Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd Stats: Spurs Win First Home League Game ...

James Maddison gave Spurs their first home league win in over three months. Check out the best facts and Opta data in our Tottenham vs Man Utd stats page.

Tottenham won their first home league game since early November as James Maddison’s goal was enough to beat Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday.

Spurs had not won on home soil in the Premier League in their last seven attempts (D2 L5), but Maddison’s first ever goal against the Red Devils when he followed up Lucas Bergvall’s saved effort secured victory. The win moves Spurs up to 12th, while United drop down to 15th.

Ange Postecoglou was able to recall Guglielmo Vicario in goal for the first time since late November, while Ruben Amorim was forced to name a very inexperienced bench due to illness and injuries, with Victor Lindelöf (30) the only player over the age of 19. The Portuguese coach only made the one sub in the game, bringing young forward Chido Obi-Martin on in stoppage time for his senior debut.

United succumbed to their 12th league defeat of the season, having only lost more in one other Premier League campaign (14 in 2023-24).

Spurs took the lead in the 13th minute. A deep cross from Rodrigo Bentancur found Son Heung-min at the far post. His volley fell kindly for Bergvall, and his shot was parried by André Onana straight to the alert Maddison, who reacted first to slot past the Cameroon international.

Alejandro Garnacho should have levelled in the 23rd minute, but fired over when played in by Bruno Fernandes, while Mathys Tel was denied by Onana at the other end with a near-post effort soon after, but Spurs went in ahead at the break.

Only Leicester City (7) have scored fewer first-half goals in the Premier League this season than United (9), who have scored just once in the first half of their last 10 league games combined, with that goal a Bruno Fernandes penalty against Brighton in January.

Garnacho had another good opportunity 10 minutes into the second half but his shot was saved comfortably by the returning Vicario, and the Italian made an excellent save from the same player again moments later after Garnacho fired a low strike at his near post.

Tottenham pressed for a second goal and had 12 shots between the 49th and 69th minute, but only two of those were on target. In total, United faced 22 shots from the hosts in this game. The only other time this season they have faced 20+ shots in a Premier League game was in the reverse fixture against Spurs (24) in September.

Joshua Zirkzee had a header flash just wide of the far post, while Dejan Kulusevski was denied by Onana and Djed Spence made a vital block from Rasmus Højlund as the game went one way and the other, with both teams desperate for points.

United may not have turned to the bench much, but Postecoglou did, including returns from injury for Brennan Johnson and Wilson Odobert. That, coupled with a much-needed three points, was cause for celebration for Tottenham fans.

Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Tottenham vs Manchester United stats from their Premier League meeting at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own post-match analysis.

Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well. 

Tottenham vs Man Utd: Post-Match Facts

• Manchester United have lost 12 of their 25 Premier League games this season (W8 D5), their most defeats from their first 25 matches of a league campaign since 1973-74 (13) – when they were last relegated from the top-flight.
• Tottenham have won back-to-back Premier League games (v Brentford and Manchester United) for just the second time this season (also in September v Brentford and Manchester United).
• This was just the second time in their last 28 home league games that Tottenham have kept a clean sheet (also vs Everton in August).
• After coming on as a substitute, Chido Obi-Martin became United’s third-youngest ever Premier League player (17 years, 79 days), behind only Angel Gomes (16y 263d) and Shola Shoretire (17y 19d).

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