Tottenham Hotspur head to Arsenal on Wednesday night for an EFL Cup quarterfinal clash against their arch-rivals. Despite the minimal meaning of the League Cup competition, Spurs will be fired up for this one. Team captain and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has outlined all the reasons why.
A win here, and Spurs will be just two more victories shy of their first trophy in a decade. Let’s take a look at who Mauricio Pochettino may start in this contest.
The Bank Tottenham Hotspur FC Starting XI Prediction 4-3-3 vs Burnley FC
Striker: Harry Kane
Attacking Midfield: Son Heung-Min, Dele Alli, Lucas Moura
Defensive Midfield: Christian Eriksen, Harry Winks
Defense: Ben Davies, Jan Vertonghen, Juan Foyth, Kieran Trippier
Goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris
Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur EFL Cup Quarterfinal FYIs
ICYMI here are links to who Tottenham and Arsenal will be facing in the next round of their respective Euro competitions, as the UCL and UEL draws were held today.
Kickoff: The Emirates Stadium, London, Wednesday December 19, 7:45pm GMT
Odds: Betway has Arsenal as 6/4 very slight favorites to win while Tottenham are backed at 7/4. Odds for a draw are 11/4.
Meanwhile Google result probability has yet to post their projections for this match…if they even do an estimate for the EFL Cup.
Injury Report: go to this link
Arsenal Starting XI Prediction: go to this link
Prediction: Tottenham 3, Arsenal 2
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