Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur - as it happened
Join us for LIVE coverage of the Premier League match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, United Kingdom, at 13:30 CEST.
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
End of match
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90'FT: Tottenham secured a major victory at the Etihad Stadium, defeating Manchester City 2-0 to move provisionally top of the Premier League.
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90'Four minutes added!
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89'The Spurs make a substitution: Palhinha heads off, and Danso comes on.
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85'Change for the Spurs: Kudus is making way for Bergvall.
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80'Porro receives a yellow card for time wasting.
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77'Double change for the Spurs: Johnson and Richarlison are making way for Solanke and Odobert.
Substitution
at Manchester City
Substitution
at Manchester City
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75'Double change for Manchester City: Bobb and Nico Gonzalez are making way for Rodri and Foden.
Yellow card
a Tottenham Hotspur
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68'Romero gets a yellow card for a foul on Bobb.
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65'A double substitution is being prepared for the Spurs.
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61'City attempted to counterattack with a ball into space that Vicario received.
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57'Johnson was a bit selfish there, not passing to his teammate Sarr, who was wide open. His shot went wide.
Substitution
at Manchester City
Substitution
at Manchester City
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54'Man City makes two substitutions: Cherki and Marmoush head off, and Bernardo Silva and Doku come on.
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50'Manchester City seems to have come out to change things, but the Spurs' defence is looking very solid.
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46'Second half underway!
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45'The whistle blows for halftime. The Spurs are on top with a solid 2-goal lead.
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45'Haaland's header goes just over the crossbar.
Goaaaaaal!
de Tottenham Hotspur en el 47'
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Statistics of J. Palhinha in Premier League210.5000
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45'GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAL FOR TOTTENHAM! What a mistake! Trafford made a huge error, giving the ball to Richarlison at the penalty spot, and Palhinha was there to score on the rebound, doubling the Spurs' lead.
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45'Seven minutes added!
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41'Porro is being attended to after being stepped on, but it seems he'll be able to continue.
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37'GOOOOOOOOOAAAAL FOR TOTTENHAM! Brennan Johnson puts Spurs ahead with an assist from Richarlison. It was initially disallowed but was awarded after a VAR review.
Goal disallowed
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35'Brennan Johnson's goal is disallowed for an offside by Richarlison.
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33'Johnson gets a yellow card for kicking the ball away.
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30'Foul from Spurs, and City win the free-kick.
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26'A brilliant, De Bruyne-esque pass from Haaland to Marmoush, but Vicario denied him.
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22'Substitution for City: Nathan Ake is on for Ait-Nouri.
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21'Guardiola doesn't want to risk it, and Ait-Nouri is set to be substituted.
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18'Vicario makes a good save to deny Marmoush.
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17'The City defender looks like he'll be able to continue.
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15'Ait-Nouri is down on the pitch, and the medical staff are on. Ake is now warming up.
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12'Marmoush is a nightmare for defenders down the left-hand side.
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9'Porro's free-kick hit the wall, with his second attempt going into the side netting.
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5'Bentancur tries to cross it and Haaland clears it from the box.
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1'UUUUUUUUnnnnderwaaayyy at the Etihad Stadium!!
Start of match
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PRVWThe players take the field!!
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PRVWTottenham starting XI: Vicario (GK); Spence, Van De Ven, Romero, Porro; Bentancur, Palhinha, Sarr; Johnson, Kudus, Richarlison.
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PRVWMan City starting XI: Trafford (GK); Lewis, Stones, Dias, Ait-Nouri; Reijnders, Gonzalez, Cherki; Bobb, Marmoush, Haaland.
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PRVWWe have the confirmed line-ups for both teams! Let's get started!
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PRVWIn attack, Richarlison and Mohammed Kudus are set to continue their partnership, supported by a midfield anchored by Joao Palhinha and Pape Sarr.
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PRVWFrank could switch to a back five against the champions, with Kevin Danso a candidate to line up alongside Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven.
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PRVWDestiny Udogie has returned to training but remains short of full fitness, while Yves Bissouma is also sidelined.
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PRVWTottenham, meanwhile, are without several influential figures, including James Maddison, Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusevski and Manor Solomon.
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PRVWErling Haaland will once again spearhead the attack, looking to add to his extraordinary tally of 48 goals in 48 Premier League home appearances.
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PRVWIn midfield, Bernardo Silva, Nico González and Tijjani Reijnders could keep their places, with the latter chasing a record of scoring and assisting in each of his first two Premier League matches for City.
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PRVWWith Gvardiol sidelined, Rayan Ait-Nouri is set to continue at left-back, while Stones partners Dias at centre-half.
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PRVWMateo Kovacic, Kalvin Phillips, Savinho, Josko Gvardiol and Marcus Bettinelli remain unavailable for the Citizens through injury.
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PRVWThey will, however, take encouragement from several key players returning to fitness, with Rodri, Phil Foden and Ederson all available.
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PRVWGuardiola’s side enter this match after a turbulent summer, including a surprise early exit from the Club World Cup at the hands of Al-Hilal.
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PRVWSpurs, under new boss Thomas Frank, impressed with a comfortable 3-0 success at home against Burnley.
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PRVWCity swept Wolves aside with an emphatic 4-0 victory at Molineux in their season opener.
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PRVWBoth teams arrive in Manchester full of confidence after winning on the opening weekend of the 2025-26 campaign.
Pre-match
23 August 2025, 13:30
Referee: Peter Bankes | VAR: Andy Madley
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
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PRVWHello and welcome to the live coverage of Manchester City against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League’s Saturday lunchtime kick-off at the Etihad Stadium.