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Spursvs.Man City

sportsmole.co.uk, 29 October 2024, 20:15
After three years of failure in this competition, Manchester City will continue their quest for EFL Cup glory at Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round on Wednesday night.

The Citizens are looking for their first success in this tournament since the 2020-21 term, whilst the Lilywhites are fighting to end a 16-year trophy drought across all major competitions, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR vs. MANCHESTER CITY

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Out: None

Doubtful: Son Heung-min (thigh), Djed Spence (groin)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Forster; Gray, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur, Maddison; Werner, Johnson, Richarlison

MANCHESTER CITY

Out: Jeremy Doku (discomfort), Kevin De Bruyne (groin), Kyle Walker (thigh), Oscar Bobb (leg), Rodri (knee), Jack Grealish (knock)

Doubtful: None

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ortega; Lewis, Stones, Braithwaite, Ake; O'Reilly, Savio, McAtee, Gundogan, Nunes; Foden

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.

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