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Tottenham v Man City
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Kick Off: Wednesday 30th October at 20:15
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Competition: EFL Cup
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Tottenham and Man City will collide in North London this evening in what is undoubtedly the tie of the Round of 16 in this season’s Carabao Cup.
Pep Guardiola’s trophy-hungry Citizens have won four of the last seven iterations of the cup, though Spurs have been a bogey team for City in recent campaigns and Ange Postecoglou’s side will be determined to frighten their opponents again on the eve of Halloween.
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⭐ Tottenham v Man City Best Bets
Earlier this season, Pep Guardiola said that he wouldn’t “waste energy” on the Carabao Cup and with the City boss likely to field a weakened XI in North London this evening, it might be worth siding with Tottenham in the match result markets at a generous 2.60.
Spurs managed to win five of their last six assignments on home soil in all competitions and buoyed by the prospect of facing City’s skeleton crew, Tottenham could extend that excellent run.
The hosts have been averaging 2.12 in xGF per home game in the Premier League this term and they can be just as effective in the final third against a weakened City in the cup. City have won only three of their last seven meetings with Tottenham and they could be worth opposing again in this one.
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👕 Tottenham v Man City Predicted XI
🔍 Tottenham v Man City Players to Watch
⚪ James Maddison
Midfielder James Maddison is better known for his creative acumen and defence-splitting passes; however, the 27-year-old has been outperforming his attacking teammates at Tottenham this term, clocking a club-high 1.35 shots on target per 90 minutes in the Premier League.
Aided by his ability to be accurate from free-kicks, Maddison has registered at least one shot on target in six of his last seven appearances in all competitions for Spurs and he represents superb value at even money to test City’s keeper at least once.
⚪ Timo Werner
Timo Werner can rarely be relied upon to convert a chance, however, the German forward gets himself into some excellent positions and the 28-year-old has had at least two shots in each of his last four starts for Tottenham in all competitions.
With Son Heung-min likely to sit this evening’s game out through injury, Werner could feature from the left wing again where his pacey runs from out to could trouble City. Backing Werner in the anytime scorer or even the shots on target market is a fool’s errand, however, he is capable of clocking two attempts against the Cityzens.
🔵 Matheus Nunes
The seldom-used Matheus Nunes should be handed a rare opportunity to start for City this evening and the Portuguese midfielder stands out as a top prospect in the 1+ fouls bracket against Tottenham.
The 26-year-old played 85 minutes and committed three fouls against Southampton in what was his first Premier League start of the campaign at the weekend, and Nunes also fouled once in each of his other three previous starts for the Cityzens this term against Watford in the Carabao Cup and Slovan Bratislava and Sparta Prague in the Champions League.
📂 Tottenham v Man City Cheat Sheet
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💻 Tottenham v Man City Form and Tactics
Tottenham’s inconsistency was laid bare again at the weekend when they slipped to a 1-0 reverse at Crystal Palace in a defeat where they registered a joint-season low xGF of just 0.70.
However, that low-action contest at Selhurst Park was out of step with the general pattern of Spurs’ fixtures this term. Nine of their 13 fixtures in all competitions since the summer have produced over 2.5 goals, while matches at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium have averaged 3.00 goals per 90 minutes.
Ange Postecoglou’s philosophy is a recipe for chaos and Tottenham have lost (4) as many games as they’ve won (4) in the Premier League this season, while simultaneously ranking second in the division for xGF accumulated (17.4) and shots attempted per 90 (17.33).
This exciting Spurs outfit will try to hurt City with their usual vertical passing and high-pressing style this evening, while the Cityzens – who averaged 56.3% possession across three meetings with Tottenham last term – will stick to their more considered and calculated approach.
City have won 11 and drawn three of their 14 fixtures this season if you include their Community Shield triumph and they are already the Premier League leaders in terms of average possession (64.3%), goals scored (20) and xGF achieved (18.3).
Pep Guardiola will risk City’s unbeaten streak if he rests his star players this evening, though the Carabao Cup sits rock-bottom of the club’s list of priorities and Tottenham could be poised to take advantage of the situation.
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🏁 Tottenham v Man City Ref Watch
- Referee: Rob Jones
- Rob Jones has handed out 31 yellow cards and two reds in just six Premier League fixtures this season.
- The same six matches officiated by Jones featured a meaty 24.50 fouls per game.
- Jones last took control of a Tottenham match in September. The 37-year-old brandished a massive eight cards on that occasion in a Spurs defeat to Newcastle.
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