MANCHESTER. Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3. Manchester City was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper with the collaboration of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 1.93 degrees Celsius or 35.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.​

Match Statistics​

Manchester City

3 - 3

Tottenham Hotspur

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 18 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 1
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 132 Attack 52
  • 86 Dangerous attack 30
  • 63 Ball safe 71
  • 16 Free Kicks 16
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 4 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Manchester City had a superior ball possession 58% while Tottenham Hotspur was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 86 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Manchester City to win the match​.

Manchester City shot 18 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur shot 8 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Manchester City received 4 yellow cards (Rodri, Erling Haaland , Josko Gvardiol and Jack Grealish). Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur received 4 yellow cards (Dejan Kulusevski, Emerson Royal, Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie).

Match Timeline

6'
Heung-min Son (goal)Dejan Kulusevski
9'
Heung-min Son (own-goal)
Phil Foden(goal)Julián Álvarez
31'
Rodri- Yellow
34'
38'
Destiny Udogie- Yellow
46'
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg- sub ->Bryan Gil
Jack Grealish- sub ->Jérémy Doku
52'
Jack Grealish- Yellow
61'
69'
Giovani Lo Celso(goal)Heung-min Son
Rico Lewis- sub ->Phil Foden
73'
74'
Pedro Porro- Yellow
79'
Oliver Skipp- sub ->Giovani Lo Celso
Jack Grealish(goal)Erling Haaland
81'
Josko Gvardiol- Yellow
84'
Nathan Aké - sub ->Josko Gvardiol
87'
Mateo Kovacic- sub ->Julián Álvarez
87'
87'
Richarlison- sub ->Yves Bissouma
90'
Dejan Kulusevski(goal)Brennan Johnson
90'
Dejan Kulusevski- Yellow
Erling Haaland- Yellow
90'
90'
Emerson Royal- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this match, Manchester City has 30 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur will has 27 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will host West Ham United on the 19th of May with a 30-5 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (8 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur will play away against Sheffield United on the 19th of May with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (2 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
6.4
D
Kyle Walker 2.England
7.0
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
6.8
D
Josko Gvardiol 24.Croatia
7.0
87' 84'
M
Jérémy Doku 11.Belgium
7.3
52'
M
Rodri 16.Spain
7.5
34'
M
Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina
8.4
87'
M
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
7.7
M
Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland
7.0
M
Phil Foden 47.England
7.5
73' 31'
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
7.8
90'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Ortega 18.Germany
D
John Stones 5.England
D
Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands
6.4
87'
D
Rico Lewis 82.England
7.0
73'
M
Kalvin Phillips 4.England
M
Mateo Kovacic 8.Croatia
6.6
87'
M
Jack Grealish 10.England
7.5
52' 61' 81'
M
Sergio Gómez 21.Spain
M
Oscar Bobb 52.Norway

Manchester City started with a 3-2-4-1 line-up (3-2-4-1).

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson (6.4), Kyle Walker (7.0), Rúben Dias (6.8), Josko Gvardiol (7.0), Rodri (7.5), Manuel Akanji (7.0), Phil Foden (7.5), Julián Álvarez (8.4), Bernardo Silva (7.7), Jérémy Doku (7.3) and Erling Haaland  (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Stefan Ortega, Kalvin Phillips, John Stones , Nathan Aké (6.4), Mateo Kovacic (6.6), Jack Grealish (7.5), Sergio Gómez, Oscar Bobb and Rico Lewis (7.0).

Manchester City could not rely on the presence of Jack Grealish (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester City made 4 changes: Jérémy Doku for Jack Grealish (52′), Josko Gvardiol for Nathan Aké (87′), Phil Foden for Rico Lewis (73′) and Julián Álvarez for Mateo Kovacic (87′).

Player of the match: Julián Álvarez​

The most impressive player for Manchester City was Julián Álvarez.

His rating is (8.4) with 35 passes (77% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur
G
Guglielmo Vicario 13.Italy
6.3
D
Emerson Royal 12.Brazil
6.4
90'
D
Pedro Porro 23.Spain
7.0
74'
D
Ben Davies 33.Wales
6.8
D
Destiny Udogie 38.Italy
6.8
38'
M
Bryan Gil 11.Spain
6.6
46'
M
Yves Bissouma 8.Mali
5.6
87'
M
Giovani Lo Celso 18.Argentina
7.5
79' 69'
M
Dejan Kulusevski 21.Sweden
8.1
90' 90'
M
Brennan Johnson 22.Wales
7.1
90'
F
Heung-min Son 7.South Korea
8.2
6'
Substitutes
G
Fraser Forster 20.England
G
Brandon Austin 40.England
M
Oliver Skipp 4.England
6.7
79'
M
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 5.Denmark
6.4
46'
F
Richarlison 9.Brazil
6.6
87'
F
Alejo Véliz 36.Argentina

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Angelos Postecoglou played with: Guglielmo Vicario (6.3), Pedro Porro (7.0), Emerson Royal (6.4), Ben Davies   (6.8), Destiny Udogie (6.8), Yves Bissouma (5.6), Giovani Lo Celso  (7.5), Brennan Johnson (7.1), Dejan Kulusevski (8.1), Bryan Gil  (6.6) and Heung-min Son (8.2).

They had on the bench: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (6.4), Oliver Skipp (6.7), Richarlison (6.6), Fraser Forster, Alejo Véliz, Brandon Austin, Yago Santiago, Jamie Donley and Alfie Dorrington.

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: Bryan Gil  for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (46′), Giovani Lo Celso  for Oliver Skipp (79′) and Yves Bissouma for Richarlison (87′).

Player of the match: Heung-min Son​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Heung-min Son.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​