LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur overcomes AFC Bournemouth 3-1. Tottenham Hotspur was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Pape Matar Sarr (9′), Heung-min Son (71′) and Richarlison (80′). AFC Bournemouth reduced the distance with a goal (84′) by Alex Scott, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 61,780 spectators. The referee was Simon Hooper with the support of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 1.52 degrees Celsius or 34.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 12 Total 24
- 6 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 11
- 70 Attack 131
- 43 Dangerous attack 56
- 134 Ball safe 109
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 13
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 18
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Tottenham Hotspur was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. AFC Bournemouth that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
AFC Bournemouth was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Tottenham Hotspur managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Tottenham Hotspur shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, AFC Bournemouth shot 24 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Tottenham Hotspur received 4 yellow cards (Angelos Postecoglou, Giovani Lo Celso , Emerson Royal and Oliver Skipp). Talking about the opposition, AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (Antoine Semenyo, Marcos Senesi and Justin Kluivert).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Tottenham Hotspur has 39 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth will stays with 25 points to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will play away against Manchester United on the 13th of January with a 24-8 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (10 draws).
AFC Bournemouth will host Liverpool on the 13th of January with a 14-2 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (1 draw).
Tottenham Hotspur – Formation
Tottenham Hotspur
87'
58'
71'
Tottenham Hotspur adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Guglielmo Vicario , Pedro Porro , Emerson Royal , Ben Davies , Destiny Udogie , Pape Matar Sarr , Rodrigo Bentancur , Giovani Lo Celso , Brennan Johnson , Richarlison and Heung-min Son .
The home team had on the bench: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Oliver Skipp , Bryan Gil , Eric Dier , Fraser Forster, Ashley Phillips, Alejo Véliz , Jamie Donley and Alfie Dorrington.
Tottenham Hotspur could not rely on the presence of Oliver Skipp (injured).
Substitutions
Tottenham Hotspur made 5 changes: Rodrigo Bentancur for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (58′), Pape Matar Sarr for Oliver Skipp (32′), Brennan Johnson for Bryan Gil (82′), Richarlison for Alejo Véliz (82′) and Giovani Lo Celso for Eric Dier (82′).
Player of the match: Giovani Lo Celso
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Giovani Lo Celso even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 37 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
AFC Bournemouth – Formation
AFC Bournemouth
Also AFC Bournemouth adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Neto , Adam Smith , Ilya Zabarnyi , Marcos Senesi , Dango Ouattara , Ryan Christie , Lewis Cook , Marcus Tavernier , Justin Kluivert , Luis Sinisterra and Dominic Solanke .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alex Scott , Antoine Semenyo , Chris Mepham, David Brooks , Joe Rothwell, Kieffer Moore, Philip Billing , Max Aarons and Mark Travers.
AFC Bournemouth could not rely on the presence of Max Aarons (injured).
Substitutions
AFC Bournemouth made 5 changes: Luis Sinisterra for Antoine Semenyo (61′), Justin Kluivert for Philip Billing (61′), Dango Ouattara for Max Aarons (46′), Adam Smith for David Brooks (82′) and Ryan Christie for Alex Scott (69′).
Player of the match: Marcus Tavernier
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Marcus Tavernier.
His rating is with 48 passes (85% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Tottenham Hotspur – AFC Bournemouth – 3-1
- Fulham – Arsenal – 2-1
