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27 Apr 2023
Tottenham vs Man United

Two teams in a heated battle for a Champions League place meet in London as Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester United in Premier League action.

Spurs were beaten heavily by fellow top-four challengers Newcastle United last time out in a big blow to their hopes of qualifying for Europe's top competition. Now, with interim boss Cristian Stellini let go in favour of Ryan Mason, they must take down Man United to have any realistic hope of securing a top-four place this season.

Man United, meanwhile, are struggling in their own right, blanked by Sevilla and Brighton & Hove Albion over their last two matches, both in knockout competition.

With both teams looking vulnerable at times in recent weeks, the result of this match will go a long way towards determining next year's Champions League participants. Man United sit fourth in the table, level with Newcastle on points, but hold a game in hand on the Magpies. Spurs, meanwhile, are seventh in the standings.

The Sporting News is following Tottenham vs. Man United live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights below.

50 - Marcus Rashford has scored his 50th away goal for Manchester United in all competitions, at least 19 more than any other player for the club since his debut in February 2016. Arrow. pic.twitter.com/W680MNKE6a

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 27, 2023 Tottenham vs. Man United live score   1H 2H Score Tottenham 0 1 1 Man United 2 0 2

Goals

Minute Club Goalscorer 6th min Man United Jadon Sancho 44th min Man United Marcus Rashford 55th min Tottenham Pedro Porro

Starting lineups:

Tottenham (3-4-3, right to left): 20. Forster (GK) — 17. Romero, 15. Dier, 34. Lenglet — 23. Porro, 5. Hojbjerg, 4. Skipp, 14. Perisic — 9. Richarlison, 10. Kane, 7. Son.

Man United (4-2-3-1, right to left): 1. De Gea (GK) — 29. Wan-Bissaka, 2. Lindelof, 23. Shaw, 20. Dalot — 18. Casemiro, 14. Eriksen — 21. Antony, 8. Fernandes, 25. Sancho — 10. Rashford.

Tottenham vs. Man United live updates, highlights, commentary Tottenham vs. Man United: Second Half

57th min: Chance, Man United! Bruno Fernandes hits the crossbar! It's nearly an immediate response from Man United, as Fernandes clowns Clement Lenglet at the top of the six-yard box, but he rifles his hit high and bang off the woodwork. What a game this has opened up to!

55th min: GOAL! TOTTENHAM! IT'S A SENSATIONAL GOAL BY PEDRO PORRO WITH THE OUTSIDE OF HIS BOOT! Tottenham have started this half better, and they take advantage by getting a goal back! Harry Kane's shot is blocked, but it falls to Pedro Porro at the top of the penalty area, and he whips his right foot at the ball to produce what is a Goal of the Month candidate. What a hit!

49th min: Luke Shaw makes an outstanding tackle on a Tottenham counter-attack, dispossessing Heung-Min Son who was bursting forward through the middle. He's been exceptional in place of Harry Maguire the last two games.

Luke Shaw’s first half by numbers vs. Tottenham:

91% pass accuracy
48 passes completed ????
7 ball recoveries ????
2/2 aerial duels won
2 interceptions ????
1 clearance
1/1 ground duels won

Excellent at CB. ???? pic.twitter.com/Bglekvgkma

— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) April 27, 2023

48th min: Chance, Tottenham! It's a total mess in front of the Man United goal, as Spurs send chance after chance on frame. Pedro Porro's shot hit Harry Kane, and eventually, David de Gea is fouled by Richarlison as Ivan Perisic heads off the crossbar. Heung-Min Son was wide open at the top of the penalty area but nobody found him.

46th min: Spurs are straight into the attack, winning a quick corner, but Pedro Porro's delivery is really poor, failing to beat the first man. Fortunately for him, the first man Antony whiffs his clearance and instead nearly puts the ball into the back of his own net. The second corner is cleared.

Kickoff: Spurs get the second half under way, and the home fans will be restless for some urgency to start this 45 minutes.

HALFTIME: Tottenham 0-2 Man United

New interim manager, same old Tottenham, who are booed off the pitch at halftime. It was a truly perfect encapsulation of the Spurs season through that first half, with the attack producing a few good moments but unable to find a goal, while the defensive unit made individual errors to concede soft goals.

