Manchester City's season continues to unravel and Pep Guardiola's reeling side make the trip to Tottenham looking for three precious points in the scrap to secure Champions League football for next season.
City's bid for a fifth successive Premier League crown was effectively over by Christmas but there was a general assumption they would come good at the turn of the year and be fighting in the latter stages of the Champions League.
But Guardiola's side only just scraped into the play-off round and were outclassed by Real Madrid, with two bets landing for our man Gabriel as a 3-1 defeat in the Bernabeu last week sealed a 6-3 aggregate defeat.
Manchester City followed that up by losing 2-0 at home to Liverpool in the Premier League, bringing up two bets for Slips Tips, and now head to London to face a Spurs side who battered them 4-0 at the Etihad earlier this season.
Tottenham's form fell off a cliff after the high of that stunning win but injuries to so many key players played a big part in their slump and the walking wounded are now returning to action.
It looked like Ange Postecoglou might be sacked after a dismal run of results but he has now overseen three successive Premier League wins and a doing the double over City would ease the pressure even further.
How the bookies view it: Stumbling City still odds-on
Despite looking more vulnerable than at any point in Guardiola's reign, Man City remain 20/23 hot favourites for this one with BoyleSports. Tottenham Hotspur look overpriced at 5/2 while the draw pays 3/1.
Recent head to head: Hex appeal for Spurs
Spurs have been a bogey team for Guardiola and his Manchester City side have won just five of the last 14 meetings. Postecoglou's men have won both matches this season, with a 2-1 EFL Cup triumph in London followed by that Etihad rout.
Players to watch: Brennan's a comeback king
Brennan Johnson heads into this game with his tail up after netting a double against Ipswich on his first start since returning form injury. The Welsh winger's pace could cause City problems and he's a decent 5/4 with Bet365 to either score or assist. Backing him for just anytime scorer boosts the odds to 9/4 at BoyleSports.
With Erling Haaland a fitness doubt after missing the last two games, City's best hope for a goal could come from Phil Foden. The playmaker hasn't been at his best this season but is still capable of a moment of magic and he's 2/1 for anytime scorer at BoyleSports.
Probable line-ups
Tottenham are still without first-choice centre backs Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven as well as star striker Dominic Solanke. Richarlison, Timo Werner and Radu Dragusin are also still sidelined.
City will be hoping Haaland can recover in time to feature but John Stone, Oscar Bobb, Rodri and Manuel Akanji are set to miss out again.
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Spence, Danso, Davies, Udogie, Sar, Kulusevski, Bentancur, Son, Johnson, Tel.
Manchester City: Ederson, Khusanov, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Gonzalez, Kovacic, Foden, Savinho, Doku, Marmoush.
Anything else catch the eye?
I'm surprised to see Tottenham at such a big price given City's recent form and they look worth a punt at 10/11 in the double chance with BoyleSports. The same firm also price Spurs at a boosted 6/5 to win either half.
Both managers are committed to playing attacking football so this should be a good spectacle with plenty of chances at both ends. BTTS pays just 3/10 but combining that with over 3.5 goals boost the odds to 20/21. Over 1.5 first-half goals also stands a chance at 10/11.
The last five Premier League meetings have all hit double figures for corners so that's another market worth looking at. But you have to go to over 11.5 corners to get close to evens at 10/11 with BoyleSports.
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