{"id":1249603,"date":"2022-11-12T19:14:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T19:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/12\/pl-spurs-edge-leeds-in-seven-goal-thriller\/"},"modified":"2022-11-12T19:14:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T19:14:33","slug":"pl-spurs-edge-leeds-in-seven-goal-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/12\/pl-spurs-edge-leeds-in-seven-goal-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"PL: Spurs edge Leeds in seven-goal thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/3488821-71123588-2560-1440-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"3488821-71123588-2560-1440\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Rodrigo Bentancur was the hero as Spurs came from behind three times to win a breath-taking match 4-3 against Leeds at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The result sees Antonio Conte\u2019s side avoid a third defeat in a week while Leeds were involved in a second seven-goal thriller in as many games having beaten Bournemouth by the same scoreline a week earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Crysencio Summerville latched onto a Brenden Aaronson pass to calmly slot past Hugo Lloris to give the visitors the lead after just ten minutes but Spurs were soon level through Harry Kane\u2019s smart finish despite Leeds\u2019 appeals for a foul on Illan Meslier in the build-up.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Undaunted, Leeds were back in front before the break when Lloris failed to stop Rodrigo\u2019s volley from the edge of the box.<\/p>\n<p>A fine strike from Ben Davies made it 2-2 just after half time but Rodrigo gave Leeds the lead for the third time when he fired the ball beyond Lloris from a narrow angle.<\/p>\n<p>However, they were unable to hang on to the lead and an unmarked Bentancur drilled in a third equaliser with nine minutes to play.<\/p>\n<p>The Uruguayan wasn\u2019t finished however and moments later was on hand to tap Dejan Kulusevski\u2019s cross for 4-3.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds\u2019 disappointment was complete when Tyler Adams picked up his second booking late on to see his side end the game with ten men.<\/p>\n<p>The much-needed win for Tottenham saw the north Londoners temporarily move up to third place ahead of Newcastle\u2019s match against Chelsea at St. James Park.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"rgxMbIkYl5o\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NDC Elects Regional Officers Part 1 - Nnawotwi Yi on Adom TV (12-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rgxMbIkYl5o?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rodrigo Bentancur was the hero as Spurs came from behind three times to win a breath-taking match 4-3 against Leeds at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 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