Tottenham vs Manchester City Carabao Cup clash predicted with penalty drama

Tottenham versus Manchester City is one of the most exciting fixtures in the football calendar, and the two go head to head in the Carabao Cup Round of 16.

Spurs and Man City have produced some classics over the years, though results haven't fallen in Spurs' favour in recent times, with Ange Postecoglou's side winless in their last three meetings across all competitions. City put an end to their torrid record at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last season, but the Lilywhites will be looking to get back to winning ways and book their spot in the next round of the Carabao Cup later tonight.

A poor showing saw Spurs lose 1-0 to Crystal Palace on the weekend, leaving Postecoglou's side eighth in the Premier League table. Heung-Min Son is expected to miss out once again for the clash against City, though Pep Guardiola's side are dealing with a host of injury problems of their own.

So, can Spurs book their spot in the next round of the Carabao Cup? Let's take a look.

We simulated Tottenham vs Man City to get a score prediction

To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 25 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.

We predict that Tottenham could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Vicario; Porro, Dragusin, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Sarr, Kulusevski; Johnson, Solanke, Werner.

We predict that City could set up in a 4-1-4-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ortega; Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Ake; O'Reilly; Savio, McAtee, Gundogan, Nunes; Foden.

Spurs thought they had taken the lead after seven minutes when Timo Werner's driven shot rebounded off the near post and into the net off the back of Stefan Ortega, but the flag was raised, with the German being called offside. Moments later, City also had the ball in the back of the net when Phil Foden flicked the ball home from a few yards out, but once again, the goal was ruled out for offside.

After the frantic start, the game calmed down, with City starting to dominate possession as they looked to break down the Spurs defence. But, just before the break, it was the hosts who went ahead, despite a lack of possession.

Dejan Kulusevski was taken out by Nathan Ake on the edge of the box, resulting in a free-kick being awarded in a dangerous position. With no James Maddison on the pitch, Pedro Porro stepped up to take, and the Spaniard curled a wonderful strike over the wall and into the top corner to make it 1-0.

With 25 minutes to go, Radu Dragusin tripped Phil Foden in the box to give away a penalty, and Ilkay Gundogan made it 1-1 as he chipped his spot kick down the middle of the goal. Nothing split the sides after 90 minutes, and the game went to penalties.

After 10 penalties were taken, it was City who emerged victorious, winning 4-3 in the shootout. Savio missed City's fourth penalty to keep the tie alive for Spurs, but Porro's and Werner's earlier misses proved costly as the Lilywhites' Carabao Cup run came to an end.

EA FC 25 predicted final score: Tottenham 1-1 Man City (Man City win 4-3 on penalties)

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