Tottenham Hotspur host Maccabi Haifa in the Europa League play-off tour and we have live coverage of the clash in north London
Tottenham Hotspur’s action-packed week continues Thursday night as they host Maccabi Haifa in the Europa League play-offs
Jose Mourinho’s men faced Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon, then just over 48 hours later defeated Chelsea in the Carabao Cup fourth round, following a penalty shootout at the goal
Now just 48 hours later and the Spurs are off again, against the Israeli side, with the offered prize of a group stage spot and the around £ 15million that comes with qualifying in various income
Dele Alli is set to return to the squad for the game after missing four of the last five games of the season
Harry Kane and Giovani Lo Celso are set to start the game with others who weren’t in the starting XI against Chelsea on Tuesday night
Joe Hart is expected to take his place in goal to give Hugo Lloris a rest before the trip to Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday
Our Tottenham Hotspur reporters Alasdair Gold and Rob Guest will bring you live updates from inside the stadium and also follow everything that happens before, during and after the match
Spurs have a penalty as Dele Alli is brought back into the box after a good bit of skill. He caught him to take it himself and he scores 7-2
Nice sixth goal for Spurs and it’s a hat-trick for Kane Bergwijn runs to the left, completely leaves his marker for death with quick feet and plays into the striker who clips him on goalkeeper Kane is then replaced by Reguilon
He dances between two challenges but his shot is blocked He shoots wide shortly afterwards with a powerful effort
Bergwijn is denied after crossing and Haifa has the ball in the net but it’s offside
Penalty for Spurs Another tough handball It’s a stupid rule change Ben Davies’ cross hits an arm
It was exactly what Tottenham needed tonight and they have the tie buckled at halftime
Ben Davies, well aware of what Sergio Reguilon will bring to the party, has become Spurs chief creator with two assists, one within 93 seconds of the first whistle
Giovani Lo Celso has been everywhere and he’s bursting with confidence.His first goal was a calm curling effort and his second a delicious dink on the fleeing goaltender
Those two goals have doubled his tally in his Spurs career so far and he needs to do more in the final third A blind pass for Harry Kane in the dying moments of half-time was out of the drawer from the top
Lucas Moura has scored two goals in two starts with his header and Steven Bergwijn has looked brilliant throughout
At the back, Spurs looked a bit unstable although Joe Hart made some great saves He couldn’t do much about Chery’s wonderful strike from a distance, but the defense could have shut it down
However, the job is almost done, and after seeing him score in that opener, Jose Mourinho might be tempted to take Kane for Dele Alli and put the striker down for Sunday’s big game at Old Trafford.
Visitors keep pushing and Hart is called to action to save Chery
That’s another goal for Lo Celso as he delicately hits a running shot at Kane’s pass keeper 4-1
Giovani Lo Celso scores! He buckles it at home after a rush in the box to do it 3-1
It’s a wonderful strike from Chery that wraps a beauty in the upper left corner
Chery with a shot from the edge of the box that curls up right next to Hart’s goal
Bergwijn passes through and his shot is recorded but reversed only for the keeper to retrieve the ball from Kane’s feet from behind
He slid to win a ball brilliantly and stood up to take it in his stride but pulled it into the side net
Chery gets in a good position but the keeper, on his home debut, acrobatically pushes him back
Tottenham scores after one minute and 33 seconds Ben Davies pings in a low cross that Harry Kane brings home It’ll be okay
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