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On the 1st, in the 20th round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Bournemouth 3-1 at home, not only ending the opponent's strong 6 wins and 1 draw in the last 7 Premier League games, but also accumulating 39 points to maintain the fifth ranking, still ranking in the first group of the championship, 3 points away from the top.
Against Bournemouth, who have been in excellent form recently, Tottenham Hotspur showed the strongest starting line-up so far, with only two changes compared to the previous round: Bentancur, who returned from injury, to replace the suspended Kulusevski with a yellow card, and Lo Celso to replace Hojbjerg, who had a poor performance in the previous round. However, it was Bournemouth who created the danger first, and Solanke, who had scored 12 Premier League goals, received a cross from a team-mate in the seventh minute to head the goal, but unfortunately the ball was too straight and the ball was confiscated by Tottenham goalkeeper Vicario. Just two minutes later, Bournemouth were punished for missing a good chance, Neto made a mistake on the ball, Lo Celso won the ball and set up a cross for Sarr, who received the ball and burst into the edge of the box to shoot low for Tottenham. Bournemouth counter-attacked after conceding a goal. Tavernier burst into the box in the 35th minute and fired a low shot that was confiscated by Vicario, while Solanke fired a powerful shot from inside the box in the third minute of first-half stoppage time, but the ball was saved by Vicario and bounced off the lintel.
Tottenham scored
Tottenham scored
Yibian fought again, Lo Celso assisted again in the midfield, and Son Heung-min inserted a strong shot to score, 2-0. According to statistics, Son has scored 12 goals and provided five assists in 20 Premier League appearances this season, and has been directly involved in 17 goals. His statistics last season in the Premier League were 10 goals and 6 assists in 36 games, and he was involved in 16 goals. At present, Son Heung-min is tied with Salah and Solanke for second place in the scorer list, second only to Haaland, who has scored 14 goals. Statistics show that Son Heung-min scored 1 goal with 3 shots on goal and 2 on target in the whole game. He also had 38 touches and two key passes, and was rated second in the game with a score of 7.9. After the game, the official website of the Premier League announced that Son Heung-min won the best player of the match voted by fans in the game.
Son Heung-min scores
Son Heung-min scores
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In the 80th minute, Brennan Johnson broke through on the right and crossed into the box, and Richarlison flanked and pushed the goal in the middle to establish the victory for Tottenham. Four minutes later, Tavernier crossed from the left side of the box, and Scott followed up with a low shot to make it 3-1. In the 10th minute of stoppage time, Cook crossed from the left and Brooks headed home from the middle, but the referee looked back at VAR and ruled that the offside goal was disallowed, preventing Bournemouth from closing the gap again.
With 56 per cent possession to 44 per cent and shots to 24 to 12, Bournemouth had the advantage, with twice as many shots on goal, but 4 to 6 shots and two more shots to Tottenham. This suggests that Tottenham are more efficient in attack and more capable of taking chances, which is the key to their final three points.
Speaking after the game, Tottenham manager Postecoglou said: "In the Premier League, every week is challenging. Bournemouth are a team in good form and we faced Everton a few weeks ago in a similar situation. We were disappointed with the Brighton game and wanted to respond. We've had two days off, so today was outstanding. We demonstrated resilience, personality and discipline. ”
Proofread by Faye Wong