Tottenham Hotspur maintained their pursuit of a top-four place after coming from behind to win for the fourth time in five home matches, beating Luton Town 2-1, with Son Heung-min completing the turnaround in the 86th minute.
The Hatters took an early lead through Tahith Chong but could not prevent two second-half goals from Spurs, as Issa Kabore put the ball into his own net to level the scores before Son’s late winner.
Spurs have now earned 22 points from losing positions this season, second only to Liverpool's 23.
The victory temporarily took them above Aston Villa on goals scored, who returned into the top four after a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, while Luton dropped into the bottom three.
| Position Pos | Club | Played Pl | GD | Points Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
Aston Villa
AVL
|
38 | +15 | 68 |
| 5 |
Spurs
TOT
|
38 | +13 | 66 |
| 6 |
Chelsea
CHE
|
38 | +14 | 63 |
How the match unfolded
Spurs’ only change was Timo Werner starting in place of Brennan Johnson, with Micky van de Ven and Richarlison fit enough for the bench after returning from injury.
Luton boss Rob Edwards made two changes as he continues to cope with an extended injury list. Former Spurs winger Andros Townsend and Luke Berry replaced Jordan Clark and Chiedozie Ogbene.
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The Hatters opened the scoring in the third minute via Chong, who dispatched a low shot past Guglielmo Vicario following a lovely pass from Ross Barkley in the area. Luton have now scored in 18 successive Premier League matches, closing in on the record run for a promoted club, after Newcastle United’s 20-match streak in 1993.
Spurs responded by creating a host of big chances. Werner ran on to a long ball from Dejan Kulusevski and twisted past Kabore but sliced his shot wide of the far post.
Son had an even better opportunity after rounding Thomas Kaminski but the South Korean’s shot hit the near post and then the far post before coming out to Werner, whose effort was blocked by Kabore. Pape Sarr had a third effort but it was cleared off the line.
Ange Postecoglou’s side continued to dominate, having 73.5 per cent of the possession in the first half.
Their constant pressure finally paid off as they equalised in the 50th minute when half-time substitute Johnson fired in a low cross that Kabore turned into his own goal under pressure from Werner.
Spurs were millimetres away from taking the lead as Giovani Lo Celso passed across goal to Johnson, whose shot in the six-yard box was brilliantly saved by Kaminski and rolled along the goalline before Alfie Doughty hacked it clear.
The winner finally came as Werner delivered a low cross and Johnson laid the ball back to Son, whose low shot was deflected past Kaminski.
Defeat means Luton drop into the relegation zone, below 17th-placed Nottingham Forest on goal difference after Forest earned a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace.
| Position Pos | Club | Played Pl | GD | Points Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
WOL
|
38 | -15 | 46 |
| 15 |
Everton
EVE
|
38 | -11 | 40 |
| 16 |
Brentford
BRE
|
38 | -9 | 39 |
| 17 |
Nottingham Forest
NFO
|
38 | -18 | 32 |
| 18 |
Luton Town
LUT
|
38 | -33 | 26 |
| 19 |
Burnley
BUR
|
38 | -37 | 24 |
| 20 |
Sheffield United
SHU
|
38 | -69 | 16 |
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Key facts
Son Heung-min has scored at least 15 goals in a Premier League season on three of the last four occasions (23 in 2021/22 and 17 in 2020/21). Five of his 15 goals in the Premier League this season have been the winner; no other player has more.
Luton are only the third side in Premier League history to lose three successive matches in which they’ve led at half-time after Aston Villa in May 2021 and Sunderland in April 2003 (both runs of four).
Only Elijah Adebayo has scored a faster Premier League goal for Luton (18 seconds v Brighton in January) than Chong’s opener today (2min 17sec), while it’s the earliest Spurs have conceded at home in the Premier League since March 2014 against Arsenal (72 seconds).
