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Tottenham's James Maddison has been speaking to TNT Sports after today's victory: "It was a great night for us. It's an important night. There are so many big teams all throughout the league who are struggling to get results and are on a tough patch. We were on one tonight. It was important to get that win. That was a big night for us.
"We can blow away any team in this league, and not just Southampton. We did the same at Manchester City. But we need to do it on a regular basis. We showed grit and determination, especially after a rapid turnaround after Glasgow. I am proud of the boys."
Was Postecoglou right to criticise Werner?
Was Postecoglou right to criticise Werner?
Football Focus pundits Glenn Murray and Nedum Onuoha discuss Ange Postecoglou's public criticism of Tottenham Hotspur striker Timo Werner after his performance against Rangers in the Europa League.
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Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou says he is not going to worry about players' "bruised egos" after saying Timo Werner's performance was "not acceptable" in their 1-1 draw against Rangers in the Europa League.
Ange Postecoglou made headlines when criticising Timo Werner after the 1-1 draw with Rangers in the Europa League - but he explained it was part of a wider message.
The Australian manager kept repeating that he needs all his fit players to "fight" in a week that could "set up our season".
There is no doubt that the conversation around Spurs is currently negative but the season can be salvaged. Even despite criticism of the performance at Ibrox, qualification for the knockout stage of the Europa League still looks likely.
Hit by an injury crisis, including the loss of key players Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, it is now incumbent on the remaining players to keep the season alive in the Premier League and Carabao Cup.
Spurs are 11th in the Premier League but face bottom-of-the-league Southampton on Sunday.
What follows is a match at home to Manchester United in the Carabao Cup quarter-final before Liverpool visit the following Sunday in the league.
Germany international Werner felt the full force of Postecoglou's criticism this week but he insists other players have fallen short, a category that does not include exceptional and versatile 18-year-old Archie Gray, or increasingly his star man Dejan Kulusevski.
Amid criticism and what he labelled an "injury crisis" given he has just one fit centre-back available, Postecoglou has laid down the challenge for his remaining players to keep the season alive.
What did you make of Postecoglou's criticism?
Is he right to call out underperforming players? Or did he go too far?
Forster steps up
Rangers 1-1 Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham fans would have been rightly concerned when goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario broke his ankle in the 4-0 win over Manchester City last month.
But stand-in Fraser Forster has performed superbly, with the 36-year-old making a stunning late save at Ibrox to deny Rangers sub Cyriel Dessers a winner.
Spurs have won just one of their last eight games in all competitions - but it could have been worse without the performance of the former Celtic keeper.
âI thought we worked our way back into the game well and the subs coming on made a difference," Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou said.
"We scored a good goal, had a couple of other moments, but in the end, a great save by Frase gets us, in the context of where we are in Europe, an important point.â
Greenwood injury mars Man City Champions League win
Man City 2-0 St Polten
Alex Brotherton
BBC Sport journalist at Joie Stadium
Teenager Lily Murphy scored her first senior goal as Manchester City eased to victory against St Polten, but the win was overshadowed by Alex Greenwood being taken off on a stretcher.
Second-half goals for Murphy and Kerstin Casparij maintained City's 100% record in the Women's Champions League this season and keeps them top of Group D, three points ahead of defending champions Barcelona.
The hosts found plenty of joy down the left-hand channel as forward Murphy - making her first start in the absence of Khadija Shaw, who BBC Sport understands was left out as a precaution - attempted to make the most of her full first-team debut.
Hojlund double gives Man Utd late comeback win at Plzen
Viktoria Plzen 1-2 Man United
Steve Sutcliffe
BBC Sport
Rasmus Hojlund came off the bench to score twice as Manchester United fought back from a goal down to claim a vital Europa League win at Viktoria Plzen.
The result lifts Ruben Amorim's side into the top eight positions that would automatically see them qualify for the last 16 of the competition.
Hojlund has now scored five times in the competition this term and sparked a United revival after his second-half introduction.
Spurs come from behind to hold Rangers in breathless Europa League tie
Rangers 1-1 Tottenham
George O'Neill
BBC Sport Scotland
Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur both moved a step closer to the Europa League knockout stages after they played out a captivating draw at Ibrox.
Hamza Igamane gave the hosts the lead just 81 seconds into the second half with a fine finish from James Tavernier's cross, before Dejan Kulusevski equalised for Tottenham with a low left-footed drive after a superb team move.
Both sides had chances to win a gripping contest on Glasgow's southside - none more so than when Cyriel Dessers was denied by Fraser Forster late on - but some last-ditch defending and sharp goalkeeping kept it at 1-1.
Good morning
Hello and welcome to Friday's football news live text! We hope you are well.
Thursday was a busy night in Europe for a number of British clubs. We shall bring you round-ups of those games this morning.
