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Team News: Manchester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

sportsmole.co.uk, 2 December 2023, 16:30
Two Premier League teams seeking to return to winning ways do battle at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday as reigning champions Manchester City play host to Tottenham Hotspur.

The Citizens played out a 1-1 home draw with Liverpool last weekend, while Spurs were condemned to their third successive league defeat by Aston Villa, losing 2-1 in North London, and here, Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest team news for the two clubs.

MANCHESTER CITY vs. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

MANCHESTER CITY

Out: Kevin De Bruyne (hamstring)

Doubtful: Mateo Kovacic (thigh), Matheus Nunes (muscle)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Ake; Akanji, Rodri; Foden, Alvarez, Bernardo, Doku; Haaland

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Out: Cristian Romero (suspended), Rodrigo Bentancur (ankle), James Maddison (ankle), Micky van de Ven (hamstring), Richarlison (pelvic), Manor Solomon (knee), Ivan Perisic (knee), Ryan Sessegnon (thigh), Ashley Phillips (ankle), Alfie Whiteman (ankle), Pape Matar Sarr (muscle)

Doubtful: None

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Vicario; Porro, Emerson, Davies, Udogie; Bissouma, Lo Celso; Johnson, Kulusevski, Gil; Son

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

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