Roberto De Zerbi's Tottenham Hotspur finally got their Premier League campaign up and running on Monday night, securing a hard-fought 3–1 victory over Coventry City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Match Summary & Goals
Tottenham controlled proceedings early on and broke the deadlock in the 14th minute when James Maddison curled home a brilliant first-time strike from the edge of the box following a lay-off from Mohammed Kudus.
Coventry, managed by Frank Lampard, responded strongly after the interval. Just four minutes into the second half, Jack Rudoni muscled his way through to equalize for the visitors, slotting past Antonín Kinský to make it 1–1.
Spurs refused to let the setback derail them. In the 58th minute, Omar Marmoush restored the hosts' lead with a magnificent individual effort, spinning his marker before firing a fierce 20-yard strike past Carl Rushworth for his first goal in a Tottenham shirt.
As Coventry pushed numbers forward in search of a late equalizer, substitute Ben Davies sealed the points deep into stoppage time (90'+6), sweeping home a low trivela inside the near post after smart build-up play involving Mathys Tel and Dominic Solanke.