Tottenham vs Coventry City Tonight: Time, TV, Lineups and Team News
Winless Tottenham host Frank Lampard's Coventry City at 8 p.m. in London on Monday, 3 p.m. Eastern. Spurs have drawn three and lost three, while Coventry arrive on back to back wins. Here is the start time, TV channels, team news and predicted lineups.
Key points
- Tottenham Hotspur are still looking for their first league win of the season when Coventry City visit north London on Monday night.
- Kickoff is at 8 p.m. in London, which is 3 p.m. Eastern and 12 p.m. Pacific.
- Spurs sit at the bottom end of the table without a win, and the mood turned again on October 10 when they drew 1-1 at Manchester United.
Tottenham Hotspur are still looking for their first league win of the season when Coventry City visit north London on Monday night. Roberto De Zerbi's side have drawn three and lost three of their first six games and scored only three league goals. Coventry, back in the top flight under Frank Lampard, lost their first four games and then won two in a row, including a 4-1 home win over Newcastle United on October 12.
Kickoff is at 8 p.m. in London, which is 3 p.m. Eastern and 12 p.m. Pacific. In the UK the match is live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event. In the United States it is on USA Network and Universo, and in India on Star Sports with streaming on JioHotstar.
Why this game matters
Spurs sit at the bottom end of the table without a win, and the mood turned again on October 10 when they drew 1-1 at Manchester United. Rodrigo Bentancur was sent off in that game and Dominic Solanke scored late to rescue a point with ten men. A home game against a promoted side is the kind of fixture a struggling team has to win, and the crowd will not be patient if it starts slowly.
Coventry have the opposite problem: nothing to lose. Lampard's team took six points from the last two games after losing the first four, and the Newcastle win showed they can hurt a bigger side. Jack Rudoni, Sidiki Cherif, Ellis Simms and Stephen Mfuni all scored in that 4-1 win. Coventry's last away win in this fixture came in May 1997, and Spurs have won the last five meetings, most recently a 2-1 EFL Cup win in September 2024. History says home win. Form says it is not that simple.
Tottenham team news
Bentancur is suspended for three league games after the Old Trafford red card, so he misses out. Mykhaylo Mudryk (ankle), Wilson Odobert (knee) and Xavi Simons (knee) are out. Pedro Porro is a doubt with a hamstring problem, and Dejan Kulusevski faces a late check on his knee. James Maddison is expected to make his first league start of the season after substitute appearances so far.
Predicted Tottenham XI (4-2-3-1): Kinsky; Gray, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bergvall, Tonali; Kudus, Maddison, Savio; Solanke.
Coventry team news
Taiwo Awoniyi has finished a three game suspension and is available, though he may start on the bench after Cherif and Simms scored against Newcastle. Kaine Kesler-Hayden is back from a hamstring problem. Luke Woolfenden (knee), Aurele Amenda (calf), Josh Eccles (ankle) and Haji Wright (quad) remain out. Lampard may switch to a back three away from home.
Predicted Coventry XI (3-4-2-1): Rushworth; Mfuni, Thomas, Pinnock; Van Ewijk, Grimes, Yirenkyi, Dasilva; Thomas-Asante, Rudoni; Cherif.
What to watch
The first goal decides the night. Spurs have scored three league goals all season, so an early Coventry goal would turn the stadium. If Maddison starts and finds space between the lines, Solanke gets the service he has missed. Coventry's plan is clear: sit in a back five without the ball, break through Rudoni and Thomas-Asante, and test a home side that has not kept control of a game yet this season.
Key numbers
- Tottenham league record: 0 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses, 3 goals scored
- Coventry league record: 2 wins, 4 losses, with wins in the last two games
- Last meeting: Tottenham won 2-1 in the EFL Cup, September 2024
- Coventry's last away win in this fixture: May 1997
- Kickoff: Monday, October 19, 8 p.m. London, 3 p.m. Eastern