Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United will play each other in the English Premier League’s season-first tough matchup on August 19.
The contest will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where the home team will start the weekend in ninth place with one point while the visitors will be in seventh place with three points.
Spurs enter the contest off of a 2-2 draw against Brentford in their opening Premier League meeting of 2023–24.
In the 11th minute, Spurs scored the game’s first goal, but 16 minutes later, Brentford tied the score on a penalty kick.
At the final whistle of the first half, Spurs tied the score after Brentford had taken their first advantage in the 36th minute. The Brentford barrier was impenetrable to Spurs in the second half.
Spurs put on a respectable showing in their debut league encounter under Ange Postecoglou’s leadership.
However, as a result of the draw, they have now only won one of their previous four Premier League games.
The victory happened against Leeds United on the road at the close of the previous campaign, although there were league losses against Aston Villa on the road and Brentford at home.
Trends indicate that Spurs have won 13 consecutive Premier League games in which they scored one goal or more.
In their last four league games, they have scored more than 2.5 goals. Spurs have won just one of their previous four home Premier League games, according to their record.
After defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 at home in their opening Premier League match of the entire campaign on Monday night, Manchester United travels to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Despite capturing the game, the Red Devils gave poor play and unquestionably ought to have succumbed if the Wolves had seized their opportunities.
Nevertheless, Manchester United has won all five of their recent Premier League contests following their victory over Wolves.
The additional wins from the previous campaign came against Bournemouth away, Wolves, Chelsea, and Fulham at home.
Manchester United has only won one of their last four games, according to their away record in the Premier League.
There were losses to Brighton and West Ham, as well as a draw with Spurs.
In their last five Premier League matches against Spurs, Manchester United have scored at least two goals and have not lost in any of their last 44 league meetings with Spurs.
Team news: Ryan Sessegnon and Bryan Gil are out injured for the Spurs. Hugo Lloris and Fraser Forster, both goalkeepers, are in question.
The four injured members of Manchester United—Rasmus Højlund, Kobbie Mainoo, Amad Diallo, and Tyrell Malacia—do not travel to London.