Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur overcomes Manchester City 3-2
MANCHESTER. Tottenham Hotspur prevailed over Manchester City.
MANCHESTER. Tottenham Hotspur defeated Manchester City. Manchester City was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (72%).
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the help of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.1 degrees Celsius or 37.53 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 72% while Tottenham Hotspur was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Manchester City was more aggressive with 149 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Tottenham Hotspur managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Manchester City shot 21 times, 4 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Manchester City. On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur received 3 yellow cards (P. Hojbjerg, C. Romero and H. Lloris).
After this match, Manchester City will stay with 63 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur will have 36 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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5'5'
D. Kulusevski
Son Heung-Min
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34'34'
I. Gundogan
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59'59'
H. Kane
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64'64'
P. Hojbjerg
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67'67'
R. Mahrez
R. Sterling
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74'74'
H. Kane (Goal Disallowed)
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77'77'
C. Romero
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80'80'
Lucas Moura
Son Heung-Min
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80'80'
H. Lloris
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83'83'
M. Doherty
Emerson Royal
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90'90'
R. Mahrez (Penalty)
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90'90'
D. Sanchez
R. Sessegnon
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90'90'
H. Kane
D. Kulusevski
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Manchester City will play away against Everton on the 26th of February with a 17-11 head to head in favor of Manchester City (6 draws).
Tottenham Hotspur will play away with Burnley on the 23rd of February with a 10-2 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (4 draws).
Manchester City: Formation and Lineups
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala chose to play with the following team: Ederson , Kyle Walker , Rúben Dias , Aymeric Laporte , João Cancelo , Kevin De Bruyne , Rodri , İlkay Gündoğan , Raheem Sterling , Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden .
Substitutes
Manchester City made only 1 change substituting R. Sterling for R. Mahrez (67′).
Top player: João Cancelo
Probably the most impressive player in Manchester City was João Cancelo.
His rating is with 96 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 6 crosses.
Tottenham Hotspur: Formation and Lineups
Tottenham Hotspur started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Antonio Conte played with: Hugo Lloris , Cristian Romero , Eric Dier , Ben Davies , Emerson Royal , Rodrigo Bentancur , Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Ryan Sessegnon , Dejan Kulusevski , Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane .
Substitutes
Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: Son Heung-Min for Lucas Moura (80′), Emerson Royal for M. Doherty (83′) and R. Sessegnon for D. Sanchez (90′).
Top player: Heung-Min Son
The player who no doubt impressed Tottenham Hotspur the most was Heung-Min Son even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 16 passes (93% accurate) and 4 key passes. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
