History beckons as we chase another double over Guardiola
@SpursOfficial
Fri 30 January 2026, 16:35| Tottenham Hotspur
After securing a Champions League last 16 spot in midweek, we return to Premier League action looking to build on our continental success up against Manchester City on Sunday (4.30pm UK).
We have already got the better of Pep Guardiola's side this season when first-half goals from Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha's first in our colours saw us take the three points back to north London on our maiden away trip of the campaign.
Following that 2-0 win at the Eithad back in August, we could become the first-ever side to complete the league double over a Guardiola team on two separate occasions having also beaten them home and away in 2021/22 (1-0 & 3-2).
Watch - Son nets winner against City in August, 2021
That season was the ninth time we completed the Premier League double over Man City which is our best such record against an opponent in the division.
Since the Spaniard took charge in 2016/17, the Citizens have lost more Premier League games against us (eight) than they have against any other opponent and against no other side has Guardiola himself suffered more defeats (10) in all competitions across his entire managerial career.
Whilst we have proven a thorn in City's side in recent years, winning four consecutive league games in N17 between 2019/20 and 2022/23, we have lost in each of the last two seasons at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and head into this weekend's fixture still searching for a home league victory in 2026 (D1, L1) - winning just two of our 11 overall (D3, L6).
Here are some other headline stats, courtesy of Opta, ahead of Sunday's big encounter...
We have scored more headed goals (10) and had more goals scored via defenders (nine) than any other side in the Premier League this season.
Man City have won just four of their last 13 Premier League games against us (D2, L7), failing to score in six of those seven defeats.
City have failed to score in each of their last two away Premier League games (0-0 vs Sunderland, 2-0 vs Man Utd), last failing to find the back of the net in three successive matches on the road back in December, 2015.
All four of Cristian Romero's league goals this season have made the scores level, with no player netting more equalisers than our captain this term.
Erling Haaland has either scored (three) or assisted (one) each of Man City's last four Premier League goals against us.
The Citizens have lost just one of their last 16 Premier League games in London (W11, D4), winning five of their last six (D1) since a 5-1 defeat at Arsenal in February last year.
Man City faced as many shots as they had themselves last time out against Wolves (11 each), the seventh time this season they’d either had fewer or as many attempts as their opponents in a Premier League game, the joint most in a season under Guardiola. They are only averaging 4.7 more shots per game than their opponents this season, their smallest difference in a season under the Spaniard.
Man City have won their last two away league games against Spurs, last winning three in a row between February 1973 and August 1974.