Soccer: Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United

[Mary C]

Premier League action is set for this Friday, October 31, 2021 (Thursday, October 30 UK), between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, United Kingdom will be housing the square off at 12:30AM PST this Friday (5:30PM UK Time). If you’re looking for this upcoming game’s prediction then you’re in luck!  

 

In this Premier League fixture, both teams have quite the history and reputation: Manchester United has won the Premier League 13 times and the Tottenham Hotspurs with 26 honors to their name. But, as we all know, history and reputation don’t cut it. Times have changed and so have the rankings. Looking at season 20/21’s rankings, while Man United managed to grapple onto second place with 74 points, Tottenham Hotspurs only managed seventh with 62 points. If it’s any consolation for the Spurs though, their Harry Kane was the player with the most goals and assists throughout the season, 23 and 14 respectively.   

 

As of season 21/22, Man United is probably coming into this game desperately trying to forget last week’s unfortunate loss to Liverpool by conquering Tottenham. This embarrassing miss plummeted Man United to seventh place in the English Premier League. In this matchup with Tottenham however, at least this time they’ll be picking on someone their own size. Manchester currently has a record of four wins, two draws, and three losses. Leading the team with four goals each were Mason Greenwood and Bruno Fernandes but, it was frustrating to watch their defense fall short by letting 10 goals in. If Manchester wants to evade another ego-crushing loss, they better strengthen their defense tactics. Tottenham on the other hand enters Week 10 in sixth place in the EPL with five wins, four losses, and zero draws. Just a point apart, the tension between these two teams is likely to be quite heated.  

 

With that said, Manchester United has a large possibility of bouncing back after last week’s dismal loss to Liverpool. Winning this match would not only lessen that strike to the ego from Liverpool but it would also help them rise to the ranks and overtake Tottenham. With Hotspurs’ inconsistent performance as of late and Man United’s motivation to get over last week’s embarrassment, we’re expecting a close game ending in 1-2 in favor of Manchester United.  

 

Tune in this 12:30AM PST, Friday (5:30PM, Thursday UK Time) at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, United Kingdom. Manchester United VS. Tottenham Hotspurs.