Bournemouth Confirms As Giant Killer, Tottenham Becomes Victim

Bournemouth won 1-0 over Tottenham Hotspur through Dean Huijsen's singles. (X.@premierlague)

Bournemouth confirmed as a giant killer after beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in England's Premier League match at Vitality Stadium, Friday, December 6, 2024 in the morning WIB. Bornemouth's winning goal was scored by a player aged 19.

This season, Bournemouth is a scourge for the elite Premier League teams. Even though they only occupy the middle board, Bournemouth often makes surprises when playing at home so that a giant killer is observed.

Yes, Bournemouth could not stop Liverpool and lost 3-0. However, the match was presented at Anfield and Andoni Iraola's team had not met the same opponent at home.

On the other hand, when they hosted their opponents, Bournemouth successfully finished Arsenal 2-0. This was the Gunners' first defeat this season so they ended up falling behind in the feud between Liverpool and Manchester City in the race for the Premier League top spot.

Just two weeks later, The Poppies, Bournemouth's nickname, beat Man City 2-1. They were also one of the teams that forced Man City to swallow four consecutive defeats in domestic competitions.

Furthermore, Tottenham got their turn to be eliminated by Kepa Arrizabalaga et al. The victory maintained Bournemouth's positive trend after winning 4-2 over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The success of winning three points has improved the ranking. They passed Tottenham after moving up to ninth by pocketing the 21.

Meanwhile, Totteham himself did not consistently appear. In the previous match, they successfully beat Man City 4-0. However, The Lilywhites was then detained by Fulham 1-1 in London Derby. After failing to win against Fulham, the North London club lost points when they visited Bournemouth's headquarters.

The defeat forced Tottenham to go down to 10th place with 20 points. Same as Brentford and Newcastle United, but Tottenham had the best goal difference.

In that match, Tottenham actually started well. They had mastered the game and had a good chance through Dominic Solanke. However, the former Bournemouth striker failed to take advantage of opportunities that could have been converted into goals.

Solanke's failure was disappointing. Moreover, the hosts then managed to score after Dean Huijsen broke into Tottenham's goal in the 17th minute. He became the youngest player in the club's history after his header which welcomed Marcus Tavernier's corner beat goalkeeper Fraser Forster.

After winning 1-0, Bournemouth's game is growing. Despite losing in possession, they were able to play effectively. This is what makes it difficult for Ange Postecoglou's team to score even though they were able to make 22 touches in Bournemouth's penalty box. Compare it to the hosts who only made a touch of the ball seven times.

However Bournemouth again spread threats to Tottenham's defense as Milos Kerkez crossed towards the end of the first half. But Tavernier's header was saved by Foster. The 1-0 score for the hosts did not change until halftime.

Entering the second half, Tottenham's game did not change. They still control the game but have difficulty creating chances and endanger Bournemouth's defense.

However, Tottenham had the opportunity to equalize through Son Heung-min who was played as a substitute. He came on to replace Papa Mate Sarr in the 57th minute and two minutes later broke into Kepa's goal. However, the South Korean national team captain is in an offside position so the goal is disallowed.

Bournemouth also had the chance to increase his lead when Evanilson scored in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, the goal was disallowed because he was in an offside position. Until the end of the game the score did not change 1-0 for Bournemouth.