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.
Luton Town vs Tottenham Hotspur
BALL IN THE NET!!! Doughty's free-kick is headed across goal by Morris, and Adebayo flicks the ball towards goal. It flies up into the air and bounces back off the post, where Lockyer nods it in to potentially put Luton ahead! However, Adebayo had pushed Romero in order to reach the initial ball, and so it's a Spurs free-kick rather than a Luton goal!
Luton Town vs Tottenham Hotspur
Spurs pile numbers forward as they look to open Luton up, but neither Udogie, Richarlison or Porro can get a cross or shot away into the Hatters' packed box.
Luton Town vs Tottenham Hotspur
Luton have won just one of their last 10 home league games against London sides, beating Championship side QPR 3-1 in October last season.
Luton Town vs Tottenham Hotspur
Maddison steps up to take the free-kick he won for Spurs, but his curling effort is whipped up and over the top of Kaminski's goal!
Luton Town vs Tottenham Hotspur
Maddison twists and turns away from Nakamba, but has his shirt dragged back by the Zimbabwean to win Spurs a free-kick which is well within their number 10's shooting range.
Luton Town vs Tottenham Hotspur
Ogbene does well to bring down and lay off Nakamba's aerial ball into the box, but Doughty's floated cross back in is easily caught by Vicario!
Luton Town vs Tottenham Hotspur
SAVED!!! Sarr latches onto a loose ball and drives through the middle into the final third. He spreads it wide to Kulusevski, whose first-time shot across the face of goal is tipped wide by Kaminski at full stretch!
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