Tottenham host Manchester City tonight hoping to inflict more pain on Pep Guardiola’s side.
Spurs secured an emphatic 4-0 win over City at the Etihad last November having knocked them out of the Carabao Cup a month earlier.
Their third meeting of the season comes with some key players back in the Tottenham team after that horrific run of injuries.
Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie, James Maddison and Brennan Johnsonare all back in the side with light at the tunnel for their remaining absentees.
Dominic Solanke has been absent since the north London derby defeat to Arsenal with a knee problem and will not be ready for the visit of the defending champions tonight with next week’s Europa League clash against AZ Alkmaar a more realistic return date.
Micky Van de Ven managed 45 minutes against Elfsborg last month but has not featured since. Postecoglou has insisted the club must exercise caution with the 23-year-old, suggesting he was two to three weeks away from returning when speaking after the win over United.
Cristian Romero meanwhile has managed just 15 minutes of football since November with a hamstring problem keeping him on the sidelines.
Speaking last week, Postecoglou revealed the Argentine was in a ‘good place’ after undergoing a further scan with the manager expecting Solanke,van de Ven and Romero all to be back in the fold for the second leg against PSV.
City meanwhile are sweating on the fitness of Erling Haaland.
The Norway international limped off with a knee injury in the 4-0 victory over Newcastle United but was an unused substitute in the Champions League defeat to Real Madrid despite his side being in desperate need of goals on the night.
Haaland was left out of the squad completely on Sunday against Liverpool with Pep Guardiola unsure if he will be ready in time for the trip to the capital.
Haaland was set to undergo a late fitness test following Tuesday’s final training session in Manchester.
John Stones is back on the injured list after he was forced off early in Madrid with Manuel Akanji undergoing thigh surgery that will sideline him until April.
Predicted Tottenham XI to face Man City
Vicario, Spence, Gray, Danso, Udogie, Kulusevski, Bentancur, Bergvall, Johnson, Tel, Son
Predicted Man City XI to face Tottenham
Ederson, Lewis, Khusanov, Ake, Gvardiol, Gonzalez, Gundogan, Savio, de Bruyne, Foden, Marmoush
Where to watch Tottenham vs Man City? Kick-off time and TV channel
Tottenham vs Man City kicks off at 7:30pm on Wednesday 26 February.
The match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 3 with a live stream available through the Discovery+ app.
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