Follow live coverage as Tottenham Hotspur face Manchester City today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City
Ange Postecoglou names Spurs’ youngest starting XI in a Premier League match since 1992 as he opts for energy over experience. Three teenagers begin the game with Gray, Bergvall and Tel all given the nod against the reigning champions. Odobert starts in attack for the first time since coming back from his injury, and Maddison captains the home side. For City, they have been given a huge boost by the return of Haaland up front, this has caused Marmoush to drop slightly deeper meaning there is no room for Foden and De Bruyne in the starting lineup. Nunes begins the game at right-back, with Kovacic and Fernandez taking the midfield spots. Dias captains the away side.
26 February 2025 19:20
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City
Manchester City continue to have a tough time this season, but despite that, they remain fifth in the table. It goes without saying that for a club of their stature, it’s not an ideal situation to be in, but they can still salvage their season with a good run of form in the next few weeks. They come into this game on the back of a huge loss to Liverpool where they were defeated 2-0 at home. That result effectively gave Liverpool one hand on the Premier League trophy as the season rumbles on towards its conclusion. Will City be able to control this game and get a big three points against a notoriously tough opponent, or will they crumble once again in this torrid season they’re having?
26 February 2025 19:19
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Stefan Ortega, Rico Lewis, Nathan Ake, Jack Grealish, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, James McAtee, Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva.
26 February 2025 19:16
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City
MANCHESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Abdukodir Khusanov, Matheus Nunes; Mateo Kovacic, Nico Gonzalez; Jeremy Doku, Omar Marmoush, Savinho; Erling Haaland.
26 February 2025 19:15
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City
TOTTENHAM SUBS: Antonin Kinsky, Sergio Reguilon, Djed Spence, Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr, Dejan Kulusevski, Son Heung-min, Dane Scarlett, Timo Werner.
26 February 2025 19:12
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City
TOTTENHAM (4-3-3): Guglielmo Vicario; Destiny Udogie, Kevin Danso, Archie Gray, Pedro Porro; James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Bergvall; Wilson Odobert, Mathys Tel, Brennan Johnson.
26 February 2025 19:12
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City
Tottenham come into this game on the back of a convincing 4-1 win away at Ipswich, slightly easing pressure on many who are involved with the club. Goals from Brennan Johnson (x2), Djed Spence and Dejan Kulusevski rounded off what was a comfortable win against the Suffolk strugglers. After being knocked out of both the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, that was their second win in a week, following their 1-0 victory against Manchester United. They will know that they are up against an out-of-form City side here, but their quality remains, and Ange Postecoglou will want to keep his side moving up the table.
26 February 2025 19:10
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City
This fixture often turns into a classic whenever these sides meet, with Tottenham finding joy in the majority of recent meetings. In the last 10 games between these sides, Tottenham won five of them, with one draw as well, which is an impressive record against a side that dominated English football during a lot of them. They also won the last meeting 4-0 away from home and will look to complete the double for the season here. Will City succumb to their bogey team once more, or will Spurs’ struggles continue this season?
26 February 2025 19:05
