HARRY KANE broke the Tottenham all-time goals RECORD as Spurs beat Man City 1-0.
Kane rolled home goal No 267 to hand Spurs three crucial points in their Champions League ambitions.
While City’s defeat means Arsenal still lead at the top of the Premier league by five points.
- Kick-off time: 4:30pm GMT
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- TV channel: Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League
- Tottenham XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Royal, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Perisic, Kulusevski, Kane, Son
- Man City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Walker, Akanji, Ake, Rodri, Silva, Mahrez, Grealish, Alvarez, Haaland
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Conte’s Spurs back on track
Following their victory over Man City this evening, Tottenham find themselves only a point behind fourth-placed Newcastle.
They travel to Leicester in their next Premier League fixture before welcoming West Ham and Chelsea to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for London derbies.
Harry Kane and co also have a little trip to Milan for a Champions League tie at the San Siro Stadium.
Spurs’ fans will be bouncing after today’s result, feeling the club have got their season back on the right path.
City needing to bounce back
After missing out on the chance to close the gap between them and Arsenal, it is important that Man City get back to winning ways.
The next five games could shape the rest of their season, with a trip to The Emirates thrown in the mix.
Pep Guardiola’s side also have the distraction of a Champions League ‘Round of 16’ to contend with unlike Mikel Arteta’s table-toppers.
Questions asked of Guardiola’s champions
With the absence of the creativity of Kevin De Bruyne in the heart of their midfield today, the defending champions of the Premier League were left wanting in North London.
As was seen by the performance of Hojbjerg, it was easy for Tottenham to get in and amongst them.
When they did have the ball, they lacked the creative flair of the Belgian which must ask questions of City moving forward.
City defence left wanting
Rodri will need to accept the responsibility for the Tottenham goal today but the entire back line were culpable for lethargic play at the back.
There was more of a hunger from Tottenham, wanting to hassle and hound them to win the ball back.
Lewis was robbed of the ball after Rodri’s pass put him in trouble and Harry Kane was to punish them for it.
City felled by hurri-Kane
He’s one of their own, his goal was the difference between the sides today.
Harry Kane became Tottenham’s all-time record goalscorer today with his 200th Premier League goal today.
It is quite fitting that his strike was enough to grab all three points in front of his own fans.
Credit: Reuters Credit: Alamy Tottenham thankful to great Dane
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg was awarded the man of the match award today after a solid performance in the middle of the park.
He dominated the City midfield, constantly breaking up play and winning the ball back for Spurs.
The Danish midfielder fully deserved his award.
FT: Tottenham 1-0 Man City
Harry Kane’s 200th Premier League goal has taken the spoils against Pep Guardiola’s Man City.
They had to work hard to hold onto their one-goal lead, Antonio Conte will have ruptured some stitches celebrating that one somewhere in Italy.
Huge win for Tottenham.
FT: Tottenham 1-0 Man City
The stadium erupts as the referee blows his whistle.
Tottenham have got revenge for their defeat at The Etihad a few weeks ago.
Man City miss the chance to close the gap on league leaders Arsenal.
Tottenham 1-0 Man City
90+5. Spurs’ fans start whistling to remind the referee of the time.
Man City push forward for one last time as De Bruyne crosses towards Grealish on the back post.
He loses the ball and fouls Royal, to a huge cheer from the home faithful.
Tottenham 1-0 Man City
90+4. City keep launching crosses into the box.
There is no one on the end of them though.
It’s floated into the back post and both Lloris and Rodri go down.
City claim for another penalty, nothing doing from VAR.
Tottenham 1-0 Man City
90+2. Tottenham are camped out in their own half now.
City are desperate to find a goal.
A huge cheer from the home fans as Hojbjerg is fouled.
Tottenham 1-0 Man City
90. De Bruyne’s free kick goes no further than the head of Hojbjerg.
After he makes sure the ball is clear he falls to the ground knowing the game will have to be stopped as it is a head injury.
The dark arts of the game right there.
We are going to have five additional minutes here.
Tottenham 1-0 Man City
88. Spurs will have to see this game through with ten men now.
Grealish sold Romero and as the defender dangled his leg out, the Man City winger goes down.
Kulusevski comes off for Sanchez.
Credit: AFP Red card – Cristian Romero (Tottenham)
Tottenham 1-0 Man City
86. We are getting close to last chance saloon time for the visitors.
Pep Guardiola’s side are starting to get desperate now.
Frustration is spilling over into aggression towards the official.
Tottenham 1-0 Man City – Ederson yellow card
84. As a cross comes in from Sessegnon, Lewis scrambles the ball behind for a corner.
City are furious that he was tripped by Kulusevski as they surround the referee.
The replay shows they were right but Ederson is still shown a yellow card for getting up in the official’s face.
Bissouma comes on for Son, while Gundogan replaces Silva.
Tottenham 1-0 Man City
82. Grealish does well to steal the ball from Spurs.
He feeds it towards Alvarez with one touch but the Argentinian wasn’t even looking for it.
The former Villa man tells him what he thinks of that.
Tottenham 1-0 Man City
80. Perisic comes off for Sessegnon.
Some fresh legs for Tottenham to try and defend this lead.
Huge ten minutes for City’s defence of their Premier League crown ahead now.
Tottenham 1-0 Man City
78. Tottenham break and find themselves with a three on three situation with the City defence.
Son tries a shot which Ederson gets down to his right to save.
Kane retrieves the ball and finds Hojbjerg but he drags his shot wide of the post.
Credit: Getty Tottenham 1-0 Man City – Perisic yellow card
76. Some tired legs are having to put in big challenges now.
Man City are screaming for yet another penalty.
Every time a Tottenham player goes near the ball, City want a penalty for handball.
They are starting to get desperate now.
Tottenham 1-0 Man City
74. It is all Man City at the moment.
Perisic this time getting the block in to stop the cross.
De Bruyne jogs over to take another corner.
Rodri heads the cross harmlessly over the bar.
Tottenham 1-0 Man City
72. Grealish is causing Tottenham more problems in this half, looking to run at their back four.
He collides with Romero, who stays down on the ground.
It could be a case where he stayed down to prevent a further yellow card there.
Tottenham 1-0 Man City
70. This is end to end stuff now.
This time Kane tries to find the far corner but drags it well wide.
Spurs immediately win the ball back and Harry Kane drives through the defence but Ederson manages to smother his shot.
Credit: Getty Tottenham 1-0 Man City
68. City are looking to shoot whenever the chance presents itself now.
Alavrez this time unleashes a shot, narrowly missing the far post.
Close.
Tottenham 1-0 Man City
66. Perisic is fed the ball from Son on the left.
Kane is looking for the cross on the back post but the cross evades him.
Poor from Perisic there, big chance for Tottenham.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
