Tottenham Hotspur face Manchester United in the last Quarter-Final of 2024-25 Carabao Cup.
Victory will see Tottenham or Man Utd reach the semi-finals for the third time in five seasons.
Team News
Tottenham will welcome midfielder, Yves Bissouma back from suspension following their 5-0 league win at Southampton.
Son Heung-min (knock) and Destiny Udogie (quad) face late fitness checks.
Guglielmo Vicario (ankle), Mickey van de Ven (leg), Cristian Romero (quad), Rodrigo Bentancur (suspension), Ben Davies, Wilson Odobert and Richarlison (all hamstring) are sidelined.
Man Utd will be without Mason Mount after the midfielder suffered a leg injury during their comeback win in the Manchester derby at Man City.
Noussair Mazraoui (knock) is a doubt but Luke Shaw (unspecified) remains absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Tottenham host Man Utd at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday 19 December at 8pm GMT, live on Sky Sports in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Tottenham have won four of their last six League Cup meetings against Man Utd (W4, L2).
- Man Utd are winless in three away ties against Tottenham in the League Cup (L3), although this is their first League Cup tie played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
- Spurs kept just one clean sheet in their three previous home ties against Man Utd in the League Cup.
- Spurs have won each of their two matches in this season’s edition by 2-1 results (W2).
- Three of Man Utd’s 12 goals in their two matches in this season’s edition were scored by Alejandro Garnacho.
Prediction
Inconsistency has been Tottenham’s biggest issue since the start of November but after their clinical first-half demolition of Southampton, they need to bring the same intensity and quality if want to stand any chance here,
Man Utd meanwhile were pretty sluggish for much of the Manchester derby until they found a late energetic groove, amidst line-up gambles which saw Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford dropped.
I however do expect those two to start with a point to prove but if Tottenham deliver another ruthless start, I can’t see Utd winning this.
Prediction: Tottenham 2-1 Man Utd
Result: Tottenham 4-3 Man Utd
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