2023-12-23 18:05:47
Tottenham achieved its third victory in a row and, benefiting from the absence of Manchester City, which did not play its match on the eighteenth day due to its participation in the Club World Cup, it stormed the Premier League Champions League zone.
Australian Ange Postecoglu’s team extended its good line. He left behind the crisis that invaded him a month ago and now he accumulates one triumph following another. Even if it is with difficulties like the one once morest Everton (2-1), who arrived in London fired up, with four consecutive victories that took them out of the relegation zone.
Cristian Romero was the bad news of the day, having to leave injured at the beginning of the second half with a problem in the back of his right thigh. Giovani Lo Celso entered in the second half.
Sam Dyche’s team did not give up until the end and despite soon being two goals behind, they fought tirelessly and had the tie in hand. But the local goalkeeper, Guglielmo Vicario, avoided it and saved the Spurs.
The London team’s good start was rewarded and put them in the game early. The hyperactivity of Brennan Johnson, present in both goals, although he did not score either, had a lot to do with it.
In the first, nine minutes in, he sent a wonderful cross from the right that Richarlison took advantage of to beat Jordan Pickford, with no option. It was a point-blank shot.
The second, nine later, in the 18th minute, was signed by Korean Heung-Min Son. The Asian picked up Pickford’s rebound from a good shot by Brennan Johnson.
With so much advantage and so soon, Tottenham slowed down and Everton recovered. On the brink of half-time he was able to close the gap with a powerful shot from Jack Harrison that was thwarted by Vicario and on the hour mark it was the post that saved the Spurs. The iron repelled a shot from James Garner.
In a case once morest Dejan Kulusevski he had the option of sentencing. He found himself with space but Jordan Pickford rose to the occasion and left the score as it was.
It was following Dominic Calvert Lewin scored but the VAR ruled it out due to a previous foul. He breathed the Tottenham that was suffering its worst moments.
The goal of the Portuguese Andre Gomes went up on the scoreboard, in the 82nd. On a corner that James Garner took and Brennan Johnson cleared. The Portuguese took advantage of it to cross a shot and beat Guglielmo Vicario.
The local goalkeeper avoided the tie. With five to go, he saved an attempt by Arnaut Danjuma who had the last of the match, in added time, but his shot went high.
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