Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur Preview

Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur

Competition – Barclays Premier League

Stadium – Etihad Stadium

Date: 16th December 2017

Kick-off time – 17:30 GMT

Manchester City moved closer to winning the league title by recording a 0-4 win at Swansea last time out but it was their 1-2 win at Old Trafford before that may have won them the title.

They face another tough task of beating Tottenham at home and a win here would mean they have successfully won over the top six teams except Everton.

They now have an 11 point advantage over their closest rivals in the league table and dropped just two points all season.

They lost to Tottenham last season but Guardiola will be hoping his players have learnt and can show an improved performance.

Manchester City have won two, lost three and drawn one of their last six matches against Tottenham.

Tottenham have edged closer to their first Premier League title over the past few seasons but that won’t be at the back of their mind when they visit City in this game as they are trailing their host by 17 points already.

They come into this game with some good form as they have won their last three games on the bounce however overall they have just two wins, two draws and the same number of loses in their last six matches.

Against the top teams, they don’t have the most impressive record as they have won over Liverpool while losing to Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal.

Although they started well away from home, they have now failed to win their last four away games losing three of those matches.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Manchester City

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
W Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City 10 Dec, 2017 English Premier League
L Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Manchester City 6 Dec, 2017 UEFA Champions League
W Manchester City 2-1 West Ham United 3 Dec, 2017 English Premier League
W Manchester City 2-1 Southampton 29 Nov, 2017 English Premier League
W Huddersfield Town 1-2 Manchester City 26 Nov, 2017 English Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
W Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 Stoke City 9 Dec, 2017 English Premier League
W Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Apoel Nicosia 6 Dec, 2017 UEFA Champions League
D Watford 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 Dec, 2017 English Premier League
L Leicester City 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur 28 Nov, 2017 English Premier League
D Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 West Bromwich Albion 25 Nov, 2017 English Premier League

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
Manchester City 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur 29 Jul, 2017 International Champions Cup
Manchester City 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur 21 Jan, 2017 English Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Manchester City 2 Oct, 2016 English Premier League
Manchester City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur 14 Feb, 2016 English Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Manchester City 26 Sep, 2015 English Premier League


Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:

April 20, 2024
Luton Town 15:00 Brentford
Sheffield United 15:00 Burnley
Wolverhampton Wanderers 19:30 Arsenal
April 21, 2024
Everton 13:30 Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa 15:00 AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace 15:00 West Ham United
Fulham 16:30 Liverpool
April 23, 2024
Arsenal 20:00 Chelsea
April 24, 2024
Wolverhampton Wanderers 19:45 AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace 20:00 Newcastle United
Everton 20:00 Liverpool
Manchester United 20:00 Sheffield United
April 25, 2024
Brighton & Hov… 20:00 Manchester City
April 27, 2024
West Ham United 12:30 Liverpool
Fulham 15:00 Crystal Palace
Manchester United 15:00 Burnley
Newcastle United 15:00 Sheffield United
Wolverhampton Wanderers 15:00 Luton Town
Everton 17:30 Brentford
Aston Villa 20:00 Chelsea

Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Manchester City 32 22 7 3 76 32 +44 73
2 Arsenal 32 22 5 5 75 26 +49 71
3 Liverpool 32 21 8 3 72 31 +41 71
4 Aston Villa 33 19 6 8 68 49 +19 63
5 Tottenham Hotspur 32 18 6 8 65 49 +16 60
6 Newcastle United 32 15 5 12 69 52 +17 50
7 Manchester United 32 15 5 12 47 48 -1 50
8 West Ham United 33 13 9 11 52 58 -6 48
9 Chelsea 31 13 8 10 61 52 +9 47
10 Brighton & Hov… 32 11 11 10 52 50 +2 44
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 12 7 13 46 51 -5 43
12 Fulham 33 12 6 15 49 51 -2 42
13 AFC Bournemouth 32 11 9 12 47 57 -10 42
14 Crystal Palace 32 8 9 15 37 54 -17 33
15 Brentford 33 8 8 17 47 58 -11 32
16 Everton 32 9 8 15 32 48 -16 27
17 Nottingham Forest 33 7 9 17 42 58 -16 26
18 Luton Town 33 6 7 20 46 70 -24 25
19 Burnley 33 4 8 21 33 68 -35 20
20 Sheffield United 32 3 7 22 30 84 -54 16

Latest Premier League Results

April 15, 2024
Chelsea 6 - 0 Everton
April 14, 2024
Arsenal 0 - 2 Aston Villa
West Ham United 0 - 2 Fulham
Liverpool 0 - 1 Crystal Palace
April 13, 2024
AFC Bournemouth 2 - 2 Manchester United
Nottingham Forest 2 - 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City 5 - 1 Luton Town
Burnley 1 - 1 Brighton & Hov…
Brentford 2 - 0 Sheffield United
Newcastle United 4 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur
April 7, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest
Sheffield United 2 - 2 Chelsea
Manchester United 2 - 2 Liverpool
April 6, 2024
Brighton & Hov… 0 - 3 Arsenal
Fulham 0 - 1 Newcastle United
Everton 1 - 0 Burnley
Aston Villa 3 - 3 Brentford
Luton Town 2 - 1 AFC Bournemouth
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 2 West Ham United
Crystal Palace 2 - 4 Manchester City

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