Manchester United host Tottenham with slight recent edge in head-to-head form
Manchester United return to Old Trafford to face Tottenham in a Premier League meeting on matchday six, a fixture that has swung back and forth between the two sides in recent seasons.
Neither club arrives in convincing shape. United's last five league matches have produced a run of draw, loss, loss, win, draw, while Tottenham have managed only two draws and three defeats across their equivalent stretch, leaving them without a win in that sequence.
Recent meetings
The two sides' recent results against each other have been tightly contested. United won the most recent meeting 2-0 in February 2026, but before that Tottenham had taken three of the previous four encounters, including a 4-3 League Cup win and a 1-0 Europa League victory last May.
Across the five most recent head-to-head matches, United have one win to Tottenham's none, giving the home side a slight statistical edge heading into this latest instalment, though the two draws in that sample underline how close the fixture has tended to be.
What's at stake
With both teams short on recent wins, the match offers an opportunity for either side to arrest a difficult run of form. United will look to build on their narrow head-to-head advantage, while Tottenham will be seeking to end a sequence that has yielded no victories in their last five outings.