Tottenham Hotspur lost 0-3 away to Fulham at Craven Cottage in London, England, on Sunday at 2:30 a.m. ET in the 29th round of the 2023-2024 Premier League season.
Needing three points to stay in the race for fourth place, Tottenham failed to add to their tally and remain fifth in the league with 53 points (W16 D5 L7). Fulham is 12th in the league with 38 points.
Tottenham lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Son Heung-min was up front, with Brennan Johnson-James Maddison-Dejan Kuluczewski in the attacking second line. Yves Bissouma-Pape Sarr filled out the midfield, while Destiny Udogie-Ladu Dragusin-Cristian Romero-Pedro Foro formed the back four. Guglielmo Vicario was in goal.
Fulham also lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Hodrigo Muniz was up front, while Willian, Andreas Pereira and Alex Iwobi formed the attacking two. Sascha Lukic-Juan Palinha protected the back four, while Anthony Robinson-Calvin Bash-Tosin Adarabioyo-Timothy Castagne formed a back four. Bertrand Leno wore the goalkeeping gloves.
Spurs were without first-choice defender Mickey van der Vaart for this game. 안전놀이터 He was substituted late in the second half against Aston Villa on October 10 with a hamstring injury.
Van der Vaan’s place was taken by ‘freshman’ Dragucin.
Dragucin joined Tottenham in the winter transfer window. The game against Fulham was his first start.
It was a nightmare of a debut. He conceded three goals. After conceding to Munis in the 42nd minute of the first half, Tottenham conceded again to Lukic in the fourth minute of the second half, and then added another goal to Munis in the 16th minute of the second half.
The loss was Spurs’ first defeat at Fulham’s home ground in eight games. They had won the previous seven. Tottenham have always been strong away from home, but they got a real taste of Fulham’s quality in this game.
Dragusin completed 90% of his passes (47/52), made 0 tackles (0 attempts), 2 interceptions, 5 clearances, 2 interceptions, 바카라사이트 and 6 recoveries in the full match.
After the match, the UK’s 90min released ratings for the players on both sides. Dragusin was given a score of 4.
“He started well against the opposition striker Munis, but then let him go too easily,” the publication said, noting that he was unable to compete with him.
Tottenham won 4-0 against fourth-placed Aston Villa on October 10, and a win would have seen them leapfrog Villa, who have played one more game, into fourth place. However, they failed to add to their points tally and remain in fifth place.