Tottenham Hotspur 2 – 2 Man City: Spurs snatch two points off Man City in the second half

February 3, 2026 By Johan Curtis No Comments 4 minutes

Spurs hosted City on Matchday 24 of the Premier League 25-26 season at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Pep’s side led by 2 goals heading into half-time, and what unrolled in the second half was no less than a Spurs miracle.

Tottenham Hotspur came back from 2 goals behind in the second half to draw the game 2-2 against City. Here’s everything you need to know about the game!

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Match Information

Date: Feb 1, 2026
Day: Sunday
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England
Score: Spurs 2 – 2 City
Attendance: 61,337
Referees: Robert Jones
Man of the match: Dom Solanke

Spurs vs City Match Report

Cherki Scores Early

With 11 Spurs players missing from Tottenham’s game against Man City, including the Dutch centre-half, Micky Van de Ven, Thomas Frank had to trust Radu Dragusin with his first start in over a year alongside Cuti Romero. This was enough for Rayan Cherki to give a hard time to the Romanian international, giving City the lead after just 10 minutes in the game.

Semenyo shines again for City

Semenyo scored City’s second just before the half-time mark, making it 5 goals in 5 games since signing for the club. City went into half-time with a comfortable 2-goal lead, while Spurs’ fans booed Thomas Frank’s men, and some even walked out of the stadium.

Captain Romero subbed off before the second half’s play

Cuti Romero was subbed off before the second half’s play, as the Argentine international was playing in illness, as confirmed by the Spurs’ boss. He was replaced by Pape Matar Sarr.

Solanke or Guehi?

In the 53rd minute of the game, Dominic Solanke scored off Xavi Simon’s assist; City defender Marc Guehi had an unfortunate touch that made it an own goal.

Solanke again!!

As the ball rolled towards Conor Gallagher, the ex-Chelsea man made a wonderful cross inside the box, with Solanke scoring a potential Pusas-winning goal with a scorpion kick. Donnarumma could only try to stop him with his fingertips, but it was too late.

It was all square after this goal went in.

Thomas Frank’s favor for Arsenal

As the match ended 2-2, City only managed to win one point out of a possible three at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Remember when Frank was seen drinking hot chocolate from a cup with an Arsenal logo on it? Well, consider it a favour returned from the German manager.

Lineups: Tottenham vs City

Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI

Vicario; Palhinha, Romero, Dragusin; Gray, Gallagher, Bissouma, Udogie; Kolo Muani, Simons; Solanke

Man City Starting XI

Donnarumma; O’Reilly, Guehi, Khusanov, Nunes; Rodri; Ait-Nouri, Silva, Cherki, Semenyo; Haaland

Match Stats

Statistic	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester City
Ball Possession	40%	60%
Expected Goals (xG)	1.05	2.08
Big Chances	2	2
Total Shots	12	15
Shots on target	6	3
Goalkeeper Saves	1	4
Corner Kicks	3	4
Fouls	15	12
Passes	385	578
Tackles	24	23
Free Kicks	12	15
Yellow Cards	3	3

Premier League Standings

This is what the Premier League table looks like after Matchday 24:

Position	Team	Games Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points
1	Arsenal	24	16	5	3	46	17	+29	53
2	Manchester City	24	14	5	5	49	23	+26	47
3	Aston Villa	24	14	4	6	35	26	+9	46
4	Manchester United	24	11	8	5	44	36	+8	41
5	Chelsea	24	11	7	6	42	27	+15	40
6	Liverpool	24	11	6	7	39	33	+6	39
7	Brentford	24	11	3	10	36	32	+4	36
8	Fulham	24	10	4	10	34	35	-1	34
9	Everton	24	9	7	8	26	27	-1	34
10	Newcastle United	24	9	6	9	33	33	0	33
11	Sunderland	23	8	9	6	24	26	-2	33
12	AFC Bournemouth	24	8	9	7	40	43	-3	33
13	Brighton & Hove Albion	24	7	10	7	34	32	+2	31
14	Tottenham Hotspur	24	7	8	9	35	33	+2	29
15	Crystal Palace	24	7	8	9	25	29	-4	29
16	Leeds United	24	6	8	10	31	42	-11	26
17	Nottingham Forest	24	7	5	12	24	35	-11	26
18	West Ham United	24	5	5	14	29	48	-19	20
19	Burnley	23	3	6	14	25	44	-19	15
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	1	5	18	15	45	-30	8

Matches on Matchday # 24 of 38

Leeds United 0 – 4 Arsenal
Wolves 0 – 2 Bournemouth
Brighton 1 – 1 Everton
Chelsea 3 – 2 West Ham
Liverpool 4 – 1 Newcastle
Aston Villa 0 – 1 Brentford
Man United 3 – 2 Fulham
Nottingham Forest 1 – 1 Crystal Palace
Tottenham 2 – 2 Man City
Sunderland 3 – 0 Burnley

The End

Spurs hosted City on February 1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. City needed to win the game to reduce the gap between Arsenal, and what started as a dream coming true for Pep’s side, it was nothing but another dent on their hopes, suffered at the hands of Spurs for the second time this season. Thomas Frank’s Spurs came from two goals behind, thanks to Dominic Solanke’s brace, which sees Arsenal 6 points clear at the top of the table in the Premier League after matchday 24. Missed out on Premier League matches due to traveling abroad? Sign up with FastestVPN and connect to our seamless USA servers to get 24/7 access to your streaming platforms without any hassle!