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Matthew Chadder

Tue 25 February 2025 12:00, UK

Tottenham have an opportunity to make it four wins on the bounce in the Premier League when they host Manchester City on Wednesday.

Ange Postecoglou’s side continued to show signs of turning a corner as they beat Ipswich Town 4-1 at Portman Road in the Premier League on Saturday (22 February).

After his recent struggles, Son Heung-min looked back to his best, twice setting up Brennan Johnson in the first half, before goals from Djed Spence and Dejan Kulusevski settled the match in the second.

Despite starting on the bench, James Maddison managed to have his say, assisting Spence’s strike before aiming a dig at Ipswich after the full-time whistle.

As a result, confidence should be high among the Spurs players, which is more than can be said for Manchester City ahead of Wednesday’s clash.

Preview

Manchester City head into their clash with Spurs off the back of a miserable week which saw Pep Guardiola’s side knocked out of the UEFA Champions League before being beaten 2-0 by Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday (23 February).

It was their eighth Premier League defeat of the season, with the reigning champions of England a mile off their usual standards this term.

Therefore, Spurs have the perfect opportunity to record a big win against a City side low on confidence on Wednesday as they look to prove the Opta Analyst supercomputer wrong and begin their climb up the Premier League table.

Form Guide [all competitions]

Tottenham: WWLLW

Manchester City: LLWLW

Team News

Postecoglou is slowly beginning to put his squad back together after an injury crisis which has completely derailed Spurs’ season.

However, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Dominic Solanke and Richarlison will likely remain sidelined for the clash with City, with Timo Werner the only player in line to return.

Meanwhile, Manchester City are without long-term absentees Rodrigo, John Stones and Manuel Akanji. However, Erling Haaland could return in time to face Spurs.

Predicted lineups

Tottenham: Vicario, Spence, Danso, Gray, Porro, Bentancur, Maddison, Kulusevski, Johnson, Scarlett, Son

Manchester City: Ederson, Khusanov, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Gonzalez, Gundogan, Doku, Foden, Marmoush, Haaland

Betting Odds

Tottenham: 9/4

Draw: 3/1

Man City: 1/1

(Odds via bet365, 25 February)

Where to watch?

Tottenham’s clash with Manchester City will kick off at 20:00 GMT on Wednesday 26 February and will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on TNT Sports 3.

Prediction: Tottenham 2-1 Manchester City

Spurs have a good record against City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Therefore, with confidence low for the visitors, while the home side shows signs of finding form, this could be the perfect opportunity for Postecoglou’s side to record a big win which could really kickstart their season.