2-1 v Hull City - 23 November 2014 - Away

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Spurs 2

Hull City

Hull City

1

Details
Match Number

7087

Opposition
Hull city

Hull City

Competition
Premier League

Premier League

Season

2014/15

Date

23rd November 2014

Kick Off

16:00

Venue

Kingston Communications Stadium

Attendance

23,561

Referee

Craig Pawson

League Position

10th

Opposition League Position

17th

Opposition Form

DLDDWL

Weather at Kick Off

7.8° - Partly Cloudy

Facts & Milestones
  • 7051st overall match (3352 wins, 1554 draws, 2132 losses)

  • 5479th competitive match (2452 wins, 1286 draws, 1741 losses)

  • team

    34th match vs Hull City (15 wins, 10 draws, 9 losses)

  • competition

    860th Premier League match (341 wins, 221 draws, 298 losses)

  • 6457th match in England (3021 wins, 1452 draws, 1971 losses)

  • 5th match at Kingston Communications Stadium (3 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses)

  • 12th consecutive match with a goal scored

Report

Tottenham came from behind to beat 10-man Hull to leave the Tigers with only one win in 11 Premier League matches.

Jake Livermore powered in from 25 yards for Hull before Hatem Ben Arfa missed a chance for a second from close range.

Hull midfielder Gaston Ramirez was shown a straight red card for kicking out at Jan Vertonghen after half-time.

Harry Kane pounced on a rebound to level, with Christian Eriksen winning the game from 20 yards to see Spurs climb into the top half.

It was cruel on Hull, who battled valiantly after Ramirez's needless red card, but leaves Steve Bruce's men just one point and two places above the relegation zone.

Tottenham went into the match on the back of their worst start to a Premier League season since 2008-09, losing a fourth home game against Stoke last time out.

In that campaign, Spurs replaced Juande Ramos with Harry Redknapp and recovered after a winless first eight matches to finish eighth. Now, current manager Mauricio Pochettino will hope a third win in 10 league matches can prove a turning point.

Hull had been suffering their own Premier League woes, with the defeat at Burnley leading boss Bruce to label some of his players "big-time Charlies".

Hull's problems in recent weeks have been in front of the net, having not scored in their previous three matches, but that drought was ended inside 10 minutes as Livermore rifled a low shot into the corner.

The Tigers have not beaten a side above them in the table this season, but should have been firmly in control soon after when first Robbie Brady had a low strike parried by Hugo Lloris before Ben Arfa blazed over.

Hull's high-pressing game was causing their visitors real problems as a lacklustre Spurs struggled to create any chances of note in a dismal first-half performance.

But the whole pattern of the match changed four minutes after the break when Ramirez was dismissed.

Bruce was furious with the decision but, when Ramirez flicked his foot at Vertonghen after the pair came together in a challenge, he always looked as though he would be in trouble.

Only one of Tottenham's previous five defeats had come on their travels and they suddenly looked like they would continue their good away form as they took full advantage of their numerical advantage.

They were level when Kane slotted home after Eriksen's free-kick cannoned of the cross bar and, after heavy pressure, the Dane drove home a last-minute winner.

Location
League Table
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Chelsea
12 10 2 0 30 11 19 32
2
Southampton
11 8 1 2 23 5 18 25
3
Manchester city
12 7 3 2 24 13 11 24
4
Manchester united
12 5 4 3 19 15 4 19
5
Newcastle united
12 5 4 3 14 15 -1 19
6
West ham united
12 5 3 4 20 16 4 18
7
Swansea city
12 5 3 4 16 13 3 18
8
Arsenal
12 4 5 3 20 15 5 17
9
Everton
12 4 5 3 22 19 3 17
10
Stoke city
12 4 3 5 13 15 -2 15
11
Liverpool
11 4 2 5 14 15 -1 14
12
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
11 4 2 5 14 16 -2 14
13
West bromwich albion
12 3 4 5 13 17 -4 13
14
Sunderland
12 2 7 3 12 19 -7 13
15
Hull city
11 2 5 4 13 15 -2 11
16
Aston villa
11 3 2 6 5 16 -11 11
17
Leicester city
12 2 4 6 11 18 -7 10
18
Burnley
12 2 4 6 8 20 -12 10
19
Crystal palace
11 2 3 6 14 20 -6 9
20
Queens park rangers
12 2 2 8 11 23 -12 8
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Chelsea
12 10 2 0 30 11 19 32
2
Southampton
12 8 2 2 24 6 18 26
3
Manchester city
12 7 3 2 24 13 11 24
4
Manchester united
12 5 4 3 19 15 4 19
5
Newcastle united
12 5 4 3 14 15 -1 19
6
West ham united
12 5 3 4 20 16 4 18
7
Swansea city
12 5 3 4 16 13 3 18
8
Arsenal
12 4 5 3 20 15 5 17
9
Everton
12 4 5 3 22 19 3 17
10
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
12 5 2 5 16 17 -1 17
11
Stoke city
12 4 3 5 13 15 -2 15
12
Liverpool
12 4 2 6 15 18 -3 14
13
West bromwich albion
12 3 4 5 13 17 -4 13
14
Sunderland
12 2 7 3 12 19 -7 13
15
Crystal palace
12 3 3 6 17 21 -4 12
16
Aston villa
12 3 3 6 6 17 -11 12
17
Hull city
12 2 5 5 14 17 -3 11
18
Leicester city
12 2 4 6 11 18 -7 10
19
Burnley
12 2 4 6 8 20 -12 10
20
Queens park rangers
12 2 2 8 11 23 -12 8
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