2012/13 MAN CITY 2 SPURS 1
1. Joe Hart 5. Pablo Zabaleta 4. Vincent Kompany 33. Matija Nastasic 56' 22. Gael Clichy 42. Yaya Toure 18. Gareth Barry 21. David Silva 32. Carlos Tevez 73' 13. Aleksandar Kolarov 16. Sergio Aguero 90+1'
Subs: 30. Costel Pantilimon 3. Maicon 56' 10. Edin Dzeko 73' 11. Scott Sinclair 14. Javi Garcia 90+1' 28. Kolo Toure 62. Abdul Razak
Edin Dzeko lived up to his super-sub billing by firing Manchester City to victory against Tottenham.
Dzeko struck three minutes from time to complete a defiant second-half comeback from the unbeaten Blues, who closed the gap on Barclays Premier League leaders Manchester United to two points.
It was the Bosnian's seventh goal of the season, six of which have come from the bench, after Sergio Aguero had cancelled out Steven Caulker's first-half header.
It also extended City's unbeaten home Premier League record to an incredible 35, and their present unbeaten league run to 16, adding weight to manager Roberto Mancini's pre-match dismissal of any sense of crisis at the Etihad Stadium.
Arriving at the ground, it was hard to escape the feeling of agitation at City, no matter what soothing words are spoken.
In his programme notes, Mancini accentuated the positives. That long, unbeaten home run, a 10-game total of 22 points exceeded only once by the Blues during the Premier League era - last season - and the opportunity to equal the club's unbeaten record in this particular competition.
"None of this evidence points to us being as badly out of form as some people would have the world believe," the Italian said.
There is another view though - that City are now conceding goals that would have been unimaginable 12 months ago.
Two against Ajax in this stadium on Tuesday leave City knowing even a defeat of the mighty Real Madrid will probably not save their Champions League skins and midway through the first half here came another calamity.
A straightforward free-kick delivered from the touchline by Tom Huddlestone found Caulker, who had been given too much room to make his run. The header should still have been stopped. This time, goalkeeper Joe Hart, so often City's saviour, only managed to shovel it in.
Mancini, seeming to make a conscious effort to curb his trigger-happy temperament, could only watch on in disbelief.
This might not have been so bad if City had been awarded at least one of the two penalties they were adamant should have come their way before the break.
William Gallas was the first offender. And whilst he did block Aguero's flick at close quarters, his arm was extended in a manner that, in the modern game, tends to result in an infringement.
On the second occasion, Pablo Zabaleta was bulldozed over by Huddlestone. That referee Michael Oliver declined both merely intensified City ire against the official, with Zabaleta and the returning David Silva among the more demonstrative home players.
Back after five matches out with a hamstring strain, Silva had started brightly without finding a killer pass.
For the visitors, Emmanuel Adebayor, starting his first game of the season against his old club, was an irritation more than anything, luring Zabaleta into a tackle he dived over to get his one-time colleague a booking.
The introduction of Maicon for his belated home debut offered an extra twist given it put him up against Gareth Bale, who famously terrorised the Brazilian during his Inter Milan days.
It also triggered a return to the much-derided three-man defence.
Yet Mancini's rejig worked.
On a day when little seemed to be going right for the hosts, they profited from a couple of fortunate bounces, allowing Yaya Toure to get on the end of Silva's pass, then Aguero to collect possession inside the Spurs box.
Caulker got a quick lesson in how swiftly the Argentinian can turn as he found himself heading in completely the wrong direction as Aguero dispatched his precise shot into the bottom corner.
From that moment on, there only seemed likely to be one winner.
With Aguero scheming, Andre Villas-Boas was forced into his own reshuffle.
Silva was denied by Spurs goalkeeper Brad Friedel's flying feet-first save before the veteran American denied Aguero.
Tottenham were creaking though. And when Silva found Dzeko in the box three minutes from time, the Bosnian kept his nerve to complete another memorable comeback.
