English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 2, 2021
Sheffield United LLLLW 0
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Tottenham Hotspur DLDWL 4
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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Match Report

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Bale hits hat trick as Tottenham thrash Sheffield United to boost Champions League hopes

Tottenham Hotspur made short work of Sheffield United on the back of a Gareth Bale hat trick in the Premier League on Sunday night in London.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
1
34.2
Possession
65.8
8
SHOTS
20
1
ON GOAL
11
0.1
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
275
Accurate Passes
650
356
Passes
715
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
37
18
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
6
13
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
8
14
Effective Clearances
13
14
Clearances
13

Head to Head

TOT leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 15Eric DierCD-L
  3. 4Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  4. 3Sergio ReguilónLB
  5. 24Sèrge AurierRB
  6. 20Dele AlliAM
  7. 5Pierre-Emile HøjbjergLM
  8. 18Giovani Lo CelsoRM
  9. 10Harry KaneF
  10. 7Son Heung-MinAM-L
  11. 9Gareth BaleAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Erik LamelaSUB
  2. 28Tanguy NdombeleSUB
  3. 12Joe HartSUB
  4. 17Moussa SissokoSUB
  5. 6Davinson SánchezSUB
  6. 23Steven BergwijnSUB
  7. 27Lucas MouraSUB
  8. 2Matt DohertySUB
  9. 8Harry WinksSUB

SHU · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 12John EganCD
  3. 6Chris BashamCD-L
  4. 2George BaldockCD-R
  5. 4John FleckCM-L
  6. 16Oliver NorwoodCM-R
  7. 23Ben OsbornAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 20Jayden BogleRM
  10. 24Rhian BrewsterCF-L
  11. 17David McGoldrickCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Kyron GordonSUB
  2. 8Sander BergeSUB
  3. 11Lys MoussetSUB
  4. 13Max LoweSUB
  5. 7John LundstramSUB
  6. 19Jack RobinsonSUB
  7. 15Phil JagielkaSUB
  8. 18Wes FoderinghamSUB
  9. 14Oliver BurkeSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' John Egan (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Sheffield United 0. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Serge Aurier with a through ball.
  3. 45' Substitution, Sheffield United. Sander Berge replaces Jayden Bogle.
  4. 45' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Burke replaces Rhian Brewster.
  5. 46' VAR Decision: No card change John Fleck (Sheffield United).
  6. 61' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Sheffield United 0. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min following a fast break.
  7. 69' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Sheffield United 0. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Serge Aurier.
  8. 70' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Winks replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
  9. 75' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Steven Bergwijn replaces Gareth Bale.
  10. 77' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 4, Sheffield United 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
  11. 78' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Erik Lamela replaces Dele Alli.
  12. 83' Substitution, Sheffield United. Lys Mousset replaces David McGoldrick.
  13. 88' Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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