Luton Town 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur: Ten-man Spurs win to go top of Premier League
Ten-man Tottenham Hotspur maintained their unbeaten record as a narrow win at Luton saw them go top of the Premier League.
After going down to 10 men when Yves Bissouma was sent off just before half-time, Micky van de Ven poked in his first goal for the club after 52 minutes when James Maddison cut the ball back from a short corner.
Luton, who had made it through a difficult opening period, saw captain Tom Lockyer’s low header chalked off when Elijah Adebayo was deemed to have fouled Cristian Romero while heading Mads Andersen’s free-kick across goal.
A more positive approach in the second half saw them create plenty of opportunities but Tottenham held on to leave Rob Edwards’ side without a win at home this season.
Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs are now unbeaten in eight Premier League games and sit two points ahead of Manchester City, who face Arsenal on Sunday.
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Luton Town
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Squad number24Player nameKaminski
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Squad number16Player nameBurke
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Squad number4Player nameLockyer
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Squad number5Player nameAnderson
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Squad number45Player nameDoughty
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Squad number19Player nameBrown
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Squad number17Player nameMpanzu
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Squad number13Player nameNakamba
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Squad number7Player nameOgbene
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Squad number9Player nameMorris
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Squad number11Player nameAdebayo
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Squad number6Player nameBarkley
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Squad number8Player nameBerry
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Squad number10Player nameWoodrow
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Squad number14Player nameChong
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Squad number15Player nameMengi
Line-ups
Luton
Training 4-4-2
- 24Kaminski
- 16Burke
- 4LockyerBooked at 19minsSubstituted forBarkleyat 81′minutes
- 5AndersonSubstituted forMengiat 59′minutes
- 45Doughty
- 19BrownSubstituted forBerryat 66′minutes
- 17MpanzuSubstituted forChongat 67′minutes
- 13Nakamba
- 7Ogbene
- 9MorrisBooked at 34mins
- 11AdebayoSubstituted forWoodrowat 67′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Barkley
- 8Berry
- 10Woodrow
- 12Kabore
- 14Chong
- 15Mengi
- 23Krul
- 26Giles
- 38Johnson
Tottenham
Training 4-2-3-1
- 13Vicario
- 23Porro
- 17Romero
- 37van de Ven
- 38UdogieSubstituted forDaviesat 82′minutes
- 29Sarr
- 8BissoumaBooked at 45mins
- 21KulusevskiSubstituted forVelizat 90+2′minutes
- 10MaddisonSubstituted forSkippat 76′minutes
- 9RicharlisonSubstituted forHøjbjergat 45′minutesBooked at 68mins
- 7Son Heung-minSubstituted forEmerson Royalat 76′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Skipp
- 5Højbjerg
- 11Gil
- 12Emerson Royal
- 15Dier
- 18Lo Celso
- 20Forster
- 33Davies
- 36Veliz
- Referee:
- John Brooks
- Expectation:
- 10,290
Live Text
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Match ends, Luton Town 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
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Second Half ends, Luton Town 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
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Attempt missed. Teden Mengi (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
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Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Guglielmo Vicario tries a through ball, but Alejo Véliz is caught offside.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Matar Sarr tries a through ball, but Alejo Véliz is caught offside.
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Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Ross Barkley (Luton Town).
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Alejo Véliz replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
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Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tahith Chong (Luton Town).
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ross Barkley.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Tahith Chong (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Dejan Kulusevski is caught offside.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Destiny Udogie.
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Substitution, Luton Town. Ross Barkley replaces Tom Lockyer.
