On January 24, the last game of the 21st round of the 2022-23 English Premier League season, Tottenham played against Fulham at Craven Farm. Tottenham won 1-0. Kane scored his 266th goal in Tottenham, tying Greaves, the top scorer in Tottenham club history. After the game, Tottenham ranked fifth with 36 points, 3 points less than Manchester United in fourth place.
The game was originally scheduled to start at 04:00 on January 24th, Beijing time, but the start was delayed by 15 minutes due to traffic congestion. The two teams have faced each other 31 times in the Premier League. Tottenham have 17 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses. Among them, Tottenham have won 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in 15 guest games. Tottenham have won nearly 6 Premier League visits to Fulham. Tottenham’s start was exactly the same as the last league game. Coach Conte said that Richarlison was allowed to continue as a substitute because the player’s physical condition was not yet suitable for starting.
In the 10th minute, Sun Xingmin dribbled the ball in the backcourt and was intercepted by Palinia. Reid took the ball and shot from 30 yards, and Lori saved it. In the 12th minute, Pereira took a free kick from 30 yards and shot too squarely, and Lori got the ball. In the 14th minute, Fulham did not clear the corner kick. Hoibel swept the left side of the penalty area and Ben Davis missed the shot from 12 yards. In the 16th minute, Palinia received a yellow card for a back shovel after Hoibel kicked the ball. In the 19th minute, Pereira made a pass from the right. Reid volleyed with his right foot from 8 yards and kicked directly at Lori. Lori made the first save and missed the second.
In the 22nd minute, Reed dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area and his left-footed shot was blocked. In the 25th minute, Tate made a 45-degree cross from the right, and Mitrovic missed the goal with a header from 16 yards. In the 28th minute, Sun Xingmin stepped on Tate and received a yellow card after the ball was intercepted. In the 33rd minute, Kane dribbled the ball in the midfield and suddenly shot high from a long distance. In the 36th minute, Kulusevski made a pass back from the bottom line on the right, Emerson shot from 16 yards from the right rib, and Leno saved the bottom line.
In the 41st minute, Bentancur’s midfield dribble was cut off, Fulham counterattacked, Pereira passed the ball, William put in the left rib and shot from 16 yards, and Lori saved it. In the 42nd minute, Pereira took a free kick from the right, and Diop headed the goal high from 6 yards.
In the first minute of stoppage time, Sun Xingmin dribbled the ball to attract 3 defenders and then split the ball. Kane stopped the ball and turned around 20 yards to shoot a low shot with his right foot. The ball flew into the lower right corner, and Tottenham led 1-0. The goal was Kane’s 266th goal for Tottenham. He tied with Greaves, the top scorer in Tottenham club history. At the end of the first half, Fulham 0-1 Tottenham.
At the beginning of the second half, in the 50th minute, Pereira took a free kick from the midfielder and hoisted it into the penalty area. After many disputes between the two sides, in the scuffle, Palinia headed the goal high from 6 yards. In the 57th minute, Kulusevski made a 45-degree pass from the right, and Ben Davis headed the ball back to the bottom line. In the 60th minute, Sun Xingmin made a pass from the right. After Kane stopped the ball, his shot from 12 yards from the left rib was blocked. In the 70th minute, Romero kicked Mitrovic from behind and received a yellow card.
In the 75th minute, Kearney made a 45-degree pass from the left, and Mitrovic headed the goal high from 6 yards from the right rib. In the 78th minute, Palini kicked Kane down. Palini had already had a yellow card. Tottenham players surrounded the referee hoping to give another yellow card. The referee showed the yellow card to the excited Bentancur. In the 79th minute, Perisic made a pass from the left, Dell made a header from the right side of the penalty area, and Kane missed the shot from 12 yards after stopping the ball. In the last ten minutes, Fulham aggressively attacked but did not create a threat, and Tottenham’s counterattack did not pose a threat. In the end, Tottenham played 1-0 Fulham away.
Tottenham (4231): 17-Leno/2-Tate (80′ 11-Solomon), 31-Diop, 13-Ream, 33-Robinson/26-Pallinha, 6-Reed (65 ’10-Cairney)/14-Reid (87′ 30-Vinisius), 18-Pereira, 20-William (87′ 8-Wilson)/9-Mitrovic
Tottenham (4231): 1-Lori/17-Romero, 15-Dell, 33-Ben Davis/12-Emerson, 5-Hoibel, 30-Bentancur, 14 -Pelisic/21-Kulusewski (91′ 38-Bisoma), 7-Sun Xingmin (76′ 9-Richardlison)/10-Kane