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:
December 7, 2024
Everton
01:00
Liverpool
December 26, 2024
Manchester City
13:30
Everton
AFC Bournemouth
16:00
Crystal Palace
Southampton
16:00
West Ham United
Chelsea
16:00
Fulham
Nottingham Forest
16:00
Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United
16:00
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
18:30
Manchester United
Liverpool
21:00
Leicester City
December 27, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
20:30
Brentford
Arsenal
21:15
Ipswich Town
December 29, 2024
Leicester City
15:30
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
16:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Fulham
16:00
AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace
16:00
Southampton
Everton
16:00
Nottingham Forest
West Ham United
18:15
Liverpool
December 30, 2024
Aston Villa
20:45
Brighton & Hov…
Ipswich Town
20:45
Chelsea
Manchester United
21:00
Newcastle United
Premier League Table
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Liverpool
16
12
3
1
37
16
+21
39
2
Chelsea
17
10
5
2
37
19
+18
35
3
Arsenal
17
9
6
2
34
16
+18
33
4
Nottingham Forest
17
9
4
4
23
19
+4
31
5
AFC Bournemouth
17
8
4
5
27
21
+6
28
6
Aston Villa
17
8
4
5
26
26
+0
28
7
Manchester City
17
8
3
6
29
25
+4
27
8
Newcastle United
17
7
5
5
27
21
+6
26
9
Fulham
17
6
7
4
24
22
+2
25
10
Brighton & Hov…
17
6
7
4
27
26
+1
25
11
Tottenham Hotspur
17
7
2
8
39
25
+14
23
12
Brentford
17
7
2
8
32
32
+0
23
13
Manchester United
17
6
4
7
21
22
-1
22
14
West Ham United
17
5
5
7
22
30
-8
20
15
Everton
16
3
7
6
14
21
-7
16
16
Crystal Palace
17
3
7
7
18
26
-8
16
17
Leicester City
17
3
5
9
21
37
-16
14
18
Wolverhampton Wanderers
17
3
3
11
27
40
-13
12
19
Ipswich Town
17
2
6
9
16
32
-16
12
20
Southampton
17
1
3
13
11
36
-25
6
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