Today in the English Premier League an intriguing 7th round match will take place. At the "White Hart Lane" stadium, the hosts, London's "Tottenham" footballers, will welcome Pep Guardiola's "Manchester City."
"Tottenham" vs "Man City" League: Premier League (7th round) Stadium: "White Hart Lane" (London) Referee: Andre Marriner Date and time: 2016-10-02, 4:15 pm
Both teams are fighting for the highest goals, so in this principled duel, both clubs are interested only in victory. The "Tottenham" team has slowly gotten into the Premier League, but "Man City" is currently an unstoppable force in England.
Athletic Form
Both "Tottenham" and "Man City" had tough UEFA Champions League matches midweek. "Spurs" won with a minimal margin away against CSKA Moscow, while the "Cityzens" unexpectedly played a 3-3 draw with Glasgow Celtic.
Interesting fact is that these two teams are the only ones in the Premier League so far who have not tasted defeat this season. "Tottenham" won four of their away matches and played two draws, while "Man City" is marching flawlessly - achieving the maximum points in six matches.
In the last Premier League matches, "Tottenham" beat "Middlesbrough" 2-1, and "Man City" defeated "Swansea" 3-1. The latter are the sole leaders of the league with 18 points, while "Tottenham" is 4 points behind.
Team News
Both teams have serious absences. Due to injuries, North London's team will be without Danny Rose, Eric Dier, Moussa Sissoko, Moussa Dembele, and Harry Kane. "Man City" also faced painful absences with Vicent Kompany, Kevin De Bruyne, Fabian Delph, and suspended Nolito.
There shouldn't be any surprise absences in the starting lineups. Both teams have injuries, but their squads are strong, and there are certainly alternatives available.
Predicted "Tottenham" starting lineup: Hugo Lloris; Kyle Walker, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Ben Davies; Victor Wanyama, Dele Alli; Erik Lamela, Christian Eriksen, Heung-Min Son; Vincent Janssen.
Predicted "Man City" starting lineup: Claudio Bravo; Bacary Sagna, John Stones, Nicolas Otamendi, Aleksandr Kolarov; Fernandinho, Ilkay Gudogan; Raheem Sterling, David Silva, Leroy Sane; Sergio Aguero.
Did you know...
"Manchester City" has admitted defeat to "Tottenham" in their last two encounters. Also, the "Cityzens" have not won in their last 11 matches at the "White Hart Lane" stadium.
There have been 22 goals scored in the last five meetings between them. Nine of them were scored by "Tottenham," while 13 were by "Man City."
Unstoppable Sergio Aguero has already scored 28 goals in his last 27 Premier League matches.
If "Man City" manages to win against "Tottenham," Pep Guardiola will surpass Carlo Ancelotti's record of consecutive victories. No other coach arriving in the Premier League has had a better start to the season.
Prediction
It seems that P. Guardiola may not be able to surpass C. Ancelotti's record. Both teams had tough matches midweek, so we may not see the high tempo we are used to in the Premier League at the end of the match.
"Tottenham" is unlikely to win, and "Man City" will end their winning streak. Prediction - a draw 1-1.
Aivaras Katutis, eurofootball.lt
