Tottenham v AZ: Europa League – live

Submitted by daniel on Thu, 24/10/2024 - 18:30

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Lahdo on, Maikuma off for AZ.

Richarlison departs, Solanke on.

Kári Tulinius emails: “Whenever I see Troy Parrott on the field, he always seems dangerous to me, like the proverbial gun in a Chekhov play. However, I’ve never actually seen him score a goal, as far as I can remember. Maybe going up against his old club is the drama he needs to go off.”

Moller Wolfe is cautioned for pulling on Maddison’s shirt.

Spurs have a great chance for a second as Johnson latches onto a through on the right-hand side of the box. He debates what to do and attempts to find Richarlison in the middle but Owusu-Oduro does wonderfully well to intercept.

GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 AZ (Richarlison, 53)

It is the Brazilian who eventually does step up from the spot and he sends it straight down the middle.

Updated at 22.22 CEST

Moore is having the time of his life out on the left.

Second half

Here we go again!

Johnson on for Werner for Spurs; Koopmeiners replaces Belic for AZ.

Half-time reading:

Half time: Tottenham 0-0 AZ

Spurs have looked good but not had the requisite cutting edge in the final third and are yet to test the AZ goalkeeper.

I have just remembered that my one trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium resulted in Timo Werner scoring the winner for RB Leipzig.

Updated at 22.04 CEST

Spurs win the ball back in the AZ half, allowing Richarlison to slip a pass to Werner inside the box but he is off-balance when shooting and sends his effort wide.

Suck all the confidence out of him?

Bergvall takes the corner and finds Dragusin at the back spot from where he heads it back across the box but AZ manage to get rid.

Updated at 21.31 CEST

Down the other end … Werner is released by Maddison; the winger earns half a yard of space before his cross is turned behind for a corner.

Updated at 21.20 CEST

Kasius is on for Van Bommel.

There is a break in play while Van Bommel is treated. The youngster does not look too happy as he sits on the turf and a substitution is being prepared.

Maddison chases a ball over the top … he almost gets there but he is beaten by the pace on the pass and the goalkeeper collects.

I am also quite interested in seeing Moore and Bergvall. The two teenager are highly rated and the more minutes they get at this level the better.

Richarlison gets an early touch in the box. It will be interesting to see how he does, Spurs need him challenging Solanke for the starting spot.

Kick-off

Peep! Peep! Peep! Here we go!

Parrott has made headlines already since moving to Netherlands.

Dragusin gets his first start since being sent off in the eighth minute against Qarabag. The Romanian centre-back has something to prove at Spurs, that’s for sure.

Pre-match reading.

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Starting lineups

Fraser Forster gets a rare start in goal and Mikey Moore is given his chance.

Tottenham (4-3-3): Forster; Gray, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie; Bentancur, Maddison, Bergvall; Moore, Richarlison, Werner

Subs: Vicario, Austin, Bissouma, Romero, Solanke, Kulusevski, Johnson, Porro, Odobert, Sarr, Van de Ven, Lankshear

AZ (4-3-3): Owusu-Oduro; Maikuma, Penetra, Dekker, Moller Wolfe; Clase, Mijnans, Belic; Poku, Parrott, Van Bommel

Subs: Verhuist, Zoet, Koopmeiners, Addai, Lahdo, Kasius, Kwakman, De Wit, Meerdink, Berkhout

Preamble

Another night under the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium lights is not a particularly catchy phrase but I have to work with what I’m given. Anyway, tonight’s visitors - aiming to end Tottenham’s perfect start in the competition – are AZ. They possess some Spurs inside knowledge, having signed Troy Parrott from the club in the summer and he will be eager to show up his former employers.

The other important thing to know about the Dutch club is their manager is named Maarten Martens, which seems lazy from his parents. Other surprising AZ players include Bruno Martins-Indi, Jordy Clasie and Mark’s son Ruben van Bommel.

This seems like a competition that Tottenham could go a long way in, especially as the Champions League rejects will not be spewed into it in February. They have seen off Ferencvaros and Qarabag already but it feels like this will be a decent test of Ange Postecoglou’s European credentials.

Kick-off: 8pm BST

Link

Tottenham v AZ: Europa League – live - The Guardian

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