Son Heung-min’s 86th-minute winner has helped Tottenham get their Champions League qualification hopes again on observe with a 2-1 residence victory over Luton.
Ange Postecoglou’s aspect trailed Luton from the third minute when Tahith Chong rifled them forward extending their anticipate a primary clear sheet since October.
Tottenham have now failed to attain through the first half for seven residence video games in a row, however Postecoglou’s staff produced one other second-half rally due to the Australian’s introduction of substitute Brennan Johnson.
Johnson arrange Issa Kabore’s 51st-minute personal objective and teed up Son 4 minutes from time to assist the hosts bounce again from their Fulham humbling two weeks in the past with a much-needed victory.
Son’s fifteenth objective got here a matter of days after he travelled midway internationally to function in South Korea’s World Cup qualifiers with Thailand.
Postecoglou mentioned: “I’m positive he feels drained. Yeah, completely. It’s powerful. Once I was nationwide staff coach of Australia, we had fairly a number of gamers enjoying this aspect of the world.
“They’re lengthy journeys, there’s time distinction however like I mentioned earlier than he by no means seems to be for these clutches, Sonny.
“For him when he’s obtainable, he desires to play to the very best doable stage and he retains doing it.
Afterward Saturday fourth-placed Aston Villa restored their three-point benefit over Spurs with a routine 2-0 win over Wolves.
Heung-Min Son scores. (Photograph by Chloe Knott – Danehouse/Getty Photos) (Photograph by Chloe Knott – Danehouse/Getty Photos)
Luton loss dropped them into the underside three after Nottingham Forest took a degree at residence to Crystal Palace, New Zealand’s Chris Wooden scoring their equaliser.
Fellow strugglers Everton misplaced 2-1 at Bournemouth because of Seamus Coleman’s stoppage-time personal objective after Beto’s 87th-minute equaliser, however Burnley drew at Chelsea with ten males.
Cole Palmer scored twice for Chelsea, the primary from a hotly contested penalty. Lorenz Assignon was despatched off for a second yellow card after dragging down Mykhailo Mudryk and coach Vincent Kompany was dismissed for his vehement protest.
However targets from Josh Cullen and Dara O’Shea earned Burney a degree.
Substitute Harvey Barnes’ beautiful Ninetieth-minute strike fired Newcastle United to a outstanding victory over West Ham United because the Magpies fought again to win 4-3.
Newcastle, who had led by means of Alexander Isak’s sixth-minute penalty, trailed 3-1 at St. James’ Park with simply 13 minutes remaining after targets from Michail Anthony, Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen.
A second Isak penalty halved the deficit earlier than Barnes levelled at 3-3 with seven minutes then struck the winner earlier than teammate Anthony Gordon was despatched off for a second yellow card.
There have been six second-half targets at Bramall Lane the place Sheffield United and Fulham drew 3-3 after the hosts blew a 3-1 lead.
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