Manchester City 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 16 March 2008
Result
Manchester City 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Premier League · Sunday 16 March 2008, 16:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
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Manchester City 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur: match report
Manchester City beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 16 March 2008. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Robbie Keane opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Manchester City's goals came from Stephen Ireland (59') and Nedum Onuoha (72'). Tottenham Hotspur scored through Robbie Keane (32').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Manchester City were 9th on 45 points from 29 and Tottenham Hotspur 11th on 35 points from 28. Manchester City went on to finish that season 9th with 55 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 11th with 46.
Manchester City lined up in a 4-5-1 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Manchester City wins, 2 draws and 8 for Tottenham Hotspur.
Going into the match Manchester City's last five read L-D-L-W-L and Tottenham Hotspur's W-L-W-D-D.
Key events
- 32'Goal · Robbie Keane
- 59'Goal · Stephen Ireland
- 72'Goal · Nedum Onuoha
Head-to-head
Team news
Manchester City line-up (4-5-1)
Joe Hart, Nedum Onuoha, Vedran Ćorluka, Richard Dunne, Javier Garrido, Michael Johnson, Stephen Ireland, Gelson Fernandes, Benjamin Mwaruwari, Nery Castillo Confalonier, Elano
Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-4-2)
Paul Robinson, Pascal Chimbonda, Michael Dawson, Alan Hutton, Didier Zokora, Jermaine Jenas, Steed Malbranque, Dimitar Berbatov, R. Keane, Aaron Lennon, Jonathan Woodgate