Man City's chances
Man City defeated Wolves 2-0 in their most recent Premier League match. However, they did not completely convince the opponent, with only 11 shots, equal to Wolves. That was the seventh time this season Man City had fewer shots than or equal to their opponent in a Premier League match.
But Man City should enter the match against Tottenham with a very high spirit, after already securing a spot in the top 8 in the UEFA Champions League group stage when defeating Galatasaray 2-0.
Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki scored against the Turkish team, thereby helping the Norwegian player end a 9-match winless streak from open situations in all competitions.
Man City's new signings Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi created an immediate impact, in which Semenyo scored 5 goals in his last 8 Premier League appearances for both Bournemouth and Man City, the highest scoring record of any player in the league since December 15, 2025.
One of Semenyo's goals was the decisive goal in the 95th minute against Tottenham in his last match for Bournemouth. He could become the third player to score against Tottenham for two teams in the same Premier League season, after Eric Cantona in the 1992-1993 season (Leeds United and Man United) and Benito Carbone in the 1999-2000 season (Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa).
Omar Marmoush scored against Wolves last weekend. However, all eight of his goals in the league were scored at home. The Egyptian player has not scored in all 20 shots in 12 away matches in the Premier League this season.
Man City has had difficulties away from home recently, losing points away from home against Sunderland and Man United since the beginning of the year. In the last two seasons, Man City has ranked sixth in terms of away points in the Premier League (46 points after 30 matches – an average of 1.53 points per match). In the previous two seasons (2022-2023 and 2023-2024), Man City won the highest away points (81 points after 38 matches – an average of 2.13 points per match).
For Tottenham, they won a spot in the top 8 of the Champions League after a 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, but things were not very smooth in the Premier League.
Teams led by Thomas Frank have only won 4 of their last 22 home games in the Premier League. Frank only earned 0.82 points per home game in the Premier League while leading Tottenham, the worst record in the history of Tottenham coaches in this league.
Tottenham's decline in the Premier League has lasted since before Frank arrived. Because in the last two seasons, only Wolves (50) and West Ham (63) have always been present in the Premier League but won fewer points than them (66). During that time, Tottenham lost 31 matches, behind Wolves with 37 losses.
In terms of force, Tottenham continues to be missing James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancur, Dejan Kulusevski, Mohammed Kudus, Ben Davies, Lucas Bergvall, Richarlison and Pedro Porro, but Frank hopes Micky van de Ven will be fit enough to play, after missing the victory in the middle of the week in Frankfurt due to a "light injury".
Man City also has many players absent, with Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Mateo Kovacic and Savinho all unable to play, while Jeremy Doku will also miss the match against Tottenham after having to leave the field due to a calf injury in the middle of the week.
Confrontation statistics between Tottenham and Man City
Man City initially struggled at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after the stadium opened in 2019, losing all three of their first away games here in the Champions League and Premier League. Since then, they have suffered three more defeats here, two in the Premier League and one in the League Cup.
However, Man City has won in the last two away games to Tottenham's stadium in the Premier League.
In the first leg, Tottenham won against Man City 2-0 right at the Etihad Stadium, with goals from Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha. If they continue to defeat Guardiola's team, they will have their 10th double victory against Man City in a Premier League season.
The Tottenham vs Man City match will take place at 11:30 PM on February 1st.
