English club Tottenham Hotspur managed to snatch the top spot in the English Premier League after securing a victory in the eighth round of the championship against Luton Town with a clean sheet. The match took place on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at Kenilworth Road.
A picture of the joy of the English club Tottenham stars - Source: Tottenham’s Twitter page
Although the match seemed quite straightforward at the beginning, the players of the London team wasted many easy opportunities. In the 39th minute of the first half, Tottenham star “Yves Bissouma” received his second yellow card and left the field, complicating the team’s task.
📊-جيمس ماديسون في البريميرليغ هذا الموسم:
◉أكثر من مرر داخل منطقة الجزاء (106)
◉ أكثر من صنع فرص (25)
◉ الأكثر صناعة للأهداف (5)الرجل المناسب في المكان المناسب. 🍽🤍 pic.twitter.com/9CrVXf6D07
— شبكة توتنهام (@ArabicSpurs) October 7, 2023
🗣️ ريو فرديناند:
"لا يمكنك أن تتخيل أن توتنهام يمكن أن يخسر هاري كين ويصبح فريقًا أفضل؟ ..
– يمكننا أن نقف هنا ونتحدث طوال اليوم عن هاري كين، لقد كان حزينًا جدًا عندما غادر، لكن الجميع يتحملون المسؤولية ويظهرون الرغبة." pic.twitter.com/YagBqsuPkD
— شبكة توتنهام (@ArabicSpurs) October 7, 2023
Tottenham started the second half with only 10 players but managed to take the lead after just 7 minutes through defender Mickey van der Veen. Afterward, the London team held onto the result until the end of the match, securing three valuable points that granted them the top position in the league table.
However, Manchester City may reclaim the top spot when they face Arsenal on Sunday, October 8, 2023, evening.
The top five teams in the English Premier League standings are as follows:
- Tottenham at the top with 20 points.
- Manchester City in second place with 18 points.
- Arsenal in third place with 17 points.
- Liverpool in fourth place with 16 points.
- Aston Villa in fifth place with 15 points.
