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For Tottenham Hotspur, it would be pretty astute and practical for Rodrigo Bentancur to feature against AS Roma on Thursday. He should feature here in all Spurs’ UEFA competition matches, in the near future, given that he’s serving a seven match ban domestically. Why, well, we covered that here, as it’s the classic “the policing agency is much more angry than the actual victim” kind of situation.

So who should/will join him in the starting lineup?

AS Roma at Tottenham Hotspur FYIs

Kick: Thurs. Nov. 28, 8pm, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, UK

Competition: UEFA Europa League Matchday 5 of 8

Tottenham Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction

UEL Standing, Form: Tottenham 7th, 9 pts, WWWL AS Roma 20th, 5 pts, DLWD

AS Roma versus Tottenham Hotspur sounds like the kind of match that Jose Mourinho should be at, right?

After all, these are two of his many many former clubs.

Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction

Fraser Forster; Djed Spence, Radu Dragusin, Ben Davies, Archie Gray; Lucas Bergvall, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Matar Sarr; Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke, Timo Werner

Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”

He currently contributes to USA Today’s NFL Wires Network, the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America and RG. His past bylines include the New York Daily News, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the Washington Post and ESPN. You can follow him on Linked In and Twitter.

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Are Tottenham Hotspur catching Manchester City at the exact right time? It’s true that the Cityzens are on a bad slide right now. Or is this the proverbial “nothing more dangerous than a wounded animal” cliche that we often hear about in sports. What we know for sure is that both of these sides are having a season that has not gone according to their best laid plans.

So both sides are desperate for a win right now.

Man City vs Tottenham Hotspur FYIs

Kick: Sat. Nov 23, 5:30pm, Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK

Team News: Man City Part 1 Man City Part 2 Tottenham

Starting XI Predictions: Man City Tottenham

Full Injury List: Man City Tottenham

Google Result Probability: Man City 64% Draw 19% Tottenham 17%

PL Form: Man City WWWLL Tottenham LWLWL

PL Standing: Man City 2nd, 23 pts Tottenham 10th 16 pts

Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction at Manchester City

Guglielo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Radu Dragusin, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogie; Dejan Kulusevski, Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr; Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke, Heung-Min Son

Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”

He currently contributes to USA Today’s NFL Wires Network, the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America and RG. His past bylines include the New York Daily News, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the Washington Post and ESPN. You can follow him on Linked In and Twitter.

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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been hit with a seven-match ban and a £100,000 fine (approximately €120,000) by the English Football Association for comments he made about his own teammate Son Heung-min this past summer. THFC are appealing the length of the ban.

Betancur was speaking to a media outlet from his home country of Uruguay when a reporter asked him for a Son shirt. Bentancur responded with “or from any cousin of Sonny; all Koreans look very much alike.”

Man City vs Tottenham Hotspur FYIs

Kick: Sat. Nov 23, 5:30pm, Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK

Team News: Man City Part 1 Man City Part 2 Tottenham

Starting XI Predictions: Man City Tottenham

Full Injury List: Man City Tottenham

Google Result Probability: Man City 64% Draw 19% Tottenham 17%

PL Form: Man City WWWLL Tottenham LWLWL

PL Standing: Man City 2nd, 23 pts Tottenham 10th 16 pts

Tottenham Team News

Despite the two teammates being good friends and Son actually not taking any offense from it, the FA declared it a racist remark and threw the book at Betancur.

So the Uruguyan will miss out against Man City on Saturday, and then we’ll just have to see from there. Meanwhile Cristian Romero is a doubt due to a foot injury. Spurs also have a trio of players who are beyond doubtful, and by that I mean they’re definitively ruled out, due to hamstring injuries, in Micky van de Ven, Richarlison and Wilson Odobert.

The last two names have been out awhile, or at least that’s how it feels.

While Spurs will be on the road, and they’re looking up at City in the standings, at least they have a squad with far fewer fitness concerns than their opponents.

Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”

He currently contributes to USA Today’s NFL Wires Network, the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America and RG. His past bylines include the New York Daily News, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the Washington Post and ESPN. You can follow him on Linked In and Twitter.

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Manchester City hosts Tottenham Hotspur in an all-big six clash Saturday matinee. This is probably the headliner fixture of the Premier League weekend, essentially, even though both sides are not in a place where they want to be right now. Spurs are just a smack dab in the middle of the table side right now while City are on a bad skid, and facing an injury crisis.

