5-1 v Stoke City - 9 December 2017 - Home

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Spurs 5

Stoke City

Stoke City

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  • Shawcross
    80'
Details
Match Number

7268

Opposition
Stoke city

Stoke City

Competition
Premier League

Premier League

Season

2017/18

Date

9th December 2017

Kick Off

15:00

Venue

Wembley

Attendance

62,202

Referee

Roger East

League Position

6th

Opposition League Position

15th

Opposition Form

DLLWDL

Weather at Kick Off

3.2° - Clear

Facts & Milestones
  • 7232nd overall match (3451 wins, 1593 draws, 2175 losses)

  • 5646th competitive match (2543 wins, 1325 draws, 1778 losses)

  • team

    94th match vs Stoke City (48 wins, 20 draws, 26 losses)

  • competition

    978th Premier League match (408 wins, 251 draws, 319 losses)

  • 6609th match in England (3108 wins, 1486 draws, 2002 losses)

  • 46th match at Wembley (21 wins, 9 draws, 16 losses)

  • 6th consecutive match with a goal scored

  • Christian Eriksen
    Christian Eriksen: 200th appearance
  • There were 8 changes to the starting lineup from the last match.

Report

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino challenged his players to consistently show their "true quality" after an emphatic win over Stoke City at Wembley.

Harry Kane scored twice as Spurs scored four second-half goals to climb above Arsenal into fifth in the Premier League table.

It ended a four-game run without a league win, and Pochettino is demanding his side show the same consistency between now and the end of the season.

"That is how we need to play from now," said the Argentine, after Spurs scored five for the first time this season.

"Consistency between now and the end of the season is so important if we want to finish in the top four. The team showed their true quality."

Spurs went ahead when Potters skipper Ryan Shawcross inadvertently diverted the ball past his own keeper - before three goals in the space of 12 minutes put the game out of sight.

Son Heung-min doubled the lead and Kane's header made it 3-0.

Kane drilled home the fourth, and Son set up Christian Eriksen for the fifth goal before Shawcross headed a late consolation.

Pochettino admitted Tottenham's Champions League campaign had been a distraction.

But with Spurs, who finished above Real Madrid in the group stage, not due to play in Europe again until February, he is hoping his side can concentrate on their domestic form.

"Last season we were frustrated because we were very good in the Premier League but we were a disaster in the Champions League," he added.

"This season the team was so determined to show they can compete in the Champions League and when you mix with the Premier League, that maybe was a bit of a distraction.

"But now we can only be focused on the Premier League and winning games."

Stoke, meanwhile, have won only once in seven league games and drop to 15th, three points above the relegation zone.

They are the first club in Premier League history to lose to the same opponent by four goals or more in four consecutive meetings.

Since demolishing Liverpool 4-1 in October, Spurs had won just once in six Premier League games.

Their Wembley troubles have been well documented, but this was a match during which it all came together.

Son has been the one shining light during a poor run in the league, and the South Korean was once again a driving force as Spurs scored more than once in a Premier League match at Wembley for only the second time this season.

It was his low cross which led to Shawcross putting into his own net, and he scored the second goal and set up the fifth.

After throwing away points against Burnley, Swansea and West Brom at Wembley, Tottenham were at their ruthless best.

And they could have scored more but for Stoke keeper Jack Butland.

The England international produced two fine stops in the dying minutes to keep out Eriksen, who was making his 200th appearance for the club, and Kane as the Potters were completely overrun.

This was an embarrassing defeat at the national stadium for Stoke, who have now lost three of their past four league games.

These are worrying times for Potters boss Mark Hughes, whose side started well but capitulated after half-time.

Kane missed a glorious chance at 1-0 and Butland almost gifted the England striker a goal after losing control of the ball inside his own penalty area.

Having let in four at home to Chelsea and another seven at Manchester City, Stoke are conceding at a rate of more than two goals a game.

We couldn't deal with Spurs' power & pace - Hughes They have failed to win on their past 16 league trips to London, conceding 37 goals and taking six points from a possible 48 since beating Spurs at White Hart Lane in November 2014.

"It's not good enough doing OK just for 45 minutes," said Hughes. "We couldn't deal with Tottenham's power and pace. We struggled in one-on-one situations, we needed to get tighter.

"Today will damage our confidence. That is the worry for us."

Location
League Table
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Manchester city
15 14 1 0 46 10 36 43
2
Manchester united
15 11 2 2 35 9 26 35
3
Chelsea
15 10 2 3 28 12 16 32
4
Liverpool
15 8 5 2 33 19 14 29
5
Arsenal
15 9 1 5 29 19 10 28
6
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
15 7 4 4 23 13 10 25
7
Burnley
15 7 4 4 14 12 2 25
8
Watford
15 6 4 5 25 26 -1 22
9
Leicester city
15 5 5 5 20 20 0 20
10
Everton
15 5 3 7 19 28 -9 18
11
Southampton
15 4 5 6 15 18 -3 17
12
Brighton hove albion
15 4 5 6 14 19 -5 17
13
Stoke city
15 4 4 7 18 30 -12 16
14
Afc bournemouth
15 4 3 8 13 17 -4 15
15
Newcastle united
15 4 3 8 14 22 -8 15
16
Huddersfield town
15 4 3 8 9 26 -17 15
17
West bromwich albion
15 2 7 6 12 21 -9 13
18
Crystal palace
15 2 4 9 8 25 -17 10
19
West ham united
15 2 4 9 13 32 -19 10
20
Swansea city
15 2 3 10 8 18 -10 9
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Manchester city
16 15 1 0 48 11 37 46
2
Manchester united
16 11 2 3 36 11 25 35
3
Chelsea
16 10 2 4 28 13 15 32
4
Liverpool
16 8 6 2 34 20 14 30
5
Arsenal
16 9 2 5 30 20 10 29
6
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
16 8 4 4 28 14 14 28
7
Burnley
16 8 4 4 15 12 3 28
8
Leicester city
16 6 5 5 23 22 1 23
9
Watford
16 6 4 6 25 27 -2 22
10
Everton
16 5 4 7 20 29 -9 19
11
Southampton
16 4 6 6 16 19 -3 18
12
Huddersfield town
16 5 3 8 11 26 -15 18
13
Brighton hove albion
16 4 5 7 14 21 -7 17
14
Afc bournemouth
16 4 4 8 15 19 -4 16
15
Stoke city
16 4 4 8 19 35 -16 16
16
Newcastle united
16 4 3 9 16 25 -9 15
17
West bromwich albion
16 2 7 7 12 22 -10 13
18
West ham united
16 3 4 9 14 32 -18 13
19
Swansea city
16 3 3 10 9 18 -9 12
20
Crystal palace
16 2 5 9 10 27 -17 11
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