Luton vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Bissouma sent-off and Van de Ven scores
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham went top of the Premier League table with a 1-0 win at Luton Town on Saturday, despite playing the whole of the second half with 10 men.
Dutch defender Micky van de Ven scored the only goal of the game in the 52nd minute when he poked home a first-time shot after a cut back from James Maddison following a Spurs short corner move.
Spurs remain unbeaten after eight league games, and are now two points clear of Manchester City and three ahead of Arsenal, before those two sides meet on Sunday. Luton remain on four points.
The visitors had Yves Bissouma sent off in added time at the end of the first half, receiving a second booking for a dive outside the Luton area, but went on to break the deadlock early in the second-half to eventually claim all three points.
Luton missed some clear chances to take something from the game having weathered an early Spurs storm, but fell to their sixth league defeat of the season.
Jurgen Klopp should know better — calling for replays sets a dangerous precedent
Jurgen Klopp knew what he was saying. Faced with an unprecedented situation, the Liverpool manager suggested an unprecedented solution; after Luis Diaz’s opening goal in Saturday’s defeat to Tottenham was incorrectly ruled out for offside, Klopp called for the match to be played again. “I think the only outcome should be a replay,” Klopp said. “That’s how it is. Probably will not happen.”
And nor should it. Liverpool have found themselves on the wrong end of the biggest VAR error the Premier League has seen but Klopp’s comments are unlikely to gather much support. Despite the release of the extraordinary audio from the VAR room, which confirmed just how catastrophic the blunder was, the Premier League have no intention of replaying the match. Liverpool have also yet to file a request and are still deciding their next move.
Jurgen Klopp should know better — calling for replays sets a dangerous precedent
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