Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester City – Football Match Report – February 5, 2023

A report-breaking Harry Kane strike helped Tottenham edge to a 1-0 victory over Manchester City on Sunday as Pep Guardiola’s aspect did not make up floor within the Premier League title race.

Kane grew to become Spurs’ all-time main scorer when he despatched his aspect into the lead on quarter-hour after discovering an inch of area contained in the City field and dispatched a strike end previous goalkeeper Ederson.

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Spurs loved a equally constructive first-half lead once they final confronted City on Jan. 19 earlier than conceding 4 targets in a second-half collapse, however the North London membership modified the script this outing. City piled on stress in a quick-paced, finish-to-finish second half however have been annoyed by a resolute Spurs defence.

City striker Erling Haaland did not register a shot on the right track, and the closest City got here to scoring was a Riyad Mahrez effort that smashed towards the underside of the crossbar in first-half stoppage time.

The residence aspect confronted a nervy remaining interval when defender Cristian Romero was proven a second yellow card and despatched off for a careless deal with on Jack Grealish on 88 minutes, however nonetheless they managed to safe their lead and an vital three factors.

City had been hoping to capitalise on Premier League leaders Arsenal struggling a loss away to relegation-threatened Everton on Saturday. Sunday’s end result means Arsenal, who’ve a sport in hand, stay 5 factors away from City.

Spurs have been with out coach Antonio Conte, who underwent surgical procedure on Wednesday to take away his gallbladder. They at the moment are fifth on 39 factors from 22 video games, one level behind Newcastle United.

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Guardiola made some stunning modifications in his beginning lineup, together with leaving Kevin De Bruyne on bench, which he instructed Sky Sports earlier than the match was a “tactical” choice. De Bruyne was subbed on for Mahrez on the hour mark.

Sunday’s end result means Guardiola stays and not using a win in 5 makes an attempt on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — the longest away shedding streak towards an opponent of his managerial profession.

After the match, Guardiola bemoaned the journey concerned in travelling away to the English capital.

“Coming to London is like going to, I don’t know, northern Europe. It is 4 hours 20 minutes, 4 hours and a half to get to a hotel. It’s so exhausting to come to London, I’m sorry. We need to come back to Manchester and prepare the game against Aston Villa,” Guardiola mentioned.

Information from Reuters and ESPN correspondent James Olley contributed to this report.