Spurs Through To The Semi’s But Stoke Gave Us A Small Panic – Match Stats

Following a dip in Premier League form, Tottenham Hotspur had an EFL Cup quarter final to distract them earlier this evening as we made the long trip up to a cold and probably wet Stoke.

Spurs started brightly and we were really in full control, we just weren’t creating much of note. The breakthrough finally came though, as Gareth Bale connected with a Harry Winks delivery to put us 1-0 up in the 22nd minute.

We could’ve actually been three or four clear by the half time break, but despite not playing for around two years, veteran Andy Lonergan was in fine form between the sticks.

The second half was really much the same, although Stoke managed to grab a few chances and made a proper tie of it in the 53rd minute when they found an equaliser. We were still largely in control for me though and with 20 minutes remaining Ben Davies made it count to restore our advantage and with nine left on the clock, Harry Kane wrapped up it with a third (it could’ve been a fourth had a particularly tight offside call not robbed Son of an earlier effort).

3-1…semi’s here we come.

Stoke City				Tottenham Hotspur
Thompson (53)				Bale (22), Davies (70), Kane (81)
Lonergan				Lloris
Collins				Doherty
Souttar				Sanchez
Batth				Dier
Smith				Davies
Thompson				Hojbjerg
Cousins				Winks
Fox			34	Alli			66
Oakley-Boothe			79	Lucas Moura			66
Brown			71	Bale			45
McClean				Kane
Substitutes
Ince				Reguilon
Vokes			79	Alderweireld
Shawcross				Son Heung-Min			45
Fletcher			34	Lamela			66
Powell			71	Hart
Tymon				Sissoko			66
Nna Noukeu				Alves Morais

Game Statistics
7	Goal attempts	12
3	On Target	6
0	Corners	10
13	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
34	%	66