In a extremely anticipated FA Cup fourth-round conflict, Tottenham Hotspur faces defending champions Manchester Metropolis in an thrilling North London showdown on Friday.
Tottenham narrowly beat Burnley 1-0, incomes them a conflict with the treble winners who dominated Huddersfield City 5-0 within the third spherical.
Match preview
With no European competitors and an early EFL Cup exit, the FA Cup is Tottenham’s greatest likelihood for silverware after a 16-year drought. Pedro Porro’s spectacular aim towards Burnley prolonged Spurs’ dwelling profitable streak to 4 matches.
After a much less convincing win over Burnley, Tottenham confronted Manchester United within the Premier League. The Lilywhites drew 2-2, lacking a chance towards a struggling United facet. Tottenham hasn’t suffered a fourth-round FA Cup exit since 2018-19.
Tottenham hasn’t been goalless at dwelling since March 2023, however Friday’s match towards reigning champions Metropolis will likely be their first FA Cup dwelling tie since 1952.
Metropolis, aiming for back-to-back FA Cup titles, began with a 5-0 win over Huddersfield City. Regardless of a difficult match towards Newcastle, Kevin De Bruyne’s brilliance secured a 3-2 victory for Metropolis.
Metropolis faces a problem at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the place they’ve misplaced all 5 video games with out scoring a aim.
Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester Metropolis kind:
Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup kind: W
Tottenham Hotspur kind (all competitions): W W L W W D
Manchester Metropolis FA Cup kind: W
Manchester Metropolis kind (all competitions): W W W W W W
Group Information
Tottenham misses Pape Sarr, Yves Bissouma, and Son Heung-min because of worldwide commitments. Accidents sideline Scarlett, Veliz, Lo Celso, and Davies. Maddison and Solomon could return, whereas Kulusevski and Sessegnon are anticipated again.
For Metropolis, Ederson’s situation is unsure, seemingly leaving Ortega in aim. Haaland just isn’t anticipated to return. Stones and Akanji face doubts, with Akanji doubtlessly making the squad.
Potential beginning lineups:
Tottenham Hotspur: (4-2-3-1)
Vicario;
Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie;
Hojbjerg, Bentancur;
Johnson, Kulusevski, Werner;
Richarlison
Manchester Metropolis: (4-2-3-1)
Ortega;
Walker, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol;
Rodri, Kovacic;
Silva, De Bruyne, Foden;
Alvarez
Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Manchester Metropolis
Count on an action-packed recreation, paying homage to their six-goal conflict in December. Tottenham’s midfield points could give Metropolis an edge, however a replay is perhaps wanted to find out the fifth-round qualifier.