OVER! Grealish works the ball to Alvarez as City look for a fifth, but the forward lifts his left-footed strike over the top.
90' +1
Rúben Dias enters the game and replaces E. Haaland.
90'
R. Mahrez has scored a goal for Manchester City!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! MAHREZ SURELY SEALS THE WIN!!!!! 4-2 CITY!!!!!!! The winger latches onto a poor touch from Lenglet as he attempts to clear Ederson's long ball and bursts through on goal before clipping his strike over Lloris. Mahrez has been outstanding in the second half.
Haaland is withdrawn for Dias to shore up the City defence.
There will be four minutes of added time.
89'
Kane is played into space down the right flank and he looks to find Son with a cross, but Ederson makes the claim ahead of the Spurs forward.
87'
The game is still in the balance for the home side. A goal for Tottenham would be a mood-killer in the Etihad after the hosts' brilliant comeback.
85'
Romero makes a great last-ditch tackle to divert Mahrez's throughball away from Haaland in the Tottenham box.
83'
K. Walker enters the game and replaces R. Lewis.
Lewis has a good game tonight and is now withdrawn for Walker after taking a knock.
82'
Rodri connects with Mahrez's corner from the right flank and heads his effort towards goal. Richarlison blocks the effort with his arms outstretched, but VAR deems that it was unintentional.
81'
Bernardo Silva enters the game and replaces İ. Gündoğan.
Sessegnon makes a vital interception at the back to prevent Alvarez from latching on to Mahrez's offload.
Silva replaces Gundogan in the middle of the park.
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Richarlison enters the game and replaces Emerson Royal.
C. Lenglet enters the game and replaces B. Davies.
Lenglet enters the action for Davies for the final 12 minutes.
Richarlison replaces Emerson to add extra firepower to the final third.
77'
Tottenham will have been fully aware that the counter punch from City was coming in the second half, but the visitors have been blown away by their response.
75'
Y. Bissouma enters the game and replaces R. Bentancur.
Bissouma replaces Bentancur for the visitors for the final 15 minutes.
74'
OVER! Romero latches on to a deflected cross from the right flank from Son, but he slices his half-volley well over the bar.
72'
Son finds Kane in the box from the free-kick in space, but the ball rises up and strikes the forward's arm before he fires at goal. City get the free-kick for handball.
71'
Gundogan brings down Bentancur in the final third, handing Spurs a free-kick in a useful position.
69'
R. Sessegnon enters the game and replaces I. Perišić.
Perisic has had a tough game against Mahrez and also spurned the chance to put Spurs back in front. He is withdrawn for Sessegnon.
66'
City have been outstanding since the restart, displaying the resilience of champions. Tottenham have folded far too easily under pressure.
63'
R. Mahrez has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by Rodri.
Rodri works the ball over to the right flank for Mahrez to collect ahead of Perisic and score.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! MAHREZ COMPLETES THE COMEBACK!!!!!!! 3-2!!!!!! The home side take the lead as Mahrez blasts a right-footed strike past Lloris at his near post. Mahrez loses Perisic down the right flank and drives into the inside channel. He opens up space for an effort on his weaker foot and finds the bottom-right corner. Lloris looks to his defence, but he should have done better there.
62'
WIDE! Kane collects in the final third and has space and time to fire at goal, but he places his effort past the right post.
60'
OFF THE LINE! Kulusevski surges down the right flank and sends a perfect ball across the face of goal. Perisic attacks the cross and fires at goal on his right foot, but Lewis blocks his effort which rises up and clips the post before bouncing to safety.
59'
Kulusevski gets to his feet, allowing the game to resume.
58'
Kulusevski goes down amid pressure from Ake. He remains down for treatment after the fact.
53'
E. Haaland has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by R. Mahrez.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! HAALAND EQUALISES!!!!!!! 2-2!!!! Haaland levels the scores with a close-range header. Rodri floats a long ball over the top for Mahrez's run in the inside-right channel. He flicks a header across the face of goal for Haaland to attack and score with a deft header. What a response from City.
Mahrez makes a great run forward to attack Rodri's lofted pass and he produces a fine header to allow Haaland to score.
51'
J. Álvarez has scored a goal for Manchester City!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! ALVAREZ GETS ONE BACK!!!! 2-1!!!!! City are back in the game as Alvarez converts from close range. Mahrez leaves Perisic in his wake down the inside-right channel and sends a cross into the middle. Lloris cannot push it away after Grealish attacks the delivery. It falls kindly for Alvarez, who guides his strike past Perisic on the line.
48'
Alvarez lines up a strike from the edge of the box, but he pulls his effort harmlessly wide of the left post.
46'
We're back under way at the Etihad Stadium.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 0-2 TOTTENHAM
45' +2
Emerson Royal has scored a goal for Tottenham Hotspur!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!! EMERSON DOUBLES TOTTENHAM'S LEAD!!!!!!! 2-0!!!!!!! Spurs are in dreamland before the break as City gift them another goal as Emerson heads home. Kane battles in the inside-right channel to rob Rodri with a sliding challenge. He powers a strike at goal from a tight angle that Ederson saves. However, the rebound falls perfectly onto the head of Emerson to place his effort into the net.
