In what is expected to be one of the most thrilling matches of this season definitely, Manchester city would take on in the Monday night encounter in the premier league. With the results for this week in the premier already dripping forward, it is clear that a negative or positive result here would change the direction of their progress in the EPL.
For Manchester City, they would be interested in gaining a victory here today as a victory over the Spurs would ensure that they keep in touch with the leaders of the league. Liverpool who struggled against Cardiff early on and ensured they earned victory due to a late ruthless display of character which blew Cardiff away. Manchester City would want to win here with the hopes that Liverpool would drop points next week against an unbeaten Arsenal side who just do not seem like they would lose any time soon. For the Spurs, despite having made one of their best if not the best start to a season in their club history, they find themselves sitting outside the top four due to the teams above them not dropping points easily. They would want to ensure that they get three points today against the champions to move ahead of Arsenal who then faces Liverpool next week as the start of a very tough run of fixtures.
The Spurs are facing some injury concerns in their team going into this match. In defense, they are still without the likes of Danny Rose and Belgian defender Vertonghen. Also, it is expected that Dele Alli would be able to face man city as his ban come to an end. This would serve as a massive boost to the Spurs as his return would ensure that the Spurs stand a chance against the champions. For Manchester City, there are still without the services of Gundugan who is out with injury. Also, Delph is expected to miss out on the game against Spurs.
It also promises to be a sort of homecoming for Kyle Walker as he prepares to face his old team. He would no doubt be focused on the job at hand as his new team intends to push on to further glory in the premier league.
Their current form too might play a role in how this match turns out. The Spurs have been enjoying a good run of form in recent times. Spurs have won four games consecutively after their two previous losses. They would be hoping to make it five wins on the bounce as they try to take up their confidence up a notch. Manchester city though has an even better win rate. They have managed five wins and a draw in their last six matches. They would take confidence in their ability to make this match theirs. Also, recent meetings within the two clubs have not been very favorable for the Spurs as man city has run out victorious on many occasions.
It is set to be an exciting match this Sunday when Tottenham take on the champions of England.
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