Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City Preview

Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday evening in what promises to be a high-stakes Premier League encounter between two sides returning to winning ways. The head-to-head record favours Tottenham, who have won three of the last five meetings, with Manchester City claiming two victories and no draws between them.

Tottenham enter this fixture in improved form. Their most recent outing saw them secure a 2-0 away victory at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League. Prior to that, they drew 2-2 away at Burnley in the Premier League and won 2-0 at home to Borussia Dortmund in Europe. Earlier in this sequence, they lost 2-1 at home to West Ham United and suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Aston Villa in the FA Cup. Spurs have collected two wins from their last five matches across all competitions, showing resilience particularly in European action despite domestic inconsistency.

Manchester City arrive in North London also on the back of a positive result. Their most recent match ended in a 2-0 home victory over Galatasaray in the Champions League. Prior to that, they won 2-0 at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League and lost 3-1 away at Bodø/Glimt in Europe. Earlier in this run, they suffered a 2-0 defeat away at Manchester United in the league and secured a 2-0 home triumph over Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup. City have won three of their last five outings but will be concerned by their recent away form, particularly the heavy defeat in Norway.

The head-to-head record favours Tottenham, who have won three of the last five encounters with Manchester City claiming two victories. Most recently, Tottenham secured a 2-0 away win at the Etihad in August 2025. City’s most recent victory came with a 1-0 away triumph at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in February 2025.

Tottenham are expected to deploy a 3-4-2-1 formation with Vicario in goal, while Manchester City will likely line up in their 4-1-4-1 system with Donnarumma between the posts. Both sides face substantial injury challenges that will test squad depth, with Tottenham missing eight players and City without six key personnel.

The match kicks off at 16:30 GMT on Sunday, 1st February 2026. Fans can watch the action on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League in Great Britain, Sky Sport Premier League and Sky Sport Top Event in Germany and Austria, DAZN1 Portugal in Portugal, and NBCSN and Peacock in the United States.

Possible Line-Ups:

Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1) Udogie, Vicario, Romero, Danso, Ven, Gallagher, Simons, Bissouma, Odobert, Solanke, Spence

Manchester City (4-1-4-1) Nunes, Semenyo, Donnarumma, Gvardiol, Foden, Berge, Rodri, Haaland, Silva, Khusanov, Aït-Nouri, O’Reilly

Injured Players:

Tottenham Hotspur: Rodrigo Bentancur (Out), Lucas Bergvall (Out), Ben Davies (Out), Richarlison (Out), Mohammed Kudus (Out), Dejan Kulusevski (Out), James Maddison (Out), Pedro Porro (Out), Micky van de Ven (Doubtful)

Manchester City: Jérémy Doku (Out), Rúben Dias (Out), Josko Gvardiol (Out), Mateo Kovacic (Out), Savinho (Out), John Stones (Out)

Tottenham face a severe injury crisis with eight players ruled out and one doubtful, significantly depleting their defensive and midfield options. Manchester City will be without six key players, affecting their defensive and attacking capabilities, though they’re in marginally better shape than their hosts regarding overall squad availability.

Tottenham Hotspur – Last 5 Matches (All Competitions)

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Eintracht Frankfurt	0-2	Tottenham Hotspur	Champions League	Jan 28, 2026
D	Burnley	2-2	Tottenham Hotspur	English Premier League	Jan 24, 2026
W	Tottenham Hotspur	2-0	Borussia Dortmund	Champions League	Jan 20, 2026
L	Tottenham Hotspur	1-2	West Ham United	English Premier League	Jan 17, 2026
L	Tottenham Hotspur	1-2	Aston Villa	English FA Cup	Jan 10, 2026

Manchester City – Last 5 Matches (All Competitions)

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Manchester City	2-0	Galatasaray	Champions League	Jan 28, 2026
W	Manchester City	2-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	English Premier League	Jan 24, 2026
L	Bodø/Glimt	3-1	Manchester City	Champions League	Jan 20, 2026
L	Manchester United	2-0	Manchester City	English Premier League	Jan 17, 2026
W	Newcastle United	0-2	Manchester City	English Carabao Cup	Jan 13, 2026

Head To Head Record

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Manchester City	0-2	Tottenham Hotspur	English Premier League	Aug 23, 2025
Tottenham Hotspur	0-1	Manchester City	English Premier League	Feb 26, 2025
Manchester City	0-4	Tottenham Hotspur	English Premier League	Nov 23, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur	2-1	Manchester City	English Carabao Cup	Oct 30, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur	0-2	Manchester City	English Premier League	May 14, 2024

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Broadcaster
Great Britain	Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Extra, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League
Germany	Sky Go, WOW, Sky Sport Premier League, Sky Sport Top Event
Austria	Sky Sport Premier League, Sky Sport Top Event, Sky Go Austria
USA	NBCSN, Peacock
Portugal	DAZN1 Portugal, DAZN Portugal
Spain	DAZN Spain
France	Canal+ France, Canal+ Foot, myCANAL, Canal+ Live 1
Denmark	Viaplay Denmark, See
Italy	SKY Go Italia, Sky Sport Uno, NOW TV