Timo Werner (27, Tottenham), who wasted a one-on-one with the goalkeeper, thanked his teammates. He missed one chance before scoring his ‘Tottenham debut’ in the second half.
Tottenham will host Crystal Palace in the 27th round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League (EPL) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 3:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, coming from behind to win 3-1.
Tottenham remained in fifth place with 15 wins, five draws and six losses and 50 points. They closed the gap on fourth-place Aston Villa (55 points), who have played one more game. They kept their hopes of making the ‘big four’ alive. Palace, on the other hand, remained in 14th place with 28 points from seven wins, seven draws, and 13 losses.
Striker Werner, who made his Tottenham debut on March 10, had a hot and cold day. He missed a crucial first-half chance. However, he redeemed himself in the second half with his Tottenham debut goal.
Werner’s ‘scoring chance’ came in the 17th minute. 토토사이트 On a counterattack, Son Heung-min was in the middle of the field and played a brilliant pass to Werner. Werner dribbled for a considerable distance and found himself one-on-one with the keeper, but he hesitated, giving the opposing keeper time to close the distance, and his shot was saved. Son Heung-min set up the goal, but Werner couldn’t capitalize.
The first half ended 0-0.
Palace took the lead after Tottenham had wasted numerous chances. In the 13th minute of the second half, Eze stepped up as the kicker from a Palace free-kick opportunity and fired a shot on a trajectory that the keeper couldn’t stop. It was his sixth league goal of the season.
Tottenham fought back to equalize. Werner made up for his mistake. In the 32nd minute, Johnson beat two Palace defenders in quick succession on the right flank and sent a ground ball cross into the box. Werner raced onto the ball and headed it home.
Spurs, energized, turned the game around. In the 35th minute, Maddison floated a ball off the instep of his right foot to Romero, who leapt in front of the keeper to head home. It was Maddison’s first assist in a home game.
Then came Son Heung-min’s winner.
In the 43rd minute, he split the Palace goal with a right-footed inside shot after sprinting down the field on a counterattack opportunity and finding himself one-on-one with the keeper. The keeper was caught off guard. He tried to stop it, but his effort was misdirected. His 13th goal of the league. Son Heung-min was then substituted for Giovani Lo Celso.
Werner said after the game: “I missed a very big chance in the first half. 파워볼게임 My teammates told me at halftime, ‘You have to keep going,’ so I was able to try (for the goal) in the second half. It’s nice to have a group that doesn’t say anything (about mistakes). My teammates supported me. It really helped me and the team,” he said, thanking his teammates for their encouragement.