Bournemouth leapfrogged increasingly poor Tottenham in the Premier League after Dean Huysen’s header gave them a 1-0 win at the Vitality Stadium.
At the age of 19 years and 235 days, Huijsen became the Cherries’ youngest Premier League goalscorer when he met Marcus Tavernier’s corner after 17 minutes.
Ryan Christie hit the bar and Evanilsen was flagged for offside by VAR, which could have easily been a defeat for Spurs as their sixth defeat saw them drop to 10th in the table.
Only Wolves (7) and Everton (6) have conceded more goals via crosses in the Premier League than Tottenham (5) this season.
The result means it is Ange Postecoglou’s first win in six games less than a fortnight after his side’s 4-0 win over champions Manchester City.
Spurs have now lost nine of their 13 away Premier League games, but Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has no need to worry for now. His team rose to 9th place with 21 points.
Bournemouth get another home scalp
Dean Huijsen celebrates scoring against Tottenham.
Iraola’s side have upset title hopefuls Arsenal and Manchester City in two of their previous three games at home. Spain U21 international Huijsen has secured an extra scalp on the south coast as Spurs suffer another setback in an uneven season so far.
This was a well-deserved success that should have been more comfortable. Christie hit the woodwork and the impressive hosts failed to capitalize on many of their chances and toothless Tottenham created little going forward.
Spurs had beaten champions Manchester City 4-0 in their previous away game, but that was their only win in five games in all competitions ahead of the trip to Dorset.
The north London club were starting to rise, with substitute skipper James Maddison sending off a wasteful shot from Dominic Solanke after the recalled Dejan Kulusevski fired straight at Cherries goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Ange: I got some pretty direct feedback.
Tottenham have lost seven of their last 11 Premier League away games.
While Tottenham continued to dominate possession, Cherries still remained the bigger threat after breaking the deadlock.
Tavernier had the ball on goal 14 minutes after the opening but was clearly offside and later Milos Kerkez’s cross was blocked by Forster with a close-range header.
Despite Tottenham’s shortcomings, Postekoglou opted not to make a change at the break. But apart from Son Heung-min having a strike disallowed for offside, Spurs had a much more dodgy second half.
“We didn’t do enough,” Postecoglou said. “We conceded some really poor goals and lost our way a little bit and allowed Bournemouth to play the game they wanted to play. “We had some good moments in the second half but we just couldn’t score.
Ben Davies and Evanilson compete for the ball
“We tend to shoot ourselves in the foot when we really need to take control of the game.
“We know it will be difficult for them to win here and the last thing you want is to give them a goal that gives them the kind of momentum they need.”
As he approached the fans at the final whistle, Postecoglou added: “I couldn’t say anything… They were pretty disappointed, right, and I got some pretty direct feedback about how we were doing.”
Bournemouth should have outplayed Spurs with Tavernier and substitute Dango Ouattara each squandering excellent chances with shots.
The mistake created a lot of tension during the six minutes of added time, but ultimately mattered little as Tottenham failed to make any meaningful attempts to snatch a point.
Huijsen: My first goal gave me goosebumps
Huijsen (19 years, 235 days) is Bournemouth’s youngest ever Premier League goalscorer.
Bournemouth defender Dean Huijsen told Amazon Prime:
“We know we give the teams that come here a hard time.
“It’s a really exciting win. Every little boy dreams of playing in the Premier League. I’m really happy to have scored my first goal. It’s definitely a special memory. The goals are all thanks to our trainers. We’ve scored a couple of sets – because of that. I scored a goal.
“How do you say that in English? I see, it gives me goosebumps. It was definitely a goosebumps moment.
“We all worked really hard for this win. We also know Tottenham are a very physical team and I think it was a great match-up and a great game to watch for everyone watching at home or at the stadium. I think first of all, we have to avoid relegation.
“But I think we have a little more in us, so maybe, who knows, maybe if we keep pushing like this we can get a conference league berth or something.”
Opta Statistics – Vitality of the Fortress
The result means Bournemouth leapfrog Spurs.
- Bournemouth have won four of their last five Premier League games at the Vitality Stadium (L1), as many as they have won in their previous 12 (D4 L4).
- Tottenham have lost seven of their last 11 away Premier League games (W3 D1) and have not won an away game since a 5-2 win at Burnley in September 2023 (since D2 L8). doesn’t exist.
- Bournemouth have notched back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time since April, with both teams winning at home this campaign, including a 2-0 win over Arsenal in October.
- Only Arsenal (8) and Aston Villa (7) have scored more Premier League goals through crosses this season than Bournemouth (6), while only Wolverhampton Wanderers (7) and Everton (6) have scored more goals in the competition this season. Allowed. than Tottenham (5).
