You are here
Home > Football > Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Fulham: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Harry Kane seal victory for Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Fulham: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Harry Kane seal victory for Spurs

Hojbjerg scores for Spurs
Tottenham have lost only once in their last 16 Premier League games

Tottenham maintained their unbeaten start to the season as they beat Fulham with goals from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Harry Kane.

A late strike from Fulham’s star man Alexander Mitrovic made for a nervy final 10 minutes as Marco Silva’s side suffered a second loss of the season.

Spurs threatened to score virtually every time they came forward and had ample opportunity to extend their lead further, firing off 23 shots, 10 of which were on target.

However, it was thanks to former Arsenal keeper Bernd Leno and a resolute Fulham defence that they were held to just two goals.

Hojbjerg’s slotted finish into the bottom corner after some nifty passing in Fulham’s box opened the scoring, before Kane headed home to double their lead after 75 minutes.

Fulham had been completely unable to get in the game for the majority of the 90 minutes with Mitrovic’s threat nullified until his 83rd minute goal – his sixth of the season.

Richarlison, making his first start for Spurs since joining from Everton in the summer, looked lively and had a goal chalked off for offside in the final minutes of the match.

Spurs in control but still no joy for Son

Tottenham lacked cutting edge in their 1-1 draw against West Ham on Wednesday and, with so many chances missed against Fulham, it was feasible that the same scenario could play out again.

They piled on the pressure in the first half with shots coming from all over the park, Son Heung-min smacked a shot off the bar, Richarlison had multiple chances to score his first Spurs goal.

Son saw an early goal chalked off when Kane was deemed to be interfering with play after going for a header from an offside position, despite the South Korea international’s looped cross finding the back of the net without his team-mate’s efforts.

But the form of last season’s joint-Golden Boot winner Son will undoubtedly be becoming a concern for manager Antonio Conte – he has not scored with any of his 17 shots this season, four of which came against Fulham.

That said, Spurs’ defence were not really threatened until Mitrovic’s late goal and Leno was called into action eight times, the most saves he has made in a Premier League game.

Tottenham are undefeated in their last 12 Premier League games and their 100% home record this season remains in tact.

Player of the match

HøjbjergPierre-Emile Højbjerg

with an average of 7.42

Tottenham Hotspur

  1. Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
    Average rating

    7.42

  2. Squad number9Player nameRicharlison
    Average rating

    7.40

  3. Squad number10Player nameKane
    Average rating

    7.30

  4. Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-Min
    Average rating

    7.22

  5. Squad number21Player nameKulusevski
    Average rating

    7.17

  6. Squad number14Player namePerisic
    Average rating

    7.07

  7. Squad number19Player nameRyan Sessegnon
    Average rating

    7.02

  8. Squad number30Player nameBentancur
    Average rating

    6.97

  9. Squad number1Player nameLloris
    Average rating

    6.92

  10. Squad number17Player nameRomero
    Average rating

    6.84

  11. Squad number34Player nameLenglet
    Average rating

    6.78

  12. Squad number15Player nameDier
    Average rating

    6.75

  13. Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
    Average rating

    6.67

Fulham

  1. Squad number9Player nameMitrovic
    Average rating

    6.60

  2. Squad number17Player nameLeno
    Average rating

    5.82

  3. Squad number21Player nameJames

    Average rating

    5.59

  4. Squad number26Player nameJoão Palhinha

    Average rating

    5.49

  5. Squad number18Player nameAndreas Pereira

    Average rating

    5.47

  6. Squad number13Player nameReam

    Average rating

    5.46

  7. Squad number2Player nameTete

    Average rating

    5.39

  8. Squad number33Player nameRobinson

    Average rating

    5.33

  9. Squad number14Player nameDe Cordova-Reid

    Average rating

    5.31

  10. Squad number6Player nameReed

    Average rating

    5.29

  11. Squad number4Player nameTosin

    Average rating

    5.28

  12. Squad number30Player nameCarlos Vinícius

    Average rating

    5.26

  13. Squad number7Player nameKebano

    Average rating

    5.22

  14. Squad number10Player nameCairney

    Average rating

    5.06

  15. Squad number27Player nameMbabu

    Average rating

    4.77

  16. Squad number20Player nameWillian

    Average rating

    4.58

Line-ups

Tottenham

Formation 3-4-2-1

  • 1Lloris
  • 17RomeroBooked at 27mins
  • 15Dier
  • 34Lenglet
  • 12Emerson Royal
  • 30BentancurBooked at 69mins
  • 5Højbjerg
  • 19R Sessegnon
  • 9RicharlisonBooked at 90mins
  • 7Son Heung-MinSubstituted forPerisicat 84′minutes
  • 10KaneSubstituted forKulusevskiat 78′minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Doherty
  • 4Skipp
  • 6D Sánchez
  • 14Perisic
  • 20Forster
  • 21Kulusevski
  • 25Tanganga
  • 33Davies
  • 38Bissouma

Fulham

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 17Leno
  • 2TeteBooked at 36mins
  • 4Tosin
  • 13Ream
  • 33RobinsonSubstituted forMbabuat 29′minutes
  • 6Reed
  • 26Lobo Alves Palhinha GonçalvesBooked at 63minsSubstituted forAlves Moraisat 85′minutes
  • 14De Cordova-ReidBooked at 55minsSubstituted forJamesat 60′minutes
  • 18PereiraSubstituted forCairneyat 61′minutes
  • 7KebanoSubstituted forWillianat 60′minutes
  • 9MitrovicBooked at 86mins

Substitutes

  • 1Rodák
  • 5Duffy
  • 10Cairney
  • 12Chalobah
  • 20Willian
  • 21James
  • 27Mbabu
  • 30Alves Morais
  • 31Diop

Referee:
Stuart Attwell

Attendance:
61,641

Match Stats

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Fulham 1.

  2. Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Fulham 1.

  3. Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).

  4. Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).

  7. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

  8. VAR Decision: No Goal Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Fulham.

  9. GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

  10. Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Ryan Sessegnon is caught offside.

  11. Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.

  12. Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tom Cairney.

  13. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.

  14. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Fulham).

  16. Substitution, Fulham. Carlos Vinícius replaces João Palhinha.

  17. Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ivan Perisic replaces Son Heung-Min.

  18. Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.

  19. Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Fulham 1. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kenny Tete.

  20. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.

Everything you need to know about your Premier League team bannerBBC Sport banner footerSourced From BBC

FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppBloggerShare
Tutorialspoint
el-admin
el-admin
EltasZone Sportswriters, Sports Analysts, Opinion columnists, editorials and op-eds. Analysis from The Zone Team
Similar Articles
Top