZ Alkmaar and Crystal Palace due to a thigh injury. In his absence, 17-year-old academy graduate Mikey Moore made his full Premier League debut at Selhurst Park and could be in line for another start on Wednesday.

Manchester City

Ahead of Wednesday’s clash, Man City Manager Pep Guardiola views the game as the least critical in a series of upcoming away fixtures, indicating plans for heavy squad rotation. City’s first-team options remain limited, with Kevin De Bruyne (groin) and Kyle Walker (thigh) still out with no confirmed return dates. Additionally, the Citizens are dealing with long-term injuries, as Oscar Bobb is sidelined until the New Year, and Rodri is out for the season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury.

Possible Starting XI

Tottenham Hotspur’s possible starting lineup:
Forster; Gray, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur, Maddison; Werner, Johnson, Richarlison

Manchester City’s possible starting lineup:
Ortega; Lewis, Stones, Braithwaite, Ake; O’Reilly; Savio, McAtee, Gundogan, Nunes; Foden

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City: Prediction

The match will be a great watch as both teams are stacked with high-quality players. Those three points are very important; both teams will do their best to secure them. Manchester City has an edge to win the fixture by a decent margin. However, as they have been in the past few matches, Tottenham Hotspur won’t stay quiet and will be lethal enough on counter-attacks.