44'
D. Kulusevski has scored a goal for Tottenham Hotspur!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! KULUSEVSKI PUTS SPURS AHEAD!!!!! 1-0!!!! Kulusevski pounces on a mistake by Ederson and buries his left-footed strike past the City keeper. Ederson plays a loose offload to Rodri, who loses out to Bentancur on a high press. The loose ball falls perfectly for Kulusevski to take aim and drill his effort into the bottom-right corner.
35'
Emerson continues to offer an outlet down the right flank for Spurs and he wins a corner as his cross deflects behind off Ake.
33'
Tottenham have been disciplined with their shape. They're not letting City pass the ball around them in central areas, which is making life tough for the hosts to create space.
31'
P. Højbjerg gets yellow.
Hojbjerg cathes Lewis on his follow-through following a break upfield. City want further action from the referee, but it did not look intentional.
30'
Grealish breaks into the final third on the counter, but he takes a poor touch and it allows Romero to slide in and quell the attack with a perfect challenge.
28'
Rodri collects 25 yards from goal and is encouraged to shoot by the City fans. His effort takes a deflection and travels wide of the right post.
27'
OVER! Emerson gathers an offload and takes aim from 25 yards, only to hammer his right-footed drive well over the bar.
26'
Ake makes a vital header at the back post to prevent Kane latching onto a dangerous cross from Perisic from the left flank.
25'
Mahrez probes down the right flank and wins a corner off the legs of Perisic, but the resulting delivery is cleared by the Spurs defence.
23'
C. Romero gets yellow.
Romero catches Akanji late as he steps into a challenge with the defender.
21'
R. Mahrez gets yellow.
Mahrez brings down Kulusevski with a cynical challenge and goes into the book.
20'
BLOCK! Alvarez latches onto a cutback from Grealish in the box, but he sees his blast from 12 yards blocked by Dier.
19'
Gundogan floats a cross to the back post from the left flank, but no City player attacks the delivery as it travels wide of the right post.
18'
Haaland goes down in the box looking for a penalty after colliding with Romero, but the referee points only for a goal-kick.
16'
Bentancur releases Kane into the inside-right channel, but he blasts his strike into the side-netting. The forward was offside anyway.
15'
Ake tracks back well down the left flank to prevent Emerson breaking forward, executing his sliding challenge to perfection to send the ball into touch.
12'
Davies brings down Alvarez in the range of the Tottenham goal, presenting City with a chance from the resulting free-kick.
10'
City win a corner down the right flank and Haaland peels off unmarked to the back post. He steers a first-time strike towards goal that is diverted behind for another corner.
8'
Mahrez probes in the final third, only to see his offload blocked. Gundogan gathers and flicks a ball over the top that travels away from Haaland into the grasp of Lloris.
7'
Kane puts the pressure on Ederson at the back, but the keeper just manages to get his pass away in time to Stones on the right flank.
5'
Lewis stands up a cross to the back post for Haaland to attack, but Emerson does well to nudge the striker to put him off his header.
3'
City play the ball out from the back around the Tottenham press and Gundogan sends a searching pass for Alvarez in the Tottenham half. Perisic is alert to the danger and cuts back to make the interception.
1'
We're under way at the Etihad Stadium.
Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the Premier League clash between Manchester City and Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City face a huge test of character tonight to get their season back on track after successive defeats. City crashed out of the EFL Cup at the hands of Southampton last week before suffering a 2-1 defeat against Manchester United in the Premier League last time out. City are now eight points behind Arsenal at the top of the table and can ill afford another setback. Pep Guardiola and his team are under pressure to respond.
Antonio Conte and Tottenham are also desperate for a result after losing 2-0 to Arsenal in the North London derby. Spurs were outplayed by the Gunners are now in a battle to finish in the top four, trailing City, Manchester United and Newcastle by at least five points heading into the contest tonight. Spurs have been up and down in the Premier League of late and need to find a level of consistency to ensure they finish in the Champions League places.
MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Ederson; Rico Lewis, Manuel Akanji, John Stones, Nathan Ake; Ilkay Gundogan, Rodri, Jack Grealish; Riyad Mahrez, Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez.
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Kalvin Phillips, Joao Cancelo, Aymeric Laporte, Kevin De Bruyne, Stefan Ortega, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden.
TOTTENHAM (3-4-3): Hugo Lloris; Cristian Romero, Eric Dier, Ben Davies; Emerson, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Ivan Perisic; Dejan Kulusevski, Son Heung-Min, Harry Kane.
TOTTENHAM SUBS: Matt Doherty, Davinson Sanchez, Richarlison, Ryan Sessegnon, Fraser Forster, Japhet Tanganga, Pape Sarr, Clement Lenglet, Yves Bissouma.
City will need another famous comeback from this position. They've lacked their usual rhythm, but still could have taken the lead had Haaland converted either of his openings. There will be further chances in the contest, and City have to make sure they get the next goal otherwise they're heading for a third defeat in a row in all competitions.
City are next in action against Wolves on Sunday on home soil in the Premier League. Tottenham take on Fulham on the road in their next outing on Monday.
Thanks for joining our commentary today. Until next time, goodbye.
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