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Manchester City host Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League as Pep Guardiola faces the unprecedented scenario of attempting to end a four-game losing run in all competitions.
The champions were stunned by Brighton before the international break to leave City trailing Liverpool by five points. Guardiola’s side have also lost to Bournemouth and Sporting, in an extraordinary spell of results that began with defeat against Tottenham in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup last month.
Guardiola’s decision to sign a new two-year contract has lifted the mood, but Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs will be looking to deepen the sense of crisis at the Etihad. Tottenham are under pressure to secure a result themselves, having been beaten by Ipswich before the international break.
It continued Tottenham’s inconsistent season, so what version of Tottenham will turn up as they take on the champions away from home? Follow live updates from Manchester City vs Tottenham in our live blog, below.
City are having plenty of joy in buildup play down the left and Gvardiol again delivers a nice ball into the box - Savinho’s diving header is tipped away by Vicario and he’s offside anyway.
Udogie now gives away a bit of a needless free-kick on the right and Foden has the chance to deliver...all the way across and out for a goal kick.
Karl Matchett23 November 2024 18:05
City try to press Spurs high up but Davies and Maddison just about do enough to play past it. Kulusevski then leads the counter and pulls it across towards Son six yards out - but he’s on his heels and Walker just about gets there first to clear.
Son then plays a reverse pass to feed in Solanke who rifles a shot in on goal - tipped over by Ederson.
Karl Matchett23 November 2024 18:00
Another chance at one end for Haaland, another moment of danger caused by Son at the other. Neither lead to the goalkeepers needing to intervene, but City look so wary now every time Spurs look to counter-attack.
We haven’t really seen Foden on the ball too much, nor out on the right actually - he’s very narrow and almost behind Haaland, leaving Walker the whole flank to run at. He hasn’t got forward much yet though and is struggling against Son the other way.
Karl Matchett23 November 2024 17:58
Incredible scenes! Dreadful passing out as Gvardiol gives it away to Maddison, he plays a one-two with Son on the edge of the area, draws Ederson and just...a gorgeous, gorgeous clip over the Brazilian goalkeeper and into the net!
Spurs are two goals up after 20 minutes!
Karl Matchett23 November 2024 17:52
Goodness me - Son Heung Min almost makes it 2-0 with an outrageous bending effort, but Ederson is able to lunge and stretch and do really well to parry it around the post and wide. Spurs ahead out of nothing, but suddenly looking very confident and happy to get further upfield.
Pep Guardiola stalks the touchline, spits and watches on as his team gift Spurs another chance...
Karl Matchett23 November 2024 17:51
Richard Jolly at the Etihad:
“Early reward for a couple of Ange Postecoglou's decisions: bringing back James Maddison, who has scored, but also the resulting shift of Dejan Kulusevski, Spurs' best player this season when in midfield, to the right wing. But Kulusevski invariably plays well at the Etihad. He has scored here on each of Tottenham's three previous trips. Now he has an assist already. Josko Gvardiol probably could have done better for the goal, though, backing off to give Kulusevski too much room.”
Karl Matchett23 November 2024 17:49
Talk of the devil...!! A brilliant run down the right from Kulusevski who beats Gvardiol to a loose ball, holds him off and bends a fantastic, curling cross over Stones and right onto James Maddison’s left boot - and full on the stride the attacking midfielder buries it past Ederson and in for a 1-0 lead for Spurs, with just about their first move into the box!
Karl Matchett23 November 2024 17:46
Haaland has another chance and between the two shots he’s had, you’d absolutely back him to nail one - but this one is again off the mark, a good strike this time hard and low but Vicario makes the save with his feet.
Spurs just starting to get a foot on the ball themselves at times; Kulusevski is wide right today rather than through the middle where he has been so effective of late and they’ll need the Swede to impress.
Karl Matchett23 November 2024 17:45
Gundogan clips a ball over the top of the Spurs defence and Walker makes the darting run beyond - but can’t quite stretch to loop a cross over. Looks in these early stages as though Rico Lewis is more or less in midfield with Gundogan and Silva, but it’s a fluid City system as you can imagine.
At the other end Son gets into the box for the first time and fizzes a low ball over, but nobody is with him in attack.
Karl Matchett23 November 2024 17:42
All City in the opening exchanges, and the first real opening falls the way of Haaland - but his first touch is bad! Silva and Gvardiol open the defence up but the striker’s control is really poor, he can’t shift his feet and eventually just blams the ball straight at Ben Davies, who is at centre-back today.
Deflected behind and that’s a corner...which Spurs clear.
Karl Matchett23 November 2024 17:37
