Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City

One of the most exciting fixtures in the English League Cup calendar pits Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City against each other at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Notoriously inconsistent at the start of Ange Postecoglou’s second season in charge, Tottenham slumped to a disheartening 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace last weekend after defeating West Ham (5-1) and AZ Alkmaar (1-0). Interestingly, since a 1-1 draw at Leicester City on the opening Premier League weekend, none of Spurs’ 12 competitive outings have ended all square (W8, L4), suggesting this mouth-watering fixture could go either way. The Londoners can draw confidence from an impressive four-game winning streak on home turf, with three of those four victories yielding multi-goal margins and seeing Postecoglou’s side score 3+ goals.

Meanwhile, Man City squeezed past top-flight newcomers Southampton 1-0 last weekend, taking advantage of Liverpool’s draw at Arsenal to ascend the Premier League. Unbeaten in all 13 competitive matches this season (W10, D3), Pep Guardiola’s men have launched a five-game winning streak in the build-up to this trip, defying the injuries to Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri. Furthermore, the Citizens have won four of their five away games in all competitions this term (D1), netting at least two goals in each victory. One goal may do the trick this midweek, considering Man City have won their last two away H2Hs against Tottenham without conceding.