On the other side, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho are combining well to score the two Man United goals. Cristian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes are running the show in midfield, and Casemiro is his usual workhorse self as well. David de Gea made some important saves, but overall Manchester United deserve their lead.

Dross from Tottenham. The players seem vaguely bothered - that’s been a welcome improvement - but they’re an absolutely witless football team.

— Seb Stafford-Bloor (@SebSB) April 27, 2023 Tottenham vs. Man United: First Half

44th min: GOAL! MAN UNITED! What a stretch of play! Down on one end, David de Gea makes a fantastic one-on-one save on Ivan Perisic, and then Manchester United score down the other end! Marcus Rashford finishes top shelf with two defenders lazily trailing behind!

How poor is that from Eric Dier? He tracked Rashford while receiving the long ball from Bruno Fernandes, and then just...let Rashford have the space to shoot!

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41st min: Chance, Man United! Marcus Rashford is stopped by Fraser Forster again! A sensational first-touch pass by Cristian Eriksen created the chance, and Rashford down the left looks to cut it low to the far post but Forster denies.

In the aftermath, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg gets a yellow card for taking out Bruno Fernandes late, and a minute later Aaron Wan-Bissaka goes into the book as well for being late to a challenge with Richarlison.

39th min: Chance, Man United! Fraser Forster stops a chance from Marcus Rashford! Jadon Sancho finds the run of an unmarked Rashford at the far post, but Forster comes off his line to smother the shot. Well played by the Spurs goalkeeper, or else it's a second goal!

36th min: Manchester United have let their foot off the gas a bit, and Tottenham have taken advantage with a few chances on David de Gea's net. Cristian Romero commits a foul on Bruno Fernandes to relieve the pressure, as he is wont to do.

Too many periods in games where Man United are 1-0 up and playing pretty well but faff about in final third/are lazy with final ball instead of killing teams off like great teams do. Big thing for the team to improve on.

— Adam Crafton (@AdamCrafton_) April 27, 2023

32nd min: Man United fans trying to woo Harry Kane to the club while he's on the field for the other team. Bold strategy!

United fans chanting: 'Harry Kane, we'll see you in June.' #mufc

— Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst) April 27, 2023

28th min: Chance, Man United! AMAZING SAVE DAVID DE GEA!!! Richarlison completely undoes Victor Lindelof but Luke Shaw gets back to block the Brazilian's shot out for a corner.

Pedro Porro fizzes in a vicious delivery, and Ivan Perisic meets it at the near post with a flicked header. De Gea gets up to make a fabulous stretch save up by the crossbar to keep it from finding the back of the net!

25th min: Fraser Forster makes a slightly uncomfortable save on a deep hit by Casemiro. The rain probably has a lot to do with why Forster decides to just punch it out for a corner rather than go for catching the ball.

23rd min: Manchester United have gained a major foothold on this match. They're possessing the ball in large stretches in the Tottenham half, and their away supporters are singing loudly, drowning out the home support. There's acres of space down the left for Man United to attack, and Marcus Rashford is influential in the middle as well. Bruno Fernandes has a hit from a tight angle and it's blocked out for a corner.

19th min: Chance, Man United! Jadon Sancho has his sights set on a second goal, but it's cleared off the line!!! Bruno Fernandes feeds him in acres of space from a similar spot to where he scored his first. The initial hit is blocked by a sliding Cristian Romero, but it comes right back to him. He fires a follow-up which takes a big deflection around Fraser Forster and nearly goes in, but it's headed off the line by Ivan Perisic!

14th min: David de Gea makes a save on Richarlison, but in truth it wasn't exactly a great hit. Still, the Brazilian looks a bit revitalised from his worst struggles this season, he could be a lifeline for Spurs in this match.

Richarlison getting the chance to attack from the left, Son shifted out to the right. Richarlison already looks livelier. Maseball in action.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke (@JackPittBrooke) April 27, 2023

12th min: Eric Dier fouls Marcus Rashford in a dangerous area, about dead centre from around 15 yards outside the penalty area. It's a bit far, but the central location makes it a dicey one for the Spurs defensive setup to handle. Rashford goes for goal, and it had some dip, but bent low and wide left.

