Matter of stats | Man City vs Spurs - can Deki do it again at the Etihad?

All eyes on Dejan Kulusevski as we travel to Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday (5.30pm UK).

The Sweden skipper has been in splendid form anyway, but he's delivered on all three of his visits to the Etihad - including his first goal on his first start for us back in February, 2021.

Deki's had a hand in more Premier League goals against Man City (five – three goals, two assists) than he has against any other side, scoring or assisting five of our last nine league goals against Pep Guardiola's team. He was there again last term with a flying header to secure a 3-3 draw in another thriller where we led 1-0, trailed 2-1 and 3-2 and then pulled it out of the fire late again.

Deki isn't the only Spur with form at the home of the champions of the last four seasons - Heung-Min Son has three goals and three assists in his last six visits to the Sky Blue side of Manchester, and 12 goal involvements (8 goals, 4 assists) - he's only got more against Southampton (17), West Ham (15), Leicester (15) and Everton (13).

Match stats

- City have won just three of their last 10 Premier League games against us (D2 L5) and are looking to win consecutive meetings for the first time since April, 2019
- We have scored at least twice in each of our last three Premier League away games against City, winning 3-2 in 2021/22, losing 4-2 in 2022/23 and drawing 3-3 last season - no team has ever scored multiple goals in four consecutive Premier League visits to the Etihad
- City have lost each of their last four matches in all competitions. It’s Pep Guardiola’s longest losing run in his entire managerial career, while the Citizens last lost more consecutively between March and April 2006 - including a game against us
- We have made more off the ball runs into the box than any other side in the Premier League this season (612), with Dominic Solanke having the most among players (138)
- We've had the most shots inside the box of any Premier League side this term (134)
- We've also had more passes/crosses into the opposition box than any other side in the Premier League this season (429). There are 10 players in the division to have made 70+, including Pedro Porro (96), James Maddison (77) and Dejan Kulusevski (72)
- Under Guardiola (since 2016/17), City have lost more Premier League games (6) and conceded more Premier League goals (22) against us than any other opponent
- No player has created more chances either overall (30) or from open play (25) in the Premier League this season than Deki Kulusevski
- City are unbeaten in their last 14 Premier League games that have come immediately after an international break (W12 D2) since a 2-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in November, 2020
- We have won six of our last eight Premier League games kicking off at 5.30pm on a Saturday (D1 L1)
- We have won five of our last nine Premier League games against City
- We have taken the lead in seven of our last nine Premier League games against City, including in each of our last three visits to the Etihad
- Against no side has Guardiola lost more games in his managerial career than against us (8 - also 8 losses vs Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United)
- Erling Haaland has scored 55% of City's Premier League goals this season
- Having scored in each of his first three Premier League games against us, Kevin De Bruyne has failed to net in his last 10 games against us