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0: 2! The goalkeeper made a super low-level mistake, Manchester City fell at home + first defeat, sending Tottenham to the top of the Premier League

9:24pm, 23 August 2025【Football】

The new season of the Premier League officially kicked off last week. Manchester City and Tottenham defeated their respective opponents with a score of 4:0 and 3:0 respectively, occupying the top two positions with the advantage of goal difference. On the evening of August 23, the second round of the Premier League began immediately. The focus of this round was exactly between Manchester City and Tottenham. Brennan Johnson scored consecutive goals, Trafford made a low-level mistake, Palinia expanded its advantage, and Manchester City lost 0:2 at home.

Compared with the first round, Guardiola held a test team in this round, and Serki was promoted to the offensive line to partner with Marmush, Bob and Haaland; Nico Gonzalez also got the starter and joined forces with Reindez to join forces with two midfielders; Rico Lewis, Stones, Dias and Nouri led the defense, and Trafford guarded the goal. On Tottenham, Kudus, Risalisson and Brennan Johnson form a trident; Paligna, Saar and Bentancur join hands with the midfield; Polo, Romero, Van dervin and Spence build a defense line, and the goalkeeper is Vicario. After the whistle sounded in the game, the two teams directly opened their stance to attack. In the 8th minute, Haaland returned to the front of the penalty area and knocked down Risalisson. Tottenham got a chance to set the ball; Polo directly hit the goal and hit the wall of the man, and then hit the side net again; 1 minute later, Polo headed the ball and had too little force, and Marmush overtook the small angle and shot and slipped past the goal.

In the 27th minute, Haaland flexibly got rid of the inward cut in the middle line, and Marmush's offside shot was saved by Vicario who was attacking. However, in terms of efficiency, Tottenham seemed to be better. In the 34th minute, Polo made a long pass in the backcourt to counterattack, Saar plugged the ball in front, Risalisson made a cross from the right high-speed forward, Brennan Johnson grabbed the point and entered the net, 0:1! Brennan Johnson scored goals in two consecutive rounds.

Before the end of the half, goalkeeper Trafford was still "playing with fire" in the penalty area. The pass that was too close and dragged was intercepted by Risalis, and Palinia shot into the net from close range, 0:2! Paligna joined Bayern last season and was depressed and returned to the Premier League in the summer window and found its form again.

In the second half, Vicario made a mistake in the goal. Haaland intercepted the ball and passed it to the middle, but Serki failed to seize the opportunity and was successfully intercepted by Palinia. Then Guardiola made an early substitution and made an adjustment, and Duku and B came on as substitutes. In the 74th minute, Foden took a corner kick, and Rodri headed the ball in front of the goal was too straight and was confiscated by Vicario; Tottenham also consolidated the defense line, and replaced Solank and Odobel to strengthen the vitality of the frontcourt.

In the 78th minute, Doku forced a speed advantage from the left and broke through and knocked back, and Foden's shot was blocked by Van Defen. In the 82nd minute, Ak's long pass was transferred, Ak's header was ambushed at the back post but hit the upper edge of the crossbar without bias; in the 86th minute, Berival passed Rico Lewis from the right and passed the penalty area, and Odobel's shot missed. Although in the 92nd minute, Trafford made a wonderful two-game save to avoid more goals, Manchester City finally lost 0:2 at home, tasted the first defeat in the new season early; at the same time, Tottenham won 2 consecutive victories to top the Premier League.

source:7M