MX23RW : Sunday, February 2 10:54:44| >> :60:2504:2504:
[monks data]
Attendance: 54,214
Manchester City logo
Premier League
Dec 16, 2017 at 5.30pm UK
 
Spurs logo

4-1

Gundogan (14'), De Bruyne (70'), Sterling (80', 90')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Eriksen (93')

Team News: Kyle Walker starts against Tottenham Hotspur

Team News: Walker starts against Spurs
© Offside
Kyle Walker starts against his former club as Manchester City welcome Tottenham Hotspur to the Etihad.

Kyle Walker starts against his former club as Manchester City welcome Tottenham Hotspur to the Etihad this evening.

The right-back's inclusion is one of three changes from manager Pep Guardiola following their 4-0 win at Swansea City on Wednesday - a record-breaking 15th consecutive victory in the Premier League.

Danilo is the man to drop down to the bench to make way for Walker, who left Spurs for City in a £45m deal over the summer, with Fabian Delph continuing on the left of the back four and Eliaquim Mangala partnering Nicolas Otamendi at centre-half.

Having been rested in midweek, Leroy Sane is back in the fold alongside Leroy Sane and Sergio Aguero up front, with Bernardo Silva making way.

The other change sees David Silva - two-goal hero against the Swans - dropping out of the matchday squad altogether as Ilkay Gundogan joins Kevin De Bruyne and Fernandinho in the middle of the park.

As for the visitors, who trail City by 18 points in the league, Mauricio Pochettino makes three changes to his starting XI after a 2-0 triumph over Brighton & Hove Albion three days ago.

Harry Kane continues to lead the line in an expected 4-2-3-1 formation, with Dele Alli - rested against the Seagulls - coming in for Erik Lamela alongside Son Heung-min and Christian Eriksen.

Mousa Dembele has also returned from a break to replace Moussa Sissoko as holding partner for Harry Winks in front of the defence, which sees Kieran Trippier replace Serge Aurier at right-back.

Eric Dier and Jan Vertonghen are partnered at centre-back, with Danny Rose on the left and Hugo Lloris in goal.

Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Otamendi, Mangala, Delph; Fernandinho, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Sterling, Sane, Aguero
Subs: Bravo, Danilo, Yaya Toure, Bernardo, Jesus, Foden, Zinchenko

Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris; Trippier, Dier, Vertonghen, Rose; Dembele, Winks; Eriksen, Dele, Son; Kane
Subs: Vorm, Aurier, Davies, Foyth, Sissoko, Lamela, Llorente

Keep up with all of the action from the Etihad this evening with Sports Mole's live text commentary here.

ID:314267: cacheID:314267:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:5915:
Written by
Neil Wilkes
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Harry Kane rues a missed opportunity in Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League match against Stoke City on December 9, 2017
Read Next:
Combined XI: Man City vs. Tottenham
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool23175156213556
2Arsenal23138244212347
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest24145540271347
4Manchester CityMan City23125647301741
5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle24125742291341
6Chelsea23117545301540
7Bournemouth24117641281340
8Aston Villa2410773437-337
9Fulham249963632436
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2481063538-334
11Brentford2394104240231
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd2385102832-429
13Crystal Palace236982630-427
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham2376102844-1627
15Everton236892328-526
16Tottenham HotspurSpurs2373134637924
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2454153452-1819
18Leicester CityLeicester2445152553-2817
19Ipswich TownIpswich2437142249-2716
20Southampton2423191854-369


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!