Spurs vs Fulham 2023-24 English Premier League
Tottenham top Premier League after win over Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur's best start to a top-flight season for more 60 years got even better as a 2-0 home win over Fulham sent them two points clear at the Premier League summit on Monday.
Match Commentary
- 35': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Fulham 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Richarlison.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Fulham 0.
- 45': Substitution, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez replaces Carlos Vinícius.
- 45': Substitution, Fulham. Alex Iwobi replaces Andreas Pereira.
- 54': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Fulham 0. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 56': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces Destiny Udogie.
- 62': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Pape Matar Sarr because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 72': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Sasa Lukic.
- 81': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Richarlison.
- 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Alejo Véliz replaces James Maddison.
- 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 82': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces João Palhinha.
- 85': Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Fulham 0.
Game Information
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,286
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +46 | Liverpool | 36 | 83 | 3 |
| +33 | Arsenal | 36 | 68 | 4 |
| +23 | Newcastle United | 36 | 66 | 10 |
| +24 | Manchester City | 36 | 65 | 9 |
Statistics
 FUL |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 44.4 | Possession | 55.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 391 | Accurate Passes | 518 |
| 463 | Passes | 593 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 27 |
| 41 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 19 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 12 | Clearances | 12 |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK)  |
| 37 | Micky van de Ven |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 38 | Destiny Udogie |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 9 | Richarlison |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 18 | Andreas Pereira |
| 26 | João Palhinha |
| 28 | Sasa Lukic |
| 30 | Carlos Vinícius |
| 20 | Willian |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
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