As Spurs host Man City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the north London side are on course to claim their fourth successive Premier League victory. Ange Postecoglou looked to have been heading towards the sack after crashing out the League Cup and FA Cup earlier this month but now sees his miseries get alleviated with many of his stars returning from injury.
On the other hand, Manchester City's struggles continued after Sunday's 2-0 defeat to league leaders Liverpool, who claimed their first win at the Etihad in a decade. But not all is lost for the defending Premier League champions as they are still alive in the race for the Champions League qualifying spots unlike their upcoming opponents, who are down in 13th. A win tonight will lift the Sky Blues to fourth above Chelsea.
Postecoglou will be pleased to see his Tottenham Hotspur squad returning to full fitness piece-by-piece, but they're still without Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero in defence. While the two centre-backs could return in time for Spurs' Europa League last 16 tie against AZ Alkmaar, Radu Dragusin will be ruled out for the entire season after tearing his ACL. Dominic Solanke and Richarlison are also unavailable in attack.
As for the visitors, Guardiola crucially welcomes Erling Haaland back into the squad after he missed out on the home defeat to the Reds due to a knee injury. Defenders John Stones and Manuel Akanji continue with their spells on the sidelines due to injuries alongside long-term absentee Rodri, who suffered an ACL injury at the start of the campaign, and Oscar Bobb.
Confirmed lineups for Spurs v City
Tottenham's starting XI (4-3-3): Vicario (GK); Porro, Gray, Danso, Udogie; Bentancur, Bergvall, Maddison; Johnson, Tel, Odobert.