Comments and predictions for Man City vs Tottenham: Haaland brings sorrow to the Roosters
The match between Man City vs Tottenham in the Premier League takes place at 6:30 p.m. on August 23. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Man City vs Tottenham squad information
Man City will be without the trio of Mateo Kovacic, Kalvin Phillips (both Achilles) and Savinho (unclear reason). Rodri (groin), Ederson (illness), Phil Foden (ankle) and Josko Gvardiol (impact) have all returned to training after missing the Wolves game and will be assessed before kick-off.
However, Rodri and Ederson remain doubtful, while James Trafford could continue to start after keeping a clean sheet on his debut. Guardiola is considering bringing Gvardiol back at left-back or centre-back in place of Rayan Ait-Nouri or John Stones. The trio of Bernardo Silva – Nico Gonzalez – Reijnders is likely to continue; Reijnders is aiming to become the first Man City player to score and assist in his first two Premier League games.
If Reijnders continues to be allowed to push forward, Foden will have to compete with Oscar Bobb for the starting spot on the right wing, while Erling Haaland – with 48 goals in 48 Premier League home games – is sure to lead the line.
For Tottenham, James Maddison (ruptured anterior cruciate ligament) – who scored twice in the 4-0 win at the Etihad last season – along with Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusevski, Bryan Gil (all knee injuries), Manor Solomon (calf) and Kota Takai (foot) will be absent.
Yves Bissouma (unclear) and Destiny Udogie (knee) both missed the Burnley game, but could return.
Coach Frank, after using a back four against Burnley, is considering switching to a back five to deal with Man City. Kevin Danso could start alongside Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, with Pedro Porro and Djed Spence taking on the wing roles.
Rodrigo Bentancur will compete for a starting spot in midfield, with Joao Palhinha and Pape Sarr almost certain to feature. Up front, Kudus and Richarlison are likely to continue alongside each other, while Brennan Johnson is another option but could have to make way if Spurs switch to a back five.
Latest expected lineup for Man City vs Tottenham
Manchester City:
Trafford; Nunes, Stones, Dias, Ait-Nouri; Bernardo, Gonzalez; Bobb, Reijnders, Marmoush; Haaland
Tottenham Hotspur:
Vicario; Danso, Romero, Van de Ven; Porro, Bentancur, Palhinha, Spence; Sar, Kudus; Richarlison
Latest Man City vs Tottenham football review
Just over six weeks after their shock early exit from the FIFA Club World Cup to Al-Hilal, Man City kicked off the new Premier League season with a thumping win at Molineux, with a summer signing shining.
Indeed, midfielder Tijjani Reijnders stole the show with a goal and an assist in a fine performance on his English debut, while Erling Haaland scored twice and Rayan Cherki – another new signing – added a fourth, helping City to their second-biggest opening win in the competition’s history, behind only the 5-0 thrashing of West Ham United in August 2019.
Despite seeing his team dominate and show signs of revival after a disappointing 2024-25 season, coach Pep Guardiola still stressed that the current squad size is “unhealthy” and “it will be difficult to maintain the excitement of the group” if not streamlined in the final days of the transfer window.
Topping the Premier League table on goal difference after the opening round, Man City have continued their form from the end of last season, having picked up more points than any other team since April (26). They are also the only team unbeaten (8 wins, 2 draws), have kept the most clean sheets (7) and have faced the fewest shots per game (7.6) over the same period.
However, the recent head-to-head record with Tottenham is not very positive: City only won 4 of the last 12 encounters in the Premier League (2 draws, 6 losses). For Guardiola personally, Tottenham is the opponent that he lost the second most in his career (9 matches), only after Liverpool (10).
Just three days after a painful defeat to PSG on penalties in the European Super Cup, coach Thomas Frank had a "dream start" in the Premier League with Tottenham last weekend, when his team defeated newcomer Burnley by a three-goal margin.
Richarlison shone with a brace, including a stunning overhead kick, both assisted by new signing Mohammed Kudus. Last season's top scorer Brennan Johnson then sealed the win, helping Spurs equal the record for the biggest opening-day win in Premier League history, alongside their 4-1 win over Southampton in the 2022-23 season.
The atmosphere at Tottenham is very exciting, but some fans are still disappointed that Arsenal "stole" target Eberechi Eze. Manager Frank confirmed that Spurs "will definitely strengthen their squad", in which Savinho of Man City is said to be the top target.
Going into the big clash with Man City, Tottenham are aiming to win both of their opening Premier League games for the first time since the 2021-22 season, and end an 11-game winless streak against non-rookie opponents (2 draws, 9 losses) since February.
After a surprise 4-0 win at the Etihad last November, Spurs are looking to make it two consecutive away wins against Man City for the first time since 2010. In fact, they have won two of their last four visits to the Etihad (D1 L1) – more than their previous 11 trips combined (D2 L8).
Latest Man City vs Tottenham score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Man City vs Tottenhamas follows:
- Sportsmole:Man City 3-1 Tottenham
- WhoScore:Man City 3-2 Tottenham
- Our newspaper predicts:Man City 3-2 Tottenham
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