Tottenham vs Leeds LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight
Follow all the reaction as Antonio Conte kickstarts his Spurs tenure with a first league win
Follow all the reaction after Tottenham Hotspur beat Leeds in the Premier League.
After a narrow victory over Vitesse and a stalemate against Everton prior to the international break, Antonio Conte’s Spurs tenure truly got underway, with the head coach having had more time to embed his philosophy.
Meanwhile, Leeds are poised just above the relegation zone after a disappointing start to the campaign. Marcelo Bielsa’s side have won just two out of 12 games so far, although they did seem to slowly be building momentum before the international break. Follow all the latest reaction below, live.
Tottenham 0 - 1 Leeds
Dan James is the fifth player to score for both Leeds United and Manchester United in the Premier League, after Rio Ferdinand, Alan Smith, Eric Cantona and Lee Sharpe.
James opens his Leeds account
Daniel James’ opener was his first goal for Leeds United. It’s a good time to score it with his side hovering above the relegation zone and in need of points.
Half-time: Tottenham 0 - 1 Leeds
45+2 mins: An entertaining first half from Leeds comes to an end. The Tottenham fans aren’t best pleased with what they’ve seen so far and boo off the players. Leeds have been the better side. They haven’t created a great dela but they’re playing with purpose and intent and have been rewarded with a goal.
GOAL! Tottenham 0 - 1 Leeds (James, 44’)⚽️
44 mins: Lovely goal from Leeds! They’ve deserved this one. Jack Harrison brings the ball down the left wing and takes on Emerson Royal. It’s poor defending from the Tottenham right-back who is shoved away from the ball by Harrison as he carries the ball into the box. He’s got time to look up and deliver a low ball into the six-yard box. Gelhardt can’t reach it but it comes through to Dan James who taps it home from close range. Leeds are in front!
Tottenham 0 - 0 Leeds
41 mins: Close! Forshaw fancies his chances from about 30-yards out and drills a lovely strike towards the near top corner. He connects sweetly with the effort and has Lloris worried. The Tottenham goalkeeper scrambles across to his right and leaps at the ball but if flies inches wide of the goal.
Tottenham 0 - 0 Leeds
38 mins: Harrison tries to chase down a long ball over the top but Tanganga has him covered and marshalls the ball out for a Tottenham goalkick.
Leeds recover the ball quickly but a misplaced pass sends Son free to counter-attack. He carries the ball through the middle but gets stopped by a lunging tackle from Kalvin Phillips.
Tottenham 0 - 0 Leeds
35 mins: Things just aren’t clicking for Spurs in the Leeds final third. There’s been some good runs here and there but the final balls have been lacking. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg drives into the box through the inside left channel and attempts to pull it back for either Kane or Son but only manages to pick out Adam Forshaw of Leeds.
Tottenham 0 - 0 Leeds
32 mins: Gelhardt collects the first yellow card of the match for a sliding tackle on Eric Dier.
Leeds then burst forward on the counter-attack with Daniel James flying down the right side. Gelhardt makes a run into the middle of the box and takes the centre-backs with him. James’ cross comes towards Klich just inside the box but a last minute lunge at the ball from Ben Davies nudges it away from the Leeds midfielder and the attack dies down.
Tottenham 0 - 0 Leeds
29 mins: Tottenham win a corner as Harrison blocks the ball out behind. Son swings the set piece into the middle and there’s a few scrappy attempts to clear the ball from Leeds. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has a volley blocked and Lucas Moura lifts a pass back into the middle. Leeds deal with both and Harrison wins a free kick when he tries to run the ball free.
Tottenham 0 - 0 Leeds
26 mins: Klich takes the ball into the Spurs box and slips it out to the right for James. His cross for Gelhardt is blocked by Dier but the ball comes back to James. Reguilon presses him and he’s forced out of the box before another attempted cross is closed down by the left-back and cleared away. Good defending from Spurs.
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