Manchester City’s first home fixture of the 2025/26 Premier League season ended in disappointment as Pep Guardiola’s side suffered a 2–0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
Spurs struck twice in the first half through Brennan Johnson and João Palhinha, sealing an impressive win that handed City their first loss of the campaign—just a week after their dominant opening victory away at Wolves.
The result delivers an early blow to Guardiola’s title defence, while Thomas Frank’s Tottenham made a statement with a disciplined performance that stifled City’s attacking threat from start to finish.
In a post-match report, Spurs summed it up: “City are beaten 2–0 by Tottenham in our opening home game of the 2025/26 campaign. After a brilliant win at Wolves, there were no home comforts for Guardiola’s men as first-half goals from Johnson and Palhinha did the damage at the Etihad.”
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