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 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 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:

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

Latest Premier League Results

November 10, 2024
Chelsea 1 - 1 Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 2 Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest 1 - 3 Newcastle United
Manchester United 3 - 0 Leicester City
November 9, 2024
Liverpool 2 - 0 Aston Villa
Brighton & Hov… 2 - 1 Manchester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 0 Southampton
West Ham United 0 - 0 Everton
Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Fulham
Brentford 3 - 2 AFC Bournemouth
November 4, 2024
Fulham 2 - 1 Brentford
November 3, 2024
Manchester United 1 - 1 Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 1 Aston Villa
November 2, 2024
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 2 Crystal Palace
Southampton 1 - 0 Everton
Nottingham Forest 3 - 0 West Ham United
Liverpool 2 - 1 Brighton & Hov…
Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Leicester City
AFC Bournemouth 2 - 1 Manchester City
Newcastle United 1 - 0 Arsenal

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