10th min: Needless to say, both clubs have serious gripes with club management, and both sets of supporters are making that very clear today.

"We want Glazers out," chant #MUFC away end.

"We want Levy out," respond the Spurs fans.

— Laurie Whitwell (@lauriewhitwell) April 27, 2023

6th min: GOAL! MAN UNITED! Jadon Sancho puts Manchester United in front! It's the same old story for Tottenham, who looked bright early on but concede an incredibly soft goal in the opening stages. Marcus Rashford skips past two really poor challenges from Oliver Skipp, and Sancho rifles a crisp finish inside the far post. It's just far too easy for Tottenham's opposition.

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4th min: Both teams are looking to poke and prod the opposition defence, but Tottenham have started with more attacking intent. Richarlison looks lively up front. Heung-Min Son should do better with a poor cross in space down the right, as his delivery was behind its target and cleared easily.

Kickoff: The match is under way in London! Some supporters at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium are expressing their frustration with club leadership both outside and inside the ground.

Tottenham Hotspur supporters protested against the club’s owners ahead of their Premier League match against Manchester United on Thursday.

One banner read “ENIC out,” while some supporters held “Levy out” signs.#THFC

— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) April 27, 2023 Tottenham vs. Man United: Pre-match commentary, analysis, stats, and more

5 mins to kickoff: Lovely to see Tottenham supporters recognise former club star Christian Eriksen when he was announced pre-match as part of the Manchester United squad. What a road the Dane has taken to where he is today.

Cheers from Spurs fans when Christian Eriksen's name was announced. #TOTMUN

— Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst) April 27, 2023

10 mins to kickoff: This season is quickly slipping away from Tottenham, and only a win today would realistically keep them in the Top Four race. One man who could come to Spurs' rescue is Richarlison, who has yet to score a single Premier League goal this season after joining Tottenham this summer.

Could he rescue both himself and his club today? Manchester United fans are obviously aware of the storyline that would present...

Richarlison hasn’t scored a PL goal this season… #MUFC pic.twitter.com/0jE7EjJXQ7

— Stretford Paddock (@StretfordPaddck) April 27, 2023

28 mins to kickoff: Tottenham will wear special charity kits tonight to raise funds for education abroad.

???? Our players will wear special edition charity shirts for tonight's match against Manchester United, raising awareness and funds for an initiative supporting the education of children in rural China

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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 27, 2023

45 mins to kickoff: With Bruno Fernandes proving fit to start, he keeps an incredible career streak going. The Portuguese playmaker has never missed a club match due to injury. The only caveats to that mark are two national team matches he missed due to a leg injury, and one club match he missed due to illness. That's it! What a bill of health. Just two days ago he was in a walking boot and on crutches!

Bruno Fernandes with crutches and a protective boot. #MUFC pic.twitter.com/ULfLWtDt7s

— Ben Dinnery (@BenDinnery) April 24, 2023

57 mins to kickoff: The lineups are in, and there's one surprise from new interim Tottenham boss Ryan Mason, who hands the struggling Richarlison a lifeline along the front three, replacing Dejan Kulusevski. For Manchester United, Bruno Fernandes is fit to start, while Luke Shaw is rewarded with another start at centre-back over Harry Maguire, and Jadon Sancho gets the nod moving Marcus Rashford to striker.

Bruno Fernandes starts for #MUFC at #THFC. Harry Maguire misses out through injury - he was doing individual training work with the ball yesterday so you’d imagine it’s nothing too serious

— Simon Peach (@SimonPeach) April 27, 2023

1 hour 10 mins to kickoff: A fun note for the match today, Tottenham centre-back Cristian Romero will play this game on his birthday. Romero turns 25 years old, his first birthday as a World Cup champion.

Happy birthday, Cuti ???????? pic.twitter.com/6YbG6ZudHa

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 27, 2023

1 hour 25 mins to kickoff: Today's referee is Anthony Taylor, who will take charge of a Manchester United match for the fifth time this season, an unusual amount for one referee and one club. It's not always gone well for the Red Devils when he has the whistle either, as they dropped points in three of the four previous matches this season that he has officiated.

