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Luton Town 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur: Ten-man Spurs win to go top of Premier League

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Ten-man Tottenham Hotspur maintained their unbeaten record as a narrow win at Luton took them top of the Premier League.

After going down to 10 men when Yves Bissouma was sent off just before half-time, Spurs’ winner came from Micky van de Ven, who poked home his first goal for the club on 52 minutes after James Maddison cut the ball back from a short corner.

Dutch defender Van de Ven said it was an “amazing feeling” to score the match-winning goal.

“On the way to the stadium on the bus Sonny [Son Heung-min] told me: ‘You’re going to score your first goal today’,” he said on TNT Sports.

“I didn’t think so. I said: ‘Maybe, who knows.’ But it is perfect because now I have scored my first goal.

“I think we showed a great mentality as a team.”

Luton had captain Tom Lockyer’s low header chalked off when Elijah Adebayo was deemed to have fouled Cristian Romero as he headed Mads Andersen’s free-kick across goal.

A more positive approach in the second half led to them creating plenty of opportunities but Tottenham held on to leave Rob Edwards’ side without a win at home this season.

Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs are now unbeaten in eight Premier League games and sit two points ahead of Manchester City, who face Arsenal on Sunday.

Spurs continue unbeaten run

Remarkably, the home side made it through the opening 20 minutes without conceding after Spurs had peppered the Luton goal.

Richarlison twice had opportunities in the opening five minutes, but poked his first effort from Maddison’s whipped cross over the bar before having a low drive saved by the boot of Thomas Kaminski in the Luton goal.

Pedro Porro then struck a shot wide and a poor Tom Lockyer clearance was snatched at by Son.

Bissouma had already ensured he would miss Spurs’ next game by picking up a fifth booking of the season for dragging down Chiedozie Ogbene.

But the midfielder, who has had an impressive start to the campaign, then picked up a second yellow for diving on the edge of the Luton area.

After taking the lead in the second half, Postecoglou’s side barely created any further chances, and took off the attacking threat of Son and Maddison in favour of the more defensive options Oliver Skipp and Emerson Royal.

But under the Australian manager Spurs have shown resolve and belief, and more of that was on display on Saturday as they got the job done against 17th-placed Luton.

Postecoglou praised his side’s “character and resilience” but said they should have been “three or four up” after the first half.

“We started really well but then you get the red card and it is a different type of game,” he told TNT Sports.

“We are really tight as a group, which you see because, not only are we winning games, but apart from the football which has been good, the resilience we have shown has been great.

“The players want to change the destiny of this football club and that is what they are trying to do on the pitch.”

Should the match between Manchester City and Arsenal result in a draw on Sunday, Spurs will go into the international break top of the league.

Luton remain winless at Kenilworth Road

Edwards’ Luton have managed just four points in eight games so far this season.

After a dominant opening period from the visitors, which saw Luton produce just 11 passes, the home side began to make the one-sided affair more of a contest but could not manage a shot on target until their 40th-minute disallowed goal.

With a one-man advantage after the break they missed a glorious opportunity when Ogbene’s measured pass seemed to have teed up Adebayo, who only had to slide in and connect for a tap-in, but could not sort his feet out and muddled it past the post.

Alfie Doughty also scuffed a good opportunity wide and Carlton Morris was denied by the arm of Spurs keeper Guglielmo Vicario as Luton probed for an equaliser.

The Hatters had scored a late goal before eventually losing to Burnley last time out but could not make any of their chances count and looked sapped of energy by the final stages.