The main focus, of course, is this weekend's Premier League action. More than half of the Premier League's managers are set to speak to the media this morning and we will bring you the latest from those.
We will also keep across the qualifying draw ahead of the 2026 World Cup, so stay tuned for that.
Let's start with a round-up of Thursday's matches.
Iwobi's stats this season
Fulham 3-1 Brighton
Alex Iwobi has been a star for Fulham this season. The 28-year-old moved to Fulham last season from Everton but it is only now he is really hitting the peak of his powers at the London club.
The midfielder has played 16 games for Fulham this campaign across all competitions. In those matches he has scored five goals and made three assists.
In the Premier League specifically, he has played all 14 games and scored 5 goals. He has created five big chances, made 41 crosses and has blocked seven shots.
'Hurzeler will be quite happy with his team's performance'
Fulham 3-1 Brighton
Glenn Murray
Former Brighton striker on 5 Live Breakfast
It wasn't an ideal start but you've got to give credit to Fulham, they pressed well, that was one of their tactics going into the game and they got the rewards early doors.
Due to the weather, it wasn't very nice at Craven Cottage, Fulham walk away with three points and rightly so but I think if you zoom out and take the emotion out of the fixture, Fabian Hurzeler will be quite happy with his team's performance. If they can keep putting those performances in, the results will keep coming.
I think both clubs, after the evening, sitting fifth and sixth in the Premier League early December. They'll both be relatively happy.
Who's next for Fulham?
Fulham 3-1 Brighton
Fulham's opponent next up is tricky as they have London rivals Arsenal, who currently sit in third. They are six points ahead of Fulham.
However, with Fulham's current form and Alex Iwobi in particular shining at the moment, it wouldn't be a huge upset if they were to win.
Fulham also have a slight inside man as Emile Smith Rowe will be playing his former side. The 24-year-old came through the academy at the Gunners. He moved to Fulham in the 2024 summer transfer window.
Fulham climb to sixth
Fulham 3-1 Brighton
Fulham's impressive win over Brighton means they are now sixth in the Premier League. They have 22 points after winning six of their 14 matches this season.
They are 13 points off leaders Liverpool and just four points outside the top four.
Last campaign they finished 13th with a haul of 47 points with 13 wins. They are on heir way to beating that form by a long way.
Media conference mayhem
With a full slate of Premier League games this weekend, we will be hearing from plenty of managers today.
There are 15 (FIFTEEN) media conferences scheduled for today, with Eddie Howe of Newcastle first up.
The man under pressure, Ange Postecoglou, will address the press at 11.30 GMT, then in the afternoon we will hear from plenty more bosses.
Arne Slot, Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola are among the managers we expect to hear from today.
Poll: Were Spurs fans right to boo and shout abuse at Postecoglou?
We're getting your views on the Spurs fans' reaction to Ange Postecoglou last night at Bournemouth, where the manager confronted some fans over what they were shouting at him.
Are the fans entitled to air their views? Should they be more respectful of the manager? Or should they boo, but hold off anything stronger?
Let us know your thoughts with the above poll, and we'll reveal the results later today.
'Bournemouth do what they do'
FT: Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
Tony Pulis
Former Bournemouth manager on BBC Radio 5 Live Extra
Bournemouth do what they do. Every week they drop deep, defend deep and throw their bodies in front of the ball to stop it going in the net. Then when they get the ball, one set up and they are off. They have such good legs in the team and get up and down the pitch for 90+ minutes per week.
'There was no urgency'
FT: Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
Les Ferdinand
Former Tottenham striker on Amazon Prime
Tottenham didn't look like they could score.
I thought Spurs could only be better in the second half and they were slightly better, but there was no urgency. We didn't know what Spurs was going to turn up tonight - and that wasn't the Spurs we wanted.
Mid-table congestion
FT: Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
Following the midweek Premier League fixtures, the table appears to be splitting into three sub-groups.
Manchester City in fourth are three points clear of fifth-place Brighton. The Seagulls though are just four points above Manchester United, who are down in 13th.
United are then a full four points above West Ham in 14th, with the Hammers at the top of what looks like the table of teams fighting to avoid relegation this season.
Will Spurs recruit in January?
FT: Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
Given their injury issues and poor form, Spurs may be tempted to dip into the winter market.
They have been linked with a move for a striker to back up Dominic Solanke, who missed the Fulham draw with illness, as teenager Mikey Moore has also suffered injury problems.
Ange Postecoglou said before the Bournemouth loss: "There's no doubt we need some bolstering in that front third over the next couple of transfer windows. Dom [Solanke] coming in has been great, but again we can't overload him either. It's something we're aware of and need to plan for."
Are injuries killing Spurs' season?
FT: Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
According to Premier Injuries, external, Spurs have eight first team players out injured or suspended - the second-most of any Premier League side, behind Southampton.
