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Omar Marmoush Leads Tottenham To 3-1 Win Over Coventry City
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Marmoush scored his first Tottenham goal in a 3-1 win over Coventry. Maddison ended a 610-day wait by scoring on his return.
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Marmoush ends Spurs wait
Omar Marmoush led Tottenham Hotspur to their first Premier League win of the season against Coventry City in the seventh round, with Tottenham winning 3-1 at the end of the seventh round. James Maddison opened the scoring for the hosts in the 14th minute, and Omar Marmoush scored Tottenham’s second goal, his first with the club, before Ben Davies sealed the win in stoppage time.
The match left Tottenham with a points tally of 6, which allowed the London side to climb out of the bottom of the table and up to 16th place. Roberto De Zerbi’s side edged Coventry on goal difference, and Coventry dropped to 17th as the result halted Coventry’s positive run under manager Frank Lampard.
Return of Maddison
James Maddison returned to the starting line-up after a long absence and scored a brilliant strike on his first start for 18 months, with BBC Sport ratings describing him as "Brilliant strike on his first start for 18 months." BBC Sport also rated Omar Marmoush at 5, writing that he "Had struggled but then scored a superb goal," while Ben Davies earned a 6 for closing out the win and scoring.
Tottenham’s comeback was built on Maddison’s early goal and Marmoush’s second, and the match narrative described Marmoush scoring in the 58th minute after Coventry equalized at the start of the second half. Ben Davies then scored in stoppage time, with بوابة الغد saying the defender sealed the win "in stoppage time, six minutes into it."
Table impact and next test
Tottenham’s win raised their points tally to six and moved them to 16th place, while Coventry City dropped to 17th and remained level on goal difference in the league standings described by بوابة الغد. The match also set up Tottenham’s next fixture, with FotMob stating that Tottenham travel to Chelsea on Saturday for their next game.
“Tottenham travel to Chelsea on Saturday for their next game.”
De Zerbi’s squad also saw a late return in the matchday picture, as the جريدة القدس report said Diyan Kulusevski returned to the squad list for the final minutes ahead of the upcoming derby against Chelsea. BBC Sport’s player ratings reflected the same turning point, with James Maddison earning an 8 for his return and Ben Davies earning a 6 after scoring to secure Tottenham’s first three points after a long spell at the bottom.