ENGLISH PREMIER BETTING PREVIEW - TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR VS MANCHESTER CITY

English Premier

2024-05-14 - Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City

A Sports Betting Preview by Auls

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City
Football: English Premier League
Tuesday 14th May 2024 - Kick Off 8pm
This game is live on TV

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Tottenham Hotspur

This is written before Aston Villa's home game with Liverpool where a win will secure a top four spot for the hosts, but for now Tottenham Hotspur are still just about alive when it comes to a potential Champions League finish. This is very important for the club, but the fans might be a little more torn about trying to derail the Manchester City title push and ultimately hand the initiative to rivals Arsenal ahead of the final day of the season.

The come from behind win over Burnley has almost guaranteed Tottenham Hotspur with a 5th place finish, which would mean Europa League Football being played in this part of North London next season. A point is still needed to hold off Newcastle United and Chelsea, but Spurs will be expected to earn that from their final two games. The side have a 13-0-5 record at home in the Premier League as they conclude their schedule in front of their fans this week.

Tottenham Hotspur snapped their 4 game losing run in the 2-1 win over Burnley when wasteful finishing prevented a much more comfortable victory. They have won 4 of their last 5 home League games after the win on Saturday, but the exception for Tottenham Hotspur is the 2-3 defeat to Arsenal in the North London derby.

Richarlison picked up an injury in a training session on Friday that has likely ended his season and potential participation in the Copa America.

Manchester City Some suggested the trip to West London might have caused problems for Manchester City, but the Champions elect overcame a relatively slow start and were comfortable 0-4 winners at Craven Cottage. Two more wins will secure an unprecedented fourth English title in a row, while another win in the FA Cup Final will mean another Double for Manchester City in a dominant period.

The Arsenal win at Old Trafford on Sunday has just pushed The Gunners above Manchester City again, but this is a game in hand for the latter and a win will mean they go into the final day with the advantage. Anything less will make Arsenal favourites so there is pressure on Manchester City who have a 13-2-3 record away from home.

Manchester City have won 5 in a row in all competitions and have gotten healthy at a good time of the campaign. They have scored at least four goals in 6 of their last 7 Premier League games, and Manchester City have won all of those as they have picked up the momentum to take control of the destiny of the title. Manchester City's win over Fulham makes it 4 away wins in a row in the Premier League since a 1-1 draw at Liverpool.

Jack Grealish should overcome an illness to return to the squad, but Nathan Ake might be the only doubt having lasted just 22 minutes at Craven Cottage.

Head to Head

Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur drew 3-3 at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League earlier this season.

They met here in the FA Cup Fourth Round and Nathan Ake scored a late winner for Manchester City.

That is actually the only goal Manchester City have scored in Tottenham Hotspur's new Stadium and they had lost their previous 5 games here.

Prediction

Fans will always let the heart rule the head and Tottenham Hotspur fans can be forgiven for believing their team should roll over and allow Manchester City to win the title ahead of Arsenal.

However, players and managers know they are judged on results and losing any game of football is not something you want to do.

Even those Tottenham Hotspur supporters INSIDE the Stadium will understand wanting their team to win and should get behind the home players. Champions League Football might already have been lost before this game kicks off, but there is pride at stake and Tottenham Hotspur have a proud home record against Manchester City.

Before the FA Cup Fourth Round defeat in January, Tottenham Hotspur had won all 5 games played against Manchester City in their new home and they had kept clean sheets in each of those wins. It took Manchester City 88 minutes to score the winner here in January and this is certainly not going to be a game in which the away team are easy to back at such a short price.

The final home game of a productive season will motivate Tottenham Hotspur, while the players will want to show how far they have come by giving Manchester City all they can handle.

Even then, it will be tough to stop this Manchester City juggernaut and Ange Postecoglou's style may just suit the away team.

Pep Guardiola's team have been scoring a lot of goals and they have gotten healthy at a very good time of the season as they push for a fourth title in a row. There is some pressure knowing that dropped points will give Arsenal the edge, while Manchester City's poor record here will certainly play on the mind.

However, the Cup win here might have just eased any concerns and Manchester City were much the better team on the day. Tottenham Hotspur should be better in attack with Heung-Min Son available for this League fixture having missed the Cup tie, but Manchester City's momentum should see them do just enough to edge to a victory.

Finding a good angle is not easy, but odds against quotes for Manchester City to win a game that features fewer than five goals may pay out, despite the heavy scoring of the visiting team in recent Premier League outings.

They are not expected to exploit set pieces in the same manner Arsenal did, even if Manchester City's winning goal here in January was from a corner, and Tottenham Hotspur's motivation to score might just wear down as the game progresses, especially if a top four place has been mathematically lost on Monday.

Games here have been tight and Manchester City will be happy with any kind of victory as they move into position to win another title on Sunday.

The Pick :

Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Manchester City

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

I'll back Manchester City to Win & Under 5 Total Goals (Bet Builder) at 2.10 with Bet365 (early payout if a team is leading by two goals)