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
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
Nelson takes it short to Iwobi before skinning Werner. He's pushed down, gets up and drives to the left byline before his low ball across is cleared confidently.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham
Fulham come forward now and Robinson cuts inside Bissouma from the left. The Malian chops the Fulham captain right on the edge of the area. We now have a free-kick in a promising area that Sucic will take. The delivery is headed behind by Porro for a corner on the left.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham
Spurs are just working the channels early here, seeing what runs Fulham may be susceptible to. Maddision tries to unleash Udogie on the left, yet the visitors recover well. Porro shifts inside to run central before feeding Son on the right, yet the South Korean's effort is blocked.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham
Fulham retain the ball now, as they look to recover from that early scare that saw Leno save well with his feet.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham
Leno saves and that's a huge let-off for Bassey! The defender played a loose pass across from the left and it was intercepted before Son fired on target! The German did well to react there.
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And we're off as Son plays the ball back from the centre circle.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham
What will this game entail? Going off Spurs' form, it's a tricky one to analyse. Tottenham have alternated between victory (four) and defeat (three) in their last seven Premier League matches, beating Manchester City 4-0 at the Etihad last time out. The captains meet now as the trumpets blare. It looks like the hosts will get us under way.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham
Today's head referee is Darren Bond. He leads the players out onto the North London turf to a warm welcome from both sets of fans. Spurs walk out in their crisp white shirts, while Fulham arrive in their red and black away strip for this London clash. Fulham are unbeaten in their past seven Premier League London derbies (W4 D3), winning the last two in a row. In their top-flight history, they’ve never gone eight without defeat before, while only twice previously have they won three in a row – April/September 1960 and January/April 2013.
Fulham players warm up to face Tottenham
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