Tottenham vs Man Utd: Europa League final predicted lineups, team news and injuries

Both sides are eyeing silverware to end their season (Picture: Metro)

Both Manchester United and Tottenham can salvage silverware in the Europa League final tonight.

Two English teams meet in a European final for the fifth time in Bilbao tonight, desperate to rescue something from desperately poor Premier League campaigns.

Lifting the trophy will also earn a crucial spot in next season’s Champions League.

Despite their poor league form, Ruben Amorim’s side have remained unbeaten throughout the entire Europa League campaign and eased past Athletic Bilbao in the semi-finals to reach the final.

The Red Devils could now lift the trophy for the second time after their triumph under Jose Mourinho back in 2017.

Tottenham, meanwhile, saw off the challenge of Norwegian underdogs Bodo/Glimt in the semis and could now win the club’s first trophy since the League Cup back in 2008.

Despite rotating their squad in recent matches to rest key players, both teams have several injury doubts ahead of Wednesday’s final in Bilbao.

United will be without Matthijs de Ligt despite the Dutchman making the trip to Spain but Leny Yoro is expected to play.

Diogo Dalot is available tonight (Picture: Getty) Pape Matar Sarr is a doubt for Wednesday’s final (Picture: Getty)

De Ligt has missed the last three games after picking up a fresh knock against Brentford at the start of May, while Yoro limped off during United’s defeat to West Ham two weekends ago.

Yoro trained on Tuesday along with Diogo Dalot, who is available again after missing six games with a calf injury.

There was another surprise return with Joshua Zirkzee back among the group. Yoro, Dalot and Zirkzee are all available tonight, although Amorim did suggest at a press conference on Tuesday their minutes will be limited.

Ayden Heaven’s cameo appearance against Chelsea – his first minutes since March – provided another boost for Amorim, although it’s unclear if fellow centre-back Jonny Evans will be able to be feature after his similarly lengthy lay-off.

How United could line up (Picture: Metro)

Toby Collyer could be called upon after making his long-awaited return to United’s matchday squad against Chelsea.

Tottenham, meanwhile, find themselves short of options in central midfield after James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Lucas Bergvall were all ruled out of Wednesday’s final.

How Tottenham could line up (Picture: Metro)

There were additional concerns for Pape Matar Sarr after he limped off during Friday’s defeat to Aston Villa, but Ange Postecoglou passed his midfielder fit when he spoke to the press yesterday.

Postecoglou rested several key players on Friday, but captain Heung-Min Son did play from the start, managing 74 minutes as he continued his comeback from a foot injury.

Predicted Tottenham XI to face Man Utd

Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie, Bentancur, Bissouma, Odobert, Johnson, Solanke, Son.

Predicted Man utd XI to face Tottenham

Onana, Mazraoui, Maguire, Shaw, Amad, Casemiro, Ugarte, Dorgu, Fernandes, Garnacho, Hojlund.

Where to watch Tottenham vs Man Utd? TV channel and kick-off time

The Europa League final between Tottenham and Manchester United will kick off at 8pm on Wednesday, 21 May 2025.

Viewers can tune into the action via TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 6pm.

The final will also be able to watch for free, with fans simply needing to create a discovery+ account to stream the game at no extra cost.

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