Kudus sparkles as Tottenham end Leeds' winning home run

Saturday, 4 October 2025 17:40

By Reuters

Tottenham Hotspur beat Leeds United 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday thanks to a goal and assist from Mohammed Kudus that consigned the home side to a first league defeat at Elland Road in over a year.

Mathys Tel led the line for Spurs and he gave them the lead in the 23rd minute with a deflected strike before Noah Okafor quickly equalised when Guglielmo Vicario parried a shot into his path for a simple tap-in.

As the rain came pelting down in the second half, Kudus pounced on a defensive error to surge towards goal and another deflected shot beat Leeds keeper Karl Darlow to give Spurs a 2-1 lead and the Ghanaian his first goal for the club.

Leeds's unbeaten home run ended at 23 league games as Spurs moved provisionally up to second in the table on 14 points, a point behind Liverpool who visit Chelsea later on Saturday. Leeds are 12th with eight points.

More from Sports News

Ireland beat India for first time in international cricket

Abhishek Sharma's 19-ball fifty went in vain as world champions India were surprisingly beaten by Ireland for the first time in international cricket, slumping to a 34-run defeat in the first Twenty20 in Belfast on Friday.
Usyk vacates titles before 'last dance'

Oleksandr Usyk said on Friday he had vacated his WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight championships to pursue a final fight.
England roar back in second test against New Zealand

England roared back into contention on the second day of the third and deciding test against New Zealand with Ben Duckett's rapid century helping his side to 223-2 after three wickets for returning captain Ben Stokes helped to dismiss the visitors for 438 at a sizzling Trent Bridge.
Williams to face Australia's Joint in Wimbledon comeback

American great Serena Williams will face Australian 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round of her eagerly awaited return to Wimbledon, a potentially tricky tie for the seven-time champion playing at the tournament for the first time since 2022.
Australia reach World Cup knockouts, Turkey beat USA

Australia booked their spot in the knockout rounds of the World Cup on Thursday after a cagey draw against Paraguay, who are set to qualify as a third-placed finisher, while Turkey beat USA 3-2, scoring the winner with virtually the last kick of the match.