Nathan Ake’s late goal gave Manchester City their first victory in six visits to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and a place in the FA Cup fifth round.
City looked likely to have to settle a replay after missing a succession of chances before Ake scored their first goal at this stadium after five successive defeats with two minutes left as Spurs keeper Guglielmo Vicario failed to hold Kevin De Bruyne’s corner under pressure from Ruben Dias.
It was a bitter blow to Spurs after a defiant rearguard action but just reward for City, who had been the better side only to miss the opportunities that had come their way before Ake bundled home from close range.
Spurs barely registered an attack threat, while City had an early Oscar Bobb strike ruled out for offside, Vicario also saving well from Bernardo Silva. De Bruyne was uncharacteristically wasteful with a golden opportunity after Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg had gifted possession to Phil Foden.
In a dramatic finale, with a replay looking certain, Ake struck to spark wild scenes of celebration among the 9,000 City fans who had made the journey to north London.
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Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Vicario
- 23PorroBooked at 90mins
- 17Romero
- 37van de Ven
- 38UdogieBooked at 59mins
- 30BentancurSubstituted forMaddisonat 73′minutes
- 5HøjbjergSubstituted forScarlettat 90+1′minutes
- 22JohnsonSubstituted forSkippat 72′minutes
- 21Kulusevski
- 16Werner
- 9Richarlison
Substitutes
- 4Skipp
- 6Dragusin
- 10Maddison
- 11Gil
- 12Emerson Royal
- 20Forster
- 33Davies
- 44Scarlett
- 58Santiago
Man City
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 18Ortega
- 2Walker
- 3Rúben DiasBooked at 70mins
- 6Aké
- 24GvardiolBooked at 84mins
- 16Rodri
- 8KovacicBooked at 56mins
- 47Foden
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 52BobbSubstituted forDokuat 65′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 19ÁlvarezSubstituted forDe Bruyneat 65′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Stones
- 10Grealish
- 11Doku
- 17De Bruyne
- 21Gómez
- 27Nunes
- 31Ederson
- 76Susoho
- 82Lewis
- Referee:
- Paul Tierney
- Attendance:
- 60,872
Live Text
Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester City 1.
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester City 1.
Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
Offside, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku is caught offside.
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dane Scarlett is caught offside.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dane Scarlett replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester City 1. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a corner.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
