Manchester City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur
- Johnson 35'
- Palhinha 45+2'
23 August 2025
The match in data
Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester City 2–0 on 23 August 2025, on matchday 2 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur), rated 60, thanks above all to 1 goal and 0.27 xG. Johnson produced 1.2 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Manchester City, the highest-rated player was John Stones, with 59.
Brennan Johnson
Tottenham Hotspur · 78'
Produced 1.25× and cost 0.54× their position's average
- 1 goal 4.0×
- 0.27 xG 1.1×
- 1 shot on target 1.5×
- 1 shot off target, worth 0.14 1.0×
- 1 failed dribble 0.8×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Stones | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Erling Haaland | Forward | 90 | 49 |
| Omar Marmoush | Forward | 54 | 48 |
| Rúben Dias | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | Midfielder | 90 | 47 |
| Nico González | Midfielder | 75 | 47 |
| Oscar Bobb | Forward | 75 | 42 |
| Rayan Cherki | Midfielder | 54 | 41 |
| Jérémy Doku | Forward | 36 | 40 |
| James Trafford | Goalkeeper | 90 | 35 |
| Nathan Aké | Defender | 67 | 34 |
| Rico Lewis | Defender | 90 | 29 |
| Bernardo Silva | Midfielder | 36 | 18 |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | Defender | 23 | 17 |
| Phil Foden | Midfielder | 15 | no rating |
| Rodri | Midfielder | 15 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brennan Johnson ★ | Forward | 78 | 60 |
| Cristian Romero | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| João Palhinha | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Guglielmo Vicario | Goalkeeper | 90 | 49 |
| Mohammed Kudus | Forward | 86 | 47 |
| Richarlison | Forward | 78 | 46 |
| Rodrigo Bentancur | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Micky van de Ven | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Pedro Porro | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Djed Spence | Defender | 90 | 27 |
| Pape Matar Sarr | Midfielder | 90 | 25 |
| Dominic Solanke | Forward | 12 | no rating |
| Wilson Odobert | Forward | 12 | no rating |
| Lucas Bergvall | Midfielder | 4 | no rating |
| Kevin Danso | Defender | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Tottenham Hotspur player completed the most dribbles?
Mohammed Kudus, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: João Palhinha 1, Pedro Porro 1.
In the 0–2 away win against Manchester City, Mohammed Kudus provided Tottenham Hotspur with 3 completed dribbles. The rest of the squad registered isolated successes from João Palhinha and Pedro Porro.
Which Manchester City player made the most tackles?
Rayan Cherki, with 4 tackles. Next: Nico González 3, Oscar Bobb 3.
In the 0–2 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur, Rayan Cherki led Manchester City with 4 tackles. Cherki ranked above Nico González and Oscar Bobb in defensive stops.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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