Tottenham vs Man City LIVE: FA Cup result and reaction as Nathan Ake scores late winning goal
Tottenham 0-1 Man City: Nathan Ake’s late winner sent City into the fifth round
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Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester City in a barnstorming clash for the FA Cup fourth round with the north London outfit hoping to knock the current holders out of the competition.
Spurs defeated Burnley 1-0 in the previous round, thanks to a 78th minute goal from Pedro Porro, to set up the clash with Pep Guardiola’s men. Though Postecoglou will be without the services of Son Heung-Min who is off playing in the Asia Cup, Tottenham could be boosted by the returns of James Maddison, who has been missing since November with an ankle injury, and defenders Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero.
Another benefit for Spurs is that Guardiola still cannot call on Erling Haaland who is recovering from injury. Not that his absence is slowing down the FA Cup holders. They are on a nine-game unbeaten run with eight wins and one draw during that time. City have scored eight goals in their last two outings and have Kevin De Bruyne back fit and firing.
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Tottenham 0-0 Man City
63 mins: Kevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku are the two men introduced for Manchester City. Oscar Bobb and Julian Alvarez are the ones replaced.
Can they provide an added dimension for City as they look to win this game?
Tottenham 0-0 Man City
60 mins: An hour played and the managers will be starting to think about reinforcements. There’s still nothing to separate the two teams and they second half has been a much closer contest.
Tottenham 0-0 Man City
55 mins: There’s a shout for handball from the Tottenham fans as Ruben Dias blocks a shot inside the Man City box. From the replays it’s clear the ball strikes him on the chest and not the arm.
No penalty.
Tottenham 0-0 Man City
52 mins: Save! Stefan Ortega comes to the rescue for Manchester City after Spurs release Brennan Johnson into space on the right side. He tips the ball into the box and looks to lift a shot over the top of the goalkeeper.
Ortega is onto him in a flash and smothers the effort from close range. Good chance for Spurs.
Second half! Tottenham 0-0 Man City
Tottenham get the match back underway and look to come down the right hand side. The attack isn’t the best and City gain possession easily enough.
No changes from either manager at the break.
HT Tottenham 0-0 Man City
Tottenham didn’t have a shot in the first half though they got the ball into a few decent positions. Their final third play wasn’t fantastic though the effort to press and go forward was evident.
City, in contrast, had 10 shots but only two were on target.
HT Tottenham 0-0 Man City
Half-time! Tottenham 0-0 Man City
45+6 mins: No they can’t.
The whistle goes to end an interesting first half though there are no goals to speak of. City dominated possession for large parts of the half but there were a few bright moments for Tottenham.
All to play for in the second half.
Tottenham 0-0 Man City
45+3 mins: It’s not been an amazingly exciting night of FA Cup action. Victor Torp of Coventry City has the only goal across all four of the evening’s matches.
Can one of these two teams net the second before half-time?
Tottenham 0-0 Man City
45 mins: Six minutes of added time to play due to the earlier issues with the communications equipment. Pep Guardiola will be slightly irked if his team go into the break on level terms.
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