Tottenham are in great form. Out of their last 9 Premier League games they won 6 and tied 3. They are currently in 4th place with 40 points after 22 matches.
Most recently, Tottenham tied QPR 0-0 in the league after beating Coventry 3-0 at home in the FA Cup. On the 1st of January Tottenham beat Reading 3-1 at home in the league.
Top scorers for Tottenham in this Premier League season are Jermain Defoe with 10 goals and Gareth Bale with 9 goals.
Manchester United are in top form as well right now. Out of their last 10 Premier League matches they won 8 and tied 2. Most recently they beat West Ham 1-0 in the FA Cup at home after beating Liverpool 2-1 at home and playing 2-2 vs. West Ham in the league. Manchester United are in 1st place after 22 matches with 55 points, 7 points clear from 2nd place Manchester City.
Top scorers for Manchester United in the league are Robin Van Persie with 17 goals, Javier Hernandez with 8 and Wayne Rooney with 7 goals.
Last time Tottenham hosted Man Utd in March of 2012 in the Premier League the score was 1-3 for Man Utd. Wayne Rooney scored in the 45th minute followed by 2 goals by Ashley Young (60th and 69th minute). Jermain Defoe scored for Tottenham in the 87th minute to make the scoreline 1-3. Out of the last 5 meetings at the White Hart Lane Manchester United won 2 and the two teams tied 3 times.
Will this time be different? Can the Hotspurs under new manager Andre Villas-Boas make a statement vs. the number one team on the island.
The odds are slightly in favour of Manchester United to win this game.
Tottenham: 15/8
Draw: 5/2
Man Utd: 7/5
The match officials appointed for this game are: Referee: C Foy; Assistants: S Beck, M McDonough; Fourth official: L Mason.
This should be a great match.
Notes:
The Brazil international Sandro has been ruled out for the rest of the season for Tottenham after suffering a knee injury in the game vs. QPR last week and Emmanuel Adebayor is away at the African Nations Cup.