Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham, 18 August 2018

Score3-1 to Tottenham Hotspur
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueWembley Stadium
Attendance58,297
Kick-off: 3.00pm Tottenham Hotspur had now won nine of the last ten meetings in the Premier League. Premier League Head to Head Played: 27 Tottenham Hotspur won: 14 Drawn: 6 Fulham won: 7 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 44 Fulham scored: 25

3 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

1 Fulham

Manager: Slaviša Jokanović

Goals:

Lucas Moura 43 G
Kieran Trippier 74 G
Harry Kane 77 G

Goals:

Aleksandar Mitrović 52 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris
Defender Jan Vertonghen
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Defender/Midfielder Davinson Sánchez
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Dele Alli
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder/Forward Lucas Moura
Forward Harry Kane

Starting lineup:

Fabri Goalkeeper
Joe Bryan Defender/Midfielder
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Tim Fosu-Mensah Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Sessegnon Defender/Midfielder
Tom Cairney Midfielder
Jean Michaël Seri Midfielder

Substitutions:

Moussa Dembélé for Davinson Sánchez 63
Érik Lamela for Eric Dier 73
Harry Winks for Harry Kane 89

Substitutions:

Stefan Johansen for Tom Cairney 73
Cyrus Christie for Joe Bryan 85
André Schürrle for Aboubakar Kamara 88

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder Moussa Dembélé
Midfielder Érik Lamela
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder Harry Winks

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sergio Rico
Defender/Midfielder Cyrus Christie
Midfielder Stefan Johansen
Midfielder Neeskens Kebano
Midfielder Kevin McDonald
Forward Luciano Vietto

Comments:

League position: 2nd Tottenham Hotspur had now won their last of 19 home games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams. Harry Kane scored his first Premier League goal in the month of August in his 15th game. Spurs had now won their opening two games of a Premier League season for the first time since 2014-15.

Comments:

League position: 19th This was Fulham’s 1,000th game in the top division (won 298, lost 444). They had now conceded 702 goals in the Premier League (played 496, scored 571). The Cottagers had now lost the opening two games of a top division season for the first time since 1967. Fulham had now conceded in each of their last 19 away games in the Premier League.

3 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Lucas Moura 43 G
Kieran Trippier 74 G
Harry Kane 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris
Defender Jan Vertonghen
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Defender/Midfielder Davinson Sánchez
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Dele Alli
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder/Forward Lucas Moura
Forward Harry Kane

Substitutions:

Moussa Dembélé for Davinson Sánchez 63
Érik Lamela for Eric Dier 73
Harry Winks for Harry Kane 89

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder Moussa Dembélé
Midfielder Érik Lamela
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder Harry Winks

Comments:

League position: 2nd Tottenham Hotspur had now won their last of 19 home games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams. Harry Kane scored his first Premier League goal in the month of August in his 15th game. Spurs had now won their opening two games of a Premier League season for the first time since 2014-15.

1 Fulham

Manager: Slaviša Jokanović

Goals:

Aleksandar Mitrović 52 G

Starting lineup:

Fabri Goalkeeper
Joe Bryan Defender/Midfielder
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Tim Fosu-Mensah Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Sessegnon Defender/Midfielder
Tom Cairney Midfielder
Jean Michaël Seri Midfielder

Substitutions:

Stefan Johansen for Tom Cairney 73
Cyrus Christie for Joe Bryan 85
André Schürrle for Aboubakar Kamara 88

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sergio Rico
Defender/Midfielder Cyrus Christie
Midfielder Stefan Johansen
Midfielder Neeskens Kebano
Midfielder Kevin McDonald
Forward Luciano Vietto

Comments:

League position: 19th This was Fulham’s 1,000th game in the top division (won 298, lost 444). They had now conceded 702 goals in the Premier League (played 496, scored 571). The Cottagers had now lost the opening two games of a top division season for the first time since 1967. Fulham had now conceded in each of their last 19 away games in the Premier League.