
Tottenham Hotspur vs IF Elfsborg, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, League Phase
· UEFA Europa LeagueYoungsters lift Tottenham to Europa League win over Elfsborg
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Tottenham Hotspur booked their berth in the Europa League's last 16 with a 3-0 victory over Swedish side Elfsborg on Thursday
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 5': Attempt missed. Sebastian Holmén (Elfsborg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 6': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross.
- 7': Foul by Terry Yegbe (Elfsborg).
- 7': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Simon Hedlund (Elfsborg).
- 8': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 9': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Niklas Hult.
- 10': Foul by Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 10': Isak Pettersson (Elfsborg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 14': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Simon Hedlund.
- 14': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Sebastian Holmén.
- 17': Foul by Gustav Henriksson (Elfsborg).
- 17': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Niklas Hult (Elfsborg).
- 17': Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Niklas Hult (Elfsborg).
- 20': Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pape Sarr.
- 26': Hand ball by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Gustav Henriksson (Elfsborg).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 33': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Simon Hedlund.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pape Sarr.
- 36': Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Jalal Abdullai (Elfsborg).
- 36': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 38': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Simon Hedlund.
- 39': Attempt saved. Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 39': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Simon Hedlund.
- 43': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Simon Hedlund.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Elfsborg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Elfsborg 0.
- 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Radu Dragusin replaces Micky van de Ven.
- 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 46': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Simon Hedlund.
- 47': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 47': Sebastian Holmén (Elfsborg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pape Sarr.
- 50': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Jalal Abdullai (Elfsborg).
- 52': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 52': Niklas Hult (Elfsborg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Besfort Zeneli (Elfsborg) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gottfrid Rapp with a cross.
- 53': Attempt missed. Jalal Abdullai (Elfsborg) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high.
- 57': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Simon Hedlund.
- 58': Attempt saved. Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Offside, Elfsborg. Jalal Abdullai is caught offside.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dane Scarlett replaces Radu Dragusin because of an injury.
- 69': Offside, Elfsborg. Jalal Abdullai is caught offside.
- 70': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Elfsborg 0. Dane Scarlett (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
- 72': Attempt saved. Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 75': Foul by Simon Hedlund (Elfsborg).
- 75': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikey Moore.
- 80': Substitution, Elfsborg. Per Frick replaces Jalal Abdullai.
- 81': Substitution, Elfsborg. Ludvig Richtnér replaces Gottfrid Rapp.
- 81': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Damola Ajayi replaces Richarlison.
- 81': Substitution, Elfsborg. Rami Kaib replaces Jens Thomasen.
- 83': Hand ball by Ahmed Qasem (Elfsborg).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Davies.
- 84': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Elfsborg 0. Damola Ajayi (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dane Scarlett.
- 86': Substitution, Elfsborg. Emil Holten replaces Gustav Henriksson.
- 86': Substitution, Elfsborg. Eggert Gudmundsson replaces Niklas Hult.
- 87': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Damola Ajayi.
- 88': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Per Frick (Elfsborg).
- 88': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 88': Simon Hedlund (Elfsborg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt missed. Rami Kaib (Elfsborg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 90': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ahmed Qasem.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Dane Scarlett (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Terry Yegbe (Elfsborg).
- 90'+4': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Elfsborg 0. Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall with a headed pass following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Elfsborg 0.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Elfsborg 0.
Statistics
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11 | Fouls | 5 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
7 | Saves | 0 |
18.4 | Possession | 81.6 |
4 | SHOTS | 21 |
0 | ON GOAL | 11 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
120 | Accurate Passes | 750 |
182 | Passes | 806 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
4 | Crosses | 28 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
52 | Long Balls | 28 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
21 | Tackles | 16 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
8 | Interceptions | 4 |
52 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
52 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 57,337
UEFA Europa League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lazio | 8 | +12 | 19 |
2 | Athletic Club | 8 | +8 | 19 |
3 | Manchester United | 8 | +7 | 18 |
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | +8 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
40 | Brandon Austin (GK) |
37 | Micky van de Ven |
14 | Archie Gray |
33 | Ben Davies |
23 | Pedro Porro |
30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
15 | Lucas Bergvall ![]() |
29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
9 | Richarlison |
7 | Son Heung-Min |
47 | Mikey Moore |
IF Elfsborg (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Isak Pettersson (GK) |
4 | Gustav Henriksson |
2 | Terry Yegbe |
8 | Sebastian Holmén |
7 | Jens Thomasen |
27 | Besfort Zeneli |
23 | Niklas Hult |
15 | Simon Hedlund |
14 | Jalal Abdulai |
18 | Ahmed Qasem |
20 | Gottfrid Rapp |
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