Kevin Danso has been thrown into Spurs’ central defence ever since his arrival thanks to injuries to regular starters Romero and Van de Ven. Before moving to London, he was averaging 2.25 fouls per 90 in Ligue 1 and 3 fouls across his 4 starts so far for his new club suggest he’s not done yet.

Games between City and Spurs under Ange Postecoglou have seen an average of 26 fouls per game as both sides styles match-up well for offences. Danso will be marking Omar Marmoush who has drawn 2.04 fouls per 90 for City so far and potentially also foul magnet Jeremy Doku and so will be very busy defensively, hopefully making plenty of late challenges.

As well as being busy banging in the goals, Alexander Isak has seen his defensive work-rate increase significantly in recent weeks, making 5 tackles in his last 4 Premier League matches. That includes 2 against both Forest and Fulham and 1 against Southampton.

Liverpool are drawing 16.8 tackles per game and their possession-heavy approach usually forces opposition attackers into tackles. Isak mistimed plenty of his pressing in the reverse, making 3 fouls but hopefully, his recent practice puts him in a good position to succeed with at least 1 tackle here.

A recent change in attacking approach from Arne Slot has seen Dominik Szoboszlai given a more attacking role as part of Liverpool’s front 3. Games up front against Man City and Aston Villa have both seen him hit the target, scoring the 2nd at the Etihad on Sunday.

Despite Newcastle’s league position, they’re conceding 4.58 shots on target per game this season, the 7th most of any side in the division. Szoboszlai’s recent record of 8 shots on target in his last 7 starts in all competitions along with his new role suggest he’s nicely priced to find the target again.