2-0 v Huddersfield Town - 3 March 2018 - Home

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Details
Match Number

7287

Opposition
Huddersfield town

Huddersfield Town

Competition
Premier League

Premier League

Season

2017/18

Date

3rd March 2018

Kick Off

15:00

Venue

Wembley

Attendance

68,311

Referee

Kevin Friend

League Position

4th

Opposition League Position

15th

Opposition Form

WLLWLL

Weather at Kick Off

4.7° - Overcast

Facts & Milestones
  • 7251st overall match (3463 wins, 1599 draws, 2176 losses)

  • 5665th competitive match (2555 wins, 1331 draws, 1779 losses)

  • team

    43rd match vs Huddersfield Town (13 wins, 13 draws, 17 losses)

  • competition

    991st Premier League match (417 wins, 254 draws, 320 losses)

  • 6625th match in England (3119 wins, 1490 draws, 2003 losses)

  • 56th match at Wembley (30 wins, 10 draws, 16 losses)

  • 25th consecutive match with a goal scored

  • 17th consecutive match without losing

  • There were 9 changes to the starting lineup from the last match.

Report

Son Heung-min said Wembley felt like "home" after his two goals earned Tottenham a comfortable win over Huddersfield at Wembley.

Spurs are playing their home games at the national stadium this season while construction work on their new stadium takes place.

Mauricio Pochettino's side failed to win the first three league games at Wembley, while they were beaten there by West Ham to go out of the Carabao Cup.

However, they have won their past seven games at the venue and head into Wednesday's Champions League last-16 second leg with Juventus unbeaten in 17 matches home and away in all competitions - their longest unbeaten run since 1967.

Spurs are a point behind third-placed Manchester United, who play at Crystal Palace on Monday, and two behind Liverpool, who moved into second with a 2-0 home win over Newcastle.

"We feel comfortable at Wembley, we know how we play here," said Son after his ninth and 10th Premier League goals of the season.

"Of course it was going to take time but now we feel like we're at home. We enjoy playing here and we try to get three points from every match."

Jonas Lossl had already denied Harry Kane when Son rounded the Huddersfield keeper to score after Dele Alli's excellent pass sliced open the visitors' defence.

Spurs were denied a penalty by stand-in referee Kevin Friend after Son was grabbed around the waist by defender Terence Kongolo.

Huddersfield substitute Tom Ince forced Hugo Lloris into a fine save before Son's header, after a sumptuous cross by Kane, secured Pochettino his 100th Premier League win as a manager in 197 games.

This was job done as far as Mauricio Pochettino was concerned - three points and no fresh injuries before Juventus' visit.

Spurs, 2-0 down in the first leg in Turin before a fine comeback to leave the tie delicately poised at 2-2, still have work to do if they are to make the quarter-finals.

The Italian champions are sure to prove a sterner test than Huddersfield but Tottenham have momentum after strengthening their chances of finishing in the top four.

"We don't think too much about the past," said Pochettino when asked about the club's longest unbeaten run for 51 years.

"Of course, that is a very good stat but for me football is tomorrow - it's not yesterday."

On a day of positives for Pochettino, Jan Vertonghen marked his return from injury by helping his side to a third successive clean sheet in the league.

"I think everyone is excited about the Juventus game. It's a huge game and everyone is waiting for it," added Pochettino.

Terriers approaching crunch time

Despite a 15th league defeat of the season, Huddersfield remain three points above the relegation zone with nine games remaining.

Their -25 goal difference will be a concern to boss David Wagner after his side conceded their 49th and 50th league goals of the season.

The Terriers have failed to score - let alone pick up a point - on their travels against the top six.

They rarely looked like doing so at Wembley but it will be home tests against teams around them in the table that will decide whether they remain in the Premier League.

Their next three home games are against Swansea, Crystal Palace and Watford. Win those and they will all but secure their future.

What Huddersfield want to avoid is going into the final four games of the season with their top-flight status in doubt. Two of those games are away to Chelsea and Manchester City, while they host Arsenal on the final day of the season.

"We got beaten by quality - it's a fair result," said Wagner.

"If you want to steal something against opponents like this then a lot of things have to go in your favour. Today, Tottenham were absolutely on it.

"We have shown we are ready for this fight which is in front of us."

Location
League Table
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Manchester city
28 24 3 1 82 20 62 75
2
Manchester united
28 18 5 5 53 20 33 59
3
Liverpool
28 16 9 3 65 32 33 57
4
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
28 16 7 5 53 24 29 55
5
Chelsea
28 16 5 7 50 25 25 53
6
Arsenal
28 13 6 9 51 39 12 45
7
Burnley
28 9 10 9 22 25 -3 37
8
Leicester city
28 9 9 10 40 41 -1 36
9
Everton
28 9 7 12 32 47 -15 34
10
Watford
28 9 6 13 38 47 -9 33
11
Afc bournemouth
28 8 8 12 33 43 -10 32
12
Brighton hove albion
28 7 10 11 26 37 -11 31
13
West ham united
28 7 9 12 35 50 -15 30
14
Huddersfield town
28 8 6 14 25 48 -23 30
15
Newcastle united
28 7 8 13 27 38 -11 29
16
Southampton
28 5 12 11 29 41 -12 27
17
Crystal palace
28 6 9 13 25 43 -18 27
18
Swansea city
28 7 6 15 21 41 -20 27
19
Stoke city
28 6 8 14 28 54 -26 26
20
West bromwich albion
28 3 11 14 22 42 -20 20
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Manchester city
29 25 3 1 83 20 63 78
2
Liverpool
29 17 9 3 67 32 35 60
3
Manchester united
28 18 5 5 53 20 33 59
4
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
29 17 7 5 55 24 31 58
5
Chelsea
29 16 5 8 50 26 24 53
6
Arsenal
29 13 6 10 52 41 11 45
7
Burnley
29 10 10 9 24 26 -2 40
8
Leicester city
29 9 10 10 41 42 -1 37
9
Watford
29 10 6 13 39 47 -8 36
10
Brighton hove albion
29 8 10 11 28 38 -10 34
11
Everton
29 9 7 13 33 49 -16 34
12
Afc bournemouth
29 8 9 12 34 44 -10 33
13
Swansea city
29 8 6 15 25 42 -17 30
14
West ham united
29 7 9 13 36 54 -18 30
15
Huddersfield town
29 8 6 15 25 50 -25 30
16
Newcastle united
29 7 8 14 27 40 -13 29
17
Southampton
29 5 13 11 29 41 -12 28
18
Crystal palace
28 6 9 13 25 43 -18 27
19
Stoke city
29 6 9 14 28 54 -26 27
20
West bromwich albion
29 3 11 15 22 43 -21 20
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