Man City vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result and final score as late Dejan Kulusevski goal stuns hosts
Manchester City 3-3 Tottenham: Spurs end losing run as Kulusevski’s header frustrates Premier League champions in six-goal thriller
Dejan Kulusevski’s 90th minute header rescued Tottenham a point at the Etihad and ended a run of three Premier League defeats in a row as Spurs claimed a thrilling 3-3 draw against Manchester City.
Kulusevski’s towering leap denied City victory in a breathless contest, which means Pep Guardiola’s champions have now dropped points in three consecutive games following draws against Chelsea and Liverpool.
Injury-hit Spurs took the lead when Son Heung-min finished off a clinical counter-attack, but the Tottenham captain then found the net at the other end two minutes later as he diverted a free-kick into his own goal.
Ange Postecoglou’s side stuck to their bold and attacking plan despite their injury crisis and City could have been out of sight as they routinely tore the visitors apart, with Phil Foden putting them in front after the half hour.
City were wasteful, however, with Erling Haaland missing an open goal and Jeremy Doku and Julian Alvaraz striking the post, and Spurs grabbed a deserved equaliser in the second half when Giovani Lo Celso curled in.
City woke themselves up in the final stages and Jack Grealish punished a loose pass from Tottenham’s Yves Bissouma to restore their lead, before Kulusevski’s dramatic header settled the contest in injury time.
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FULL-TIME: Man City 3-3 Tottenham
Ange Postecoglou speaking to Sky Sports after the game: “It was an entertaining game, plenty in it. We were lucky to be in it by half-time. City could have blown us away in that period, a bit similar to what happened to us against Villa last week.
“We hung in there, second half - were a lot better, a lot more control and a lot more belief in the team. We got our reward for that which is great for the lads.
“It [our character] has been there all year, the last few results have hidden that a little but we are at the bare bones a little bit. I have asked players to play in unfamiliar positions but we have still played some decent football. I think the character has been there all year but we certainly needed it today.
“City are an unbelievable team and there are times when you just have to hang on like we did today.”
FULL-TIME: Man City 3-3 Tottenham
That’s now three draws in a row for Pep Guardiola’s side who drop to third and three points of Arsenal at the top of the table.
It’s the first time since April 2017 that they have failed to win in three consecutive Premier League matches.
FULL-TIME: Man City 3-3 Tottenham
So Heung-Min speaking to Sky Sports after the game: “That’s why we love football. Man City are a huge team and one of the best in the world. We kept believing until the 90th minute. I’m very proud of the team.
“I always try to do my best for the team and I couldn’t react quick enough [for my own goal]. That’s football. It’s a good experience, though, to score my first own goal against Man City.
“The lads never gave up until the final whistle. It was brilliant work from Brennan [Johnson] with the cross. Dejan doesn’t score many headers but I’m very proud of him. These points will give us so much confidence for the season.”
FULL-TIME: Man City 3-3 Tottenham
Dejan Kulusveski speaking to Sky Sports after the game: “It was an unbelievable second half from us - I’m really proud of all the guys. We have to play like this all season.
“It’s too bad we conceded that goal because if we had played like that we would have won the game. We have a lot of things but if we can get better mentally, we’ll be on top this season.
On what he was thinking in the final moments: “Nothing. That’s the best- think as little as possible and then god will do the work. The coach was angry at us at half-time, he said ‘guys, please just play. Stop thinking and just play’. That’s what we have to do.”
FULL-TIME: Man City 3-3 Tottenham
A thrilling finish in Manchester:
FULL-TIME: Man City 3-3 Tottenham
Three more goals in that second half - let’s take a look at them.
Spurs levelled initially through Lo Celso’s strike from the edge of the box:
Grealish thought he had won it off the bench with his sweeping finish:
But Spurs dramatically levelled in the 90th minute with Kulusevski’s header:
FULL-TIME: Man City 3-3 Tottenham
The full-time whistle goes as boos ring around the Etihad. Kulusevski’s late goal has rescued Spurs an unlikely point after City thought they had won it through Grealish.
Haaland is fuming with that late refereeing decision but it won’t change anything. He, himself, missed a good pair of chances in the first half and it’s the away side who will be buzzing with a hard-earned point given the current state of their squad.
Man City 3-3 Tottenham
90+7 mins: Akanji hits the floor now as the ball comes in. City won’t a penalty but nothing doing from the referee. VAR have a quick look but there’s no foul and play goes on.
Man City 3-3 Tottenham
90+4 mins: Ooooh no! Spurs committed numbers forward looking for the winner and City could break. Emerson throws himself into the challenge but just as Grealish is played through on goal, the referee blows the whistle for a foul. Very unfortunate for the hosts and Pep is livid on the sideline.
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