Tottenham Hotspur performed a gutsy second-half comeback to secure a 2-2 draw against Manchester City after being 2-0 down at half-time in their Premier League clash on Sunday.
Manchester City lost ground on Premier League leaders Arsenal after seeing a two-goal half-time lead collapse thanks to a spirited second half performance from hosts Tottenham Hostpur.
Dominic Solanke’s acrobatic equaliser followed his earlier strike to cancel out first-half goals from Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo for City.
After a strong start to the game, it didn’t take long for City to open the scoring. Bernardo Silva robbed Yves Bissouma of the ball near the halfway line before passing to Erling Haaland, who then quickly fed Cherki. The French forward showed quick feet before arrowing a strike from just inside the box across Guglielmo Vicario to put City 1-0 ahead in the 11th minute.
It was Cherki’s ninth goal for City and his fourth across his last six appearances in all competitions, including back-to-back scoring apps against Galatasaray and Spurs in the space of just four days. In fact, the only player with more goal involvements for a Premier League club this season than Cherki (19) is teammate Haaland (32).
Pep Guardiola’s side doubled their lead a minute before half-time via Semenyo, who side-footed past Vicario after receiving the ball from Silva inside the box.
That goal means that he’s now scored in four of his five competitive appearances since signing for the club. is just the second player to score in four of his first five appearances for the Man City as a Premier League club in all competitions (from 1992-93), after Emmanuel Adebayor in 2009 (also four).
After such an uninspiring first half from Spurs, their fans would have been encouraged by their start to the second period. Gianluigi Donnarumma was forced into a smart save from Destiny Udogie in the 50th minute, before the home side pulled a goal back three minutes later.
Solanke only returned to Premier League action two weeks ago following a five-month injury layoff, but the English striker’s hard work helped to half the deficit in the 53rd minute.
Running onto a ball behind the Man City defence, he powered through a Abdukodir Khusanov challenge before getting to the ball ahead of Guéhi’s attempted tackle and diverting the ball into the back of the City net.
It was Solanke’s first Premier League goal since 25 May and followed Champions League strikes versus Bundesliga pair Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt in January, meaning he’s now scored in three of his last four appearances for Tottenham.
Twenty minutes from time, Spurs produced what had looked like an unlikely equaliser. An industrious Conor Gallagher regained possession in the City half before he delivered an excellent cross from the right wing. That cross was met by an acrobatic effort via Solanke, who sent what could best be described as a ‘scorpion kick’ over Donnarumma’s desperate, outstretched hand.
Spurs’ second-half performance will encourage a fanbase that’s been largely underwhelmed since Thomas Frank’s appointment. Admittedly given no option after going into half-time two goals down, his side showed more attacking purpose in the second half than they’ve shown in most matches this season and earned themselves a great point in the circumstances.
Despite a positive result today, Spurs find themselves closer to the relegation zone (nine points) than the top six (10 points) and they face an incredibly tough February, with Manchester United (A), Newcastle (H) and Arsenal (A) to come in the Premier League this month.
For Man City, the final result today will be extremely disappointing considering their two-goal advantage before Spurs’ first goal arrived on 53 minutes. After Arsenal’s 4-0 win at Leeds on Saturday, City are now six points behind the Gunners with 14 games remaining. Larger deficits have been overcome in history, but with a lack of consistency and time running out, they have a big challenge on their hands.
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Tottenham 2-2 Manchester City Post-Match Facts
This was the first time Manchester City had led by 2+ goals in a game and failed to win since April 2018 (3-2 defeat to Manchester United). Coming into today, the Citizens had won on each of the last 115 occasions when leading by 2+ goals at the break (all competitions).
Thomas Frank has taken four points from games versus Manchester City in the Premier League this season (W1 D1); the most by a Tottenham manager in a single campaign since Mauricio Pochettino in 2016-17 (also W1 D1).
Dominic Solanke is just the second Tottenham player to score a brace in a Premier League home game against Manchester City, after Niko Kranjcar at White Hart Lane in December 2009.
Rayan Cherki has been directly involved in 19 goals across all competitions this season (9 goals, 10 assists); the only Premier League player with more goal involvements in 2025-26 is Manchester City teammate Erling Haaland (32), who assisted Cherki’s opener today.
Antoine Semenyo has played five games for Manchester City in all competitions and scored in four of them. He’s just the second player to find the net in as many as four of his first five appearances for the Citizens as a Premier League club (from 1992-93), after Emmanuel Adebayor in 2009 (also 4).