Live football on TV schedule at 2sport.tv
Live football on TV schedule at 2sport.tv
Harry Kane's only goal helped Tottenham win 1-0 against Man City at home in Premier League round 22. The defeat prevented Man City from closing the gap with Arsenal.
Arsenal's loss to Everton was a missed opportunity for Man City to close the gap with the top team in the 22nd round of the Premier League. However, facing Pep Guardiola's team is not an easy task as they had to play on Tottenham's home ground.
The form of the London team has not been very stable, as 15 days before Man City had reversed the winning streak 4-2 after falling behind by two goals. Nevertheless, Tottenham's stadium has always been a source of anxiety for Man City in recent times, as they have lost four consecutive matches.
Truly, Manchester City once again "stumbled" at Tottenham's stadium. The only goal of the match was scored by Kane in the 15th minute. Man City played better than Tottenham in statistics such as ball control (64% - 36% of the time), and shots on target (15 - 12 times). Man City also played better than their opponents from the 87th minute after Cristian Romero was sent off. Unfortunately, when the away team was unable to score, they had to accept a white-hand scenario.
Playing at home, Tottenham actively played defense before Man City's offense. However, the home team was ready to deploy their attacking lineup when they had the ball and had moments when they played high pressure.
In the 15th minute, starting from Rodri's poor pass in the home half, Tottenham players won the ball. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg stole the ball and set up for Kane to strike a diagonal shot from the top of the box, the ball went past Ederson and into the net.
Manchester City's attack faced difficulties against Tottenham's strict defense system. The home team effectively blocked Man City from getting into advantageous positions in the penalty area, so the visitors often had to shoot from long range or from less favorable positions. As a result, Hugo Lloris' goal wasn't in much danger in the first half.
Until the first half injury time, Man City finally had their first real scoring opportunity. Mahrez shot from inside the penalty area and the ball hit the crossbar.
Typically, when Manchester City is behind in the first half, the half-time break helps Guardiola refocus and adjust tactics for his team. In this match, Man City didn't have that opportunity, and the visitors didn't make any breakthroughs in the second-half attack.
Tottenham also tried hard to search for the second goal. In the 70th minute, Kane overcame the opponents' defense, but he couldn't beat Ederson in a close-range confrontation. The Man City keeper quickly came out to support his teammates.
In the 87th minute, Romero received a second yellow card for tripping Jack Grealish. Despite playing with an extra man, Man City could not score against Tottenham. After 22 rounds, Man City is still 5 points behind Arsenal, the defending champions have played 21 games, one more game than Arsenal
2sportTV will keep updating all the football latest news, give us a subscription right now to enjoy live football matches and update the hottest news!
