Manchester City 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 16 December 2017

Result

Manchester City 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Saturday 16 December 2017, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Manchester City 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur: match report

Manchester City beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 16 December 2017. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Ilkay Gündogan opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Manchester City's goals came from Ilkay Gündogan (14'), Kevin De Bruyne (70'), Raheem Sterling (80') and Raheem Sterling (90'). Tottenham Hotspur scored through Christian Eriksen (90+3').

Discipline: Manchester City received 2 yellow cards; Tottenham Hotspur received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester City were 1st on 49 points from 17 and Tottenham Hotspur 6th on 31 points from 17. Manchester City went on to finish that season 1st with 100 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 3rd with 77.

Manchester City lined up in a 4-3-3 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Leroy Sané of Manchester City (9.0), ahead of İlkay Gündoğan (8.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Manchester City wins, 1 draw and 4 for Tottenham Hotspur.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Ilkay GündoganManchester City · 1-0
  • 38'Yellow card · Nicolás OtamendiManchester City
  • 51'Yellow card · Fabian DelphManchester City
  • 52'Yellow card · Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur
  • 62'Yellow card · Mousa DembéléTottenham Hotspur
  • 68'Yellow card · Dele AlliTottenham Hotspur
  • 70'Goal · Kevin De BruyneManchester City · 2-0
  • 75'Missed penalty · Gabriel JesusManchester City
  • 80'Goal · Raheem SterlingManchester City · 3-0
  • 90'Goal · Raheem SterlingManchester City · 4-0
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Moussa SissokoTottenham Hotspur
  • 90+3'Goal · Christian EriksenTottenham Hotspur · 4-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester City 5, draws 1, Tottenham Hotspur 4.

Team news

Manchester City line-up (4-3-3)

Ederson, Kyle Walker, Nicolás Otamendi, Eliaquim Mangala, Fabian Delph, Kevin De Bruyne, Fernandinho, İlkay Gündoğan, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Agüero, Leroy Sané

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-3-1-2)

Hugo Lloris, Kieran Trippier, Eric Dier, Jan Vertonghen, Danny Rose, Christian Eriksen, Mousa Dembélé, Harry Winks, Dele Alli, Heung-min Son, Harry Kane