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Tottenham vs Manchester City is a high-profile fixture with a striking split: City bring the broader heavyweight reference, yet Tottenham have repeatedly made their home ground decisive. Tottenham won 1–0 in the Champions League in April 2019 and 2–1 in the League Cup in October 2024, while City won 2–0 in the league in May 2024. The 2–2 draw on 1 February 2026 leaves a clear question for the next meeting: control or disruption?
Past matches, Tottenham vs Manchester City
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Tottenham
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31G
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11F
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28F
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29M
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38D
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52M
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57M
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67D
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76
Manchester City Substitutes
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G
1
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M
4
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D
6
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F
7
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M
14
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M
47
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F
56
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D
68
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D
82
Match events
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11'Yves Bissouma Yellow Card
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11'⚽R. Cherki Normal Goal (Asst: E. Haaland)
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21'Abdukodir Khusanov Yellow Card
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38'Xavi Simons Yellow Card
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44'⚽A. Semenyo Normal Goal (Asst: B. Silva)
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45' +3Rodri Yellow Card
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46'P. M. Sarr C. Romero
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48'Dominic Solanke Yellow Card
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53'⚽D. Solanke Normal Goal (Asst: X. Simons)
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68'M. Tel R. Kolo Muani
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68'W. Odobert Y. Bissouma
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69'T. Reijnders R. Cherki
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70'Nico R. Ait-Nouri
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70'⚽D. Solanke Normal Goal (Asst: C. Gallagher)
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88'P. Foden B. Silva
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90' +8Nico González Yellow Card
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90'J. Byfield D. Solanke
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90' +4O. Marmoush Rodri
Stats for this game
Matchup Tottenham VS Manchester City
City set the heavyweight reference
Manchester City have supplied many of the authoritative results in this fixture, including a 5–1 win at Tottenham in August 2011, another 5–1 away victory in January 2014 and a 2–0 league success in May 2024. Those scorelines explain why City carry the stronger expectation, even when the ground changes. The fixture also reaches beyond league routine: the clubs met in the Champions League in April 2019, giving the matchup an added stage.
Tottenham make the setting matter
Tottenham’s home responses give the pairing its tension. Spurs won 4–1 in September 2015, 2–0 in October 2016 and 1–0 in February 2023, then edged City 2–1 in the League Cup on 30 October 2024. The 1–0 Champions League win on 9 April 2019 remains another example of Tottenham disrupting the expected hierarchy. City’s 1–0 league win on 26 February 2025 was followed by a 2–2 draw at Tottenham on 1 February 2026. A future meeting will ask whether City can impose control early or Tottenham can turn the occasion into another home-led challenge.