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Match Report

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Kulusevski returns as Spurs get first Premier League win of season

Tottenham Hotspur climbed off the bottom of the Premier League after James Maddison's superb 14th-minute opener inspired a 3-1 home win over Coventry City on Monday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
6
4
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
0
34.6
Possession
65.4
12
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
222
Accurate Passes
499
287
Passes
559
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.2
62
Long Balls
27
30
Accurate Long Balls
10
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
13
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
6
23
Effective Clearances
29
23
Clearances
29

Highlights

01:07 Nicol: James Maddison will be key for Tottenham this season Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

TOT leads series 4-0

Lineups

TOT · 3-1-4-2

  1. 31Antonín KinskyG
  2. 4Tosin AdarabioyoCD
  3. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  4. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  5. 16Sandro TonaliSW
  6. 10James MaddisonCM-L
  7. 14Archie GrayCM-R
  8. 3Andy RobertsonLM
  9. 20Mohammed KudusRM
  10. 22Omar MarmoushCF-L
  11. 19Dominic SolankeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Conor Gallagher
  2. 11Mathys Tel
  3. 39Martin Dúbravka
  4. 52Callum Olusesi
  5. 21Dejan Kulusevski
  6. 33Ben Davies
  7. 18Mateus Fernandes
  8. 5Marcos Senesi
  9. 68Luca Williams-Barnett

COV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 2Ethan PinnockCD-L
  3. 4Bobby ThomasCD-R
  4. 3Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 27Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 5Jack RudoniAM
  7. 6Matt GrimesLM
  8. 8Caleb YirenkyiRM
  9. 49Sidiki CherifF
  10. 23Brandon Thomas-AsanteAM-L
  11. 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Ellis SimmsSUB
  2. 16Frank OnyekaSUB
  3. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkSUB
  4. 29Victor TorpSUB
  5. 12Stephen MfuniSUB
  6. 20Kaine Kesler HaydenSUB
  7. 38Gustavo HamerSUB
  8. 25Daniel BentleySUB
  9. 14Taiwo AwoniyiSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Coventry City 0. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
  2. 20' Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 22' Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 25' Delay in match because of an injury Sidiki Cherif (Coventry City).
  5. 25'
  6. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  7. 26'
  8. 45' Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 49' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Coventry City 1. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante following a fast break.
  10. 58' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Coventry City 1. Omar Marmoush (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
  11. 60' Substitution, Coventry City. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Sidiki Cherif.
  12. 60' Substitution, Coventry City. Frank Onyeka replaces Caleb Yirenkyi.
  13. 64' Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 69' Delay in match because of an injury Tosin Adarabioyo (Tottenham Hotspur).
  15. 69'
  16. 69' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Andy Robertson because of an injury.
  17. 69' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Conor Gallagher replaces James Maddison.
  18. 71' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mateus Fernandes replaces Tosin Adarabioyo because of an injury.
  19. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  20. 71'
  21. 78' Substitution, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  22. 78' Substitution, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  23. 85' Delay in match because of an injury Omar Marmoush (Tottenham Hotspur).
  24. 85'
  25. 87' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  26. 87'
  27. 87' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mathys Tel replaces Omar Marmoush because of an injury.
  28. 87' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  29. 87' Substitution, Coventry City. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Jack Rudoni.
  30. 90'+6' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Coventry City 1. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.

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