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| Tottenham defeated Manchester United with James Maddison's score. Tottenham captain Son Heung-min contributed to the winning goal. |
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| Tottenham defeated Manchester United with James Maddison's score. Tottenham captain Son Heung-min contributed to the winning goal. |
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Tottenham achieved a double against Manchester United.
Tottenham won 1-0 in Manchester United's 25th round match of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 1:30 a.m. on the 17th (Korea time). Tottenham, which won two consecutive games in a long time, rose to 12th place in the league, providing an opportunity for a rebound.
Tottenham placed Son Heung-min, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski in the second line with Matistel at the forefront. Lucas Beribal and Rodrigo Bentancur worked together for the third term. Pedro Porro, Kevin Danso, Ben Davies and Jed Spence played the four backs. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Guglielmo Vicario, who returned from injury.
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| Tottenham defeated Manchester United with James Maddison's score. Tottenham captain Son Heung-min contributed to the winning goal. |
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Manchester United made up of Rasmus Hoylun, Alejandro Garnacho and Joshua Zirkji. For midfield, Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro and Patrick Dorgou were selected. The three backs were placed as Nusair Mazraoui, Harry Maguire and Matthijs the Licht. Andre Onana defended the goal.
In the 9th minute of the first half, Manchester United sent it to Hoyleun at once from the back. Hoyleun tried to shoot his left foot through Davis, but Vicario saved it. The second ball that followed headed to Garnacho. It was a bold shot, but Vicario hit it again.
Tottenham scored the first goal. Bentancourt crossed from the right in the 12th minute of the first half. The ball that Son Heung-min strongly connected to the center went to Beribal. Onana blocked Beribal's shot, but Madison pushed the second ball.
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| Tottenham defeated Manchester United with James Maddison's score. Tottenham captain Son Heung-min contributed to the winning goal. |
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Manchester United's attack unfolded in the 22nd minute of the first half. Zirkji turned in front of the penalty box and attempted a bold shot, but slightly off the post. Manchester United had a decisive opportunity in the 23rd minute of the first half. Manchester United, which succeeded in pressing, quickly made a transition. Bruno's through pass headed to Garnacho. In a perfect one-on-one chance, Garnacho hit a home run.
Son Heung-min also created an attack opportunity for his teammates. Madison stabbed Son Heung-min properly in the 26th minute of the first half. Son Heung-min gave up a cutback, and Tel took it with a shot, but Onana blocked it.
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| Tottenham defeated Manchester United with James Maddison's score. Tottenham captain Son Heung-min contributed to the winning goal. |
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In the 40th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min was tackled by Camesemiro during Tottenham's counterattack. Casemiro was warned. Son Heung-min complained of serious pain, but fortunately, it was not an injury. The first half ended like this.
In the second half, Manchester United began to gain momentum. In the 10th minute of the second half, Zirkji stabbed Garnacho, who penetrated through the defense. It was another scoring opportunity for Garnacho, but he failed to break through Vicario again this time. Garnacho had a chance one after another, but Vicario blocked all Garnacho's shots.
Tottenham are starting to bring the mood back. In the 16th minute of the second half, a second ball came to Son Heung-min from a corner kick. Son Heung-min calmly fired a shot, but he headed to the side of the net after a deflection. In the 24th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min even tried to shoot on the counterattack, but it was deflected again.
Manchester United cried again due to the lack of goal determination. In the 27th minute of the second half, Mazraoui boldly came up and crossed. Caught on Girksey's head but couldn't get into the net.
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| Tottenham defeated Manchester United with James Maddison's score. Tottenham captain Son Heung-min contributed to the winning goal. |
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Tottenham attempted to close the game. Kulusevski continued to shoot the cutback given by Son Heung-min in the 34th minute of the second half, but Onana blocked it. Son Heung-min finished the game in the 43rd minute of the second half when he was replaced by Wilson Odobert.
Until the end of the game, Manchester United tried hard to score an equalizer, but failed to bring a point in the end. Tottenham won back-to-back games with two clean sheets. Manchester United's 15th place in the league was also in jeopardy as they lost again.
On this day, Son Heung-min showed an easy performance with 90 percent pass success rate, four chances, three shots, two dribbles (three attempts), two cross successes (eight attempts), and four competitions (seven attempts). Son Heung-min, who took a week off and played, seemed to be very heavy after 20 minutes of the second half, perhaps due to accumulated fatigue.
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| Tottenham defeated Manchester United with James Maddison's score. Tottenham captain Son Heung-min contributed to the winning goal. |
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Tottenham set their sights on a third consecutive league win this weekend away from Ipswich Town in the relegation zone.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
