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Tottenham and Fulham performed out a dramatic draw on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.
The sport started with an enormous probability as Spurs almost capitalised on a defensive lapse from Fulham’s Calvin Bassey within the opening minute.
A careless move throughout his personal field was intercepted, however Bernd Leno reacted sharply to disclaim Son Heung-min with a save utilizing his ft.
Fulham responded with intent, urgent excessive and creating possibilities down the flanks by means of Reiss Nelson and Antonee Robinson.
Raul Jimenez got here shut twice, forcing Fraser Forster right into a pair of wonderful saves, together with one from a curling Kenny Tete cross.
Fulham’s finest second of the primary half got here within the forty second minute when Alex Iwobi thundered a strike in opposition to the crossbar after effective interaction with Nelson.
It ends all sq. ⏱️ pic.twitter.com/z6zTrSqRQ1
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 1, 2024
Moments later, James Maddison’s intelligent low free-kick for Spurs slipped underneath the wall however clipped the submit, epitomising a irritating half for each side.
The second half continued at a blistering tempo, with Fulham wanting the extra harmful early on.
Harry Wilson, introduced on for Nelson, added contemporary vitality and nearly discovered an opener along with his probing runs.
Nonetheless, it was Spurs who struck first within the 54th minute. Timo Werner, who had been quiet till then, delivered a deft lofted ball to Brennan Johnson, who managed and smashed it previous Leno to offer the house aspect the lead.
Fulham responded swiftly, and their persistence paid off within the 67th minute. Robinson’s overlapping run led to a cutback for Iwobi, who arrange substitute Tom Cairney to twist a good looking shot previous Forster from the sting of the field.
Cairney equalises for the guests.#TOTFUL | 1-1
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 1, 2024
It was Cairney’s first Premier League objective of the season and a well timed one for the guests.
The match took a dramatic flip within the 83rd minute when Cairney, who had solely been on the pitch for 20 minutes, was despatched off for a reckless problem on Dejan Kulusevski.
Referee Darren Bond initially confirmed a yellow card however upgraded it to a pink after consulting the VAR monitor. This spurred Tottenham to pile on the strain within the closing levels.
Ange Postecoglou’s aspect threw every part ahead, with Pedro Porro and Son repeatedly delivering crosses into the field, however Fulham’s defence held agency.
Leno, particularly, was excellent, claiming a number of harmful deliveries and organizing his again line.
Fulham even had an opportunity to grab a winner on the counter, however Wilson’s solo run ended with no assist within the field.