Player of the match

RomeroCristian Romero

with an average of 7.08

Luton Town

  1. Squad number24Player nameKaminski

    Average rating

    5.81

  2. Squad number4Player nameLockyer

    Average rating

    5.46

  3. Squad number45Player nameDoughty

    Average rating

    5.40

  4. Squad number5Player nameAndersen

    Average rating

    5.40

  5. Squad number9Player nameMorris

    Average rating

    5.27

  6. Squad number16Player nameBurke

    Average rating

    5.19

  7. Squad number19Player nameBrown

    Average rating

    5.16

  8. Squad number14Player nameChong

    Average rating

    5.15

  9. Squad number7Player nameOgbene

    Average rating

    5.10

  10. Squad number13Player nameNakamba

    Average rating

    5.02

  11. Squad number17Player nameMpanzu

    Average rating

    4.98

  12. Squad number10Player nameWoodrow

    Average rating

    4.97

  13. Squad number15Player nameMengi

    Average rating

    4.95

  14. Squad number8Player nameBerry

    Average rating

    4.76

  15. Squad number11Player nameAdebayo

    Average rating

    4.60

  16. Squad number6Player nameBarkley

    Average rating

    4.54

Tottenham Hotspur

  1. Squad number17Player nameRomero
    Average rating

    7.08

  2. Squad number21Player nameKulusevski
    Average rating

    7.06

  3. Squad number29Player nameSarr
    Average rating

    7.05

  4. Squad number37Player namevan de Ven
    Average rating

    7.05

  5. Squad number23Player namePorro
    Average rating

    7.04

  6. Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-min
    Average rating

    7.03

  7. Squad number10Player nameMaddison
    Average rating

    7.03

  8. Squad number13Player nameVicario
    Average rating

    6.88

  9. Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
    Average rating

    6.80

  10. Squad number36Player nameVéliz
    Average rating

    6.76

  11. Squad number38Player nameUdogie
    Average rating

    6.66

  12. Squad number33Player nameDavies
    Average rating

    6.63

  13. Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
    Average rating

    6.60

  14. Squad number4Player nameSkipp
    Average rating

    6.44

  15. Squad number9Player nameRicharlison
    Average rating

    5.66

  16. Squad number8Player nameBissouma
    Average rating

    4.89

Line-ups

Luton

Formation 4-4-2

24Kaminski

16Burke4Lockyer5Andersen45Doughty

19Brown17Mpanzu13Nakamba7Ogbene

9Morris11Adebayo

  • 24Kaminski
  • 16Burke
  • 4LockyerBooked at 19minsSubstituted forBarkleyat 81′minutes
  • 5AndersenSubstituted forMengiat 59′minutes
  • 45Doughty
  • 19BrownSubstituted forBerryat 66′minutes
  • 17MpanzuSubstituted forChongat 67′minutes
  • 13Nakamba
  • 7Ogbene
  • 9MorrisBooked at 34mins
  • 11AdebayoSubstituted forWoodrowat 67′minutes

Substitutes

  • 6Barkley
  • 8Berry
  • 10Woodrow
  • 12Kaboré
  • 14Chong
  • 15Mengi
  • 23Krul
  • 26Giles
  • 38Johnson

Tottenham

Formation 4-2-3-1

13Vicario

23Porro17Romero37van de Ven38Udogie

29Sarr8Bissouma

21Kulusevski10Maddison9Richarlison

7Son Heung-min

  • 13Vicario
  • 23Porro
  • 17Romero
  • 37van de Ven
  • 38UdogieSubstituted forDaviesat 82′minutes
  • 29Sarr
  • 8BissoumaBooked at 45mins
  • 21KulusevskiSubstituted forVélizat 90+2′minutes
  • 10MaddisonSubstituted forSkippat 76′minutes
  • 9RicharlisonSubstituted forHøjbjergat 45′minutesBooked at 68mins
  • 7Son Heung-minSubstituted forEmerson Royalat 76′minutes

Substitutes

  • 4Skipp
  • 5Højbjerg
  • 11Gil
  • 12Emerson Royal
  • 15Dier
  • 18Lo Celso
  • 20Forster
  • 33Davies
  • 36Véliz
Referee:
John Brooks

Attendance:
10,290

Match Stats

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Match ends, Luton Town 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.

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