LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur went top of the Premier League table with a 1-0 win at Luton Town on Sat-urday, despite playing the whole of the second half with 10 men.
Dutch defender Micky van de Ven scored the only goal of the game in the 52nd minute when he poked home a first-time shot after a cut back from James Maddison following a Spurs short corner move.
"A lot of character and resilience, which the team has showed a lot in the previous games before today," Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou said.
Spurs remain unbeaten after eight league games, and are now two points clear of Manchester City and three ahead of Arsenal, before those two sides meet on Sunday. Luton remain on four points.
The visitors had Yves Bissouma sent off in added time at the end of the first half, receiving a second booking for a dive outside the Luton area, but went on to break the deadlock early in the second-half to eventually claim all three points.
"They started strongly, we rode our luck for the first 10 minutes or so, then we found our way into the game," Luton manager Rob Edwards said. Agencies
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