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Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Coventry City

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Premier League · Tottenham Hotspur StadiumFT
Tottenham HotspurSpurs3–1Coventry CityCoventry
  • Goal: James Maddison 14'
  • Goal: Omar Marmoush 58'
  • Goal: Ben Davies 90'+6'
  • Goal: Jack Rudoni 49'

Monday 19 October 2026

Match report

Kulusevski returns as Spurs get first Premier League win of season

Tottenham Hotspur climbed off the bottom of the Premier League after James Maddison's superb 14th-minute opener inspired a 3-1 home win over Coventry City on Monday.

ESPN

Kulusevski returns as Spurs get first Premier League win of season

Tottenham Hotspur climbed off the bottom of the Premier League after James Maddison's superb 14th-minute opener inspired a 3-1 home win over Coventry City on Monday.

ESPN

Match stats

65.4%Possession34.6%
16Shots12
5Shots on target1
4Corners4
15Fouls14

Key moments

  1. 14'GoalGoal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Coventry City 0. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
  2. 20'Yellow cardCaleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 22'Yellow cardDominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'Yellow cardJay Dasilva (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 49'GoalGoal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Coventry City 1. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante following a fast break.
  6. 58'GoalGoal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Coventry City 1. Omar Marmoush (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
  7. 60'SubstitutionSubstitution, Coventry City. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Sidiki Cherif.
  8. 60'SubstitutionSubstitution, Coventry City. Frank Onyeka replaces Caleb Yirenkyi.
  9. 64'Yellow cardJack Rudoni (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 69'SubstitutionSubstitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Andy Robertson because of an injury.
  11. 69'SubstitutionSubstitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Conor Gallagher replaces James Maddison.
  12. 71'SubstitutionSubstitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mateus Fernandes replaces Tosin Adarabioyo because of an injury.
  13. 78'SubstitutionSubstitution, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  14. 78'SubstitutionSubstitution, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  15. 87'SubstitutionSubstitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mathys Tel replaces Omar Marmoush because of an injury.
  16. 87'SubstitutionSubstitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  17. 87'SubstitutionSubstitution, Coventry City. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Jack Rudoni.
  18. 90'+6'GoalGoal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Coventry City 1. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.

Line-ups

Tottenham Hotspur 3-1-4-2

  1. 31Antonín Kinsky
  2. 4Tosin Adarabioyo off 71'
  3. 37Micky van de Ven
  4. 6Jan Paul van Hecke
  5. 16Sandro Tonali
  6. 10James Maddison off 69'
  7. 14Archie Gray
  8. 3Andy Robertson off 69'
  9. 20Mohammed Kudus off 87'
  10. 22Omar Marmoush off 87'
  11. 19Dominic Solanke

Came on

  • 8Conor Gallagher on 69'
  • 11Mathys Tel on 87'
  • 21Dejan Kulusevski on 87'
  • 33Ben Davies on 69'
  • 18Mateus Fernandes on 71'

Coventry City 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Carl Rushworth
  2. 2Ethan Pinnock
  3. 4Bobby Thomas
  4. 3Jay Da Silva
  5. 27Milan van Ewijk
  6. 5Jack Rudoni off 87'
  7. 6Matt Grimes
  8. 8Caleb Yirenkyi off 60'
  9. 49Sidiki Cherif off 60'
  10. 23Brandon Thomas-Asante off 78'
  11. 7Tatsuhiro Sakamoto off 78'

Came on

  • 16Frank Onyeka on 60'
  • 10Ephron Mason-Clark on 78'
  • 20Kaine Kesler Hayden on 87'
  • 38Gustavo Hamer on 78'
  • 14Taiwo Awoniyi on 60'