Mohammed Kudus scored one purpose and helped arrange one other as Tottenham beat Leeds United at Elland Street for the primary time in over a yr.
Leeds hadn’t misplaced at house since early September 2024, after they misplaced to Burnley within the Championship.
However Kudus was the star on a wet day in Leeds, and Spurs saved their result in win after drawing two video games within the final 4 days.
Mathys Tel scored his first purpose of the season. He ran onto a go from Kudus and hit an important shot from 20 yards. The ball bounced off Pascal Struijk and went previous Leeds’ keeper Karl Darlow.
Leeds then equalised when Dominic Calvert-Lewin held off two defenders and handed to Brenden Aaronson. Aaronson’s shot was saved by Tottenham’s keeper Guglielmo Vicario however the ball fell to Noah Okafor, who scored the rebound.
Because the rain obtained heavier, Kudus scored once more for Spurs. He moved throughout the sting of the field and fired the ball into the underside nook of the web.
Tottenham at the moment are second within the league, one level behind Liverpool earlier than different matches are performed this weekend.
Elland Street had been a tricky place for groups to win this yr. Leeds had gained as soon as and drawn twice there since coming again to the Premier League.
Leeds’ supervisor Daniel Farke used the identical workforce as within the final 4 video games. Leeds began properly, with Joe Rodon hitting the publish with a header.
However Leeds have struggled to attain objectives lately. Okafor is the one participant with multiple league purpose this season. New signing Dominic Calvert-Lewin has solely scored as soon as, two weeks in the past in opposition to Wolves.
Sean Longstaff has been a superb signing however missed an opportunity with a robust shot.
Farke introduced on two forwards within the final 10 minutes to attempt to rating an equaliser. Substitute Joel Piroe practically scored in harm time however Vicario made an important save. Farke seemed very dissatisfied. Later, Struijk missed an opportunity with a header.
Leeds confirmed they’ve a optimistic angle and imagine they’ll get outcomes. This can assist them this season as they attempt to keep within the Premier League and never drop again all the way down to the Championship.
