Tottenham Hotspur U21

Match report

Tottenham Hotspur U21 and Birmingham City U21 played out a 3:3 draw in the Premier League 2 Division One on Monday evening. Both sides took turns leading as the match unfolded at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before the final whistle.

S. Bamba opened the scoring after just two minutes, catching the visitors unprepared. R. Elliott-Parris levelled within five minutes, and R. Thompson-Jones restored the home advantage with a third-minute strike before the half-hour mark. J. Quirk picked up a yellow card for Birmingham as they tried to respond.

The second half brought fresh energy with four substitutions around the hour mark. E. Lehane pulled Birmingham level at 56 minutes, and the visitors looked set to take control. But T. Hall came off the bench to head home in the 71st minute, gifted the goal by some poor defending, before M. Mazwi equalised eight minutes later.

The statistics tell a story of two teams that both camped in the final third. Tottenham had 64 per cent possession and 101 attacks, while Birmingham managed 107 attacks despite the lower possession figure. The away side registered seven shots on target compared to five for the hosts, suggesting they were more clinical in front of goal.

Tottenham moved to 11th place with three points from two games, extending a run that included a 3:1 victory over Newcastle United U21 on their opening day. Birmingham sit 13th after their first match, having beaten Boston United 3:2 on Saturday.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 64 – 36

Shots on target 5 – 7

Shots off target 4 – 3

Attacks 101 – 107

⚽ 2' S. Bamba — Goal ⚽ 7' R. Elliott-Parris — Goal ⚽ 33' R. Thompson-Jones — Goal 🟨 38' J. Quirk — Yellow card ⇄ 46' T. Hall — Substitution ⇄ 46' C. Bloedorn — Substitution ⚽ 56' E. Lehane — Goal ⇄ 57' S. Bamba — Substitution ⇄ 62' M. King — Substitution ⇄ 69' T. Ugorji — Substitution ⇄ 69' C. Maddox — Substitution ⚽ 71' T. Hall — Goal ⇄ 74' R. Elliott-Parris — Substitution ⚽ 78' M. Mazwi — Goal ⇄ 80' A. Da Silva — Substitution ⇄ 87' H. Byrne — Substitution

Match events

2' 0:1 Birmingham City U21 Goal S. Bamba
7' 1:1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Goal R. Elliott-Parris
33' 1:2 Birmingham City U21 Goal R. Thompson-Jones assist: M. Mazwi
38' 1:2 Birmingham City U21 Yellow card J. Quirk
46' 1:2 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Substitution T. Hall off: M. McFadden
46' 1:2 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Substitution C. Bloedorn off: S. Archer
56' 2:2 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Goal E. Lehane assist: T. Hall
57' 2:2 Birmingham City U21 Substitution S. Bamba off: J. Wilson
62' 2:2 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Substitution M. King off: G. Feeney
69' 2:2 Birmingham City U21 Substitution T. Ugorji off: C. Reilly
69' 2:2 Birmingham City U21 Substitution C. Maddox off: D. Martin-Moore
71' 3:2 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Goal T. Hall assist: M. McFadden
74' 3:2 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Substitution R. Elliott-Parris off: C. Ramsey
78' 3:3 Birmingham City U21 Goal M. Mazwi assist: B. Burrell
80' 3:3 Birmingham City U21 Substitution A. Da Silva off: J. Cook
87' 3:3 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Substitution H. Byrne off: R. Moncur

Statistics

64 Possession, % 36

5 Shots on target 7

4 Shots off target 3

101 Attacks 107

3 Corners 4

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

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