City lost the victory with a goal in the 90th minute. And then the judge said something inexplicable.

City lost the victory with a goal in the 90th minute. And then the judge said something inexplicable.

Grigory Telingater December 3, 2023, 22:35 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.

Thanks to Tottenham, Arsenal moved three points away from the current champions.

Sunday’s matches in the Premier League are a fire. Chelsea, despite the dismissal of captain Gallagher, defeated Brighton 3-2. Liverpool had a spectacular comeback. And then City and Tottenham also achieved a very effective draw. Furthermore, the match did not go well for Guardiola’s team from the beginning.

It seems that in the first five minutes City literally locked Tottenham in their half of the field and, due to the pressure, did not let the guests do anything. They stood at full strength in the corner of their own area, but in a matter of seconds they ran with the ball towards the opponent’s goal. From an acute angle, instead of shooting a cross, Son, for some reason, decided to shoot, which he hit in the center, but Ederson could not cope and put the ball into his own goal.

And this was just the 6th minute of the game. Only 138 seconds passed and Son scored again! But there is a nuance: the Korean accidentally cut the ball into his own goal. This is Son’s first own goal in Tottenham’s 387 games.

Son Heung Min

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Suddenly, the game did not go well for Haaland. He ruined several excellent opportunities, but, apparently, what does it matter if his teammates still have plenty of other opportunities? Foden put his team ahead (2-1), Doku hit the crossbar, Álvarez hit the post. City had everything to close the question of the result in the first half. It didn’t work, the execution let us down, although overall the Manchester team looked powerful as always.

At the beginning of the second half, Guardiola took Doku out of the game, who, although he did not score goals, did make things much worse. The coach probably wanted to calm the game and control the ball more than attack. Grealish, who came on, was booked almost immediately for throwing the ball when Tottenham wanted to put it into play. This is Grealish’s fifth yellow card this season in the Premier League. Now the winger will have to miss the next round, against Aston Villa, who occupies fourth place in the table.

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The wasted chances in the first half took their toll on City after the break. Lo Celso received the ball near the opponent’s area, got a little closer to the goal and shot just under the post – 2:2! And this score lasted until the 81st minute, when the locals finally put the pressure on. Furthermore, it was Grealish who distinguished himself. He was assisted by Haaland, who did not score that night, but at least demonstrated his worth in the play-by-play. It seemed that that was it: another victory for City and there would be nothing interesting except the return to the field of the recovered Kovacic and Richarlison.

However, Tottenham found the strength to recover! In the 90th minute, Johnson crossed from the left wing and Kluszewski headed home clearly. And this goal was already the last of the game. Perhaps also because referee Simon Hooper stole City’s one-on-one with the goalkeeper. The referee awarded a penalty in favor of the locals when it was more profitable for them to continue the match. Grealish was not offside and escaped all the defenders.

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Thus, after this day, City increased the difference with Arsenal to three points. Tottenham failed to win for the fourth round in a row, but the Londoners are unlikely to be upset by this result at the Emirates.

But in terms of income, City remains stable

City had record revenues last season. Trophies and cryptocurrencies helped