There are two titanic games on Sunday, beginning with this match at White Hart Lane when Manchester City travel to Tottenham. Spurs weren...
There are two titanic games on Sunday, beginning with this match at White Hart Lane when Manchester City travel to Tottenham.
Spurs weren't in action last weekend due to Chelsea's involvement in the FA Cup semi-final, which means they haven't had a game for 10 days or so. That can have one of two effects: Either they'll go into the match refreshed, or they won't quite be on their game.
Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon are doubtful for the game after suffering injuries over the last two weeks, and if they're unavailable for Sunday, then it seriously decreases their chance of a positive result. Those two have been hugely important for Spurs this season; they're almost irreplaceable.
Andre Villas-Boas will still feel that his team are in with a chance of qualifying for the Champions League, even though the advantage currently lies with Arsenal and Chelsea. Nothing short of a win will do, especially if they want matters to remain in their own hands to qualify for European football's biggest club competition.
While Tottenham have been out of action for the last 10 days, their opponents, Manchester City, have had a very decent couple of weeks.
After beating Manchester United 2-1 in the league last Monday, they beat Chelsea by the same score in the FA Cup semi-final before earning a 1-0 win against Wigan on Wednesday, with Carlos Tevez scoring a late winner.
It was Tevez's fellow countryman Sergio Aguero who hit the headlines at the weekend after a shocking tackle on David Luiz. Aguero was lucky to escape any punishment for the incident.
The situation for Manchester City is quite clear on Sunday: If they don't beat Spurs, Manchester United can regain the Premier League title 24 hours later; a draw won't be good enough. Spurs are in a similar situation, as they need to win to be in for a chance of Champions League football.
When these teams played each other in November, City came from behind to win 2-1 thanks to a late winner from Edin Dzeko. Sunday's game will be just as close. My gut tells me that because City have momentum, they will come away with all three points.
Prediction: Manchester City win
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