Tottenham Hotspur are placed 6th, while Manchester United are lingering 1 points behind in the league table. Will they reduce the gap?
- Tottenham Hotspur haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Manchester United have scored in all their away matches so far.
The hosts Tottenham Hotspur saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Carabao Cup. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Burnley.
Tottenham Hotspur form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.
It's back home for Tottenham Hotspur, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Burnley away with the result 1-0. Lucas Moura found the net in that victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of N. Simões Espírito Santo when Lucas Moura scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 25th minute. Lucas Moura, who plays in attack, was the best player for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 8.0 (out of 10). Moura scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 7 times.
Heartbreak before that as Tottenham Hotspur lost 0-1 at West Ham United's place.Spurs has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Tottenham Hotspur's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Manchester United form and stats
Playing away, Manchester United have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season.
The manager O. Solskjær was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Old Trafford. United suffered a 0-5 loss to Liverpool (placed 2nd). United lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one. Midfield player Scott McTominay was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.31/10. McTominay hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 32 successful passes (of 38 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Atalanta in the Champions League.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Champions League trip to Atalanta.
United are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. In the opposite end, Manchester United have conceded 6 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Spurs three wins, one draw and Manchester United six victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Son 4 goals |   B. Borges Fernandes 4 goals |  M. Greenwood 4 goals |
Tottenham Hotspur missing players
Manchester United missing players
| Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 33% | 25% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 11 | 7 | 6.8 |
| 6 | 8.2 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 14 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 15 | 16.7 |
| 4.3 | 5 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 10 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| 23% | 20% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 26% | 31% |
- Manchester United have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Manchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tottenham Hotspur haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 22 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Everton | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Watford | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Southampton | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Burnley | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 4 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 4 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | -21 | 2 |
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