Man City vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction after last-gasp Harry Kane winner
Follow live score and goal updates as Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions host Antonio Conte’s struggling Spurs at the Etihad
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Your support makes all the difference.Man City host Tottenham in the late kick-off on a busy Saturday in the Premier League.
There were boos last time out for Spurs after defeat to Wolves, and Antonio Conte has been furious at the coverage and reaction to his interview with the Italian media, where he bemoaned the transfer situation after January, despite spending big to sign Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski, both from Juventus.
Spurs meet a City side in fine form after their demolition of Sporting in the Champions League this week, to all but secure their place in the quarter-finals following the one-sided first leg. Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling all enter this game in fine form and pose a huge threat to Spurs as they bid to keep alive hopes of a top-four finish.
The task at hand has been simplified by City’s dominance in possession though, which could aid Conte’s ability to drill his side this week on the training ground in hope of at least a performance to promote confidence down the straight as Harry Kane considers his future this summer with just two years remaining on his contract.
Follow the build-up, live score and goal updates, analysis and reaction from the Etihad Stadium below:
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Man City 1 - 1 Spurs
39 mins: Tottenham look to have pushed slightly higher since the Man City goal and are trying to play it through midfield. They don’t manage it though and Ben Davies is called into action to boot the ball clear as City quickly move it into the Tottenham box.
Man City 1 - 1 Spurs
36 mins: It’s a deserved goal. Tottenham haven’t been able to handle City’s left side and they’ve paid the price. The goalkeeper could do better. It’s a mistake from him but City have been knocking on the door since they went behind early on.
Joao Cancelo takes a shot from range but sends it wide of the near post after it deflects behind off Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
GOAL! Man City 1 - 1 Spurs (Gundogan, 33’)⚽️
33 mins: Equaliser! City attack down the left side with Cancelo trying to weave his way into the box. He lays it off to Sterling who slots a cross into the six-yard area. Kevin De Bruyne tries to get on the end of it but Hugo Lloris comes out to claim the ball. He spills it and the ball rolls out to Ilkay Gundogan who nestles it into the back of the net.
Man City 0 - 1 Spurs
30 mins: Bernardo Silva makes a run down the right side before cutting the ball back to Rodri. He flicks a cross into the middle of the box where Ilkay Gundogan raise his foot high to win it and ends up knocking it behind for a goal kick.
Man City 0 - 1 Spurs
27 mins: Tottenham’s biggest threat by far is the counterattack. Hojbjerg knocks the ball down the left wing and sends Son and Walker sprinting after it. Son wins the race but has to keep the play from crossing the touchline. The ball rolls away from him just as Walker arrives to recover it and the attack dies down for Spurs.
Man City 0 - 1 Spurs
24 mins: Tottenham have had a couple of warning signs from Man City now. They need to tighten up on their right side defensively or else it won’t be too long before City score.
Tottenham win the ball in midfield and give it to Harry Kane. He turns and sees Son Heung-min’s run in between Ruben Dias and Kyle Walker so feeds the ball into that gap. Son’s first touch isn’t great though and it allows Walker the chance to sprint back and recover possession.
Tottenham were almost in again there.
Man City 0 - 1 Spurs
21 mins: Off the post! Man City are having the most joy down the left side. Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling have switched places and Cancelo slides the ball to Sterling. He carries it into the box and lays the ball inside to Ilkay Gundogan. He evades a tackle from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and then curls an effort into the outside of the far post!
Man City 0 - 1 Spurs
18 mins: Chance! Aymeric Laporte flicks the ball over to Joao Cancelo on the left wing. He brings it inside and shifts around Dejan Kulusevski before shimmying into the box past Emerson Royal. He rolls the ball onto his right-foot and curls one towards the far top corner but sends the effort just wide of the goal.
Man City 0 - 1 Spurs
16 mins: Harry Kane is having to do a lot of work for Tottenham. Whenever they win the ball deep in their own half, Spurs play it up to Kane who’s making runs through the lines and trying to get in behind the City centre-backs. If the ball doesn’t reach him, he’s quickly out to press and trying to force City back.
Man City 0 - 1 Spurs
13 mins: Harry Kane laces a left-foot pass over to the right side of the pitch and picks out Emerson Royal pressing forward. He’s got bags of space in front of him so takes his time with a cross into the box. Spurs throw men forward as the ball drops to Ryan Sessegnon at the back post and he attempts to keep it alive with a volley but knocks the ball out of play.
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