Man City vs Tottenham is scheduled for a 12.30pm BST kick-off today, Saturday, August 23, 2025. The game will take place at the Etihad Stadium. TV channel: Saturday's Premier League fixture will be broadcast live on TNT Sports, with build-up starting from 11am on TNT Sports 1.

James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski remain out, stripping Spurs of creativity. With Eberechi Eze not arriving in the summer, it falls to Pape Matar Sarr to inject energy into midfield. Rodrigo Bentancur and Joao Palhinha are expected to return, their experience crucial in stifling City’s passing carousel.

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Tottenham will be looking to win their first two matches in a season for the first time since 2021, and City may not be as feared as one would assume as Spurs’ recent record against the Citizens is quite good. Tottenham is 6-2-4 against City in their last 12 meetings.

Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur both made statement victories on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. Their meeting at the Etihad Stadium promises to be one of the standout fixtures of the early campaign.

CB: Rúben Dias —There shouldn’t be any movement at centre back. City are without a couple of defenders, while Manuel Akanji has attracted transfer interest. Dias will play a key role in shunning Spurs’ direct threat, with extra motivation stemming from a newly sealed four-year contract.

An even start was undone by a breakaway goal from Spurs, tucked away by Brennan Johnson after John Stones slipped at the worst moment. Then, goalkeeper James Trafford passed straight to Pape Sarr from a goal kick, gifting Joao Palhinha a second.

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