Tottenham player ratings vs Luton - Brennan Johnson the game-changer, Son scores, Dragusin solid
Tottenham came out 2-1 winners at home against Luton Town as the Premier League returned on Saturday afternoon.
Ange Postecoglou was looking for his players to put that dismal defeat at Fulham behind them with the visit of the Hatters to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. He made just one change to the team that lost that day with Timo Werner getting the nod ahead of Brennan Johnson after two weeks spent at Hotspur Way during the international break.
Micky van de Ven is back following his hamstring injury at Villa but Postecoglou has decided to hold off on bringing him straight into the starting line-up just yet and stuck with Radu Dragusin. Richarlison trained well on Friday after some knee issues and was also among the substitutes.
Spurs fell behind within three minutes. Dejan Kulusevski misplaced a pass at one end of the pitch and Luton broke up the pitch quickly and Andros Townsend found Ross Barkley, who picked out Tahith Chong to fire in off the inside of the right-hand post.
The hosts couldn't find a way back in the first half despite Son Heung-min hitting a shot that struck both posts, and Postecoglou hooked Kulusevski at half-time, bringing on Brennan Johnson. The 22-year-old quickly made an impact in the 51st minute, running down the right, exchanging passes with Pedro Porro before firing in a low ball across the six-yard box that Issa Kabore smashed into his own net under pressure from Timo Werner.
Tottenham kept threatening and found a winning goal when Werner raced down the left and pulled the ball into the box where Johnson did well to guide it back to Son to smash into the net off a defender's leg.
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