Tottenham Hotspur host Coventry City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Monday night to close Gameweek 7, with winless Spurs on three points and newly promoted Coventry on six after back-to-back league wins.Spurs have drawn three and lost three of their six league games and scored three goals, and drew 1-1 at Manchester United on 10 October with 10 men after Rodrigo Bentancur was sent off. Coventry lost their first four league games, then won 1-0 at Nottingham Forest and 4-1 against Newcastle United. Spurs have won their last five meetings with Coventry, the most recent a 2-1 EFL Cup win in September 2024, and Coventry’s last away win in this fixture came in May 1997.Tottenham Hotspur vs Coventry City – Match preview and team newsDate: Monday, 19 October 2026Kick-off: 20:00 BSTVenue: Tottenham Hotspur StadiumLast meeting: Coventry City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur, EFL Cup, 18 September 2024Team newsTottenham HotspurMykhaylo Mudryk (ankle), Wilson Odobert (knee), Xavi Simons (knee) and Dejan Kulusevski (knee) are out, and Bentancur is suspended for three league games. Pedro Porro (hamstring) is a minor doubt after posting on social media that he is “almost back”. James Maddison could make his first league start of the season.Coventry CityTaiwo Awoniyi is available after a three-game suspension but is expected to be on the bench after Sidiki Cherif and Ellis Simms scored against Newcastle. Kaine Kesler-Hayden has recovered from a hamstring problem. Luke Woolfenden (knee), Aurele Amenda (calf), Josh Eccles (ankle) and Haji Wright (quad) remain out.FormTottenham HotspurSpurs have taken three points from six league games (D3 L3) and scored three goals. They lost 3-2 at home to Aston Villa on 19 September, then drew 1-1 at Manchester United, when Bentancur’s red card left them with 10 men and Dominic Solanke equalised late. Their two clean sheets were both goalless draws, against Nottingham Forest and Everton.Coventry CityCoventry lost their first four league games, including a 5-0 defeat by Brighton, before beating Forest 1-0 and Newcastle 4-1 at home on 12 October. Jack Rudoni, Cherif, Simms and Stephen Mfuni scored against Newcastle, with Simms’s goal set up by Brandon Thomas-Asante. They have six points from six league games (W2 L4).Predicted lineupsTottenham Hotspur predicted XI: Kinsky; Gray, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bergvall, Tonali; Kudus, Maddison, Savio; SolankeCoventry City predicted XI: Rushworth; Mfuni, Thomas, Pinnock; Van Ewijk, Grimes, Yirenkyi, Dasilva; Thomas-Asante, Rudoni; CherifHow to watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Coventry City?The match will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports.Read more – Alexander Isak admits Liverpool ‘still have lots to improve’ after beating BrentfordSee also – Alonso delighted as Chelsea keep first clean sheet of the seasonFollow the Football Faithful on Social Media:Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTokThe post Tottenham Hotspur vs Coventry City – Match preview and team news appeared first on The Football Faithful.