Aston Villa 0-4 Spurs FT:
3’: Son
50’ Kulusevski Kane
66’: Son Kane
71’: Son Kulusevski
Spurs have scored 14 goals in their last four games.
3’: Son
50’ Kulusevski Kane
66’: Son Kane
71’: Son Kulusevski
Spurs have scored 14 goals in their last four games.
Most Premier League points since Antonio Conte’s first game in charge of Tottenham:
50 - Man City
50 - Liverpool
42 - Spurs
Most goals scored:
48 - Man City
48 - Liverpool
47 - Spurs
Don Antonio has transformed the club.
When Conte was hired, Spurs were 9th in the PL table…
He has now has Tottenham in 4th place, in prime position to qualify for the Champions League
17 - Son Heung-min has scored the most non-penalty goals of any player in the Premier League this season:
17 - Son Heung-min
15 - Mohamed Salah
14 - Diogo Jota
12 - Sadio Mané
10 - Kane, KDB, Vardy, Ronaldo
Ruthless.
Some call it the most exciting rivalry of modern English football, some dub it the ‘El Clasico‘ of the Premier League. Regardless of the tag, a contest between Manchester City and Liverpool never fails to excite the supporters. On Sunday, though, it will have an added edge, as a lot will be at stake when Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp pit their wits against each other at the Etihad Stadium.
For Manchester City and Liverpool are involved in one of the closest title races in recent history in the Premier League. The reigning champions are ahead at the moment, just by a solitary point, but face a rampant Reds outfit who have scythed down the gap between the two teams ruthlessly over the past three months to position themselves as a serious threat to the Cityzens.
Manchester City are on an eight-game unbeaten run across all competitions. They come into this game on the back of a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League. Meanwhile, Liverpool have won each of their last five games in all competitions. They prepared for this blockbuster tie with a 3-1 victory over Benfica in Europe.
Manchester City and Liverpool played out a thrilling 2-2 draw earlier this season at Anfield. Both teams are in good form heading into Sunday’s mammoth clash and are very much aware that whoever wins here would have a major edge in the race for the Premier League crown.
Ruben Dias is the headline absentee for both sides as the managers prepare to pick from largely full-fit squads.
A hamstring issue continues to keep the City defender out of action, although Kyle Walker should return to the line-up after his European ban.
Trent Alexander-Arnold shook off his injury to feature for Liverpool against Benfica in midweek while Jordan Henderson is pushing for a start.
Liverpool have not won a league game at the Etihad since 2015, with one victory in their last eight meetings overall.
Man City wins: 58
Draws: 55
Liverpool wins: 105
Liverpool are winless in four Premier League games against Manchester City (D2, L2).
Manchester City have won eight of their past nine home league matches, with the exception being a 3-2 defeat against Tottenham in February.
Liverpool have won each of their past 10 league games, keeping eight clean sheets in the process. However, the Merseysiders have not managed to secure a shutout in any of their last 11 league matches at Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City star Phil Foden has scored in each of his past three appearances against Liverpool. The only player to net in four successive league games against the Reds is Jamie Vardy, who did so in five consecutive fixtures between 2016 and 2017.
This will be the 23rd competitive game between sides managed by Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. Each of them has recorded eight wins so far, with six matches ending in draws (including fixtures settled by a penalty shootout).
60% - Of the 770 players to have scored 10+ goals in the Premier League, only Henrikh Mkhitaryan (77% - 10/13) has scored a higher share of their goals on a Sunday than Leicester’s Ademola Lookman (6/10). Holy.
0 - Burnley have never previously come back to win a Premier League away game when trailing at half time, with the Clarets drawing nine and losing 55 of their previous 64 such games. Mountain.
Merseyside police are reviewing CCTV footage to establish if Cristiano Ronaldo committed an offence by knocking a mobile phone out of a supporter’s hand after his team’s 1-0 defeat at Everton.