2-1 v Manchester United - 14 May 2017 - Home

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Spurs 2

Manchester United

Manchester United

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  • Rooney
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Details
Match Number

7236

Opposition
Manchester united

Manchester United

Competition
Premier League

Premier League

Season

2016/17

Date

14th May 2017

Kick Off

16:30

Venue

White Hart Lane

Attendance

31,848

Referee

Jonathan Moss

League Position

2nd

Opposition League Position

6th

Opposition Form

DLWWDW

Weather at Kick Off

17.6° - Partly Cloudy

Facts & Milestones
  • 7200th overall match (3431 wins, 1588 draws, 2168 losses)

  • 5620th competitive match (2527 wins, 1320 draws, 1773 losses)

  • team

    191st match vs Manchester United (53 wins, 48 draws, 90 losses)

  • competition

    960th Premier League match (398 wins, 247 draws, 315 losses)

  • 6584th match in England (3092 wins, 1482 draws, 1997 losses)

  • 2984th match at White Hart Lane (1754 wins, 639 draws, 591 losses)

  • There was 1 change to the starting lineup from the last match.

Report

Goals from Victor Wanyama and Harry Kane earned Tottenham victory over Manchester United in their final game at White Hart Lane.

Spurs plan to have their new stadium, built on the same site, ready for the 2018-19 campaign and will play their home matches at Wembley next season.

Mauricio Pochettino's side left their current ground, where they have spent 118 years, on a high by staying unbeaten there this season and securing second spot in the Premier League.

Wanyama got Spurs off to the best possible start with a header five minutes in and Kane doubled their lead early in the second half, flicking home from a Christian Eriksen free-kick.

Captain Wayne Rooney gave United hope of a recovery when he poked in from Anthony Martial's low cross, but they were unable to spoil the leaving party.

Defeat means Jose Mourinho's men cannot now finish in the top four.

They can still qualify for the Champions League if they win the Europa League, but Mourinho will have to settle for fifth or sixth place in his first season at the club.

Tottenham's title chances ended last week with their defeat by West Ham, and the trophy went to Chelsea on Friday.

With a Champions League place already guaranteed, Pochettino said their final home match was all about making it a special day for the fans.

The teams walked out to a display of flags around the ground, Spurs legends including Chris Waddle and Glenn Hoddle were invited as special guests, and local musical duo Chas and Dave provided half-time entertainment.

And the Tottenham players gave supporters a first-half performance to remember.

Ben Davies' sublime cross was headed home by Wanyama to give Spurs the early advantage, and they could have extended their lead before the break had goalkeeper David de Gea not denied Son Heung-min and Kane.

Five minutes into the second half, the hosts doubled their lead. Eriksen's free-kick curled into the path of Kane and he out-smarted defender Chris Smalling to poke home his first goal against United.

Spurs' performance dropped off after that, but they managed to hold on - despite Rooney's goal giving them a scare.

Four of Man United's five Premier League losses this season have been in games played on a Sunday immediately after a European match.

And just like the defeat by Arsenal last weekend, a much-changed Mourinho starting XI put in an average performance in north London.

Martial looked lively in attack but could only curl his best effort wide of the post in the first half.

The Frenchman instigated his side's goal by ghosting past Kieran Trippier before picking out Rooney, who tapped in from close range.

Substitute Marcus Rashford went close at the death, but it proved to be too little too late for the visitors.

United's focus is firmly on winning the Europa League title - they face Ajax on 24 May - and Mourinho said after Sunday's defeat: "The most important thing for us now is having one less match to play.

"We have only one match to play and that's not in the Premier League."

Tottenham boss Pochettino said after his side's win: "The fans have been fantastic all season. They have helped us a lot during the whole season. It was fantastic, the team played to win.

"Of course we will miss it a lot because White Hart Lane is special but at the same time we welcome the new stadium."

Timeline
Location
League Table
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Chelsea
36 28 3 5 76 29 47 87
2
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
35 23 8 4 71 23 48 77
3
Manchester city
36 21 9 6 72 38 34 72
4
Liverpool
36 20 10 6 71 42 29 70
5
Arsenal
36 21 6 9 72 43 29 69
6
Manchester united
35 17 14 4 51 27 24 65
7
Everton
37 17 10 10 61 41 20 61
8
West bromwich albion
36 12 9 15 41 46 -5 45
9
Southampton
36 12 9 15 41 47 -6 45
10
Afc bournemouth
37 12 9 16 54 66 -12 45
11
Leicester city
36 12 7 17 46 56 -10 43
12
West ham united
36 11 9 16 45 59 -14 42
13
Stoke city
37 10 11 16 40 56 -16 41
14
Burnley
37 11 7 19 38 53 -15 40
15
Watford
36 11 7 18 37 59 -22 40
16
Crystal palace
36 11 5 20 46 61 -15 38
17
Swansea city
37 11 5 21 43 69 -26 38
18
Hull city
36 9 7 20 36 69 -33 34
19
Middlesbrough
37 5 13 19 27 50 -23 28
20
Sunderland
36 6 6 24 28 62 -34 24
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Chelsea
37 29 3 5 80 32 48 90
2
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
36 24 8 4 73 24 49 80
3
Liverpool
37 21 10 6 75 42 33 73
4
Manchester city
36 21 9 6 72 38 34 72
5
Arsenal
36 21 6 9 72 43 29 69
6
Manchester united
36 17 14 5 52 29 23 65
7
Everton
37 17 10 10 61 41 20 61
8
West bromwich albion
36 12 9 15 41 46 -5 45
9
Southampton
36 12 9 15 41 47 -6 45
10
Afc bournemouth
37 12 9 16 54 66 -12 45
11
Leicester city
36 12 7 17 46 56 -10 43
12
West ham united
37 11 9 17 45 63 -18 42
13
Crystal palace
37 12 5 20 50 61 -11 41
14
Stoke city
37 10 11 16 40 56 -16 41
15
Burnley
37 11 7 19 38 53 -15 40
16
Watford
37 11 7 19 40 63 -23 40
17
Swansea city
37 11 5 21 43 69 -26 38
18
Hull city
37 9 7 21 36 73 -37 34
19
Middlesbrough
37 5 13 19 27 50 -23 28
20
Sunderland
36 6 6 24 28 62 -34 24
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