The faltering champions take a trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday night hoping to get back to winning ways.
Scroll down for our Tottenham vs Man City preview, prediction, team news and confirmed lineups.
Tottenham Vs Man City Preview
He may be feeling the pressure but Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou is on the verge of creating an impressive slice of history on Wednesday night.
If Spurs can win in North London, he will become the first-ever manager to defeat both Manchester clubs on three separate occasions in the same season.
That perhaps won’t be on his mind though. The Lilywhites continued surge up the Premier League table is the main agenda to contemplate.
Last time out, the Aussie gaffer oversaw a comfortable 4-1 victory over Ipswich. Brennan Johnson (2), Djed Spence and Dejan Kulusevski all netted in Suffolk.
Going into gameweek 27, Spurs currently occupy 12th spot. No matter the outcome in N17, they won’t be able to leapfrog London rivals Brentford who are one place and four points in front.
Under the lights at home 😤
👉 @Castrol pic.twitter.com/SHUVeb56gX
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 24, 2025
Man City were slain 4-0 in the reverse fixture so revenge will very much be on Pep Guardiola’s mind. The Spaniard has already lost twice in North London this season with the most recent coming in the 5-1 humbling against Arsenal.
Going into Wednesday’s clash, Guardiola knows how vital it is for his side to get back to winning ways. Goals from Mo Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai downed the Cityzens at the Etihad on Sunday.
That 2-0 defeat leaves the faltering champions perched in 4th spot. Their UEFA Champions League hopes are in serious danger of not materialising if they fall into another slump.
Four sides are all within two points of Guardiola’s side so expect change at the top end of the table come the full-time whistle.
Ahead of the game, the best football betting sites in the UK price Man City as the 21/20 favourites. Tottenham can be backed at 47/20 with the draw 6/5.
Tottenham Vs Man City Team News
It seems like it’s taken an eternity but Tottenham’s injury list is certainly shortening. Only Radu Dragusin, Dominic Solanke, Richarlison, Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven are definitely ruled out.
James Maddison and Pedro Porro are recalled after being benched on Saturday. Mathys Tel leads the line with Timo Werner only fit enough for the bench.
The German forward has been struggling with a hamstring problem in recent weeks.
Meanwhile, Erling Haaland will be fit enough to feature from the start for Man City. The Norwegian superstar missed the Liverpool defeat after injuring his knee against Newcastle a week previous.
Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Manuel Akanji and John Stones will all miss the trip to North London. Elsewhere, Kevin De Bruyne is benched owing to his poor display on Sunday.
Much has been made of the Belgian’s future and it appears he is set to run down his contract. From Guardiola’s perspective, he won’t tolerate players not committed to the cause.
Straight back at it! 👊 pic.twitter.com/vnY1CtnoEe
— Manchester City (@ManCity) February 24, 2025
Tottenham Vs Man City Confirmed Lineups
Tottenham (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Danso, Gray, Udogie; Maddison, Bentancur, Bergvall; Odobert, Johnson, Tel
Man City (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Nunes, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol; Gonzalez, Kovacic; Savinho, Marmoush, Doku; Haaland
Tottenham Vs Man City Prediction
Our Tottenham vs Man City stats suggest goals will be scored in North London and that is exactly what we are predicting on Wednesday night.
We fully expect both teams to attack from the off but ultimately, the points will be shared.
Prediction: Tottenham 2-2 Man City
