Tottenham vs Man City

15 August 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Son Heung-Min 55’

Match summary

Tottenham won 1-0 at home to Man City. It was goalless at half-time.

Son Heung-Min put Tottenham ahead in the 55th minute, set up by Steven Bergwijn.

Man City can feel hard done by, creating 2.11 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Tottenham's 1.06 from 13.

Match stats

Tottenham Man City
13 Shots 18
3 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 11
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.06 xG 2.11
1.06 Non-penalty xG 2.11
5 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Tottenham Man City
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Son Heung-Min
Assist: Steven Bergwijn1-0 (Tottenham)
55’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Tottenham
  • Davinson Sánchez
  • Lucas Moura
Man City
  • Jack Grealish

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.06 2.11 55’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 1-0 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.06 2.11 55’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 1-0 Heung-Min 55’
Tottenham 1.06 xGMan City 2.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Tottenham attacking 
70’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), set piece, 0.61 xG, off target 60’ Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 35’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 5’ Fernandinho (Man City), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 6’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 28’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 48’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 75’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 40’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 44’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 74’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 4’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Nathan Aké (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 79’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 81’ João Cancelo (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), set piece, 0.61 xG, off target 60’ Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 35’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 5’ Fernandinho (Man City), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 6’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 28’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 48’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 75’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 40’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 44’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 74’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 4’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 24’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Nathan Aké (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 41’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 81’ João Cancelo (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Hugo Lloris GK900 0.000.000
Japhet Tanganga DEF840 0.000.000
Davinson Sánchez DEF901 0.050.000
Eric Dier DEF900 0.000.000
Sergio Reguilón DEF900 0.000.042
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg MID901 0.010.052
Oliver Skipp MID900 0.000.000
Lucas Moura MID903 0.150.113
Dele Alli MID900 0.000.000
Steven Bergwijn MID7813 0.570.152
Son Heung-Min FWD9015 0.270.051
Giovani Lo Celso Sub120 0.000.000
Matt Doherty Sub60 0.000.000
Cristian Romero Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Tottenham win 16% Avg odds 5.88
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.12
Man City win 60% Avg odds 1.60

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.