14:00 / 01.02.2026

Tottenham - Manchester City: preliminary squads for the match announced

Today, one of the central matches of the 24th round of the English Premier League, Manchester City, will play away against Tottenham Hotspur. The match kicks off at 9:30 PM Tashkent time.

Before the match, several influential publications announced the possible starting lineups of the two teams. Interestingly, there's a difference in some positions between the options: at Tottenham, the choice of a central defender, while at City, the debate revolves around the same title in midfield. All versions are presented in full below.

Sports Mole Version

Tottenham Hotspur: Gulelmo Vicario, Jed Spence, Cristian Romero, Mickey van de Ven, Destini Udodji, Joao Palinha, Conor Gallagher, Wilson Odobert, Xavi Simons, Randal Kolo Muani, Dominic Solanke.

Manchester City: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mateus Nunes, Abduqodir Husanov, Mark Guehi, Nico O'Reilly, Rodri, Ryan Scherky, Bernardo Silva, Tijjani Reynders, Antoine Semeno, Erling Haaland.

SportsGambier Interpretation

Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Spence, Romero, Kevin Danzo, Udodji, Palhinha, Gallagher, Odobert, Simons, Archie Gray, Solanke.

Manchester City: Donnarumma, Nunez, Husanov, Guehi, O'Reilly, Rodri, Scherky, Silva, Phil Foden, Semeno, Haaland.

Sporting News version

Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Spence, Romero, Van de Ven, Udodji, Gray, Gallagher, Odobert, Simons, Pap Mattar Sarr, Solanke.

Manchester City: Donnarumma, Nunes, Husanov, Guehi, O'Reilly, Rodri, Scherky, Silva, Reynders, Semeno, Haaland.

Sports Illustrated interpretation

This version even shows a tactical scheme - "Tottenham" 4-2-3-1, and "City" 4-1-4-1.

Tottenham Hotspur - Thomas Frank XI (4-2-3-1):

Vicario; Spence, Romero, Van de Ven, Udodji; Gallagher, Palinya; Matis Tel, Simons, Odobert; Solanke.

Manchester City - Pep Guardiola XI (4-1-4-1):

Donnarumma; O'Rayli, Gexi, Husanov, Nunes; Rodri; Sherki, Silva, Reynders, Semeno; Holand.

What should you pay attention to?

Several sources also highlight the high probability of Abduqodir Husanov starting - this is a special mood for us.
At Tottenham, the main question is whether Van de Ven is in the center or Danso.

The rest is as usual: when the ball enters the game, the assumptions become an "official plan." Today at 21:30, the field itself will decide everything.