Tottenham Hotspur vs Man City 21-04-2013 EPL

 On Sunday, 21st April at 13:30 GMT, Tottenham Hotspur will host Manchester City at White Hart Lane for Round 34 of the 2012/2013 English Premier League.

 Tottenham are 5 in the EPL with 58 points from 32 matches which leaves them 2 points behind Arsenal but with a game in hand.  They really need to win this game if they want to be in the driving seat for a top 4 finish ahead of their big rivals.  Tottenham have been in mixed form lately with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches and they’ll need a good end to the season to hold onto the top 4.

 Tottenham have not been in action since crashing out of the Europa League on penalties in Basel, and will be anxious to bounce back from that disappointment with a positive result against the champions.Much of the home side's hopes will be pinned on the fitness of Gareth Bale. They have not won a game without him scoring since New Years Day and after 3 consecutive 2-2 draws, wouldn't be likely to beat the reigning champions without him.

 Manchester United's claim to this year's title would be purely academical if they defeat Aston Villa on Saturday and City fail to capitalize against Tottenham on Sunday. Mancini's men are currently on a three game winning streak, most recently defeating Wigan Athletic whom they will meet in the FA Cup Final at the end of May.

 Manchester City look safe in 2 place with 68 points from 32 games, this keeps them 13 points behind Manchester United but 7 ahead of Chelsea in 3^rd.  City have been in fine form of late with wins over Manchester United and Chelsea in recent weeks and they have an FA Cup final to look forward to in what otherwise has been a poor season for them.

 Possible line-ups:

Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Hugo Lloris; Kyle Walker, Jan Verthongen, Michael Dawson, Benoit Assou-Ekotto; Moussa Dembele, Scott Parker; Clint Dempsey, Lewis Holtby, Gylfi Sigurdsson; Emanuel Adebayor.

Manchester City (4-3-2-1): Joe Hart; Pablo Zabaleta, Vincent Kompany, Matija Nastasic, Gael Clichy; Gareth Barry, Yaya Toure; James Milner, Samir Nasri, Carlos Tevez; Edin Dzeko

2012/2013 English Premier League, Round 34
Match date: 21 April 2013
Kick Off Time: 13:30 GMT
Venue: White Hart Lane, England

 Referee: Lee Mason