Tottenham Hotspur led Manchester City 2-0 at halftime at the Etihad in the teams’ reverse league fixture. However, City came out for the second half on fire and quickly turned the match around, winning 4-2.
On Sunday, Man City will visit Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. By the time the match kicks off, Manchester City could be eight points behind Arsenal in the title race, as the Gunners play on Saturday at lunchtime against Everton.
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Spurs lost three of their last five league games and will be without manager Antonio Conte after he underwent gallbladder surgery this week. Manchester City are on a two-game winning streak and showing signs of overtaking Arsenal in the title race.
Although Manchester City came from behind to defeat Spurs at home 4-2 in the reverse fixture, the Londoners have a decent record against City in recent meetings.
Tottenham won four of their last seven head-to-head meetings with Man City in all competitions. Before losing on January 19 in the league to City, Spurs had won back-to-back games versus the Sky Blues.
Tottenham and City have played 51 times before in the Premier League era. Spurs hold the advantage in wins and losses with a record of 27W-7D-17L.
Antonio Conte is unlikely to be on hand for the game after undergoing gallbladder surgery. He could be away from Spurs for a few weeks to recover.
Conte has a decent record against Man City and Pep Guardiola. He has faced both City and Guardiola on six occasions, picking up three wins and three losses.
Guardiola has faced Spurs 16 times, posting a record of 8W-2D-6L. He has lost three times to Conte in head-to-head meetings.
Spurs made a few moves at the end of the transfer window. The most significant was the signing of right wing-back Pedro Porro. City didn’t make a signing, but they did loan out full-back Joao Cancelo.
Tottenham are on a two-game losing streak in the league at home. They have won six of 10 home games in the league while losing four times. City lost their last away match against Man United 2-1 in controversial circumstances. City have a record of 5W-2D-2L on the road.