Category Archives: Match Reports

Swansea 1 Spurs 2 – Eriksen steals the points

spurs score late

 

Haven’t we been here before? A last minute winner after a poor performance and Spurs grab the three points?

West Ham, Villa, Hull and now Swansea, all vanquished by a 90th minute strike. It’s a fantastically exciting way to win football matches but perhaps not  Continue reading

Besiktas 1 Spurs 0 – Tottenham’s run is broken and Les weighs in on Dembele

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Spurs suffered a disappointing 1-0 loss in Turkey in the Europa League. They still progress from the group but now face a tougher draw in the first knockout round. We could meet some of the seeded teams that have dropped out of the Champions League, including Andre Villas Boas’ Zenit Saint Petersburg, which would be an intriguing match up.

The performance was Continue reading

Spurs 2 Everton 1 – Pochettino’s Tottenham finally bring some cheer to White Hart Lane

White Hart Lane Spurs Everton

 

At last a positive performance from Spurs at White Hart Lane, and an atmosphere to match. The ground was buzzing as Pochettino’s side came from a goal down, to win against one of the better teams in the division.

Before the game, the big question was Continue reading

Hull 1 Spurs 2 – a red card and Aaron Lennon change the game

Vertonghen and Ramirez - Hull Spurs

 

A fortunate win after a dreadful first half and a cheap sending off that turned the game – this was a carbon copy of the trip to Villa. Except here, in the second half there was more promise, after Pochettino finally gave the team some width with the introduction of Aaron Lennon and, surprisingly, Vlad Chiriches.

Spurs started the game with Continue reading