Tottenham vs Manchester City predictions: More woe on the way for City
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- Tottenham are 12th, 10 points off the top six
- City sit fourth, three points behind Nottingham Forest
- Recommended bet: Tottenham to win
Tottenham have seemingly rediscovered their mojo in recent weeks, with their upturn in form coinciding with several players making a welcome return from injury and they can record another important victory against out-of-sorts Manchester City.
Ange Postecoglou's side are on a run of three straight league wins, while, in contrast, defending champions City lost again at the weekend, going down to leaders Liverpool 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium.
Spurs will now have their eye on finishing a difficult campaign strongly, while Pep Guardiola's men are in a surprise fight to even make the top four this term.
Team news
While Spurs' injury problems have eased, they still have Radu Dragusin, Richarlison, Dominic Solanke, Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven on the sidelines.
Timo Werner is in contention to return in midweek, though, while Ben Davies, James Maddison and Pedro Porro are all expected to be fit and will push for returns to the starting XI.
City striker Erling Haaland will be assessed after he sat out the defeat to Liverpool as the Norway star remains a major doubt for the visitors.
Rodri, John Stones, Oscar Bobb and Manuel Akanji are still unavailable for Guardiola's men, while Kevin De Bruyne is tipped to be on the bench after starting at the weekend.
Jack Grealish and Ilkay Gundogan will hope to be among those given recalls.
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The stats
Tottenham have won their last three league games, while City have lost four of their last six matches in all competitions.
Spurs won 4-0 at City earlier in the season and also claimed a 2-1 home win over the Citizens in the Carabao Cup in October.
Spurs could become the first team to ever beat both Manchester teams on three occasions in a single campaign if they win, having already beaten United three times.
Tottenham have won six of the last eight games between the two sides at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in all competitions.
Prediction
Tottenham have looked much more like a side capable of competing for the European places again in recent weeks, as much-needed wins over Brentford, Manchester United and Ipswich have considerably eased the pressure that was building on Postecoglou.
The Australian coach will rightly point out his side's struggles over the winter were largely down to a huge injury list and, now that has eased, we are beginning to see much more positive results again.
Up against a City side who will be hurting following another damaging defeat at the weekend, Spurs can continue to build momentum going into the final months of the season and pick up another three points.
City have plenty of bad memories from their trips to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Wednesday could be another occasion to forget for the struggling reigning champions.
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