Tottenham vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Tom Cairney earns point before red card
Tottenham 1-1 Fulham: Cairney struck to snatch a draw before the midfielder was sent off
Fulham captain Tom Cairney enjoyed an eventful outing as the midfielder earned the visitors a Premier League point before being sent off against Tottenham Hotspur.
Cairney struck in the second half to cancel out Brennan Johnson’s opener and vault Fulham back into the top half. But the veteran skipper was subsequently dismissed for an unpleasant challenge on Dejan Kulusevski, placing his studs into the back of the Swede’s calf and being shown a straight red card after a review from the video assistant referee (VAR).
It was a frustrating afternoon for Ange Postecoglou and his side, who were sloppy and failed to create consistent chances. So impressive a week ago against Manchester City, their hopes of challenging for a Champions League place is being undermined with inconsistency, with Postecoglou forced to defend his approach this week, declaring himself “not interested in pragmatism”.
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Tottenham vs Fulham team news and starting line-ups
Tottenham Hotspur XI: Forster, Porro, Drăgușin, Davies, Udogie, Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison, Johnson, Werner, Son
Subs: Austin, Reguilón, Spence, Gray, Bergvall, Kulusevski, Olusesi, Lankshear, Williams-Barnet
Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Lukić, Nelson, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Jiménez
Subs: Benda, Castagne, King, Cairney, Sessegnon, Wilson, Muniz, Traoré
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