LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur had a surprising win over Fulham with a 2-0 win with a goal from H. Son (36′) and a goal from J. Maddison (54′). Tottenham Hotspur took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 61,286 spectators.​ The referee was Anthony Taylor assisted by Gary Beswick and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.91 degrees Celsius or 55.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Tottenham Hotspur had a strong ball possession 56% while Fulham was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tottenham Hotspur won the match​.

Tottenham Hotspur shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fulham shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Tottenham Hotspur received 2 yellow cards (Guglielmo Vicario and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg). On the opposite side, Fulham didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Tottenham Hotspur will have 23 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Fulham will stay with 11 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will host Chelsea on the 4th of November with a 23-9 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (16 draws).

Fulham will host Manchester United on the 4th of November with a 22-2 head to head in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Guglielmo Vicario (7.5), Pedro Porro (7.5), Cristian Romero (7.9), Micky van de Ven (7.1), Destiny Udogie (6.8), Pape Matar Sarr (6.8), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (7.3), Dejan Kulusevski (6.4), James Maddison (8.7), Richarlison (7.5) and Heung-min Son (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Oliver Skipp (7.1), Bryan Gil , Emerson Royal (7.1), Eric Dier, Giovani Lo Celso  (6.7), Fraser Forster, Brennan Johnson (6.8), Ashley Phillips and Alejo Véliz (6.6).

Tottenham Hotspur could not rely on the presence of Oliver Skipp (injured).

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 5 changes: Destiny Udogie for Emerson Royal (56′), Pape Matar Sarr for Oliver Skipp (62′), Richarlison for Brennan Johnson (81′), James Maddison for Alejo Véliz (82′) and Heung-min Son for Giovani Lo Celso  (82′).

Best player: Heung-min Son​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Heung-min Son.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 24 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Fulham – Formation

Fulham started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno (6.6), Timothy Castagne (7.0), Calvin Bassey (6.8), Tim Ream (7.3), Antonee Robinson (7.5), Saša Lukić (6.6), João Palhinha (7.9), Bobby Reid (6.4), Andreas Pereira (6.7), Willian (7.0) and Carlos Vinícius (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marek Rodák, Raúl Jiménez (6.6), Harry Wilson (7.3), Tom Cairney (7.3), Fodé Ballo-Touré, Rodrigo Muniz, Luc Rollet De Fougerolles, Harrison Reed (6.3) and Alex Iwobi (7.0).

Substitutions

Fulham made 5 changes: Carlos Vinícius for Raúl Jiménez (46′), Andreas Pereira for Alex Iwobi (46′), Saša Lukić for Harrison Reed (72′), Bobby Reid for Harry Wilson (62′) and João Palhinha for Tom Cairney (82′).

Best player: João Palhinha​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was João Palhinha.

His rating is (7.9) with 32 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Tottenham Hotspur – Fulham – 2-0