{"id":1535,"date":"2020-01-28T23:13:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T23:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spursforlife.com\/?p=1535"},"modified":"2020-01-28T23:13:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T23:13:09","slug":"the-stats-you-need-to-know-manchester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spursforlife.com\/the-stats-you-need-to-know-manchester-city\/","title":{"rendered":"The stats you need to know: Manchester City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sunday sees Premier League champions Manchester City come to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with Jose Mourinho and his Lilywhites with a rare opportunity to prove they have what it takes to still mix it with the big boys and contend for a top spot.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is reason though for Spurs fans to be optimistic too as we look at the need to know stats ahead of this crunch Premier League clash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head to head<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The pair met early on in the season at the Etihad and the\nsigns were promising. Goals from Erik Lamela and Lucas Moura cancelled out\nSterling and Aguero strikes for the citizens for a very useful 2-2 draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was the first meeting since Tottenham dumped Guardiola\u2019s\nmen out of the Champions League on away goals back in April. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, prior to that, Tottenham\u2019s last Premier League win\nover the Citizen\u2019s came October 2016 in a comfortable 2-0 win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, Tottenham have claimed 61 wins over Manchester City\nwith the Citizens winning 63 and a total of 36 draws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current form<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Unsurprisingly, Manchester City come into the game on a far\nbetter run of form than Spurs. The Citizens have won four of their last five\nPremier League games drawing the other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By contrast, Tottenham have won only one of their last five in\nthe league although that win did come in Mourinho\u2019s last outing against Norwich\nCity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stats<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n