Tottenham held at Bournemouth as pressure mounts on Jose Mourinho
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Updated 09/07/2020 at 21:30 GMT+1
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Jose Mourinho of Tottenham Hotspur feels his side should have had a first half penalty during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur at Vitality Stadium
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Bournemouth and Spurs played out a goalless draw that will do neither of them any favours in the Premier League.
Tottenham Hotspur were chasing a win to lift them into seventh place to remain in distant contention for a Champions League challenge, while Bournemouth began in 19th, in desperate need of points to climb out of the relegation zone.
Neither side offered much in the first half, with Hugo Lloris waiting until injury time to make his first serious save, and Spurs’ best chance of a goal might have been a penalty appeal denied after Josh King nudged over Harry Kane - who barely had a touch in the box throughout - at a corner.
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Jose Mourinho of Tottenham Hotspur shouts at his players during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur at Vitality Stadium
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In the second half, Jose Mourinho introduced Tanguy Ndombele and Heung-min Son from the start, but there was soon an extended break as Adam Smith collided with Ben Davies, suffering what seemed to be a serious head injury.
Mourinho introduced Lucas Moura with 15 minutes of normal time remaining, but the away side continued to struggle to break down their opponents with little wit or creativity.
Spurs are now a mid-table side, and unless there is a radical change at the end of the season it is hard to see how they can improve next season. Bournemouth seem just as doomed.
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Talking point - Are Kane, Spurs and Mourinho all finished?
Spurs’ listless performances are classic late-stage Mourinho, full of heavy legs and tedious approach play. The squad seems tired and the same names are still there, ageing and going nowhere exciting. And Harry Kane is nothing like his best. There is nothing urgent about him, the team or the manager, and there is a chance it is terminal for all three.
Man of the match - Nathan Ake (Bournemouth)
Neither side could claim to have played even vaguely well, and both sides look like they are exhausted incarnations in need of serious overhaul. Nevertheless, Ake was a reliable presence in defence and kept a relatively toothless Spurs side at bay with little trouble.
Player Ratings
Bournemouth: Ramsdale 6, Rico 6, Kelly, Ake 6, Smith 6, Gosling 6, Lerma 6, Stanislas 6, Brooks 5, King 6, C. Wilson 6. Subs: Stacey 6, H. Wilson 6.
Tottenham: Lloris 7, Aurier 6, Alderweireld 6, Vertonghen 6, Davies 6, Winks 5, Sissoko 5, Lo Celso 5, Lamela 6, Bergwijn 5, Kane 5. Subs: Gedson 6, Ndombele 6, Lucas 6, Son 6.
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Nathan Ake of AFC Bournemouth is challenged by Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur at Vitality Stadium
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Key events
5’ - PENALTY? - Kane appeals for a penalty! Kane went down at the back after King appears to nudge him over. It could well have been given.
44’ - LAMELA SHOT - Lamela lines up a shot from 25 yards, and hooks a powerful, rising shot a few yards over the bar.
45’ - LLORIS SAVE - Wilson angles a shot on goal just inside the box, and Lloris leaps to his left to tip it around the post.
71’ - KING MISS - King glances a header wide at the back post, with Ake getting in his way at the same time.
90’ - GOAL! Bournemouth 1-0 Spurs. Callum Wilson scores - Spurs fail to clear after pressure from Bournemouth, and Wilson hooks an overhead kick at goal that looks like it strikes the hand of Josh King... And VAR says no goal.
90+6’ - LLORIS SAVE - Harry Wilson is set free on goal, behind the defence. He tries to lift the ball over Lloris but the 'keeper slaps it away brilliantly.
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