The Premier League dawned on Monday, with Manchester City hosting Tottenham Hotspur in a fierce battle. The two sides went back and forth, with the score going up and down, and Tottenham Hotspur scored a goal in the 90th minute to bring the score to 3-3. However, in the last stage of the extra time, a controversial penalty was called. Manchester City's Kialisu had a one-touch chance under the "benefit of the doubt", but referee Simon Harper accidentally blew the whistle for the end of the game, a decision that infuriated City's players such as Ayn Rand and others, who surrounded the referee in fierce protests.
Tottenham Hotspur adopted a proactive attacking strategy in this game, and only six minutes after the start, Son took advantage of the counter-attack to score a goal. However, the South Korean star scored a goal of his own just three minutes later. City then launched a counterattack, Xalante missed an open goal, Shelley Medjugorje hit the crossbar, and it was not until the 31st minute that Phil Foden broke the deadlock, giving City a 1-0 lead. In the first half, City failed to extend their lead despite hitting the post with several shots, setting up a second half.
The changeover saw Tottenham Hotspur return to form, with Lucas Moura scoring from distance to level the scores in the 69th minute. City thought victory was on the cards in the 81st minute when they pushed forward and Kialisch scored at the near post from a cross by Charante. However, Spurs didn't give up and in the 90th minute, Gustav Svensson scored a header off a cross from Bjørn Christiansen to level the score again, 3-3.
In stoppage time, City launched a fast counterattack, Xherant was kicked down in the center of the field, referee Simon Harper signaled "gain", Xherant was the first time to get up to pass the ball, but just as Kialisu successfully broke through to form a one-touch, Simon Harper suddenly changed the penalty, ruled that Tottenham Hotspur in the center of the field to commit a foul. Xherant took offense to this and argued with the referee, eventually receiving a yellow card. Nonetheless, City lost 2 points due to this controversial penalty.
