Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction and preview

Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Sunday 3 January 2027, 16:30 UTC · Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City · Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League predictions

The Premier League fixture between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur is scheduled for Sunday 3 January 2027 at 16:30 UTC at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. Manchester City sit 2nd on 21 points after 9 matches, while Tottenham Hotspur sit 9th on 12 points after 9 matches.

Manchester City come into the game with a L-L-W-W-W run in the league (3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Tottenham Hotspur's recent sequence reads W-W-W-D-L. Over their last 6, Manchester City have scored 2.2 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Tottenham Hotspur average 1.7 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Manchester City won 3, 2 games were drawn and Tottenham Hotspur won 5. Those games averaged 3.2 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 1 Feb 2026, ended Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Manchester City.