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Man City vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result and final score as late Dejan Kulusevski goal stuns hosts

Manchester City 3-3 Tottenham: Spurs end losing run as Kulusevski’s header frustrates Premier League champions in six-goal thriller

Ben Fleming
Sunday 03 December 2023 19:50 GMT
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Dejan Kulusevski’s 90th minute header rescued Tottenham a point at the Etihad and ended a run of three Premier League defeats in a row as Spurs claimed a thrilling 3-3 draw against Manchester City.

Kulusevski’s towering leap denied City victory in a breathless contest, which means Pep Guardiola’s champions have now dropped points in three consecutive games following draws against Chelsea and Liverpool.

Injury-hit Spurs took the lead when Son Heung-min finished off a clinical counter-attack, but the Tottenham captain then found the net at the other end two minutes later as he diverted a free-kick into his own goal.

Ange Postecoglou’s side stuck to their bold and attacking plan despite their injury crisis and City could have been out of sight as they routinely tore the visitors apart, with Phil Foden putting them in front after the half hour.

City were wasteful, however, with Erling Haaland missing an open goal and Jeremy Doku and Julian Alvaraz striking the post, and Spurs grabbed a deserved equaliser in the second half when Giovani Lo Celso curled in.

City woke themselves up in the final stages and Jack Grealish punished a loose pass from Tottenham’s Yves Bissouma to restore their lead, before Kulusevski’s dramatic header settled the contest in injury time.

Follow all the live action in the blog below and get the latest match odds and tips here.

GOAL! Man City 3-3 Tottenham (Kulusevski, 90 mins)

Spurs equalise at the death! Johnson gets down the left and his ball into the box finds Kulusevski in the middle, who rises above Ake to somehow guide the ball off the bar and into the net.

Three goals in three games for the Swede at the Etihad and has he just rescued a point for his side in the dying moments?

Ben Fleming3 December 2023 18:21

Man City 3-2 Tottenham

87 mins: A double change for City as Ake and Kovacic come on for Gvardial and Alvarez.

Spurs also make a change as Richarlison is thrown on for Bissouma.

Ben Fleming3 December 2023 18:18

Man City 3-2 Tottenham

86 mins: Kulusevski’s cross is headed out by Dias for a corner, but Lewis does superbly to win a goal-kick for his side when the Swede tries to take the set-piece quickly.

Ben Fleming3 December 2023 18:17

Man City 3-2 Tottenham

83 mins: A yellow this time for Gvardiol after he is late into a challenge on Skipp.

Ben Fleming3 December 2023 18:16

GOAL! Man City 3-2 Tottenham (Grealish 81 mins)

City restore their lead! It’s poor from Bissouma who gifts the ball away outside his area. The ball finds Haaland down the right side of the box and his cutback is swept home by Grealish who has his first goal of the season and a massive one in the context of this game.

Ben Fleming3 December 2023 18:11

Man City 2-2 Tottenham

78 mins: Gvardial ballons an effort over the bar as Spurs turn to their bench again as Skipp is introduced, with goalscorer Lo Celso making way.

Ben Fleming3 December 2023 18:09

Man City 2-2 Tottenham

75 mins: Lewis gets to the byline well, cutting it back to Rodri who scoops his effort over the bar.

Ben Fleming3 December 2023 18:06

Man City 2-2 Tottenham

74 mins: Porro flies through the back of Grealish and is shown a yellow card.

Ben Fleming3 December 2023 18:05

Man City 2-2 Tottenham

71 mins: From a corner, Lo Celso tries his luck again but this time it deflects off the heel of Grealish and flies just wide of the post. Hojbjerg has an effort blocked from the follow-up corner as the rebound skips off Johnson and out for a goal-kick.

Ben Fleming3 December 2023 18:02

GOAL! Man City 2-2 Tottenham (Lo Celso, 69 mins)

Spurs have the equaliser! City have taken the foot off the gas in the last ten minutes and Lo Celso has punished them. Davies wins the ball back in defence and his header flies straight up into Son’s feet. He lays it off to the Argentine who finds the back of the net via the left post.

Two in two for him and we have a level game!

(Action Images via Reuters)
Ben Fleming3 December 2023 17:59

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