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Tottenham Rock Bottom Before Coventry Test—Van Ewijk Card Trap?

Tottenham go host Coventry for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Monday 19 October, kick-off 15:00, with the home side sitting bottom of Premier League table. Tottenham get only three points from six matches and dem never win any game this season. Their last outing na 1-1 draw away to Manchester United for Old Trafford. Roberto De Zerbi side hold 50% possession and get three shots on target, while Dominic Solanke score late equaliser. But Tottenham finish the match with ten men after Rodrigo Bentancur collect red card for 78th minute.

Coventry City dey 15th for table. The newcomers bounce back from four straight defeats with two wins in a row. Last time out, Coventry beat Newcastle United 4-1 for Coventry Building Society Arena even though dem get only 33% possession. Coventry register six shots on target, and Jack Rudoni, Sidiki Cherif, Ellis Simms and Stephen Mfuni all score. For the most recent meeting, Tottenham beat Coventry 2-1 away for EFL Cup in September 2024.

Lewis Jones, wey dem also call Jones Knows, give betting insight for the weekend. E talk say Roberto De Zerbi attacking approach dey create condition for opponents to commit fouls and collect cards. Since De Zerbi take charge, opposition teams average 2.3 cards per 90 minutes against Tottenham. That trend fit matter because Tottenham wide players Savio and Mohamed Kudus na dangerous one-vs-one operators wey like make defenders commit. Savio don draw card every 154 minutes of Premier League action in im career, while Kudus win 21 bookings off opposition in im final season at West Ham. That rank am third for cards drawn per game among Premier League players wey play pass 1,000 minutes that campaign.

Coventry full-back Milan van Ewijk dey for firing line. Van Ewijk don already collect two bookings this season, evidence say e no dey shy to get stuck in. Lewis Jones put the card price at 7/2 with Sky Bet. One betting preview also point to Coventry +1.25 Asian Handicap at odds of -125 as way to bet against Tottenham.