Premier League Preview: Tottenham vs Manchester United

Tottenham welcome Manchester United to White Hart Lane this Sunday afternoon, with Tottenham looking to confirm 2nd place in the Premier League.

Tottenham come into this match on the back of a 1-0 defeat against West Ham United, with the Hammers narrowly winning this London derby.

It was West Ham's fifth match unbeaten, with three draws and two wins during that sequence.

Manuel Lanzini (65) scored the only goal of the game, just after the hour mark shattering Tottenham's title dreams.

The home side registered just 32% possession, but despite that they registered 13 total shots, more than Spurs 11.

Both sides had joint shots on target with 5, ultimately it was West Ham who prevailed though.

Spurs have enjoyed an excellent season so far, the defeat against West Ham has all but ended their title challenge.

Mauricio Pochettino and his side are in 2rd place in the Premier League, they need just one win to confirm their second place finish.

Both United and Tottenham have lost just four games all season, but they find themselves in 5th and 2nd respectively.

Spurs come into this fixture as the favourites, with home advantage and their current position dictating the odds.

In United, they face a side who have just reached the Europa League final but were also defeated by Arsenal.

Tottenham will be looking to replicate last seasons result at home against United, when they won 3-0.

United Need Wins

Manchester United come into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw at home against Celta Vigo, a fantastic result for United.

Marouane Fellaini (17) opened the scoring for United, with a header early in the first half to give United a huge advantage.

However, Celta set up a tense finish when Facundo Roncaglia (85) scored with just five minutes remaining.

Both sides went down to ten men when Roncaglia and Eric Bailly were sent off after a heated confrontation.

John Guidetti missed a golden chance to give Celta victory late on, but it was United who progressed to the Europa League final.

Manchester United have been on an excellent run, but their 25 game unbeaten run in the Premier League is now over.

United have drawn 14 of these matches though, they are now in sixth place in the Premier League, 19 points behind Chelsea.

Mourinho will be looking for his first win in four matches, with Burnley the last time United won.

Manchester United will be looking to win their remaining four matches this season, including the Europa League final.

Despite their excellent recent form, Manchester United come into this match as underdogs.

This will be a tough fixture for Jose Mourinho's side, with Tottenham a wounded animal at the moment.

The Red Devils will be looking to continue their overall record against Tottenham, they have won 81, drawn 39 and lost 35 of 155 matches.

Tip 1 – Kane to score first @ 7/2

Tip 2 – 2-2 draw @ 11/1