On December 4, Beijing time, the focus of the 14th round of the 2023 24 Premier League season, Tottenham's away challenge to Manchester City was played at the end.
Tottenham, which was full of injuries in this game, welcomed back Bissouma, who was previously suspended for a red card, and Charlison in the front court was also able to enter the squad for the game, Postecoglou changed the formation again for this game, Son Xingmin in the front field, Brian Hill, Kulusevski, Brennan Johnson ambushed behind him, the double back partner became Lo Celso and Bissouma, Udoki, Ben Davies, Emerson and Polo in the back, Vicario guarded the door. Fun Tottenham Le Feixiang fun dream Premier League fun sports Le sweet candy.
At the start of the game, Manchester City dominated the game at home, with Akanji and Doku threatening Vicario's goal in less than five minutes. But in the 6th minute of the game, Tottenham seized the opportunity of Manchester City's corner kick to launch a counterattack, Kulusevski took the ball and directly sent a long pass to find Son Xingmin on the right, who took the ball all the way to the penalty area, and the volley from a small angle penetrated the gate guarded by Ederson, and Tottenham ushered in a dream start on the road. Unfortunately, three minutes later, City were given a set-piece on the right outside the box, and Son Heung-min inadvertently put the ball into his own goal, and the two sides were soon back on the same page.
After that, the first half almost became a mantle for Manchester City, who played wave after wave of small climaxes, but Haaland missed several good chances in quick succession to put the score back in line, and Doku's shot also hit the woodwork to keep Tottenham away. But in the end, Tottenham's defence was still porous, and Alvarez picked up the ball in the box and turned neatly to set up Foden's close-range goal, which left Vicario powerless. Alvarez then hit the post again and Haaland fired wide unguarded, giving Tottenham a one-goal deficit back in the dressing room.
Coming back at half-time, Postecoglou saw that the field was out of control, so he replaced Hill with Hojbjerg, changed to a 433 formation, and strengthened a midfield so that Manchester City could not hit the ball into their own penalty area so easily, sure enough, this substitution worked, Tottenham began to be able to get some possession, in the 69th minute, Son Heung-min passed the ball to Lo Celso, who brought the ball to the left and right near the arc of the penalty area, and scored in the far corner, bringing the score back to the same running line again. In the 81st minute, Bissouma dragged the ball at the back and was tackled by the opponent, Haaland passed the ball to the middle on the right side, and substitute Grealish scored to give Manchester City another lead to the score. In the closing stages of the game, Brennan Johnson won the ball on the left and sent it to the back post, and Kulusevski headed Ake to level the equaliser, and the two sides ended up playing 3-3 at the Etihad to score a point each.
This draw is a much-needed relief for Tottenham Hotspur recently, especially away to Manchester City, you must know that Liverpool have only picked up a point here before this in the whole of 2023, and this draw for Tottenham has not come easily. It was a great game for them to regain their confidence after three consecutive defeats, and it was a shot in the arm for the whole team before heading into a packed schedule!