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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Man City 2-1 Tottenham
45+3 mins: A rare hoof long for Spurs perhaps a sign that their uncompromising style may be being worn down by City’s relentless pressing and quality.
Man City 2-1 Tottenham
45+1 mins: Into the first of three minutes of added time to end this first half we go.
Man City 2-1 Tottenham
43 mins: A period of calm after that frenetic start to the game. You suspect Spurs would be happy to get through to the break with the score as it is.
Man City 2-1 Tottenham
38 mins: Udogie now enters the book after a rash challenge on Foden.
Man City 2-1 Tottenham
36 mins: Haaland now blazes over the bar as the Norwegian spurns another good chance. This could get ugly for Spurs if they don’t get a handle on this game quickly.
Man City 2-1 Tottenham
35 mins: POST! Alvarez is given time to unleash one on his right foot and he’s inches away from extending his side’s lead as the ball cannons back off the post.
Man City 2-1 Tottenham
34 mins: A yellow card for Rodri after a foul on Porro means he will miss City’s next game against Villa in midweek.
Man City 2-1 Tottenham
33 mins: Nearly a third as Davies makes a great sliding invitation to prevent Alvarez getting on the end of a cross.
GOAL! Man City 2-1 Tottenham (Foden, 31 mins)
City are ahead as Foden slams home from close range. Doku finds Alvarez inside the box, who turns nicely before laying it off to Foden. It’s too easy for the City attacker who has all the time in the world - just yards out from goal - to slam home past Vicario.
Man City 1-1 Tottenham
30 mins: OFF THE BAR! Doku has Davies on toast as the Belgian twists the Spurs centre-back inside and out before striking on goal. His effort has Vicario well-beaten but it comes crashing back off the underside of the bar and the post. Spurs survive for now.
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