This is an important game for both these clubs. They are now looking for their second consecutive wins, but Manchester City are likely to come out on top and defeat Tottenham Hotspur in this clash
Match info: Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Date: Saturday, 23rd August 2025
Time: 12:30 pm Nigerian time
Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur lock horns at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday lunchtime seeking to build on their opening-weekend victories in the 2025-26 Premier League.
While the Citizens eased to a 4-0 away win against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Spurs kick-started life under new head coach Thomas Frank with a 3-0 home success over Burnley.
Head-to-head:
- Manchester City have won 19 of the 56 Premier League meetings between the two teams.
- Tottenham Hotspur have recorded 29 victories.
- The remaining 8 clashes ended in draws.
- Both Man City and Tottenham secured a clean sheet in their opening games of the season.
- The Cityzens have won three of their last five matches against the Spurs.
- Tottenham have won two of their last five fixtures against Man City.
- Their has been no home win in their last 4 meetings.
- There were clean sheets in 6 of their last 10 games.
- 6 of their last 4 encounters produced at least 2 goals.
Form:
- Man City in the League: W
- Tottenham in the League: W
Team News:
- Mateo Kovacic will not be in action for Manchester City due to his injury. Rodri, Phil Foden, Savinho, Josko Gvardiol, Ederson, Claudio Echeverri and Marcus Bettinelli might also miss out on action due to a lack of fitness.
- Tottenham Hotspur will miss out on the action for James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Radu Dragusin, Kota Takai and Manor Solomon as they are injured. Yves Bissouma and Destiny Udogie might also miss out on action due to fitness issues.
Player(s) to watch:
- Erling Haaland has started the new season on a positive note. He is coming in after scoring an important brace for Manchester City in their opening EPL game of the season. He will be leading the attacking front for Man City yet again and it will be interesting to see his performance here.
- Richarlison will have a crucial role to play in the final third for the Spurs. The Brazilian forward also scored a brace in his previous game, one of which was a sensational overhead kick. He will be looking to step up as their upcoming EPL game against Man City is going to be a tough affair for them.