This game, on paper a nailed on win for Tottenham, represents a golden opportunity for Spurs to solidify their position in the race for fourth spot in the Premier League.
Both Manchester City and Aston Villa come into this game knowing that only a win will be enough to keep their Champions League hopes alive. A draw would let in Tottenham and Liverpool; achieve a loss and it’s goodnight Vienna.
Despite nine points separating Arsenal and Manchester City in the Premier League, both teams are balanced in terms of skill and pace – and both a desperate for the win following recent disappointments.
The last time these two teams met in the Premier League it ended in an uninspiring goaless draw, the gloom temporarily lifted by a Shay Given penalty save, this time should be different.
This match features two teams heading in the right direction Premier League-wise. These two late bloomers have both done themselves a favour of late with, in Everton’s case, a big win over Manchester City and, in Wolves’, a drubbing of West Ham.