Man City vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result and final score as late Dejan Kulusevski goal stuns hosts
Manchester City 3-3 Tottenham: Spurs end losing run as Kulusevski’s header frustrates Premier League champions in six-goal thriller
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Your support makes all the difference.Dejan Kulusevski’s 90th minute header rescued Tottenham a point at the Etihad and ended a run of three Premier League defeats in a row as Spurs claimed a thrilling 3-3 draw against Manchester City.
Kulusevski’s towering leap denied City victory in a breathless contest, which means Pep Guardiola’s champions have now dropped points in three consecutive games following draws against Chelsea and Liverpool.
Injury-hit Spurs took the lead when Son Heung-min finished off a clinical counter-attack, but the Tottenham captain then found the net at the other end two minutes later as he diverted a free-kick into his own goal.
Ange Postecoglou’s side stuck to their bold and attacking plan despite their injury crisis and City could have been out of sight as they routinely tore the visitors apart, with Phil Foden putting them in front after the half hour.
City were wasteful, however, with Erling Haaland missing an open goal and Jeremy Doku and Julian Alvaraz striking the post, and Spurs grabbed a deserved equaliser in the second half when Giovani Lo Celso curled in.
City woke themselves up in the final stages and Jack Grealish punished a loose pass from Tottenham’s Yves Bissouma to restore their lead, before Kulusevski’s dramatic header settled the contest in injury time.
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Man City 2-1 Tottenham
63 mins: Udogie goes through one-on-one with Ederson but the flag quickly goes off and the Italian is well offside.
Man City 2-1 Tottenham
61 mins: Grealish decides, for whatever reason, to kick the ball away after the whistle has gone. He is duly shown a yellow card which means that - like Rodri - he will miss City’s next game against Aston Villa in midweek.
Man City 2-1 Tottenham
59 mins: Son does well with the ball down the left, but City’s retreating numbers ensure that his low cross into the box is intercepted.
Man City 2-1 Tottenham
56 mins: Grealish gives the ball away cheaply and Spurs can break through Son and Kulusevski. In the end, Johnson sees his effort charged down as Ederson comfortably claims the ball.
Man City 2-1 Tottenham
54 mins: Grealish has time and space to attack down the left for the first time since coming on. He then clips a ball towards the back post but it has just too much on it and Haaland can’t direct it on target.
Man City 2-1 Tottenham
52 mins: A shame for City as it looks like Doku has picked up an injury. He’s forced to make way, with Grealish replacing him on the left wing.
KICK-OFF: Man City 2-1 Tottenham
46 mins: A change at the break for Spurs as they search for more control in midfield. Hojbjerg comes on for Gil as the second half gets underway. Straight away Vicario has to be at his best to tip Silva’s effort over the bar.
HALF-TIME: Man City 2-1 Tottenham
City on top.
HALF-TIME: Man City 2-1 Tottenham
So, let’s take a look at those three first-half goals then.
Son opened the scoring on the break after just six minutes:
But then scored an own goal just moments later:
Foden then found City’s second to put them ahead at the break:
HALF-TIME: Man City 2-1 Tottenham
The whistle goes and City leave the pitch with a deserved lead. The hosts were behind early on when Son scored a wonderful goal on the break but were level only moments later when the Spurs captain turned the ball into his own net.
Foden found City’s second with a close-range finish and, in truth, Pep’s side should be further ahead with Alvarez and Doku hitting the woodwork and Haaaldn spurning two good changes.
Much to ponder for Postecoglou at the break.
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