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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
Spurs meanwhile, make no changes to the side that beat Liverpool in the dying minutes, with opening goalscorer Son Heung-Min leading from the front. Behind him, the attacking trifector of Richarlison, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski should cause Luton plenty of problems.
Luton Town vs Tottenham Hotspur
Luton make three changes from their 2-1 loss to Burnley last time out, with three defenders taken out of the side. With Amari’i Bell injured and Teden Mengi and Issa Kabore benched, Reece Burke and Mads Andersen come into the back three, while Jacob Brown pushes out to the right flank, allowing Elijah Adebayo to join the attack.
Luton Town vs Tottenham Hotspur
TOTTENHAM SUBS: Fraser Forster, Oliver Skipp, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Bryan Gil, Emerson Royal, Eric Dier, Giovani Lo Celso, Ben Davies, Alejo Veliz.
Luton Town vs Tottenham Hotspur
TOTTENHAM (4-2-3-1): Guglielmo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie; Pape Sarr, Yves Bissouma; Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Richarlison; Son Heung-Min.
Luton Town vs Tottenham Hotspur
LUTON TOWN SUBS: Tim Krul, Ross Barkley, Luke Berry, Cauley Woodrow, Issa Kabore, Tahith Chong, Teden Mengi, Ryan Giles, Joseph Johnston.
Luton Town vs Tottenham Hotspur
LUTON TOWN (3-4-2-1): Thomas Kaminski; Reece Burke, Tom Lockyer, Mads Andersen; Jacob Brown, Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu, Marvelous Nakamba, Alfie Doughty; Elijah Adebayo, Chiedozie Ogbene; Carlton Morris.
PGMOL rejects Ben Foster’s claim that referees pressured Sky Sports into VAR cover-up
The PGMOL has rejected Ben Foster’s claim that Premier League match officials conspired with Sky Sports to cover up the VAR mistake during Liverpool’s defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
The referees’ body has faced severe criticism over the error, in which VAR Darren England misunderstood an on-field decision and allowed a legitimate goal by Liverpool’s Luis Diaz to be chalked off for offside. He failed to alert his colleagues on the pitch, telling his replay operator “there’s nothing I can do” as the match continued.
PGMOL rejects Ben Foster’s claim that refs pressured Sky into VAR cover-up
The former Premier League goalkeeper claimed Sky Sports producers were under ‘direct orders’ not to show the Luis Diaz goal in detail during the live programme
Luton Town vs Tottenham Hotspur
However, they face a Spurs side who are unbeaten in the league so far this season. Recording five wins and two draws so far in 2022-23, Ange Postecoglou’s men sit second in the table, just a point behind Manchester City after securing a controversial 2-1 win over Liverpool in their last game.
Luton Town vs Tottenham Hotspur
Coming off the back of a first-ever Premier League victory, the Hatters were defeated 2-1 last time out by fellow promoted side Burnley. Rob Edwards’ side secured that maiden win away at Everton, and will be hoping they notch another in front of their home fans sooner than later.
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