Tottenham defeated Leeds United on Saturday to get back to winning ways.
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Tottenham picked up a big win away from home in Saturday’s early kick-off, defeating a Leeds United side that hadn’t lost at Elland Road for more than a year. Mathys Tel put Spurs ahead with a deflected strike, but Noah Okafor tapped home an equaliser before the break.
Just before the hour-mark, the ever-lively Mohamed Kudus struck home from outside of the box. His strike took a deflection but may well have been on course to catch the keeper out anyway.
Spurs had gone three games without a win excluding the Carabao Cup, falling behind in each of their last Premier League games, and so Thomas Frank will have been delighted to see his team take the lead twice here and hold on to the lead the second time around.
Speaking to TNT Sports after the game, match-winner Kudus said: “I've definitely been waiting [for my first Tottenham goal]. As an attacker it boosts your confidence when you score. I want to give my team-mate [Mathys Tel] some credit. I am a big fan of how he trains and how he has kept on going.
"We now go to represent our country and come back with the same focus. This is a big step in the right direction."
Tel, who scored the first, added: “That was a tough game for us. The opponent played very well. We deserved to win because we fought until the end. I worked this week a lot on finishing. I'm very happy for me. I hope I can help the team more and keep going.
"We are always together, work together and win together. I am very happy again about the win and what we showed. We just need to keep going."
Pundits on Spurs win
TNT pundit Joe Hart said of Tottenham’s win: “Of all the things that Tottenham did today, they fought really, really hard for the win and they were up for the battle. Leeds gave a great account of themselves but two moments of magic and they take three points back down the road.”
Fellow pundit and former Spurs favourite Peter Crouch added: “Tottenham are just showing their character at the moment. Getting a late goal at Bodo/Glimt [in the Champions League] and coming here, a tough environment, for an early kick off against Leeds. To come through that shows how far Thomas Frank has taken them in the short time he's been at the club.”