At 4am Beijing time on January 20, a make-up match for the seventh round of the 2022-23 Premier League season was played at the Etihad Stadium, with Manchester City hosting Tottenham Hotspur. In the final moments of the first half, Kulusevski and Emerson scored two goals to give Tottenham the lead; In the second half, Alvarez and Haaland scored two goals in three minutes to equalise, before Mahrez scored twice to turn his opponents around. In the end, Manchester City let the two win 4-2 against Tottenham, five points behind leaders Arsenal with one more game.
In the last round of Manchester City derby, Manchester City lost 2-1 to Manchester United, counting the 0-2 defeat to Southampton in the Carabao Cup, Manchester City have suffered two consecutive defeats. In the last round of the north London derby, Tottenham also lost, they lost 2-0 to Arsenal. Both teams are not in good shape.
In the 10th minute, Mahrez drove a left-hand corner kick to the back of the box, and Haaland's left-footed shot was blocked by the opposing defender. 18th minute. Gundogan deflects a shot into the far corner on the left side of the penalty area. In the 19th minute, Gundogan picked out a cross in front of the box, Haaland collided with his opponent and fell in the box, and the referee said nothing.
In the 27th minute, Emerson received a long-range shot from a teammate in front of the penalty area, and the ball was deflected. In the 36th minute, Tottenham crossed from the left side of the box and Son Heung-min in the middle headed in and Ederson held the ball. In the 40th minute, Rico Lewis fired from distance outside the box and Lowry flew sideways to block the ball.
In the 44th minute, Ederson back-of-the-field pass to his defender was tackled, Kulusevski took the ball on the right side of the box and fired a low left-footed shot, Ederson could not save it, Tottenham led Manchester City 1-0.
In the 45+3rd minute, Kane received a straight tackle on the right side of the penalty area and went down to save the ball, regained the ball at the feet of the Manchester City defender, and then volleyed hard from a small angle in front of the baseline, Ederson saved the ball, and Emerson's header in front of the goal was added to the net, giving Tottenham a 2-0 lead over Manchester City. At the end of the first half, Manchester City were home behind.
In the 51st minute, Mahrez crossed from the right side of the field, and the first header of the Manchester City player in the box was blocked, and Alvarez snatched the ball into the game in a scuffle, Manchester City 1-2 Tottenham.
In the 53rd minute, Manchester City picked out a cross in the box, Mahrez crossed in front of the ball, and Haaland in the middle of the box scored with a header, and City equalized 2-2.
In the 56th minute, Mahrez dangled the ball in front of the box and fired a right-footed shot that was slightly deflected. In the 63rd minute, Riyad Mahrez burst into the box after receiving a ball from the centre on the right side of the field, and he crossed from the right side and fired a small angle, and the ball went between the goalkeeper and the near post into the goal, and Manchester City reversed Tottenham 3-2.
In the 81st minute, Manchester City picked out a cross from the left side of the box, Rodri's header back into the middle was blocked, and the defending Rishalyson suspected a handball foul, and the referee did not award a penalty after watching the VAR.
In the 90th minute, Ederson opened his foot at the back, Lenglet's stoppage error turned into an own goal, Mahrez received the ball and inserted into the box, facing the attacking goalkeeper to pick out an empty goal, Manchester City 4-2 Tottenham.
In the end, the match was over, and Manchester City beat Tottenham 4-2.