Football Previews
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
Competition – Barclays Premier League
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Date: 19th February 2022
Kick-off time – 17:30 GMT
After their Champions League masterclass in Lisbon, Manchester City return to the Premier League this Saturday as they welcome Tottenham to the Etihad Stadium.
The hosts beat Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Tuesday, scoring five goals against their hosts with four of those goals coming in the first half and in turn saw Pep Guardiola’s side become the fastest side in history to net 200+ goals in the Champions League (97 games).
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss has transformed City into a winning machine and is leading the pack once again. Currently, nine points ahead of Liverpool, the Spaniard is hoping to become the first manager since Alex Ferguson to successfully defend a PL crown on two separate occasions.
He welcomes Tottenham with his side unbeaten in their last 15 PL games. After losing their first game of the PL season to Spurs, he will be desperate to win this game and avenge that loss.
Meanwhile, Tottenham come into this tie in the midst of a rough patch of form having lost their last three PL games.
Their most recent form is in far contrast to their performances when Antonio Conte took charge of the club. The former Inter boss went eight games undefeated when he first came to London, but his side have faltered in recent times and are in danger of missing out on the top four given their poor form.
Just two weeks ago, the visitors had broken into fourth place and were looking like favourites to seal the spot. But losses to Chelsea, Southampton and most recently Wolves has put a stumble on their path.
They come into this tie sitting in eighth place, seven points behind fourth-placed Manchester United who have played three games more. And so, with three games in hand over some of the sides above them, they still have the advantage in the top four race. However, they could see that advantage completely wiped out if they lose this game.
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:
November 23, 2024
Leicester City
13:30
Chelsea
AFC Bournemouth
16:00
Brighton & Hov…
Arsenal
16:00
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
16:00
Crystal Palace
Everton
16:00
Brentford
Fulham
16:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City
18:30
Tottenham Hotspur
November 24, 2024
Southampton
15:00
Liverpool
Ipswich Town
17:30
Manchester United
November 25, 2024
Newcastle United
21:00
West Ham United
November 29, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
21:00
Southampton
November 30, 2024
Brentford
16:00
Leicester City
Crystal Palace
16:00
Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest
16:00
Ipswich Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
16:00
AFC Bournemouth
West Ham United
18:30
Arsenal
December 1, 2024
Chelsea
14:30
Aston Villa
Manchester United
14:30
Everton
Tottenham Hotspur
14:30
Fulham
Liverpool
17:00
Manchester City
Premier League Table
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Liverpool
11
9
1
1
21
6
+15
28
2
Manchester City
11
7
2
2
22
13
+9
23
3
Chelsea
11
5
4
2
21
13
+8
19
4
Arsenal
11
5
4
2
18
12
+6
19
5
Nottingham Forest
11
5
4
2
15
10
+5
19
6
Brighton & Hov…
11
5
4
2
19
15
+4
19
7
Fulham
11
5
3
3
16
13
+3
18
8
Newcastle United
11
5
3
3
13
11
+2
18
9
Aston Villa
11
5
3
3
17
17
+0
18
10
Tottenham Hotspur
11
5
1
5
23
13
+10
16
11
Brentford
11
5
1
5
22
22
+0
16
12
AFC Bournemouth
11
4
3
4
15
15
+0
15
13
Manchester United
11
4
3
4
12
12
+0
15
14
West Ham United
11
3
3
5
13
19
-6
12
15
Leicester City
11
2
4
5
14
21
-7
10
16
Everton
11
2
4
5
10
17
-7
10
17
Ipswich Town
11
1
5
5
12
22
-10
8
18
Crystal Palace
11
1
4
6
8
15
-7
7
19
Wolverhampton Wanderers
11
1
3
7
16
27
-11
6
20
Southampton
11
1
1
9
7
21
-14
4
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