Your Spurs morning digest on Monday, October 31.
Talking points from Bournemouth comeback win
Tottenham Hotspur just never do things the easy way. Looking on course for a third successive Premier League defeat after Kieffer Moore doubled the scoreline with a powerful header four minutes after the restart, Antonio Conte's men rallied and somehow came away with three vital points.
Not only needing the win to get back on track in league with others closing in on them, but they also needed the victory to boost confidence going into Tuesday's crunch Champions League showdown vs Marseille. It certainly did not appear that the team would be leaving the south coast with all three points going on their first-half display.
Conte still believed even when they went 2-0 down, telling football.london exactly that in his post-match press conference. Two-nil is a funny scoreline in football, though, as the momentum immediately shifts once a team reduces the deficit and the other side starts to panic.
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That is exactly what happened at the Vitality Stadium following Ryan Sessegnon's low finish that kissed the post and went in after a sublime through ball from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. Sixteen minutes later, they were level after much pushing and probing, with Ben Davies rising highest to nod home an excellent delivery from substitute Ivan Perisic.
There was only ever going to be one winner after that, with Spurs having to wait until the second of the five allotted minutes of injury time to take the lead for the very first time. Heading home a vital goal in midweek against Sporting CP, Rodrigo Bentancur was in the right place at the right time once again to find the net after his initial header was blocked before falling kindly back into his path.
National media reaction following Bentancur moment
Tottenham sealed a dramatic win against Bournemouth on the south coast after coming from behind to win 3-2 thanks to a late Rodrigo Bentancur winner.
Antonio Conte opted to rotate his Spurs side with the likes of Oliver Skipp and Clement Lenglet coming into the team. The Lilywhites looked on course for a third successive Premier League defeat after Kieffer Moore doubled the scoreline with a powerful header four minutes into the second half.
Spurs needed a win to get back on track in league and to boost the team's confidence heading into Tuesday's crunch Champions League showdown vs Marseille. Goals from Ryan Sessegnon, Ben Davies and Bentancur saw Conte's side turn the game on it's head, despite leaving it very late with the Tottenham manager hardly celebrating before he headed into the dressing room before the final whistle.
How Spurs' fixtures compare to top four rivals
The 3-2 win over Bournemouth leaves Conte's side just five points off Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table.
Here, football.london take a look at Spurs' next five league fixtures and compare them to Arsenal, City, and Chelsea.
Marseille (A) - November 1
Liverpool (H) - November 6
Nottingham Forest (A) - November 9
Leeds (H) - November 12
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