At 3 a.m. Beijing time on May 15, Tottenham will host Manchester City in the Premier League rematch, which will decide the fate of four teams: Tottenham, Manchester City, Villa and Arsenal. If Tottenham can get three points, they will retain the hope of fighting for the top four, once they do not win, Villa will lock the top four in advance, and Manchester City if they can't win, they can basically only watch Arsenal win the championship, if they beat Tottenham Hotspur away, Manchester City will overtake Arsenal and win four consecutive titles.
Prior to that, Villa had drawn 3-3 at home to Liverpool, a result that also gave Tottenham hope of a top-four finish. Originally, as long as Villa beat their opponents, Tottenham had no more thoughts. Now Tottenham are five points behind their opponents, but one game less, plus Villa will visit Crystal Palace in the final round, there will be accidents at any time, as long as Tottenham can beat Manchester City (Tottenham Hotspur played against Sheffield United in the last round, there is no suspense to get three points), they may not be able to press the whistle to counterattack the opponent, reach the top four and advance to the Champions League next season. However, if they fail to win against Manchester City, Tottenham will withdraw from the race for the top four ahead of schedule and miss out on Champions League qualification.
Tottenham's home game against Manchester City is definitely the most important game in the Premier League this season, and this game has a huge impact on the title race and the race for the top four. Whether it is Tottenham or Manchester City, no one can afford to lose, especially Manchester City, whether they can achieve four consecutive championships depends on the outcome of this battle.
However, although Manchester City are aiming for three points, they are not absolutely sure of beating their opponents, as they have lost all of their league games away to Tottenham Hotspur in the past four seasons. Even Liverpool and Arsenal were unable to play Manchester City at home, with such a big advantage. In the 2019-2020 season, Manchester City lost 2-0 away to Tottenham, and the following season, they lost to their opponents by the same scoreline. In the 2021-2023 season, Manchester City lost to Tottenham Hotspur with a score of 0-1 away for 2 consecutive years, and what is even worse is that Manchester City not only lost 4 consecutive defeats against Tottenham Hotspur away, but also scored 0 goals, which is a great shame, how could Guardiola ever be so miserable?
Obviously, Tottenham Hotspur can definitely be called Manchester City's bitter master, and in the next battle, Tottenham has an absolute psychological advantage. However, Manchester City also have enough confidence to break the spell on the road. In this season's FA Cup, Manchester City once beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 away, although this is a cup game, but I believe it will also bring some confidence to Manchester City.
Manchester City's confidence comes not only from the FA Cup, but also from their absolute strength. Prior to that, City had won seven consecutive league games and scored 28 goals in the process. With De Bruyne and Haaland returning from injury, Manchester City's attack has completely exploded, in addition to these two cores, Gvardiol and others have also scored frequently, and now Manchester City is in the best state of the season, if the two teams play normally, Manchester City will undoubtedly have a better chance to get 3 points.
In fact, Tottenham are also very entangled, because as long as they beat Manchester City, they are equivalent to helping their arch-rival Arsenal win the title. Speaking ahead of the game, Kai Havertz had already indicated that he would be the most loyal Tottenham supporter of the Tottenham Hotspur fans in the future, backing them to win Manchester City at home. In fact, because Arsenal has a goal difference of 3 more than Manchester City, even if Manchester City gets 1 point in this game, Arsenal has a good chance of winning the title. Next, Tottenham and Manchester City will stage a life-and-death showdown, this battle is related to the fate of the 4 teams, the Premier League's championship and four major dramas, and soon ushered in the finale!