— The United Stand (@UnitedStandMUFC) April 27, 2023

1 hour 40 mins to kickoff: There are questions over whether Harry Kane will return to Tottenham next season. His contract is up in the summer of 2024, and Spurs could potentially cash in big on the 29-year-old. Manchester United are thought to be the frontrunners for Kane's signature this coming summer, so could this be an audition for his future club?

— ???????????? ????????????’???? ???????????????? ✍???????????? (@TenHagBall_) April 26, 2023

2 hours to kickoff: Last time out, Tottenham were beaten before they could even blink. It was the ugliest opening half-hour Spurs could have possibly drawn up.

While it's hard to imagine that happening again in any capacity, it could provide Manchester United some key film in terms of figuring out ways to beat the Spurs defensive line throughout today's match.

Between that and the reverse fixture between these two sides last October, in which Spurs were soundly beaten at Old Trafford, the visitors will have plenty of knowledge on ways to pick apart today's opponents. Now, it'll be all about execution for Erik ten Hag's men, which they have struggled to complete across the last few matches.

5 - Newcastle have taken a 5-0 lead within 21 minutes, the second-earliest a side has done so in Premier League history, after Man City v Watford in September 2019 (18th minute). Stop. pic.twitter.com/AgRctZdQYZ

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 23, 2023 Tottenham vs. Man United lineups, team news

Mason faced a host of selection calls ahead of taking charge against United, with captain Hugo Lloris not fit, and Ben Davies struggling with injury. Ryan Sessegnon has been missing since mid-February with a hamstring injury, and while he is thought to be nearing a return, he is not ready to take the field.

Fraser Forster steps in for Lloris in goal, while Lucas Moura is back in the squad after a three-game ban, and Clement Lenglet proves fit to start.

The biggest surprise for Ryan Mason's first lineup has come up front, where he hands the struggling Richarlison a start over Dejan Kulusevski.

Tottenham confirmed starting lineup (3-4-3): Forster (GK) — Romero, Dier, Lenglet — Porro, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Perisic — Richarlison, Kane, Son.

Tottenham subs (9): Austin (GK), Tanganga, Sanchez, Sarr, Davies, Mundle, Lucas Moura, Danjuma, Kulusevski.

United's injury picture remains unchanged, with Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane and Scott McTominay amongst seven first-team players ruled out. One of those set to miss out, Alejandro Garnacho, has returned to training from his long-term ankle injury but is not yet ready for match action.

Harry Maguire is back after being suspended for the Brighton FA Cup win, but Luke Shaw remains in his place as Maguire is struggling with a slight injury and does not appear in the squad. Bruno Fernandes is ready to play in a huge boost for the Red Devils after questions over his fitness.

Man United confirmed starting lineup (4-2-3-1): De Gea (GK) — Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Shaw, Dalot — Casemiro, Eriksen — Antony, Fernandes, Sancho — Rashford.

Man United subs (9): Butland (GK), Malacia, B. Williams, Fred, Pellistri, Sabitzer, Elanga, Martial, Weghorst.

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The Red Devils have enjoyed playing away at Tottenham in the recent past, and they will all but bury Spurs in the Champions League race with a win here, which comes at plus odds.

Oddsmakers expect goals in this match, given Spurs' defensive woes, United's talent, and the ever-present Harry Kane. Marcus Rashford is mired in a late-season slump and Bruno Fernandes was unable to unlock Brighton in the FA Cup over the weekend, but that has done little to deter the betting market.

  Tottenham
win Draw Man United
win Both teams
to score Y / N Over / Under
2.5 goals MUN
-0.5 TOT
+0.5 BetMGM
(USA)
+175 +250 +145 -185 / +125 -150 / +110 +130 -190 Sports
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(Canada)
+176 +245 +140 -196 / +124 -149 / +117 +138 -178 SkyBet
(UK)
7/4 13/5 7/5 8/15, 11/8 4/6, 11/10 — — Neds
(Australia)
2.70 3.50 2.45 1.53 / 2.40 — — — Dafabet
(India)
2.68 3.62 2.46 1.54 / 2.38 1.65 / 2.24 2.43 1.56
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