Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

FA Cup · 2023-24
Fri 26 Jan 2024 · 20:00 UTC Tottenham Hotspur Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 88' Nathan Ake

Overview

Match Preview

Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Manchester City FCFA Cup at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
  • Assistant 2 Scott Ledger

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
16 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 2–2 D

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' Three points are at stake. Tottenham Hotspur FC host Manchester City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pep Guardiola will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Tottenham Hotspur FC and Manchester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Tottenham Hotspur FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester City FC backline.
  • 20' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Tottenham Hotspur FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' Manchester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rodrigo Bentancur made 519 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ange Postecoglou might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' Mateo Kovacic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' The referee shows Tottenham Hotspur FC player a card on 59.
  • 64' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Jeremy Doku. He replaces Oscar Bobb on 65 minute.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a card for Ruben Dias.
  • 72' Oliver Skipp gets the nod from Tottenham Hotspur FC. He replaces Rodrigo Bentancur and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Tottenham Hotspur FC! James Maddison comes on to replace Brennan Johnson.
  • 78' Tottenham Hotspur FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Manchester City FC's shape.
  • 83' Tottenham Hotspur FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 84' Josko Gvardiol picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' Nathan Ake does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester City FC surge ahead!
  • 90' Jeremy Doku is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Tottenham Hotspur FC team. Pierre Emile Hojbjerg is replaced by Dane Scarlett on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Manchester City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

H2H

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
64%
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.