MAN CITY v SPURS
2012/2013 Sun 21 Apr Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Man. City Premier League
Sun 11 Nov Man. City 2 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League
2011/2012 Sun 22 Jan Man. City 3 - 2 Tottenham H. Premier League
Sun 28 Aug Tottenham H. 1 - 5 Man. City Premier League
2010/2011 Tue 10 May Man. City 1 - 0 Tottenham H. Premier League
Sat 14 Aug Tottenham H. 0 - 0 Man. City Premier League
2009/2010 Wed 05 May Man. City 0 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League
Wed 16 Dec Tottenham H. 3 - 0 Man. City Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 16 May Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Man. City Premier League
Sun 09 Nov Man. City 1 - 2 Tottenham H. Premier League
2007/2008 Sun 16 Mar Man. City 2 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League
Tue 18 Dec Man. City 0 - 2 Tottenham H. League Cup
Sun 09 Dec Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Man. City Premier League
2006/2007 Sun 13 May Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Man. City Premiership
Sun 17 Dec Man. City 1 - 2 Tottenham H. Premiership
2005/2006 Sat 08 Apr Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Man. City Premiership
Wed 04 Jan Man. City 0 - 2 Tottenham H. Premiership
2004/2005 Sat 19 Mar Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Man. City Premiership
Sat 11 Dec Man. City 0 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership
2003/2004 Mon 12 Apr Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Man. City Premiership
Wed 04 Feb Tottenham H. 3 - 4 Man. City F.A. Cup
Sun 25 Jan Man. City 1 - 1 Tottenham H. F.A. Cup
Wed 03 Dec Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Man. City League Cup
Sun 28 Sep Man. City 0 - 0 Tottenham H. Premiership
2002/2003 Fri 18 Apr Tottenham H. 0 - 2 Man. City Premiership
Mon 23 Dec Man. City 2 - 3 Tottenham H. Premiership
2000/2001 Sat 10 Feb Man. City 0 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership
Sat 23 Sep Tottenham H. 0 - 0 Man. City Premiership
1995/1996 Sat 13 Jan Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Man. City Premiership
Sat 19 Aug Man. City 1 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership
1994/1995 Tue 11 Apr Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Man. City Premiership
Sat 22 Oct Man. City 5 - 2 Tottenham H. Premiership
1993/1994 Sat 11 Dec Man. City 0 - 2 Tottenham H. Premiership
Sat 21 Aug Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Man. City Premiership
1992/1993 Wed 24 Mar Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Man. City Premier League
Sun 07 Mar Man. City 2 - 4 Tottenham H. F.A. Cup
Sat 28 Nov Man. City 0 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League
Wed 28 Oct Man. City 0 - 1 Tottenham H. League Cup
1991/1992 Sat 01 Feb Man. City 1 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 19 Oct Tottenham H. 0 - 1 Man. City First Division
1990/1991 Sat 15 Dec Man. City 2 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 25 Aug Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Man. City First Division
1989/1990 Sat 13 Jan Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 26 Aug Man. City 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1986/1987 Wed 15 Apr Man. City 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 30 Aug Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Man. City First Division
1985/1986 Sat 18 Jan Tottenham H. 0 - 2 Man. City First Division
Sat 31 Aug Man. City 2 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1982/1983 Sat 05 Feb Man. City 2 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 11 Sep Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Man. City First Division
1981/1982 Sat 20 Feb Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Man. City First Division
Sat 26 Sep Man. City 0 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1980/1981 Sat 13 Dec Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Man. City First Division
Wed 22 Oct Man. City 3 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1979/1980 Sat 12 Jan Man. City 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 01 Sep Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Man. City First Division
1978/1979 Sat 03 Feb Tottenham H. 0 - 3 Man. City First Division
Sat 23 Sep Man. City 2 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
1976/1977 Sat 07 May Man. City 5 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 11 Dec Tottenham H. 2 - 2 Man. City First Division
1975/1976 Sat 22 Nov Man. City 2 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 18 Oct Tottenham H. 2 - 2 Man. City First Division
1974/1975 Wed 28 Aug Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Man. City First Division
Wed 21 Aug Man. City 1 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
1973/1974 Sat 02 Feb Man. City 0 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 15 Dec Tottenham H. 0 - 2 Man. City First Division
1972/1973 Sat 10 Feb Tottenham H. 2 - 3 Man. City First Division
