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:

February 23, 2024
Chelsea 01:00 Tottenham Hotspur
March 16, 2024
Crystal Palace 01:00 Newcastle United
Manchester United 01:00 Sheffield United
Wolverhampton Wanderers 01:00 AFC Bournemouth
Arsenal 01:00 Chelsea
March 17, 2024
Brighton & Hov… 01:00 Manchester City
Everton 01:00 Liverpool
March 30, 2024
Newcastle United 13:30 West Ham United
Sheffield United 16:00 Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur 16:00 Luton Town
Nottingham Forest 16:00 Crystal Palace
Chelsea 16:00 Burnley
AFC Bournemouth 16:00 Everton
Aston Villa 18:30 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brentford 21:00 Manchester United
March 31, 2024
Liverpool 13:00 Brighton & Hov…
Manchester City 15:30 Arsenal

Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Arsenal 28 20 4 4 70 24 +46 64
2 Liverpool 28 19 7 2 65 26 +39 64
3 Manchester City 28 19 6 3 63 28 +35 63
4 Aston Villa 29 17 5 7 60 42 +18 56
5 Tottenham Hotspur 28 16 5 7 59 42 +17 53
6 Manchester United 28 15 2 11 39 39 +0 47
7 West Ham United 29 12 8 9 46 50 -4 44
8 Brighton & Hov… 28 11 9 8 50 44 +6 42
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 12 5 11 42 44 -2 41
10 Newcastle United 28 12 4 12 59 48 +11 40
11 Chelsea 27 11 6 10 47 45 +2 39
12 Fulham 29 11 5 13 43 44 -1 38
13 AFC Bournemouth 28 9 8 11 41 52 -11 35
14 Crystal Palace 28 7 8 13 33 48 -15 29
15 Brentford 29 7 5 17 41 54 -13 26
16 Everton 28 8 7 13 29 39 -10 25
17 Luton Town 29 5 7 17 42 60 -18 22
18 Nottingham Forest 29 6 7 16 35 51 -16 21
19 Burnley 29 4 5 20 29 63 -34 17
20 Sheffield United 28 3 5 20 24 74 -50 14

Latest Premier League Results

March 17, 2024
West Ham United 1 - 1 Aston Villa
March 16, 2024
Fulham 3 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur
Luton Town 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest
Burnley 2 - 1 Brentford
March 13, 2024
AFC Bournemouth 4 - 3 Luton Town
March 11, 2024
Chelsea 3 - 2 Newcastle United
March 10, 2024
Liverpool 1 - 1 Manchester City
West Ham United 2 - 2 Burnley
Brighton & Hov… 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa 0 - 4 Tottenham Hotspur
March 9, 2024
Arsenal 2 - 1 Brentford
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 1 Fulham
Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Luton Town
AFC Bournemouth 2 - 2 Sheffield United
Manchester United 2 - 0 Everton
March 4, 2024
Sheffield United 0 - 6 Arsenal
March 3, 2024
Manchester City 3 - 1 Manchester United
Burnley 0 - 2 AFC Bournemouth

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