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
Source: Manchester City MAD
Source: FOOTYMAD
