Tottenham’s Brennan Johnson celebrates after scoring throughout the Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Tottenham in England on August 23, 2025.
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Tottenham continued its flying begin to the Premier League season underneath new coach Thomas Frank as Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha secured a powerful 2-0 victory at Manchester City on Saturday (August 23, 2025).
It was a day to overlook for City goalkeeper James Trafford.
Spurs scored 4 with out reply at City final season and this time celebrated a 2-0 triumph as on-loan Palhinha capitalised on a mistake by house debutant Trafford shortly after Johnson had opened the scoring.
Tottenham deserve the plaudits however a lot of the post-match evaluation will encompass goalkeeper Trafford, who returned to the Etihad Stadium this summer season in a $36.5 million transfer from Burnley.
Johnson’s opener was arduous to forestall however Trafford might have been despatched off for a slipshod problem on Mohammed Kudus earlier than his enormous error allowed Palhinha to attain in first half stoppage time.
Ederson, again from sickness, watched from the bench as hypothesis about his future and City’s potential transfer for Paris St Germain star Gianluigi Donnarumma rumbles on.
In a troublesome day for the house facet, latest signing Rayan Ait-Nouri was injured and had to get replaced by Nathan Ake halfway via the primary half.
Shortly afterwards Tottenham discovered the online. Pape Matar Sarr’s flicked header put via Richarlison, who burst free and despatched throughout a low ball for Johnson to slam house.
Initially dominated out for offside towards the Brazil worldwide, the objective was ultimately awarded and the VAR’s assessment sparked wild celebrations in the away finish.
City spiralled from that time, with Trafford foolishly passing quick in his personal field to Nico Gonzalez, who had Sarr on his again.
The ball went free to Richarlison after which reached Palhinha to drive house Spurs’ second.
Published – August 23, 2025 10:45 pm IST