These include first choice keeper Gigi Vicario, out for months with a broken ankle, and senior centre-back pairing Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven.
Add in Rodrigo Bentancur facing four more games out due to a ban following racist comments about Son Heung-min, and Spurs could suffer for a while longer.
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Fulham v Brighton (19:30 GMT)
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Just a reminder that live commentary of tonight's match between Fulham and Brighton is under way on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra.
Former Fulham defender Stephen Kelly joins Maz Farookhi to take you through the action from Craven Cottage.
'Reasons to back either side'
Fulham v Brighton (19:30 GMT)
Fulham were excellent against Tottenham on Sunday and their boss Marco Silva is probably still scratching his head about how they lost so heavily to Wolves the last time they were at Craven Cottage.
Regular readers will know I usually go with Fulham to win at home but I am not sure this time, because of how good Brighton have been so far.
There are reasons to back either side here, so I am going to split the difference and go with a draw.
Sutton's prediction: 1-1
'There will be a lot of goals'
Bournemouth v Tottenham (20:15 GMT)
Good luck to anyone trying to predict this one. The only thing I am sure about is that there will be a lot of goals.
Wolves went toe to toe with Bournemouth on Saturday and the Cherries created chance after chance.
Tottenham will go toe to toe with the Cherries too, and there are going to be a lot of opportunities at both ends.
I don't want to go for another draw this week, and I think Bournemouth are more likely to edge it... but rather than trying to pick a winner I am going to say they will share the points.
Sutton's prediction: 2-2
'You just have to deal with it'
Tony Pulis
Former Stoke City and Bournemouth manager on BBC Radio 5 Live Extra
Most teams are starting to pick up knocks left right and centre going into this busy period but you just have to deal with it. They have big squads, almost two players for every position now in the Premier League, so they can spread it round and cover certain areas.
'Hurzeler needs two or three transfer windows to find consistency'
Fulham v Brighton (19:30 GMT)
Adam Virgo
Former Brighton captain on The Football News Show
I think it always takes a couple of transfer windows to get consistency. In time Fabian Hurzeler will be able to bring in the players that can work to his style and his philosophy in the way that he wants to play.
The results have papered over the issues to a certain extent. They don't keep many clean sheets; they shipped four in one half against Chelsea, they had to come from three goals down in the second half against Tottenham, they had to come from two goals down in the second half against Man City - they have always played in halves rather than complete 90 minute performances.
I do think that in two or three windows we will see a fair reflection of where they are at when Hurzeler has the right players to fit his way.
'Fulham have kicked on again this season'
Fulham v Brighton (19:30 GMT)
Stephen Kelly
Former Fulham defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Fulham are going well. They are getting consistent results. Last season they showed a glimpse of what they are capable of and they have kicked on again this season.
Tonight another win at home would take them up to 7th if other results go their way so they are in a position to get back to those European spots which is what they would love to do.
Brighton's Fulham challenge
Fulham v Brighton (19:30 GMT)
I've got a bad stat for you Brighton fans hoping for a win tonight... The Seagulls are yet to beat Fulham in eight Premier League meetings - drawing four and losing four.
Fancy that to change tonight? In order for it to do so, Brighton will have to do something they've never done in the top flight and win at Craven Cottage. Tough ask.
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'Difficult to see what Tottenham supporters want'
Bournemouth v Tottenham (20:15 GMT)
Tony Pulis
Former Stoke City and Bournemouth manager on BBC Radio 5 Live Extra
Tottenham on their day can beat anybody. With the supporters you just don't know which way they are going to go. They moaned and groaned with Antonio Conte because it was boring football.
Ange Postecoglou has come in and opened the game up and they always look as though they are going to score. They look as though they are going to be good entertainers. It is difficult to see what they want.
'Brighton can cope without Dunk but he's still number one'
Fulham v Brighton (19:30 GMT)
Adam Virgo
Former Brighton captain on The Football News Show
What we are seeing for perhaps the first time this season is that Brighton can cope without Lewis Dunk. Before when he was missing it was a case of, what do we do now? However with the arrival of Igor Julio to the club and John Paul van Hecke really showing consistency in his form, it is now ok for Dunk not to be there.
He still plays a massive part and if he is fit he will be the first player on the team sheet. He is captain and has justified that automatic selection. This season and next he will still be the number one centre half.
'Cook one of the unsung heroes at Bournemouth'
Bournemouth v Tottenham (20:15 GMT)
Tony Pulis
Former Stoke City and Bournemouth manager on BBC Radio 5 Live Extra
Lewis Cook is one of those unsung heroes of this Bournemouth team. One of those players that you pick week in and week out. If you ask players in the squad about him they would all want him to be starting because he is such an unselfish player.