2012/13 SPURS 3 CITY 1
1. Joe Hart
5. Pablo Zabaleta
4. Vincent Kompany
33. Matija Nastasic
22. Gael Clichy 90+1'
42. Yaya Toure
18. Gareth Barry
7. James Milner 46'
32. Carlos Tevez
8. Samir Nasri
10. Edin Dzeko 83'
Subs
30. Costel Pantilimon
6. Joleon Lescott 90+1'
11. Scott Sinclair 83'
13. Aleksandar Kolarov 46'
14. Javi Garcia
16. Sergio Aguero
28. Kolo Toure
Tottenham's Champions League hopes received a huge shot in the arm after they staged a stunning comeback which left Manchester City on the brink of relinquishing their Premier League crown.
Former Arsenal man Samir Nasri looked as if he was going to inflict another damaging defeat on Andre Villas-Boas' men when he put City ahead in the first half.
Despite the return of Gareth Bale, Spurs struggled to get into the game. They lacked cohesion for the most part, but Villas-Boas' substitutions changed the game and led to a spell of three goals in seven minutes to claim a famous victory which means Manchester United will win the title on Monday night if they beat strugglers Aston Villa at home.
Clint Dempsey equalised for Spurs from Bale's cross before Jermain Defoe marked his return with a powerful finish after being found by substitute Lewis Holtby and Bale rounded off the win with his 23rd goal of the season in the 82nd minute after being played in by another replacement Tom Huddlestone.
Roberto Mancini will find the trip back up to Lancashire tonight difficult given that his team dominated the majority of the game.
The way in which they folded at the end of the second half demonstrated why they do not deserve to be retain their title, however.
Villas-Boas, on the other hand, can reflect on a much-needed win which puts his team back in the hunt for Champions League qualification.
The Portuguese must take huge credit for today's win. His substitutions and a change to 4-3-3 in the final stages proved to be the catalyst for the victory.
With Bale back in the ranks, the Spurs faithful seemed optimistic about their chances of pulling off a much-needed victory.
The early signs were good. Amid a vibrant atmosphere in north London, the Welshman jinked past two defenders and fired a swirling shot which Joe Hart needed two attempts to gather.
The atmosphere soon turned sour though when City opened the scoring. With just over four minutes on the clock, Carlos Tevez stretched the Spurs back four and picked out James Milner, who fed Nasri and he slotted home with a cushioned volley.
A period of scrappy play followed. Kyle Walker needed treatment after a rash challenge from Nasri while Jan Vertonghen needed a change of shirt after being caught by Edin Dzeko's flying arm in an aerial challenge.
Spurs started to come in to the game more, but they still lacked the quality to test Hart.The England stopper was only called in to action once in the first period, saving well from Kyle Walker after he collected Dempsey's reverse pass.
Dawson and Vertonghen threw themselves in to the path of Nasri to force the Frenchman to shoot wide.
Hugo Lloris then had to be at his best to deny Dzeko and Tevez in quick succession, but Spurs then went up the other end and thought they should have had a penalty when Michael Dawson's header struck Gareth Barry's arm, but referee Lee Mason waved play on.
Dempsey had a golden opportunity to equalise just before the break but he headed over from Gylfi Sigurdsson's corner.
Benoit Assou-Ekotto was lucky to stay on the pitch after a mis-timed rash challenge on Pablo Zabaleta that saw him receive a yellow.
Yaya Toure stung Lloris' palms with a rasping drive and it took a brilliant tackle from Vertonghen to stop Tevez from racing clear.
Villas-Boas brought on Tom Huddlestone and Lewis Holtby and switched to a 4-3-3 formation with Bale at the centre of the attack.
Tottenham's push for an equaliser looked destined for failure until the 75th minute.
City backed off Bale and he whipped a low teasing cross which Dempsey converted from close range.
The goal lifted Tottenham's spirits and they threw everything at City. The tactic paid off when
Defoe, who had been on the pitch for just seven minutes, latched on to Holtby's through-ball and curled a brilliant shot past Hart.
A carnival atmosphere broke out inside White Hart Lane and the roof nearly came off moments later when Bale killed the game off by lifting the ball over Hart after a brilliant through-ball from Huddlestone.
Aleksander Kolarov curled a free-kick over, but City knew their chance of taking anything from the game had gone and it was Spurs who were rejoicing at the final whistle.
CITY v SPURS
2013/2014 Sun 24 Nov Man. City 6 - 0 Tottenham H. Premier League
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