Man City 3-3 Spurs: Kulusevski’s Ninetieth-minute header earns Spurs level

Six objectives was not sudden. In reality, it would even have been thought of a modest return from two of the nice entertainers of the Premier League. The distribution of the spoils, nonetheless, was a shock. We had come anticipating a soccer bloodbath. What we bought was thrilling parity.

What we bought was a Spurs group that had misplaced three video games in succession and who have been with out ten injured gamers and but confirmed a resilience and a willpower that many thought was not of their armoury. They got here again twice to cease the bleeding and safe a 3-3 draw that left them in fifth place.

But for the third league recreation in succession, City drew a match they need to have received. Yes, it was a basic. Yes, it was sensible to observe. But they’ve tossed away six factors within the final three weeks and, after main the league at a canter, they now sit third behind Arsenal and Liverpool.

Several of their gamers left their gamers in a fury, partly at their very own failure to safe victory and partly due to their dismay at referee Simon Hooper, who pulled play again for a foul on Erling Haaland within the dying minutes though Jack Grealish was clear by way of on aim.

The referee had waved play on initially, enjoying the benefit, earlier than blowing his whistle as Grealish burst ahead and the linesman appeared to wave his flag for offside. Replays confirmed Grealish was not offside. It was a contentious finish to a different magnificent Premier League match.

Tottenham secured some extent towards Man City on Sunday night with the sport ending 3-3

Son Heung-min opened the scoring the sixth minute of the sport to shock Manchester City

Son and his Tottenham team-mate have been delighted to go 1-0 up however their lead did not final lengthy

Few had anticipated Spurs to salvage something from this encounter earlier than kick-off. Since their chaotic 4-1 house defeat to Chelsea on November 6, after they had two males despatched off and misplaced two extra to vital accidents, Ange Postecoglou’s facet had misplaced twice extra to Wolves and Aston Villa.

With Postecoglou vowing to persist together with his attacking type, many envisaged a glut of City objectives. Instead, the house followers bought a nasty shock. Spurs did keep true to Postecoglou’s ideas however they performed good, too, and so they bought their rewards.

In a time earlier than Big Ange, with a extra counter-attacking type, Spurs had grow to be masters at absorbing strain at City and hitting them on the break, normally involving a mixture of Son Heung-min and Harry Kane.

Kane has gone however Son has not misplaced the knack. Six minutes in, with City already dominating, Guglielmo Vicario punched a City nook out from below his crossbar and when it fell to Bryan Gil on the sting of his personal field, he discovered Dejan Kulusevski.

Kulusevski spun and hoisted an extended ball within the path of Son. Son was on it in a flash, nodding it previous Jeremy Doku on half approach after which setting off for aim. He superior on Ederson and though his shot was not cleanly struck, the City goalkeeper allowed it to squirm below his physique. Against all expectation, Spurs have been forward.

They didn’t maintain their lead for lengthy. Julian Alvarez swung over a free kick from the City proper, Haaland bought a faint contact to it as he glanced it on and the ball cannoned off Son’s outstretched knee and flew previous the flat-footed Vicario.

Manchester City equalised simply three minutes later because of a Son personal aim (pictured above)

Phil Foden gave City the lead within the thirty first minute to go into the break 2-1 up towards Spurs

Tottenham began effectively after the break and Giovani Lo Celso scored a superb aim 

Jack Grealish fired again within the 81st minute after being subbed on for injured Jeremy Doku

It already felt as if the sport may finish in a cricket rating. Emerson Royal gave the ball away within the Spurs field and when Bernardo Silva crossed for Erling Haaland, he had the aim at his mercy. Mortages would have been staked on Haaland scoring. He sidefooted extensive.

Spurs managed occasional forays ahead. Brennan Johnson powered previous Josko Gvardiol on the Spurs proper, bought to the aim line and tried to slip a move into the trail of Son. Ruben Dias bought to it first nevertheless it appeared for an on the spot as if he had added a second personal aim to the afternoon’s leisure. To his reduction, the ball flew simply extensive.

Doku hammered a proper foot shot towards the underside of the bar, Alvarez hit the foot of the submit and in between, a blur of City passes contained in the Spurs field freed Foden six yard out. He took a contact and sidefooted it nonchalantly previous Vicario to place City forward.

City practically went additional forward seconds after the interval when Vicario gave the ball away to Bernardo. Vicario redeemed himself when Bernardo curled his shot, with the surface of his left boot, in direction of the highest nook and the goalkeeper flung himself to his left to push it around the submit.

For the subsequent 20 minutes, City probed and pressed and pinned Spurs in their very own half however then Ben Davies beat Haaland to a header on half approach, Son picked up the free ball and fed it to Giovani Lo Celso. Lo Celso moved forwards, stepped to his left and curled his shot goalwards. Ederson bought a hand to it however couldn’t maintain it out.

Rico Lewis got here on to switch Foden and practically gave City a approach again into the lead when he burst ahead and Rodri performed a one-two with him. Rodri took the return however hooked his shot simply extensive.

City thought they’d accomplished sufficient to win the sport however Dejan Kulusevski flattened Nathan Ake to supply the ultimate aim of the sport in stoppage time

The recreation led to controversy after the referee blew his whistle for a foul on Erling Haaland when Jack Grealish was by way of on aim

Kyle Walker and Jack Grealish made their emotions recognized to the referee after the sport 

It was solely a quick reprieve for Spurs. Ten minutes from time, Rodri dispossessed Yves Bissouma on the sting of the Spurs field and laid the ball out to Haaland. Haaland is not only a scorer. He is intelligent, too, and he noticed Grealish within the center and squared the ball into his path. Grealish compelled it over the road.

Two minutes from time, Johnson escaped down the Spurs left and crossed deep to the again submit. Nathan Ake was ready to clear it however Kulusevski outjumped him and his header bounced down off the underside of the crossbar and over the road. On the touchline, Guardiola fell to the turf in despair.

Even although there just a few minutes of added time, it was the form of recreation the place everybody assumed there would most likely be a winner. It appeared City is likely to be about to attain it when Grealish raced on to a by way of ball from Haaland just for Mr Hooper to blow for an earlier foul.

City have been livid. They surrounded the referee and protested however the resolution had been made. At the ultimate whistle, Haaland shook fingers in an exaggerated vogue with the officers and stormed off the pitch, wanting as if he wished to hit somebody or one thing. He must wait till City’s subsequent recreation and make objectives his revenge.