Tottenham vs Manchester United Preview 27/04/2023

Tottenham vs Manchester United – 27/04/2023

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Tottenham Hotspur shall be trying to bounce again from a humiliating 6-1 thrashing by the hands of Newcastle after they host Manchester United on Thursday night time.

Whereas Spurs had been humbled at St James’ Park on Sunday, Man Utd booked their place within the FA Cup last with a penalty shootout win over Brighton at Wembley.

Fifth-placed Tottenham now discover themselves six factors behind fourth-placed Man Utd within the Premier League desk, whereas the Purple Devils have two video games in hand.

Remarkably, Spurs discovered themselves 5-0 down after 21 minutes on Sunday, with braces from Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak embarrassing the guests.

Though Harry Kane pulled a aim again for his workforce after the break, Tottenham ended up struggling a dismal defeat as Callum Wilson got here off the bench to attain Newcastle’s sixth.

In consequence, Spurs parted methods with interim supervisor Cristian Stellini, leaving Ryan Mason in cost till the tip of the season.

Having received simply one among their final 5 video games – struggling a 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth earlier than Sunday’s thrashing – Tottenham discover themselves in a state of disarray.

As for Manchester United, they performed out a goalless draw with Brighton after 120 minutes earlier than profitable on penalties to succeed in the FA Cup last.

The Purple Devils have now misplaced one among their final six matches in all competitions, selecting up 4 wins alongside the best way, with solely three defeats coming of their earlier 23 outings.

Not solely have Erik ten Hag’s males received every of their final three Premier League matches, however they’ve additionally stored three successive clear sheets.

Having prevented defeat in every of their final 14 residence league video games – securing 11 victories within the course of – United shall be assured of piling extra strain on sorry Spurs.

Head-to-head: Manchester United claimed a 2-0 victory within the reverse fixture again in October, which means they’ve received every of their final 4 league conferences with Spurs.

It’s also value noting that United have received six of their earlier eight Premier League matches towards Tottenham, scoring over 1.5 objectives in 5 of these victories.

Staff information: Tottenham look set to be with out the injured quintet of Hugo Lloris, Rodrigo Bentancur, Yves Bissouma, Ryan Sessegnon and Emerson Royal on Thursday.

On the flip aspect, Man Utd’s damage listing comprises Lisandro Martinez, Donny van de Beek, Raphael Varane and Alejandro Garnacho, whereas Bruno Fernandes and Scott McTominay are doubts.

Given what occurred on the weekend, Man Utd will fancy their possibilities of securing a dominant win on the Tottenahm Hotspur Stadium.

Forebet predicts that Manchester United will rating over 2.5 objectives on their solution to dispatching Tottenham Hotspur.