So with that all in mind, let’s preview this puppy.

Man City vs Tottenham Hotspur FYIs

Kick: Sat. Nov 23, 5:30pm, Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK

Team News: Man City Part 1 Man City Part 2 Tottenham

Starting XI Predictions: Man City Tottenham

Full Injury List: Man City Tottenham

Google Result Probability: Man City 64% Draw 19% Spurs 17%

PL Form: Man City WWWLL Tottenham LWLWL

PL Standing: Man City 2nd, 23 pts Tottenham 10th 16 pts

City boss Pep Guardiola might very short-handed, when it comes to selection, right now, but here’s the best of what’s left for him to select from.

Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Tottenham Hotspur

Ederson; Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, John Stones, Josko Gvardiol; Mateo Kovacic, Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden, Savinho, Bernardo Silva; Erling Haaland

Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”

He currently contributes to USA Today’s NFL Wires Network, the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America and RG. His past bylines include the New York Daily News, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the Washington Post and ESPN. You can follow him on Linked In and Twitter.

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Tottenham Hotspur have certainly been up and down lately, with one more match until the November international break. It’s a visit from Ipswich Town, so it will almost certainly be a victory. If it’s a draw or loss, well, then that would be a disaster.

And it would be a disaster that they would have to ponder during the November internationals.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Ipswich Town FYIs

Tottenham Preview Material: Full Injury Report Starting XI Prediction Team News

Kick-off: 5.30pm (BST), Sunday November 10, 2pm, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Result Probability: Tottenham 77% Ipswich Town 10% Draw 13%

Premier League Standings: Tottenham 7th, 16 pts, Ipswich Town 18th, 5 pts

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglu will field a very strong team to try and make sure that that does not happen. And here below is what we think that looks like.

Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction vs Ipswich Town

Guglielmo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Radu Dragusin, Destiny Udogie; Dejan Kulusevski, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Matar Sarr; Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke, Heung-Min Son

Tottenham Hotspur 4, Ipswich Town 0

North-Londoners will wash the stench of failure from Thursday night.

Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”

He currently contributes to USA Today’s NFL Wires Network, the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America and RG.org. His past bylines include the New York Daily News, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the Washington Post and ESPN. You can follow him on Linked In and Twitter.

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Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has a fully fit squad, so he can easily manage minutes now, amidst all the heavy fixture congestion. Will Jhon Duran remain only a super-sub? Even despite the fact that he is the Villans’ most effective and efficient scorer? I guess so! Sunday brings a trip to Tottenham Hotspur, which is one of the most standout fixtures of the Premier League weekend.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa FYIs

Starting XI Predictions: Tottenham Aston Villa

Team News: Tottenham Aston Villa

Kick-off: 5.30pm (BST), Sunday November 3, 2pm, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Result Probability: Tottenham 50% Aston Villa 27% Draw 23%

Premier League Standings: Tottenham 10th, 13 pts, Aston Villa 5th, 18 pts

So with all of that preview preamble done now…let’s take a look at who Emery might select for his first team here.

Aston Villa FC Starting XI Prediction

Emi Martinez; Matty Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne; Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans; John McGinn, Morgan Rogers, Jacob Ramsey; Ollie Watkins

Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”

He currently contributes to USA Today’s NFL Wires Network, the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America and RG.org. His past bylines include the New York Daily News, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the Washington Post and ESPN. You can follow him on Linked In and Twitter.

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Tottenham Hotspur Ange Postecoglou must be excited to be getting his face of the franchise, Heung-Min Son, back in action on Sunday. “Sonny has trained today, so if he gets through training tomorrow he should be okay,” the big Australian said of a challenging home match against Aston Villa, who finished fourth last season, and find themselves in a similar spot so far this season.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa FYIs

Starting XI Predictions: Tottenham Aston Villa

Team News: Tottenham Aston Villa

Kick-off: 5.30pm (BST), Sunday November 3, 2pm, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Result Probability: Tottenham 50% Aston Villa 27% Draw 23%

Premier League Standings: Tottenham 10th, 13 pts, Aston Villa 5th, 18 pts

Spurs are squarely mid-table right now, so maybe getting their South Korean superstar back in the mix will help them climb the table? Let’s see who joins the Tottenham talisman in the first team for the Sunday matinee.

Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction

Guglielmo Vicario (GK); Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Radu Dragusin, Destiny Udogie; Dejan Kulusevski, Pape Matar Sarr, James Maddison; Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke, Heung-Min Son

Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”

He currently contributes to USA Today’s NFL Wires Network, the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America and RG.org. His past bylines include the New York Daily News, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the Washington Post and ESPN. You can follow him on Linked In and Twitter.

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Great news for Tottenham Hotspur, as they’ll be getting their Talisman, Heung-Min Song, back in action tomorrow against Aston Villa. That leaves Ange Postecoglu with four injury concerns for the Sunday matinee: Richarlison, Timo Werner, Micky van de Ven and Wilson Odobert.

The speedy Van de Ven and the surprise summer signing Odobert are unfortunately both ruled out of this one.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa FYIs

Starting XI Predictions: Tottenham Aston Villa

Team News: Tottenham Aston Villa

Kick-off: 5.30pm (BST), Sunday November 3, 2pm, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Result Probability: Tottenham 50% Aston Villa 27% Draw 23%

Premier League Standings: Tottenham 10th, 13 pts, Aston Villa 5th, 18 pts

Team News for Both Sides

However, Werner and Richarlison could both be passed fit to feature here, meaning that Spurs should have a ton of options in attack. Shifting gears to the visitors, they are a fully fit side, more or less. How fortunate for Aston Villa manager Unai Emery, his squad and their supporters.

They have no real injury worries for this match here, and it will provide a chance to get some more fresh legs out there. Which they need, given all the fixture congestion going on.

Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”

He currently contributes to USA Today’s NFL Wires Network, the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America and RG.org. His past bylines include the New York Daily News, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the Washington Post and ESPN. You can follow him on Linked In and Twitter.

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Tottenham Hotspur hosts Manchester City in what is obviously the headliner tie of the EFL Cup round of 16. Both of these clubs got a bye into the third round of the competition, with Spurs besting Coventry 2-1 and Man City beating Watford by the same score.

A spot in the final eight of this tournament is on the line here, but I am not sure that either side would be totally devastated with a loss here.

Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur FYIs

Competition: EFL Cup Round of 16

Kick: Wed. Oct 30, 8:15pm, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, UK

Team News: Tottenham Hotspur Manchester City

Starting XI Predictions: Tottenham Hotspur Manchester City

After all, both sides are alive in multiple competitions, and getting eliminated from the lesser of the two cup competitions, and thus getting more rest for the weary, might not be the worst thing in the world.

Let’s look at who Ange Postecoglu could pick for his 4-3-3 here. Does Richarlison get the nod?

Probably not, because it might mean displacing Dominic Solanke, which is probably not going to happen.

Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction vs Manchester City (EFL Cup)

Guglielmo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Radu Dragusin, Ben Davies; Dejan Kulusevski, Rodrigo Betancur, Pape Matar Sarr; Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner, Dominic Solanke

Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”

He currently contributes to USA Today’s NFL Wires Network, the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America and RG.org. His past bylines include the New York Daily News, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the Washington Post and ESPN. You can follow him on Linked In and Twitter.

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Manchester City visits Tottenham Hotspur for an EFL Cup clash that will be most meaningful for…the extensive list of star players who will miss out. Out injured for this round of 16 cup clash are: Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku and Heung-Min Son. Obviously, Erling Haaland will be rested too.

And for Spurs, manager Ange Postecoglu confirmed on Tuesday that summer signing Wilson Odobert is going to be sidelined for awhile.

Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur FYIs

Competition: EFL Cup Round of 16

Kick: Wed. Oct 30, 8:15pm, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, UK

Team News: Tottenham Hotspur Manchester City

Starting XI Predictions: Tottenham Hotspur Manchester City

So with everyone that is out, who is is in? After all, this is the “headliner tie” for this round of the Carabao Cup.

Well, there will be some big name stars here, but for the most part, it’s squad rotation here. However, a couple of young kids (teenagers, but “kids” to an “old” person like me) might get a starting assignment here, and that has to be exciting for them. It’s kind of exciting for us the observer/viewer too.

Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at Tottenham Hotspur (EFL Cup)

Stefan Ortega; Rico Lewis, John Stones, Kaden Braithwaite, Nathan Ake; Nico O’Reilly; Savio, James McAtee, Ilkay Gundogan, Matheus Nunes; Phil Foden

Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”

He currently contributes to USA Today’s NFL Wires Network, the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America and RG.org. His past bylines include the New York Daily News, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the Washington Post and ESPN. You can follow him on Linked In and Twitter.

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