BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — James Maddison scored his first goal for Tottenham in a 2-0 win over Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday, which kept Spurs unbeaten Ange Postecoglou.
Maddison gave Spurs the lead in the 17th minute with an accurate finish and Dejan Kulusevski doubled the credit with his first goal of the season in the 63rd, while Tottenham followed last weekend’s home win over Manchester United with an impressive performance.
The team now has two wins and a draw with Postecoglou, while betting on the attacking flavor of football that the coach brought to the club. Although Richarlison suffered a lot in attack for a third direct match and is still looking for his first goal of the season. – retired an hour after the game – some Spurs fans would probably still wonder how smart this team might have been had the club not sold talisman striker Harry Kane to Bayern Munich on the eve of the season.
Tottenham dominated the first half and Maddison, who joined Leicester’s relegation in the off-season, opened the scoring when he made a pass into Pepe Matar Sarr’s area and directed the ball onto the post with a first attempt.
Richarlison was lucky to double the lead when playing towards goal, but after escaping from one defender, he couldn’t get back in time for a shot before the ball blocked another.
Bournemouth stepped up after the break, but Tottenham doubled their lead over the course of the game when Destiny Udogie exchanged passes with Son Heung-min before returning the ball through the goal, where Kulusevski placed it at the second post.
Then heavy rain further reduced Bournemouth’s chances of return.
The Cherries have a point in their first 3 games after last weekend at Liverpool.
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