Tottenham Hotspur faced Manchester City today, February 1, 2026, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The match kicked off at 4:30 p.m. GMT. Rob Jones was the referee, with Jarred Gillett as the VAR.
Ahead of the match, Tottenham was positioned 14th in the Premier League table, while Manchester City was in 2nd place. In their previous encounter earlier this season, Tottenham Hotspur secured a 2-0 victory over Manchester City.
Tottenham had a mixed run of form recently. They drew 0-0 against Brentford, drew 1-1 with Sunderland, won 3-2 against Bournemouth, lost 2-1 to West Ham, and drew 2-2 against Burnley. Manchester City's recent form included a 0-0 draw against Sunderland, a 1-1 draw against Chelsea, a 1-1 draw against Brighton, a 2-0 victory against Manchester United, and a 2-0 victory against Wolves.
In Champions League action earlier in the week, both Tottenham and Manchester City were victorious. Tottenham secured a 2-0 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt with goals from Randal Kolo Muani and Dominic Solanke.
Tottenham faced some injury concerns heading into the game. Djed Spence and Kevin Danso joined Micky van de Ven on the sidelines. Pedro Porro is expected to be out for at least a month due to a hamstring injury.
The predicted lineup for Tottenham was Vicario; Spence, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Palhinha, Gallagher; Odobert, Simons, Tel; Solanke.
Jérémy Doku was a new addition to Manchester City's injury list.
In the first half, Manchester City's Rayan Cherki scored in the 11th minute, assisted by Erling Haaland, putting City ahead 1-0. The first half ended with City leading 1-0.
