PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER, 2025
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1(0) FULHAM 2(2)
Spurs scorer:-
Kudus, 59
Fulham scorers:-
Tete, 4
Wilson, 6
Attendance:- 60,546
Referee:- Stuart Attwell
Assistants:- Constantine Hatzidakis, Nick Hopton
Fourth official:- Michael Salisbury
VAR:- Andy Madley
Assistant VAR:- Sian Massey-Ellis
Teams:-
Spurs (4-2-2-2):- 1. Vicario; 23. Pedro Porro, 37. Van de Ven (Capt.), 13. Udogie (sub 11. Tel, 85); 14. Gray (sub 28. Odobert, 60), 6. Palhinha (sub 30. Bentancur, 60);20. Kudus, 15. Bergvall (sub 29. Sarr, 77); 39. Kolo-Muani, 9. Richarlison (sub 7. Xavi, 60)
Subs not used:- 31. Kinsky; 24. Spence, 33. Davies; 22. Johnson
Booked:- Van de Ven (dissent after foul on Anderson), Udogie (persistent fouling), Muani (foul on Tete)
Fulham (4-2-3-1):- 1. Leno; 2. Tete, 5. Andersen (Capt.), 3. Bassey, 30. Sessegnon; 17. Iwobi (sub 21. Castagne, 87), 16. Berge; 8. Wilson (sub 20. Lukic, 68), 24. King (sub 32. Smith-Rowe, 68), 19. Chukwueze (sub 22. Kevin, 81); 7. Jimenez
Subs not used:- 23. Lecomte; 15. Cuenca; 10. Cairney, 11. Traore;18. Kusi-Asare
Booked:- Jimenez (deliberate handball), Leno (time)
Spurs have the losing habit
In a league where just about any team (barring Wolves at the bottom) can beat any opponent, Spurs have lost for the third time in a week and have also lost their third consecutive London Derby. Thomas Frank's team have certainly got the losing habit and will probably slip into the bottom half of the table later today (Sunday).
If they are not careful, Spurs will become one of those teams incapable of beating anyone. They certainly can't win a home Premier League game at the moment.
Most fans will have had optimism about the game after a good performance in Paris on Wednesday. The formation was similar with three twos in front of the back four. Clearly that style is far too open and Fulham cracked the code within six minutes, scoring twice. It's a long time since Spurs have gone two down in such a short space of time, and I believe the first time in the Premier League era. There have been plenty of single early goals against us.
Vicario was sorely culpable for Fulham's second goal and was booed by his own fans when he next touched the ball. That's something I cannot recall happening before.
A good crowd turned out on a cold night for this anti-social kick-off time. They fans' patience is wearing very thin, as might that of the executive with regard to their recently appointed coach.
Fulham kicked off and played towards the South stand. They had the lead within two minutes when Chukwueze's ball from the left reached Kenny Tete in too much space. Tete scored his first goal in two years with a low driven shot which took a deflection and beat Vicario to his left.
Spurs woes increased dramatically. Vicario came way out of his area to the left touchline and instead of kicking into Row Z, he tried a short pass down the line and gifted the ball to Harry Wilson. Wilson accepted the offer and temptation of an unguarded goal and hit a left-footed shot from distance into the net. The stadium was in shock, but angry with Vicario, who was roundly booed when he next came outside his area to clear.
There was to be no way back for Spurs, especially as they were outplayed on the first half with Fulham finding space and energy, coupled with good passing to feet. Spurs' style was hit and hope and full of inaccuracy and incapability.
If Spurs had played in the first half as energetically as they did the second, they might have done better, but it was too little, too late.
Things so nearly got worse for Spurs when Vicario punched out an Iwobi cross to the feet of Chukwueze, whose shot hit the outside of the keeper's right post.
Richarlison had a weak header picked up by Leno after a long ball from the right. Anderson went down dramatically when fouled by Bergvall in the Fulham area, but referee Stuart Attwell was happy to just have words with the Spurs man. Richarlison did win a corner on the right after a move which started with a good tackle by Danso in his own half. A cross by Kudus caused some confusion in the Fulham defence and Spurs had another corner.
Kudus hit a short pass to Archie Gray who tried a shot from distance, but that passed wide across goal.
Micky van de Ven came to our rescue after Chukwueze had bettered both Pedro Porro and our keeper before Captain Micky recovered with a brilliant tackle. Micky wasn't happy later with more histrionics from his opposite number and was booked for perhaps his reaction, rather than the foul.
David Pleat was the half-time guest, plugging his new book, and joined by Clive Allen, reflecting on events of nearly forty years ago when goals did come easily to Clive, and Spurs.
Spurs kicked off and looked far more lively in the second half. In particular, Muani impressed with his efforts. Kudus was now getting the better of former Spur Ryan Sessegnon.
Udogie took an early booking. Leno punched a Kudus cross away from under his crossbar. Muani nearly scored with a near post header after a Pedro Porro cross but hit the side netting.
It was Kudus who reduced the deficit with an excellent left-footed shot high into Leno's top left corner after Bergvall's pass from the middle. Leno might have got a touch, but it was not enough.
Frank made a triple substitution of Gray, Richarlison and Palhinha with Odobert, Xavi Simons and Bentancur.
Muani had another effort go close after a Kudus cross, and Xavi had a shot blocked after a successful Kudus-Pedro Porro combination. From the corner Bergvall's header was cleared off the line. Odobert headed over after good play by Kudu and Bentancur.
Fulham started to get forward again and Jimenez was booked for a diving effort at the back post where he pushed the attempt wide with his hand. Danso took a long throw and after Udogie's pass, Muani went close with a clever back-heeled attempt.
That was as close as we came, and Fulham celebrated their first away win of the season.
Our next game is another midweek trip to Newcastle on Tuesday. I don't fancy our chances.
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