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Galatasaray vs Tottenham Preview, Prediction, Team News And Confirmed Lineups
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Spurs are heading to Turkey for Europa League matchday four action on Thursday, find our Galatasaray vs Tottenham preview complete with the latest teams news and confirmed lineups.
Galatasaray vs Tottenham Preview
Europa League game.
Wins against Qarabag, Ferencvaros and AZ have handed Spurs a commanding position in the new-look group stage and three points against Galatasaray on Thursday would move them one step closer to automatic qualification.
Tottenham have recorded back to back victories in the past week, including a win against Manchester City that knocked the Premier League Champions out of the Carabao Cup.
After falling behind yet again on Sunday to Aston Villa, Spurs ended up thrashing their top four rivals 4-1 with a dominant performance.
Only two sides have won eight Premier League home games in a single calendar year after conceding the opening goal of the game:
◎ Newcastle United (2002)
◉ Tottenham Hotspur (2024)Bouncebackability. 👏 pic.twitter.com/dBFIyB5SjD
— Squawka (@Squawka) November 3, 2024
Spurs have been making it hard for themselves all season by conceding first and they could get punished by a strong Galatasaray side if they fall behind this week.
Tottenham’s Turkish opponents are also in a good position to qualify for the last 16 after the first three games, with two wins and a draw putting them in fifth place.
Galatasaray are still unbeaten at home this season including two wins in the group stage that have come at RAMS Park.
Galatasaray Team News
Left back Ismail Jakobs is expected to be absent again for Galatasaray but other than that they almost have a clean bill of health.
Tottenham Team News
Heung-min Son made his return to the lineup in Tottenham’s win over Villa on Sunday and he is in contention to lead his team out against Galatasaray.
Cristian Romero was forced off the field with an injury over the weekend and is unlikely to travel with the squad at all.
Galatasaray vs Tottenham Confirmed Lineups
Galatasaray Lineup
Muslera; Ayhan, Sánchez, Bardakçi, Yilmaz; Torreira, Sara; Mertens, Akgun; Icardi, Osimhen.
Tottenham Lineup
Forster; Gray, Dragušin, Davies, Porro; Bergvall, Bissouma, Maddison; Johnson, Son, Lankshear.
Galatasaray vs Tottenham Prediction
While Galatasaray’s RAMS Park is a notoriously difficult place to go, Tottenham could get a result on Thursday afternoon to make it four wins from four in the Europa League this season.
With Son returning to the lineup the visitors will have a lot more firepower going forward and they could overwhelm their opponents this week.
Both teams have scored in all three of Galatasaray’s European games this year, while Tottenham have seen both sides score just once.
Prediction: Galatasaray 1 – 2 Tottenham