Tottenham hope to continue their improved run of form and pile more misery on Manchester City on Wednesday.
Since Ange Postecoglou’s passionate defence of his injury-hit side following their FA Cup defeat to Aston Villa, Spurs have picked up big wins against Manchester United and Ipswich Town to ease some of the pressure on their manager.
The return of some key figures in the starting XI has served as a considerable boost with Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie, James Maddison and Brennan Johnson all back in the side.
Dominic Solanke has been absent since the north London derby defeat to Arsenal with a knee problem and is unlikely to be ready for the visit of the defending champions on Wednesday with next week’s Europa League clash against AZ Alkmaar a more realistic return date.
While the injury list has considerably shortened, Spurs could still be without Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero midweek.
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.
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 hope he could also return against Alkmaar next week.
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.
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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