Clinton made her first appearance in City colours midway through the second half, and took a little over 15 minutes to make her mark as she made a trademark late run into the penalty area before sweeping home against her former club.
Despite keeping two clean sheets in their opening two games of the WSL season, Spurs’ defence was all over the place and they were put to the sword by a rampant Manchester City attack.
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Lize Kop looked shaky throughout and did not cover herself in glory as she failed to keep out a long-range effort from Aoba Fujino before flapping at a near-post corner to allow Vivianne Miedema to double City’s tally.
Spurs’ defensive frailties were on show again as Kerstin Casparij made it three before the break after some poor marking from Jessica Naz to seemingly put the game to bed.
Clinton would add City’s fourth before the home supporters were given something to shout about as Olivia Holdt scored an incredible consolation goal from range. Those cheers were quickly silenced as Laura Coombs added a fifth for City to round out a dominant display.
Khadija Shaw went into the contest with 12 goals against the opposition before Friday night, but was unable to add to her tally from the penalty spot as Kop turned from zero to hero momentarily.
Lauren Hemp was spotted in a protective boot after coming off early on. But that acted as the only dampener in a one-sided affair that saw City extend their unbeaten run against Tottenham to 11 games while simultaneously climbing above them in the WSL table.
Sky to show 90 per cent of all WSL games from 2025/26
Sky Sports has begun a new five-year partnership with the WSL, showing 90 per cent of all Women’s Super League matches from the 2025/26 season. Sky Sports will show 118 live games, including 78 exclusively
From this season, most Women’s Super League matches will kick-off at 12pm on Sundays – subject to stadium availability – giving fans a regular and accessible viewing window.
Sky Sports will broadcast matches concurrently across channels, including Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports+ and the Sky Sports app, offering greater choice and visibility.
The Sky Sports app also makes it easier than ever to follow the action on mobile with vertical video highlights, match centres packed with scores and stats available for FREE to all fans, plus live streams for Sky Sports customers.
Free-to-watch match highlights from EVERY WSL game will continue to be served up on the Sky Sports website and App.
