Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Manchester City FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 4

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FA Cup · 2023-24

Tottenham Hotspur FC

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Manchester City FC

Fri 26 Jan 2024 · 20:00 UTC Tottenham Hotspur Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 88' Nathan Ake

Y 56' Mateo Kovacic

Destiny Udogie 59' Y

Y 70' Ruben Dias

Y 84' Josko Gvardiol

Y 90' Jeremy Doku

Overview

Match Preview

Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Manchester City FC — FA Cup at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Manchester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Paul Tierney
Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
Assistant 2 Scott Ledger

4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

Tottenham Hotspur FC 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals Manchester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-26 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2023-12-03 Manchester City FC 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2023-02-05 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2023-01-19 Manchester City FC 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2022-02-19 Manchester City FC 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC

Recent Form

Tottenham Hotspur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jan	Manchester City FC	H	0–1	L
14 Jan	Manchester United FC	A	2–2	D
05 Jan	Burnley FC	H	1–0	W
31 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	H	3–1	W
28 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	2–4	L
23 Dec	Everton FC	H	2–1	W

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jan	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–0	W
13 Jan	Newcastle United FC	A	3–2	W
07 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	5–0	W
30 Dec	Sheffield United FC	H	2–0	W
27 Dec	Everton FC	A	3–1	W
22 Dec	Fluminense FC	H	4–0	W

Key Stats

32% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Tottenham Hotspur FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Antoine Semenyo	3 G	2 A
Erling Haaland	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Tottenham Hotspur FC welcome Manchester City FC for this crunch clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' The 28-year-old Christian Romero has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Dejan Kulusevski has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Tottenham Hotspur FC and Manchester City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Tottenham Hotspur FC in their trying to find a way past Manchester City FC's compact .
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brennan Johnson made 374 appearances and scored 65 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nathan Ake, as he is very good at scoring at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
40' Pedro Porro has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
50' Tottenham Hotspur FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
56' It’s a booking for Manchester City FC player. Mateo Kovacic gets a card.
59' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Destiny Udogie on 59 minutes.
64' Phil Foden needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
65' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Oscar Bobb is replaced by Jeremy Doku.
70' Ruben Dias has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 70.
72' Another substitution for Tottenham Hotspur FC to replace Rodrigo Bentancur by Oliver Skipp on 72 minute.
73' It is a substitution in Tottenham Hotspur FC team. Brennan Johnson is replaced by James Maddison on 73 minute.
78' A quiet spell here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Manchester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
83' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
84' Manchester City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 84.
88' What composure from Nathan Ake! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 0-1.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Jeremy Doku is booked for Manchester City FC — card on 90.
90' Tottenham Hotspur FC ring the changes. Pierre Emile Hojbjerg has done his job and it is now time for Dane Scarlett to step up.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Tottenham Hotspur FC 0-1 Manchester City FC.

Lineups

Tottenham Hotspur FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Guglielmo Vicario
9
Richarlison
5
Pierre Emile Hojbjerg ↓ Dane Scarlett 90'
16
Timo Werner
23
Pedro Porro
30
Rodrigo Bentancur ↓ Oliver Skipp 72'
21
Dejan Kulusevski
17
Christian Romero
22
Brennan Johnson ↓ James Maddison 73'
38
Destiny Udogie
37
Mickey van de Ven

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Son Heungmin	6
Erling Haaland	5
Harry Kane	4
Dejan Kulusevski	4
Riyad Mahrez	4
Raheem Sterling	3
Ilkay Gundogan	3
Sergio Aguero	2

Head to Head

Tottenham Hotspur FC Form

2024-01-26 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–1 Manchester City FC L 2024-01-14 Manchester United FC 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2024-01-05 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–0 Burnley FC W 2023-12-31 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-12-28 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2023-12-23 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–1 Everton FC W

Manchester City FC Form

2024-01-26 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2024-01-13 Newcastle United FC 2–3 Manchester City FC W 2024-01-07 Manchester City FC 5–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-12-30 Manchester City FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC W 2023-12-27 Everton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2023-12-22 Manchester City FC 4–0 Fluminense FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.36 Tottenham Hotspur FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Tottenham Hotspur FC or Manchester City FC 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Tottenham Hotspur FC35% Draw29% Manchester City FC36%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Tottenham Hotspur FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Manchester City FC

65%

Tottenham Hotspur FC or Manchester City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Tottenham Hotspur FC26% Draw46% Manchester City FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 0

8.3%

1 – 2

8.1%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 0

7.7%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Tottenham Hotspur FC

Handicap	Tottenham Hotspur FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Tottenham Hotspur FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.