Tottenham vs Cardiff City – Premier League as it happened

Spurs edged past Cardiff at Wembley thanks to Eric Dier's early goal

Tottenham 2018/19 Premier League profile

Tottenham returned to winning ways as Eric Dier's early goal condemned struggling Cardiff to yet another Premier League defeat.

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What time does it start?

Tottenham Hotspur vs Cardiff City kicks off at 3pm (BST)

Where can I watch it?

The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.

Independent Sport will keep you up to date with all the goals as they fly in on our live blog.

Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.

It’s a big game for…

Bruno Manga: The Cardiff defence collectively delivered yet another lacklustre defensive display at home to Burnley, yet arguably the most disturbing performance came from the Gabon international. The 30-year-old has been one of the better Cardiff defenders this season but both Burnley goals were created from his side of the field. Manager Neil Warnock will hope he responds to those mistakes with a commanding display against Spurs.

Bruno Manga tackles Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Getty)

Weird /best stat…

27: Harry Kane has faced 27 different teams in the Premier League, and Cardiff are the only side among those that the England forward has not scored against.

Remember when…

Brazilian midfielder Paulinho has probably created more headlines since he left Tottenham in 2015 than he did during his time in North London, but his backheel finish from Christian Eriksen’s cross to seal a 1-0 victory in the last minute of added time against Cardiff was something to behold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_36_WyNxfiQ

Player to watch…

Erik Lamela: The 26-year-old has enjoyed a run of games for one of the very first times during his Tottenham career, and he is repaying the faith shown in him by Pochettino. The Argentinian whipped in a deflected strike in midweek to give Spurs hope, while he also grabbed the winner against Brighton a fortnight ago. With Spurs’ injuries mounting up, the former Roma winger’s role in the side could become paramount in the next few months.

Erik Lamela dribbles with the ball against Barcelona (Getty)

Past three-meetings…

Tottenham 1 (Soldado) Cardiff 0, Premier League, March 2014

Cardiff 0 Tottenham 1 (Paulinho), Premier League, September 2013

Tottenham 4 (Lennon, Keane, Malbranque, Defoe) Cardiff 0, FA Cup, January 2007

Form guide…

Tottenham: LLWWWL

Cardiff: DLLLLL

Odds…

Tottenham to win: 11/50

Cardiff to win: 13/1

Draw: 11/2

(Odds provided by 888 Sport)

Key Points

• Tottenham: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Rose, Sissoko, Dier, Winks, Lucas Moura, Kane, Son.
• Subs: Lamela, Wanyama, Walker-Peters, Llorente, Gazzaniga, Davies, Skipp.
• Cardiff: Etheridge, Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett, Victor Camarasa, Arter, Ralls, Josh Murphy, Hoilett, Paterson.
• Subs: Richards, Ward, Zohore, Reid, Gunnarsson, Harris, Brian Murphy.

[6 October 2018 19:23 · Michael Jones]

90+5 mins: Man Utd 3 - 2 Newcastle

Manchester United have done it. They've pulled off a miraculous win and possibly saved Jose Mourinho from getting the axe. Newcastle will feel hard done by having been superb in the first half but Utd were immense in the second half.