At 16:15 in the English Premier League, an intriguing 7th round match took place.
At the "White Hart Lane" stadium, London's Tottenham clashed with Manchester City. Mauricio Pochettino's players defeated the "cityzens" in the season's first encounter.
Tottenham played more aggressively throughout the entire match and had more opportunities. The first goal came in the 9th minute when Aleksandar Kolarov scored an own goal after a pass from Danny Rose.
Man City didn't create many dangerous opportunities in the first half and were punished with a second goal in the 37th minute. Claudio Bravo saved Dele Alli's shot after a great pass from Heung-Min Son.
In the second half, the game was almost the same. In the 65th minute, Erik Lamela could have increased the lead to three goals, but C. Bravo saved the Argentine's penalty kick.
For the Man City team, this was their first failure and the first points lost in the English Premier League. With 18 points, they remain the league leaders, but Tottenham is now just one point behind after their victory.
Result:
Tottenham 2 - 0 Man City
9' [1 - 0] A. Kolarov
37' [2 - 0] D. Alli
65' E. Lamela (Tottenham) missed a penalty kick from 11 meters
Standings:
