Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester Town in the main EFL Cup competition around 4pm, as both Premier League teams battle for a place in the quarter-finals. Both Town and Spurs have improved at the end of the season, after exiting in the third and second round respectively. Town came into Wednesday’s fixture on the back of a 2-1 win over Championship side Watford, while Spurs received a closer-than-expected 2-1 victory over any other second-tier side in Coventry Town. Although Town are the favourites, it is unclear how many squad numbers will decide this clash as both managers are expected to rotate between their teams.
Here’s what you need to know before you tune in.
The best way to keep an eye on the odds
- Moment: Wednesday, October 30 | Year: 4:15 pm Eastern Time
- Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – London, England
- They are living the flow: Supreme+
- Odd: Tottenham Hotspur +155; Draw +275; City of Manchester +163
Arguments
City of Manchester: They may not have looked at their best this season, but Manchester Town are still doing the business and have recently moved to the top of the Premier League standings in their next nine games. They remain Aviation’s top scorers with 20 goals in league games so far, although their dominant attack may look different on Wednesday (the next win over Watford will end in the future), manager Pep Guardiola stated that during “the next round, announcement “For you I now play in the second team.” It is questionable, however, perhaps later on he will be able to book his final part of the reduced price, as players like Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish, who usually accumulate minutes in all of these. games, they will be out with minor injuries. Furthermore, Guardiola made the statement before the fourth round draw, which could have changed his opinion.
Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs are struggling for consistency to start this season, especially recently after a lopsided 4-1 victory over West Ham gave Crystal Palace their first win of the Premier League season. Regardless of City’s generation, and probably the need to take a precise direction next weekend’s final defeat, coach Ange Postecoglou’s team selection strategy is as confusing as Guardiola’s. Son Heung-min and Wilson Odobert will not be available, but Postecoglou has several options to choose from, including first-team regulars like James Maddison and guys like Mikey Moore, who made his first Premier League debut against Palace.
projected lineups
City of Manchester: Ortega, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Gundogan, Savio, Foden, Silva, Nunes, Haaland
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Porro, Dragusin, van de Ven, Udogie, Kulusevski, Bissouma, Maddison, Johnson, Solanke, Werner
Prediction
This will most likely come down to squad variety, but as Town have shown time and time again, they have some of the private banks in Europe. It is to be hoped that they are on the brink of the abyss, however modest. Choose: Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester Town 1
