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Tottenham vs Qarabag LIVE: Latest Europa League result as Brennan Johnson puts 10-man Spurs ahead after late kick-off

Tottenham vs Qarabag LIVE: Latest Europa League result as Brennan Johnson puts 10-man Spurs ahead after late kick-off

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Brennan Johnson fires the 10-man Spurs into the lead
Brennan Johnson fires the 10-man Spurs into the lead (Action images via Reuters)

Tottenham Hotspur begins their Europa League campaign against Qarabag as Ange Postecoglou's side return to European competition. However, kick-off in north London has been postponed due to “severe travel disruption” in the capital. Tonight's guests, Qarabag, arrived at the pitch late due to traffic, causing kick-off to be postponed to 8.35pm.

Spurs were not represented in Europe last season and missed out on qualifying for the Champions League in Postecoglou's first season as coach. The Australian has set his sights on winning a trophy in his second season at Spurs and the Europa League is a real opportunity for Tottenham to end their wait for silverware – but the club have previously won in Europe under Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte problems.

Qarabag, the champions of Azerbaijan, is Tottenham's first test in the new Europa League format. Follow live updates from Tottenham vs Qarabag in our live blog below

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN! Tottenham 1-0 Qarabag

And a change for Spurs at halftime! Goalscorer Johnson goes out and is replaced by Dejan Kulusevski.

Jamie BraidwoodSeptember 26, 2024 9:41 p.m

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HALFTIME! Tottenham 1-0 Qarabag

And that's halftime! Tottenham led thanks to Johnson's first goal, which came after Dragusin's red card. Spurs did pretty well when they were down to 10 men, but Qarabag came back towards the end of the half, which came at a good time for the hosts. They have to regroup during the break.

(Action images via Reuters)

Jamie BraidwoodSeptember 26, 2024 9:26 p.m

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Tottenham 1-0 Qarabag

45+1 min: What a challenge! Shortly before half-time it was almost a disaster for Spurs. Davies lost the ball to Juninho but Vicario burst out and made the tackle. That could have been a goal or another red card, but the Italian's timing was perfect.

Jamie BraidwoodSeptember 26, 2024 9:24 p.m

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Tottenham 1-0 Qarabag

43rd minute: More chances for Qarabag, Tottenham now hold out until half time. Van de Ven makes an important header and throws himself on the ball as the shot finally goes wide of the goal and Tottenham can clear.

Jamie BraidwoodSeptember 26, 2024 9:22 p.m

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Tottenham 1-0 Qarabag

40 mins: OPPORTUNITY! Qarabag should be flat. It comes after their first real period of sustained pressure. Juninho was offside but kept his run and waited for Qarabag to finish the ball wide. When the low cross came, he was on side again, but opened his foot too wide and deflected it past the post. Vicario would have been beaten.

Here we go for Tottenham's 10 men.

Jamie BraidwoodSeptember 26, 2024 9:18 p.m

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Tottenham 1-0 Qarabag

36th minute: Good goalkeeper from Vicario, who dives to block the cross towards Juninho. He is one of several Tottenham players making their European debut tonight.

Jamie BraidwoodSeptember 26, 2024 9:13 p.m

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Tottenham 1-0 Qarabag

32nd minute: Despite this failure, there is still a lot to like about Johnson's performance this evening. He looks full of confidence and has now scored in three games in a row after being criticized following the North London derby. The 23-year-old's reaction was great.

(REUTERS)

Jamie BraidwoodSeptember 26, 2024 9:11 p.m

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Tottenham 1-0 Qarabag

27th minute: CHANCE! Where does the goalkeeper go? Gray lifts a ball over the goal line and Qarabag keeper Kochalski charges away from his line despite being miles away from the ball. Johnson gets ahead of him, shoots the ball past him, but doesn't manage to fire the volley back on goal from just outside the penalty area.

He keeps his head and knows he could have done better there.

(REUTERS)

Jamie BraidwoodSeptember 26, 2024 9:06 p.m

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Tottenham 1-0 Qarabag

24th minute: Remember last season when Tottenham were down to nine players against Chelsea but still refused to defend deep? I get a similar feeling from the Postecoglou team this evening. Despite the red card, they continue to show a lot of ambition on the ball.

Davies came in for Dragusin, while Udogie came on as a left-back. Archie Gray has made an impressive start at right-back and still fills in midfield when Tottenham have gained possession. So far, Spurs have 74% possession.

Jamie BraidwoodSeptember 26, 2024 9:04 p.m

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Tottenham 1-0 Qarabag

20th minute: There is danger for Spurs. Qarabag does it again, but Udogie recovers superbly and beats Toral Bayramov in the penalty area. Van de Ven then has to do a very similar recovery run.

Despite the red card, Tottenham are still throwing numbers forward and leaving gaps for Qarabag to score.

Jamie BraidwoodSeptember 26, 2024 8:59 p.m

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