Manchester United host Tottenham in the Premier League this evening in one of the highlight fixtures of the season.
Both sides have enjoyed an acceptable start to the campaign, especially the visitors, who have been solid if not spectacular under manager Antonio Conte.
Spurs sit third heading into tonight's game, while Erik ten Tag's men are fifth, seven points behind the Londoners having played a game less. Here is everything you need to know about the match.
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What time is Man Utd v Tottenham kick-off?
Manchester United v Tottenham kicks off at 8.15pm on Wednesday, October 19, at Old Trafford.
Is Man Utd v Tottenham on TV and what about live streaming?
The match will be shown live on Amazon Prime, with coverage starting from 6.30pm.
How to watch Man Utd v Tottenham for free
By signing up for a one-month free trial of Amazon Prime, you will not only gain access to this week's football, but you'll also have access to Amazon Music and Amazon Prime next day delivery.
You will be billed for the service once your second month of subscription to Amazon Prime begins, or you can cancel it before that. The service costs £8.99 per month.
What is the latest team news?
For the hosts, Scott McTominay is back from his one-match suspension, while keeper Martin Dubravka returns to the mix after missing the match against parent club Newcastle United at the weekend.
Harry Maguire (thigh), Donny van de Beek (muscular) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (muscular) are all ruled out, while ten Hag will be sweating on the fitness of Anthony Martial (lower back) and Christian Eriksen (illness).
Spurs, meanwhile, will definitely be without Richarlison, while Dejan Kulusevski is also a doubt. Japhet Tanganga (knock) will also miss the trip north, while Emerson Royal is still suspended.
Latest odds
Man Utd - 11/8
Draw - 15/8
Spurs - 5/2
Odds courtesy of bet365, correct at time of publication, please gamble responsibly
Match stats
- Manchester United have won their last three Premier League games against Spurs, last winning more consecutively against them between April 2009 and October 2010 (4).
- Tottenham have lost more Premier League games against Man Utd than they have vs any other opponent (38), while only against Chelsea (110) have they shipped more goals than against the Red Devils (104).
- Manchester United have won more Premier League games on a Wednesday than any other side (72), while they also have the highest win rate of all sides to play more than twice on this day in the competition (61.5%).
- Tottenham have won just one of their last 19 Premier League away games against the five other ever-present sides in the competition (D7 L11), with that victory coming against Man Utd in October 2020 (6-1).
- Tottenham have lost just one of their last 16 Premier League games (W11 D4), going down 3-1 at Arsenal earlier this month. Spurs have scored 35 goals in these 16 games, conceding just 12 while keeping eight clean sheets.
- Spurs boss Antonio Conte has lost all three of his away games against Manchester United, with all of these coming in the Premier League – against no side has the Italian lost more away games in all competitions in his club career.
- Man Utd’s Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in this exact fixture last season in a 3-2 win for the Red Devils. Overall, he’s scored eight Premier League goals against Spurs (including six in his last three) – against no side does he have more in the competition.
- Man Utd’s Marcus Rashford has been involved in five goals in nine Premier League appearances this season (3 goals, 2 assists), just one fewer than he managed in 25 games last term (4 goals, 2 assists). The England forward is just two goals shy from netting 100 in all competitions for the Red Devils.
- Harry Kane has scored in each of his last five Premier League games, his longest scoring streak in the competition. It’s the seventh time a Tottenham player has scored in five consecutive Premier League appearances, but none have managed to do so in six in a row.
- Tottenham striker Harry Kane has scored nine goals in 27 Premier League games played on Wednesdays. Having already scored 10+ on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, he could become just the second player to reach double figures on five different days of the week, after Alan Shearer.
