Tottenham was far superior against Leeds in the match corresponding to date 27. Matt Doherty (9′ 1T), Dejan Kulusevski (14′ 1T), Harry Kane (26′ 1T) and Son Heungmin (39′ 2T) were the authors of the Tottenham’s landslide victory at Elland Road Stadium.
Dejan Kulusevski made the stadium vibrate with his definition, in the 14th minute of the first stage. The forward fired a tremendous shot from the semicircle, after receiving an assist from Matt Doherty. The ball entered the left and down right post.
Luck was not on Leeds United’s side twice as Robin Koch’s shots hit the post.
Matt Doherty was the figure of the party. The Tottenham midfielder was the author of 1 goal, hit 38 correct passes and finished off the goal 2 times.
Son Heungmin was also important. The Tottenham striker scored 1 goal, shot the opposite goal 4 times and made 30 correct passes.
It was a game with many fouls and numerous interruptions. There were several cautioned: Mateusz Klich, Stuart Dallas, Júnior Firpo, Rodrigo Moreno and Ben Davies.
Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa proposed a 4-5-1 strategy with Illan Meslier in goal; Luke Ayling, Diego Llorente, Pascal Struijk and Júnior Firpo in the defensive line; Stuart Dallas, Robin Koch, Raphinha, Adam Forshaw and Jack Harrison in the middle; and Daniel James in attack.
For their part, those led by Antonio Conte stopped with a 3-4-3 scheme with Hugo Lloris under the three sticks; Cristian Romero, Eric Dier and Ben Davies on defense; Matt Doherty, Harry Winks, Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg and Ryan Sessegnon at half court; and Dejan Kulusevski, Harry Kane and Son Heungmin up front.
Referee Craig Pawson was selected to carry out the actions of the game.
On the next date Leeds will visit Leicester City and Tottenham will play at home against Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The local team is in fifteenth place with 23 points and 5 wins, while the visitor reached 42 points and is in seventh place in the tournament.
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