Tottenham Hotspur vs Sporting CP, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
90'+9': Conte furious as VAR denies Spurs late winner vs. Sporting
— Tottenham's bid to reach the Champions League knockout stage will go down to the last group-stage game after VAR denied Harry Kane a late winner against Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 6': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 6': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 12': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 12': Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 13': Attempt missed. Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Santos with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 15': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane tries a through ball, but Lucas Moura is caught offside.
- 17': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
- 17': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 21': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 22': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 22': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 24': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
- 24': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Nuno Santos.
- 32': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 32': Attempt missed. Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Santos with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Foul by Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 34': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon).
- 38': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 39': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon).
- 41': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
- 41': Hand ball by Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon).
- 41': Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 43': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 43': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon).
- 45': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
- 48': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
- 48': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 50': Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.
- 52': Attempt saved. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Moura.
- 52': Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 54': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.
- 55': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 55': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 56': Attempt missed. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nuno Santos.
- 57': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross.
- 61': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Flávio Nazinho replaces Nuno Santos.
- 61': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Mateus Fernandes replaces Hidemasa Morita because of an injury.
- 63': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
- 64': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 64': Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 66': Mateus Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Foul by Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon).
- 68': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
- 70': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Trincão.
- 70': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon).
- 70': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Matt Doherty.
- 71': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Arthur Gomes replaces Trincão.
- 71': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Issahaku Fatawu replaces Marcus Edwards.
- 74': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
- 74': Attempt missed. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jeremiah St. Juste replaces Paulinho.
- 76': Attempt saved. Flávio Nazinho (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arthur Gomes with a through ball.
- 76': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
- 77': Attempt saved. Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Gomes.
- 77': Attempt missed. Flávio Nazinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 78': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Mateus Fernandes.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Bryan Gil (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 80': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Mateus Fernandes.
- 80': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Clément Lenglet replaces Ben Davies.
- 81': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces Lucas Moura.
- 82': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 82': Issahaku Fatawu (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Bryan Gil (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon).
- 83': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt missed. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 85': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Pedro Porro tries a through ball, but Arthur Gomes is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 86': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Clément Lenglet.
- 90': Attempt saved. Issahaku Fatawu (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
- 90'+1': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Gil.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bryan Gil.
- 90'+3': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon).
- 90'+4': Flávio Nazinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Manuel Ugarte.
- 90'+5': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
- 90'+5': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 90'+9': VAR Decision: No Goal Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Sporting Lisbon.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Sporting Lisbon 1.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Sporting Lisbon 1.
Statistics
 SCP |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 41.7 | Possession | 58.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 322 | Accurate Passes | 463 |
| 406 | Passes | 550 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 15 | Crosses | 44 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 12 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 36 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,588
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,588
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 17 | Cristian Romero  |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 27 | Lucas Moura |
Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| 2 | Matheus Reis |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 5 | Hidemasa Morita |
| 15 | Manuel Ugarte |
| 11 | Nuno Santos |
| 24 | Pedro Porro |
| 20 | Paulinho |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
| 10 | Marcus Edwards |
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