Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Premier League 2025-26

• Tournament: Premier League, 2025
• Date: Saturday, 23 August 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 11:30 AM GMT
• Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City look to maintain their dominant start to the 2025/26 Premier League season when they host a confident Tottenham Hotspur side in what should be a thrilling, end-to-end clash. The Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur clash will take place at the Etihad Stadium, as both teams push for a big win to maintain their place at the top of the league. Here is our Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur preview.

For Manchester City, it's been a pretty impressive start to the new campaign, as their new signings seem well settled in and their attacking force is firing on all cylinders. They have won four of their last five games and are on top of the Premier League table after the dominant 4-0 win over Wolves in the opening game.

Pep Guardiola will be adamant to ensure that his side can use their high momentum levels to get a big win. He will, of course, need his side to be defensively aware of the counter-attacking threat, but will urge his players to dominate possession and be at their dominant best in the final third to make a statement of intent.

Tottenham Hotspur have had a pretty good start to the Thomas Frank era and began their Premier League campaign with a dominant thrashing of Burnley. The Lilywhites are currently in third place in the league table, but have only two wins in their last three match heading into the Etihad Stadium.

Thomas Frank has to come up with a special plan for his side to be resilient and robust enough to defeat the Cityzens at their own yard. He needs his players to maintain a stubborn defensive shape and defend in numbers to frustrate the hosts, but also needs them to execute their counter-attacks and set pieces effectively to secure a big result against the Manchester giants.

Manchester City Team News

Pep Guardiola is still without some important first-team squad players ahead of this big home game. Mateo Kovacic is a long-term absentee as he recovers from a calf injury. Josko Gvardiol and Savinho are both likely to miss this game as they need more time to recover from some minor injuries. Phil Foden and Rodri should be ready to return against Spurs.

Tottenham Hotspur Team News

Thomas Frank is unfortunate enough to be missing quite a few senior players heading into this away trip. The likes of Dejan Kulusevski (knee), Radu Dragusin (knee) and James Maddison (knee) are all likely to be out for the foreseeable future. Destiny Udogie and Yves Bissouma have to pass fitness tests to be available for this.

Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Lineups

Here is our Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur predicted lineups.

Manchester City Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: James Trafford

Defenders: Rico Lewis, Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias, Rayan Ait-Nouri

Midfielders: Nicolas Gonzalez, Tijani Reijnders, Bernardo Silva

Forwards: Oscar Bobb, Omar Marmoush, Erling Haaland

Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Guglielmo Vicario

Defenders: Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Djed Spence

Midfielders: Lucas Bergvall, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Matar Sarr

Forwards: Mohammed Kudus, Brennan Johnson, Richarlison

Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur Head-to-Head Record

These two English sides have faced each other on 174 occasions in the past. Out of that, Manchester City have won 69 games and Spurs have won on 68 occasions! In their last five meetings, Manchester City have won three times, and Spurs have won two games.

Key Players to Watch in Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur

Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

Erling Haaland has had an impressive start to the 2025/26 Premier League campaign with Manchester City, as he eyes another league title with his side. He scored two goals in the opening league game, outperforming his 1.99 xG (expected goals) and being a menacing threat in the final third.

Haaland will look to keep up his impressive form by being a thorn for the visitors' defenders with his movement and link-up play. He'll be tasked to get into all the empty areas in the box and put away his chances ruthlessly to help his side put on an entertaining display at the Etihad Stadium.

Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur)

Mohammed Kudus enjoyed a smashing debut for Tottenham in the Premier League by tormenting the Burnley defenders in the big win. He produced two assists in the game, outperforming his 0.58 xA (expected assists) and delivering some quality passes into the key areas.

Kudus will be looking to use his pace and acceleration to be a real driving force for his side against Manchester City and run their defenders ragged. He will need to be accurate with his crosses and final product to confuse the opposition defenders and set up big chances for his forwards to pounce at.

Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur Prediction

The matches between these two Premier League heavyweights have been really entertaining, end-to-end encounters over the years. Because of the impressive form both are riding on, this upcoming clash at the Etihad Stadium should be a thoroughly entertaining match for the fans.

There should be a lot of drama on the pitch and both teams should get plenty of chances. Despite Manchester City's ruthlessness in this current set-up, their backline is still somewhat vulnerable and might struggle against Spurs' quick counter-attacks. This should end up being an entertaining draw. Here is our Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur Prediction.

Predicted score: Manchester City 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur

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