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'Better side in all aspects'
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Thomas Frank on Leeds United and what Spurs needed to beat them.
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FT Leeds United 1-2 Spurs
A brave performance. Deserved more based on the chances they created. Irritating officiating will leave a slightly bitter taste but you have to take your chances.
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96 - Nmecha gives a defender a nudge into Vicario and both Spurs men go down.
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CHANCE! Longstaff corner, Struijk gets up and the header is off target. Another corner awarded. Spurs complaining.
1-2
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SAVE! DCL knockdown, Piroe tries a shot from the edge and Vicario palms it away for a corner.
1-2
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92 - Struijk gets up for a header in the box, can't direct it.
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91 - Longstaff volleys wide.
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90 - Six minutes added.
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87 - Richarlison gets onto the ball, Ampadu chasing him, gets a shot off and it's deflected wide of the far post. Spurs corner.
James Justin preparing to come on.
1-2
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78 - Bogle tries a shot from a long way out, off target. Seems to cramp up as he hits it.
Gudmundsson off, Nmecha on. Okafor off, Piroe on.
Three at the back for Leeds.
1-2
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76 - Piroe and Nmecha called back to get ready.
1-2
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CHANCE! Tanaka pulling strings, darts into the space Spurs gift him, finds Longstaff and he spins and drives the ball just past the post. Good hit.
1-2
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67 - Aaronson off, Harrison on. Stach off, Tanaka on.
1-2
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65 - Spurs absolutely lightning on the counter, brilliant football but Pedro Porro makes a mess of the shot/cross at the end of it.
Harrison and Tanaka coming on.
1-2
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64 - Okafor nose to nose with Romero. Both booked.
1-2
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62 - Struijk and Rodon get up at the back post for a Longstaff free-kick, Rodon heads it but it loops well over.
1-2
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Ball down the right, Gudmundsson can't get enough on it, Kudus takes it off him, comes inside and drills it into the bottom right corner. Struijk slid and got a nick on it again but not enough.
1-2
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Goal Spurs.
1-2
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55 - Darlow catches Kudus' free-kick. Ampadu moving the draught excluder into its proper place a lovely touch.
1-1
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I think if Ampadu's studs were any higher he'd be in trouble with VAR there. Pedro Porro limping to the touchline. Furiously remonstrating with the fourth official, showing off his leg.
1-1
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52 - Yellow for Ampadu. In hard and a bit late on Pedro Porro. The Spurs man is still down, writhing. Getting treatment now.
1-1
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CHANCE! Okafor finds Dominic Calvert-Lewin with a lovely pass, striker spins and shoots and it's saved.
Stach crosses from the right, it's all the way through the goalmouth.
1-1
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Palhinha has been very mardy. Feel like there's joy there for Leeds. Get in his ear. Nip at his ankles. Nip him. Winning the ball in the Spurs half is definitely Leeds' best chance of making something happen.
1-1
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Early chance for Spurs, Darlow has to palm out a dangerous cross. Aaronson then tidies up on the edge of the box.
1-1
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Underway again. Pissing it down now.
1-1
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HT Leeds United 1-1 Spurs
Good fun.
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