Tottenham vs Leeds LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight
Follow all the reaction as Antonio Conte kickstarts his Spurs tenure with a first league win
Follow all the reaction after Tottenham Hotspur beat Leeds in the Premier League.
After a narrow victory over Vitesse and a stalemate against Everton prior to the international break, Antonio Conte’s Spurs tenure truly got underway, with the head coach having had more time to embed his philosophy.
Meanwhile, Leeds are poised just above the relegation zone after a disappointing start to the campaign. Marcelo Bielsa’s side have won just two out of 12 games so far, although they did seem to slowly be building momentum before the international break. Follow all the latest reaction below, live.
Tottenham 2 - 1 Leeds
90+2 mins: The free kick results in a throw in for Leeds but Roberts knocks it straight out of play when it comes to him. That pretty much sums up Leeds’ second half. Nothing has really come off for them.
Tottenham 2 - 1 Leeds
90 mins: Four minutes of added time to go at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It’s enough time for Leeds to find an equaliser if they can put together one last attack. Dan James is hacked dow by Emerson Royal on the halfway and the Spurs defender is show a yellow card.
Tottenham 2 - 1 Leeds
87 mins: 19-year-old Stuart McKinstry comes on for Leeds replacing Joe Gelhardt who’s not done his case for another starting place any harm with his performance today.
Lucas Moura is clapped off the pitch with Dele Alli replacing him. Three minutes plus stoppage time to play.
Tottenham 2 - 1 Leeds
84 mins: Kalvin Phillips urges Leeds forward with a long diagonal up to Dallas on the right wing and he wins a throw in. The ball comes to James who darts across the front edge of the box and hits one at goal but once again sends the shot straight at Hugo Lloris.
Tottenham 2 - 1 Leeds
81 mins: Conte is gesturing wildly on the sidelines again. He’s been pretty active in this second half and can probably sense a victory here. Leeds seem to have run out of legs, they’ve been bullied by Tottenham in this second half.
Substitute Tyler Roberts brings the ball through the middle an overhits a pass into the box sending the ball out for a goal kick. Much like Spurs in the first half it’s just not clicking for Leeds.
Tottenham 2 - 1 Leeds
78 mins: Oh hello! Tottenham win the ball high up the pitch and Harry Winks plays it inside. The ball comes to Davinson Sanchez who slots it to Lucas Moura. Space opens up in front of him and he goes for goal curling is effort just wide of the left-hand post.
Sergio Reguilon has had a good game but it’s over now, Ryan Sessegnon gets a run out for Spurs.
Tottenham 2 - 1 Leeds
75 mins: Dan James want another one! He’s moves out to the left-hand side after a corner and receives the ball from Stuart Dallas before shifting it onto his right foot. He attempts a curling shot towards the far top corner but can only send the ball into the safe hands of Hugo Lloris.
Tottenham 2 - 1 Leeds
72 mins: Penalty shout from Leeds. Adam Forshaw flicks the ball into the box for Gelhardt who shoots on the spin. Kane is back to do his defensive duties and the ball strikes him on the hand. His arm is down by his side and he was less than a hard away from Gelhardt as the shot was taken.
VAR takes a look at it, probably longer than is necessary, but decides that it’s not a penalty.
GOAL! Tottenham 2 - 1 Leeds (Reguilon, 69’)⚽️
69 mins: Tottenham lead! Great comeback from the home team. Antonio Conte is going wild on the sidelines. Eric Dier does take the free kick and belts it into the wall. The ball deflects off Diego Llorente and hits the bottom of the right-hand post. Sergio Reguilon is the only on following it up and he taps it past a stunned Illan Meslier to send Spurs in front.
Tottenham 1 - 1 Leeds
66 mins: Tottenham have upped the tempo. It seems to much for Leeds who are arriving late on their tackles now. First Forshaw and then Cooper pick up yellow cards and Spurs have a free kick right on the tip of the ‘D’.
Eric Dier seems to have convinced Harry Kane to let him take the set piece but before it’s taken Japhet Tanganga is replaced with Davinson Sanchez.
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