UEFA Europa League

Tottenham Hotspur vs Antwerp, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Tottenham Hotspur
  • 57': Carlos Vinícius
  • 71': Giovani Lo Celso
FT
2 - 0
Antwerp

    Tottenham beat Antwerp to win Europa League Group J

    Tottenham Hotspur beat Antwerp to leapfrog their Belgian rivals and win Europa League Group J on Thursday night in London.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Hand ball by Cristian Benavente (Royal Antwerp).
    • 3': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Manuel Benson tries a through ball, but Aurélio Buta is caught offside.
    • 4': Hand ball by Jordan Lukaku (Royal Antwerp).
    • 5': Attempt saved. Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a cross.
    • 5': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Alireza Safar Beiranvand.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross following a corner.
    • 7': Foul by Martin Hongla (Royal Antwerp).
    • 7': Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Winks.
    • 9': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura tries a through ball, but Gareth Bale is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 13': Lior Refaelov (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Hand ball by Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 15': Cristian Benavente (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 16': Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 16': Lior Refaelov (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 22': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura tries a through ball, but Carlos Vinicius is caught offside.
    • 22': Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Jeremy Gelin (Royal Antwerp).
    • 23': Aurélio Buta (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 23': Abdoulaye Seck (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 25': Foul by Abdoulaye Seck (Royal Antwerp).
    • 25': Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Abdoulaye Seck (Royal Antwerp) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
    • 26': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Abdoulaye Seck.
    • 27': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Manuel Benson.
    • 27': Alireza Safar Beiranvand (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 31': Abdoulaye Seck (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 32': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 32': Manuel Benson (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Cristian Benavente (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Faris Haroun.
    • 33': Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 38': Foul by Dylan Batubinsika (Royal Antwerp).
    • 38': Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Manuel Benson (Royal Antwerp).
    • 43': Foul by Aurélio Buta (Royal Antwerp).
    • 43': Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Moura.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Royal Antwerp 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Royal Antwerp 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Nana Ampomah replaces Lior Refaelov.
    • 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Steven Bergwijn replaces Sergio Reguilón.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a headed pass.
    • 51': Abdoulaye Seck (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 53': Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
    • 55': Foul by Jordan Lukaku (Royal Antwerp).
    • 55': Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Foul by Abdoulaye Seck (Royal Antwerp).
    • 55': Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 57': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Royal Antwerp 0. Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
    • 58': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Frank Boya replaces Martin Hongla.
    • 58': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min replaces Gareth Bale.
    • 58': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Tanguy Ndombele replaces Harry Winks.
    • 59': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane replaces Carlos Vinicius.
    • 59': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Simen Juklerød replaces Jordan Lukaku.
    • 60': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Cristian Benavente tries a through ball, but Nana Ampomah is caught offside.
    • 62': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Frank Boya tries a through ball, but Aurélio Buta is caught offside.
    • 62': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 62': Jeremy Gelin (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
    • 67': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Alireza Safar Beiranvand.
    • 68': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Moussa Sissoko replaces Lucas Moura.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
    • 71': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Royal Antwerp 0. Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
    • 72': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Birger Verstraete replaces Abdoulaye Seck.
    • 72': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Koji Miyoshi replaces Manuel Benson.
    • 73': Birger Verstraete (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 74': Cristian Benavente (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 75': Attempt missed. Frank Boya (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 77': Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Nana Ampomah (Royal Antwerp).
    • 77': Nana Ampomah (Royal Antwerp) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Dylan Batubinsika (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 80': Foul by Dylan Batubinsika (Royal Antwerp).
    • 80': Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min following a set piece situation.
    • 82': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Birger Verstraete.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Cristian Benavente (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 86': Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Foul by Dylan Batubinsika (Royal Antwerp).
    • 88': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Birger Verstraete (Royal Antwerp).
    • 89': Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Royal Antwerp 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Royal Antwerp 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 5
    8 Saves 0
    56.3 Possession 43.7
    2 SHOTS 21
    0 ON GOAL 10
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    423 Accurate Passes 300
    526 Passes 406
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 4
    7 Crosses 10
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    66 Long Balls 59
    29 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    6 Effective Tackles 8
    16 Tackles 12
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 12
    12 Effective Clearances 6
    12 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 2,000

    Line-Ups

    TOT Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    12 Joe Hart (GK)
    6 Davinson Sánchez Yellow Card
    33 Ben Davies
    25 Japhet Tanganga
    18 Giovani Lo Celso
    8 Harry Winks
    3 Sergio Reguilón
    2 Matt Doherty
    45 Carlos Vinícius
    27 Lucas Moura
    9 Gareth Bale
    Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:
    Jack Clarke, Eric Dier, Harry Kane, Tanguy Ndombele, Steven Bergwijn, Harvey White, Dele Alli, Son Heung-Min, Toby Alderweireld, Dane Scarlett, Alfie Whiteman, Moussa Sissoko.

    ANT Antwerp (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
    26 Jérémy Gelin
    21 Dylan Batubinsika
    4 Abdoulaye Seck Yellow Card
    94 Jordan Lukaku
    30 Buta
    18 Martin Hongla
    38 Faris Haroun
    11 Lior Refaelov
    28 Benson Manuel
    24 Cristian Benavente
    Antwerp Substitutes:
    Dieumerci Mbokani, Frank Thierry Boya, Birger Verstraete, Koji Miyoshi, Simen Jukleröd, Jean Butez, Ritchie de Laet, Thiam Chevaughn, Nana Ampomah.

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