Man United vs Tottenham Preview
Man United and Tottenham have struggled for any kind of consistency early in the 2026/27 Premier League season. Both sides will want to tighten up after some poor recent form and a draw is predicted at Old Trafford.
Key Stats - Both Sides in Unconvincing Form
- Man United are winless in their last 3 matches.
- Man United are winless in 8 of their last 9 games against Tottenham.
- Tottenham are winless in 5 consecutive Premier League games.
H2H
Man United have a 97-58 advantage against Tottenham, alongside 52 draws.
Man United Dropping Down the EPL Table
Man United are in unconvincing form early in the 2026/27 campaign after winning just two of their seven matches. The Red Devils’ only league victory was a 5-2 home triumph against newly promoted Ipswich.
Michael Carrick’s side are winless in three consecutive league matches since the Ipswich win and have dropped to 12th. United's downturn started with a 2-2 draw at Everton and a 1-0 home loss to Man City and they allowed over 1 XG in both games.
The Manchester outfit dropped further points in a 1-1 stalemate at Fulham before the international break. Lisandro Martinez scored an own goal in the second half and Matheus Cunha levelled in the 89th minute.
Tottenham Rock Bottom of the Premier League
Robert De Zerbi’s Tottenham are bottom of the Premier League table and have gained just two points from five games. The north Londoners have only scored two league goals this season.
Spurs lost their first two league matches, 3-0 at Brentford and 2-0 at home against Newcastle. They responded with back-to-back 0-0 draws at Nottingham Forest and at home against Everton.
Tottenham’s improved form ended with a 3-2 home defeat against Aston Villa last time out. Spurs trailed 3-0, had 20 shots and Conor Gallagher and Jan Paul van Hecke scored late consolation goals.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
Man United (4-2-3-1): Senne Lammens; Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw; Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans; Bryan Mbeumo, Bruno Fernandes, Josh Zirkzee; Matheus Cunha
Centre-back Matthijs de Ligt could return to the squad after almost a year out with a back injury.
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo and forward duo Marcus Rashford and Amad Diallo are doubts after withdrawing from international duty.
Winger Patrick Dorgu, striker Benjamin Sesko and midfielder Manuel Ugarte are unavailable due to injury. Man United confirmed Sesko’s injury in an official statement and said, “Benjamin will undergo tests this week before defining his individual recovery plan.”
Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Antonín Kinsky; Archie Gray, Jan Paul van Hecke, Micky van de Ven, Andy Robertson; Rodrigo Bentancur, Sandro Tonali; Savio, Mateus Fernandes, Omar Marmoush; Dominic Solanke
Attackers Mykhaylo Mudryk and Wilson Odobert are injured. Midfielders Xavi Simons and Dejan Kulusevski are also out with long-term injuries.
Pedro Porro is an injury doubt after missing international duty with a hamstring issue. Roberto De Zerbi was positive about the defender’s recovery and said, “Hopefully, it's not a big problem.”