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Manchester City vs Spurs is a significant matchup in BWSL on November 9, 2024. While the City women will try to maintain their prowess as league table toppers, the Spurs women must try to snatch those precious three points to move up the table. Simulating a match between these two English clubs in EA FC 25 would be a fun activity for the BWSL fans.
Both squads possess a few promising stars from the top flight of European football featuring Khadija Shaw, Lauren Hemp, Bethany England, and Ashleigh Neville. This article will help fans determine who will be the better option between the two teams in an epic faceoff in EA FC 25 Kick-Off or manager mode.
Note: Several aspects of this article are subjective and solely represent the author's opinions.
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Manchester City vs Spurs in EA FC 25: Which BWSL team is better?
Before diving into the comparison, readers must be aware of the fact that the following comparison is solely based on the highest-rated starting XI players from both the English squads. This might not have similarities to the real-life tactics and squad list both managers will use during the upcoming BWSL game.
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Here's a detailed comparison between Manchester City women vs Spurs women in BWSL:
Manchester City vs Spurs in EA FC 25: BWSL Player Attributes comparison
While Manchester City's women's squad goes for a short passing approach as a build-up style, the Spurs women excel mostly on counter build-up by cutting the passing lanes of their opponents. Hence, it's quite evident that the teams opt for a different philosophy on the field.
Khadija Shaw (86 Shooting and 85 Physicality) leads the forward line for the Sky Blue women. On the other hand, Bethany England (85 Shooting and 77 Dribbling) falls way short in terms of many aspects compared to Shaw. Khadija Shaw can easily outplay the Spurs defenders with her immense dribbling and physicality.
As far as the wing area is concerned, the English duo Lauren Hemp (90 Pace and 87 Dribbling) and Chloe Kelly (88 Pace and 85 Dribbling) can easily breeze past Spurs defenders. On the contrary, Jessica Naz (82 Pace and 82 Dribbling) and Wang Shuang (84 Pace and 79 Dribbling) might face a hard time dealing with the City defenders.
Coming to the midfield, the trio of Jill Roord (84 Shooting and 85 Dribbling), Yui Hasegawa (84 Passing and 86 Dribbling), and Jess Park (84 Pace and 83 Dribbling) seem formidable against any BWSL squad. Each midfielder goes for a box-to-box approach.
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Tottenham's Drew Spence (74 Shooting and 73 Passing) acts as the main playmaker and pivot player in the opponent's final third. Meanwhile, Evellina Summanen (74 Dribbling and 81 Physicality) and Matie Oroz (77 Pace and 83 Dribbling) are the team's CDMs.
In the backline, the duo of Leila Ouahabi (81 Defending and 74 Physicality) and Laia Aleixandri (75 Pace and 79 Defending) have exceptional attributes and can easily outplay the Spurs backline. Meanwhile, Alex Greenwood (80 Passing and 85 Defending) and Alana Kennedy (83 Dribbling and 76 Physicality) have great potential to stop the opponent's forward line.
On the flip side, Amanda Nilden (83 Pace and 75 Defending) and Ashleigh Neville (76 Pace and 83 Physicality) are great options as sidebacks. However, the duo of Molly Bartip (81 Defending and 77 Physicality) and Clare Hunt (79 Defending and 72 Physicality) might struggle to deal with the City's forwards.
Lastly, City's Khiara Keating (81 Kicking and 80 Positioning) has a few superior attributes to Tottenham's Becky Spencer (76 Diving and 79 Positioning), making her the ideal choice in a Manchester City vs Spurs matchup.
Manchester City vs Spurs in EA FC 25: Tactics and Formation comparison for the BWSL clubs
Manchester City's women's squad operates on a classic 4-3-3 Flat formation with Short Passing as their Build-Up Style alongside a Balanced Defensive approach. The wingers mostly stay on the wide area to keep the options open while the CM trio goes for a box-to-box approach.
On the contrary, the Spurs women play a 4-2-3-1 Wide formation with Counter as the Build-Up style alongside a Balanced Defensive approach. The CAM player acts as the main playmaker while both LM and RM opt to stay in the wing area to provide extra pressure on the opponent's final third. Both CDMs' main focus stays on defending.
Manchester City vs Spurs in EA FC 25: Final Verdict
Judging from the player attributes one can easily say that choosing Manchester City women in EA FC 25 over Spurs women would be the most viable option to seek the best results in kick-off or manager mode. City's forward, midfield and backline seem to have the upper hand over the Spurs women's team.
For more matchup articles, check out Sportskeeda's EA FC 25 page.
