Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have endured a run of four successive defeats in all competitions and welcome Tottenham Hotspur to the Etihad Stadium in a must-win Premier League clash for both sides on Sunday.
Match odds
Man. City win: 1.45
Draw: 4.99
Tottenham win: 6.32
Prediction
Manchester City are out of form, mainly due to injuries to many first-team players and Erling Haaland not having his scoring boots on lately. If there was a time for Tottenham to pounce, now will be the best time to do so. This has a score draw written over it.
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Key Stats
City’s run of four losses is well storied. Spurs, on the other hand, can claim to have the most erratic form among teams in the English top-flight as Ange Postecoglu’s men have lost three and won two of their last five matches in all competitions.
Spurs lost to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray on the road either side of beating Aston Villa and Manchester City (in the League Cup). The third defeat came at home against lowly Ipswich Town. The Lilywhites tend to turn up against bigger teams, though.
Team News
City will be without Mateo Kovacic, Manuel Akanji and Ruben Dias. The likes of De Bruyne, Kyle Walker, Savinho and Nathan Ake are available for selection.
For Spurs, Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven remain out, while Rodrigo Bentancur joins the centre-back pairing to be absent from Postecoglu’s first-team squad as the Uruguayan begins a seven-match suspension.
Top Scorers
Man. City: Erling Haaland – 12 goals
Tottenham: Brennan Johnson – 4 goals
League Record
Man. City: 7 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses – 23 points
Tottenham: 5 wins, 1 draws, 5 losses – 16 points