Tottenham
European qualification would have been a great reward for all the effort the players have put in to make this season a success after all. Spurs were involved in the relegation struggle for the big part of the season, but they managed to improve under Harry Redknapp and they even came close to winning Carling Cup for the second successive year. With just two games to go, Tottenham are locked in the battle for the seventh place with Fulham, West Ham and Manchester City and three points from this match would take them much closer to their goal, as their rivals have got very difficult games this weekend. Tottenham managed to hold Everton to a goalless draw at Goodison Park and they will definitely take heart from that performance as the team managed to keep one of the rare clean sheets this season. Harry Redknapp has had plenty of problems in the last few weeks and he will miss a couple of first team regulars in this match as well.
Spurs have got some superb results at home recently, winning 6 of the last 10 games, only conceding in 2 of these matches, keeping clean sheets against Man Utd, Arsenal and Chelsea. They have won the last 5, beating Guus Hiddink’s Chelsea who have been very hard to beat since he took over.
Manchester City
Manchester City suffered a real blow to their European ambitions, having lost the local derby to Manchester United, although the defeat was very much expected. The Citizens are now three points adrift of seventh-placed Fulham and they have got to get something out of this match in order to keep their hopes alive. That is going to be very difficult to do considering their awful away form, although their opponents will miss several very important players. City are already thinking about the next season and they are searching for new players, hoping that they will manage to lure a couple of world-class players to the club. That is not going to be easy should they fail to qualify for Europe, which is why we expect them to enter this match with great motivation. Mark Hughes’ team did surprise Everton away from home and they will try to do the same when they meet Tottenham. However, Mark Hughes has suffered a big blow in the preparation for this match as two very important players, Robinho and Wright-Phillips look set to miss the match at White Hart Lane through injuries
Man City have contrasting home and away form. They have only won 1 of the last 10 away matches, losing 7 of these matches against teams they would want to be beating especially with their financial backing.
(Source: freebetting.net)
Facts and Stats
- Two of the four clubs involved in the race for seventh spot and Europa League football clash at White Hart Lane. Indeed victory for Tottenham would extinguish the hopes of Manchester City.
- City have won one more Premier League game than Spurs, yet find themselves two places below them in the table.
- While Premier League matches involving the Citizens have yielded more goals than any other club (104 – 56 for, 48 against), top-flight games at White Hart Lane have produced fewer goals than any other ground (28 – 19 for, nine against).
- Tottenham are vying for a fifth successive Premier League win over Manchester City at White Hart Lane. Another victory here would secure their sixth double over the Citizens in this league, and first since 2006-07.
(Source: news.bbc.co.uk)
Form Guide
Tottenham
Everton 0-0 Tottenham (Prem)
Tottenham 1-0 West Brom (Prem)
Man Utd 5-2 Tottenham (Prem)
Tottenham 1-0 Newcastle (Prem)
Tottenham 1-0 West Ham (Prem)
Manchester City
Man Utd 2-0 Man City (Prem)
Man City 3-1 Blackburn (Prem)
Everton 1-2 Man City (Prem)
Man City 4-2 West Brom (Prem)
Man City 2-1 Hamburg (UEFA Cup)
Team News
Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Didier Zokora will perform after recovering from injury, while Aaron Lennon will miss out with a groin problem together with Darren Bent with his knee injury and Giovanni Dos Santos due to an illness after returning from his loan spell at Ipswich. Jamie O’Hara is also out. Wilson Palacios is back in Honduras due to some tragic personal reasons.
For Mark Hughes’ squad, Robinho will be missing from tonight’s match but Shaun Wright-Phillips should return after battling back from knee and ankle problems. Martin Petrov could win a starting berth on the left hand side for the injured Robinho. Felipe Caicedo and Valeri Bojinov could be place at the starting eleven for City this weekend.
Prediction
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