Tottenham Hotspur ended their run of three consecutive defeats on Sunday afternoon with a 3-3 draw with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Spurs came from behind on two occasions against the champions of England with Dejan Kulusevski scored a 90th minute leveller to cancel out Jack Grealish’s strike. The draw leaves Ange Postecoglou’s men in fifth, two points behind Aston Villa following their 2-2 draw with AFC Bournemouth.
Fortunately for Tottenham, the fixtures come thick and fast. The Christmas period sees the north Londoners face six games before the turn of the year, with a maximum of 18 points up for grabs.
Despite being without a number of first team players, Spurs will be hoping to keep themselves as close as the top four as possible ahead of the January transfer window.Here, football.london has a look at Spurs’ upcoming matches and that of their rivals as well.
West Ham (H) – Premier League – December 7, 8.15pm
A highly-anticipated London derby is next for Spurs as they host West Ham. David Moyes’ men are unbeaten in their past four and have only lost once in the last six, sitting ninth in the league but only six points off Tottenham.
This is the type of game that will test Postecoglou in new ways against predominantly defence-first outfits. It will have tripped up previous iterations of this team and starts a run of three games in eight days.
Newcastle United (H) – Premier League – December 10, 4.30pm
A proper top-four battle here. Newcastle have seen off Chelsea and Man United despite a lot of fitness issues. Eddie Howe’s men will have played the same night as Spurs leading into this, away to Everton, but have struggled largely this year to cope after mid-week matches.
These are two teams who aren’t going to back down and should be truly entertaining.
Nottingham Forest (A) – Premier League – December 15, 8pm
A slightly nicer fixture to follow a tough run and it’s to the City Ground for a Friday night meeting with Nottingham Forest. There’s only a small gap between games here, which will test Postecoglou, but compared to what has come before it looks relatively comfortable on paper.
Forest are 15th after 14 games and have won just once in their last six. The City Ground was pivotal to the Reds staying up last season but Saturday’s loss to Everton has placed further doubts over Steve Cooper’s future.
Everton (H) – Premier League – December 23, 3pm
Tottenham’s last game before Christmas comes at home to aggrieved Everton. The Toffees have been plunged into the relegation zone following a points deduction from the Premier League which is riling up their fanbase, who are trying to channel any emotion positively toward the team.
Sean Dyche’s men are now only two points from safety after defeating Nottingham Forest.
Brighton (A) – Premier League – December 28, 7.30pm
Spurs will get a somewhat welcome break inbetween games this Christmas with their Boxing Day trip to Brighton rescheduled to take place on the 28th. The Seagulls currently sit eighth in the table after losing to Chelsea, though they have put in some good displays against the league’s top teams.
It is another difficult game for Postecoglou’s men ahead of the turn of the year.
Man City next five fixtures:
Aston Villa (A) – December 6, 8.15pm
Luton Town (A) – December 10, 2pm
Crvena Zvezda (A) Champions League – December 13, 5.45pm
Crystal Palace (H) – December 16, 3pm
Everton (A) – December 27, 8:15pm
Liverpool next five fixtures:
Sheffield United (A) – December 6, 7.30pm
Crystal Palace (A) – December 9, 12.30pm
Union Saint-Gilloise (A) Europa League – December 14, 5.45pm
Manchester United (H) – December 17, 4.30pm
West Ham (H) EFL Cup – December 20, 8pm
Arsenal next five fixtures:
Luton Town (A) – December 5, 8.15pm
Aston Villa (A) – December 9, 5.30pm
PSV Eindhoven (A) Champions League – December 12, 5.45pm
Brighton & Hove Albion (H) – December 17, 2pm
Liverpool (A) – December 23, 5:30pm
Aston Villa next five fixtures:
Man City (H) – December 6, 8.15pm
Arsenal (H) – December 9, 5.30pm
Zrinjski (A) Europa League – December 14, 5.45pm
Brentford (A) – December 12, 2pm
Sheffield United (H) – December 22, 8pm