Tottenham Hotspur FC 3 - 1 Coventry City FC — Highlights & Result
Premier League
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(6 days ago)
· MD 7
Highlights
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A dramatic shift at the foot of the Premier League table saw Tottenham Hotspur move up to sixteenth place following a 3-1 victory over Coventry City on matchday 7, leaving both clubs sitting fifteen points behind table-leaders Manchester City. The win propelled the hosts away from the very bottom of the standings where they had languished with just three points from their opening six fixtures, while Coventry slipped down to seventeenth.
Tottenham entered this fixture searching for a turning point after enduring a difficult start that included a 2-3 home defeat against Aston Villa, having failed to win any of their previous six matches across all competitions. Coventry arrived at the stadium having experienced mixed fortunes recently, highlighted by a strong 4-1 home win against Newcastle but balanced by away difficulties that left them with only one away victory in the division this term.
The breakthrough arrived in the fourteenth minute when James Maddison found the net for the hosts, assisted by Mohammed Kudus. Although Coventry responded swiftly after the interval as Jack Rudoni scored with an assist from Brandon Thomas-Asante in the forty-ninth minute, Tottenham restored their advantage through Omar Marmoush on fifty-eight minutes, following an assist by Andrew Robertson. As the match stretched into stoppage time, Ben Davies added a final goal in the sixth added minute, set up by Dominic Solanke. Standout performances were highlighted by high player ratings, with Maddison earning an 8.2 and Marmoush receiving a 7.8 for their contributions.
Looking ahead, Tottenham will travel away to face Chelsea on October 24.
Tottenham entered this fixture searching for a turning point after enduring a difficult start that included a 2-3 home defeat against Aston Villa, having failed to win any of their previous six matches across all competitions. Coventry arrived at the stadium having experienced mixed fortunes recently, highlighted by a strong 4-1 home win against Newcastle but balanced by away difficulties that left them with only one away victory in the division this term.
The breakthrough arrived in the fourteenth minute when James Maddison found the net for the hosts, assisted by Mohammed Kudus. Although Coventry responded swiftly after the interval as Jack Rudoni scored with an assist from Brandon Thomas-Asante in the forty-ninth minute, Tottenham restored their advantage through Omar Marmoush on fifty-eight minutes, following an assist by Andrew Robertson. As the match stretched into stoppage time, Ben Davies added a final goal in the sixth added minute, set up by Dominic Solanke. Standout performances were highlighted by high player ratings, with Maddison earning an 8.2 and Marmoush receiving a 7.8 for their contributions.
Looking ahead, Tottenham will travel away to face Chelsea on October 24.
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Match stats
Tottenham v Coventry City
66%
Possession
34%
0.9
Expected goals (xG)
0.83
16
Shots
12
5
Shots on target
1
10
Shots inside the box
11
4
Corners
4
559
Passes
285
89%
Pass accuracy
78%
0
Saves
2
15
Fouls
14
6
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
3
Lineups & player ratings
8.2
Top rated
J. Maddison · Tottenham
69'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 14' ⚽ James Maddison · assist Mohammed Kudus · Tottenham
- 20' 🟨 Caleb Yirenkyi · Coventry City
- 22' 🟨 Dominic Solanke · Tottenham
- 45' 🟨 Jay Dasilva · Coventry City
- 49' ⚽ Jack Rudoni · assist Brandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City
- 58' ⚽ Omar Marmoush · assist Andrew Robertson · Tottenham
- 64' 🟨 Jack Rudoni · Coventry City
- 90+6' ⚽ Ben Davies · assist Dominic Solanke · Tottenham
Tottenham
4-2-3-1- 37 M. van de Ven 90' 7.0
- 6 J. van Hecke 90' 7.2
- 16 S. Tonali 90' 7.1
- 14 A. Gray 90' 6.5
- 19 D. Solanke 🅰️ 🟨 90' 6.7
- 31 A. Kinský 90' 6.3
- 20 M. Kudus 🅰️ 87' 7.7
- 22 Omar Marmoush ⚽ 87' 7.8
- 4 T. Adarabioyo 71' 7.1
- 3 A. Robertson 🅰️ 69' 7.3
- 10 J. Maddison ⚽ 69' 8.2
- 8 C. Gallagher · sub 21' 6.5
- 33 B. Davies · sub ⚽ 21' 7.4
- 18 Mateus Fernandes · sub 19' 6.9
- 11 M. Tel · sub 3' 6.4
- 21 D. Kulusevski · sub 3' 6.4
Coventry City
4-2-3-1- 6 M. Grimes 90' 6.4
- 2 E. Pinnock 90' 6.6
- 4 B. Thomas 90' 6.3
- 27 M. van Ewijk 90' 6.6
- 19 C. Rushworth 90' 5.7
- 3 J. Dasilva 🟨 90' 5.7
- 5 J. Rudoni ⚽ 🟨 87' 6.8
- 23 B. Thomas-Asante 🅰️ 78' 6.7
- 7 T. Sakamoto 78' 5.9
- 49 S. Cherif 60' 6.5
- 8 Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi 🟨 60' 5.8
- 14 T. Awoniyi · sub 30' 6.3
- 16 F. Onyeka · sub 30' 6.0
- 38 G. Hamer · sub 12' 6.0
- 10 E. Mason-Clark · sub 12' 6.2
- 20 K. Kesler-Hayden · sub 3' 6.1
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Tottenham
20th
in the table · 3 pts from 6
· GD -6
Coventry City
16th
in the table · 6 pts from 6
· GD -6
Form going into the match
Tottenham