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Tottenham Hotspur make comeback when facing Leeds United in week 12 Premier League. Had left, The Lilywhites turned 2-1 win.
Competing at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Sunday (11/21/2021), Tottenham had missed first. Daniel James brought Leeds a 1-0 lead in the 44th minute.
In the second half, Tottenham replied. Two goals were scored, each through Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Sergio Reguilon. The score 2-1 lasted until the break.
This was Tottenham’s first win with Antonio Conte in the Premier League, after being held to a draw by Everton the previous week. Three points make The Lilywhites are ranked 7th in the Premier League standings with 17 points from 12 matches. While Leeds are in 17th position with 11 points from 12 matches.
The course of the match
Tottenham have difficulty facing Leeds. The hosts were pressed from the start.
In the first ten minutes, Leeds threatened twice. The first was through Calvin Philipps’ kick in the 2nd minute, which was secured by Hugo Lloris. Then the second attempt came from Stuart Dallas, whose shot was still off the mark.
Tottenham were made undeveloped in this match. Harry Kane struggled to get the ball, because Tottenham’s efforts could be muted in the middle area. Once in a while the attack was built, Tottenham actually caught the offside trap. In the 31st minute, Kane caught up with the scheme when he tried to accept Lucas Moura’s thrust.
Entering the final minutes, Tottenham finally conceded. Daniel James was able to break into Lloris’ goal, after his right foot shot sent the ball into Lloris’ goal. Leeds lead 1-0 over Tottenham at half-time.
After performing badly in the first half, Tottenham Hotspur rose in the second half. The hosts immediately burst through Kane’s chance, where the England striker’s strike forced the goalkeeper Leeds United, Illan Meslier, working hard for the first time in this match.
Leeds itself can still be troublesome. In the 48th minute, Pascal Struijk’s header was still sideways from the Lloris goal.
After buying and selling fierce attacks, Tottenham were finally able to equalize the score to 1-1. Hojbjerg found the net for Leeds in the 58th minute, after continuing Lucas Moura’s assist. Denmark midfielder kick sent the ball into the goal of Leeds.
Score back draw makes Tottenham excited again. In the 64th minute, Ben Davies fired a shot on target, utilizing Ben Davies’ bait. Meslier’s shot can still be muted.
Goal! Five minutes later, Tottenham turned to lead to 2-1. This time, it was Sergio Reguilon who broke into the Leeds goal, taking advantage of the wild ball from the set pieces.
Behind behind, Leeds trying to catch up. Several opportunities were obtained through Daniel James, but have not produced results.
While Tottenham also threatened a lot through Son Heung-min and Kane, but did not also create a third goal. Until the game broke up, Tottenham’s 2-1 victory persisted.
Lineup
Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Davies, Dier, Tanganga (Sanchez 68′), Reguilon (Sessegnon 79′), Winks, Hoejbjerg, Emerson, Heung-min, Moura (Alli 88′), Kane
Leeds United: Meslier, Struijk, Cooper, Philipps, Llorente, Forshaw (Roberts 72 ‘), Harrison, Klich (Firpo 59’), James, Dallas, Gelhardt (McKinstry 87 ‘)
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