Harry Wilson Completes Brace for Bournemouth but Spurs Bag Sweet Home Victory

Tottenham Hotspur beat Bournemouth 3-2 to hand Jose Mourinho his third win from three matches on the throne.

Spurs started it off on a high note with a first-half brace from Dele Alli before things became a little bit complicated for the hosts in the second half. But Spurs still won, anyway.

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Harry Wilson. (Photo: Courtesy)

Moussa Sissoko added a third for Spurs in the 69th minute, four minutes before Harry Wilson pulled one back for Bournemouth from free-kick.

Dele Alli tapped home his first goal after being set up by Son, the same man who helped Moussa Sissoko volley home from close range.

The fight continued till the injury time when from Wales international Harry Wilson completed his brace and his club’s second goal in the 6th minute of added time.

This win takes Tottenham Hotspur to the fifth position on the table with 20 points. They’re now behind Chelsea, who suffered a shock 1-0 defeat in the hands of West Ham United at Stamford Bridge.

Jose Mourinho. (Photo: Courtesy)

Meanwhile, league leaders Liverpool beat Brighton 2-1 to create a 20-point gap ahead of Spurs. Manchester City who registered a 2-2 draw against Newcastle United are second above third-placed Leicester City-on goal difference, who still have a match at hand.

SQUADS;
Tottenham Hotspur; Gazzaniga, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Dier, Ndombele, Sissoko, Dele, Son, Kane.

Subs: Rose, Winks, Walker-Peters, Lo Celso, Eriksen, Lucas Moura, Whiteman.

Bournemouth: Ramsdale; Rico, S. Cook, Ake, Stacey; Lerma, L. Cook, Groeneveld, Fraser; Solanke, C. Wilson.

Subs: Boruc, Gosling, Harry Wilson, Simpson, Mepham, Kilkenny, Saydee.

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