Tottenham Predicted Lineup vs Manchester City for August 23

This is a Tottenham predicted lineup for one of the first major tests of Thomas Frank’s stint in charge. They will take on a revitalised Manchester City team who blew away a resilient Wolves in their season opener. After a crushing defeat to PSG in the Super Cup, the Lilywhites rebounded with a win against Burnley. Now their focus turns to one of their first major fixtures of the Premier League season.

Tottenham Predicted Lineup vs Manchester City for Premier League Clash

How Tottenham Have Lined Up Recently

Guglielmo Vicario has started both matches in goal. Cristian Romero and Micky Van de Ven are the primary centre-back duo with Kalvin Danso joining when they needed to form a back three. Pedro Porro and Djed Spence have locked down the full-back/wing back spots.

Pape Matar Sarr has started in midfield along with Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray, Joao Palhinha, and Rodrigo Bentacur in a midfield three. Richarlison and Mohamed Kudus have started up front as a duo with Brennan Johnson joining as the third man in a formation change.

Tottenham Recent Form & Tactics

Appointing a genuine tactician like Frank has seen the team change its shape to fit the opposition. While they set up in a 3-5-2 against PSG, they switched to a more offensive 4-3-3 against Burnley. In pre-season, they did try a 4-2-3-1 of sorts against Bayern Munich but lost 4-0 and seemingly scrapped the idea. They’re going to be a chameleon of sorts as they continue to game plan for opponents.

The defeat in the Super Cup final will sting as the Lilywhites initially led by two goals to nil against the Champions League holders. They didn’t let that get them down as they turned up for their season opener and put on a dominant display against the Clarets. Friendlies didn’t bear great results but they are definitely one to watch now that the campaign is underway.

Tottenham Injuries to Consider

Per PremierInjuries, there are a lot of absentees as last season’s injury record carries over to the start of this one. Destiny Udogie, Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusevski, Manor Solomon, Yves Bissouma, Bryan Gil, Kota Takai, and James Maddison are all sidelined with various issues.

Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Lineup vs Man City

The big question will be whether the manager reverts to the back five to contain City’s tiki-taka approach or if he’s got another trick up his sleeve. Currently, we expect him to try and follow what worked for his Brentford side and contain the opposition.

GK – Guglielmo Vicario

WB – Djed Spence

CB – Cristian Romero

CB – Micky Van de Ven

CB – Kalvin Danso

WB – Pedro Porro

CM – Pape Matar Sarr

CM – Rodrigo Bentacur

CM – Joao Palhinha

ST – Mohamed Kudus

ST – Richarlison