Will Spurs and Manchester City’s woeful away form ruin their UEFA Cup prospects?
Two poor domestic travellers visit the Ukraine and Denmark
Tottenham and Manchester City have been two of the poorest away sides in the Premier League this season but so far their domestic struggles on the road haven’t hampered their UEFA Cup bids. Tonight though both face tough tasks, with Spurs facing Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk and the Citizens travelling to Copenhagen. Here are all the important stats:
Shakhtar Donetsk v Tottenham (6.45pm, Five)
Tottenham have won just two of twelve Premier League away games this season and are only marginally better in cup competition, with two wins to show from their last six on the road. Redknapp has won just one of his last four European away games with West Ham, Portsmouth and Spurs. Their Ukrainian opponents were the best team not to qualify to the last sixteen of the Champions League. They won five of their eight games in the competition and became the only club to beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp this season. With Redknapp leaving players behind in London, Spurs may struggle.
FC Copenhagen v Manchester City (7.05pm, BBC3)
Tags: Away Form, Barcelona, Champions League, FC Copenhagen, Harry Redknapp, Manchester City, Mark Hughes, Nou Camp, Parken Stadium, Portsmouth, Premier League, Racing Santander, Shakhtar Donetsk, Tottenham, UEFA Cup, West Ham
Posted: February 19th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment 
