Tottenham survived a nervy finale to beat Fulham 2-1 and continue their unbeaten start to the season.

Harry Kane’s close-range goal from Ryan Sessegnon’s cross (75) appeared to have made the game safe for the dominant hosts following Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s first-half opener (40) at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

But Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic set up a tense climax when he controlled a long pass from Kenny Tete and curled a sumptuous finish past Hugo Lloris (83) for his sixth goal of the season.

The Serb had barely threatened until then but Spurs were almost punished for missing a succession of earlier chances when his deflected strike in the penultimate minute of normal time forced an outstanding save from Lloris.

Spurs thought they had finally wrapped up the win when Richarlison put the ball in the net from close range moments later, but VAR ruled him offside in the build-up, meaning the hosts were made to sweat for a little longer for a victory which moved them up to second place in the Premier League table.

Full match report to follow…

What’s next?

Tottenham must now prepare for a huge week, which begins with a Champions League clash at home to Marseille on Wednesday September 7, with kick off at 8pm.

Spurs’ focus must then quickly switch to Saturday September 10 when they travel to Manchester City, live on Sky Sports, with kick off at 5.30pm.

Saturday 10th September 5:00pm


Kick off 5:30pm

Fulham will face another London derby next weekend, when neighbours Chelsea travel to Craven Cottage for a 12.30pm kick off on Saturday September 10.

Marco Silva will then take his side north to face another newly-promoted club in Nottingham Forest on Friday September 16, with kick off at 8pm.