Tottenham Hotspur U21

Match report

Tottenham Hotspur U21 defeated Manchester City U21 4-2 in the Premier League 2 Division One on Saturday. The hosts took all three points at home, extending their unbeaten run to four matches. City remain rooted in the bottom half with just three points from three games.

Tottenham struck twice in quick succession through the first half. T. Lamb opened the scoring on 29 minutes before L. Williams-Barnett added another two minutes later. City responded briefly, with M. Adewole and C. Olusesi both finding the net before the interval. C. Olusesi then doubled his tally on 66 minutes, giving City hope of a comeback.

T. Lamb completed his brace on 73 minutes, effectively sealing the result. The visitors had more attacking intent overall, registering 94 attacks compared to 78 for the hosts. Both sides created no big chances, and the shooting accuracy was similar at 41 per cent and 46 per cent respectively.

Possession was even at 50-50, but the match was decided in moments. Tottenham made seven substitutions across the second half, while City made four. The yellow cards were shared equally, with two booked for each side.

The result leaves Tottenham top of the table with ten points from four games. They have won three and drawn one, showing consistency from the opening weekend. City sit 21st after a win and two defeats, and they have games to pick up.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Shots on target 7 – 6

Shots off target 5 – 3

Attacks 78 – 94

🟨 6' K. Noble — Yellow card 🟨 26' T. Hall — Yellow card 🟨 27' C. Dunbar-McDonald — Yellow card ⚽ 29' T. Lamb — Goal ⚽ 31' L. Williams-Barnett — Goal ⚽ 41' M. Adewole — Goal ⚽ 44' C. Olusesi — Goal ⇄ 46' H. Parker — Substitution ⇄ 65' T. Hall — Substitution ⇄ 65' L. Williams-Barnett — Substitution ⚽ 66' C. Olusesi — Goal ⇄ 67' B. Nfonkeu — Substitution ⇄ 67' F. Fapetu — Substitution ⚽ 73' T. Lamb — Goal ⇄ 77' E. Lehane — Substitution ⇄ 77' C. Olusesi — Substitution ⇄ 77' C. Dunbar-McDonald — Substitution ⇄ 83' M. King — Substitution 🟨 90' M. McFadden — Yellow card

Match events

6' 0:0 Manchester City U21 Yellow card K. Noble
26' 0:0 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Yellow card T. Hall
27' 0:0 Manchester City U21 Yellow card C. Dunbar-McDonald
29' 0:1 Manchester City U21 Goal T. Lamb
31' 1:1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Goal L. Williams-Barnett assist: C. Olusesi
41' 2:1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Goal M. Adewole assist: E. Lehane
44' 3:1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Goal C. Olusesi
46' 3:1 Manchester City U21 Substitution H. Parker off: J. Wain
65' 3:1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Substitution T. Hall off: H. Byrne
65' 3:1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Substitution L. Williams-Barnett off: R. Elliott-Parris
66' 4:1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Goal C. Olusesi
67' 4:1 Manchester City U21 Substitution B. Nfonkeu off: F. Gorman
67' 4:1 Manchester City U21 Substitution F. Fapetu off: D. Headley
73' 4:2 Manchester City U21 Goal T. Lamb assist: D. Headley
77' 4:2 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Substitution E. Lehane off: E. Sowunmi
77' 4:2 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Substitution C. Olusesi off: M. McFadden
77' 4:2 Manchester City U21 Substitution C. Dunbar-McDonald off: K. Midwood
83' 4:2 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Substitution M. King off: G. Feeney
90' 4:2 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Yellow card M. McFadden

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

7 Shots on target 6

5 Shots off target 3

0 Big chances 0

78 Attacks 94

6 Corners 4

15 Fouls 12

13 Free kicks 14

0 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

0 Goal kicks 0

0 Throw-ins 2

All statistics

5 Blocked shots 4

17 Clearances 16

83 Failed passes 82

4 Goalkeeper saves 3

0.41 Shot accuracy 0.46

12/1771% Tackles 17/2763%

488 Total passes 357

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