Manchester City stole three points from Tottenham’s headquarters with a narrow 1-0 victory. Josep Guardiola’s team performed effectively to return to winning ways.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Man City visited Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to play the 27th week of the 2024/2025 Premier League. City must win to reclaim the top four position.
This time Tottenham performed quite well, but had problems in finishing. Man City’s only goal came from Erling Haaland (12′) who had just recovered from injury.
The additional three points boosted Man City’s position back to the top four of the 2024/2025 Premier League standings. Tottenham continued to drop to 13th place.
The match started at a moderate tempo. The match was open. Man City immediately took the initiative to attack, Tottenham waited. 10 minutes passed.
The 12th minute, the opening goal for Man City. Haaland just pushed the ball from close range, easily conquering Vicario. Goal! Score 0-1.
Man City continued to attack after taking an early lead. In the 28th minute, Savinho’s shot went wide. In the 3rd minute, Savinnho again missed a good chance.
Man City’s siege in the rest of the first half could not produce a second goal. Spurs were still able to hold on. The score was 0-1.
The match was resumed and the hosts looked more aggressive. Tottenham played more openly and actively attacked. 10 minutes in, Man City had a little trouble.
The tempo of the match decreased slightly in the middle of the second half. Man City were still in control with the advantage. Tottenham fought back, but had not found a good chance.
In the 85th minute, Tottenham’s best chance throughout the match. Son was in a difficult position to shoot the ball in front of the opponent’s goal, the ball was still stopped by Ederson.
Haaland had scored Man City’s second goal in the 90+6 minute, but the goal was then disallowed for handball. The referee then blew the long whistle. The score was 0-1.
Ederson deserves to be named the best player aka man of the match Tottenham vs Manchester City.
Erling Haaland deserves a thumbs up for his goal that secured Man City’s victory. However, on the other side of the field, Ederson’s contribution was no less important.
Tottenham were not without opportunities, only Man City were strong at the back. The Brazilian goalkeeper made 6 crucial saves during the 90 minutes.
Ederson made 45 touches of the ball with 21 accurate passes, including 3 accurate long passes. He stopped Tottenham’s best chances in this match.
Ederson’s actions and contributions were given a rating of 8.8 by FotMob, the highest among other players on the field.
