English Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 55': Son Heung-Min
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With Kane out, Tottenham beats Man City 1-0 in EPL opener

— Son Heung-min made up for the absence of Harry Kane by scoring a second-half winner to give Tottenham a 1-0 win over defending champion Manchester City on Sunday in their opening game of the Premier League season.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 3': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 4': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Oliver Skipp.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 9': Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 9': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 10': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Oliver Skipp.
  • 13': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Hugo Lloris tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
  • 15': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 15': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
  • 18': Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by João Cancelo.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
  • 21': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 23': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
  • 24': Attempt missed. Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 26': Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 26': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
  • 28': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min tries a through ball, but Lucas Moura is caught offside.
  • 30': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 30': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 36': Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 36': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Oliver Skipp.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Moura following a fast break.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 41': Offside, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a headed pass.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester City 0.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Moura.
  • 55': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Manchester City 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
  • 57': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fernandinho.
  • 58': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
  • 59': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fernandinho with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
  • 63': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
  • 64': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dele Alli.
  • 65': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City).
  • 65': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Foul by Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 66': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 68': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 73': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City).
  • 73': Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a through ball.
  • 76': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
  • 76': Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Steven Bergwijn.
  • 78': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
  • 78': Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  • 79': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Benjamin Mendy.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
  • 79': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 80': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Japhet Tanganga is caught offside.
  • 81': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Eric Dier.
  • 81': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) header from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a corner.
  • 83': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Matt Doherty replaces Japhet Tanganga.
  • 83': Foul by Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 83': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 84': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 84': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 86': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
  • 88': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
  • 90': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Cristian Romero replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
  • 90': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  • 90': Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
  • 90'+2': Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Manchester City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Manchester City 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
11 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 4
65.6 Possession 34.4
18 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
469 Accurate Passes 227
548 Passes 293
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
30 Crosses 12
0.1 Cross % 0.3
22 Long Balls 51
9 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
3 Interceptions 10
10 Effective Clearances 24
10 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 58,262

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 35 +41 76
2 Manchester City 34 +37 71
3 Manchester United 35 +15 64
4 Liverpool 35 +12 58
Full Table

Line-Ups

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
15 Eric Dier
6 Davinson Sánchez Yellow Card
3 Sergio Reguilón
25 Japhet Tanganga
29 Oliver Skipp
20 Dele Alli
5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
7 Son Heung-Min
23 Steven Bergwijn
27 Lucas Moura Yellow Card

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
6 Nathan Aké
3 Rúben Dias
22 Benjamin Mendy
27 João Cancelo
25 Fernandinho
10 Jack Grealish Yellow Card
8 Ilkay Gündogan
21 Ferran Torres
7 Raheem Sterling
26 Riyad Mahrez

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