PL : Spurs 2 – 0 Manchester City, Spurs goes to top of the table

Tottenham Hotspur claim fourth straight win after defeating Manchester City 2 – 0 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London. Son Heung-min struck his league-leading ninth goal and Giovani Lo Celso scores his first league goal as Spurs go two points clear at the top of the table.

Jose Mourinho made two changes to the side that started at West Brom before the international break – Serge Aurier and Steven Bergwijn, who memorably scored on his debut in this fixture last season, came in for Matt Doherty and Gareth Bale. Bale was on the bench.

The South Korean put Spurs ahead in the fifth minute, racing on to Tanguy Ndombele’s lofted pass to fire beneath Ederson. Aymeric Laporte thought he had levelled for City on 27 minutes but referee Mike Dean overturned the Frenchman’s goal after a review for handball by Gabriel Jesus in the build-up.

City pushed for an equaliser after half-time but Spurs doubled their advantage in the 65th minute through substitute Giovani Lo Celso. Put through by Harry Kane, the Argentinian fired under the onrushing Ederson just 35 seconds after coming on.

A fourth successive victory sends Jose Mourinho’s side two points above Chelsea, whom they face next. Man City are 10th with 12 points. They will stay at the summit overnight but Leicester City could retake the lead if they beat Liverpool on Sunday.

Spurs are on the longest unbeaten run in the Premier League – eight games without defeat since losing to Everton on the opening day of the season. They have lost just once in last 14 Premier League games (W9 D4).

Son’s goal after five minutes was the earliest Premier League goal City had conceded since December, 2016.

Match Stats :

Premier League Spurs vs Manchester City Highlights

Post-Match Reaction :

Jose Mourinho :

“Big team, big hearts, big solidarity, a proper team, a team that I believe makes Tottenham fans proud. Players going to the limits of their energy, sacrifice for the game plan, coping well with let’s say a new pressure of ‘if you win the match, you go top of the league for 24 hours’. I’m very proud. They deserve big applause and lots of respect.”

Pep Guardiola :

“It could be better, we played similar to how have all season. We did not defend good for the first goal. They then defended so deep, they defended with six and it was not easy. We had our chances, but we couldn’t score and they made two or three chances on the counter attack and we lost the game.”

What Next ?

• Spurs set to face Chelsea at Stamford bridge on 29^th November.
• Man City will host Burnley at Etihad stadium on 28^th November.