Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Coventry City: Davies seals the win

Before kick-off Tottenham Hotspur sat at the bottom of the table with 3 points, according to 101 Great Goals, and the ESPN table does not yet include this match. At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium they beat Coventry City 3-1 in the evening. James Maddison scored for Tottenham Hotspur in the 14th minute, Jack Rudoni levelled for Coventry City in the 49th, and Omar Marmoush and Ben Davies completed the win, the latter at 90+6. Coventry City had arrived after a 4-1 win over Newcastle United.

How did the goals arrive at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium?

Tottenham Hotspur went ahead in the 14th minute through James Maddison, with Mohammed Kudus involved in the move. BBC noted that Maddison scored on a return to the starting line-up. Tottenham Hotspur led at the break with 1 goal to 0 for Coventry City.

Jack Rudoni equalised for Coventry City in the 49th minute, with Brandon Thomas-Asante credited in the move. Omar Marmoush put Tottenham Hotspur back in front in the 58th, and Ben Davies sealed the win at 90+6, with Dominic Solanke involved.

Who stood out for Tottenham Hotspur?

Dominic Solanke led Tottenham Hotspur with 3 total shots and was credited in the move for Ben Davies's late goal. Solanke also collected a yellow card in the 22nd minute.

Elsewhere, Jan Paul van Hecke made 83 accurate passes and 9 defensive interventions for Tottenham Hotspur. BBC gave Micky van de Ven 7/10 for a key tackle and Omar Marmoush 6/10 for the goal, while Antonín Kinsky got 5/10 for a fumbled corner and poor footwork.

How did the match statistics compare?

Tottenham Hotspur had 65.5 per cent of possession and Coventry City 34.5 per cent. Tottenham Hotspur completed 499 accurate passes from 560 attempts, against 222 from 287 for Coventry City.

Tottenham Hotspur had 16 shots, 5 of them on goal, while Coventry City managed 12 shots with 1 on goal. Tottenham Hotspur and Coventry City each won 4 corners. Coventry City received 3 yellow cards and Tottenham Hotspur 1. Fouls were close, 15 for Tottenham Hotspur and 14 for Coventry City.

What comes next for Tottenham Hotspur and Coventry City?

Tottenham Hotspur visit Chelsea on 24 October at 17:30 local time. Before this match Tottenham Hotspur had drawn 1-1 with Manchester United and lost 3-2 to Aston Villa and 3-1 to Liverpool. According to 101 Great Goals, Tottenham Hotspur named 5 changes from the draw at Old Trafford.

Coventry City host Fulham at 15:00 on the same day. Coventry City had beaten Newcastle United 4-1 and Nottingham Forest 1-0 before this match, after a 3-1 defeat by Aston Villa.

The numbers at Scorely

Stat	Tottenham Hotspur	Coventry City
Possession	65.5 %	34.5 %
Shots	16	12
Shots on target	5	1
Shot accuracy	30 %	10 %
Accurate passes	499	222
Pass accuracy	90 %	80 %
Corners	4	4
Fouls	15	14
Yellow cards	1	3

Team	Last 5
Tottenham Hotspur	D 0-0 vs. Nottingham Forest, D 0-0 vs. Everton, L 3-1 vs. Liverpool, L 3-2 vs. Aston Villa, D 1-1 vs. Manchester United
Coventry City	L 1-0 vs. Manchester City, L 5-0 vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, L 3-1 vs. Aston Villa, W 1-0 vs. Nottingham Forest, W 4-1 vs. Newcastle United

Data source: ESPN; calculation and table by Scorely.

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