English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 23, 2025
Tottenham Hotspur WDLLW 2
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Manchester City WWLWW 0
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Match Report

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Tottenham shine in 2-0 win over disjointed Man City

Tottenham earned a 2-0 away win over Manchester City on Saturday, maintaining their top spot in the Premier League.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
7
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
3
38.6
Possession
61.4
12
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
259
Accurate Passes
456
331
Passes
525
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
5
11
Crosses
19
0.4
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
39
20
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
10
24
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
6
25
Effective Clearances
23
25
Clearances
23

Head to Head

MNC leads series 3-2

Lineups

MNC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD-L
  3. 5John StonesCD-R
  4. 14Nico GonzálezDM
  5. 21Rayan Aït-NouriLB
  6. 82Rico LewisRB
  7. 4Tijjani ReijndersCM-L
  8. 10Rayan CherkiCM-R
  9. 7Omar MarmoushLM
  10. 52Oscar BobbRM
  11. 9Erling HaalandF

Substitutes

  1. 27Matheus NunesSUB
  2. 47Phil FodenSUB
  3. 45Abdukodir KhusanovSUB
  4. 33Nico O'ReillySUB
  5. 16RodriSUB
  6. 11Jérémy DokuSUB
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaSUB
  8. 6Nathan AkéSUB
  9. 31EdersonSUB

TOT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  3. 17Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 24Djed SpenceLB
  5. 23Pedro PorroRB
  6. 6João PalhinhaCM
  7. 30Rodrigo BentancurLM
  8. 29Pape Matar SarrRM
  9. 9RicharlisonF
  10. 22Brennan JohnsonLF
  11. 20Mohammed KudusRF

Substitutes

  1. 19Dominic SolankeSUB
  2. 11Mathys TelSUB
  3. 33Ben DaviesSUB
  4. 16Luka VuskovicSUB
  5. 28Wilson OdobertSUB
  6. 4Kevin DansoSUB
  7. 15Lucas BergvallSUB
  8. 31Antonín KinskySUB
  9. 14Archie GraySUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri because of an injury.
  2. 34' Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 35' Goal! Manchester City 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Richarlison.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  4. 45'+2' Goal! Manchester City 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 54' Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Rayan Cherki.
  6. 54' Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Omar Marmoush.
  7. 68' Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Nico González (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 71' Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 75' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Oscar Bobb.
  11. 75' Substitution, Manchester City. Rodri replaces Nico González.
  12. 78' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Wilson Odobert replaces Brennan Johnson.
  13. 78' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dominic Solanke replaces Richarlison.
  14. 81' Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 86' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Bergvall replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Kevin Danso replaces João Palhinha.

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