Tottenham 3-0 Sheffield Utd (19 May 2024) Game Analysis

Tottenham Hotspur beat relegated Sheffield United 3-0 to consolidate fifth place and qualify for next season’s Europa League after a Dejan Kulusevski and Pedro Porro double in the final Premier League game of the campaign at Bramall Lane on Sunday.

The result saw Spurs finish on 66 points, two points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa, who had already taken the final Champions League spot, and three points clear of Chelsea.

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“It was important to put in a decent performance today and win the game for a number of reasons. I thought the boys did quite well,” Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said.

“It’s always a bit difficult, the last game of the year, Sheffield United have nothing to play for. So it can be easy not to have the right mindset, but I thought for the most part we had that tonight. “

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After a nervous start, Spurs took the lead when Micky van de Ven won the ball and launched an attack, Son Heung-Min finding Swedish midfielder Kulusevski who darted into the corner.

Tottenham doubled their lead just before the hour when Porro scored with a strike that gave goalkeeper Wes Foderingham no chance before Kulusevski grabbed his second six minutes later when he headed home James Maddison’s cross.

Bottom United almost went down to 10 men when midfielder Andre Brooks was shown a red card in the 76th minute for bringing down Son in the box before a ball, but it was overturned by the referee following a VAR review.

United, whose relegation was confirmed last month, ended the season with the worst defensive record in Premier League history, conceding 104 goals in 38 games.

Sheffield United finished last in the table with 16 points.