Sat 16 Sep Man. City 2 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1971/1972 Sat 08 Jan Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 28 Aug Man. City 4 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
1970/1971 Sat 01 May Man. City 0 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 26 Sep Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Man. City First Division
1969/1970 Sat 13 Dec Man. City 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 13 Sep Tottenham H. 0 - 3 Man. City First Division
1968/1969 Sat 14 Dec Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 12 Oct Man. City 4 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
1967/1968 Sat 04 May Tottenham H. 1 - 3 Man. City First Division
Sat 09 Dec Man. City 4 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1966/1967 Sat 25 Feb Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 08 Oct Man. City 1 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
1962/1963 Sat 11 May Man. City 1 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 01 Sep Tottenham H. 4 - 2 Man. City First Division
1961/1962 Sat 03 Mar Man. City 6 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 14 Oct Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Man. City First Division
1960/1961 Sat 25 Feb Man. City 0 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Mon 10 Oct Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
1959/1960 Sat 16 Apr Tottenham H. 0 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 31 Oct Man. City 1 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
1958/1959 Sat 21 Mar Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 01 Nov Man. City 5 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1957/1958 Sat 08 Feb Tottenham H. 5 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 28 Sep Man. City 5 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1956/1957 Wed 29 Aug Tottenham H. 3 - 2 Man. City First Division
Wed 22 Aug Man. City 2 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
1955/1956 Sat 24 Mar Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 12 Nov Man. City 1 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
1954/1955 Sat 05 Mar Tottenham H. 2 - 2 Man. City First Division
Sat 11 Dec Man. City 0 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
1953/1954 Wed 17 Mar Man. City 4 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 24 Oct Tottenham H. 3 - 0 Man. City First Division
1952/1953 Mon 01 Sep Tottenham H. 3 - 3 Man. City First Division
Wed 27 Aug Man. City 0 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1951/1952 Sat 16 Feb Man. City 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 06 Oct Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Man. City First Division
1946/1947 Sat 01 Feb Man. City 1 - 0 Tottenham H. Second Division
Sat 28 Sep Tottenham H. 0 - 0 Man. City Second Division
1938/1939 Sat 11 Mar Tottenham H. 2 - 3 Man. City Second Division
Sat 05 Nov Man. City 2 - 0 Tottenham H. Second Division
1934/1935 Sat 16 Mar Tottenham H. 0 - 0 Man. City First Division
Sat 03 Nov Man. City 3 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1933/1934 Sat 14 Apr Tottenham H. 5 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 02 Dec Man. City 2 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
1925/1926 Sat 16 Jan Man. City 0 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 05 Sep Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Man. City First Division
1924/1925 Sat 02 May Man. City 1 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
Mon 10 Nov Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Man. City First Division
1923/1924 Mon 21 Apr Tottenham H. 4 - 1 Man. City First Division
Tue 01 Jan Man. City 1 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
1922/1923 Wed 14 Mar Man. City 3 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 03 Mar Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Man. City First Division
1921/1922 Sat 11 Feb Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Man. City First Division
Sat 04 Feb Man. City 3 - 3 Tottenham H. First Division
1920/1921 Wed 09 Mar Man. City 2 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 12 Feb Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Man. City First Division
1914/1915 Mon 15 Mar Tottenham H. 2 - 2 Man. City First Division
Sat 26 Sep Man. City 2 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1913/1914 Sat 24 Jan Man. City 2 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 27 Sep Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Man. City First Division
1912/1913 Thu 26 Dec Tottenham H. 4 - 0 Man. City First Division
Wed 25 Dec Man. City 2 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
1911/1912 Mon 08 Apr Tottenham H. 0 - 2 Man. City First Division
Fri 05 Apr Man. City 2 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1910/1911 Tue 03 Jan Man. City 2 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Tue 27 Dec Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Man. City First Division