Free-scoring Spurs throws down top-4 challenge to Arsenal
(AP Photo/Ian Walton) (Ian Walton)With north London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal neck and neck, the fight for Champions League qualification looks like being as hard fought as the title race in the English Premier League. It lifted Spurs above Arsenal into fourth place, the final qualification spot for the Champions League, but only on goal difference. Arsenal has two games in hand, the first being a tricky one at Crystal Palace on Monday. Fourth place might not be the ceiling for Tottenham and Arsenal, who have only the Premier League to focus on. That lifted West Ham into sixth place, above Manchester United, and three points behind Tottenham and Arsenal.
wftv.comFree-scoring Tottenham soars into EPL top 4
APTOPIX Britain Soccer Premier League Tottenham's Steven Bergwijn, foreground, celebrates with Son Heung-min, after scoring his side's fifth goal during the Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle at Tottenham Hotspur stadium, in London, England, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Ian Walton) (Ian Walton)With north London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal neck and neck, the fight for Champions League qualification looks like being as hard fought as the title race in the English Premier League. It lifted Spurs above Arsenal into fourth place, the final qualification spot for the Champions League, but only on goal difference. Fourth place might not be the ceiling for Tottenham and Arsenal, who have only the Premier League to focus on. A 2-1 win over relegation-threatened Everton lifted West Ham into sixth place, above Manchester United, and three points behind Tottenham and Arsenal.
wftv.comTottenham stages latest-ever comeback to win an EPL game
Britain Soccer Premier League Tottenham's Lucas Moura, left, Tottenham's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg,Tottenham's Steven Bergwijn,Tottenham's Ben Davies celebrate their victory during the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur at King Power stadium in Leicester, England, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira) (Rui Vieira)Tottenham staged the latest-ever comeback to win a Premier League game on Wednesday. On a dramatic night in England's top flight, Tottenham was losing to Leicester after 94 minutes and 52 seconds. Within two minutes, Steven Bergwijn had scored two goals to seal a 3-2 win pretty much out of nowhere. United stayed seventh but is one point behind Tottenham having played two games more.
wftv.comBale's homecoming at Tottenham proving a major letdown
Tottenham's Gareth Bale warms up during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. “I don’t think it is an obvious injury,” Mourinho said, adding that he was “surprised” by the latest fitness status of a fragile player who it’s increasingly clear he cannot rely on. And, frustratingly, another likely lay-off for the Wales international whose second spell at Tottenham just cannot get going. With Tottenham playing City in the league on Saturday, it looks like Bale won’t be at Etihad Stadium again. AdBale’s one league goal since his return remains the headed winner against Brighton on Nov. 1, a moment many thought would kickstart his second spell at Tottenham.