Finally the day came when Tottenham ended their Wembley woes by registering their first Premier League victory at this grand stadium against Bournemouth. Christian Eriksen’s second-half goal remained the highlight of the game throughout and with Manchester United sharing the stakes at Anfield, Tottenham have closed the gap to just three points to the second-placed Red Devils.
The Lilywhites had gathered maximum points from their last four games prior to this fixture, but we were still without a win at Wembley in the Premier League. Be it by the narrowest of margin, the wait is finally over. The visitors were defensively compact and denied Spurs in the second half, but couldn’t maintain their stature for the entirety of the game.
All eyes were on Harry Kane and certainly for all right reasons. The striker was expected to wreak havoc, but Asmir Begovic made sure he kept his slate clean against the English man. Denying Kane on several occasions, the former Chelsea stopper literally frustrated Kane during the game. Hugo Lloris, on the other hand, was called into action several times as well. First out was Jermain Defoe. The former Tottenham striker was introduced during the final 15 minutes and he almost levelled the scoring, only to be denied by the brilliance of Hugo Lloris.
The French stopper was forced to make another save soon after, after Eric Dier almost turned a certain Bournemouth corner into his own net. Mauricio Pochettino was left impressed with the way his side performed, but didn’t seem happy when quipped about Tottenham’s Wembley performance so far.
As quoted by BBC, the Argentine said:
“The team played well. It was difficult to find the space. We had a lot of time on the ball but could not break down the opponent.
“In the second half we found better positions and moved the ball quickly, it was much better. We are always suffering if you don’t score the second goal. It was good, not great, but enough to win the three points.
“I am delighted we have won but it is impossible to stop you asking me about Wembley.”
With that being done, here is how the fans reacted to the win:
A solid display. #COYS pic.twitter.com/tHTBM0WziH
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) October 14, 2017
3 points at Wembley! #COYS pic.twitter.com/IOn5LNR7zf
— Spurs News Today (@TodaySpurs) October 14, 2017
Did anybody else get a fake update from premier league app saying defoe had equalised?
— General Horseplay sj (@sexualjustice81) October 14, 2017
I was behind on a stream and went ballistic. They could have killed me
— General Horseplay sj (@sexualjustice81) October 14, 2017
A moment of silence for @GKNkoudou for his ultimate sacrifice.
— Joseph Ang (@JosephbyNature) October 14, 2017
DANISH MAGICIAN ❤️
— Heather (@BradleyxNathan) October 14, 2017
best thing about the game is the final whistle
— spooky khalid (@khalidirie) October 14, 2017
Fuck me that was savage on my heart , need to relax now coys
— Sam Lewis (@kingkonglewis) October 14, 2017
The Christian Eriksen team! #coys
— Jye (@JyeMagarry) October 14, 2017
Well at least we can laugh at Chelsea pic.twitter.com/g8FnzExsU2
— DrSquirtle9000 (@DrSquirtle9000) October 14, 2017
Love Wembley now
— Richard Walford (@richiewalford) October 14, 2017
I LOVE WEMBLEY
— Josh (@EriksenAML) October 14, 2017
Good result which was most important but we simply must put teams away… we have Madrid on Tuesday and they won’t make that mistake
— Jay Read (@simplyjambo) October 14, 2017
