EPL Match Recap: Reading VS Tottenham
England striker Jermain Defoe bagged a brace against Reading to register Spurs first win of the season under the newly appointed manager Andre Villas Boas .
Jermaine Defoe scored a brace against Reading on Sunday at the Madejski Stadium.
Of the three previous matches Spurs had drawn two and lost one raising questions about the appointment of ex Chelsea manager Andre Villas Boas. However it was a powerful and convincing performance on Sunday that provided an emphatic response. The visitors went on the attack from the start as they looked to create a number of goal scoring opportunities for themselves. The early pressure paid off as in the 18th minute,as Defoe slotted the ball into the far post from a pass from Lennon. Spurs dominated rest of the first half accompanied by lot of missed chances in front of Reading goal.
Gareth Bale celebrating after scoring the second goal for Spurs against Reading on Sunday.
The second half started where spurs left ,creating chances and dominating the game. Despite all their domination, they failed to really score another goal till 71st minute when a neatly taken shot by Gareth Bale with his right foot doubled their advantage. Jermain Defoe soon after scored his second of the match with a 50-yard run with a powerful angled finish to give Spurs a 3-0 unassailable lead. Reading did manage to grab a late consolation in the breaking moments of the match when Le Fonde finished quite neatly in the near post.
Andre Villas Boas registered first win as Tottenham Hotspur manager on Sunday against Reading.
In the end it was a sublime performance from Spurs with limelight on Welsh midfielder Gareth Bale along with Moussa Dembele roaming all over the park and creating chances. With this win Spurs finally managed to climb up in the Premier League table.