FROM TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM – Tottenham climbed back into the Premier League’s top four with a late 2-1 win at home to Luton.
Spurs were booed off at half-time after a flat opening 45 minutes but responded excellently after the break to secure another late victory.
The Hatters put up a decent fight but drop back into the relegation zone after Nottingham Forest earned a draw elsewhere on Saturday.
How the game unfolded
Inside the opening three minutes, Luton took a shock lead. A poor cutback from Dejan Kulusevski was lost by Son Heung-min, allowing former Tottenham winger Andros Townsend to easily ghost past Yves Bissouma and run the length of the pitch before cutting back for Ross Barkley. He in turn pulled the ball back for Tahith Chong, who made no mistake with his shot just inside the box, slotting into the bottom corner.
Spurs should have been level after a quarter of an hour when Kulusevski picked out Timo Werner running in behind. The German forward cut inside Issa Kabore but dragged his shot narrowly past the post.
The hosts were seriously threatening to get on the scoresheet and came agonisingly close twice in a matter of seconds. A loose pass from the back by Teden Mengi was pounced upon by Pape Matar Sarr, with Son racing clear and rounding Thomas Kaminski before his shot hit both posts. Sarr followed in for the rebound but his shot was cleared off the line by Mengi.
On the other side of half-time, Tottenham pulled level. Brennan Johnson played a lovely little give-and-go with Pedro Porro to break clear down the right before his cross was turned into his own net by Kabore with Werner lurking behind him.
Another fine Spurs move down the right saw Son play in Porro, with his low cross this time cleared by Kabore to safety.
Porro then delivered a whipped ball from deep to find Son, whose shot was well kept out by Kaminski’s feet.
Down the other end, Guglielmo Vicario had to be at full stretch to push aside a shot from Jordan Clark after Spurs failed to clear a corner.
Johnson and Porro continued to cause Luton problems, with the Welshman this time turning provider for the Spaniard, only for his shot to whistle over the top of the crossbar.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium thought the home side had gone in front when Johnson appeared to have scrambled home a cutback from Giovani Lo Celso, only for his shot to hit Kaminski, the inside of the post and then be cleared by Alfie Doughty just before it crossed the line.
With just under five minutes remaining, Spurs…
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