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Tottenham vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Tom Cairney earns point before red card

Tottenham 1-1 Fulham: Cairney struck to snatch a draw before the midfielder was sent off

Luke Baker
Sunday 01 December 2024 10:56 EST
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Fulham captain Tom Cairney enjoyed an eventful outing as the midfielder earned the visitors a Premier League point before being sent off against Tottenham Hotspur.

Cairney struck in the second half to cancel out Brennan Johnson’s opener and vault Fulham back into the top half. But the veteran skipper was subsequently dismissed for an unpleasant challenge on Dejan Kulusevski, placing his studs into the back of the Swede’s calf and being shown a straight red card after a review from the video assistant referee (VAR).

It was a frustrating afternoon for Ange Postecoglou and his side, who were sloppy and failed to create consistent chances. So impressive a week ago against Manchester City, their hopes of challenging for a Champions League place is being undermined with inconsistency, with Postecoglou forced to defend his approach this week, declaring himself “not interested in pragmatism”.

Re-live all of the action from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium below:

Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham

Marco Silva makes two changes to the Fulham side beaten 4-1 at home by Wolves last weekend. Defender Joachim Andersen is absent because of a calf injury, while Andreas Pereira also misses out. Issa Diop and Sander Berge come in, while Kenny Tete makes his 100th Fulham appearance.

1 December 2024 13:16

Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham

Ange Postecoglou makes four changes to the Tottenham team which started the 2-2 draw against Roma on Thursday night. The most unexpected change sees Dejan Kulusevski on the bench, alongside Archie Gray. Dominic Solanke is not in the squad after Postecoglou said the striker "felt a bit sore" after the Roma match. The other absence from Thursday is Rodrigo Bentancur, who serves the second in a seven-game domestic ban. Fraser Forster starts in goal for the first time in a league match since May 2023.

1 December 2024 13:15

Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham

SUBS: Steven-Andreas Benda, Ryan Sessegnon, Samuel Amissah, Timothy Castagne, Joshua King, Tom Cairney, Adama Traore, Harry Wilson, Rodrigo Muniz.

1 December 2024 13:12

Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham

FULHAM (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Kenny Tete, Issa Diop, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson; Sander Berge, Sasa Lukic; Alex Iwobi, Emile Smith-Rowe, Reiss Nelson; Raul Jimenez.

1 December 2024 13:12

Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham

Hello everyone, and welcome to Sunday afternoon action from the Premier League's 13th matchweek. Today, Tottenham welcome Fulham to North London in what promises to be a highly entertaining fixture.

1 December 2024 13:12

Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham

SUBS: Brandon Austin, Archie Gray, Djed Spence, Callum Olusesi, Luca Williams-Barnett, Lucas Bergvall, Dejan Kulusevski, Will Lankshear.

1 December 2024 13:11

Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham

TOTTENHAM (4-3-3): Fraser Forster; Pedro Porro, Radu Dragusin, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogie; Pape Matar Sarr, Yves Bissouma, James Maddison; Timo Werner, Heung-Min Son, Brennan Johnson.

1 December 2024 13:11

Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham

After looking reinvigorated in their romping 4-0 demolition of Manchester City last Saturday, hosts Tottenham occupy sixth place on 19 points after 12 matches. Although they’ve been renowned for patchy form, Spurs’ opposition today enter the fixture potentially deflated after suffering a 4-1 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Craven Cottage in their last league match. This ended a three-match unbeaten streak, putting them in ninth place on 18 points. Fulham won the last Premier League meeting between these clubs, triumphing 3-0 at home last season. Rodrigo Muniz played a huge part with key goals in the 42nd and 61st minute while Sasa Lukic also was on target. Hosts Tottenham have four wins and two losses this season in six Premier League contests on home soil, while in league matches away from their West London residence this term, Fulham have earned eight points from 18 available (W2 D2 L2).

1 December 2024 13:04

Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham

Hello everyone, and welcome to Sunday afternoon action from the Premier League's 13th matchweek. Today, Tottenham welcome Fulham to North London in what promises to be a highly entertaining fixture.

1 December 2024 12:50

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