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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:
Man City 2 – 3 Spurs
Harry Kane has scored as many goals today as he netted in 12 previous appearances for Spurs against Manchester City in all competitions.
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Michael Jones19 February 2022 19:33
Man City 2 – 3 Spurs
That result is fantastic for Liverpool. They are now six points behind Manchester City with a game in hand and with Man City still to play. Tottenham move up to seventh in the league. They’re back in the top four race as well. Four points behind Manchester United (4th) with two games in hand on them.
Michael Jones19 February 2022 19:30
Harry Kane celebrates Tottenham winner at Man City
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Jack Rathborn19 February 2022 19:29
Full-time: Man City 2 – 3 Spurs
90+9 mins: There’s the final whistle! Tottenham have done it. They’ve come to the Etihad and beaten the Premier League champions. It was a masterful performance from Harry Kane. Two goals and another one disallowed.
Michael Jones19 February 2022 19:28
GOAL! Man City 2 – 3 Spurs (Kane, 90+5’)⚽️
90+5 mins: HARRY KANE! Tottenham flick the ball over to Kulusevski on the right wing. He’s onside this time and brings the ball to the edge of the box before lifting a cross into the middle. Kane squeezes in front of Kyle Walker, jumps into the air and nods the ball into the far bottom corner! What a goal, what a game!
Michael Jones19 February 2022 19:23
GOAL! Man City 2 – 2 Spurs (Mahrez, 90+2’)⚽️
90+2 mins: Mahrez fires the penalty kick into the roof of the net and leaves Hugo Lloris very little chance to keep it out. The goalkeeper guessed the right way but couldn’t reach it and Man City have a very late equaliser.
Michael Jones19 February 2022 19:21
Man City 1 – 2 Spurs
90+1 mins: There’s going to be seven minutes of added time to play. Riyah Mahrez has the chance to bring City level here. Can he score?
Michael Jones19 February 2022 19:19
Penalty to Man City!
90 mins: Penalty shout! VAR is looking at a possible handball against Cristian Romero. Bernardo Silva whips a cross into the box and Romero throws himself in front of it. His arm is in the air and this doesn’t look great for Spurs.
The referee is called over to the pitch side monitor… it’s a penalty!
Michael Jones19 February 2022 19:18
Man City 1 – 2 Spurs
87 mins: Tottenham are trying to take the sting out of the game. Going down after tackles and trying to stem the flow of Manchester City’s play. Rodri pulls at Bentancur’s shirt and the Tottenham midfielder hits the deck for another free kick.
Michael Jones19 February 2022 19:16
Man City 1 – 2 Spurs
84 mins: Riyad Mahrez chips a cross into the box but can’t find a way through Cristian Romero who heads it away for Tottenham. Kyle Walker sends it back into the box but laces his pass through the six-yard box and no-one can get a touch to it.
Michael Jones19 February 2022 19:12
