Tottenham end home winless streak with victory over Manchester United
What's the story
Tottenham Hotspur have finally put an end to their long winless run at home of 7 matches, beating Manchester United 1-0 in matchweek 25 of the Premier League 2024/25 season.
The standout performances of James Maddison and Guglielmo Vicario were key to this victory.
Maddison, who returned after a five-game absence due to injury, scored the winning goal in the first half.
Meanwhile, Vicario, who returned from injury, successfully denied multiple attempts from Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund.
Team challenges
Tottenham's victory highlights Manchester United's struggles
The victory over Manchester United could be a turning point for Tottenham, who have been marred by injuries this season.
The win is especially important as it ends a seven-game wait for a league win on their home ground and is their third victory over United across all competitions this term.
Meanwhile, the loss highlights the struggles of Ruben Amorim and his injury-ridden squad at Manchester United.
League standing
Tottenham climb to 12th position after consecutive wins
After beating Manchester United, Tottenham now occupy the 12th spot in the Premier League. They have 30 points from 25 matches.
This is only the second time this season that they have achieved back-to-back wins, having defeated Brentford and United in succession in September.
Despite multiple chances for United to equalize, including a couple of misses from Garnacho and Joshua Zirkzee, Tottenham held on to their lead throughout the match.
United have slipped to 15th and are in relegation battle.
Injury impact
Manchester United's injury woes limit Amorim's options
Amorim's hands were tied due to injuries in his squad.
With key players such as Amad Diallo, Manuel Ugarte, Kobbie Mainoo, and Leny Yoro out of contention, and Victor Lindelof being the only player with Premier League experience on the bench, Amorim was compelled to wait until the 90th minute to make a substitution.
This only adds to the list of woes for Manchester United this season.
Opta stats
Sorry records for MUFC
Manchester United have lost eight of their last 12 Premier League games (W3 D1).
Since the date of the first game in this spell (December 4 vs Arsenal), the only sides to lose more matches in the competition are the current bottom two, Leicester (9) and Southampton (10).
United have lost 12 of their 25 Premier League games this season (W8 D5). It's their most defeats from their first 25 matches of a league campaign since 1973-74 (13).
Information
Here are the match stats
Spurs had 2.15 expected goals to United's 1.54. Spurs had 22 attempts with 7 shots on target. United owned 6 shots on target from 16 attempts. Spurs had 45 touches in the opposition box. United had 32 such touches. Spurs had more possession and earned more corners.
Do you know?
Spurs do the double over sorry United in Premier League
Tottenham have done the league double over Manchester United for the first time ever in the Premier League. Before this, they tamed United 3-0 at Old Trafford under Erik ten Hag. Spurs also beat United for the 3rd time in all competitions this season (also 4-3 in League Cup).