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Premier League Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City LIVE stream: Kane-less Spurs kicks off against Grealish-powered Man City

Welcome to Sportstar's live commentary from the Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City Premier League 2021-22 encounter at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.

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Last Updated: 15 August, 2021 21:08 IST

FILE PHOTO: Harry Kane is the hot topic of discussion ahead of City's visit to Tottenham, with the player having indicated that he wants to join the English champion this summer.   -  Pool via Reuters

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Last Updated: 15 August, 2021 21:08 IST

This is Sportstar's live match blog of the 2021-22 Premier League clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

6' SHOT- Champion City already dictating play. Mendy swings in a well-measured ball towards Mahrez, who put the ball inside Spurs' box. Dier's clearance was weak and the rebound fell to Cancelo, The Portuguese's shot is wide.

5' Lloris ventured out to collect the ball from City's corner but failed to do so. Fernandinho with a header towards Spurs' open goal but his effort is wide.

4' Gundogan's freekick takes a nick off a Spurs player and goes out for a corner.

3' Grealish already proving to be a nuisance for the Tottenham defence. He skipped pass Skipp into Spurs' box and was fouled by the latter right at the edge of Spurs' box.

2' Mouro spotted Son's run and lobbed a long ball towards him but Ake was well positioned to intercept the pass.

1' KICK-OFF!!!

21:00- AND WE ARE UNDERWAY!!!

20.45- STAT ATTACK!!

  • Spurs has faced Manchester City in its opening top-flight match of the season on three previous occasions. It never lost any of those matches- 1990-91 (3-1 win), 1995-96 (1-1 draw) and 2010-11 (0-0 draw).
  • Manchester City has lost 15 away Premier League matches against Spurs, including in the last two seasons, losing 2-0 in both matches. It has only lost more away Premier League matches against Liverpool (16) than it has against Spurs.
  • Manchester City has lost its last three away games against Tottenham in all competitions. Pep Guardiola has lost four away games in a row against no side ever in his managerial career.

20.25- What is football without the fans?

 

20.15 IST- Kane is not in Spurs' matchday squad, which adds fuel to the rumours of a possible City move this summer. Read what City coach Pep Guardiola had to say about the whole saga.

READ: Not going to talk about Kane, says City manager Guardiola

LINEUPS ARE OUT!!!

Spurs XI (4-2-3-1): LLoris (GK) (C); Tanganga, Sanchez, Dier, Regulion; Skipp, Hoejbjerg; Moura, Alli, Bergwjin; Son

Subs: Doherty, Romero, Winks, Gil, Sissoko, Lo Celso, Gollini (GK), Davies, Scarlett

Coach: Nuno Espirito Santo

Man City XI (4-3-3): Ederson (GK); Cancelo, Ake, Dias, Mendy; Grealish; Fernandinho (C), Gundogan; Mahrez, Torres, Sterling\

Subs: Steffen (GK), Walker, Stones, Jesus, Zinchenko, Laporte, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Bernardo

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Preview

Manchester City begins the defense of its Premier League title with a trip to Tottenham, for whom the champions' transfer target Harry Kane could feature.

Kane was back in training with the Spurs squad on Friday and manager Nuno Espirito Santo said he would make a late decision on whether to play the striker against a team Kane is keen to join.

City could give a first start to Jack Grealish, who signed for British-record $139 million in the offseason.