Tottenham Hotspur continued their Jekyll and Hyde season as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat away at Bournemouth on Thursday night. Having humbled champions Manchester City 4-0 in their last away game. Spurs would’ve gone into this game confident of a positive result, but were brought down to earth at the Vitality Stadium by Andoni Iraola’s men.
Spurs started the game well and Dominic Solanke wasted a glorious early chance for the Lilywhites. But they conceded a needless corner at the other end, and from the resulting set piece, Dean Huijsen nodded home to become Bournemouth’s youngest ever scorer in the Premier League.
Tavernier, who had assisted Huijsen’s goal, then had his own strike disallowed for offside and another saved from close range by Spurs keeper Fraser Forster.
Spurs had a Son goal disallowed for offside in the second half, but struggled to impose themselves on the game, and the visitors struggled defensively after losing veteran Ben Davies to injury. Bournemouth managed a whopping 21 shots and wasted several decent chances and had to eventually settle for a 1-0 win.
Spurs will now have to pick themselves up for a London derby against Chelsea while Bournemouth will square off against league newbies Ipswich at Portman Road.
