Spurs beat Coventry 3-1 and leave the bottom
Maddison, Marmoush and Davies scored. Tottenham have a first league win. City still lead on 21.
A first win, off the bottom
Tottenham Hotspur beat Coventry City 3-1 on Monday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. James Maddison scored in the 14th minute, Jack Rudoni equalized in the 49th, Omar Marmoush scored in the 58th, and Ben Davies scored in the 90th minute plus 6. Half-time was 1-0. ESPN, the club site and TNT Sports agree on the scorers and the 3-1 final. Attendance was 60,913. The referee was Andy Madley.
The PA report carried by ESPN said Dejan Kulusevski made his first appearance in 526 days, and that Maddison made his first start in 536 days. Roberto De Zerbi gave Maddison that start. Spurs had been bottom, still without a league win. They are now 16th on 6 points, with a record of 1-3-3, 6 goals for and 10 against.
The top of the table does not move
Coventry are 17th, also on 6 points, at 2-0-5 with 6 for and 14 against. Manchester City still lead on 21 points from seven wins. Arsenal have 18 after Sunday’s 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest. Brighton have 16 after the 5-0 win against Crystal Palace. There is no Premier League match on Tuesday.
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