Tottenham Hotspur had half-time substitute Dejan Kulusevski to thank for leaving Glasgow with a point after a 1-1 draw with Rangers on Thursday night in the Europa League.
Ange Postecoglou has been under pressure in recent weeks amid poor results this season and dissatisfaction with fans, and this was the fifth consecutive match without a win in all competitions.
Tottenham had the lion's share of the ball, but Rangers took the lead through Hamza Ijamani inside the penalty area at the beginning of the second half. The Scottish Premiership side have also been guilty of wasting other big chances and will see this as a missed opportunity.
The visiting England side actually outscored the team xG (0.87), and restored parity when Kulusevski scored with a low shot from the edge of the box 15 minutes from time.
The two teams remained equal in points with an equal score (three wins, two draws, one loss) after six out of eight matches in the league stage of the competition. Rangers occupies eighth place in the standings, in the last of the 16 automatic places, marginally ahead of Tottenham.
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player |
classification |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper: Jack Butland |
6.5/10 |
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RB: James Tavernier |
8.1/10 |
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CB: John Soutar |
6.6/10 |
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Playmaker: Robin Propper |
6.6/10 |
|
lb: gift |
7.0/10 |
|
CM: Muhammad Diomandi |
7.6/10 |
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CM: Nicola Raskin |
8.1/10 |
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RM: Vaclav Cerny |
7.5/10 |
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AM: Nadim Bajrami |
6.5/10 |
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LM: Ridvan Yilmaz |
7.4/10 |
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ST: Hamza Ejmani |
7.9/10 |
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Substitute: Leon Balogun (35' for Soutar) |
6.7/10 |
|
Substitute: Conor Barron (68' to Bajrami) |
6.4/10 |
|
Substitute: Dogon Sterling (69' to Cerne) |
5.9/10 |
|
Substitute: Cyril Desser (79' for Igamane) |
6.3/10 |
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Substitute: Robbie Fraser (80' for Yilmaz) |
6.1/10 |
Subs not used: Liam Kelly (goalkeeper), Leon King, Billy Rice, Kieran Doyle, Findlay Curtis, Oscar Curtis, Ross McCausland.
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player |
classification |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper: Fraser Forster |
7.6/10 |
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Right-back: Pedro Porro |
7.3/10 |
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CB: Archie Gray |
6.8/10 |
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Playmaker: Radu Dragosin |
6.8/10 |
|
LB: Udogie's Fate |
7.0/10 |
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CM: Rodrigo Bentancur |
7.0/10 |
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CM: Yves Bissouma |
7.1/10 |
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RM: Brennan Johnson |
5.9/10 |
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AM: James Madison |
7.4/10 |
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LM: Timo Werner |
5.9/10 |
|
ST: Son Heung-min |
6.6/10 |
|
Dejan Kulusevski (46' for Werner) |
7.5/10 |
|
Pape Sarr (60' for Bentancur) |
6.2/10 |
|
Dominic Solanke (60' to Johnson) |
6.6/10 |
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Substitute: Lukas Bergvall (61 for Bissouma) |
6.4/10 |
Subs not used: Alfie Whiteman (GK), Brandon Austin (GK), Malachi Hardy, Alfie Dorrington, Callum Oluseyi, Luca Williams-Barnet, Will Lancashire.
