Man City vs Tottenham

SportsLine soccer expert Jon Eimer has locked in his EPL picks and predictions for Tottenham vs. Man City on Thursday.

4 and also had a brace in the side's 3-2 win at Manchester City last season. That triumph completed a sweep of the two-game series in 2021-22 for Spurs, who also edged the Citizens 1-0 at home. The 29-year-old striker has scored five goals over his last six matches and has yet to go back-to-back contests without converting. Midfielder Ilkay Gundogan and forward Riyad Mahrez are among a group of nine players who have multiple goals this campaign and both scored in the 3-2 home loss to Spurs last season. The Citizens are the -245 favorites (risk $245 to win $100) in the latest Manchester City vs. Man City also boasts the EPL's top setup man as Kevin De Bruyne ranks first with 10 assists. He has been on fire on his Premier League predictions for SportsLine, going 28-4 on his past 32 picks to improve to 59-25-1 (69%) since the start of 2022. - Manchester City vs. Manchester City picks, Eimer is a high-volume bettor who has vast knowledge of leagues and players across the globe. Manchester City hope to exact revenge when they host Tottenham in an English Premier League matchup on Thursday. Both sides are coming off defeats as the Citizens were edged 2-1 by Manchester United on Saturday and Spurs suffered a 2-0 loss against league-leading Arsenal the following day.

Hello and welcome to The Athletic's live coverage of today's Premier League match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium.

Kane picks up a loose ball and pokes it through to Son, but Stones – he doesn’t make mistakes any more, does he – shepherds him expertly away from danger. 80 min: City 3-2 Spurs City know from bitter experience that a one-goal lead is never safe, not on current form anyway. 85 min: City 3-2 Spurs Mahrez, who has been a joy in this second half, threads a delicate pass towards Haaland in the area. Ederson's long ball forward was miscontrolled by the last man Lenglet, and Mahrez was on it in a flash. It was a memorable match, and Spurs had their moments, most notably when Ivan Perisic hit the bar at 2-2. January 19, 2023 at 9:47 PM UTC It’s a very good win and we have to keep going. But like Jack said, we played good in the first half, we had the ball. It’s difficult, man, against Tottenham because they have five at the back and the two wingers also help out, so they like to double up. Are you thinking about Arsenal or just focussing on the job in hand?] You’re thinking about everything! After an inconsistent [Premier League](https://theathletic.com/football/premier-league/) season – awesome at times, sloppy at others – City will hope this is a line in the sand. They sit in, Harry likes to drop deep and they have good runners in behind.

Manchester City will aim to put some pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal with a win over Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium. You can follow the latest ...

18th min: Harry Kane spins in behind the City defence and flashes a shot into the side-netting. Spurs work it to the left-hand side and Ben Davies clips a cross towards the far post. That was a similar effort to the one from Martin Odegaard that got past him in the derby. Harry Kane wins a 50-50 with Rodri in the box and blasts the ball at Ederson from a tight angle. Manuel Akanji can't clear a Spurs counter and City suddenly look all over the place at the back. The Etihad is very, very quiet; it certainly doesn't sound like the City fans believe in a comeback. Riyad Mahrez works his way into the box and clips a cross towards Ilkay Gundogan. Riyad Mahrez lays the ball back to Rodri and makes a run into the box. There was very little distance between the players and Richarlison had his back turned, but that was certainly a case of his arm making his body bigger. Riyad Mahrez looked to have slid Erling Haaland through on goal, but Romero stood up well and eased the striker off the ball fairly. Toying.— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) They gave Spurs a taste of their own medicine with two quick-fire goals, with Mahrez at the heart of both.

Manchester City will aim to put some pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal with a win over Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium. You can follow the latest ...

18th min: Harry Kane spins in behind the City defence and flashes a shot into the side-netting. Spurs work it to the left-hand side and Ben Davies clips a cross towards the far post. That was a similar effort to the one from Martin Odegaard that got past him in the derby. Harry Kane wins a 50-50 with Rodri in the box and blasts the ball at Ederson from a tight angle. Manuel Akanji can't clear a Spurs counter and City suddenly look all over the place at the back. The Etihad is very, very quiet; it certainly doesn't sound like the City fans believe in a comeback. Riyad Mahrez works his way into the box and clips a cross towards Ilkay Gundogan. Riyad Mahrez lays the ball back to Rodri and makes a run into the box. There was very little distance between the players and Richarlison had his back turned, but that was certainly a case of his arm making his body bigger. Riyad Mahrez looked to have slid Erling Haaland through on goal, but Romero stood up well and eased the striker off the ball fairly. Toying.— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) They gave Spurs a taste of their own medicine with two quick-fire goals, with Mahrez at the heart of both.

We bring you all of the action, live and as it happens, as a back-in-form Man City take on a Tottenham side trying desperately to regroup.

City are calm and when they get the ball trying to counter with a sharp attack in midfield. As the play is tentatively moved to the City half, Tottenham lose the ball and City go on a break. Tottenham have pushed a lot of players forward and made a run at the City goal. Now it is the turn of Tottenham to push forward, with a good run down the side as the ball is put in for Son. Grealish takes the ball up the left side and Romero runs him down and puts the ball out for a throw in. Mahrez puts it in to the area and it is not cleared properly. The teams are back out and this is a stunning turn of events. Spurs are on the front foot and Kane slaps one in that is saved by Ederson. City are on the attack again and Mahrez is calling for it in the middle. The game has slowed, with Man City seemingly happy to take their foot off the pedal and slow the game down. Man City are on the attack again and win another corner. Tottenham are now on the attack and have numbers forward.