Tottenham Hotspur in fourth will host second-placed Manchester United at Wembley on Wednesday in a clash that will have far-reaching implications to the teams around them at the top-end of the Premier League table.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United
Wednesday, January 31st Wembley Stadium, London Kick-off at 19:45 (7:45pm) GMT Mauricio Pochettino saw his Tottenham side struggle to rescue a 1-1 draw away at Newport County in the FA Cup on Saturday. They will now need a replay against the League Two side sandwiched in a month that includes fixtures against United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Juventus. Spurs are unbeaten in their last eight matches since defeat at Manchester City over a month ago. With the league’s top scorer Harry Kane in their ranks, with 21 strikes to his name, Tottenham have netted in every one of their 16 fixtures in all competitions since they lost 2-0 to Arsenal in the North London derby in November.
Tottenham Hotspur recent results:
27/01/2018 – Newport 1-1 Tottenham (FAC) 21/01/2018 – Southampton 1-1 Tottenham 13/01/2018 – Tottenham 4-0 Everton 07/01/2018 – Tottenham 3-0 Wimbledon (FAC) 04/01/2018 – Tottenham 1-1 West Ham 02/01/2018 – Swansea 0-2 Tottenham Former Arsenal frontman Alexis Sanchez could make his Premier League debut for Manchester United against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. His record, however, against his former North London rivals is rather poor. In nine appearances against them for both Udinese and Arsenal, he has managed just two goals. The most recent of those came in the derby victory earlier in the campaign but with the likes of Paul Pogba supplying him, those figures could rapidly improve. United are currently on a five-match winning streak in 2018 following a run of three consecutive draws at the back-end of last year.
Manchester United recent results:
26/01/2018 – Yeovil 0-4 Man United (FAC) 20/01/2018 – Burnley 0-1 Man United 15/01/2018 – Man United 3-0 Stoke 05/01/2018 – Man United 2-0 Derby (FAC) 01/01/2018 – Everton 0-2 Man United 30/12/2017 – Man United 0-0 Southampton Spurs ensured that their last game at White Hart Lane was a good one, when they overturned United 2-1 in the corresponding fixture last season. Victor Wanyama and Harry Kane were on the scoresheet that day and the Lily Whites will be hoping for a Wembley repeat of that feat on Wednesday. Tottenham are unbeaten in their last five home matches against Man United with the Red Devils last away win over Spurs coming in March 2012 when Ashley Young, one of only three current United players in the squad that day, struck twice in a 3-1 win. Anthony Martial scored the only goal of the game in a remarkable 1-0 smash-and-grab at Old Trafford when the sides met earlier in the season. The last three times that United have in fact managed victory over Spurs have all been by the solitary goal. Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United recent head-to-head: 28/10/2017 – Man United 1-0 Tottenham 14/05/2017 – Tottenham 2-1 Man United 11/12/2016 – Man United 1-0 Tottenham 10/04/2016 – Tottenham 3-0 Man United 08/08/2015 – Man United 1-0 Tottenham 15/03/2015 – Man United 3-0 Tottenham 28/12/2014 – Tottenham 0-0 Man United 01/01/2014 – Man United 1-2 Tottenham