On May 15, Beijing time, in the 34th round of the English Premier League, Tottenham, ranked fifth, played at home against Manchester City, ranked second. As long as Manchester City wins this game, they can rise to the top of the table, throw off Arsenal by two points, and continue to maintain the initiative in the title race. For Tottenham, a win in this game will still have the hope of breaking into the top four and fighting for a Champions League spot. In the end, Haaland doubled, Manchester City won 2-0 and took away three points as he wished, successfully overtook Arsenal to reach the top, and won the last round to be crowned champion.
In the 5th minute of the game, Johnson sent the ball to the top of the arc with a cross from the right, and Bentancur's powerful shot from the middle of the box was tipped off the crossbar by Ederson. City responded with a long counter-attack, Walker rushed into the box from the right and De Bruyne met the ball with a volley that was blocked. In the 12th minute, Rodri played another long pass on the right and Walker was a little slower to sprint. In the 14th minute, Manchester City's forward pressing caused a series of mistakes in the Tottenham defense, Hojbjerg made a mistake in clearing, and Foden's shot in the box was blocked. In the first 15 minutes, Tottenham had 56% possession, mostly from the back. City pressed with intensity, and the attack was more concise and direct, especially against the open flank.
The two sides attacked and defended each other, Son Xingmin tried to break through 1v2 on the left side of the front court and was intercepted, and Haaland took the ball at the top of the arc and was stealed by the opponent's double bag. The pace of the game was slower, both sides were cautious, and the Tottenham formation no longer pressed too forward so as not to be beaten behind. City defensively solid and hardly challenged, but there aren't many bright spots up front, so it's probably not time to attack. In the first 30 minutes, there were two shots on goal from each side, one on target.
Tottenham's attack on both flanks was more direct, with Bentancur's cross from the left failing to form a chemistry with his team-mates, and Johnson cutting inside from the right to the box and volleying from a tight angle was blocked by Ederson. Manchester City's position attacked the middle of the penalty area, and Gvardiol, who has been active recently, flanked and volleyed away. At the end of the half, the speed of the transition suddenly accelerated, Bentancur was tackled in front, Manchester City counterattacked with a long pass to the right, and the right side of the B seat cut into the penalty area and was saved. In the 45th minute, Haaland and B in the penalty area were all blocked, although they were offside, but Tottenham's defense was really uplifted. At half-time, both sides had three shots on goal with one on target.
Back in the second half, Manchester City forced a high tackle on the ball and counterattacked, and De Bruyne's powerful shot in the middle of the penalty area was saved by Vicario. Tottenham played a fast pass at the back, Polo took the ball and crossed, and Son Heung-min grabbed the front point and was blocked. In the 52nd minute, a clever short pass from outside the B penalty area, De Bruyne flashed a quick cross from the defensive line, and Haaland easily pushed the empty goal to take the lead 1-0. It was City's first Premier League goal in Tottenham's new home.
Tottenham pressed ferociously and sent Kevin De Bruyne and Ederson off for treatment in succession. Pep Guardiola was furious and had to substitute the two early. In the closing stages, Son Heung-min was saved with a single shot. Doku was brought down in the box to create a penalty, and Haaland scored a brace from the spot. At full-time, Manchester City beat Tottenham 2-0 to win eight consecutive Premier League games. Haaland has scored 27 league goals this season, six ahead of second-placed Palmer, and the Premier League Golden Boot is almost in hand.
At the end of this game, Manchester City got three points to rise to the top of the table, two points ahead of Arsenal, and in the final round against West Ham, as long as they don't make mistakes, they can achieve four consecutive titles. Tottenham dropped three points in this game, five points away from fourth-placed Aston Villa, and completely lost the qualification for the Champions League.