Coventry City vs. Tottenham Hotspur - prediction, team news, lineups

Synopsis

Coventry City will host Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur at the Coventry Building Society Arena in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Thursday.

The Sky Blues, who play in the Championship, will be looking to cause an upset against a Tottenham side that is in strong form under manager Antonio Conte.

Spurs have won their last three Premier League matches, including an impressive 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace at the weekend.

Team news

Coventry will be without defender Kyle McFadzean, who is suspended after being sent off in the previous round against Wrexham.

Tottenham will be without several key players, including goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, defender Cristian Romero, and forward Richarlison, who are all injured.

Predicted lineups

Coventry City: Moore; Doyle, Rose, Panzo; Dabo, Hamer, Sheaf, Bidwell; Allen, Gyokeres, Godden. Tottenham Hotspur: Forster; Tanganga, Dier, Davies; Doherty, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Perisic; Kulusevski, Kane, Son.

Prediction

Tottenham will be strong favorites to win the match, but Coventry have shown that they are capable of causing an upset.

However, with Tottenham in good form and Coventry missing some key players, we predict that Spurs will win the match 2-1.