Newcomer Maddison shines, Tottenham defeats Bournemouth to take top spot in Premier League

Heavy rain at Vitality Stadium in the early and final minutes did not affect the determination of home team Bournemouth and away team Tottenham in the match of round 3 of the Premier League. Bournemouth started well by preventing the away team from advancing for more than 10 minutes of the match, however, the home team could not maintain this pressure for long enough.

Antoine Semenyo competes with Yves Bissouma (8, Tottenham)

Meanwhile, Tottenham played quite confidently, especially the midfield trio Pape Sarr, Yves Bissouma and James Maddison. In the 17th minute, Pape Sarr made a pass straight into the penalty area for Maddison to escape and then shoot very quickly, the ball did not go fast but was quite dangerous, "twisting" the back of goalkeeper Neto. 1-0 for the away team Tottenham.

James Maddison opened the scoring in the 17th minute

Former Leicester midfielder's first goal for Tottenham

Tottenham created many opportunities but striker Richarlison missed them all, especially the situation where he escaped to face and dribble past goalkeeper Neto but a home defender managed to retreat and block.

Richarlison missed many opportunities to increase the score

After the break, Bournemouth were forced to defend in a crowded area to stop the visitors' attacks. However, goalkeeper Neto was forced to pick the ball out of the net for a second time in the 63rd minute when Destiny Udogie passed the ball to Dejan Kulusevski who ran in from close range to double the lead.

Dejan Kulusevski (21) doubled the lead for Tottenham

The home team tried to push forward in the remaining time to find a goal but to no avail. Tottenham also failed to take advantage of the opportunities created, having to settle for a final score of 2-0 and 3 full points to temporarily take the top spot in the table for a few hours before the other opponents take to the field.

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Dong Linh - Photo: Reuters

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